New Orleans City Guide
Jazz, gumbo, and grand hotels at the southern end of the Jefferson Highway.
New Orleans is where the Jefferson Highway ends, and where the party keeps going. Hear jazz in a French Quarter club, sit down to Creole classics in a historic dining room, toast with a Sazerac, and step into the grand lobby of a hotel that fills an entire city block. Whether it's your first visit or your fifteenth, these Big Blend Radio episodes will help you plan it.
Float at Mardi Gras World. Photo by Terri Guthrie. Hear her NOLA Podcast Episode.
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New Orleans Articles & Podcasts:
- Travel New Orleans with Terri: Favorite Jazz Clubs, Restaurants & Must-See Experiences. Travel journalist Terri Guthrie shares her insider guide to the Crescent City, from intimate French Quarter jazz joints like Preservation Hall to Creole dining at Commander's Palace. She also visits the Sazerac House, Mardi Gras World, and the National WWII Museum, and shares an official Sazerac recipe.
- A Taste of New Orleans: Food, Cocktails, Festivals & Culinary Traditions. Mary Beth Romig of New Orleans & Company explores the city's food scene, from historic dining rooms like Antoine's and Tujague's to the history of the Sazerac. Get the scoop on signature events including Tales of the Cocktail, French Quarter Festival, and Jazz Fest.
- Step Inside the Grandeur: Uncovering The Roosevelt New Orleans with Les Patin. Terri Guthrie tours The Roosevelt New Orleans, a Waldorf Astoria hotel, with marketing manager Les Patin. Explore the block-long lobby, the Sazerac Bar, Huey Long's colorful history, and the hotel's famous holiday displays.
- All Aboard! Exploring the Gulf Coast on Amtrak's Mardi Gras Train. Terri rides Amtrak's Mardi Gras Train from New Orleans through coastal Mississippi to Mobile, Alabama, with Southern Rail Commission Chairman Knox Ross, who tells how Gulf Coast passenger rail came back.
Beautiful Garden District of New Orleans. Photo by Terri Guthrie. Hear her NOLA Podcast Episode.