Editor’s Note: The Historic New Orleans Collection and The New Orleans Advocate present this occasional series looking back on the people, events and traditions that have shaped the Crescent City. The ...

As someone who binge-watched “Muscles & Mayhem: An Unauthorized Story of American Gladiators” on Netflix, I don’t shy away from the gauntlet. Recently, a reader threw one down. Granted, it had a ...

(Editor's note: The following was taken from "The Picayune's Creole Cook Book," circa 1901 and content may be dated) First, it will be necessary to explain here, for the benefit of many, that "File" ...

During my first year in this country, I was missing the familiar vegetation of my native El Salvador when I run into a medium size tree that reminded me of an avocado. It was early in the spring, when ...

Sassafras (sassafras albidum) is a whimsical understory tree that is common all along the Appalachian Mountains. Sassafras trees are abundant in Indiana County, including throughout White’s Woods and ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Anyone who's stirred a pot of rich seafood or chicken gumbo can attest to its multi-layered complexity. Getting that just-right combination of ...

The gumbo at Revelry is the creation of Chef Dominique Labeaud. His roots stem from New Orleans and Los Angeles. It became a tradition in his family to make and enjoy gumbo every year for the Holidays ...

Filé powder has been used by cooks in the Louisiana region for centuries. Filé is the ground leaf of the sassafras tree, Sassafras albidum, a member of the laurel family. Native to North America, the ...