Why are bloody marys so necessary to life’s happiness? So many reasons, but for one, the zing-zangy, tomato-forward, salty/spicy vodka-fueled drink is the best hair of the dog, no question. After a ...

Clair Lorell is the former editor of Eater NOLA, covering New Orleans food, drinking, and dining trends for over six years. As Harrah’s New Orleans gradually transforms into Caesars New Orleans — ...

The New Orleans music scene is a huge part of the fabric of HBO’s Treme. Some of its main characters are musicians, including gig trombone player Antoine Batiste, wannabe rapper Davis McLary, violin ...

New Orleans restaurant Bennachin’s namesake is one of the West Africa region’s most popular dishes — a plate of fluffy jollof rice, winkingly described on the menu as “African jambalaya.” Accompanied ...

What started as a bayou more than 2,600 years ago has evolved over time, filling in and eventually becoming home to Old Metairie. In between, its checkerboard past included serving as a dueling ground ...

Clair Lorell is the former editor of Eater NOLA, covering New Orleans food, drinking, and dining trends for over six years. Le Chat Noir firmly established itself in New Orleans’s dining scene upon ...

Oceana Grill, a touristy Bourbon Street restaurant that previously sued the television show Kitchen Nightmares — twice — filed a lawsuit on Monday, March 20 in New Orleans seeking a judgment for its ...

New Orleans didn’t invent day drinking, but it might as well have. It’s an art perfected by locals and embraced by visitors, a particular kind of indulgence that can be the best social party ever.

Consistently named one of the prettiest college towns in America, Oxford, Mississippi hangs its hat on Ole Miss, or the University of Mississippi, founded in 1848. But beyond the religion of Rebels ...

Clair Lorell is the former editor of Eater NOLA, covering New Orleans food, drinking, and dining trends for over six years. Bronwen Wyatt bakes and decorates alone in the studio-like kitchen of a ...

Generations of New Orleanians with sweet tooths have looked up at a brown and neon sign flashing the words “A. Brocato Spumone and Cassata Ice Cream” against a stark blue sky. Eventually, those ...

Local gastronomy has long been defined by the evolution of Creole cuisine, a style of cooking that is a sum of its parts. One integral influence came from wealthier French newcomers, who traveled with ...