I can’t believe it’s been six whole years since New Orleans photographer Jacqueline Marque photographed by French Quarter Apartment for Apartment Therapy after my first rental refresh. I have made so many updates since then. Like many people during Covid lockdown, I finally fished some projects that had been sitting undone for years. Some links …
Add a chain of country clubs, pharmaceutical companies, military contractors, a mobile home company, a coal company and more to the list of publicly traded corporations receiving emergency small business loans. That’s in addition to the national and international restaurant chains who’ve famously taken advantage of the federal Paycheck Protection Program loans, according to SEC …
Speakeasies, drunken politicians, rum runners and raids. While other cities dry up during Prohibition, New Orleans becomes the wettest place in America in this episode of Quarantine History. Thank you to Urban South Beer for their generous donation to IPNO! You can donate to the Innocence Project New Orleans here: https://ip-no.org/support/donate/ Episode 1 – Bricktop Episode …
Emeril Lagasse doubts she ever owned a pan, but that didn’t stop this fine dining grand dame from revolutionizing New Orleans’ restaurant scene. Meet “Pizzazz Ambassador of New Orleans” Ella Brennan in Episode 6 of Quarantine History. Episode 1 – Bricktop Episode 2 – The Bulletproof Baroness Episode 3 – General “Spoons” Episode 4 – Jenny Lind Episode 5 …
A Russian immigrant, coups in Central America and victory in a Boston boardroom – the banana’s story spans the globe. But in episode 5 of Quarantine History, it’s New Orleans’ own Sam “Banana Man” Zemurray who takes the fruit straight to the top. Episode 1 – Bricktop Episode 2 – The Bulletproof Baroness Episode 3 …
A star so bright, New Orleans lost its damn mind – and a building on Magazine Street. Original opera diva Jenny Lind visits Episode 4 of Quarantine History. Episode 1 – Bricktop Episode 2 – The Bulletproof Baroness Episode 3 – General “Spoons” Episode 5 – Sam “The Banana Man”
A Union general with sticky fingers scandalizes the country by dissing New Orleans women. Say hello (and goodbye) to Benjamin “Spoons” Butler in latest episode of Quarantine History
Episode 2: The Bulletproof Baroness A child bride and heiress survives an assassination attempt, ditches her loser husband and becomes big time New Orleans famous. In this episode of Quarantine History, the Traveler Broads tell the tale of the bulletproof Baroness Pontalba. Episode 1 – Bricktop Episode 3 – General “Spoons” Episode 4 – Jenny …
UPDATE: *Permanently Closed* Tequila fans rejoice! Araña Taqueria y Cantina isn’t just a great spot for brunch, it also features a tasting guide to steer you through the delicious and dizzying array of tequilas and mescals offered at the Irish Channel restaurant. Araña got its name from the Spanish word for spider, which is the …
One of the youngest restaurant crews in Nola is bringing fresh new ideas and a fine dining twist to classic Cajun in their debut restaurant, Jimbeaux’s Bar & Grill, in New Orleans’ CBD. In a sleek space in the former Times Picayune newspaper building (326 Camp St.), Jimbeaux’s fearlessly reimagines dishes like red beans and …
