Feast on contemporary French cuisine at Restaurant August in the Central Business District of New Orleans. The restaurant offers an elegant environment and a two-story wine room, stocked with wines from France, Italy and the United States. Restaurant August provides a luxurious, romantic getaway for you and your date.
Take part celebrating the life, work and literary accomplishments of one of America's most important writers at the Tennessee Williams & New Orleans Literary Festival. Williams is remembered through writing workshops, panel discussions, literary readings, stage performances, a book fair, music, writing contests and other events incorporating literature, poetry and other art forms - and more importantly, food and drink!
Explore the swampland with Cajun Encounters on their Honey Island Swamp Tours. The tour takes place on a 24-passenger boat that lets tour patrons get up close and personal with the wildlife that inhabits the swamp. Keep your eyes open for alligators, raccoons, owls, wild boars, nutria, snakes, turtles, birds, bears and more.