You will have to drive a little over an hour to get there but one tiny little town located west of New Orleans makes some of the best sausage in all of south Louisiana. That’s impressive because the sausage in south Louisiana is pretty dang good. But when we are…
As I continue my mission to spend this Mardi Gras season trying out the Mardi Gras cocktails offered across the north shore, my friends and I checked out Reginellis and the Lakehouse this week, each with just one Mardi Gras drink on the menu. First up was the King Cake…
As we’ve covered previously, Mardi Gras is very different this year. Parades as we know them are canceled and now it sounds like most of the bars in New Orleans will be as well. Some organizations are up to the challenge, however, and Dionysus of Slidell is one of them!…
Are you missing parades? Missing the thrill of coming home with the perfect throw? If so, than the Krewe of Eve has exactly what you need this year. Friday, February 5th, thirty-five glittering apples will be placed along the Eve Parade route. Why thirty-five eggs? Because this is the 35th…
As I continue my new mission to spend this Mardi Gras season trying out the Mardi Gras cocktails offered across the north shore, I stopped by Bistro Byronz. Twice. I heard there was an extensive menu and I wanted to make sure to try out a few of the options…
You’ve probably heard about That’s Amore Pizzeria but have you been inside yet? That’s Amore is not your average pizza place. It offers Chicago and New York style pizza. I, personally, have never seen this type of pizza in the New Orleans area before. It looks almost like pie? That’s…
South Louisiana is known for a wide variety of delicious food: muffalettas, boiled crawfish, grilled oysters, po boys of all varieties, and more. This time of year, however, we are generally focused on just one of our favorites: king cake! (we will soon flip over to crawfish). Long-time, family-owned grocery…
As I continue my new mission to spend this Mardi Gras season trying out the Mardi Gras cocktails offered across the north shore, I dropped by Lighthouse Pizza & Daiquiris. After passing by the little Madisonville shop many times, I decided to give it a try. There was only one…
Christmas, Hanukkah, and all other sanctioned gift giving events outside of birthdays are now behind us for another year, and it is time to take stock …. of what you may not have gotten that you wanted or what you got that you didn’t want or what you gave that…
It’s Mardi Gras time y’all! It’s one of my favorite seasons and while it may be different this year, I refuse to let the season slide by without notice. Typically, this time of year, I’m pretty busy with all of the planning and functions for the parade in which I…