elcome to Catering to Convenience: The Culture of food in New Orleans. Everyone knows that New Orleans' food is as colorful and rich as the culture itself. Like gumbo, New Orleans is a melting pot of different flavors all simmering together to create a uniquely delectable dish. Throughout New Orleans' history, settlers such as the Spanish and French, among others, have added to the culture of food in New Orleans, making it what it is today.

Food today, as it did then, reflects the living culture which produces it. One of the food trends that is becoming increasingly popular in New Orleans is what one could term "convenience food." Take a look at the following articles that deal with this growing trend in the culture of food in New Orleans today:

Is Faster Better?
Homemade vs. Takout

Living to Eat:
A New Orleans Fooditude