On Thursday evening, the Southern Food and Beverage Museum invited food historian, Ken Albala to the Old U.S. Mint to discuss the topic, "is food art?" The audience was in for a real treat as he began to wax lyrical about the aesthetic qualities of food and the transformative effects of consumption. I think Ken's appreciation of food stems from his historical background: he largely studies food in Early Modern Europe - a period when Enlightenment ideals ignited a profound appreciation for the inherent beauty of food (see information on 18th century foodie, Jean Anthelme Briallat-Savarin. If he were alive today, he would probably be living in Brooklyn, wearing horned rimmed glasses and consignment shop flannel shirts on a daily basis). Ken's lecture covered topics ranging from the philosophy of taste to the Proustian experiences triggered by our grandmothers' cooking.
After the event, Theresa and I met up with some of my colleagues at the Southern Food and Beverage Museum to listen to live music on Frenchmen Street. Theresa had heard good things about a gastro jazz pub called The Three Muses (which turned out to be an excellent choice). We somehow secured a spot at the bar with a perfect view of the stage. We spent our evening nursing cocktails like the orange blossom sazarac and Louisa's husky revenge while sampling small plates of Quebec-style poutine and sun dried tomato and arugula pizza. Later on, we made our way over to R Bar in the Marigny (known for showing movies on a big screen above the bar). Here is a sample of the music we heard at the Three Muses:
After the event, Theresa and I met up with some of my colleagues at the Southern Food and Beverage Museum to listen to live music on Frenchmen Street. Theresa had heard good things about a gastro jazz pub called The Three Muses (which turned out to be an excellent choice). We somehow secured a spot at the bar with a perfect view of the stage. We spent our evening nursing cocktails like the orange blossom sazarac and Louisa's husky revenge while sampling small plates of Quebec-style poutine and sun dried tomato and arugula pizza. Later on, we made our way over to R Bar in the Marigny (known for showing movies on a big screen above the bar). Here is a sample of the music we heard at the Three Muses:
sazarac!!! you are so fancy
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