The New Orleans Museum of Art, NOMA, is the oldest fine arts museum in the city of New Orleans. It is situated within City Park, a short distance from the intersection of Carrollton Avenue and Esplanade Avenue, and near the terminus of the “Canal Street – City Park” streetcar line. It was established in 1911 as the Delgado Museum of Art. Initially funded through […]
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Art being sold along the fence around Jackson Square is a tradition. Every day, local artists show up and line the sidewalks and fences with their original artwork. The colorful canvasses are just as much a part of Jackson Square as the buildings surrounding it. From oil paintings of famous New Orleans landmarks to […]
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The Original Café Du Monde Coffee Stand was established in 1862 in the New Orleans French Market. The Café is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. It only closes on Christmas Day and on days when the occasional Hurricane passes too close to New Orleans. Ready to go to the table! […]
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Dinner at Antoine’s A Book by Frances Parkinson Keyes (Editor’s Note) As a best-selling novel in 1948 (multi-millions sold), Dinner at Antoine’s is both fiction and a time capsule of mid-century New Orleans’ history. It’s a peek into what life was like at that time, not just in New Orleans, but in the United States […]
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The French painter’s five-month sojourn with his mother’s family. Artist Edgar Degas was born in France but his mother was from New Orleans. On the occasion of Edgar’s birth, his father purchased a Creole cottage on Rampart Street in New Orleans and placed it in his son’s name, to link his oldest son to his […]
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How you are? Com’on in now… laissez le bon temps rouler! (A Cajun welcome. How are you, come in – let the good time roll.) This issue of ARTS&FOOD® Magazine is all about New Orleans, Louisiana, one of the most interesting and unique places in the United States of America. The Crescent City (so […]
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The Center for the History of Collecting was established at the Frick Art Reference Library. Just like artworks, museum quality art collectable objects need to be documented, cataloged and exhibited as a part of the art and cultural history of every era of civilization. New Orleans has, for many years, been a place for collectors […]
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Use this Table of Contents “ARCHIVE” to locate articles in past issues of ARTS & FOOD®. You can locate the articles based on their category and the creation date. The article may be in the month before the Publication Date, because it was uploaded the night before publication. ARTS&FOOD® • SPRING ISSUE 2020 – Shelter in Place […]
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Havana, Cuba: A Historic Car Museum on the Streets By Anna Addoms I recently traveled to Havana, Cuba, which for anyone who knows me, knows that Cuba has been on my travel bucket list forever. In many ways, Havana still exudes the experience of stepping into a time warp of the 1950’s – the architecture, […]
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Quality Italian Restaurant In Denver it’s an Indoor/outdoor dining experience. By Zane Beck Quality Italian (Denver & NYC) is a modern interpretation of an Italian-American Steakhouse; serving a cross between Italian-American cuisine, regional Italian cuisine, and traditional steakhouse fare. They use high-quality ingredients from Italy as well as from the United States. The restaurant references […]