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Quartering

After giving up on my attempt to see two great women performers on (rainy) Thursday FQF, (Irma Thomas and Susan Cowsill) I instead met up with FQ friend and headed to Domenica at The Roosevelt for their popular Happy Hour half price pizzas and wine. A great treat to eat their excellent food, whether rainy or sunny.
I can highly recommend the Cotechino pizza (pork sausage, scallions & tomatoes.)

On Friday, made it to the festivities. I stopped to see friend Chip Wilson playing at Kerry Irish Pub; Remember, not all of the music is on the street!
Then to Jackson Square which I think is one of the best stages (besides the Royal Street stages and now I want to see the Ursuline Convent stage! Only in New Orleans…)

Chip Wilson (guitar and vocals) with Mark McGrain (trombone) at Kerry Irish Pub

Chip Wilson (guitar and vocals) with Mark McGrain (trombone) at Kerry Irish Pub

Jackson Square

Jackson Square

A local favorite, Vaucresson Crawfish Sausage poboys are back. A local favorite, Vaucresson Crawfish Sausage poboys are still to be found at our local festivals thank you.

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Once again, a truck (in violation of the law) will end up doing some damage to historic buildings.

Illegal truck i the Quarter

Illegal truck i the Quarter

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Make Your Own Fun at FQF

Map of the stages for French Quarter Festival 2013

Map of the stages for French Quarter Festival 2013

Use the excellent schedule maker to select your own schedule each day for the French Quarter Festival, which has to be one of the greatest events in the U.S. to hear music while experiencing the center of our beautiful city.

French Quarter Festivals Inc. – New Orleans, Louisiana – Schedule.

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3 Easter parades to roll in French Quarter Sunday

For in your Easter bonnet, with all the frills upon it
You’ll be the grandest lady in the Easter parade…
all 3 of them.
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Save Tujague’s – Please –

If this doesn’t beat all. FQ building owner showing his ignorance for his own family’s legacy and his building by saying he is selling one of the most historic restaurants in the city to a t-shirt shop owner in the Quarter who says it will soon be filled with fried chicken and more t-shirts. This building housed Madame Begue’s which was the most popular pre-Civil War era restaurant in New Orleans (and maybe North America) and was rejuvenated by This guy’s brother, the convivial Steven Latter as an “everybody knows your name” French Quarter place. Now that Steven Latter has passed away, they have barely waited for him to be in the ground before pulling this crap.
Not sure much can be done by regular citizens-this may be up to the money folks who can throw some dollars at this jerk to get him to sell and move the hell away.
Stay tuned.
UPDATE: SAVED by the citizens of our city with new menu and cookbook.

Save Tujague's – Please – The Editor's Room – March 2013 – New Orleans, LA.