New Orleans has always been cherished for its unique French Quarter, its fabulous cuisine, and music to suit all tastes.

On the prow of the wagon, in an attempt to attract business among the Quarterites, Ignatius taped a sheet of Big Chief paper on which he had printed in crayon: TWELVE INCHES (12) OF PARADISE. So far no one had responded to its message.

New Orleans cuisine is Creole rather than Cajun.

Vegetables can be a fabulous-tasting centerpiece of cuisine.

A mile and a quarter (2 km) here, uphill, was always going to suit him.

The secret of torture, like the secret of French cuisine, is that nothing is unthinkable.