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My New Orleans
04/30/2021
Mezze Sampler with Hummus, Jebna and Falafel along with flatbread
Aficionados of Middle Eastern cuisine have a compelling option in Saj, a picturesque new restaurant on Magazine Street that opened quietly during the pandemic’s peak last summer. With its crisp, contemporary design featuring splashes of bold color and elegant tile, Saj joins a short but notable list of establishments that distinctly levels up the quality and sourcing for Middle Eastern fare. You won’t find budget $5 gyros platters here. Think, instead, along the line of tangy pucks of whole baked feta, sweetened with a glaze of herbed Egyptian honey and tahini enlivened with the bright pop of fresh sweet peas.
My New Orleans
01/25/2021
So far this season, finding good news about Carnival has been about as easy as trying to catch a Zulu coconut in a crowd, but every so often circumstances take a fortunate bounce in our direction. Challenging situations sometimes create new ideas that can be lasting and enriching. There are glimmers of that this season.
One is the idea of decorating homes like floats. There have been two problems with conventional parades; there are too many of them and they have moved away from the neighborhoods. On the New Orleans East Bank, where most of the krewes march, all of the parades, except Endymion, are along the St. Charles route. (Endymion is the lone survivor along the Canal Street path.) There was a time when there were parades in Gentilly, along S. Carrollton Avenue; Treme and lower Mid-City. On the Jefferson Parish East Bank, parades once rolled along quaint Metairie Road; now most everything in on the Veterans route. To be fair, there is good reason
Promising news of a vaccine has councilmembers hopeful parades will be able to roll, even if later than usual.
“May is the target, because if the vaccines start rolling out this month, then that gives us, really, a full six months before that Memorial Day Weekend,” said Councilwoman Jennifer Van Vrancken.
Parish President Cynthia Lee Sheng said she also wants to see parades happen if possible, but she is concerned that could conflict with vaccine distributions.
“For us to have a good Mardi Gras, the vaccinations have to come first,” she said.
Business owners like Melvin Grodsky with Tuxedoes to Geaux pleaded for something to happen.