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New Orleans State History Exhibit
The Eighteenth Star: Treasures from 200 Years of Louisiana Statehood, is a new exhibit at the Historic New Orleans Collection. This new exhibit will feature many signature items from the holdings of museum’s collection to tell the stories that have defined Louisiana since its entry as the eighteenth state into the Union on April 30, [...]
September 26th, 2011 | Joe Rabhan | 0 comments | Continued
New Orleans Seafood Festival a Great Catch for Visitors to the Big Easy
For the fifth year in a row, visitors to New Orleans and locals alike will dive into the “Louisiana Seafood Festival” at Lafayette Park downtown on Friday, Saturday and Sunday Sept 9,10 & 11 2011. We went last year and had a blast sampling all the food and tasting the great local beers that were [...]
August 30th, 2011 | Joe Rabhan | 0 comments | Continued
Salú- New Orleans Bed and Breakfast Guests have Cheers for the Small Plates with the Big Taste!
Last evening, my wife Bebe and I took a few guests of the Inn with us to try out a relatively new restaurant located on Magazine Street just a few minutes from our New Orleans Bed and Breakfast. Although Salú, located at 3226 Magazine Street, has a distinctly Latin flavored feel, the name “Salú” was [...]
August 22nd, 2011 | Joe Rabhan | 0 comments | Continued
NOLA Brewery Open to Guests Visiting our New Orleans Bed and Breakfast
Not far from the Avenue Inn Bed and Breakfast at 3001 Tchoupitoulas Street is NOLA Brewery. It’s a short taxi ride for guests to New Orleans to plan a visit for an afternoon of education and fun. The brewery specializes in craft-brewed beers and currently offers four year-round brews and one seasonal variety. Located in [...]
August 19th, 2011 | Joe Rabhan | 0 comments | Continued
Freret Arts & Entertainment District comes to life for New Orleans Bed and Breakfast guests
Not far from the Avenue Inn Bed and Breakfast is a rapidly blossoming business area now referred to as the Freret Arts & Entertainment District. About 10 blocks from the Inn, the district is conveniently located in Uptown New Orleans, near the Universities — just blocks from the campuses of Tulane and Loyola. It’s accessible [...]
August 13th, 2011 | Joe Rabhan | 0 comments | Continued
Labor Day Weekend in New Orleans is Southern Decadence
For the past 40 years, Labor Day weekend in New Orleans has been the home of the Southern Decadence celebration. Once again, August 31- September 5, 2011, the Big Easy will hold it’s annual Gay Pride weekend and its great fun for participants and guests to New Orleans Bed and Breakfasts as well. The Crescent [...]
August 10th, 2011 | Joe Rabhan | 0 comments | Continued
COOLinary New Orleans – Bed and Breakfast guests celebrate dining in America’s Most Delicious City!
No matter the time of year, bed and breakfast guests to New Orleans have something to celebrate! And August is no different. For the entire month, restaurants participating in the dining promotion will feature mouth-watering 2 or 3 course lunches at $20 or LESS and 3 course dinners at $35 or LESS. In a town that [...]
August 2nd, 2011 | Joe Rabhan | 0 comments | Continued
New Orleans Bed and Breakfast Guests Jazz It Up at the Satchmo SummerFest
If you are into Jazz music, have we got a festival for you! One of our favorite events of the year, and a favorite of guests at our New Orleans Bed and Breakfast, will kick off next week in the French Quarter. Satchmo SummerFest, a multi-day celebration of the music and life of Louis “Satchmo” [...]
July 29th, 2011 | Joe Rabhan | 0 comments | Continued
Guests Enjoy the Tastes and Tales of the Cocktail in New Orleans July 20-24, 2011
It is believed that the first ever cocktail, known as the Sazerac, was “formulated” in New Orleans in the early 19th century by a pharmacist named Antoine Amadee Peychaud. Peychaud poured a mixture of his family’s recipe for stomach bitters and some French brandy into double-end egg cup. The French for egg cup is coquetiers [...]
July 22nd, 2011 | Joe Rabhan | 0 comments | Continued
New Orleans is the Coolest Place on Earth, Even in the Summer!
Visitors to New Orleans need not be worried about the heat. Yes we have it, but there are so many ways to beat it. As Innkeepers of the Avenue Inn Bed and Breakfast we have researched (yes, its a tough job, but someone has to do it) a few favorite ways to enjoy our historic [...]
June 15th, 2011 | Joe Rabhan | 0 comments | Continued