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  Matt Haines didn’t intend to write a book on king cake, its historical and modern incarnations, or the bakers who mix and roll it into shape and knead innovations into their dough each year. But when you spend a Carnival season determinedly sampling your way through scores of king cake varieties in the metro […]

The King Cake Hub, a Carnival pop-up, opened for its fourth season Jan. 6 with its traditional Twelfth Night kickoff party at a new location next to the Zony Mash Beer Project at South Broad and Thalia Street.  As usual, the first sweet taste of Carnival was enjoyed to live music, Mardi Gras Indian chants […]

My New Orleans 03/01/2021 This powder room features an antique Trumeau mirror, Melange Sconces by Kelly Wearstler, linens from Sophisticated Thread and a window shade in Ventaglio Crocus fabric by Designers Guild made by Renée LeJeune Designs. This powder room features an antique Trumeau mirror, Melange Sconces by Kelly Wearstler, linens from Sophisticated Thread and a window shade in Ventaglio Crocus fabric by Designers Guild made by Renée LeJeune Designs. The homeowners used furniture they ...

My New Orleans   Before you know it, it will be Carnival. My wife and daughters recently visited the King Cake Hub and I am told it was delightful. They came home with a cake from Haydel’s, and I was well pleased. “It’s like what I imagine McKenzie’s used to taste like, except not dry” is what I said. I liked McKenzie’s king cakes, for the record. It’s a great idea: a central location you can go and buy a king cake from a bunch of different bakeries. It’s the Tsukiji fish marke...

My New Orleans 01/14/2021 Alison Vega-Knoll and Chris Wilson recently pumped some excitement into the upscale grab-and-go and market scene with the opening of Larder (3005 Veterans Blvd., Metairie, lardergourmetmarket.com). The gourmet market and casual eatery has plenty of outdoor seating in a garden setting (as garden-like as you can get on Veterans Boulevard, anyway. Amman Landscaping did a lovely job.) and drive though pick-up is in the works. The market and dining area unfold around a l...