Showing posts with label French Quarter. Show all posts
Showing posts with label French Quarter. Show all posts

Sep 13, 2025

Grabbing a bite at the New Orleans Vampire Café

I can think of no city in the United States that embraces vampire legends quite like New Orleans.  Being considered one of the most haunted cities in America helps, as do the above-ground cemeteries throughout the city and the vampire-themed tours that are easily found in the French Quarter.  Then there are places like the New Orleans Vampire Café, which take the theme to a whole other level. 


Dec 27, 2019

An unbeatable breakfast at Jimmy J’s Cafe, New Orleans


Foodies and travel enthusiasts like me have likely heard of the television show, “The Best Thing I Ever Ate,” which features various celebrity chefs and other famous personalities discussing their all-time favorite dishes from restaurants all over the world according to each episode’s theme.  If they ever ran a version of this show featuring commoners like me and my wife Punky, I’m fairly certain she’d want to be on the breakfast episode talking about this …


… the cochon du lait eggs benedict at Jimmy J’s Cafe, a small but crazy popular breakfast and lunch spot in New Orleans’ French Quarter. 

Scenes from the Lawrence Welk Birthplace, Strasburg, N.D.

Picture yourself cruising through the rolling hills and farmland of southern North Dakota early on a late summer morning.  The sun is stil...