Posted in Festivals, Food, French Quarter, New Orleans on Jul 21st, 2009
Updated 07/23/2009. Tales of the Cocktail 2009 is now over. From the opening ceremony Wednesday, July 8 (celebrating the 75th anniversary of NOLA’s own Herbsaint), to the Wormwood Society’s grand soirée closing things out on Sunday night, it was a whirlwind of boozing, networking and learning. Tales of the Cocktail’s official cocktail, the Creole Julep, [...]
Posted in Festivals, Food, French Quarter, Travel on Jul 14th, 2009
While I’m still working on some more detailed posts on things I learned at Tales of the Cocktail this year, I want to hand out some kudos to everyone involved. Ann and Paul Tuennerman, along with the Cocktail Angels Melissa Young, Christina Gaspari and Michelle Dunnick and the rest of Ann’s staff did a remarkable [...]
Posted in Festivals, Food, French Quarter, New Orleans on Jul 9th, 2009
Updated, see below. So a while back, while researching the Roosevelt Hotel’s opening, I couldn’t help noticing all the references to the Ramos Gin Fizz, along with the Sazerac (at the Sazerac Bar) it’s the hotel’s signature drink. The Ramos Gin Fizz was the favorite drink of Governor Huey Long, famous rogue politician who, they [...]
Posted in Festivals, Food, French Quarter, Mardi Gras, New Orleans on Apr 18th, 2009
It’s celebrated for its storied dining rooms named after and decorated with memorabilia from some of New Orleans’ most staid carnival krewes. Antoine’s is expanding on its traditions with a new venue, next door to the hallowed restaurant: the Hermes Bar. The bar’s grand opening was Friday, coinciding with the opening day of French Quarter [...]
Posted in Festivals, Food, French Quarter, Travel on Mar 30th, 2009
New Orleans and cocktails, two things nearest and dearest to my heart. Each year Tales of the Cocktail presents all the best of these two things; cocktails, cocktail history, New Orleans’ cocktail history, and, for the finale, your chance to participate in New Orleans cocktail history in the making. I’ll have more details for everyone [...]
Posted in Festivals, Food, French Quarter, Mardi Gras, New Orleans, Uncategorized on Dec 10th, 2008
“On my honor I will do my best: To do my duty to God and my country…” Oath, Boy Scouts of America. “I vow to personally buy the first Sazerac for any visitor who asks ‘Hey, where do I get a Hurricane?’ and pledge to pull out the Herbsaint and Rye no matter the time [...]
Posted in Art, Festivals, Food, Katrina, Mardi Gras, New Orleans, Northshore Exile, Travel, Uncategorized on Dec 1st, 2008
I’ll let the press release from Ann Tuennerman explain all the good news: TALES OF THE COCKTAIL OPENING RECEPTION TO BE HELD AT THE NEWLY RESTORED ROOSEVELT HOTEL TOAST OF THE EVENING TO OCCUR AT THE ORIGINAL SAZERAC BAR NEW ORLEANS, LA—December 1, 2008 – Tales of the Cocktail, a cocktail and culinary festival celebrating [...]
Posted in Festivals, French Quarter, New Orleans, Uncategorized on Nov 2nd, 2008
Halloween 2008. It’s been planned for at least a month now. Flash mob, Jackson Square, New Orleans. Pirates vs. Ninjas. Pirates gathered in Pirates Alley (duh), Ninjas in Pere Antoine Alley. At 5pm sharp, an air horn sounded, both sides met at battle in front of St. Louis Cathedral. Now, I have no doubt that [...]
Posted in Festivals, Food, French Quarter, New Orleans, Uncategorized on Jul 23rd, 2008
More from Tales of the Cocktail, day 2 for me, day 3 for everyone else. After attending the absinthe seminar, we headed back downstairs to formulate a plan. A plan never actually materialized, in no small part because we chose the hall outside one of the tasting rooms to check the schedule. Inexorably drawing us [...]
Posted in Art, Festivals, French Quarter, Mardi Gras, New Orleans, Northshore Exile, Travel on Jul 19th, 2008
YLC Streetcar artists Paulette Lizano and Will Smith popped up during Tales of the Cocktail at the event’s Cocktail Marketplace on Saturday. Paulette, who is in the process of building her streetcar, “Perley’s Barnyard Party” was there selling glass coasters and plates featuring martini glasses and S&WB meter cover designs. Will Smith’s streetcar is located [...]
Posted in Festivals, Food, French Quarter, New Orleans on Jul 19th, 2008
I’ve decided to break this Tales of the Cocktail post into a few non-linear small parts. This part covers the first and last happenings of the day, the absinthe seminar and end-of-day cocktails at the Carousel Bar (below). I continued on my quest at Tales of the Cocktail to learn all there is to know [...]
Posted in Art, Festivals, Food, French Quarter, Mardi Gras, New Orleans, Northshore Exile, Uncategorized on Jul 17th, 2008
With that challenge, Kevin Brauch (the reporter on Iron Chef America who is not Alton Brown, thank Gawd) opened up Tales of the Cocktail. But first things first. Today’s kick-off event was Toast to Tales of the Cocktail in the Riverview Room of the Hotel Montleone. NOLA blogger Loki of Humid City and the Krewe [...]
Posted in Animals, Festivals, French Quarter, New Orleans on Jul 12th, 2008
I believe we have a winner of a new tradition in the works. It’s called San Fermin in Nueva Orleans, or more appropriately, the Running of the Bulls in New Orleans. See other coverage here and here. Held this morning in the Quarter, the New Orleans event pays tribute to the famous Running of the [...]
Posted in Festivals, Food, New Orleans on May 24th, 2008
I was an early adopter to the Greekfest New Orleans, arriving when the gates opened at 5:00. I was concerned about the weather; it had been raining on the Causeway and there was a bit of a drizzle as I stopped at the bank and got gas. Speaking of gas, I mean, really, it wasn’t [...]
Posted in Festivals, Food, New Orleans on May 20th, 2008
Obscene Publications Act of 1959? No. The Oil Pollution Act of 1990? No. Open Platform Architecture? No. The Ontario Power Authority? No. A Greek exclamation used to express joy, approval or encouragement? Yes! That one! It’s time once again for Greece on the Bayou as they’re calling it—or its official title, the Greek Festival New [...]
Posted in Festivals, New Orleans, Tech Stuff on May 2nd, 2008
Also posted at Nola Notes. The NOLA bloggers have been doing great work covering the 2008 Jazz & Heritage Festival. Chronicling the rising prices, the food, the rain, the influx of tourists Foreigners taking over and most of all the music, NOLA bloggers have written of their experiences for all to read. We therefore bestow [...]
Posted in Festivals, New Orleans on May 1st, 2008
Jazz Fest Thursday. I hate to say it, but I woke up this morning and thought, “Do I really need to go spend a hundred bucks to get sunburned?” But my better senses prevailed and said,”Go buy sunblock.” Off to Walgreens for sunblock and bottled water. Causeway. Go park at Marconi Meadows. Shuttle and parking, [...]
Posted in Art, Festivals, French Quarter, New Orleans on Apr 11th, 2008
Of all the festivals available to the south Louisianan, the French Quarter Fest has become by far my favorite one. It’s held in and celebrates my favorite place on earth, the French Quarter, where my family has connections stretching back to my great-great-great-great grandfather’s arrival here as a refugee in 1809. A French colonial born [...]
Posted in Festivals, Food, French Quarter on Apr 8th, 2008
Well, folks, we’re coming up on my one-year anniversary on the blogosphere, (blogoversary?). My first post, originally a guest post on Nolanotes, was a review of the French Quarter Fest. In light of my blogoversary and the the kickoff of FQF this weekend, I present for you, once again, my first blog posts (originally in [...]
Posted in Art, Festivals, Food, French Quarter, Uncategorized on Apr 5th, 2008
In coming weeks, one or more of you may find yourselves in receipt of a Major Award. No, not that one. This one: Pete & Nola’s Lucky Blog Award, recipients to be determined by as yet undetermined criteria. Now, I’m not big on blog bling at all. But I am one for a pun, and [...]
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