New Orleans Travel News

Look for a bar/diner called ROCKS to be opening in this location around the middle of March If Lake Pontchartrain doesn't swallow New Orleans during the next hurricane, you can travel down there for authentic ...

Posted by Zach Brooks , May 30, 2008 at 6:30 PM This weekend a little slice of New Orleans comes to the tri state area in the form of Crawfish Fest 2008 .

Culinary Experiences: Hush Puppies, Gumbo, Jambalaya, Red Beans & Rice, Beignets.

The New Orleans School of Cooking's Version of Chicken Gumbo is a wonderfully hearty dish perfect for family or guests.

A little bit of New Orleans and a whole lot of southern fun is headed to downtown Fredericksburg as the Jaycees invite everyone to "laissez les bon temps roulet" at the Fredericksburg Crawfish Festival on ...

When my mother told me travel was broadening she meant it would expand my mind, not my middle. via Lake Forester

Rainbow Promotions, LLC, the producers of the annual Long Beach Jazz Festival have joined with Comprehensive Child Development to produce this year's Long Beach Bayou Festival sponsored by KKJZ FM . via All About Jazz

Posted by Greta "goodwill ambassador" Perry April 22, 2008 9:55PM Rob Schneider's character in the Water Boy cracks me up when he yells "You can do it!" We are all like the ant moving the rubber tree plant or ... via Times-Picayune

“It's oysters and crabmeat served in a white wine sauce and cooked au gratin with bread crumbs and cheeses.”

Posted by Theodore P. Mahne, the Times-Picayune April 11, 2008 4:00AM David Grunfeld / Times-Picayune Antoine's Oysters Bonne Femme will be among classic New Orleans-style dishes being served at French Quarter ... via NOLA.com

There's no doubt that Harry's Harbour Place Grille is a class act. Most people think of visiting Harry's lakeside establishment when the weather's warm and spring fever is in full tilt, but don't be fooled. via Br city

“New Orleans citizenry, in the city and in the diaspora, has two lives now: before the storm and after the storm”

From Jonathan Yardley: Gumbo Tales can be read, profitably and pleasurably, at several levels. via Voices of New Orleans

“I've spent more time cooking than eating out. Our social life has started over. "A couple of months after I moved here, I was starving for someone to talk to about food”

Sara Roahen grew up in Wisconsin, but her heart -- for now -- seems to belong to New Orleans. via Madison.com

“We only learned our house hadn't been flooded because a reporter friend from the Times Picayune drove down our block and reported that it was okay”

Sara Roahen was four chapters into writing her just-published book - Gumbo Tales , an exploration into the culinary wonders of New Orleans - when Katrina hit her adopted city. via Philadelphia Weekly

A hot mess: "If it ain't messy, then it's not New Orleans style," said the waitress to a customer. via Houston Press

“Get four sticks of butter, (or five, or six). Melt”

In New Orleans, when you throw a party in the winter, you make a gumbo. It's not something most people there think about. via Atlanta Journal-Constitution

“There are so many of the black tie events that we just wanted to do something different”

Story updated at 7:15 PM on Tuesday, January 29, 2008 The American Cancer Society will hold a "Bayou Boule" at 7 p.m. Feb. via Athens Banner-Herald

In Louisiana, red beans and rice are traditionally served on Mondays. Monday was wash day, and once all of the ingredients were thrown in, you could ignore the beans all day while you tended to the laundry. via LAist