New Orleans: the best beignets in town
I remember the first time I had a beignet. I was living in Los Angeles and working for a film producer who paid me $450 per week, which back then—was still bupkis! After paying my…
The Perfect Po-boy Search
We touched down in “the big easy” with a checklist of New Orleans cuisine and cocktails in hand. The challenge: to find delicious versions of everything on our list—though it was anything but easy! Beignets…
The Secret to a Happy Marriage
People are always asking us what our secret is, and no it’s not bits of bacon….though I don’t think that can hurt. “You guys are so cute together, what’s your secret?” “How do you not…
Great Anticipations- The Reservation Challenge
“We’ll never get a table,” I shouted, after reading a tweet from my Los Angeles foodie friend who always seems to be on top of breaking news in the culinary world. She knew I was headed…
NOLA Bike Tours | Culinary Version
I tend to daydream on the weekends. Particularly any time my mind’s freedom to explore the infinite Möbius strip of my private version of Deep Thoughts by Jack Handy is afforded to me. When I’m…
It Really is a Small World
Have you ever been on vacation and all of the sudden you run into someone you know? Usually your hair is messed up, you’re sweating like the tourist you wish you weren’t (but you are),…
Bohemian Bash on Bourbon Street & Dinner at Sylvain
We’d gotten back to our hotel and had plenty of time to shower, take a nap and get dressed up to meet some friends for dinner. Jonathan suggested we leave a little early so we…
Boozy Bywater Brunch at Elizabeth’s
Our trip to the “Big Easy” started about four months before we actually touched down in New Orleans—because that’s when we first started telling friends and family that we were planning our trip. Which is…