Contributors Our contributors give Inside New Orleans its voice, its personality and its feel. Here we are proud to highlight a few of them so that you can put a face with a name and get to know them. Other Voices: Gretchen Armbruster, Brenda Breck, Linda Trappey Dautreuil, Leah Draffen, Candra George, Poki Hampton, Michael Harold, Yvette Jemison, Sandra Scalise Juneau, Rick Murphy and Terri Schlichenmeyer.
Winnie Brown Self-described as ADD++, Baton Rouge native and LSU graduate Winnie Brown says there is rarely a topic she is not interested in or can’t write about. On page 72, she shares “A Moving Experience.” Newlywed for almost 11 years, she and her husband, Mark, have a blended family of five 20-somethings. When not working as a business development consultant or on community endeavors, Winnie likes to spend time at their Pass Christian house, on their boat or cooking and eating.
Tom Fitzmorris
Ann Gilbert
Bill Kearney
Mimi Greenwood Knight
Tom Fitzmorris grew up in Treme, ate red beans every Monday from his CreoleFrench mother until he left home. Not long after that, he began writing a weekly restaurant review column that has continued 42 years. In 1975, he began a daily radio feature, which grew into his current three-hour daily talk show on 1350, 3WL. He is the author of several cookbooks, more than a dozen restaurant guidebooks, a daily online newsletter (nomenu.com), and joins us At the Table on page 58.
Ann Gilbert is a longtime contributor for Inside Publications. Her career as a lifestyle, arts and entertainment editor for 30 years has been recognized with awards in writing, editing and design, but it is her passion for history that has graced our pages most often. In this issue, she tells the story of U-Boats in the Gulf in WWII (page 62). Ann and her husband, Gene, enjoy summer vacations at their log cabin in the North Carolina mountains.
Bill Kearney believes if you like a wine, it’s a great wine—and the best wine is shared with friends. For more than 20 years, he has added wines from many regions, grapes and friends to his private collection. Recently certified as a sommelier, he serves as the wine director for Galatoire’s Restaurant, Galatoire’s Bistro and 33 Bar and Steak, where he is also a partner. A graduate of Tulane, Bill is president of Yenraek, a governmental affairs firm. On page 39, Bill helps you find the perfect “Tuesday Night Wines.”
Mimi Greenwood Knight is a mother of four and freelance writer with more than 500 article and essays in print in national and regional magazines, devotionals and 50 anthologies, including two dozen Chicken Soup for the Soul books. She lives in Folsom with her husband, David, where she enjoys martial arts, gardening, Bible study and knitting. In this issue, Mimi writes about Poppy Tooker on page 52.
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