http://gumbofile.wordpress.com "Sooner or later Southerners all come home, not to die, but to eat gumbo." -Eugene Walter Fri, 04 Jul 2008 01:40:08 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Even though it's been operating since last Sunday, this morning was the official christening of the Carrollton section of the St. Charles Streetcar line.  A few hundred locals came to celebrate, including Mayor Ray Nagin, Congressman Steve Scalise, City Council President Jackie Clarkson, Councilwoman Shelly Midura, State Representative Neil Abramson, ... http://gumbofile.wordpress.com/2008/06/28/streetcar/ The Gulf Coast is home to over a dozen historic forts and battlefields, of which at least five are in the New Orleans area. Saturday was the grand reopening of Fort Pike which was heavily damaged by the storm surge of Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Unlike Fort Morgan ... http://gumbofile.wordpress.com/2008/06/22/nolahistory/ This past weekend the French Quarter hosted the Creole Tomato Festival, Seafood Festival, and Cajun-Zydeco Festival. All three were virtually next to each other with all of the activity focusing around the Old US Mint and the French Market. Aside from some spotty showers the crowd was great ... http://gumbofile.wordpress.com/2008/06/15/tomato-seafood-and-zydeco-festival/ In the past two weeks New Orleans has added two new attractions- The Southern Food and Beverage Museum and Ron Forman's pet project, the Audubon Insectarium. The Ogden Museum of Southern Art is running a summer special that gets you into both the Ogden and SoFAB for only $10. ... http://gumbofile.wordpress.com/2008/06/15/sofab/ Since I made the move to New Orleans in July 2005 I have been on a quest to find good local Bar-B-Que. That and sweet tea that didn't involve me having to add a chemical substitute sweetener. After searching for three years, I found both last Saturday at ... http://gumbofile.wordpress.com/2008/06/14/new-orleans-bbq/ Click HERE for the article on wwltv.com Click HERE for the video from the WWL morning show. Like a constant that never fades or changes, the Le Carpentier Mansion, better known as the Beauregard-Keyes House, is a romantic and unique building like no other in the French Quarter. Since its construction in 1826, ... http://gumbofile.wordpress.com/2008/06/09/the-beauregard-keyes-house-1826/ The Old Crow Medicine Show rolled into the French Quarter last Thursday and played two great sets at the House of Blues for what looked like a packed house. Seeing as how the average age of the crowd was probably 23 I would say a new generation has certainly ... http://gumbofile.wordpress.com/2008/06/08/bluegrass/ I know, I know- anytime you use the word "best" when referring to a restaurant in New Orleans everyone from Nutria trappers to King Rex himself come out of the woodwork to tell you you're wrong. If a place in town has a better variety of fish on the ... http://gumbofile.wordpress.com/2008/06/08/gw-fins-best-fish-in-new-orleans/ This weekend was the 35th annual New Orleans Greek Festival on Bayou St. John. This was my third year to visit the fest and I feel like it only gets bigger and better every year. I also did the 5K race (26:20) Friday night which included a well ... http://gumbofile.wordpress.com/2008/05/26/greekfest/ Elizabeth's is everything a neighborhood restaurant should be. The prices are reasonable and you don't have to sit next to Midwesterners on vacation. Elizabeth's also features a great selection of daily specials. Below are pictures of the fried froglegs, crabcakes, crawfish etouffee, and vegetable plate with red ... http://gumbofile.wordpress.com/2008/05/26/make-you-wanna-slap-yo-mama/