On a recent trip to Louisiana's River Road , I learned some fascinating details about plantation life and saw how the tours have adapted to changing times and attitudes. But more on that in a future post. My tour bible whenever I explore this intriguing area is Mary Ann Sternberg's wonderful guide, Along the River Road: Past and Present on Louisiana's Historic Byway. I also love her recent book, River Road Rambler: A Curious Traveler Along Louisiana's Historic Byway. The fir

In a recent newsletter, I recommended a wonderful new book, Hungry for Louisiana, by Maggie Heyn Richardson. I tracked down Maggie and got her to share some fun facts about Louisiana's amazing cuisine. (By the way, not only is Hungry for Louisiana a fun read, each chapter features delicious recipes.) ME: What's the difference between Cajun and Creole food? MAGGIE: In its purest sense, Creole food is a fusion of Old World and New World. We associate “Creole” with the immigrant