Tomatoes, Seafood and Zydeco: this festival trio (June 9-12, 2012) celebrates the early summer harvest bounty of the New Orleans region. The festivals are held at the same time and in the same location, the French Market District, 8 blocks along the Mississippi River from Jackson Square to Esplanade Avenue,[…]
Cochon de Lait Po-Boy There are over 65 food booths at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival; it can make it hard to decide what to eat. As the staff of our New Orleans Bed and Breakfast attend and sample the food booths every year, we are sharing our[…]
New Orleans…home to Jazz music, Mardi Gras, and the Grand Victorian Bed & Breakfast…will now see its streets inhabited with the sounds of music as the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Fest 2012 is dawning! The Jazz Fest cubes have been out for awhile, now that the French Quarter Festival[…]
Thinking ahead about the perfect gift for the most important woman in your life? Bring mom to the Garden District in New Orleans for local music, superbly delicious meals or even a pampering day of relaxation. The Garden District is home to many top restaurants with food ranging from casual to haute cuisine and you can find Jazz[…]
The Better Way To Stay, a website that helps travelers discover today’s inns and the B&B experience, has a new article, “To B or not to B&B” with helpful tips to help you decide when a Bed and Breakfast is the right choice for you! Reasons to stay at a[…]
Get your music, food and French Quarter cravings met all in one place at French Quarter Fest, the largest free music festival in the South. For four days (April 12–15, 2012) you can hear over 800 local musicians on 21 stages plus taste delicious food from over 65 of New[…]
Historians, war buffs, and boat and airplane enthusiasts will have a great reason to come to New Orleans next month for Navy Week NOLA. Navy Week NOLA (April 17-23) is the kick off to three years of international events that commemorate the bicentennial of the War of 1812. They will[…]
The annual Tennessee Williams Festival is slated for March 21 – 25 in New Orleans. The five-day fête honors the legendary Tennessee Williams, his works, and literary life in the adopted city he called his “spiritual home” and features two days of master classes; a roster of lively discussions[…]
We agree with the BBC Travel Section article New Orleans Outside the French Quarter that the best places to experience the city go past the usual tourist boundaries. The writer features neighborhoods such as Faubourg Marigny, Frenchman Street, Bywater, Warehouse District, Treme and our own Garden District… Excerpt: Hop on[…]
Not too long after the last bead has fallen from the trees (just kidding, they stay there year round), the streets heat up again with the beat of drums and marching feet. More celebrations and parades await the rested reveler in the city that celebrates. Irish: The St. Patrick’s Day[…]