Breakfast in the Bywater at @WhoDatCoffeeCafe
New Orleans is absolutely loaded with coffee houses and breakfast restaurants, and somehow I’ve always ended up missing the Who Dat Coffee Cafe. I had …
Month: May 2014
Sunday Night at the Blue Nile with the TBC Brass Band @TBCband @BlueNileLive @FrenchmenStreet
Sunday nights at the Blue Nile have been a long-running regular set for the To Be Continued Brass Band (also known as the TBC Brass …
21st Century Brass Band at Cocktails on St. Bernard
After dinner, I faced something of a dilemma, as the Treme Brass Band was playing at Kermit Ruffin’s Mother-In-Law Lounge on Claiborne, but the 21st …
Contemporary Southern Seafood In A Waterfront Setting at Brisbi's on the Lake
As I was driving into New Orleans on Saturday night, I noticed a restaurant on Lakeshore Drive that I had not noticed before, a place …
The Legacy Brass Band on Bourbon Street
As I was walking down Bourbon Street near the Four Points by Sheraton hotel, I finally came upon what I had been looking for all …
Walking Around the French Quarter on a Sunday Afternoon
With no second-line, I spent the afternoon browsing in the French Market, and walking around the French Quarter. I was vaguely hoping to run into …
Checking Out The New Louisiana Music Factory @LMFNews on @FrenchmenStreet
Since the last time I had been in New Orleans, the great Louisiana Music Factory record store had moved from their longtime location on Decatur …
Sunday Afternoon on Frenchmen Street @FrenchmenStreet
Originally, the Money Wasters Social Aid and Pleasure Club was to have had a second-line on Sunday, May 25th, and when I planned my trip …
Sunday Brunch and Traditional Jazz at Buffa's Lounge @Buffasbar
Almost anyone who has been to the French Quarter has seen Buffa’s Lounge. After all, it’s been there since 1939, and it’s on Esplanade, which …
Walking the French Quarter at 2 AM
After 2 AM, parts of the French Quarter become calmer, more romantic and perhaps more mysterious. An odd note of music or distant laughter floats …