In the message I sent out to friends and family announcing this new blog, I mentioned that I was heading away for a week and wouldn’t be able to check in to see responses to my first post. But I couldn’t stay away–I’m in an internet cafe right now, and I’m going to try to get back here a couple of times this week. Blogging is fun!

About the blog: it’s looks pretty crappy right now, but I’m going to get it souped up soon after I return from this trip. I’ve been looking to do something like this for a while, because I found the movie review format of the main part of the site to be too restrictive. In fact, I haven’t posted a new review for over two years. This new format will allow me to discuss a wide range of subjects, including film, food, music, politics, and sports.

So, less than three hours after I had arrived in New Orleans, my wife and I had already gorged ourselves on muffalettas from Central Grocery and cafe au lait/beignets from Cafe du Monde. Yum. You should have seen my sugar-powder caked face as I bit into my first beignet. Our hotel is only three blocks away, which spells bad news for my recent diet.

We’re already planning a plantation tour, a swamp bayou tour, a meal at Commander’s Palace and one other restaurant whose name I have forgotten.
If you have any suggestions for things to do, or places to go in New Orleans, I’d love to hear them.

–Matt

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