![Tasting New Orleans in person is the ideal way to experience this unique and captivating American city. Here, food and drink reflect its French and Spanish heritage with flavors of Cajun and Creole, while its ingredients are strictly Southern. See my recent travel feature (bit.ly/new-orleans-travel-nh) for my take on that heritage. The country’s most creative […]](https://www.morningjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/TNH-L-NEWORLEANSCOOKING-WBOX-0111-03-1.jpg?w=117 "Tasting New Orleans in person is the ideal way to experience this unique and captivating American city. Here, food and drink reflect its French and Spanish heritage with flavors of Cajun and Creole, while its ingredients are strictly Southern. See my recent travel feature (bit.ly/new-orleans-travel-nh) for my take on that heritage. The country’s most creative […]")
New Orleans has myriad unforgettable tastes to treasure
Tasting New Orleans in person is the ideal way to experience this unique and captivating American city. Here, food and drink reflect its French and Spanish heritage with flavors of...
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![New Orleans, perhaps more than any other, is a city defined by its food and drink, So even though we were joining a food-focused Mississippi River cruise in New Orleans, my friend and I arrived early so we could experience some of the city’s own food and beverage culture. Its jambalaya, gumbo, pralines and bread pudding all are dishes closely connected to the Crescent City, and we wanted to find out why. The Sazerac is the city’s official drink. Our demonstration class at the New Orleans School of Cooking set the tone with those recipes and showcased techniques and ingredients […]](https://www.morningjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/TNH-L-NEWORLEANSCOOKING-WBOX-0110-05.jpg?w=117 "New Orleans, perhaps more than any other, is a city defined by its food and drink, So even though we were joining a food-focused Mississippi River cruise in New Orleans, my friend and I arrived early so we could experience some of the city’s own food and beverage culture. Its jambalaya, gumbo, pralines and bread pudding all are dishes closely connected to the Crescent City, and we wanted to find out why. The Sazerac is the city’s official drink. Our demonstration class at the New Orleans School of Cooking set the tone with those recipes and showcased techniques and ingredients […]")
Much more than Mardi Gras, New Orleans is defined by food and drink
New Orleans, perhaps more than any other, is a city defined by its food and drink, So even though we were joining a food-focused Mississippi River cruise in New Orleans,...
![A quartet of closeby wineries, a tavern and distillery are collaborating to stage the Winter Warmer Wine & Cocktail Trail through early February. Each has libations paired with comfort foods and sweet treats, and once a person has completed the Trail comes a chance to win a Grand River Valley overnight getaway. The participating businesses, all members of The Valley Wine Group, are Grand River Cellars, Debonne Vineyards, Cask 307, South River Vineyard, Black Door Tavern and Red Eagle Distillery. The cost for the Trail treats is $7 at each stop. The event runs every day from noon to 5 […]](https://www.morningjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/TNH-L-WINTERWARMERWINETRAIL-0104-01-1.jpg?w=117 "A quartet of closeby wineries, a tavern and distillery are collaborating to stage the Winter Warmer Wine & Cocktail Trail through early February. Each has libations paired with comfort foods and sweet treats, and once a person has completed the Trail comes a chance to win a Grand River Valley overnight getaway. The participating businesses, all members of The Valley Wine Group, are Grand River Cellars, Debonne Vineyards, Cask 307, South River Vineyard, Black Door Tavern and Red Eagle Distillery. The cost for the Trail treats is $7 at each stop. The event runs every day from noon to 5 […]")
Valley Wine Group members offering Winter Warmer Wine and Cocktail Trail
A quartet of closeby wineries, a tavern and distillery are collaborating to stage the Winter Warmer Wine & Cocktail Trail through early February. Each has libations paired with comfort foods...
![Welcoming the New Year calls for a celebration, and there’s no shortage of places where 2024 can be brought in with champagne and party hats. One of the most tempting offerings is at Coppia in Chester Township, where chefs Talia Trovato and Hedy Pastran will have a 12-course tasting menu paired with wines. See coppiarestaurant.com […]](https://www.morningjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/TNH-L-NEWYEARSCHOCOLATE-1230-02-1.jpg?w=132 "Welcoming the New Year calls for a celebration, and there’s no shortage of places where 2024 can be brought in with champagne and party hats. One of the most tempting offerings is at Coppia in Chester Township, where chefs Talia Trovato and Hedy Pastran will have a 12-course tasting menu paired with wines. See coppiarestaurant.com […]")
Making Hot Chocolate Bar with garnishes for all will festively welcome 2024
Welcoming the New Year calls for a celebration, and there’s no shortage of places where 2024 can be brought in with champagne and party hats. One of the most tempting...
![Although the holidays slip by quickly, there’s still time to catch “FROST: An Ice-Capped Garden Experience at the Cleveland Botanical Garden,” the Northeast Ohio attraction’s exhibit ending Dec. 31. And hours until 9 p.m. on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays give an added bonus of lights against the darkness. That includes the first day of winter, Dec. 21, when our hemisphere has its greatest tilt away from the sun. Although it is the longest night of the year, it marks the time when days become longer as daylight returns in time’s march toward spring. Visitors are welcomed at the “Frost” entry […]](https://www.morningjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/TNH-L-FROST-WBOX-1218-01.jpg?w=118 "Although the holidays slip by quickly, there’s still time to catch “FROST: An Ice-Capped Garden Experience at the Cleveland Botanical Garden,” the Northeast Ohio attraction’s exhibit ending Dec. 31. And hours until 9 p.m. on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays give an added bonus of lights against the darkness. That includes the first day of winter, Dec. 21, when our hemisphere has its greatest tilt away from the sun. Although it is the longest night of the year, it marks the time when days become longer as daylight returns in time’s march toward spring. Visitors are welcomed at the “Frost” entry […]")
There’s still time to catch ‘Frost’ at Cleveland Botanical Garden
Although the holidays slip by quickly, there’s still time to catch “FROST: An Ice-Capped Garden Experience at the Cleveland Botanical Garden,” the Northeast Ohio attraction’s exhibit ending Dec. 31. And...
![Some great recipes for the holiday were my most prized souvenirs from a recent steam paddlewheeler cruise on the Lower Mississippi River. The introduction of new dishes resulting from a collaboration between American Queen Voyages’ Regina Charboneau, the cruise line’s culinary ambassador, and America’s Test Kitchen was the occasion for the cruise between New Orleans […]](https://www.morningjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/TNH-L-RIVERFOOD-WBOX-1214-01.jpg?w=108 "Some great recipes for the holiday were my most prized souvenirs from a recent steam paddlewheeler cruise on the Lower Mississippi River. The introduction of new dishes resulting from a collaboration between American Queen Voyages’ Regina Charboneau, the cruise line’s culinary ambassador, and America’s Test Kitchen was the occasion for the cruise between New Orleans […]")
Try holiday recipes from Mississippi River cruise collaboration
Some great recipes for the holiday were my most prized souvenirs from a recent steam paddlewheeler cruise on the Lower Mississippi River. The introduction of new dishes resulting from a...
![My recent weeklong Mississippi River cruise on the American Queen took me back through history on the last overnight steam paddlewheeler plying the muddy waters between New Orleans and Memphis. Traveling the 640-mile-long Lower Mississippi let me discover Cajun and Creole cultures, visit alligator-populated bayous and tap my toes to jazz, blues and cartoon-like music from a steam calliope. Built in 1995 and carrying more than 400 passengers, the American Queen is a replica of the long-gone original paddlewheelers, but its details are very authentic-looking. Paintings of those older boats in ports such as Louisville, Pittsburgh, Mackinac Island and Cleveland […]](https://www.morningjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/TNH-L-MISSISSIPPI-CRUISE-WBOX-1213-02.jpg?w=115 "My recent weeklong Mississippi River cruise on the American Queen took me back through history on the last overnight steam paddlewheeler plying the muddy waters between New Orleans and Memphis. Traveling the 640-mile-long Lower Mississippi let me discover Cajun and Creole cultures, visit alligator-populated bayous and tap my toes to jazz, blues and cartoon-like music from a steam calliope. Built in 1995 and carrying more than 400 passengers, the American Queen is a replica of the long-gone original paddlewheelers, but its details are very authentic-looking. Paintings of those older boats in ports such as Louisville, Pittsburgh, Mackinac Island and Cleveland […]")
Cruising the Lower Mississippi River on American Queen reveals a sleepy South
My recent weeklong Mississippi River cruise on the American Queen took me back through history on the last overnight steam paddlewheeler plying the muddy waters between New Orleans and Memphis....
![From plastic Legos to Lladro porcelain, banana leaves to bullet casings, the materials to create them run the gamut for the 400 Nativities from around the world on display in Kirtland. Historic Kirtland‘s “Behold, the Savior of the World” exhibit clearly shows many ways the birth of Jesus is celebrated from Zimbabwe to Peru. A […]](https://www.morningjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/TNH-L-NATIVITIES-WBOX-1207-09.jpg?w=117 "From plastic Legos to Lladro porcelain, banana leaves to bullet casings, the materials to create them run the gamut for the 400 Nativities from around the world on display in Kirtland. Historic Kirtland‘s “Behold, the Savior of the World” exhibit clearly shows many ways the birth of Jesus is celebrated from Zimbabwe to Peru. A […]")
Historic Kirtland’s ‘Behold, the Savior of the World’ boasts myriad Nativities
From plastic Legos to Lladro porcelain, banana leaves to bullet casings, the materials to create them run the gamut for the 400 Nativities from around the world on display in...
![Today’s automatic washers and dryers take care of our laundry, but anyone who has sopped up the watery overflow of a washing machine with towels or laboriously wrung out handwashed sheets can relate to the heaviness of wet laundry and the muscular effort needed to handle it. A very human scale to life in Paris […]](https://www.morningjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/TNH-L-CMA-Degas-WBOX-101520-01-1-1.jpg?w=95 "Today’s automatic washers and dryers take care of our laundry, but anyone who has sopped up the watery overflow of a washing machine with towels or laboriously wrung out handwashed sheets can relate to the heaviness of wet laundry and the muscular effort needed to handle it. A very human scale to life in Paris […]")
Cleveland Museum of Art’s ‘Degas’ brings human scale to Paris of the Impressionists
Today’s automatic washers and dryers take care of our laundry, but anyone who has sopped up the watery overflow of a washing machine with towels or laboriously wrung out handwashed...
![For more than 2,000 years, people have believed that late in each October, the veil between the living and the dead becomes more fragile, allowing passage between the two worlds. Mediums — those who claim to be in contact with those on the other side — have plenty of history in their favor. Samhain — when the dead returned to earth — was observed by the ancient Celts and others living in what now is Ireland, France and England and by their Druid priests, who built bonfires and wore animal heads to ward off evil. In the 400 years that […]](https://www.morningjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/TNH-L-MANSFIELDHAUNTS-WBOX-0111-01.jpg?w=140 "For more than 2,000 years, people have believed that late in each October, the veil between the living and the dead becomes more fragile, allowing passage between the two worlds. Mediums — those who claim to be in contact with those on the other side — have plenty of history in their favor. Samhain — when the dead returned to earth — was observed by the ancient Celts and others living in what now is Ireland, France and England and by their Druid priests, who built bonfires and wore animal heads to ward off evil. In the 400 years that […]")
Visit Mansfield for ‘Escape from Blood Prison,’ a big seasonal scare
For more than 2,000 years, people have believed that late in each October, the veil between the living and the dead becomes more fragile, allowing passage between the two worlds....