Have you got twenty minutes to waste rocking out to a early 1970s prog rock song? New Orleans is not a paradise. It is not a dystopia, either. New Orleans music is jazz, jazz, jazz, my friends, but it’s sprit is purely distilled unalloyed freedom, too. You don’t need to get with the program when […]
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If you are looking for the best shrimp in New Orleans, there are plenty of dishes served in plenty of restaurants to choose from. If you want a great shrimp adventure, you can head out to the suburbs and try Red Lobster, but you could do that at the franchise next to the big mall
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You think you know New Orleans. You’ve done your research before arriving. You know what you want to see, what you want to do, what food you want to eat, what drinks you want to order, etc. You think you know the neighborhoods, how the city is laid out, where the streetcar goes, how to
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It’s my own fault that I was attacked by an alligator this morning. I was having gumbo for lunch with Frau Schmitt at Liuzza’s-by-the-Track this afternoon when I told her I was attacked by an alligator. “Why didn’t you tell me earlier?” she asked. Because I wanted something to talk about at lunch. DO NOT TAUNT THE
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You would think I’d post a picture of Oysters Rockefeller for an article entitled, “The Best Oysters Rockefeller in New Orleans.” Wrong again. Instead, here’s a picture of the Joan of Arc statue at the head of the French Market. Now, I haven’t eaten Oysters Rockefeller everywhere I possibly could in New Orleans, but in
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Something is wrong with the blogging software so I’ll have to proceed sans illustrations—that means without. This is no great loss, considering my photography skills. We’ve been 16 days without an update on this site, which is a record, I think. There is nothing worse than going to a hotel’s website and clicking on the blog
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