Food

Dinner—Or, Proof that New Orleanians will Spend Every Minute of Lunch Planning Their Dinner

Last night, we had dinner at Irene’s Cuisine. The original plan was dinner at Mr. B’s Bistro, which is one of my favorite places in the city. Mr. B’s just recently reopened. Although IT did not flood the French Quarter, many buildings suffered rain damage. Mr. B’s suffered doubly. Rain poured in the building,...

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Stuffed Crabs, Crab Cakes and The Google

Without anything really interesting to blog about, today will be a brief entry on the stuffed crab I had for dinner last night. Of course, as I was thinking, “this is going to be about a 3 sentence entry,” some ideas began to flow. I remember when we were kids and would drive to...

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The Vietnamese Markets

Nola’s non-stop noshing and her blogging thereof (mainly the dim sum entry) got me thinking. I haven’t been out to New Orleans East to shop at the Vietnamese markets in quite a while. On occasion, before the storm, I would trek out to the Vietnamese section of New Orleans East to visit the Vietnamese...

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Weekend Adventures & French Quarter Fest Part 3

Weekend Adventures & French Quarter Fest Part 3

In exile on the Northshore for 5 years now, I always enjoy having time to spend in the city. Having partners-in-crime always helps, and this past weekend it was none other than Nola, Captain Sarcastic and my sister, with guest appearances from Nola and CS’ menagerie, Lucy, Zella and Peanut. Saturday started in a...

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