Nawlins. The Crescent City. The Big Easy. No matter what name is used, New Orleans is one of America's most intriguing cities. Best known for the floats and doubloons of Mardi Gras and its world-class restaurants, Louisiana's largest city beckons visitors from across the globe each year. Part of PBS Television's
Going Places series, this exciting documentary video gives viewers the inside scoop on the real difference between Cajun and Creole cooking when National Public Radio commentator Vertamae Grosvenor visits the kitchens of New Orleans' most popular restaurants. Other highlights include coverage of an authentic New Orleans "jazz funeral," with a brass band and second-line dancers at the historic Lafayette Cemetery. Going Places: New Orleans has it all: from raunchy tourists along Bourbon Street, to the genteel Garden District, to a river plantation, to an alligator hunt in southern Louisiana's vast swamps. ~ Scott Albright, All Movie Guide