Our vaguely hedonistic weekend in New Orleans was off to a cracking Saturday start following a stellar lunch at Antoine’s. To work off some of the indulgence at that classic restaurant, my friends and I strolled around the French Quarter before wandering in to a tourist trap called Maison Bourbon….
An Afternoon At Antonie’s
Antoine’s in the French Quarter of New Orleans claims to be the oldest family-run restaurant in the United States, opening in 1840. It’s true old-school fine dining, with crisp white tablecloths, impeccable service, and a menu of items so rich you need a shot of Pepto Bismol for a digestif….
Herbsaint’s Hit And Miss
It was windy and a little chilly on the Friday night my friends I arrived in New Orleans, but it felt like the Caribbean compared to being back in Washington, DC, with record-low temperatures and a broken heating unit at home. For dinner that night, we strolled from our rented…
Eating Well In The Big Easy
Just returned from a glorious long three-day weekend in New Orleans, where I was able to revisit some old favorite restaurants, try some new ones, and even managed to fit in some activities that didn’t require food and drink. My friends and I made the most of the culinary and…
A Year Of Dining
I am currently ensconced in my bedroom at my parents’ place back in the windswept, rainy northeast of England so that pretty much guarantees there won’t be another dining interview before next year. So by way of year-end wrap-up, here’s a recap of the strangers that I met for a…
Interview 51: My Dinner With Jaws
Actor Richard Kiel is perhaps best known as the villain Jaws from two James Bond movies in the 1970s. And now he can be known as the 51st person to be interviewed for Dining With Strangers. It’s like winning an Oscar! All right, it’s nothing like winning an Oscar. Nevertheless,…
No News November
Apparently I’m a fan of alliteration in these post titles. Anyway, to make sure the lead matches the headline, let me apologize to my handful of readers for the total lack of updates in November. That should hopefully change later this week when I upload interview #51, my dinner with…
Interview 50: My Visit To Storyville
The second of my two recent(ish) interviews in New Orleans is online! Late in August — yes, I realize that my turnaround time on these articles is awfully slow — I had lunch with Josh and Natalie Harvey, owners of the custom design t-shirt company Storyville based in the Crescent…
Interview 49: The Food Critic
An update! An honest-to-goodness new interview! Today’s article is my dinner with New Orleans restaurant critic Tom Fitzmorris, the host of a long-running radio show dedicated solely to talking about food, in a city famed for its great restaurants. He also operates The New Orleans Menu website that’s overflowing with…
Weaver Ward One (Again)
Community activist Bryan Weaver — my 25th dinner interviewee — is running again for the Ward One seat on the D.C. Council. Bryan, originally from Oregon, long ago made the capital city his home and at our dinner almost three years ago he spoke fondly about his adopted hometown, and…