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restaurants, bars, hotels. chef. food and cocktail writer. gonzaga eagle. chino’s human. dolce & gabbana. lobster papí.
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carnival season… Cure x Ayu’s Vieux Carre King Cake!

a collab inspired by the French Quarter cocktail— laminated brioche, brown-butter hazelnut praline, Bénédictine- frangipane, cherry-vermouth jam, candied lemon peel…

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ndrewmarin on Instagram: "carnival season… Cure x Ayu’s Vieux Carre King Cake! a collab inspired by the French Quarter cocktail— laminated brioche, brown-but…"
carnival season… Cure x Ayu’s Vieux Carre King Cake! a collab inspired by the French Quarter cocktail— laminated brioche, brown-butter hazelnut praline, Bénédictine- frangipane, cherry-vermouth jam, candied lemon peel.picked one up at Cure — pairs well ofc with their Mardi Gras cocktail menu — but available daily there, at Ayu, and Ayu’s website in limited quantities.
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Sentiremos a sua falta, 34...
Emeril’s 34 Restaurant in New Orleans: Duck Confit Rice with chorizo and orange 🇵🇹 Restaurante Emeril's 34 em Nova Orleães: Arroz de Pato com Chouriço e Laranja Emeril’s 34 Restaurant in New Orleans: Salt Cod Fritters, Tuna Belly Toro with Gordal Olives 🇵🇹 Restaurante Emeril's 34 em Nova Orleães: Bolinhos de Bacalhau, Barriga de Atum com Azeitonas Gordal Emeril’s 34 Restaurant in New Orleans: Portuguese egg custard tarts, Port Chocolate Cake with Hazelnut Ice Cream 🇵🇹 Restaurante Emeril's 34 em Nova Orleães: Pasteis de Nata, Bolo de Chocolate do Porto com Gelado de Avelã
January 26, 2026 at 4:20 AM
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Arroz de Pato com Chouriço e Laranja
January 26, 2026 at 3:56 AM
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I love an afternoon at Cure sipping cocktails. Strongly recommend trying their Mardi Gras menu while it’s available the next few weeks.
Ojen Cocktail… inspired by a sno-ball, a carnival season bev of Tempus Fugit Ojen del Rey and Peychaud's Bitters State Street, a classic New Orleans cocktail with London Dry Gin, pineapple, lemon, lime, egg white, mint, and peychaud’s Old Hickory— La Quintine Blanc Vermouth, Carpano Classico Rosso Vermouth, Peychaud's Bitters, Regan's Orange Bitters, Lemon Peel
January 22, 2026 at 11:53 PM
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carnival season… Cure x Ayu’s Vieux Carre King Cake!

a collab inspired by the French Quarter cocktail— laminated brioche, brown-butter hazelnut praline, Bénédictine- frangipane, cherry-vermouth jam, candied lemon peel…

www.instagram.com/reel/DTgkWnX...
ndrewmarin on Instagram: "carnival season… Cure x Ayu’s Vieux Carre King Cake! a collab inspired by the French Quarter cocktail— laminated brioche, brown-but…"
carnival season… Cure x Ayu’s Vieux Carre King Cake! a collab inspired by the French Quarter cocktail— laminated brioche, brown-butter hazelnut praline, Bénédictine- frangipane, cherry-vermouth jam, candied lemon peel.picked one up at Cure — pairs well ofc with their Mardi Gras cocktail menu — but available daily there, at Ayu, and Ayu’s website in limited quantities.
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January 14, 2026 at 11:29 PM
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The MTV 90s channel has shut down. This was the final music video they played.
Spice Girls - Goodbye (Official Music Video)
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December 31, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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Sometimes I like to pretend Game of Thrones ended on a cliffhanger with its season 6 finale and I’m worried I’m gonna feel the same way about Stranger Things and its season 4 finale
December 31, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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I’m feeling Game of Thrones PTSD from this last batch of Stranger Things episodes.

Fingers crossed the finale is amazing…
December 26, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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am I the only one who finds wreath salads funny?

(kale and quinoa even)
a kale Christmas wreath salad (with carrots, beets, pomegranate seeds, goat cheese, orange segments, and radish) at Gordon Ramsay Bar & Grill
December 25, 2025 at 3:45 AM
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MB5 Wagyu Beef Wellington with truffle duxelles
a medium-rare slice of Gordon Ramsay’s signature Beef Wellington in puff pastry and sprinkled with fleur de del…with creamed Pierre Koffmann potatoes, baby carrots, spinach, and red wine jus
December 24, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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烧鹅 Roast Goose
Traditional Roast Goose at a Cantonese Dim Sum Restaurant on a glass lazy susan with chili oil and assorted Chinese dishes in background
December 23, 2025 at 3:12 AM
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Wait, The Witcher season 4 came out already? 😂
December 22, 2025 at 3:22 AM
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RIP James Ransone. Spent a day with him working on season 2 of Treme, pretending to cook at Momofuku. He was quirky and funny and kind.
actor James Ransone, in a white t-shirt in a series of black-and-white portraits capturing different expressions
December 22, 2025 at 1:51 AM
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ちらし寿司
chirashi sushi
December 20, 2025 at 2:02 AM
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Almusal
Breakfast / an overhead shot of classic Pampangan Tocino and sunny side up eggs / mga itlog
December 19, 2025 at 2:44 AM
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Literally just realized that “Up Up Up” song is from KPop Demon Hunters on Netflix 😂 Guess I’ll watch it… Hope the soundtrack has some other bangers
December 19, 2025 at 2:41 AM
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ผัดไทยกุ้งมังกร Lobster Pad Thai
หางกุ้งมังกรเสิร์ฟพร้อมเปลือกวางบนเส้นผัดไทยแบบดั้งเดิม ผสมกับเนื้อกุ้งมังกรสับ / A lobster tail butterflied and served piggyback on its shell on top of classic, authentic pad thai noodles mixed with chopped lobster claw and knuckle meat with all the traditional garnishes and accoutrements
December 18, 2025 at 3:51 AM
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“Tea” Time before Réveillon
Tara Tolford, beautiful in a red dress, sits at a table (with hot cocktails in teacups, one garnished with a candy cane) by the bookshelf banquette in the lobby of the Virgin Hotel during their Merry Little Tea Time Christmas celebration.
December 18, 2025 at 3:15 AM
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Tinned fish setup of the week is Littleneck Clams with Confit Garlic and Chile de Árbol in Olive Oil. They're my personal favorite of our tinned fish selection. The clams are single-origin from Cherrystone in Cape Charles, Virginia and tinned by our friends at Island Creek.
On a bamboo wooden tray, on branded red and white parchment paper: an open can of Island Creek Littleneck Clams with confit garlic and chili in extra virgin olive oil, slices of dong phuong brioche bread buns toasted in Plugra clarified butter, pickled red onions, candied jalapenos, garlic lemon dip, cornichons/gherkins, a sliced lemon wedge partially dipped in Old Bay Chesapeake crab seasoning, and edible poppy flowers... The Nell Shell lobster roll and seafood popup on Magazine St
December 10, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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Today’s my last Nell Shell shift for the holiday season. I’ll be at 3511 Magazine from 11-3 today. Come put me in the weeds.
On a stainless steel kitchen counter, aluminum trays hold bamboo boats on branded parchment paper. Inside, toasted Dong Phuong brioche sandwich buns filled with a quarter pound of Maine Lobster claw and knuckle meat — one boiled and tossed with a Hellmann’s mayonnaise and a fresh lemon juice dressing, one butter-poached in Plugra clarified drawn butter— garnished with fresh chives and edible flowers. Sliced fresh lemon wedges partially dipped in Old Bay Chesapeake crab seasoning. The Nell Shell lobster roll and seafood popup. 🦞
December 10, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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“I have an idea… a Long Island Iced Coffee”

“You have a captive audience”
December 10, 2025 at 1:05 AM
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peppermint mocha szn
a white mug of an espresso drink with whipped cream and crushed peppermint candies in a Christmas/holiday decorated coffeeshop on Magazine St in New Orleans
December 9, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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December 5, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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Thank you Jackie and the Sukeban team for hosting our Nell Shell collab tonight. We had a wonderful time with y’all.
今夜のネル・シェルとのコラボを主催してくれたジャッキーとスケバンチームに感謝します。皆さんと素晴らしい時間を過ごしました。A man’s hand holds a sushi hand roll filled with Maine Lobster poached in dashi broth, sushi rice, kaluga caviar, cucumber, takuan, tsukudani, and chives over a ceramic Japanese ceramic plate on a stainless steel counter. ステンレス製のカウンターに置かれた日本の陶器の皿の上に、男性が手巻き寿司を手に持っています。寿司には出汁で茹でたメインロブスター、寿司飯、カルーガキャビア、キュウリ、タクアン、佃煮、チャイブが挟まれています。
December 5, 2025 at 5:42 AM
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Bosc Pear Cobbler… aged rum, oloroso sherry, pear, sesame, drambuie, lemon #Emerils
on the wine bar of Emeril’s Restaurant, his flagship at 800 Tchoupitoulas St in New Orleans… a jerez cocktail on pebble ice garnished with a dehydrated pear, thyme sprigs, two star anise pods at NOLA’s first and only two Michelin Star Restaurant ⚜️
December 3, 2025 at 11:43 PM
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Seafood Gumbo with carolina gold rice to combat the cold weather #Emerils
A spoon lifts a dark gumbo, garnished with chives, out of an elegant white cup. In background, a wide glass of Pinot Noir and cocktail ingredients at the wine bar of Emeril’s Restaurant, his flagship at 800 Tchoupitoulas St in New Orleans
December 3, 2025 at 11:33 PM