New Orleans Food and Wine Archive

A rundown of dishes you are bound to come across while you’re in the Big Easy...plus a slideshow of some Mardi Gras festivities!

Highlights from the NOWFE Saturday Grand Tasting: Chicken and Dumplings with crispy chicken skin topping, Smoked Crawfish Cakes, Flaming Blood Orange and White Chocolate Crème Brulee, Louisiana Seafood Cook-Off, and live drumline finale.

Highlights from the NOWFE Friday Grand Tasting: "Peaches and Cream" with peach schnapps shooter & rose violet cotton candy, Watermelon Soup with Sautéed Gulf Shrimp, Vanilla Braised Short Rib with Blue Corn Goat Cheese Grits...and a live gator.

Pillows of fried dough bliss topped with an avalanche of powdered sugar...yes, please.