French Quarter

Restaurant Preview: A Trio With Brio

Krazy Kats

Say It Ain't So, Joe

Reading something into Strummer's death

Just Like Heaven

David/Donna Lee Parsons takes the very last train into the Mouth of the Rat

Best Restaurant for Intimate Conversation

French Quarter

A Culinary Tour of New Orleans

John LinnWe rolled into town like birds of prey and had to be rolled out like over-stuffed roasters. Three friends and myself spent last week devouring our way through the vibrant culinary city of New Orleans. And what a trip it was: we must have ravaged whole sea beds, made scarce the supply of Fre ... More >>

Dred Scott!

Acadian Rhythm

Great Taste, Less Lame

With Clematis Street sputtering, Ray's Downtown barely holds on as a beachhead of hip

11,000 Minutes

How do you measure a film festival? Frame by frame.

Trippin'

Not even Dr. John had a cure for Katrina

Lost at Sea

The not-so-mysterious disappearance of Charley's Crab

We'll Always Have Paris

Whether we like it or not...

March On

The Dirty Dozen Brass Band breathes life into death

Get Jazzed

In the hallowed halls of N'awlins, a jazz family keeps it real

Jazzed Up in Delray

Art & Jazz on the Avenue is back

A Saint Goes Marchin' In

Two productions have a little fun playing with historical events

Spice of Life

Fiesta Tropicale

Louisiana Purchases

Shuck-N-Dive Cajun Sports Café

Brass Act

Trombone Shorty invents a fresh New Orleans musical blend.

Bons Temps to Roll Into Pompano With French Quarter Bar & Grill

​The bons temps will roll into Pompano Beach come Monday, Dec. 7, with the opening of The French Quarter Bar & Grill, a moderately priced N'awlins-style eatery from former Tarpon Bend general manager Gene Beach and local chef about town Michael Buterbaugh.  The Quarter adds to Broward's m ... More >>

Doggie Bag: This Week in Charlie

Hair metal sure makes me hungry.​Let's do the numbers:Regulate this: Antinori's Neprica is a blend for the ages.Vietnamese grub has arrived in Coral SpringsBash Wine Cafe gets the review treatment this week, and comes out strong with economical comfort food.Lots of new arrivals this season: Atlant ... More >>

Thank God It's Over, but 2009 Does End With the Promise of Better Things to Come

Hair metal sure makes me hungry.​Let's do the numbers:Regulate this: Antinori's Neprica is a blend for the ages.Vietnamese grub has arrived in Coral SpringsBash Wine Cafe gets the review treatment this week, and comes out strong with economical comfort food.Lots of new arrivals this season: Atlant ... More >>

2009 Restaurant Roll Call - Openings

​We all know 2009 was sort of a strange year for restaurants. On one hand, there were dozens of significant openings, places that really added to our overall scene. On the other, there was more attrition than a super-long game of Risk. Here's a comprehensive run down, from A to Z of what opened in ... More >>

Po-Boys in the French Quarter

John Linn​No, not the French Quarter in New Orleans; the French Quarter Bar & Grill in Pompano Beach. I stopped in there recently to sample their version of the iconic Crescent City sandwich, and here's what I came away with. 

French Quarter Bar & Grill in Pompano: Not Quite New Orleans, Poor Boy

John Linn​No, not the French Quarter in New Orleans; the French Quarter Bar & Grill in Pompano Beach. I stopped in there recently to sample their version of the iconic Crescent City sandwich, and here's what I came away with. 

David Simon's New HBO Series "Treme" Uses Fiction to Honor New Orleans

John Linn​No, not the French Quarter in New Orleans; the French Quarter Bar & Grill in Pompano Beach. I stopped in there recently to sample their version of the iconic Crescent City sandwich, and here's what I came away with. 

How HBO's "Treme" Can Get New Orleans Right

John Linn​No, not the French Quarter in New Orleans; the French Quarter Bar & Grill in Pompano Beach. I stopped in there recently to sample their version of the iconic Crescent City sandwich, and here's what I came away with. 

Former Anorexic to Compete in Watermelon-Eating Contest

This Sunday, "Furious Pete" Czerwinski will face off against "Gentleman" Joe Menchetti and Dale "Mouth of the South" Boone at Mardi Gras Casino in a major watermelon-eating contest. The event -- which features a whopping 84 contestants -- begins at 1 p.m. According to the rules, "Each contestant ... More >>

Eating Through Emeril's Empire in The Big Easy

Laine Doss Chicken and waffles at Emeril's​There are few people in the world who are so famous that they don't need a last name - Cher, Madonna, Gaga and.....Emeril!  Known as much for his catch phrases "Bam" and "Kick it up a notch" as his food, Emeril is a television celebrity and a ... More >>

Celebrate Mardi Gras: Six Parties in Broward

​Mardi Gras is the annual celebration of beads, parades, costumes and drinking in New Orleans. Though Mardi Gras is celebrated for weeks, the main party is Fat Tuesday.  If you haven't already planned your New Orleans getaway, you're probably too late to celebrate there. Luckily, th ... More >>

Interview with Chef Emeril Lagasse, Part I

​Chef Emeril Lagasse is a household name. With his larger than life personality and his trademarked phrases like Bam! and Take it up a notch!, Chef Emeril is a living legend. Before Emeril's celebrity status, though, he was a chef who risked it all to open a restaurant in a questionable ... More >>