I made a quick day trip four months after that to have lunch at Galatoire’s and celebrate the reopening of that legendary restaurant. John Fontenot, my Galatoire’s preferee, was living in a FEMA trailer but was cheerful as ever. “Tell people to come back,” he said. “The city nee...
the living mystery.” Those words “myth” and “mystery” recur often throughout Mugge’s portrait of the man. Sun Ra is little known outside certain circles, but he retains a devoted following and immense respect among serious jazz aficionados. I was surprised when two novels I...
I’ll leave y’all with another family recipe that’s characteristically short and exceptionally sweet. Remember, handle with care. Pecan Pie (Kay) 1 cup white Karo syrup 1 1/2 cups pecans 1/2 cup sugar 3 eggs (beaten) 1 t vanilla ...
White Southerners have often been accused of “living in the past.” I’m afraid we’ve reached a time when the entire nation is living in the past and we’re too paralyzed to move forward. I taught at an HBCU (Historically Black College / University) for the last eighteen years of ...
is a beautiful book of essays published last year. Renkl knows how to watch and appreciate birds and savor the nature all around us if we just pay attention. A big edition of Audubon’sThe Birds of Americasits on the coffee table in my living room. I visit it often when I am at hom...