With crabs in season now, this month's recipe for Zydeco Sweet Potato Crab Chowder is a perfect way to add an exotic local dish to your Thanksgiving table. Read more

I know you have seen them. Right next to the cash register, those fruit-filled turnover pies wrapped in glassy paper. This week we take a trip over to the Hubig's Pie factory in the Marigny and talk with the owner about what goes into making those delicious New Orleans pies. Read more

In 2007, Father Bill Terry, the rector at St. Anna's Episcopal Church, began listing the names of murdered New Orleans citizens on a board outside the church. Last year, 215 names were printed on the board. So far in 2008, there are over 160 names on the board. Father Terry an... Read more

A.J. catches the Men of Class Social Aid and Pleasure Club second-line parade and the Crescent City Blues and BBQ Fest, then heads uptown for Indian practice. Read more

The 6t'9 Social Aid and Pleasure Club hosts an annual parade, for kids of ALL ages, the Saturday night before Halloween from the 6th Ward to the 9th Ward (thus 6t'9), from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., in the backstreets of New Orleans. Read more

Check out some highlights from the Crescent City Blues and BBQ Festival, including Honeyboy Edwards, Little Freddie King, Washboard Chaz, Tee Eva, the Heritage School of Music All-Stars and more. Read more

Join Host Marcus Miller and some very special jazz artists for the inaugural sailing of the Playboy Jazz Cruise, January 25 to February 1, 2009. The line-up includes legendary bebop saxophonist James Moody, Herbie Hancock, Poncho Sanchez, James Carter, Dianne Reeves, Keb' Mo'... Read more

WWOZ is offering our listeners a chance to win a DVD of the movie, Honeydripper, signed by the award-winning director, John Sayles, along with a pair of Creative GigaWorks T40 desktop speakers. Find out how to enter. Read more

These decadent candied pecans will make the perfect Halloween treat. They're wickedly sweet, and you will be surprised at how easy to make and tasty they are. Read more

Dear Listener, New Orleans pretty much has only 2 seasons—hot and cold, with a blessed whiff of temperate-ature for a few days in-between. Then, every once in a while, balminess shows up around the winter solstice. Basically though, New Orleans is a city of extremes, a... Read more