Last night was the premiere of Top Chef New Orleans. I don’t know why it took them 11 seasons to have their competition in New Orleans....

Sabayon was one of my favorite desserts at LeRuth’s. This is a recipe from Masson’s restaurant that taste just like I remember from...

40 years ago today, my life changed forever. On 9/9/1973, my father passed away. I had just celebrated my 11th birthday. Not a day goes...

Here is another recipe from Chef Warren Leruth’s mother, Estelle.  Occassionally, these brownies would appear on the cookie tray that was...

Brennan’s has been closed since June 27th. Since then, there have been lawsuits filed by family members trying to gain control of the...

Here is the daily recipe sent to me from the Food Network. I could not wait to pass it on because it contains one of my favorite...

Here is another recipe from my collection of Brennan’s Dessert plates. This is Crepes Suzette without the crepe. It is served over ice...

I am happy to share another recipe from Brennan’s Restaurant. Everyone knows that the most famous dessert from Brennan’s is Bananas...

This is a side dish that works great with BBQ ribs. It also taste great on top of ice cream as a dessert. This is how this dish was used...

Tom Fitzmorris is a food critic in New Orleans. He host a radio show devoted to food on 1350am M-F 3 to 6 pm. This is an interesting...

This dish is what is known as a flourless chocolate cake. What most people don’t know is that Chef Warren Leruth started his career as a...

I recently discovered some interesting things that were my mother’s. They are a set of 8 dessert plates with 4 different Brennan’s...

Summer is here. Time for people to start thinking tropical. Whenever I think of the tropics, I think of coconut. Here is a recipe from my...

One of my favorite desserts is Key Lime Pie. I know that key limes are not a native New Orleans fruit. However, it is a perfect pie for...

Peanut Butter is onr of my favoite foods. Growing up, it was hard to keep in the house. Peanut Butter was eaten by the spoonfull. Here is...

In honor of Mother’s day, here is another of my mother’s recipes. This is a take on Cup custard, a one time favorite dessert in New...

Mr B’s Bistro has always been my favorite special occassion restaurant. Mr B’s opened in 1979. That August, I ate at Mr B’s before my...

This past weekend was the 42nd Ponchatoula Strawberry Festival. Ponchatoula, the Strawberry capital of the World, is a hour Northwest of...

Today is Valentine’s Day. When I think about dessert for a Valentine dinner, the first thing I think of is White Chocolate.  I have never...

To me , the ultimate chocolate was the Blackout Cake from the closed McKenzie’ bakeries. It was all the chocolate you would want and them...