Posts Tagged ‘new orleans’
Mardi Gras “Adult” Parade: Krewe du Vieux
// February 6th, 2012 // 7 Comments » // Events, Places
[New Orleans, LA] – Politically correct, no. Socially acceptable, hardly. Family friendly, fuggedaboutit. And that’s why we love it. Krewe du Vieux’s 26th annual parade – among the first of many parades during Mardi Gras season – marched, strutted, and rolled through the French Quarter this past weekend in all its satirical, off-color, decadent glory. The …read more…
Yo-Ho-Ho — a tour of Old New Orleans Rum
// February 1st, 2012 // 3 Comments » // Places
It may be the best-kept secret in New Orleans’ Gentilly neighborhood – a small batch, premium rum distillery operating from a warehouse tucked into an industrial pocket of Frenchmen Street. “We’re definitely off the beaten path, you know?” says Parker Schonekas, General Manager of Celebration Distillation, makers of Old New Orleans Rum. You’d expect rum …read more…
Mardi Gras Bead Dogs: Whimsical Art with a Serious Message
// January 25th, 2012 // 7 Comments » // Places
[New Orleans, LA] — For a city accustomed to Lucky Dogs, the luckiest dogs of all may be the brightly colored Mardi Gras Bead Dog statues that are popping up all over town. Lucky for animal lovers and art lovers, at least. The whimsical sculptures are modeled after the trinkets fashioned from leftover Mardi Gras …read more…
New Orleans’ chips with a Cajun crunch
// January 18th, 2012 // 10 Comments » // Food, Places
[Gramercy, LA] – Here in the Big Easy, it’s all about the spice. From Po-Boys to potato chips, the proper seasoning is essential. So little wonder that our favorite chip comes in a variety of tastebud-tantalizing flavors, with imaginative names like Spicy Cajun Crawtator, Voodoo, and Cajun Dill Gator-Tators – along with the old standbys like …read more…
From Picnics to Prison, New Orleans’ Hubig’s Pies has you covered
// January 4th, 2012 // 11 Comments » // Food, People, Places
[New Orleans, LA] – If you’ve been to a parade, picnic, or prison in the Big Easy, chances are you’ve eaten a Hubig’s pie. The delectable dessert has been part of the city’s culinary and cultural fabric since 1922, when Simon Hubig opened his bakery in a small warehouse in the Bywater neighborhood. The diminutive deep-fried …read more…
A Somewhat “Reluctant” Look Back at 2011
// December 31st, 2011 // 15 Comments » // Places
I’m not generally a big fan of retrospectives: e.g. ”2011, the year in Review.” The year’s done, over, it’s time to get on with your life. And I’ve worked in journalism long enough to know that year-end retrospectives are usually a “prepared in advance” way to fill space (or airtime) at the end of the …read more…
Beer in the Big Easy — a tour of NOLA Brewing Co.
// December 28th, 2011 // 3 Comments » // Events, Places
[New Orleans, LA] – I love the smell of fresh beer in the morning…and afternoon…and evening, for that matter. It smells like…victory! And you won’t get it much fresher than right from the tap at its brewery of origin. Which brings me to what I consider New Orleans’ best free happy hour, although Kirk Coco, the …read more…
Mr. Bingle, Rolling Elvi, and the Krewe of Jingle — New Orleans’ Holiday Parade
// December 3rd, 2011 // 8 Comments » // Events, Places
[New Orleans, LA] — Probably only in New Orleans do they throw Mardi Gras beads from floats in the Christmas parade. A winter wonderland, it ain’t. Warm weather, no snow — that’s the way, uh huh, uh huh, I like it. Led by the historic Mr. Bingle – N’Awlins’ version of Frosty the Snowman — the fourth …read more…
Great Day for a Po-Boy — Oak Street Po-Boy Festival, New Orleans
// November 20th, 2011 // 11 Comments » // Events, Food, Places
[New Orleans, LA] — To my way of thinking, there’s never a bad time for a Po-boy. The iconic New Orleans overstuffed sandwich originated in the 1920s during a strike of unionized streetcar conductors. A local restaurant — in support of the workers — provided free sandwiches to the strikers, who they called “poor boys.” …read more…
Saturday, in the Park — Arts Market of New Orleans
// October 29th, 2011 // 11 Comments » // Events, Places
[New Orleans, LA] — It’s not the Fourth of July, and I didn’t see a man selling ice cream, but I’m pretty sure there were people dancing and people laughing (OK, go ahead and sing the Chicago song to yourself now; I know you want to). On a perfect fall day in Louisiana, I saddled …read more…
Oktoberfest — New Orleans Style
// October 23rd, 2011 // 9 Comments » // Events, Food, Places
[Kenner, LA] — Oktoberfest may not be the first thing to come to mind when you think of Louisiana. But this is New Orleans, so any excuse for a party is a good one, right? “Everybody knows New Orleans for its French and Spanish influences. The Germans have kind of been forgotten,” Keith Oldendorf, president …read more…
Smokin’ Blues and BBQ — Crescent City Blues and BBQ Festival
// October 16th, 2011 // 2 Comments » // Events, Food, Places
[New Orleans, LA] — Smokin’ hot blues music and smoked, barbecued meats — an unbeatable combination. Throw in an Abita beer, and it’s practically more pleasure than the average person can handle. Thousands did just that, however, at this weekend’s Crescent City Blues and BBQ Festival. Sponsored by the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival …read more…
Oyster Orgy at New Orleans Seafood Festival
// September 11th, 2011 // 23 Comments » // Events, Food, Places
[New Orleans, LA] — In my newly-adopted hometown of New Orleans, it seems you can attend a different festival every weekend. From Jazz to Jambalaya; you name it, most likely there’s a festival dedicated to it. So naturally, I’d be remiss in my duties as the Travelin’ Gringo if I didn’t attend the New Orleans …read more…
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