Monday, February 11, 2008
Humphrey Bogart Mistress Dies in New Orleans
Posted Mon, Feb 11, 2008 at 2:30 PM
by Sam Winston
The Crescent City seems to have a way of attracting this kind of energy...
"Verita Bouvaire Thompson, the hard-drinking mistress and long-time companion of Humphrey Bogart who described herself as 'Bacall's worst nightmare', has died aged 89...
Following Hurricane Katrina, Thompson was one of those who refused to leave her home. She commented: 'Lauren Bacall failed to chase me out of Hollywood; Katrina won't force me out of New Orleans.'
Former Gambit Food Writer Getting Props on New Book
Posted Mon, Feb 11, 2008 at 1:55 PM
by Sam Winston
" Sara Roahen has written a surprisingly informative, engaging and amusing book about the cooking of New Orleans -- surprisingly, that is, because she is an outsider who yearns to be accepted as an authentic New Orleanean...
It's not easy to imagine someone coming into New Orleans from the cold and writing a regular column about its food, but apparently Roahen did so with aplomb and won a loyal readership in the process. " - The Washington Post
Gambit itself also gets props as a "lively" newspaper.
