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The New Orleans School of Cooking

12/05/2014 by .
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“This isn’t a cookery lesson, it’s a history lesson” warns Jeff, head teacher at The New Orleans School of Cooking just before launching into a demonstration that produces a perfectly formed Gumbo. “You can’t possibly expect to recreate a dish without understanding how it got here in the first place.”

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South City Kitchen. Indulge in delicious Southern cuisine

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Miami Art and Deco. The Perfect Double Act.

30/10/2013 by .
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To all intents and purposes, it was a hotel and restaurant; a nice one it has to be said, but a hotel and restaurant nevertheless. But the minute it was pointed out to me that The Carlisle was where Don Johnson stepped out of his red Ferrari in the opening shot of the very first episode of Miami Vice, it took on a whole new meaning for me.

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Original Ninfa’s on Navigation.

26/09/2013This entry was posted in Houston, North America, Texas, USA and tagged , , , on by .
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Considering the size of Houston, this traditional nondescript Mexican restaurant tucked away on a nondescript road just off interstate 59 has a reputation so good people come from miles away to eat here.This is Original Ninfa’s on Navigation.

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Weekend in Austin. Just what you unexpected.

25/09/2013This entry was posted in Austin, North America, Texas, USA and tagged , , , on by .
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The packed crowd in Austin’s legendary Continental Club were watching The Whiskey Sisters strut their country rock stuff and clearly loving every minute of it. This is what a weekend in Austin should be like.

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Houmas House, New Orleans. Just a sweet sweet southern belle.

02/09/2013This entry was posted in Louisiana, New Orleans, North America, USA and tagged on by .
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Kevin Kelly was in an expansive mood. After all, it was lunch time and we were enjoying some of his fine southern hospitality courtesy of cuisine wizard, Jeremy Langlois .

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The Granary Cue & Brew. San Antonio

26/08/2013This entry was posted in North America, Texas, USA and tagged , , on by .
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If you didn’t know any better, you would drive right on past  The Granary Cue & Brew location at The Pearl Brewery, thinking it was the long forgotten relic of a once thriving local beer enterprise on the edge of town.

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