Are You Up For Brunch? Shreveport Is!
Shreveport has traditionally been a great town for breakfast, which happens to be my favorite meal of the day. I had many a memorable morning …
Restaurant Reviews
Exceptional Food and Value at Gibbons Fine Grill in Shreveport
It’s got to be difficult to run a restaurant in Louisiana. No state in the union is more known for cuisine, and of course New …
Further On Up The Road: Celebrating the Legacy of Bobby “Blue” Bland in Barretville
On January 27, 1930, Robert Bland was born in rural Shelby County, Tennessee. Most biographies place the birth at Rosemark, which is barely a wide …
Comforting Food at Brownsville’s New Nostalgic Diner
Brownsville, the county seat of Haywood County in West Tennessee is in most respects a fairly typical Southern town. It has the typical town square …
Dinner, Jazz and Dessert in Nashville
The South Central Chapter meeting of the American Musicological Society was held in March at Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro, and the trip gave …
“We Had Some Fun On The Holiday”: Mardi Gras on the Backstreets of New Orleans
“Mardi Gras” to most Americans conjures up images of crowds on Bourbon Street and girls pulling up their dresses in the hopes that someone will …
A Welcoming Mardi-Gras Barbecue in New Orleans
For Mardi Gras 2022, I decided to ride the Amtrak train down to New Orleans instead of driving my car. I learned that train travel …
Coffee, Books and More in Little Rock’s River Market District
Little Rock’s River Market District lies along President Clinton Avenue, and is the city’s premiere entertainment district, equivalent to Beale Street in Memphis, except for …
An Upbeat Breakfast in Little Rock At The Corner Diner
I was in Little Rock on a Saturday morning for a gig with Hill Country bluesman Garry Burnside, and it was downright chilly after my …