Wednesday at the Square continued with perfect March weather yesterday with Big Sam’s Funky Nation headlining this week’s show. The concerts are presented by the Young Leadership Council, who won a Best of the Beat Business Award this year in recognition of their contributions in producing the series. All photos were taken by Kim Welsh.
Tag Archives: Food
Mark Mullins Hits the Spot at Maximo’s Italian Grill
March 1, 2012 – 12:17 am
Maximo’s Italian Grill 1117 Decatur Street (504) 586-8883 What do you usually get here? I get the fire-roasted chicken and sausage, which is cooked in a habanero-infused olive oil. They do fish like that also. The chicken and sausage one is just killer; it’s my favorite. How often do you come here? Any chance I [...]
The Gravy: In the Kitchen with Ben Jaffe
March 1, 2012 – 12:16 am
“These are amazing, aren’t they? This is chard, and the color is awesome. What we’re cooking is a recipe my godfather taught me, Harold Dejan. He was at our house a lot. He and my dad played in the Olympia Brass Band, and Harold was a Creole and he still spoke Creole. He really lived [...]
Dining Out: Rare Cuts
February 1, 2012 – 12:18 am
Food historians believe that the first iterations of civilization began thousands of years ago when meat met flame. As the story goes, mankind was drawn in from the wild, where he cooked and shared a meal with his fellow hunter-gatherers. This theory of the dawn of civilization rings true today. Barbecues, cochon de laits, and [...]
The Gravy: In the Kitchen with Raphael Bas
February 1, 2012 – 12:16 am
“In France, you go to the bakery. The king cake is right there, under your nose. It’s cooked, ready to go, some of them still warm. Looks beautiful. It’s easy to just grab it from there and consume it. Eat it! Bakeries are there for that. Patisseries. But you see, February, it’s the month of [...]
Andrew Zimmern and Bizarre Foods in Louisiana: Soy Sauce and Wildebeest
February 1, 2012 – 12:15 am
Andrew Zimmern has yet to encounter a culinary specialty in Louisiana that he didn’t fall in love with. The region is known for its unusual fare compared to many other foodie destinations, but there isn’t much that shocks Zimmern’s taste buds. “I didn’t realize I would wind up making a show that was basically snuff [...]
Dining Out: Carmo
January 1, 2012 – 12:19 am
After an overindulgent holiday season, the start of a new year marks an appropriate time for your body and palate to break completely from the norm, resolve to eat a few more salads and a lot less steak, and cast away for cuisines unbeknownst to you. For that, we direct you to Carmo, a tropical [...]
The Gravy: In the Kitchen with June Yamagishi
January 1, 2012 – 12:17 am
“In Japan, we eat the golden-fried pork chop, tonkatsu. I don’t make that. I use a soy sauce base that is fruity and sweet, with apple, ginger and honey. This is the secret: Sake! Makes it sweet; makes meat tender. When I’m in a restaurant, I always sit at the bar to see the cook [...]
