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Food of the Gods Ice Cream – Midnight Menu +1 – It’s New Orleans

October 14, 2014 Midnight Menu +1

Bryan Gilmore likes to mix it up. Blast freeze it. Thaw it. Freeze it. Serve it. That’s how you make ice cream and that’s what Bryan does all day on Prytania Street in the old McKenzie’s Bakery, which according to the Historic Places designated red neon sign outside, is still McKenzie’s but in fact is…

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Mail Order French Fiance – Happy Hour – It’s New Orleans

October 10, 2014 It's New Orleans: Happy Hour

Did you know there was a time in America when you could take your kid to the post office and mail him? Lionel Milton was certain it’s true, and sure enough it is. Lionel is on top of a lot of stuff, including his business, his art, and his New Orleans lifestyle. Just don’t ask…

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Swamp Thing – Out to Lunch – It’s New Orleans

October 9, 2014 Out to Lunch

Hansel Harlan minces up nutria and feeds’ em to the dogs as super healthy Marsh Dog biscuits, treats, and jerky.  Arthur Matherne zips around the swamp on an airboat, occasionally with superstars and sometimes shooting alligators.

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Cooking For Strippers – Midnight Menu +1 – It’s New Orleans

October 7, 2014 Midnight Menu +1

Franky Vivid is one of the most colorful characters in the New Orleans food ecosystem. Franky is the wearer of many hats, most of them related in one way or another to scantily clad or naked women.  Franky is the producer of internationally renowned burlesque shows – Superstars of Burlesque, and Burlesque Hall of Fame….

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Not Therapy – Happy Hour – It’s New Orleans

October 3, 2014 It's New Orleans: Happy Hour

Marie Lovejoy just got back in town from braiding hair in Minneapolis. She also braids hair at Renaissance Festivals and fairs across the country, which she did for a decade before settling down in New Orleans a few years ago. Hair braiding is, according to Marie, not as simple as it might sound: it involves…

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