Aug 1, 2012

This time last week the City of New Orleans gave tribute to the cocktail. With wonderful events, seminars, and food all around town with main headquarters in our very own Hotel Monteleone staged on the walk-able  Royal Street. People from as far as China to just one street over came to partake in a cultural experience like no other. This year’s festivities...

Being the New Orleans girl that I am, you know I love trying new restaurants. For me, it’s all about experiences; memorable experiences at it. Living in New Orleans there is definitely no shortage of such experiences. During my first day at Tales of the Cocktail, I visited the new restaurant, Criollo located inside The Hotel Monteleone, not too far from...

It’s definitely one of my favorite times of the year…. Tales of the Cocktail. A week filled with some of the best cocktails you may ever get to experience. You name a specific alcohol and I’m sure you will find a cocktail creation somewhere. The week long festivities are housed at Hotel Montelone along with many locations around New Orleans. Tales of the...

Catfish Festival: Winnsboro (FranklinParishCatfishfestival.com) Jazz in the Vines: Bush (pontchartrainvineyards.com) Crawfish Festival: Lake Charles (dtcrawfishfest.com) Delta Fest: Monroe (ladeltafest.com) Bayou Teche Bear Fest: Franklin  (bayoutechebearfest.org) Cajun Hot Sauce Festival: New Iberia  (sugarena.com) Spring Food Festival: Lockport Strawberry...

New Orleans has some of the best food in the U.S. but one thing it’s definitely lacking is WINGS.  However, Chef Allen and Chef Kyle have come to fix that.  Located right off of South Claiborne is Bayou Hot Wings, one of NOLA’s best places to get some wings. After working together at the Metairie Country club, Chef Allen and Chef Kyle had a conversation about...

Last weekend I found myself with a purple cabbage and several oranges left over from last week’s trip to the Hollygrove Farmer’s market.  The two seemed to go together so I did a quick internet search, found this recipe  and came up with my version of this great winter salad.  The salad ends up with a nice earthy and savory flavor punctuated by the tart sweet...