of the meat slices disintergrated into shreds. Tom Fitzmorris, a New Orleans food writer, maintains that thin sliced meats taste better. I do not agree with that. I think the nearly shaved meat lacked a certain heft. I still...

If you’re trying to impress folks from out of town, you need to remember what Tom Fitzmorris would say, "Take people to restaurants that you know."

the sacrilege of the shape. Canales has the requisite cold cuts. There probably are plenty of places in Baltimore, especially in Lex Market. We’ve been tweaking the recipe from Tom Fitzmorris' “New Orleans Food”...

Hunt, pose your question to : tom@nomenu.com This is Tom Fitzmorris, a local food critic. Full of himself, but also a wealth of info.

I’m pretty sure Tom Fitzmorris did a review of Brennan’s for dinner recently and liked it a lot.

I have suggested (in print) that in this diet-conscious age, restaurants offer half-portions at 2/3 the full-size portions. That seems like a reasonable compromise to me. Tom Fitzmorris, New Orleans' “Mr Food”, tells...

cookies). Get any (or all as we do) of the above and you wan’t go wrong. Great wine list and interesting wines by the glass Grand Isle was for an Eat Club dinner with Tom Fitzmorris. It was actually really good! You can go...

mom’s (okra based, seafood— don’t have the recipe). Linked below is a local food forum (from Tom Fitzmorris) with plenty of locals who I’m sure would be glad to share. You may set off a file vs. okra...

The Plantation cookbook is wonderful, as is Jambalaya. I also use River Road I (and sometimes III) and Talk About Good. On the recommendation of Tom Fitzmorris, I picked up an old copy of the Entergy cookbook, which is quite...

at Domilise’s. Chris Rose looked to be on the verge of a breakdown, Tom Fitzmorris was impressive and well spoken but seriously needs someone to tell him how to dress, and we got a glimpse of the real Donald Link. I...

. I’m simply saying that others, such as Tom Fitzmorris, would not agree with the consensus view on this forum.

allspice, cloves, or mace, traceable to the Caribbean influence in New Orleans. I’ve eaten vegetables like corn and limas in summer gumbos and liked it. They were probably leftovers in somebody’s fridge. New Orleans...

recommended in Chowhound, Tom Fitzmorris, R.Peyton and B.Andersen, so I am willing to give up a meal or two and bit the bullet and eat at some of these places. No pity as we are also coming down for 10 days in April....

They are limited to a particular dining establishment type and city respectively, but I think roadfood.com and neworleansmenu.com both are helpful, and well-written by the Sterns and Tom FitzMorris. More than once I have been...