Live in NOLA, freelance writer, hiked 2200-mile Appalachian Trail, ate 88 king cakes in one Mardi Gras. Author of The Big Book of King Cake.
New Orleans, Louisiana
Joined July 2009
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Looking forward to tomorrow! 10am at Children's Author Tent #2 to read The Little Book of King Cake and do some Halloween-themed king cake decorating!
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Denial. Anger. Bargaining. Depression. Acceptance?
I was having a hard time coping with the disappearance of #crawfishbread from this #neworleans @jazzfest food lineup. I wrote this @NOLAnews article to help satisfy my craving.
Who's got your favorite?
bit.ly/crawfishbreadoptions
There's so much to learn about #Louisiana! I was on a panel last week for @TWFestNOLA about different elements of #MardiGras #history, and it was awesome. I'm looking forward to digging into these #books (and more) before next Carnival season
📸 by @DMassaWYES – at New Orleans, LA
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The whole photo of this #neworleans room on the cover of @NOLAHomesMag is beautiful!...but - and maybe I'm biased - the coffee table #book collection is particularly impressive! 😉
You can grab a copy (signed and personalized!) for YOUR coffee table at thebigbookofkingcake.com – at New Orleans, LA
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It's @TWFestNOLA time, and I'll be on a panel this Friday talking about my experience with The Big Book of King Cake and The Little Book of King Cake alongside other fantastic local writers!
We'll be at @hotelmonteleone from 2:30 - 3:45pm. See the second photo for details! – at New Orleans, LA
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I'll be at @NOLAbookfest for Family Day on Saturday w/lots of The Big (+ Little) #Book of #kingcake PLUS a booth where your kiddos (or yourself) can decorate a slice of don't-yell-at-me-we-don't-have-to-call-it-king-cake! We'll have green sugar for @Tulane and #stpatricksday2023! – at New Orleans, LA
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I've been a fan of the @BeyondBourbonSt podcast for years, as have thousands of other #NewOrleans lovers - so it was a lot of fun to be interviewed by Mark about The Big Book of #kingcake and The Little Book of King Cake! Listen on @Spotify or wherever else you tune in to pods. – at New Orleans, LA
Hey! An article I wrote for @atlasobscura made @gastroobscura's Favorite Things email! You can check it out by clicking on the link below. The article talks about many of the versions of #kingcake eaten around the world. It's not just a #neworleans thing!
atlasobscura.com/articles/ki… – at Austin, TX
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#MardiGras was historically a mostly racially segregated affair. We still have work to do, but I was struck by what a celebration of #NewOrleans diversity Carnival season is becoming - from marching krewes to #kingcake! I wrote about it for @VOANews here!
voanews.com/a/diversity-on-d… – at Louisiana, USA
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Find yourself someone who loves you like I love a @TartineNola #kingcake while I'm eating it tenderly on camera. Check out the video of my #MardiGras2023 feature on @WGNOtv as we eat cake and talk about The Little Book of King Cake + The Big Book,too!
wgno.com/news/local/after-88… – at New Orleans, LA
My article is in the print version of the @nytimes today. It's an article about how our #neworleans #mardigras traditions, while in part unique, are also part of a larger tradition of celebration on this upcoming Tuesday enjoyed all over the world under many different names! – at New Orleans, LA
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Miley visited some of our favorite #kingcake makers in The Little Book of King Cake. It was part of her adventure to find the perfect king cake and to discover what makes #MardiGras' most famous treat so special.
Which versions are YOU going to try during this final week? – at New Orleans, LA
While New Orleanians eat #kingcake on #MardiGras, the British and Irish enjoy pancakes, Christian Indians make beautiful, multicolor crepes and thousands of Belgians hurl oranges at eachother. I discover why in my first article for @nytimes + @nytcooking!
nytimes.com/2023/02/10/dinin… – at New Orleans, LA
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Who needs a babysitter when you have The Big Book of #kingcake?
Get your signed and/or personalized copy of The Big Book OR The Little Book of King Cake at thebigbookofkingcake.com . Shipping and free #neworleans pickup options are available - so much cheaper than hiring a nanny! – at New Orleans, LA
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Just a few weeks left on the #kingcake tour! I'm meeting many wonderful king cake lovers and, like the books, they're both big and little!
Here are little ones at Southfield School in Shreveport for a reading of The Little Book of King Cake. Get yours @ thebigbookofkingcake.com⁴ – at Shreveport, LA
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I was on @YourNews15 Thursday with the wonderful @taylortrache to promote The Big Book of King Cake, The Little Book of King Cake, AND an event I have today in #Lafayette, #Louisiana at Graze Acadiana from 3:30 - 5pm. There'll be lots of #kingcake to try!
youtu.be/23BQwZMPVGs – at Shreveport, LA
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Did you know #kingcake, #GroundhogDay2023, and tamales are all connected?
Check this out to find out how:
instagram.com/p/CoL8ZNRtDCw/… – at New Orleans, LA
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It's another wild weekend on The Big (and Little) Book of King Cake tour! I hope to see you out there for children's book readings, #kingcake decorating, history talks, king cake competitions, signings, and more!
Get all the cake you can get now before it's *sniffle* gone. :*-( – at New Orleans, LA
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