Jyl Benson
Freelance Writer and Editor at Freelance
Food and Dining Editor at NewOrleans
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3 weeks ago |
nola.com | Jyl Benson
California photographer Steve Rapport came to New Orleans in March 2022 to shoot a concert at Tipitina's. He also went to visit Preservation Hall to meet with creative director Ben Jaffe, who had contacted him months before about purchasing prints of The Clash and David Bowie, both of whom Rapport had photographed extensively. “I felt an instant connection to Ben, his band and Preservation Hall,” said Rapport, a native of London’s East End.
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3 weeks ago |
myneworleans.com | Jyl Benson
Last year, Chef Nina Compton and husband/business partner Larry Miller changed the focus of Bywater American Bistro to call attention to the extraordinary pasta skills the chef garnered while working under Scott Conant at Scarpetta in Miami. Rebranded at BABS, the vibrant Bywater spot highlights the James Beard: Best Chef South winner’s Italian training and technique, while her flagship Compere Lapin is all about her native Caribbean roots.
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3 weeks ago |
myneworleans.com | Jyl Benson
Before the Snowpocalypse blanketed us with 8 to 12 inches of snow, people were already firing up their rigs for early-season crawfish boils. While the snow brought joy for most, it also raised concerns about how the five-day stretch of frigid weather would impact Louisiana’s favorite uber-seasonal crustacean. According to experts with the LSU Ag […] Already a subscriber?
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4 weeks ago |
nola.com | Jyl Benson
Enthusiastic world travelers Garrick and Darcie Braai have collections of artwork and mementos from their travels with their young sons to such far-off places as Thailand, New Zealand and Iceland. Of all of their collectibles, however, the most attention is garnered by artifacts unearthed in their own yard, behind their 1896 four-bay Victorian shotgun double in Algiers Point. “When I took the plaster off the fireplace, I exposed the brick,” Garrick Braai said.
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1 month ago |
nola.com | Jyl Benson
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