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Commander's Palace: The Times-Picayune covers 175 years of New Orleans history
nola.com Dining
Jan 29Commander's brand of professional but unstuffy service helped loosen the collar at fine dining restaurants across the country »
Author and character meet at New Orleans book launch for paranormal romance
nola.com Entertainment
Jan 13Best-selling author Kresley Cole brings her 'Lothaire' cover model to a Jan. 13 reception at Garden District Books »
Program To Help Families After Katrina Comes To End
WDSU Local News
Jan 07A program that has helped hundreds of families rebuild their homes after Hurricane Katrina is coming to an end as Operation Helping Hands is running out of money. Months after Katrina, volunteers with the operation sprung into action, gutting almost 2,... »
Big weekend in Big Easy
Fox8Live.com News
Jan 06NEW ORLEANS (AP) - With the sweet smell of powdered sugar and rich coffee wafting through the air, trumpeter John Mitchell plays to the audience savoring the French Quarter morning and the anticipation of the weekend ahead, tooting a brassy version of ... »
Kumquat champagne cocktail kicks off a holiday feast of memories in New Orleans
nola.com New Orleans Drinks
Dec 22Hal Williamson and Dr. Dale LeBlanc celebrate Southern food traditions every Christmas in their Garden District home »
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Odd Words
Odd Bits Of Life In New Orleans
Jan 26&Lacking any clever lead in this week: 17 Poets! returns in Feburary, and here is the lineup for the spring: February 9: Bill Lavender signs and reads from his new book Memory Wing (Black Widow Press, 2011) February 16th: Musical and Performance tribut... »
Cooking With Wine
Blackened Out
Jan 12Ahab had his white whale; I have brisket. Recently, I have become mildly obsessed with cooking the perfect brisket which is crusty and barked on the outside and juicy and tender on the inside. I am only in the beginning stages of this particular culina... »
Odd Words
Odd Bits Of Life In New Orleans
Jan 12Long time readers of my blogs e know I am fond of long sentences. Hemingway led one generation of writers toward the telegraphic imperative, John Carver another. I was schooled as a journalist in which the desire for a broad audience required we write ... »
Boston Review: "life and death in a New Orleans squat"
Gambit Blogs
Jan 05In the early, near-freezing hours of Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2010, eight people and at least two dogs died in an early morning fire, New Orleans' deadliest in more than three decades. The way the story unfolded became another story itself — this wasn't a fir... »
Odd Words
Odd Bits Of Life In New Orleans
Jan 05Once again it is quiet in the bookstores, but its still holiday madness in New Orleans between Sugar Bowl, the BCS championship game and Twelfth Night tomorrow. Octavia will host a children’s picture book event Saturday, Jan. 7 at 2:00 pm with Dianne d... »