Eating: El Paso on the Bayou

Growing up in the Lockport area, we didn’t have many ethnic restaurants. Well, we had Cajun restaurants but we just called them restaurants. Eventually we got a Chinese restaurant (which I compare all other Chinese restaurants to…even the one in Chinatown NYC didn’t compare. What can I say, I’m loyal).…

Reviewing: Kurt’s Year in Review

A couple of highlights from this past year: Best Festival: Hogs for the Cause. Great food, better cause. I splurged on the 100 dollar ticket this year, and it was probably the best monetary decision I made. For all the food from the contestants that I could eat and all…

Parading: The Irish-Italian Parade and What to Do With Your Catch

The Sunday after St. Patrick’s day was a beautiful day, so we headed to Metairie to catch the Irish-Italian Parade. The parade, which started in 1983, is known for it’s marching groups that hand out flowers and it’s unique throws. Sure there are beads, doubloons, and moon pies; however, the…

Festing: TribeCon 2011

On the eve of last year’s Voodoo Fest, I attend TribeCon at the festival site.  TribeCon is the official interactive conference of the Voodoo Experience.  If you read the website, it wanted it’s attendees to be “inspired by the creative process of the best people in culinary, music, art and…

The Menu for the Captain’s Lady Cafe

My mom decided that running a food truck was more fun than having a brick and mortar store, so this menu is not accurate anymore; however, she does continue to run the Captain’s Lady Streetcar Cafe food truck around Panama City! Check out their Facebook for upcoming events! – Cristina A couple of posts…

Rambling: March Madness

A couple of highlights on the calendar for March. March 7: Gambit Food Revue. Cristina and I will be attending this event which highlights the food that Ian McNulty has reviewed in the last year for the paper.  Over 30 restaurants will be serving samples from their kitchens. March 9:…

Cooking: Stuffed Shells

Cristina is a first generation Italian-American. I’ve been to Italy. Cristina has asked me to make stuffed shells for her for some time. She knows I love to cook and has confidence in my abilities. Yet, I get nervous anytime I cook Italian food, especially since her dad was an…

Eating: Beet and Lime Gelato at La Divina Gelateria

I am all about eating healthy as often as I can. I know I should eat more vegetables. This why I couldn’t pass up the Beet and Lime gelato from La Divina Gelateria on Magazine Street the other night. Let’s not quibble about what form the vegetables took.

NOLA-ing: Being a tourist in our own city of New Orleans.

LivingSocial.com can sometimes have some amazing deals, though most of them seem to be about teeth whitening, hair removal, or house cleaning.  But every once in a while, you can find truly cool deal. Our first deal was going to the Old New Orleans Rum Distillery. Our second deal was…