by Connie Pearson | Apr 15, 2016 | Food, Food blog
Kevin Kelly loves dragonflies. When he first toured the property as a prospective buyer, a dragonfly landed on his shoulder. For him, it was an omen. This was where he needed to make his home. From the time he purchased the plantation in Darrow, Louisiana, Mr. Kelly...
by Connie Pearson | Apr 15, 2016 | Food, Food blog
Executive Chef Michael Loupe, who studied and cooked in France and all across Louisiana, came to The Mansion Restaurant at Nottoway Plantation in White Castle, LA in the fall of 2014. His menu features classic Louisiana cuisine, but it changes seasonally, even...
by Susanna Gaertner | Apr 12, 2016 | Food, Food blog, Recipes
This delicious cookie is just unusual enough to pique interest but not weird enough to offend traditional cookie lovers. Fennel, with its hint of anise and licorice flavors, brings a zesty flavor profile to an otherwise ordinary sugar cookie. It’s also a...
by Connie Pearson | Mar 31, 2016 | Food, Food blog
It is very easy to see why faculty and students from LSU would be drawn to Restaurant IPO, not to mention the movers and shakers in and around Louisiana’s State Capitol. But, I have it on good authority that a couple of Baby Boomers from Alabama recently found...
by Connie Pearson | Mar 29, 2016 | Food, Food blog
Hailed by 225 Magazine as the “Best French Dining in Baton Rouge,” Galatoire’s Bistro presents an appearance of taste and elegance that matches the incredible food it serves. Guests enter under a black canopy surrounded by white brick walls, green...
by Susanna Gaertner | Mar 24, 2016 | Food, Food blog, Recipes
For a last-minute entertainment emergency, you might have use for this fast yet fancy pasta. It will take you no more than 15 minutes to put this together! You can use any short-cut pasta but I like campanelle, or “little bells.” Other favorites are gemelli (twins),...
by Noreen Kompanik | Mar 3, 2016 | Food, Food blog
Located on Georgia’s picturesque St. Simon’s Island, this seafood restaurant was a not-to-be missed highlight of our visit to this award-winning Golden Isle. As one island resident proclaimed to a couple browsing the menu outside the restaurant “Trust me. If you only...
by Connie Pearson | Mar 1, 2016 | Food, Food blog
The Bluegill Restaurant has been serving oysters, alligator, shrimp and many varieties of Gulf fish continuously since 1958, with only brief interruptions for repairs after hurricanes. The exterior is deceptively unassuming, but step inside and you will be swept into...
by Connie Pearson | Feb 24, 2016 | Food, Food blog
Discovering Fisher’s nestled in the Orange Beach Marina on Alabama’s Gulf Coast is akin to finding an unblemished Junonia shell washed up on the nearby white sandy shoreline. Rare. Unexpected. Exhilarating. Fisher’s is in a gorgeous setting with a...
by Lucy Gordan | Jan 22, 2016 | Food, Food blog
When I first arrived in Rome in 1972 as a young bride, I could count the number of “foreign” restaurants on one hand. Now I only remember three: French “Charly’s Saucerie” between the Colosseum and St. John Lateran, Japanese “Hamasei” downtown near Piazza di Spagna,...
by Susanna Gaertner | Dec 23, 2015 | Food, Food blog, Recipes
Here’s another take on a seasonal favorite. This is more of a bread than a cake; the slices want to be buttered! This recipe calls for butter instead of oil and is delicately ginger flavored. I always add more ginger, or grate in a touch of fresh. Nuts add vital...
by Lucy Gordan | Dec 22, 2015 | Food, Food blog
Panettone translates as “a large loaf of bread”. Actually, it’s a large sweet bready cake with various creamy fillings, raisins and candied fruits; its dome’s covered with toppings of different flavors. Panettone’s origins probably date to the Roman Empire:...
