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Website: https://www.tripadvisor.com/TravelersChoice-Destinations-cFood-g191 New Orleans was voted as the Best Food Destination on Tripadvisor! Destination Kitchen’s very own “Food Walking Tour of the French Quarter with Small-Group Option” was awarded the Tripadvisor Travelers’ Choice Award for 2022! We are very honored to have received this award. None of this would be possible without all of our…

I love King Cake. Living in New Orleans or visiting France over the holidays, my New Year’s diet typically starts after the 6th of January. Check out these cuties and beauties from our French friends. 🙂

Until I started shopping regularly at my farmers’ market I was never a big fan of celery. Sure, it’s important as an aromatic vegetable to build a flavor base for soups or sauces, but on it’s own I always found it pretty insipid; pale and watery in both appearance and flavor. All that changed when…

In the 1920s, a bohemian scene emerged in the French Quarter of New Orleans that contributed to its preservation and revitalization as a tourist destination. In the 1920s, a bohemian scene emerged in the French Quarter of New Orleans that The Double Dealer magazine hailed as “the Renaissance of the Vieux Carré.” Some of the…

Rock on! | What pops my & your cork? | That’s how I roll! Dear friends, My passions transcend into a huge benefit for you, my potential guest(s). It is my desire to share with you the places that I have explored and that we may visit together or that I recommend to you; as…

The Spruce / Diana Rattray Ah – The ground tender leaves of the Sassafras plant! What is Filé Powder? Filé powder, also known as gumbo filé, is an herbal powder made from the dried and ground leaves of the sassafras tree (Sassafras albidum), native to eastern North America. The roots and bark of this same…

Do you have a “Yunk” drawer? Is it a Southern “thang? Or, is it an American thing? Do you only have just one? Is it in the kitchen? Have someone visiting at home and not from the South? …..And when looking for something, you tell them to look in the “Yunk” drawer? The funniest thing…

Gumbo is a thick soup that can be considered the signature dish of south Louisiana. Gumbo is a thick soup that could be considered the defining dish of South Louisiana, and yet, there is no standard recipe, as the dish straddles both Creole and Cajun cuisines, racial lines, and, in more recent times, even the…

Today the French Quarter of New Orleans is among the most instantly recognizable half-square miles in the world and is synonymous with the city as a whole. It is also commonly called the Vieux Carré – a term meaning “Old Square” in French and coined around the 1890s when the Quarter was evolving into a…

The pineapple is recognized as a traditional expression of “welcome” throughout the South and in areas along the Eastern Seaboard. Appearing on all sorts of décor – from door knockers to quilts – the fruit symbolizes those intangible assets we appreciate in a home: warmth, welcome, friendship and hospitality. I discovered this when we moved…

A big thank you to Tripadvisor and all of our wonderful tourists who have booked with us. We appreciate each and everyone of you. We are in the top 10% of attractions worldwide. Thank you for your continued support of Destination Kitchen!

4 bone-in chicken breasts – halves  3 tablespoons EV olive oil  2 lemons, cut in half lengthwise, then sliced  1 onion chopped medium in size 2 cloves garlic, peeled & minced  1/2 cup green olives, pitted and halved  1 cup chicken stock , unsalted is okay if you prefer 1 cup water  2 teaspoons fresh…