Jyl Benson
Freelance Writer and Editor at Freelance
Food and Dining Editor at NewOrleans
writer, editor, publicist
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2 days ago |
nola.com | Jyl Benson
The river has kept drawing them back. JoAnn and Joe Toomy moved to a penthouse condominium on the Old Gretna riverfront three years ago, after spending 14 years in a penthouse condominium on the Algiers Riverfront. Now they will never leave. “My next home will be a marble mausoleum,” said JoAnn Toomy. “I’m not going anywhere.”“My father moved us here from Hoboken, New Jersey, in 1950 to take a job operating a molasses terminal on the Mississippi River," said Joseph Toomy.
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1 week ago |
myneworleans.com | Jyl Benson
It’s here. Summer has arrived along with the big-dog-breathing-on-you humidity that leaves all of us lethargic and dreaming wistfully of the recently departed days of the especially spectacular spring we just enjoyed. Console yourself with cookies. As part of a rebrand with a new logo, the long-beloved New Orleans heritage brand Blue Plate Mayonnaise recently released a slew of easy recipes perfect for easy summer entertaining or simple sustenance.
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1 week ago |
myneworleans.com | Jyl Benson
On a leafy stretch of Prytania Street, Chef Michael DiIonno brings his culinary journey and his family full circle with Beggars Banquet, a 65-seat spot featuring a butterfly motif, Rolling Stones lyrics on the bathroom walls, a vaguely secretive atmosphere and a Southern-accented menu. His wife, Patty, and their daughter, Kat, have joined the endeavor. […] Already a subscriber?
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1 week ago |
nola.com | Jyl Benson
Christian Crocker’s interior design choices are motivated by her eye for beauty and a sense of impatience. “Why should I wait?” asked the Canton, Mississippi, native. “My mother and grandmother always had pretty things. Why should I wait until I own a house or have more money?
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2 weeks ago |
nola.com | Jyl Benson
A miniature folk art painting featuring the likeness of Joan of Arc and the heroine’s memorable quote, “I am not afraid. I was born to do this,” hangs in the primary bathroom in Beth D’Addono's Bywater home. The sentiment encapsulates how D’Addono approaches life: with fearlessness and curiosity, seemingly free of the bonds that keep so many tethered to lives they don’t enjoy out of fear of the unknown.
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