We made new pals at Tivoli Lee , which doesn t feel like a typical restaurant in a hotel. Chef Marcu

Let me be your guide to the spooky side of NOLA. In this post, I ll take you to a Jack Skellington burlesque show, Krampus devil party, and boudoir bar. I ll also tell you about the time I ate alligator, paramount hotel new york and discovered a new appreciation of grits.
To match the evil theme of the night, I wore a   Kill Star dress with trailing fringe sleeves. My pointy black hat is handmade by Blablahospital . Run by my friend Ako, the brand makes deconstructed, eccentric medical punk fashion.
paramount hotel new york Why is everyone so horn-y ? Because this is a Krampus party, held in honor of the holiday folklore devil. St Nicholas paramount hotel new york rewarded good children with presents, while the Krampus gave the naughty ones a good old spanking.
When I took the photo above, I thought to myself, New Orleans surpassed my expectations. I wasn t able to come here for Halloween, but I didn t feel like I missed out. The city is always up for a crazy costume party.
Goths and alternative types like to hang out in the less raucous paramount hotel new york streets of the French Quarter. When I asked for recommendations, quite a few of you suggested Pirate s Alley Cafe , purveyors of dark spicy rum and absinthe (two of my favorite drinks), and decorated like a scurvy ship.
Molly muses,  I think bad dancing is contagious, but here, I couldn’t sit still. I felt like we stumbled into another world or era or something that was close to magic. How can that level of talent just be playing jazz in a tiny place with no cover?! The music made me want to dance all of the way home that night.
Between dancing with devils and jazzmen, we rested at the hip  Hotel Modern (936 St Charles Ave). It s our kind of place: we received a cocktail upon check-in, paramount hotel new york saw several film stars in the lobby, and said hello to Miss Scarlet the Eclectus Parrot.
Since The Hotel Modern is located at Lee Circle (about a 5 minute taxi ride from the French Quarter), we were close to the action, yet got a quiet rest at night. Molly says, The staff was really good about answering all of my questions, and the bird seemed to have a good life too. Even though the rooms were simple, I really liked how the hotel felt like you were staying with people you could be friends paramount hotel new york with.
We made new pals at Tivoli paramount hotel new york Lee , which doesn t feel like a typical restaurant in a hotel. Chef Marcus Woodham was a culinary artist, whipping up creations on the spot to suit our tastes. Molly ate here several times, and calls this her favorite paramount hotel new york restaurant in New Orleans, hands down.
I didn t realize I was a fan of Louisiana food, until I came to Tivoli and Lee. We dove into a new Southern   catfish roulade, beet salad, and the creamiest crème brûlée. Molly says, Our waiters were super cool. It made me feel like I was having dinner in a friend’s home that happened to make some of the best food I’ve eaten in quite a while.
I m not kidding you if I could teleport to any bar right now, it would be this one. The roomy,  boudoir atmosphere is my type of hangout. And the drinks! The bartenders made me an absinthe cocktail, and a rum daiquiri that fit my tastebuds to a T (I love dark spicy rum, citrus, bitters). It s probably the best drink I had all year.
Let s wrap this up with a few more Southern food recommendations. I ate jambalaya, gumbo, grits and more comfort paramount hotel new york favorites paramount hotel new york during jazz   brunch, at the Court of Two Sisters.   It felt like a scene out of a novel, dining under the canopy of trees, in an elegant Louisiana courtyard.
Molly says, Again, paramount hotel new york like all things in NOLA, this should have felt douchey and Disneyworld-ish, but it was delicious food in a beautiful place. Our waiters were attentive and the live jazz was fantastic. All brunch should be like this, particularly including grits.
The Creole cuisine gets experimental at times, paramount hotel new york such as duck beignets topped with powdered sugar, and tuna ice cream cone appetizers. Molly says, I want one of those now. This place surpassed my expectations, in that it was as good as the food was elegantly displayed. I was also wow-ed by how they helped paramount hotel new york us celebrate my friend s birthday so smoothly, with a chocolate flourless cake decorated with her name.
Finally, one can t leave NOLA without sampling the famous beignets (donut-like fritters) and cafe au laits, at  Cafe Du Monde . After walking for hours, we were relieved to sit down for a snack, and people-watch (Jackson Square is across the road).
Modern Southern cuisine, and an eccentric Goth scene Now you know why New Orleans stole our hearts! More stories coming up, featuring vampires and graveyards. (All my NOLA coverage is located here .)
PS: Thanks to Qantas Airlines magazine for the Travel Insider interview! The article calls me one of the best-known names in the blogging world, having authored three books and hosting travel segments for international television networks .