New Orleans is such a culturally diverse city and that variety is very apparent in our culinary landscape. Mais Arepas is one of those wonderful discoveries, located one block from the St. Charles Streetcar linen near Lee Circle, is a prime…

As it approaches its 300th birthday, New Orleans is by far one of the most historical cities in the United States. Many aspects attribute to our cultural landscape of our city. One of the most important points of interest is our cuisine.…

The National WW 2 Museum has hit gold with their latest theatrical offering, now in its last week. The Stage Door Canteen’s “The Andrews Brothers” is a two hour rollicking ride down memory lane blending slapstick humor, dance and delightful…

Mizado Cocina is a wonderfully creative new twist on Latin cuisine. The latest concept of three gentlemen aptly named the Taste Buds, Mizado is quite a unique restaurant featuring a ceviche bar, hand crafted salsas and guacamoles and my…

The New Orleans Food and Wine Experience celebrated its 22nd year of year of eating and drinking over Memorial Day weekend, May 21 -24. This internationally known festival contains four days of events that include vintner dinners, the Royal…

New Orleans was the stage of the launch of The Tenth on Friday, May 16 at Hyph3n Art Gallery located in the Faubourg Marigny. The Tenth is a bi-annual national magazine that documents, the history, ideas, culture and aesthetics of the…

The 11th Annual Saints & Sinners Literary Festival was held May 15 – 18 in New Orleans with at events at their host hotel, The Hotel Monteleone as well as many other venues throughout the city. The Saints and Sinners Literary Festival…

On Monday, May 19, almost the entire city of New Orleans (and many locals living around the country) was glued to their television sets. Bars were packed to capacity, friends gathered at numerous house parties and many were glued to their…

So very rarely am I one of those people who run right out to catch a film on the weekend it is released to the public. But call me reminiscent of the days of my youth of watching those cheesy monster movies from the past; but I could not…

Wrapping up the second weekend of Jazz Fest weekend on Sunday, May 4, Terence Blanchard, a proponent of music education and five-time Grammy Award winning trumpeter and composer, hosted an intimate gathering in his English Turn home for…