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Ian McNulty shares a spot in the French Quarter with a rotating selection of king cakes and details some of his favorite king cake slices. Poet Wolfe digs into a new French king cake provider in Mid-City. Catherine Comeaux offers her red Thai curry duck recipe.

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Which coffee shop is the best in the New Orleans area? Vote in round 3 our coffee shop bracket!

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The love of coffee in New Orleans is real. And there is no shortage of places around town — or in Jefferson and St. Tammany parishes — to get a cup of joe or a sweet, caffeine-filled concoction. Read more

Dooky Chase’s reopens upstairs dining room where Civil Rights history was made. See inside

BY IAN MCNULTY | Staff writer

Dodie Smith-Simmons is one of the Freedom Riders, a hero of the Civil Rights Movement. She stepped into the small upstairs dining room at Dooky Chase’s Restaurant on Monday evening with a feeling of both joy and reverence. Read more

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Looking for king cake in the French Quarter? This shop has a variety to try, parties ahead.

These are Ian McNulty's top king cakes from Mardi Gras 2024. Here's where to get them

A new Mid-City café is baking a traditional French king cake beloved in northern France

Love and ducks, or how to cook a variety of the birds in one pot with red Thai curry

A few more bites

Which coffee shop is the best in the New Orleans area? Vote in round 3 our coffee shop bracket!

Dooky Chase’s reopens upstairs dining room where Civil Rights history was made. See inside