8 years ago today, many New Orleanians lives were changed. Hurricane Katrina hit. Many restaurants closed their doors for good. One area...

Galatoire’s is my favorite French Quarter restaurant, located on Bourbon St. During peak restaurant hours, especially lunch on Friday,...

OK, I know what you are thinking. What does Dom DeLuise have to do with New Orleans style cooking? In 1998, Dom was the guest chef for...

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...

My wife and I are  currently celebrating our birthday week. She was born August 6th and I on August 13th. A celebration dinner in New...

I was looking for a different way to cook chicken and thought of this dish. It is simple to make and very flavorable. While Mosca’s is...

Today is National Oyster Day. The quality of Oysters in the hot summer months are not the best. This is the time of year that the oysters...

One of my favorite dishes to cook is Jambalaya. There are so many variations that I could probably live on Jambalaya. Last week was 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...

Here is a recipe from Brennan’s that was demonstrated by Chef Mike Roussel at the 1996 Chef’s Charity for Children. It is the main...

This is a recipe that was created by the most recent executive chef of Brennan’s, Lazone Randolph. He has been the executive chef since...

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

There has been no new news on the reopening of Brennan’s. So here is another recipe from that currently closed kitchen. Asparagus are...

Here is a recipe I created for Cannon’s Sugar Free (Sugar Buster) Menu. The Sugar Buster Diet was created by 4 New Orleans doctors. It...

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...

Brennan’s Restaurant is currently closed. Due to many issues, the restaurant was closed last Thursday. Check out this article by Tom...

This salad is not your ordinary salad. Created at Cannon’s restaurant, the Oriental Chicken salad contains items not often seen in green...

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...