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Tag: New Orleans culture
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…
A Sip of Summer
History of the Pimm’s Cup With the first days of April upon us, the temperatures are quickly rising, threatening the upcoming summer heat that New Orleans is famous for. While we can’t offer a solution for the humidity of a Southern summer, we can promise that one of the quickest ways to cool down in…
Carnival Traditions Around the World: Part 2
Carnival Around the World Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Though it now boasts one of the most vibrant Mardi Gras parties in the world, Brazil did not always celebrate this way. Dating back to 1723, Carnival was brought to Rio de Janeiro by the Portuguese. Their way of celebrating meant groups of men taking to…
Carnival Traditions Around the World: Part 1
Carnival Traditions Around the World: Part 1 While perhaps the epicenter, New Orleans is by no means the only place in the world to celebrate Mardi Gras. We are but one of many Mardi parties that take place across not only countries but continents. Varying from India to Germany, Canada to Belgium, carnival celebrations occur…
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…
Christmas Hurricane at Pat O’Briens
The History of Hurricane Cocktails Of the seemingly infinite number of New Orleans cocktails, the Hurricane is perhaps the one that represents our city’s ability to adapt best. Born of necessity, this cocktail has become a Crescent City classic and a bartending staple. So let’s take a peek into its tropical past and see what…
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…