I Never Danced With an Eggplant (On a Streetcar Before)

Vivid vignettes rich with the sights, sounds, and tastes of New Orleans: "e;A worthy contribution to the library of books celebrating life in the Big Easy."e; -Times-PicayuneOffering innovative insights into such New Orleans mainstays as Carnival and the Quarter, as well as food, music, sports, politics, history, and more, Errol Laborde provides a look at aspects of Crescent City living usually reserved for residents. The essays include an Orleanian ode entitled "e;In Praise of the Potato Poor Boy"e; and several explorations and explanations of Mr. Bingle, the only symbol of Christmas that is unique to New Orleans. These eighty-one vignettes originally appeared in Laborde's Streetcar column, which currently runs in New Orleans Magazine. "e;Strung together like a handful of Mardi Gras beads thrown from a passing float, Laborde's tales reveal the bright and beautiful as well as the dim and gaudy sides of the city."e; Southern Living