The holiday season is always a little more metallic here in New Orleans. Also, it is the end of the NOLA Tricentennial! Last week KP and I had Swamp Solstice, a charity bicycle ride, and this time our theme was Queen “I Want to Ride My Bicycle!” We had toasts, Freddie Mercury impersonations, dance-offs, bratwurst […]
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Made in Louisiana @ Southern Food and Beverage Museum: Alligator Frito Chili with Red Beans
Oretha Castle Haley Boulevard in New Orleans is a street seeing its renaissance. This weekend I got to tuck into a new spot on Oretha Castle; I attended the Made in Louisiana festival at the Southern Food & Beverage Museum. Thrilled to have the opportunity to know a little better what is cracking on the […]
Happy Mardi Gras Red Beans and Rice
Happy Mardi Gras! Maybe next year I can convince Rochester to hold a second line parade on this important New Orleans feast day. Otherwise I gotta get me back to my Mondo Kayo. A wonderful friend sent me a post card with a quotation from Chris Rose on what Mardi Gras means… …”It is annual […]