To be honest, I am a very poor judge of time. I still consider the Italian Barrel in the Quarter to be a "new place" even though it has probably been there 15 years, just because I remember when my friend ran a smoothie shop in that location for a while pre-Katrina. I am not the "run to a new place" kind of guy as much as an "Oh yeah, I've been there 50 times, let's go again" kind of bore... But I started going to Shift because I knew the chef/owner/waitstaff power couple fro

We love eating. That is far from an original thought in this city. We love talking about food, also not unique. We have whole blog posts about Cajun Seafood, Frady’s, Loretta’s, and St Roch Market. We have interviews with folks who have local food spots like 3 Muses and Shift. I have made my living for almost 2 decades telling stories about the origin and history of neighborhood food. Besides those there are plenty of other places, some talked about plenty and some hardly men

1. Three Muses is always a favorite on Frenchmen, obviously, because you don't make folks choose between a great dinner, a tasty cocktail, and world-class live jazz (along with every other style y'all have playing there)—you mix all three perfectly. How do you manage to keep all three of those creative plates spinning seamlessly every single night? It sounds exhausting to me. Well….. I don’t know exactly how seamless it is these days, lol and it certainly has evolved many tim

Welcome to our Meet the Neighbors blog series, where we highlight the incredible local businesses, creators, and characters that make our block what it is. Since we are all New Orleanians here, I am patiently awaiting the responses from my friends down the street about their shops. Patience isn’t just a virtue here—it is a necessity for survival. As I wait, I figured I’d practice by interviewing myself! So today I am sitting down with me—the founder of A Street Tour Named Des