Corned Beef at the Irish House.  Photo by renee b. photography . On Sunday New Orleanians of all races, creeds, and colors will be donni...

Ma po tofu at Jung's Golden Dragon II. Photo by renee b. photography . Before banh mi started turning up on menus like mushrooms af...

Photo by renee b. photography . The morning chill over the past two days has announced the arrival of winter - at least until we wake up...

99 bottles of booze on the wall at Keife & Co. Photo by renee b. photography . Though the weather outside is far from frightful, Chr...

Photo by renee b. photography . We apologize that you will now have The Kinks' hit song stuck in your head for the rest of day. Af...

Top photo by Cheryl Geber. Bottom photo by renee b. photography . Anticipation is at an all time high this week in preparation for an an...

"I give up. I surrender. The hipsters have won." -- Anthony Bourdain The proliferation of new restaurants in the Bywater has be...

Photo by renee b. photography . Last week we all endured a frightening episode of deja vu when Hurricane Isaac stalled over the city on...

The appetizer platter at Fatoush. Photo by renee b. photography . Whenever I overhear someone discussing their cosmic energy, I am remin...

Beetin the Lime at Victory. The month of the cocktail was widely celebrated in the July issue of OffBeat Magazine.  In this month's ...

Il Posto: An Uptown oasis. Photo by renee b. photography . In the age of 24/7 Facebook updates, permanent connection to the office by mo...

Jazz Fest is so close you can almost see the loud, Hawaiian shirts, straw hats, and dream catchers walking through the Faubourg St. John. ...

Today marks the beginning of French Quarter Fest , the largest free music festival in the South. With more than 65 local restaurants partici...

Photo by renee b. photography . Last week Rene and I were involved in an email discussion with a PR person about recent restaurant openi...

Photo by renee b. photography . There are less than 5 days until City Pork erupts into a smoke-filled celebration of the pig , and ma...

Despite a premature end to the Saints season, the Super Bowl is still being played on Sunday against our protesting. Not only does the day f...

Photo by renee b. photography . Well, those were a sobering 6 days of football for Southeast Louisiana. The gameday gear has been washed,...

Ah, the holidays.  Tis the season for giving, which requires endless shopping excursions to find the perfect gifts for those special people ...

 Photo by renee b. photography . In this month's offBEAT Magazine, Peter and I recount two very different experiences at Velvet Cact...

Every Saturday morning, I have a standing meeting with Robert Banck, whom I nicknamed "The Muffin Man" before I ever learned what...