By Susan Doré

Air conditioning is a wonderful invention. It makes such things as skyscrapers, movie theatres, and mildew-free upholstered furniture possible in Louisiana.
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By Marcelle Bienvenu

Every spring and summer for ten years I’ve observed my neighbor, Mr. Champagne, plant his garden. And every year, except for 1993 and this year, the garden produced superb potatoes, tomatoes (several varieties), bell peppers, cayenne peppers, baby limas (the size of my little finger nail), eggplant, and okra.
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By Charlotte Armstrong

As we enter into the month of August we’re already smack dab in the middle of one of the most powerful astrological signs. Leo, symbolized by the proud lion, is a fire sign with a larger than life roar!
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By Mary Tutwiler

Growing up in New Orleans is a mixed blessing. There’s the naughty satisfaction of knowing, at the nascent age of nine, about barroom strippers, glimpsed through the open doorways on a Sunday night, while strolling after dinner down Bourbon Street, fingers clasped safely inside my grandmother’s large hand.
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By John DeMers

As a Greek kid growing up in an Italian-Polish neighborhood in Chicago, third-generation restaurateur Jimmy Bannos had no idea his future lay in cooking New Orleans food.
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By Susan Doré

You’ve purchased all of the school supplies and new clothes, confirmed the bus or carpool schedules, and noted on the calendar the date of “Meet the Teacher” night. Think you can breathe easily and contentedly wave to the children as they traipse off to the first day of school?
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By Patrick Mould

“I love my job!” shouts Marc Savoy, the exuberant accordionist of the Cajun supergroup, the Savoy-Doucet Cajun Band.
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By William S. “Sandy” Kaplan

The Deep South is famous for many things but most people wouldn’t list homemade cheese as one of them. Baldwin County, Alabama located a hop, skip and a jump from the Alabama Gulf Coast is the home of Sweet Home Farm, makers of all natural cheeses.
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By Lorin Gaudin

August heralds the final phase of summer (hopefully) and muscadine season. “Ahh, muscadines,” muses most Southerners. Evoking childhood memories, my father-in-law (Big Pete) remembers muscadines well and speaks of them often.
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By William S. “Sandy” Kaplan

As guests of the Austrian Wine Marketing Board, Sommelier Matt Lirette of NOLA Restaurant and Sommelier Chris Robles of Emeril’s Delmonico Restaurant and Bar (both in New Orleans) recently had an opportunity to tour vineyards and taste the wines of Austria.
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