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Category: New Orleans History
Preservation Hall: Where Art & Jazz Meet
In a city whose culture is founded on art and music, nothing represents the collision of these two worlds better than Preservation Hall. It has a history that epitomizes New Orleans’ zest for community and collaboration and continues to embody that spirit to this day. A Jazz Hall by Any Other Name While it…
The Boat that Saved Humanity
New Orleans is no-doubt a city of culture, one that offers art and music galore, but one of its greatest contributions to global history is memorialized in the depths of the Warehouse District: the Higgins Boat. As the 74th Anniversary of D-Day dawns, it’s time to pay homage to the boat that changed the face…
On the Straight and Narrow
History of the Shotgun Home They line the streets like long narrow cracker boxes tipped on their sides, brightly colored, some with gingerbread trim others with well used front porches meant for gathering. The Southern charm of a shotgun home comes not only from its historical significance, but its transformation from affordable housing into a…
The Carousel Cocktail: History of the Vieux Carre
The Drink that Spins: The Vieux Carre Cocktail If you’re looking for a strong drink, nowhere can serve one quite like the Big Easy. From rum-loaded Hurricanes to the unspeakable Bourbon Street ‘Hand Grenades’, from the classy Sazerac to the the classic Old Fashioned, there’s no doubt that New Orleans knows how to mix them. …
Krewe of Muses History
The Sisters of Mardi Gras Mardi Gras is a time of color and charisma, where people of every type take to the New Orleans streets to celebrate. It’s an incredible cultural moment made better by the parades of wit and whimsy that stud the weeks prior to Fat Tuesday. One such parade is Muses, a…
The Feats of Lafitte: History of Jean Lafitte
Jean Lafitte: The Most Interesting Man from New Orleans Jean Lafitte: we know him as the pirate hero of New Orleans, others know him as the most successful smuggler in the history of the Spanish Main, and some even know him as the greatest scoundrel to sail the seas. With the clouds of myth surrounding…
History of Groom’s Cakes
Groom’s Cakes Like much else, the South has a way with wedding traditions that is different from the rest of the United States. We’ve talked second lines and cake pulls, but today we’re talking something a little more male-centric… it’s groom’s cakes! Because in New Orleans we have to ask, why limit ourselves to just…
I Put a Spell On You: Marie Laveau
The Voodoo Queen: Marie Laveau With Halloween around the corner, there are few better places in the world to celebrate than the hallowed and haunted streets of New Orleans. Home to ghosts, witches, and vampires alike, New Orleans is practically the capital of spooky. And at the heart of all our terrifying tales is the…
Charmed: History of Cake Pulls
Cake Pulls Down here in New Orleans we have an odd tendency to put inedible trinkets into our food. Not only do we put plastic babies in our king cakes as a way of celebrating Mardi Gras, but one of our most common wedding traditions includes hiding silver charms in wedding cakes as a form…
Jump In The Line: History of Second Lines
It’s Time to Second Line Whether a visitor or a local, it’s all but impossible to spend time in New Orleans without encountering a second line. Their bright, brassy set lists bring shop owners out of their stores and inspire the truest of happiness in the hearts of those they pass. There is no doubt…
A Treat for Kings: The King Cake Story
Bakery Basics The New Orleans king cake is a cinnamon and sugar spiced dough that is molded into a large circle and decorated with icing and sprinkles in the Mardi Gras colors of purple, green, and gold. The king cake dough, however, varies greatly in bakeries across the Big Easy; while some lean towards a…
A Drink to Cure All Ails : the History of the Sazerac
Born and bred in the Big Easy, the Sazerac is a cornerstone of drinking culture in the South. So much so, that it is often said to be the first cocktail ever made, a rumor that has graced New Orleanian lips since the early 1800’s. While the Sazerac holds a prominent place in our history…