Getting fucked, hard

**A fair warning that a lot of cursing is about to proceed.** Upfront apologies to MawMaw, PawPaw and Nonnie.  It’s who I am and I need a release.  Dad, don’t act surprised.  Mom, you’re use to dealing with crazy people (hello, second husband), so I’m sure you’ll relate in more...

LizaNola

November 1, 2014

Puerto Rican Pop-Up, Monday October 13

It’s about that time! Another Pop-Up at Nola Gastropub, tomorrow Monday, October 13. Get excited!! We’re going island style with Chef Jose Alvarez who will be taking over the kitchen for the night with a Puerto Rican menu featuring five colorful dishes. All I know is this… – There will be...

LizaNola

October 12, 2014

Te quiero, La Alacena Cafe

I can’t express how thankful I am for pickupthefork.com. For those of you outside of BA… Pick up the Fork is BA’s biggest food blog and it happens to be in English.  The Chicago blonde responsible for it’s hilarious content has been in Argentina for nearly a decade braving new and...

LizaNola

September 19, 2014

Lil bit of life!

Hola!! Wednesday afternoon here in Buenos Aires, and while the bread rises and Stevie Nicks fills the restaurant, I’ve managed to somehow carve out a few minutes to give you a bit of what’s going on here in my new crazy life. First off, Wednesdays are my new Mondays.  And...

LizaNola

September 17, 2014

WE ARE OPEN!

It’s official, NOLA Gastropub is open, y’all! We unlocked our doors last Friday, July 18, and the turnout was (and still is) incredible There are a billion things to say but my fuzzy head, sore body and kitchen prep list is just too consuming at the moment to produce anything worthwhile.  I’m...

LizaNola

July 27, 2014

Makin’ perfect steamed rice

I know it seems crazy, but it’s really not! Rice is one of those foods that is simple yet we seem to screw up over and over again. I’ve been gettin’ in lots of practice these past few months.  Rice = poor girl food. But hey, it’s all a blessing!...

LizaNola

June 23, 2014

NOLA gastropub update!

Hey y’all! Sorry for the distance. I feel like my head is going to explode these days! My brain hurts from all the decisions we’re making for the gastropub. Concentration is not my forte. As soon as I wake in the morning my head starts racing with the bazillion things we...

LizaNola

June 20, 2014