Marigny Manor House

Over the last 5 years the French Quarter Festival has steadily grown to become a favorite time for many New Orleans Bed and Breakfast visitors. Last year over 512,000 people attended the French Quarter Festival. 50% of the attendees were visitors and 50% were locals. There were over 800 Louisiana musicians on hand to entertain the crowds with over 80 restaurants proving the largest Cajun/Creole buffet in the state! This year the Expanded Four Day Event on April 12, 13, 14 and 15 is expectected to break all previous records.

Enjoy New Orleans Music on Royal Street

Our favorite local musicians will be there once again:
Ingrid Lucia
Kermit Ruffins
Debauche
Los-Po-Boy-Citos
Rebirth Brass Band
Lar’s Edegran’s New Orleans Jazz Band
Jazz Vipers and the list goes on and on…….

We have 2 couples from Alberta, Canada, 1 couple from Alabama and another couple from Austin Texas here for a total of 28 nights to enjoy the best of New Orleans culture, music and food!

Favorite Foods:
Crawfish pie with crab cream sauce
Crawfish Monica
Shrimp Tacos
Roasted Duck Po-Boys
Fried Green Tomatoes and Romoulade Sauce
Plum Street Sno-Balls
Louisiana Swamp Alligator Sausage Po-Boy
Shrimp Po-Boys and the list goes on and on….

Our New Orleans Bed and Breakfast guests are celebrating the end of Lent by making plans for Easter Sunday.

French Quarter Easter Parade

After selecting a fabulous new Easter hat at the Fleur de Paris fine hat shop on Royal street Saturday afternoon, our guests will be making reservations for an elegant Easter Sunday brunch at Muriel’s on Jackson Square or Antoine’s restaurant
Then strolling through the French quarter to view the 3 Easter Parades….
First, the Historic French Quarter Easter Parade kicks off at 10:30am at Arnaud’s and takes the Uptown ladies in their Easter bonnets by horse and carriage to the Easter Mass at Saint Louis Cathedral….and then back to Arnaud’s for the Brunch.

At 1:00PM , the Chris Owens Easter Parade rolls down Bourbon street with the Duchess of Easter herself, Chris Owens on the lead float.

Easter Parades in New Orleans

And later at 3:00PM is the fun and festive Gay Easter Parade that comes down St Anne Street to Bourbon with the most interesting hats of all!

Recently, I attended the Professional Association of International Innkeeper’s Conference and Trade Show in Little rock, Arkansas. It was a great opportunity to meet with over 500 Innkeeper’s from all over the United States and Canada.

Many of the presenter’s spoke about the recent trend of hotel guests that are becoming interested in trying the Bed and Breakfast experience as an alternative to a hotel stay while on a romantic week-end getaway.

This video is apart of a series of short videos that have been produced to help explain the difference.

Our guests are always amazed with our 2 course extended continental breakfasts..that includes fresh fruit and baked muffins, breads, and usually a tasty specialty dish….something with a New Orleans flavor…usually spicy or sweet….just like us!

Elizabeth Ashley by New Orleans Magazine

If you watch Treme and love Elizabeth Ashley as the crazy Aunt…you will love this interview with her recently published in New Orleans Magazine.

“Are you waiting for Miss Ashley?” asked the maître d’ at Lüke. I said “yes,” and knew by a subtle change of the atmosphere that Elizabeth Ashley had arrived for our interview. She was led to where I sat – leaving a trail of quizzical diners who noticed that whoever she was, she was a presence. So a mojito for her, a vodka on the rocks with lemons for me, and we dived into the world of Ashley – actress for more than 55 years; author of Actress: Postcards from the Road, a memoir published in 1978 that happened to be a bestseller; a self-proclaimed gypsy and one-time “tabloid queen before there were tabloids.” It wasn’t hard to listen: Ashley’s voice should be trademarked – husky, dramatic and memorable, eminently quotable. Some early highlights: Read More—-

New Orleans Bed and Breakfast-Krewe du Vieux Parade 2012

Krewe du Vieux parade rolls through the Faubourg Marigny and French Quarter tonight at 630 pm. All our guests are ready to party!

The Krewe du Vieux is a New Orleans Mardi Gras krewe that was originally known as the “Krewe du Vieux Carre” (“Vieux Carre” being another term for the city’s French Quarter, which translates to “Old Square”). It is one of the earliest parades of the New Orleans Carnival calendar and is noted for wild satire and adult themes, as well as for showcasing some of the best Brass and Jazz Bands in New Orleans.

New Orleans Bed and Breakfast-Krewe du Vieux Parade 2012

National Geographic Tavel Blogger, Andrew Evans Checks out the Marigny Music and Food Scene!

We enjoyed hosting Andrew Evans, the Digital Nomad…blogger from National Geographic.com this week. He’s in New Orleans to check out our local culture, food, music. He got a chance to go to the Saints game on Sunday night and see our Who Dat’s in action..up close. And his parents came over from Houston and enjoyed the Cajun music and food at Mulate’s on Monday evening. He’s in Louisiana and especially New Orleans for almost 3 weeks writing articles and Tweeting for his National Geographic Travel Blog….Digital Nomad…Check out his great stories about everything Cajun, Creole and New Orleans Here!

And Check out his Twitter comments here at @Where’s Andrew

John and Sandy V. from Midlothian, Va; John and Maggie W. and Kon and Linda B. from near London, England enjoying a week stay at our New Orleans Bed and Breakfast!

Marigny Manor House Bed and Breakfast-Canadian Regulars

Recently, we have had wonderful guests from Melbourne, Australia, London , England, Edmonton, Canada…..Without exception, they fell in love with our culture, food and music……They enjoyed an Airboat Swamp Tour by Tours by Isabelle, a Plantation Tour of Oak Alley and Laura, and the music of Frenchman Street and Decatur….Palm Court Jazz Cafe, D.B.A, Three Muses, Snug Harbor and the Spotted Cat!
And of course…Gil’s Fantastic Breakfasts every morning!

Like Us on Facebook to Receive our 3 Day Itinerary of New Orleans

“Like Us” on Facebook to join in our conversation about what is happening now in New Orleans.

We enjoy sharing our favorite restaurants, music clubs, local artists, shopping spots, and tours with our guests and our friends.

Some of our best tips come from “You”. Since we opened our home as a Bed and Breakfast over 10 years ago, our guests have added their personal recommendations in our “Little Green Books” in each guest room of the house. Our guests have always enjoyed finding those great suggestions from previous guests.

Fast forward to 2011….and now we are going Social…..Blogging, Tweeting, and sharing our Tips on Facebook. (Thanks to a little push from one of our previous guests in 2009, D Rossa from Arkansas who motivated us to join Facebook and get involved)

Currently, we are offering our popular “3 Day Itinerary” for a memorable visit to New Orleans as a Thank You gift for “Liking” our Marigny Manor House Bed and Breakfast Facebook page.

When you click the link to our Facebook page, you will be taken to… our new “Welcome” page so you can Like Us ….and begin following us .

While you are on our Facebook page, look to the left side bar column and notice in the list of Tabs….
…….. our new Profile Banner
………About Us page
………Check Availability Page
………Write Reviews Page
………Trip Advisor Reviews…. with our “Certificate of Excellence from Trip Advisor for 2011″.

Green Chile Breakfast Casserole

A couple of weeks ago one of our repeat customers,Cathy H.,  a nurse from Durango, CO, whose son, Ian  lives a few blocks from us here in New Orleans, called to ask if we wanted some Fresh Green Chiles from the Durango, CO-New Mexico area when she came for her vist with her son(She timed her visit with the FREE CLINIC at the Convention Center–to help those without health care!)

A few days later Cathy  arrived with several pounds of fresh green Hatch chiles. Gil peeled them, de-seeded them, and roasted them ..and then the fun began….

WE searched for great Green Chile recipes to serve our guests for breakfast…One of our favorites is the photo above from a great blog with terrfic recipes, Kaylyn’s Kitchen

Also, we had another recipe that we finally decided to use called Green Chile Breakfast Puff
If you can find Green Hatch Chiles in your local grocery store, trying roasting the fresh ones. Otherwise, use the canned Hatch green chiles in the Mexican section of the store.

Green Chile Breakfast Puff
Ingredients:
5 eggs
1/4 cup flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. salt
1 cup cottage cheese
4 cups grated cheese- Jack & Colby
1/4 cup melted butter
4 oz green chills, chopped

• Preheat oven to 350°
• Beat eggs well.
• Mix, in flour, baking powder, salt, cottage cheese, melted butter, green chilis, and 2 cups of cheese.
• Pour into a greased 7″x9″ glass baking dish and sprinkle remaining cheese on top.
• Bake 30-45 minutes–allow casserole to rest for 20 minutes before serving

Yield:8 Servings

Green Chile Dip(Another favorite)
Ingredients:
5 eggs
1/4 cup flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. salt
1 cup cottage cheese
4 cups grated cheese- Jack & Colby
1/4 cup melted butter
4 oz green chills, chopped

• Preheat oven to 350°
• Beat eggs well.
• Mix, in flour, baking powder, salt, cottage cheese, melted butter, green chilis, and 2 cups of cheese.
• Pour into a greased 7″x9″ glass baking dish and sprinkle remaining cheese on top.
• Bake 30-45 minutes–allow casserole to rest for 20 minutes before serving

Yield:8 Servings

Needless to say, when we served our guests this spicy casserole for breakfast….they really enjoyed it….with cheese grits, and corn tortillas, and cilantro, garlic butter, and Homemade Buttermilk biscuits…And a nice serving of Fresh Fruit to cool things off to finish the meal!

Louisiana Seafood BBQ Shrimp

The 5th Annual New Orleans Seafood Festival will be held at Lafayette Square on September 9th, 10th and 11th, 2011 across from Gallier Hall in downtown New Orleans. All proceeds for this event will benefit the Louisiana Hospitality Foundation. With some luck, the weather will be great….an excellent time to enjoy our Louisiana Seafood and hear some great New Orleans music from local artists.

Food at the Seafood Festival
The Seafood Festival celebrates New Orleans food culture with some of our city’s finest restaurants and catering companies contributing.
Besides all the wonderful seafood dishes to select from there will also be snoballs, ice cream, daiquiris and full bars.

Here’s this year’s menu :
Acme Oyster –Shrimp poboys, Oyster Poboy, Remoulade, Shrimp Cajun Eggrolls; Crawfish Pie; Meat Pies, Fried Fruit Pies
Café Giovanni-Voodoo Shrimp, Chicken & Sausage Gumbo, Strawberries and Sweet Cream
Drago’s–Charbroiled Oysters, Bread Pudding
Galatoire’s-Shrimp remoulade, Fried Shrimp BLT Poboy
Saltwater Grill-Cochon de lait poboy, Crabcake Salad with Remoulade, Crawfish & Spinach boat
Mr. B’s Bistro-Seafood Stew in Puff Pastry; Creole Gazpacho with Louisiana Lump Crabmeat
7 on Fulton-Seafood Gumbo, Seafood Sausage Poboy
Pigeon Caterers-Shrimp Creole & Rice Crabcakes or Crawfish Cakes with Remoulade Sauce
Luke-Chile Crunch Shrimp & Spicy Pork Belly Poboy with Pickled Hahnville Cabbage
Serrano’s Salsa Company -Grilled Fish Tacos; Crab Cake Sliders, Passion Burger Sliders
Mr. Mudbug/King Creole-Shrimp and Crab Penne Pasta, Red Beans & Rice
Royal House-Zydedo Stick, Gator Sliders
Ninja Restaurant-Soft Shell Crab Poboy served with spicy mayo, Catfish Poboy served with spicy mayo
Grand Isle Restaurant-Spicy Shrimp, Crab Fritters
TJ Gourmet-Crawfish Bread, Crawfish Sausage Kabob, Mango Sorbet

Music Line-Up
Friday, September 9, 2011
Stooges Brass Band
Rockin’ Dopsie Jr

Saturday, September 10, 2011
Vivaz
Amanda Shaw and the Cute Guys
Kermit Ruffins & The Barbecue Swingers
The Wise Guys
Jon Cleary_s Philthy Phew

Sunday, September 11, 2011
The US Navy Jazz Band
The Revivalists
Papa Grows Funk
Paul Varisco & the Milestones and special guest Luther Kent