Weekly Column

These days, emotions are running high. One minute, I’m in my truck thinking about our restaurants or the travel business,…

It’s king cake season. Those four words don’t carry a lot of weight across 90% of this country. Though in…

It looks like 2023 will go down as the year of the king cake— at least in my book. I…

NEW ORLEANS— In a poll of national food critics I believe New Orleans would be listed among the top three…

The following is the first in a summer-column series that will cover dining in New Orleans. Over the next four…

This past weekend was a memorable one for our family. Our 26-year old daughter got engaged to her longtime boyfriend.…

In the 1990s, I was at a statewide board meeting for the Mississippi Restaurant Association, and during a discussion about…

CHICAGO— This city has been a part of my life for the past thirty-five years. It’s a city that holds…

Last week, a polar vortex blew through the region and New Orleans got eight inches of snow. I think that’s…

A bitter cold has settled into the Pine Belt of Mississippi this week, and it’s the kind of chill that…

Most of my life, I wasn’t a fan of Mardi Gras king cakes. Even during the decades when I consumed…

For most of my early life, barbecue wasn’t much of a staple. Not because I didn’t like it—far from it—but…

For the past 25 years, my final column of the year has always been a list of the top 10…

Pride is a complex emotion. Sitting in the audience, watching my son walk across the stage to receive his bachelor’s…

Last night, my leadership team gathered for our 37th annual Christmas dinner—a tradition I cherish. It’s a moment to pause,…