If you want a terrific cocktail, get away from the French Quarter is what I learned. For a city known for inventing and perfecting so many classic cocktails, from the basic Sazerac to the often complicated (or very basic) Hurricane, finding a worthwhile cocktail or beer from a bar not named Cure or affiliated withContinue reading “Sazeracs, Hurricanes, Ramos Gin Fizz: Challenges with Cocktails in New Orleans”
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Plat du Jour: June 8, 2012: Paris Is The New Brooklyn and the California Foie Gras Countdown
It’s the end of the week, graduation time, summer is almost here (officially that is), and that glorious time of the year when fresh produce are bountiful everywhere, with tomatoes preparing to emerge in a little over a month. What a great weekend for barbeque dinner and a stone fruit compote over ice cream! OrContinue reading “Plat du Jour: June 8, 2012: Paris Is The New Brooklyn and the California Foie Gras Countdown”
Restaurants: The Donald Link Trio: Cochon, Cochon Butcher, and Herbsaint, New Orleans
Chef expansion is always a precarious dilemma. One formula hits the right notes at the right time for the original restaurant to achieve a certain level of popularity. The food, the service, the atmosphere, the size of the restaurant– everything clicks. However, it is very well known in the restaurant industry that the only wayContinue reading “Restaurants: The Donald Link Trio: Cochon, Cochon Butcher, and Herbsaint, New Orleans”
Cocktail of the Week: None But The Brave from Heaven’s Dog, San Francisco
You don’t have to be very brave to order this delightful, refreshing while thought-provoking cocktail. It’s not too sweet, not too boozy, not too wham you over the head with an herbal or bitter taste. The secret to the success comes from an unlikely source: Delord Armagnac, brilliant with its toffee and stone fruit notes.Continue reading “Cocktail of the Week: None But The Brave from Heaven’s Dog, San Francisco”
Beer of the Week: Mikkeller and Stillwater Two Gypsies “Our Side” Saison-IPA
The famed Danish gypsy brewer Mikkel Borg Bjergsø strikes again with this exceptional Saison meets IPA, a collaboration with fellow gypsy brewer Brian Strumke of the Baltimore based Stillwater Brewing. Stillwater initially created a Stateside Saison, itself a terrific Farmhouse Ale with lovely citrus notes. Mikkeller also came out with his own offering, a StatesideContinue reading “Beer of the Week: Mikkeller and Stillwater Two Gypsies “Our Side” Saison-IPA”
Wine of the Week: 2008 Kunde Reserve Century Vines Zinfandel, Sonoma Valley
From the nutrient rich soil creating some of the world’s most earthy, smooth Zinfandels comes this excellent offering from Kunde Family Estates, a fourth and fifth generation winemaking family in Kenwood, California. Luscious boysenberry and a touch of pepper spice, or even cumin adds tremendous depth to this perfect pairing with a rack of lamb,Continue reading “Wine of the Week: 2008 Kunde Reserve Century Vines Zinfandel, Sonoma Valley”
Restaurants: Commander’s Palace, New Orleans
In the year 1880, Helen Keller and W.C. Fields were born. James Garfield became the 20th President of the United States, defeating Winfield S. Hancock. 132 years ago, Commander’s Palace also opened its stately doors in the Garden District of New Orleans, a mostly residential, Victorian home and grand tree lined area, a far cryContinue reading “Restaurants: Commander’s Palace, New Orleans”
Tuesday’s Project: Bananas Foster
The tableside flambé is a dying art, much like professional service at restaurants. Diners seem to prefer a de-constructed take on Bananas Foster or a slab of herb butter on an unadorned steak, instead of the pomp and circumstance of the flambé cart being wheeled tableside and the server finishing off the Bananas Foster orContinue reading “Tuesday’s Project: Bananas Foster”
Po-Boys, Beignets, Shrimp Remoulade: Classic New Orleans
The most exciting dining to be found in New Orleans comes today from the new guard of the city’s chefs. Yet, there’s a reason that dining is such a part of the city’s DNA, as essential to the Big Easy experience as jazz at Preservation Hall and a picture at Jackson Square. It’s the classicsContinue reading “Po-Boys, Beignets, Shrimp Remoulade: Classic New Orleans”
Monday’s Neighborhood, Magazine Street in Uptown New Orleans
Between the Garden District to the east and Audobon Park to the west, Magazine Street has become the go to destination for galleries and boutique shopping in New Orleans, a 180 degree turn from the shops and bars of the French Quarter. Fortunately for shoppers and everybody else, Magazine Street happens to be a topContinue reading “Monday’s Neighborhood, Magazine Street in Uptown New Orleans”
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