Dear Mum

Thankfully, and I rarely think of it this way, I had a dozen seizures. Not all at once or anything but over the next decade…

New Orleans, WritingAndrew EllisApril 16, 2021Taoism, Buddhism, New Orleans, Writing, Ace Hotel New Orleans, Dylan

Melanoma & Cigarette Machines

And then at 8am yesterday, I pulled a man out of a wrecked pickup truck. I had been on my morning walk with coffee in hand (maybe I need a new routine)…

New OrleansAndrew EllisApril 6, 2021Melanoma, Cigarette Machines, Ken Watanabe, New Jersey, New Orleans, Marigny, Big Easy

Three Colors of Snot

I’m coughing from the turmeric powder stuck in my throat from a chai latte from Harken Cafe in the French Quarter in Charleston, South Carolina…

Charleston, New OrleansAndrew EllisMarch 27, 2021Stop-Time, Frank Conroy, Fishing with John, John Lurie, Julius Aston, Assertive, New Orleans, Charleston, Greek Revival, Charleston Single House, She-crab soup, Mardi Gras

I Blame Ryan Gosling

The difficulty I can see with writing a blog that might potentially continue to highlight restaurants and bars is that, well, I’ll spend all of my time eating and drinking booze.

Five Days of Unbearable Hangovers in New Orleans

The first evening I arrived in New Orleans, I went to the Quarter (as do many) and had a Sazerac (as do many).

Dining, DrinkingAndrew EllisMarch 15, 2021New Orleans, Bars, Restaurants, Selfies, Disgrace, Killing Comfort, Jerred Moon, JM Coetzee, City Slickers, Biloxi Blues, Mosquito Supper Club, Ace Hotel New Orleans, Ryan Gosling, Sabine McCalla

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