OffBeat food editor, Elsa Hahne hosts the May edition of The Gravy: Live at The Market this Friday, May 17 in the French Market with special guest Gerald French. She will conduct a live interview with the New Orleans drummer and current Original Tuxedo Jazz Band leader about his musical family’s French heritage cooking traditions. French will [...]
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Jazz Fest Photo Recap: Sunday, April 28, 2013
April 29, 2013 – 3:54 pm
A ferocious thunderstorm did little to damper a monstrous afternoon of music as the first weekend of Jazz Fest 2013 came to a close on Sunday, April 28. OffBeat photographers Elsa Hahne and Golden Richard III braved the elements and brought home shots from sets by C.J. Chenier & the Louisiana Red Hot Band, the [...]
Jazz Fest Photo Recap: Saturday, April 27, 2013
April 28, 2013 – 6:53 pm
Crowds swarmed the Fair Grounds Saturday, April 27 for the second day of Jazz Fest 2013. Highlights included sets from Lil’ Buck Sinegal, Jill Scott, Dwayne Dopsie and the Zydeco Hellraisers, Charlie Musselwhite and Ben Harper, Charles Bradley, Bonerama, the Creole Wild West Mardi Gras Indians and Andrew Bird. OffBeat photographers Elsa Hahne and Golden [...]
Jazz Fest Photo Recap: Friday, April 26, 2013
April 28, 2013 – 5:57 pm
Jazz Fest 2013 kicked off on a beautiful Friday, April 26, 2013. OffBeat photographers Elsa Hahne and Golden Richard were on hand for the celebration and captured these terrific shots of Wanda Rouzan, Ron Holloway, Jean Knight, Henry Gray, Grant Green Jr., Gary Clark Jr., Dr. John, the Dixie Cups, Big Chief David Montana and [...]
OffBeat Has Record Night at Press Club Awards
July 25, 2012 – 3:03 pm
At the Press Club of New Orleans’ 54th Excellence in Journalism Awards gala on Saturday, July 21 OffBeat took home several honors (13 in all), far surpassing its previous bests. After all was said and done the tally included five first-place awards, six second-place awards, and two third-place awards. In a sweep of the Still [...]
Press Club Awards
August 1, 2011 – 12:07 am
OffBeat’s Art Director, Elsa Hahne, won the Press Club of New Orleans’ award for Best Cover for last September’s issue featuring rockin’ chef Susan Spicer. Another winner was contributing editor John Swenson for Best Critical Review of Anders Osborne’s American Patchwork. OffBeat’s Weekly Beat won Best Email Update for the third year in a row.
OffBeat, Hahne and Swenson Take Home New Orleans Press Club Awards
July 18, 2011 – 10:15 am
At Saturday night’s New Orleans Press Club Awards, OffBeat Art Editor Elsa Hahne won the award for Best Cover for last September’s issue featuring a rockin’ Susan Spicer. At a party at the Harrah’s Casino Theater, Contributing Editor John Swenson won for Best Critical Review for his review of Anders Osborne’s American Patchwork, and Editor [...]
OffBeat in the Club
July 1, 2011 – 12:10 am
This year’s Excellence in Journalism Awards banquet presented by the Press Club of New Orleans takes place Saturday, July 16 at the Harrah’s Casino Theater, and OffBeat will be up for seven awards that night. Editor Alex Rawls is up for Best Entertainment Feature, Art Director Elsa Hahne is up for Best Cover, and Consulting [...]
Dressing the Part
May 2, 2011 – 3:06 pm
I just had another lovely lunch at Cake Café, just blocks from the office. Allison gave me a few pointers on how she makes her awesome salad dressing. Cake Café calls it ginger-wasabi dressing, but according to Allison, there’s no ginger in it. I call it crack, because it’s addictive and I now get everything [...]
OffBeat Wins Big at Press Club of New Orleans Awards
August 1, 2010 – 12:03 am
Saturday, July 17, the Press Club of New Orleans honored excellence in journalism in the Crescent City. In a ceremony at the Harrah’s Hotel, OffBeat was recognized in several categories. Art director, Elsa Hahne, was honored with the big award of the evening—the Hal Ledet Award for Print Photography. In addition, Hahne was honored with [...]
