Louisiana

Recipe
Susan Spicer’s Garlic Soup
Garlic lovers, this one’s for you

Recipe
Grilled Shrimp Kebabs with Kimchi Butter
Simple shrimp transforms into something extraordinary with help from New Orleans’s Pêche

Arts & Culture
Roy Blount Jr. Walks on the Wild Side
A local’s daily observations—and exotic animal encounters—in New Orleans’ French Quarter

Travel
Weird and Wonderful Fall Festivals Around the South
Bugs, Bigfoot, and BASE jumping are just a few things Southerners celebrate this season

Fork in the Road
John T. Edge Bellies Up at a New Orleans Seafood Original
At Pêche, one of the Crescent City’s finest fish houses, Nicole Mills expands the palate

Music
A Treasure Trove of Never-Before-Heard Blues
Listen to a sampler and see photos from Playing for the Man at the Door, a stunning collection of field recordings from a blues fanatic

Recipe
Blue Plate Special: Luzianne Café’s Buttermilk Dressing
The classic mayo brand opens its own taste of the South in New Orleans

Our Kind of Place
Fortress of Solitude in Louisiana
A quiet paddle away into a Louisiana marsh, Fort Proctor straddles time and space

Music
Song Premiere: New Music from Blues Great Bobby Rush
Listen to “I’m Free,” from the eighty-nine-year-old legend’s new album, All My Love for You

Travel
No Bad Season: How to Love a New Orleans Summer
Snowballs, Creole tomatoes, and the hot, hot city all to ourselves

Travel
What’s New in New Orleans: Summer 2023 Edition
Fresh restaurants and beloved events, plus an upgrade for an icon

Books
James Lee Burke and S. A. Cosby’s New Summer Chillers
Spine-tingling page-turners from a longtimer and a rising writer

Music
The Revivalists Wake the Spirits on Pour It Out Into the Night
The soulful New Orleans rockers return with a new album

Travel
Riding the Streetcar in New Orleans
Slow and steady joy on St. Charles Avenue

Travel
Three Enchanting Southern Train Trips
A guide to three whistle-stop destinations that deserve a longer look than you’d get through a car window

Music
The Epic Return of Lucinda Williams
After striving to overcome a stroke that left her partially paralyzed, the Louisiana native knows one thing for sure: Nothing will stop her from going where the music takes her

Recipe
Valentine Thomas’s Seared Tuna Steaks with Salsa Verde
For her new seafood cookbook, the spearfisherwoman’s global travels brought her to the abundant waters of the coastal South
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Cast & Blast
G&G launches its sixth annual Cast & Blast event at Grosse Savanne Lodge
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Food & Drink
No Encore for Crawfish Bread at This Year’s Jazz Fest
Here’s how the crowd-favorite food became synonymous with the New Orleans festival—and how you can still order some from the man who invented it

Food & Drink
A Creole Brunch Favorite from Arnaud’s
The New Orleans restaurant’s brunch gets jazzed up with Eggs Pipérade with a versatile Creole sauce