Today we interviewed chef John Besh, who was named one of Food & Wine’s “Top 10 Chefs in America” in 1999, in his restaurant August. He recommended we check out Galatoire’s, Old Absinthe House, and Preservation Hall. It’s good to be back in New Orleans.

Henry hockey puck. The dry heat becomes wet humidity.

The b-card wall at The Old Absinthe Bar on Bourbon Street.

An absinthe fountain from 1864.

Audubon city park.

xoSM

In August 2006 I traveled to New Orleans for a week to work with two of my best friends, Gabe Nussbaum and Elizabeth Wood, on their documentary about a group of kids in the first school to re-open post Katrina. This weekend the film premiered and won the Audience Choice “New Orleans Rebirth” Award at the International Human Rights Film Festival! Jody and I went down to shoot a follow-up (and possible new ending) at the premiere.

Our visit conveniently coincided with the New Orleans Pirate Film Festival. Overheard conversation:

Local : Eat a d*ck, get out of our f*cking town!

Pirate: Shut your mouth.

-Henry