The Unofficial Guide^? to New Orleans, 5th Edition

by Eve Zibart; With: Tom Fitzmorris; Will Coviello

• ISBN13: 9780764583438
• ISBN10: 0764583433
• Edition: 5th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-01-01
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

Hurricane recovery has been swifter than expected with both Mardi Gras and the 2006 Jazz Festival being held this year despite the damage suffered; both events are signs that the city is being revitalized and is still welcoming to visitors More than 1,000 restaurants and more than half of the areas hotels have reopened Additionally, the Louisiana Office of Tourism has launched a new $7 million national ad campaign to respark travelers' interest in Louisiana and New Orleans More than 25 large-scale conventions (some with more than 20,000 planned attendees) are scheduled for New Orleans this year alone.

Author Biography

EVE ZIBART is a native of Nashville who began her career as a reporter at age 17 at The Tennessean in Nashville. She moved to Washington, and the Washington Post, in 1977 and has served as critic, editor, and columnist at various times for the newspaper’s “Style,” “Weekend,” “TV,” “Metro,” and “Magazine” sections. For the past decade, she has roamed Washington’s restaurants, carryouts, bars, and nightclubs, with the occasional foray into museums and legitimate theater. In addition to her Post columns, Eve has written or cowritten eight books and regularly appears in a variety of lifestyle magazines. In spite of God’s repeated physical admonishments, Eve continues to play a variety of sports, split her own firewood, and haul rocks into what she hopes will become a Japanese garden within her lifetime.

TOM FITZMORRIS has written a weekly restaurant review column in New Orleans for more than 30 years. He is also the host of the daily three-hour Food Show on WSMB radio, and he publishes the New Orleans Menu Daily at www.nomenu.com. He has written 20 dining guides and cookbooks about the New Orleans food scene. Tom was born on Mardi Gras.

WILL COVIELLO is the arts and entertainment editor for Gambit Weekly in New Orleans. He has covered entertainment, arts, culture, and news for various local and national publications. He came to New Orleans for Mardi Gras in 1992 and never left.

Table of Contents

List of Maps

About the Author and Contributors

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Let the Good Times Roll

About This Guide

How Come ""Unofficial ""?Creating a Guidebook

How Unofficial Guides Are Different

How This Guide Was Researched and Written

Letters, Comments, and Questions from Readers

""Inside "" New Orleans for Outsiders

How Information Is Organized: By Subject and by Geographic Area

Part 1

A Too-short History of a Fascinating Place

The French Flag

The Spanish Flag

Three Flags in Fort

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