While it hasnt rained much in my part of town (carrollton) there must be a strong front in the higher atmosphere as the planes have been flying very low, south and slightly east every three minutes or so (over the levee.) which isn’t normal. #msy #neworleans #storm

Found out that my book, "The Obituary Cocktail," published by @lsupress.bsky.social was nominated for a 2026 James Beard Award!! Can't even express how excited I am -- and thank you to all who supported me and bought books. #ObituaryCocktail #neworleans

I stumbled upon Jacques Pepin cooking videos on #TikTok and became an instant fan. So when I brought it up to @brettmartin.bsky.social, turns out he wrote an amazing article about Pepin, that is about (to me) the power of food and healing. A must read. www.gq.com/story/food-a... #food #jacquespepin

I think I willfully forgot what a nightmare it is now picking up someone at the NO Airport (MSY).

The Masters golf tournament at Augusta National is on! Check out what golf stocks may be good to look at — or invest — during this favorite tournament. www.benzinga.com/markets/equi...

Remember that MLK said America suffers not just from "the vitriolic words and actions of the bad people but for the appalling silence of the good people."

Join me on Thurs. 3.26 at Avegno to kick off a new happy hour, "L'heure Verte" featuring absinthe cocktails such as an Obituary Cocktail and Death in the Afternoon! Avegno is at 1726 Soniat St., New Orleans, next to its sister restaurant, Gautreau's. #cocktails #neworleans

My morning so far: in front of my house a woman sideswiped a parked FedEx truck, then proceeded to blame him (i had to turn off the sound in my zoom meeting), then headed to Toast on Gentilly Blvd. by the Fair Grounds for breakfast. Had no idea it had moved here. Love it!

I bought 2 boxes of #GirlScoutcookies because it's an annual tradition. I also don't eat sweets. Then why am I already through box 1?

Come visit us at the New Orleans Book Festival @tulaneu.bsky.social in the Literary Lounge (Burgundy Room) on the Berger Lawn, Sat. March 14, 11 am-11:45 am. Find out the scoop on cocktails, history and more! #obituarycocktail #cocktails

Today's abysmal jobs report is a reminder that tax cuts for corporations and the rich don’t create jobs or grow the economy. What's required is investment in working people — and better wages. When workers have money to spend, the economy grows and businesses create more jobs. Remember this.

Come visit me, Cure's Neal Bodenheimer and Ramona's JordanSalcito at New Orleans Book Festival @tulaneu.bsky.social on Sat. March 14, 11 a.m.-11:45 p.m. I promise it will be fun! bookfest.tulane.edu/schedule/cel...

Franke & Johnnys (New Orleans) makes the best chargrilled oysters in the city. (And I have sampled enough to say that!)

Had a great weekend in Natchez signing books at Dixon Books (an amazing bookstore), visiting with friends there, back to New Orleans for crawfish at Port Orleans Brewing, now watching old school "Hawaii Five-O," and Jack Lord is, well, Steve McGarrett. Even Leon the cat approves.

Very excited to be heading up to Natchez, Miss. to sign books ("The Obituary Cocktail" and "The Café Brûlot," published by @lsupress.bsky.social) at Dixon Books & Loft this Sat. Feb. 21, 1-3 p.m. Looking forward to seeing my Natchez friends -- come up and surprise me!

I had an Obituary Cocktail at Fives bar to kick off Mardi Gras weekend, and I somehow made it to throw beads and more in the Iris parade! www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/ar...

Our founders, though deeply flawed, understood that democracy requires an informed citizenry and a government accountable to it people. That’s why the press is the only profession protected by the Constitution. It’s also why autocrats and oligarchs seek to control and destroy it.

Heads are going to explode 💥 Cato Institute just nuked the lie. Immigrants have cut U.S. deficits by $14.5 TRILLION since 1994, slashing the national debt by a third. All that “immigrants are bleeding us dry” noise? Absolute bullshit. 1/3

Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again. #Pinks #ProudBlue

Some great specialty cocktails to sample during Carnival via Elizabeth Pearce in New Orleans Magazine, including my Obituary Cocktail! Check them out! www.myneworleans.com/bar-tab-carn...

Where gallows humor meets good gin: Louisiana YouTube history channel, Louisiana Dread, features the "Obituary Cocktail" at Seven Three Distilling for its LA DRINKS! S2 Ep. 6 | New Orleans’ Darkest Martini youtu.be/xhy7jyci8Po?...

Come meet the St. Charles Avenue Activists of the Year! www.myneworleans.com/2025-activis...

How can an almost 90 year old woman (my mom) have the hearing of the Bionic Woman? All I want is a cocktail w/out guilt!

I know it is during the Tulane/Ole Miss game, but if ya need a last minute gift, come visit me @barnesandnoble.com in Metairie (3721 Veterans), today (12.20) 2-4, and I can sign “The Cafe Brulot” and “The Obituary Cocktail”!

College kids (21 & over) home or just need a family break? Time for a bar run! WhereY'at has a Bar Guide — and a feature on the Obituary Cocktail, the drink my new @lsupress book is about! Check it out on p. 20! www.whereyat.com/cocktail-of-... #cocktails #NewOrleans

I will be signing books at Oak Street Po-boy Fest tomorrow (11/16) @bluecypressbooks.bsky.social. Stop by, then get some po-boys, enjoy music and shops on the street! To get you in the mood, check out Mark Bologna's Beyond Bourbon Street podcast, taped at Z'otz. beyondbourbonst.com/the-obituary...

Kicking off November busy! Starting with the Louisiana Book Festival in Baton Rouge (come see me at 1:45 pm), then back to New Orleans for book signing & cocktails at Avegno, 6:30pm-8pm.

My book “The Obituary Cocktail” as well as Fives and other fun in this New York Times article!!! www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/d...

Why is the Orlando airport hiding gate 112? I had a thisclose connection (and suffered a middle seat, up front to make sure I made my flight) but almost missed it because I wasn’t expecting Gate 112 to be next to exit 120?!?! I was not alone in tbis dilemma.

It was fun meeting the Queen of Red Beans and Rice, Emily Shaya, for this article about her recipe being used at Miss River (located in Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts New Orleans). Find out what makes it so good — one secret: she uses Camellia Beans! #neworleans www.camelliabrand.com/red-beans-an...

Want to learn more about a drink called Obituary Cocktail? Then join me at the Garden District Book Shop when I go live to talk about it and have a demo of the drink and others on Thurs. Oct. 9 at 6 p.m. courtesy of Friends of the Cabildo! Preregister, please! friendsofthecabildo.org/foc-events-c...

Have to say the spicy Bloody Mary at Virgin Hotel New Orleans is spot on before a New Orleans Saints game! (They infuse their own vodka!)

Is playing board games, mahjong and cards good for you? Yes, it is! Find out more in my article in St. Charles Avenue magazine. www.myneworleans.com/how-games-of...

It's the last day (9.28) of Faulkner for All! Come down to BK House & Gardens in the French Quarter at 2:30 pm to see me mix an Obituary cocktail and talk briefly about my book on it. (I only have 15 minutes, so you can't be late!) Drown your sorrows or celebrate the Saints!

Such a thrill for my book, "The Obituary Cocktail," published by @lsupress.bsky.social, to be the cover story for The Times-Picayune @nolanews.bsky.social Lagniappe section! Photos by Chris Granger. The book is available at New Orleans bookstores and on Amazon.

"Big Fish" is on Pluto TV now! One of my favorite movies.

I was part (writer, interviewer, sometimes coordinator) of this Camellia Beans #Katrina20 video & article. It features stories of during and after the storm and how reminders of home were so important after. (Note, there are more scenes of devastation in link.) www.camelliabrand.com/cooking-red-...

COOLinary in New Orleans ends on Aug. 31 — so you have just enough time to head to Commander's Palace to sample Chef Meg Bickford's Cochon du Lait Tostada special. It uses Camellia Brand's red beans. Read all about it here! www.camelliabrand.com/beans-tradit...

I know those of us who lived through Hurricane Katrina approach these anniversaries with caution. I was asked to write an article about the efforts of the late Chef Paul Prudhomme after the storm, reminding me of how we pulled together after. #Katrina20 www.magicseasoningblends.com/katrina-20-c...

I wish la Peniche was still open. #marigny

"The Obituary Cocktail" book-signing alert! I will be in Metairie at Barnes & Noble (3721 Veterans) In New Orleans today (Sat. Aug. 2), 1 p.m.-3 p.m. to sign copies of my new book, as well as my first one, "The Café Brûlot." Both published by @lsupress.bsky.social authorsguild.org/member-spotl...

Hey Metairie! I will be at Barnes & Noble (3721 Veterans), Sat. Aug. 2, 1 p.m.-3 p.m., signing copies of my new cocktail book, "The Obituary Cocktail" and my previous one, "The Café Brûlot," published by @lsupress.bsky.social . Looking forward to seeing you!

Thx. Carlie Kollath Wells for the great article in @axios.com New Orleans about my new book, "The Obituary Cocktail"! See me today (7.23) at Ritz-Carlton for @talesofthecocktail.bsky.social 12:30 pm-1:30 pm at Bookstore & Bitters to get a personalized copy of the book! www.axios.com/local/new-or...

It’s one if those mornings that I wish I had room service!

Thank you @mickimaynard.bsky.social for this great article, "A New Orleans Cult Cocktail In the Spotlight" about my new book! open.substack.com/pub/culinary...

NEW: Metadata from the “raw” Epstein prison video shows approximately 2 minutes and 53 seconds were removed from one of two stitched-together clips. The cut starts right at the “missing minute.”

It's here! Debuting my latest book, "The Obituary Cocktail," on Fri. July 18 at Garden District Book Shop in #NewOrleans, 6-7ish p.m. It's part of @lsupress Iconic New Orleans Cocktail series! #books #cocktails

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Pretty sure my whole yoga class this morning was hungover. #yoga #yogahangover

Got caught in the rain, but fortunately, I parked in a garage next to Victoria's, an Italian coffee shop on Iberville. Potent espresso and very very good chocolate croissant! Totally recommend!