The highly anticipated Empress by Boon opens this Friday, June 18, taking over the historic Empress of China banquet hall. More than two years in the making, the revival of the space as a modern Cantonese restaurant focussing on Californian ingredients is the first solo project for chef Ho Chee […]
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Picture yourself with a trash bag of old clothes you have just cleaned out of your closet. You think you would get some cash out of them, so you’re taking them to a consignment or thrift retailer, or sell them by way of one of the new on-line equivalents, like […]
Craving a taste of fall? Slurp up some takeout gumbo, pho to go, yakamein and more | Photos
Forget the pumpkin spice. In Louisiana, the first true snap of fall gets me craving soup, and gumbo, and pho and yakamein and some other one-bowl meals to warm the soul and tune the palate to the shifting seasons. No, this weather isn’t exactly “cold.” And, let’s face it, it’s […]