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Louisiana Inspired Book Club selects its fall choice: Let's get cooking!
10+ mon, 2+ day ago (357+ words) Chef Paul Prudhomme with other chefs in Louisiana In looking for the next Louisiana Inspired book club pick, our team wanted to select a book unlike the ones we've discussed with readers in the past." With this goal in mind,…...
For decades, Leni's served American diner food with Greek warmth in New Orleans
1+ week, 1+ day ago (98+ words) NOLA. com For more than 50 years, Leni's Cafe has served American diner food with Greek warmth from its downtown New Orleans home on Baronne Street. Owners Pete and Despina "Deb" Patselikos are retiring, and the longtime breakfast-and-lunch spot will serve…...
Greek Fest 2026 has new vegetarian options, Penelope's peach daiquiris and cashless buying
1+ week, 1+ day ago (639+ words) It won't be long before the alluring aroma of garlicky roasting lamb will waft over the Gentilly lakefront and the buoyant sound of bouzoukis will buzz over the waters of Bayou St. John. As it has for more than a…...
For decades, Leni's served American diner food with Greek warmth in New Orleans | Entertainment/Life
1+ week, 1+ day ago (468+ words) For more than 50 years, Leni's Cafe has served American diner food with Greek warmth from its downtown New Orleans home on Baronne Street. Owners Pete and Despina "Deb" Patselikos are retiring, and the longtime breakfast-and-lunch spot will serve its final…...
Grab the old cast iron for new cookoff in Olde Towne
1+ week, 4+ day ago (653+ words) Slidell's Andy Frisard still has the cast-iron pot that once belonged to his grandmother. It was "simpler times" in those days, he said, when red beans, "touff"e, jambalaya and creole dishes weren't made in fancy cookware, microwaves or air…...
Blake Pontchartrain: The story behind the popular 'River Road Recipes' cookbook
2+ week, 1+ hour ago (344+ words) The River Road Recipes cookbook. Nearly two million copies of the original "River Road Recipes" cookbook have found their way into kitchens across the country since 1959, when the first edition was published by the Junior League of Baton Rouge. It…...
Lessons from a New Orleans mom's kitchen: How laughter and meatloaf taught me everything
2+ week, 1+ day ago (1123+ words) My mom taught English, typing and shorthand at Straight Business School at Claiborne and Esplanade avenues " a'place with roots stretching back to 1868, when it evolved from Straight University. During those long New Orleans summers, she'd bring me along to her…...
Chef's home centers cooking, family, art and culture, surrounded by vintage finds
4+ week, 11+ min ago (1230+ words) Daughter and mother, Nini, left, and Cindy Nguyen From left, family members Victoria Tran, Mary Tran, Nini Nguyen and Cindy Nguyen gather in Nina Nguyen's kitchen. Victoria Tran, 27, at right, and her grandmother Mary Tran, who will be 90 in June,…...
Mexican breakfast and lunch spot Casimiro opens in Bywater
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (855+ words) The team at Casimiro includes Calder Styer (l. to r.), Ronnie Rodriguez, chef Ana Castro and Lydia Castro. Show up at Casimiro when Ana and Lydia Castro's new Bywater restaurant opens at 9 a. m. and there might be a neighbor in a robe and…...
Open kitchen shelves offer a clean look, but are they the right fit for your clutter level?
11+ mon, 2+ week ago (787+ words) Pretty, yes, but practical? Open shelving in kitchens is a popular look on Instagram but may not fit the way you live. Ibragimov/Dreamstime. . EDITOR'S NOTE: Remember Marni? Of course you do. She recently retired from writing the weekly column…...