New Orleans: Food, Drinks and Dining

New Orleans food (and drink), well, we’re a bit famous for it, you know? Delicious food and amazing restaurants are waiting for you all over New Orleans. From Cajun and Creole, to 4-star white tablecloth dining, to new twists in traditional New Orleans classic recipes, goNOLA.com will keep you up to date on all the latest dining news.

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GoNOLA Recipes at Home: Charbroiled Oysters

by Rebecca Jostes April 15, 2012 Food

New Orleans is known for our seafood, especially the oysters! Nothing’s better on a hot day than slurping back some oysters on the half shell with friends. They are even celebrated every year during the New Orleans Oyster Festival on July 2-3! This Friday, Navy chefs from all over the world will face off against each other in the NOLA …

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The Vieux Carre Culture of New Orleans

by Sally Tunmer April 11, 2012 Food

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I’ve lived in New Orleans for roughly eight years – save a year and a half stint in New York before I was helplessly lassoed back by unflinching homesickness – and no matter how many times I walk the French Quarter streets, I’m utterly enamored. The sense of beauty and history seeping out of every sidewalk crack is all consuming, …

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French Quarter Festival Ushers In New Orleans Spring Festival Season

by Sally Tunmer April 9, 2012 Events

It’s all been leading up to this. Since Mardi Gras we’ve had a sprinkling of dress rehearsals, but the real premier is mere days away. Starting on Thursday at 11 a.m., the beast that is the New Orleans spring festival season will pounce on the city starting with French Quarter Fest. The festival, lauded as the largest free festival in …

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GoNOLA Recipes at Home: Crawfish Etouffee

by Sally Tunmer April 8, 2012 Food

If for some strange reason there is enough uneaten crawfish after a boil to use the next day for a recycled dish, much like turkey sandwiches the day after Thanksgiving, then Crawfish Etouffee is an excellent choice. Take the leftover crawfish tails and combine them with a savory blend of the Cajun Holy Trinity, Creole seasonings, and some other brilliant …

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Dance Through the Week at New Orleans’ Wednesday at the Square

by Sally Tunmer April 5, 2012 Events

Wednesday at the Square is a glorious thing in New Orleans. Whether you want to treat the mid-week blues or embrace hump day, all you have to do is walk into the welcoming world of Lafayette Square and let the awesome bands and killer food wash serenity into your soul. That might sound a little over the top, but Wednesday …

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

by Sally Tunmer April 5, 2012 Arts & Culture

As another round of holidays approaches, New Orleans is at the ready to throw down in typical fashion. Besides all the wonderful food to enjoy surrounding Easter and Passover in New Orleans, there are also adult scavenger hunts and unconventional Easter parades (as if there were an alternative). There are also plenty of non-affiliated events to enjoy, including two street …

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Treme: A Legendary New Orleans Neighborhood

by Sally Tunmer April 4, 2012 Food

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Treme. The name carries a breadth of connotations that vary from person to person. Depending on who you talk to, it’s a neighborhood, a TV show, the birthplace of jazz music or a place where you can find some of the best fried chicken or gumbo known to man. Indeed, Treme is all of these things, and our hosts cover …

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Cooking the Book: New Orleans Classic Brunches

by Lorin Gaudin April 4, 2012 Food

Brunch is decadent, especially made for lazy weekends after a hot New Orleans night out. Brunch is also the subject of local author Kit Wohl’s latest book in her “classic” series, New Orleans Classic Brunches. Drool-worthy photography, local food factoids, incredible recipes from our cadre of culinary celebrities, and classic eye-opener cocktails to soothe or get the party started. …

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GoNOLA Top 5: Spring Holiday Brunching in New Orleans

by Sally Tunmer April 3, 2012 Food

For weeks now, devout Catholics and resolution bandwagon hoppers in New Orleans have commendably restrained themselves from succumbing to their carnivorous instincts, at least on Fridays. Those observers of Lent and lovers of any holiday associated with eating out before or after due worship will rejoice at the chance to feast for Easter or Passover. Classic New Orleans brunch favorites …

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GoNOLA Recipes at Home: Crawfish Monica

by Sally Tunmer April 1, 2012 Food

The music at Jazz Fest is great and all, but for some, the food – specifically the Crawfish Monica – is really where it’s at. Think eating hot, creamy crawfish pasta in the sun is insane? Well call us crazy, because in New Orleans, we live for the stuff under any condition. This year, you can find the genius plate …

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Cajun New Orleans: Bringing Regional Traditions to the Big Easy

by Sally Tunmer March 28, 2012 Arts & Culture

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Often the term Cajun becomes misconstrued by the general population outside of Louisiana. It’s usually associated with face disintegrating spice and funny French accents. While that is true to a certain extent, those qualities are not what define Cajun culture. It is as GoNOLA Radio music host George Ingmire describes, a “cultural phenomenon” born and surviving in Southwestern Louisiana. New …

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GoNOLA Recipes at Home: Creole Bloody Mary

by Sally Tunmer March 25, 2012 Cocktail Culture

Bloody Marys are an art form in New Orleans. Professional and amateur bartenders alike have their own precious process of making the quintessential breakfast beverage. In New Orleans, they’re always a little spicy – extra spicy upon request – and chock full of enough ingredients to constitute a generous salad. This New Orleans Creole Bloody Mary recipe is a great …

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Jazz Fest 2012: The Music, Food and Art

by Sally Tunmer March 22, 2012 Arts & Culture

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People come from far and wide to attend the New Orleans Jazz Fest every year. Some die hard “festers” from other countries have decades of history with the festival, and you’ll know where they’re from by the flags they raise to represent them. For some, this is the preeminent event of the year in New Orleans, and this Jazz Fest …

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

by Sally Tunmer March 21, 2012 Arts & Culture

If there is any confusion as to whether or not festival season in New Orleans is upon us, this weekend will clear that right up. All of our weekend selections are festivals, each celebrating the music, food and people of New Orleans and abroad. There is so much going on this weekend that we had to add a “lagniappe” section …

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France Encapsulated at Sentiments in the Marigny

by Allison Alsup March 20, 2012 Cocktail Culture

“We wanted to create an escape, something that evokes the French mindset,” says Sentiments co-owner Nikki Heathcock. After having spent three years teaching English
in southern France, Heathcock wanted to transplant the cozy, comfortable and stress-free lifestyle of the Mediterranean to New Orleans. The result is Sentiments, a self-dubbed “wine and cheese dive” upstairs from Feelings Cafe in the Marigny, …

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GoNOLA Recipes at Home: Yakamein

by Sally Tunmer March 18, 2012 Food

Yakamein is also known as “Old Sober” in New Orleans because of its divine powers to physically reverse all the toxins consumed the night prior as a result of a classic New Orleans night on the town. Besides its healing abilities, it is mind-bogglingly delicious. How could a spicy bowl of broth and protein seasoned to perfection not be? The …

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