silent sunday: kitchen witch cookbooks, new orleans
While I was in New Orleans last weekend, I wandered down Royal Street one afternoon, camera in hand. I happened to look to my right when I came to Toulouse Street. I saw a black sign that caught my eye. I turned my head away and kept walking. But then I hesitated, and stopped. I turned around and went back. I’m glad I did.
This is what I found.
631 Toulouse Street, New Orleans, Louisiana
I love finds like this. You cannot over plan a vacation, you have to leave time for just turning off your planned route. Some of my favorite photos were from times I got lost.
Wow what an awesome find! Would love to come across a store like that!!
This is why I love having some unstructured time when I’m away so I can stumble on gems like these. Wish I was with you for this one!
What a little jewel of a find! Being from Louisiana, I do remember the Times Picayune. What soulful city New Orleans is. I’ve lived far from the south for a long time and have recently moved to TX. Discovering N.O. again comes with so many mixed emotions. I think of the city as an elderly but regal old lady who isn’t fashionable by today’s standards but proud of her faded and vintage style.
What a treasure trove! I could just spend hours upon hours in this charming store.
What a fantastic place! Happy treasure hunting!
Is there any place better to hang out than a local bookstore? Love the personality and the pup. I would definitely spend the afternoon.
I saw this place but didn’t go in. Darn I should have! Those cookbooks are amazing finds!
Looking back almost always yields a surprise! Love the photos!
I hope you purchased that Picayune Creole Cookbook, what a treasure! And to find an old cookbook with hand-written recipe cards in them…oh the untold stories. I can only imagine how happy you were that you turned and went back.
Don’t you just love poking around old cookbook stores? The bonus here? The photos, of course.
You found a treasure trove! I’m dissapointed that I made it out of NOLA without making it into this WONDERFUL place! Lucky lucky gal!!