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‘My Life’s Journey’: A book written by New Orleans coach Stanley Schofield

A New Orleans man has spent his life helping young people in your community and news he's written a book to share those experiences.

New Orleans, LA · 1d

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Sweet Potato Pie: A Southern Thanksgiving Tradition

The JQ List may earn a commission when you buy through links in this article. In much of the American South, and above all in Black Southern kitchens, the Thanksgiving pie is not pumpkin but sweet potato. Sweet potatoes thrived in Southern soil, and generations of cooks turned them into a pie that is richer, silkier and more deeply flavored than its pumpkin cousin.

New Orleans, LA · 1d
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NOLA-Born Hospitality Group Lands Riverfront Park Restaurant and Bar Deal

Goldring Woldenberg Riverfront Park — Site of Planned Crew Restaurant. A restaurant and bar group with deep New Orleans roots is coming home to run the food and drink program at one of the city's newest public spaces. Audubon Nature Institute has selected Crew, the New York-founded hospitality company led by New Orleans natives Alex and Miles Pincus, to operate a waterfront restaurant and bar at Goldring Woldenberg Riverfront Park.

New Orleans, LA · 1d
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Guest Column: Hollywood remix? Filmmaker from La. sees industry’s future on the margins

Wynton Marsalis calls jazz “the perfect metaphor for democracy.” Every player brings a voice, but the band can really only swing together. As the world celebrates the year Miles Davis would have turned 100, it's worth remembering where it all started: New Orleans, a port city where African, Caribbean, Creole, French, Spanish and Sicilian traditions collided to create America's original art form.

Baton Rouge, LA · 1d
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Meagan Good, Cornell Young IV Inspire New Orleans Students to Aim Higher

Hollywood Actors Meagan Good and Cornell Young IV shared personal stories of overcoming obstacles and pursuing success with students from three New Orleans High Schools during an InspireNOLA Rally Wednesday, Oct. 21st. The “Elevate to Mastery & Advanced” Student Rally brought approximately 1,400 attendees from Edna Karr High School, McDonogh...

New Orleans, LA · 2d

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Krewe of Pygmalion announces country, electro pop headliners for Mardi Gras parade after-party

The Krewe of Pygmalion will bring "a little bit country, a little bit electronic pop” at the Mardi Gras celebration following the parade on Jan. 30. Pygmalion Fest will feature country singer-songwriter Dustin Lynch and electronic music duo Two Friends at the parade's party in the New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center. This extravaganza will feature the floats, bands and marching units of the street procession rolling through the party. Rachii will also be returning to the event.

New Orleans, LA · 1d

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Maison Revant brings flavors of Martinique and the French Caribbean to the French Quarter

That’s what the name of the new restaurant Maison Revant means in French. It also speaks directly to the hopes and imaginings of its chef and co-owner Laura-Inès René-Corail. Maison Revant. What. Maison Revant. Where. 1014 N. Rampart St., maisonrevantnola.com. When. Dinner Tue.-Sat. How. Dine-in Check it...

New Orleans, LA · 2d

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Pet Project: New Orleans Bulldog Rescue hosts fundraiser

The dogs of New Orleans Bull Dogs Rescue are putting on their best smile, and need your help. Volunteers, Patty Burnaman and Kendall Chaney, give us more details on how you can help.

New Orleans, LA · 2d

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‘House of Snacks’: Slavic chef turns pop-up into Marigny restaurant

Chef Katya Simkhovich opened Dom Zakuski in the Marigny on Oct. 30, bringing Slavic flavors to New Orleans. Simkhovich opened Dom Zakuski, which translates from Russian to “house of snacks,” as a pop-up after moving to New Orleans in 2023. Now a brick-and-mortar restaurant at 2440 Chartres St., the restaurant serves everything from caviar crepes to beet-pickled deviled eggs.

New Orleans, LA · 2d

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Canal Street Hyatt Plots Maison Creole, an All-Day Gumbo-and-Beignets Spot

The Hyatt Centric on Canal Street is preparing to debut a new full-service restaurant called Maison Creole at 819 Canal St., with city permit filings outlining an all-day menu built around regional classics like gumbo, étouffée, and blackened redfish. According to WhatNow, the restaurant is slated to offer...

New Orleans, LA · 2d

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New Orleans Beignet Fest Returns November 7 With Sweet and Savory Creations

Beignet Fest returns to New Orleans City Park November 7 with sweet and savory beignets, live music, family activities, and free entry for children 10 and younger. The post New Orleans Beignet Fest Returns November 7 With Sweet and Savory Creations appeared first on Timeless Dishes .

New Orleans, LA · 2d

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Tea or cocktails? Salon at a gorgeous NOLA mansion-turned-hotel pairs both with tasty bites

The historic mansion at the corner of Prytania Street and Jackson Avenue in the Lower Garden District strikes an impressive pose with its classic lines, rich detail, wrap-around porch and expansive grounds. The views from the inside are pretty captivating too, it turns out, and now there are new ways...

New Orleans, LA · 3d

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9th Annual New Orleans Jazz Museum Improv Gala

NEW ORLEANS — The New Orleans Jazz Museum will host its ninth annual Improvisations Gala on Dec. 5, transforming the 400 block of Esplanade Avenue into a holiday-themed celebration featuring live music, cuisine, cocktails and exhibits. Presented by The Herb Alpert Foundation, the fundraiser will take place from 8 to 11 p.m. and will also mark the debut of the museum’s new stage and revitalized grounds, funded through the U.S. Economic Development Administration.

New Orleans, LA · 2d

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Ciera Turbinton, Jordan Jones & Marita Blevins and NOCHI hold Yatai Japanese food pop-up

Every graduating class of chefs at the New Orleans Culinary and Hospitality Institute (NOCHI) creates a pop-up restaurant at the school near Harmony Circle. Ciera Turbinton, Marita Blevins and Jordan Jones are on the team that created Yatai, a Japanese street food concept serving a menu of skewered shrimp, udon noodles, chicken katsu and more. The pop-up is open for lunch Tuesday through Friday Nov. 10-13 & 17-20 and Dec. 1-4 & 8-11. Visit nochi.org/yatai for the full menu and reservations.

New Orleans, LA · 2d

What Now New Orleans

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NYC-via-NOLA Hospitality Group Selected for Upcoming Waterfront Bar and Restaurant

Crew Hospitality is known for riverside and nautical-themed concepts in New York and New Orleans

New Orleans, LA · 1d

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New virtual, instructor-led Pilates studio to open on Magazine Street

Pilates in the Park founder Sierra Mizart is opening a Pilates studio on Magazine Street this fall. Studio P will be open from 4 a.m. to 10 p.m., offering both instructor-led and independent, video-led classes. The studio will have five reformer machines, with two featuring tablets and headphones for virtual classes.

New Orleans, LA · 2d

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This Forgotten Building In Louisiana Is Now A Food Lover’s Paradise Worth The Trip

The towering white columns holding up this food hall were rescued from a demolished water works building. Yes, a building borrowed from another building, and it worked beautifully. Now consider why that matters. This market opened in 1875, sat empty for nearly seven years after a hurricane, and still refused...

New Orleans, LA · 4d

NOLA.com

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Blake Pontchartrain: The rise and fall of the Metairie-born Cucos Mexican restaurant chain

A friend and I were sharing memories of Cucos Mexican restaurant, a favorite of ours in the 1990s. Was it a local or national chain and why the name? My friend remembered it also had some connection to Liuzza’s restaurant?. Cucos was a chain of Mexican restaurants which originated...

Metairie, LA · 7d

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New book ‘compassionately captures’ 1980s AIDS crisis in New Orleans throughout 18 stories

“Skylark,” by William Christy Smith, University of Louisiana at Lafayette Press, 246 pages. I’m a sucker for novels set in 1980s New Orleans, a time and place that shaped my earliest years but which I was far too young to fully absorb. Such is the case with William...

New Orleans, LA · 6d