You might be in New Orleans if…
you have someone playing piano at breakfast in a street café. Great little place found in Uptown New Orleans: Oak St. Café.
New Orleans Po-Boy Preservation Festival
Got some time and want some terrific local food (and plenty of drink)? Head to Uptown and check out the New Orleans Po-Boy Preservation Festival today. We observed some of the set up (and the aromas of the food being prepared) while out and about for breakfast. Looks like some GREAT music will be here [...]
New Orleans Street Music
Daytime street musicians in French Quarter.
The Philly Cheesesteak of New Orleans: The Muffuletta
We asked someone on the street where to go for a good (and reasonable) lunch. He directed us to the Central Grocery, which is the home of the muffuletta (I had never heard of this before today). I never would have walked into this place, it is so small and “hole-in-the-wall-ish.” But, wow. What a [...]
Notes from the road: Day 2
Today was a full day. The alarm went off too early (or so it seemed). A quick breakfast (the Prince Conference Center had set out “the works” for us: omelets, biscuits, cereal, fresh fruit on skewers, pastries, juices, yogurt, and of course coffee). We walked over the highway via the enclosed pedestrian walkway which takes [...]
Notes from the road: Day 1
I hit the road this morning for two weeks of travels. Today I set out for Grand Rapids (I’ll be here until Thursday, when I depart for New Orleans and the SBL Annual Meeting). Here are a few highlights of my journey so far. Most ridiculous attempts to check items for air travel: One person [...]
