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There Is Always Room For Bread Pudding

Just want to journey back to my New Orleans weekend one more time -- time enough to share a valuable lesson in the art of excess and indulgence. It was a tutorial first taught to myself and my travel companion over an abundant brunch at Mother's on Podryas Streetm featuring Cafe au Laits, OJ...

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VittlesVamp — 6 hours ago

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Astoria's Culinary Tourist Trap Is Shuttered

Uncle George's has long been the Astoria "it" destination for Fodor's-lugging gyro and souvlaki loving tourists. The food was greasy. The help was greasier. And, now it looks like all that grease from Greece - and goodness knows what else - has finally caught up with the joint. S...

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VittlesVamp — 5 days ago

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Friday Lunch

I almost felt obliged to skip breakfast before visiting the world famous Galatoire's. If all went right, the plan for midday was a ritual-filled, artery-clogging, three-hour Friday lunch at the celebrated historic hot spot on Bourbon Street. But, all too easily, I buckled under the pressure ...

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VittlesVamp — October 30

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It All Started With A Sazerac

It was raining cats and dogs when we landed in New Orleans. Just getting out of the cab and into the lobby of the Hotel Monteleone was a sopping wet adventure. Weather.com had warned us, but even equipped with umbrellas, we weren't amply prepared for the downpour. Yet, we were on vacation. A g...

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VittlesVamp — October 26

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Big Easy By The Book

The new cookbook from New Orleans Chef John Besh arrived at more doorstep just in the nick of time. In time to fill my head with dreams of Belle River Crawfish Pie, Crab-and-Shrimp Stuffed Flounder, Busters and Grits, Oyster and Artichoke Soup and Old-Fashioned Double-Crusted Blackberry Pie. ...

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VittlesVamp — October 22

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Cotes Du Wrong

I'm not usually one to pay attention to advertisements when it comes to selecting a bottle of wine. But the new promotional posters for Cotes du Rhone caught my eye, due in no small part to an invitation to a celebratory fête -- a party at the Lower East Side's New Museum for the campaig...

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VittlesVamp — October 18