REALITY BITES

April 2019

REALITY BITES

BOILED CRAWFISH I’ve been loathe to tackle boiled crawfish since it’s such an iconic food. I didn’t know how I would even begin to pick spots, assess differences, discuss...

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March 2019

REALITY BITES

TAKE ME TO CHURCH Like any good Catholic girl, my favorite season is Lent. I plan on getting my ashes at Immaculate Conception Church on Ash Wednesday, picking up my lucky bean at...

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February 2019

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KING CAKE WEIRDOS Hear ye, hear ye—it’s the most wonderful time of the year again and you know what that means: time for king cake reviews! This year I’m visiting some new...

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January 2019

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PYTHIAN MARKET Food courts are popping up all over the city, which is either exciting or distressing, depending on which side of the coin you land on. I kind of fall in the...

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December 2018

REALITY BITES

MEXICAN (PART 3) Good Mexican food in New Orleans is notoriously hard to find, which is why I’m still tackling the gargantuan task of finding authentic, delicious Mexican food...

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November 2018

REALITY BITES

(NOT-JUST-DECORATIVE) GOURD SEASON I have a lazy compost pile in my backyard. I pay no attention to it whatsoever and just throw all my random veggie and fruit scraps in there....

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October 2018

REALITY BITES

CARNIVORE’S DELIGHT Like lots of other folks born and bred in New Orleans, I grew up eating quite a bit of seafood. But—perhaps unlike other kids—I didn’t really eat much...

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September 2018

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PIZZA PARTY Pizza is such a controversial and polarizing subject: thin crust versus thick, New York versus Chicago style, red sauce versus white—everyone has an opinion on...

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September 2018

F&F BOTANICA: IN MEMORIAM

This summer, the New Orleans community lost a cherished landmark, the F&F Botanica and Candle Shop, following the deaths of co-owners Felix Figueroa (who passed in July) and...

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July 2018

REALITY BITES

VEGAN VITTLES (PART 2) Welcome to part two of my (almost) all vegan investigation! Last month, I ate vegan fare at three different spots around town (The Daily Beet, Sweet...

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June 2018

REALITY BITES

VEGAN VITTLES Fun fact about me: I was vegan for a long time, and I still love meatless meals, even though I’m currently omnivorous. I mean, fruits and vegetables are tasty,...

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May 2018

REALITY BITES

ROUX CARRÉ Roux Carré—the three year-old “food incubator” at 2000 Oretha Castle Haley—has an all new roster of incubatees, so I decided to check them out and report...

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