Monthly Archives: March 2009

In New Orleans, the Monday before Mardi Gras is Lundi Gras and I was intent on having another of the city’s famous dishes, a beignet from Cafe Du Monde in the French Quarter. Getting a late start was partly due … Continue reading →

The days leading into Mardi Gras are indeed as wild and chaotic as advertised. It is a test to one’s endurance and it’s only the food, in my opinion, that keeps you moving from bar to bar, parade-to-parade and festival-to-festival. … Continue reading →

I must begin my commentary about New Orleans with enormous thanks to my great friends Bill Schaap and Ellen Ray. Bill and Ellen were my tireless tour guides, door openers, transporters and ambassadors throughout the week. I could not have … Continue reading →

I have now had several days at home to recover and begin to contemplate the spontaneous weight gain that my trip to New Orleans provided me. I feel detoxed enough to write today considering that I felt like I needed … Continue reading →