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Marielle Songy

Offbeat Magazine: Frazier’s Connection Delivers Impeccably Spiced Fried Chicken In Marrero

Good food and good people is just what the doctor ordered. Well, it’s been a while. The world kind of turned upside down, what with the...

Marielle Songy

Offbeat Magazine: Get a Sip of Prohibition-era New Orleans at Double Dealer

One of New Orleans coziest new bars is located underneath The Orpheum Theater. Deep below the streets of New Orleans, the city’s newest...

Marielle Songy

Offbeat Magazine: American-Chinese Eatery Blue Giant Is A New Star On The Dining Sceneff

Tasty American-Chinese in the Lower Garden District. I’m not usually one for formalities. I tend to lean towards things that are on the...

Marielle Songy

Offbeat Magazine: Gendusa’s Serves Up Old-School Italian in Kenner (and It's Worth the Trip)

Delicious family Italian is just what the doctor ordered. I just took a DNA test, turns out I’m 100% not Italian, but that doesn’t stop...

Marielle Songy

Small Town Stories: An Afternoon of Glamour at The Roosevelt Hotel

I’m a well-known lover of all things glamorous and, here in New Orleans, it doesn’t get more glamorous than The Roosevelt Hotel. Since...

Marielle Songy

Gambit New Orleans: A New Orleans mourning of Anthony Bourdain

Celebrating the life of someone who touched so many. It’s an odd feeling to mourn someone that you didn’t know — though, maybe in this...

Marielle Songy

OffBeat Magazine: A First Date With Joey K’s Restaurant Leaves You Wanting A Second Helping

Mouthwatering onion rings and fried chicken at one of New Orleans' favorite institutions. Being a lifelong local is a funny thing: it...

Marielle Songy

OffBeat Magazine: Rizzuto's Ristorante and Chop House Delivers a Top-Notch Meal in Lakeview

Rizzuto's offers a fabulous meal for a special night out. The weather is finally starting to cool down and that could only mean one...

Marielle Songy

OffBeat Magazine: All Saints' Day in New Orleans

Observing All Saints' Day, New Orleans style. New Orleanians have always had a cultural, if not sometimes morbid, fascination with death....

Marielle Songy

OffBeat Magazine: This New Orleans Restaurant is a Vessel for Hauntings

The building in which the restaurant is housed has been dealing with suspicious activity for years. If you’re anything like me, you love...