Gede Fest kicks off today in Haiti, and New Orleans’ Chef Donald Link is there to represent. “After the revolution in Haiti (1791-1804), New Orleans received about 4,000 exiles which doubled the population of New Orleans at the time bringing…
I “starred” in the 1993 Warner Bros. motion picture “The Pelican Brief,” but you would never know it. As a background extra, I was directed to bump into Academy Award-winning actress Julia Roberts as she staggered down Bourbon Street…
Louisiana’s restaurants served up $8.9 billion in sales last years and foodservice jobs make up 11 percent of employment throughout the state, according to www.restaurant.org. I’m not sure how much I’ve contributed to the gastronomic kitty, but I do…
It was a special weekend celebration of 50 years at Peter Mayer Advertising last week that included staff volunteers constructing a Story Shelter as part of the new Louisiana Children’s Museum’s campus in City Park and aiding in the…
