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GoNOLA Recipes at Home: Official Greek Fest Pastitsio

by Valerie Boucvalt on May 19, 2013

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The best way New Orleans knows how to show love for its diverse residents is with a party and great food. From May 24 – 26 Greek Festival New Orleans is celebrating it’s 40th birthday, “the big 4-Opa!” Besides the authentic Greek cuisine and entertainment that makes this festival worthwhile, every year they hand out one sacred Greek recipe to …

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GoNOLA Instagram Pick Of The Week: New Orleans Bicycles

by Valerie Boucvalt on May 18, 2013

in Instagram, Sports & Recreation

These days, biking is the way to go. More and more people are taking to the streets on their bikes to get around, whether for exercise, environmental consciousness, or a chance to enjoy the sunshine. Our photo pick this week shows off how New Orleanians take even the simplest of things and make them their own. It doesn’t need to …

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New Orleans Goes Greek Memorial Weekend

by The Red Streetcar on May 17, 2013

in Events, Family Friendly

Memorial Day weekend around the country typically means two things: BBQ and the beach. Here in New Orleans, it means baklava and the bayou. That’s right, New Orleans goes Greek for Memorial Day weekend. Celebrating it’s 40th year, Greek Fest at the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral is a fixture on the banks of Bayou St. John every Friday, Saturday …

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Pin a Dollar On It: New Orleans Wine & Food Experience Turns 21

by Susan on May 17, 2013

in Cocktail Culture, Events, Food, Things To Do

Raise your glass to the New Orleans Wine & Food Experience (NOWFE), because it’s finally legal drinking age! NOWFE, now in its 21st year, lasts five days and offers a wide range of events, from seminars to tastings to lavish parties. It is important to remember that NOWFE is not only a fun food and wine festival, but also a …

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New Orleans Shopping Gone Artsy

by Nikki Carter on May 16, 2013

in Arts & Culture, Family Friendly, Shopping, Travel

Art markets: pure genius!  Honestly, what could be better than a one-stop shop where you can browse one of a kind, handmade crafts for sale, eat great food, and listen to live music?  I always find the best and most unexpected gifts each time I visit a New Orleans market (my favorite is still the Frenchmen Art Market), and in …

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New Orleans All The Way Live: Evan Christopher Live At Clever Wines

by George Ingmire on May 16, 2013

in Cocktail Culture, Music

As always on New Orleans All The Way Live, the aim is to expand your experience of the New Orleans by not only giving you a taste of what we’re about, but also deepening your appreciation with live interviews and performances that go in depth into the inspirations and history of our culture.  On this week’s episode of New Orleans …

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GoNOLA Recommends: 5 Things To Do In New Orleans This Weekend

by Valerie Boucvalt May 15, 2013 Events

It’s getting towards the end of the week and the questions that are top of mind for many are “Where am I meeting my friends this weekend, and what are we eating?” Because there are endless opportunities for food, music, and fun in New Orleans, sometimes you may need a little help deciding how best to feed your soul in …

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My New Orleans: 20 Questions with Tenney Flynn

by Ann Marshall Thomas May 15, 2013 20 Questions

“If you say you don’t like seafood, it’s just because you haven’t had the right kind,” declared Chef Tenney Flynn as we sat in the elegant GW Fins dining room for a chat. Tenney told me he enjoys “converting” visitors from the Midwest and other landlocked states into seafood lovers. “I’ve had people say, ‘I don’t like fish, but I …

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GoNOLA TV Presents: Mid-City Bayou Boogaloo

by Valerie Boucvalt May 15, 2013 Events

The sun is shining and things are starting to look pretty beautiful down here in New Orleans. The time is ripe for enjoying our great outdoors, and in our unconventional urban cityscape, you can park and party on land or the banks of the river, lake or bayou. This weekend Bayou St. John will play host to Bayou Boogaloo, a …

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New Orleans Houses: The Shotgun

by Allison Alsup May 14, 2013 Arts & Culture

New Orleans has always had an intimate relationship with ghosts and spirits; so it’s fitting that its most iconic and prevalent architectural style should be fatally suggestive: the shotgun. So named because of the ability to point a shotgun in the front door and have the bullet travel out the back, shotguns were built all across the city from the …

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Take Your Wednesdays to the Point

by Sara Hudson May 14, 2013 Events

Wednesdays hold a special place in people’s hearts. For small children, they’re the hardest day of the week to spell. For adults, they’re the hump day of the week to get through. And for New Orleanians, they’re the happy day of the week where free music, fantastic food, and outdoor magic come together throughout spring, first at Wednesdays at the …

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New Orleans By Bike: Lake Pontchartrain

by Thomas Rush May 13, 2013 Sports & Recreation

If you take a look around New Orleans, you’ll see the modes of transportation are pretty diverse. Cars share the road with pedicabs, carriages, scooters and bikes. As for the latter, biking in New Orleans is progressively more prevalent with new bike lanes, a heightened awareness and growing culture. We’ve had a lovely spring in New Orleans, and before you …

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GoNOLA Recipes at Home: Tomato and Okra Curry

by Valerie Boucvalt May 12, 2013 Food

To get your palate whet for Veggie Fest and India Fest, this week’s recipe is inspired by these two New Orleans events celebrating our New Orleans dining diversity. Change up your dinner routine with Holly Grove Market & Farm’s recipe for Tomato and Okra Curry. The dish is both vegetarian with Indian flavors, while hearty, healthy and delicious all at …

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GoNOLA Instagram Pick of the Week: His Holiness the Dalai Lama

by Valerie Boucvalt May 11, 2013 Events

This week’s Instagram Pick of the Week is of a face familiar around the world. Recently, you may have noticed prayer flags popping up around New Orleans. You have the Dalai Lama NOLA Outreach Team to thank for the added color to the city. They have been distributing the flags, as well as organizing special events like talks, films, and …

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New Orleans Friday Food Find: Neapolitan Cupcake

by Lorin Gaudin May 10, 2013 Food

Some may say that cupcakes are played out, but if the number of cupcake shops, bakers and cupcakes around New Orleans make any statement, it’s that the cupcake is alive and well. I’ll cop to not being a fan of GIANT, over-sized cupcakes mounded with gobs and gobs of frosting, but, I do like a properly proportioned treat and a …

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Pop Goes the Restaurant in New Orleans

by Valerie Boucvalt May 10, 2013 Food

Like flipping a page in a pop-up book, pop up restaurants set up and close up shop in just enough time to give you a taste of unique flavor that you can’t find anywhere else in regular New Orleans dining. Cooking up edgy varieties of dishes, these mini, sometimes mobile, restaurants will serve up anywhere they can borrow a kitchen …

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