Mardi Gras is not about partying. I mean it definitely is, but it’s about more than that. Mardi Gras is about exuberance. Obviously, it’s a drinking holiday, but you shouldn’t just drink anything; ...

When it comes to absinthe — the mythical green-hued spirit — there’s plenty of history, lore, and plenty of enticing cocktail recipes to go around. There are also quite a few misconceptions ...

Made popular during the late nineteenth century, absinthe was the aphrodisiac of La Belle Époque. It was portrayed as a ...

Topping the charts this week is a New Orleans-born cocktail. Named in a similar (morbid) spirit as the Corpse Reviver and Death in the Afternoon, the Obituary, an absinthe-laced twist on a gin martini ...

If you’re too old to trick-or-treat, we rounded up the best recipes for a Halloween party, included the brain duster, zombie, ...

Few cities do spooky like New Orleans. Mix Anne Rice’s vampires, aboveground burials and a tradition of jazz funerals and you ...

The classic New Orleans cocktail, The Obituary, can hit the mark at any home gathering during this time of the year.

Few cities do spooky like New Orleans. Mix Anne Rice’s vampires, aboveground burials and a tradition of jazz funerals and you get a city undaunted by death.