Seriously though, I’m about to set up on a corner with a sign “WILL WORK FOR CRAWFISH.” I mean, I live in this town because I love seafood, long summers and the lack of judgement concerning the ability to get drunk in public. If I can’t have all of them, …

What do you get when you combine the best holiday in U.S. with the best town in the South?

After working in the service industry for several years, I’ve had to explain what a Sazerac is to countless customers. I doubt my explanation is very good because frankly, I don’t think they taste very appealing. But before you shun me, let me explain. It’s like when people say they …

Here at Red Beans and Life, we try to explain the happenings, the culture and the people of New Orleans. Which is no easy task. This place is strange. Seriously, this town if full of freaks and weirdos. It does all these things that just don’t make sense to visitors. …

Just because you're broke as hell, doesn't mean you can't get a date & have a good time.

Where there's crawfish, there's beer. And where there's beer, there's friends.

As per usual, my friends and I were stuffing our faces with the city’s finest when the conversation turned to the city’s great culinary scene. We argued over favorite restaurants, favorite recipes, best chefs and we all had different answers. Maybe we’ve just been spoiled all our lives but we …

Seriously, if you don't try a burger from here at least once, you're a failure.

If you are a NOLA newbie, making friends can be a little difficult at first. Everyone seems to have grown up together and formed extremely close-knit relationships. You aren’t wrong. People are born, raised, live and die in this town so the friendships are very close. But don’t worry, the …

When I was a kid, I lived in a small town outside Atlanta and I would spend a week in New Orleans every year for Mardi Gras with my family. When I would return to Georgia, I would regale my friends with stories about this amazing party that I attended. …