Contributors
Other Voices: Gretchen Armbruster, Ashley Berthelot-Arceneaux, Leah Draffen, Candra George, Karen Gibbs, Thomas B. Growden, Poki Hampton, Michael Harold, Yvette Jemison, Becky Slatten, Terri Schlichenmeyer, Ellen Thomas and Jenny Windstrup.
Tom Fitzmorris Tom Fitzmorris grew up in Treme and ate red beans every Monday from his Creole-French mother until he left home. Not long after that, he began writing a weekly restaurant review column that has continued for 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 76.
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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.
Ann Gilbert
Bill Kearney
Award-winning Brenda Breck has over thirty years of experience in the worldwide advertising industry in both film and print as a commercial producer, public relations and special events director and writer. With her talent and love for acrylic paintings, Brenda has created unique pieces for clients, and for the past seven years, she has volunteered at St. Michael’s Special School art department. Brenda has been associated with Inside Publications for over eight years. As Saks Fifth Avenue’s Ambassador for Inside Publications, she writes Fashion Update interviews with visiting VIPs, in this issue on page 86.
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 writes about the Germans in New Orleans (page 38), ghosts at French Quarter sites (page 58) and northshore bedand-breakfasts (page 92). 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 49, Bill tells the story of Sancerre in Wine Cellar.
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