Back-to-Back Bowl Games in the Big Easy

With one game left, the Saints can still make the playoffs with a win on Sunday against the Bears, provided Minnesota and Washington both lose on Sunday. It’s a long shot, but possible. If this unlikely scenario plays out, the Saints will face the Seahawks in Seattle for the first round of the post season—-a [...]

Saints Defeat Cardinals and Keep Playoff Hopes Alive

The Saints are back to .500 after beating the Cardinals yesterday afternoon 31-24. The Saints controlled the game for the most part, but not without the occassional turnover, sloppy drive and defensive lapse. Drew Brees was phenomenal, passing for 315 yards and 2 touchdowns. The Saints are holding onto their playoff hopes, in the middle [...]

Bank Robbery at the Capital One on Carrollton

According to WWLTV, at around 11:30am, Thursday morning, four men in masks with AK-47’s robbed an armored car that was stopped in front of the Capital One bank on Carrollton (between Oak and Zimpel). The suspects parked their car in the middle of Carrollton to block traffic and create a diversion. Then gunfire was exchanged [...]

Review: Philip Chan’s Asian Cajun Bistro

Asian Cajun Bistro is an exciting, dynamic place to eat. The dishes are exotic, fusing elements of traditional Asian concepts with spicy Louisiana flavors. And the menu is enormous.
With so much to choose from, my girlfriend and I ordered an assortment of smaller dishes. We started with fried green tomatoes with crawfish and lump crab [...]

Review: Brunch at Dante’s Kitchen

Dante’s Kitchen is a quaint uptown cottage turned restaurant. There is a welcoming, cozy air both inside and out—-wooden floors, fireplaces, brightly-colored walls, and a lovely patio outside, surrounded by plants, flowers and a wooden fence.
Dante’s is open every day for dinner; but it’s extremely popular for brunch on Saturdays and Sundays (10:30am-2:00pm). I’ve had [...]

Review: Venezia Restaurant

Born and raised in NY, I take my Italian food seriously. When I walked through the front door of Venezia Restaurant, the first thing I noticed was the aroma. It smelled like “real” Italian, which is always a treat outside NY. I know I sound like the arrogant New Yorker who thinks everything about NY [...]

Japanese Food in Uptown NOLA

There are four places that come to mind when I want Japanese food in the uptown area–Mikimoto, Kyoto, Hana and Ninja. All of these places are comparably priced with solid sushi, appetizers and entrees. So how do you know where to go?
KYOTO:
As far as looks, Kyoto is has the nicest [...]

Review: One Restaurant & Lounge

One Restaurant & Lounge is one of those places you don’t really hear much about; the sign in front is small, and to be honest, the first few times I passed it, I thought it was a clothing store.
That being said, when I finally had dinner at One, I was extremely impressed. The restaurant’s layout [...]

Tulane Police Officer Accused of Raping Tulane Student

As a recent graduate of Tulane, this is one of the most shocking stories I have ever read. About a month ago, the Tulane Hullabaloo reported about a male Tulane student in his junior year who was allegedly tasered and raped by an officer of the Tulane University Police Department (TUPD). According to the article, [...]