New Orleans

I arrived in New Orleans last night to spend the next two weeks in Louisiana and the Gulf Coast. Leslie flew down and met me and will be here until Monday morning. We are guests of the Dean of New Orleans, David Duplantier. It was New Orleans in April, 2008 where I first got the inspiration for this sabbatical: finding the connection between food, cooking and recipes with community: how food continues to bind us together and in times of crisis help us to heal and rebuild. Part of my time here will be spent at St. Joseph's Abbey, working in their bread baking kitchens: more about that later. Anyway, with only four weeks left in my time away, I am trying to get the most out of this wonderful time.