On Sunday, February 24, 2013 at 4 p.m. The Fashion Institute of New Orleans (FINO), and LACE will host “Fashion Noir” a fashion show to benefit the District 2 Community Enhancement Corporation’s signature programs, FINO and One Vision One Voice (OVOV), at LACE Grand Ballroom - 6978 Martin Drive, New Orleans, LA. Tickets are $25.00. Local designers and...
Free Music, Fireworks and Official Arrival of Rex at Riverwalk Lundi Gras on February 11
On Monday, February 11, Riverwalk is once again set to host Lundi Gras on the Mississippi from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m., featuring free music, fireworks, the official of arrival of Rex to the Mardi Gras festivities. “For 27 years now at 6 p.m. on Lundi Gras, His Majesty Rex has arrived at Spanish Plaza on a United States Coast Guard vessel and proclaimed the official...
Music Lineup Announced for Hogs for the Cause 2013
Jan 30, 2013
Hogs for the Cause, named one of the Top 10 BBQ Festivals by delish.com, has announced its music lineup for its two-day event, March 22 – 23, 2013. Set against a backdrop of live oaks draped with Spanish moss, Hogs for the Cause will feature two stages on City Park Festival Grounds. Gates open to the public at 10:30am on Saturday, March 23rd and close at 10pm....
Culicurious: Sweet Potato Biscuits Recipe with Honey Butter
Jan 29, 2013
This sweet potato biscuits recipe is one to add to your biscuit recipe collection. Wait, you don’t have one of those? Well, you should! Biscuits are easy to make, tasty and versatile. They can accompany most breakfast dishes and even grace the dinner table, especially here in the South. If you’ve not looked at biscuits recently, give them another shot. They...
Musical Louisiana: America’s Cultural Heritage: Envisioning Louisiana
On Wednesday, Jan. 23, The Historic New Orleans Collection and the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra will present “Envisioning Louisiana,” the seventh installment of the series “Musical Louisiana: America’s Cultural Heritage.” The popular program, which enjoys generous support from national grant-awarding institutions, examines different aspects of the state’s...
Culicurious: Pumpkin Cheesecake Recipe
Oct 31, 2012
Have I got a special treat for you today – a pumpkin cheesecake recipe! With fall in the air (even here in New Orleans!), I start to get the craving for all things pumpkin. Additionally, not having many dessert recipes on this blog, I decided it was high time to remedy that. And thus this is how I got to creating a pumpkin cheesecake recipe. Pretty simple....