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Sue Strachan

@suestrachan504.bsky.social
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Social historian; writer “THE OBITUARY COCKTAIL” (James Beard finalist) & “THE CAFÉ BRÛLOT” from @LSUPress; editor @Benzinga; @SueStrachan504; suestrachan.com

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Sue Strachan @suestrachan504.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Loved the second season of "The Gentlemen." Episode 7 had me stressed out! If you haven't watched it yet, do it!
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Marielle @nolachick.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Book event update! My BK House event has moved to October 7!
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Sue Strachan @suestrachan504.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
3 of my favorite bars in New Orleans? It’s tough task to choose, but still had a great time talking to travel writer extraordinaire Andrew Nelson for his Lost in Place substack. andrewtnelson.substack.com/p/sue-strachan… #neworleans #cocktails
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Sue Strachan @suestrachan504.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
So today i almost got into what could have been a very bad car accident, followed by a cop pulling me over to tell me to slow down (no ticket! I think they were looking for brake tags, registration and if i didn’t seat belt). Took both as BIG signs to slow down today. The universe has spoken.
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Sue Strachan @suestrachan504.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
Check out Kyle Crosby's Louisiana Cocktails feature @antoinesnola.bsky.social and Café Brûlot (plus my @lsupress.bsky.social book of the same title!) #Cocktails #NewOrleans #frenchquarter youtu.be/BQP5FAzvDsU?...
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Café Brûlot | New Orleans' Legendary Flaming Coffee Cocktail | LA DRINKS!
YouTube video by Louisiana Dread
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Sue Strachan @suestrachan504.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
When in Chicago, one must get a beef sandwich! Thx Johnnie’s!
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Sue Strachan @suestrachan504.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
No Scotland, No Party!
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Sue Strachan @suestrachan504.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
While it hasnt rained much in my part of town (carrollton) there must be a strong front in the higher atmosphere as the planes have been flying very low, south and slightly east every three minutes or so (over the levee.) which isn’t normal. #msy #neworleans #storm
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Sue Strachan @suestrachan504.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Found out that my book, "The Obituary Cocktail," published by @lsupress.bsky.social was nominated for a 2026 James Beard Award!! Can't even express how excited I am -- and thank you to all who supported me and bought books. #ObituaryCocktail #neworleans
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Sue Strachan @suestrachan504.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
I stumbled upon Jacques Pepin cooking videos on #TikTok and became an instant fan. So when I brought it up to @brettmartin.bsky.social, turns out he wrote an amazing article about Pepin, that is about (to me) the power of food and healing. A must read. www.gq.com/story/food-a... #food #jacquespepin
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How This Chef Saved My Life
Jacques Pépin, the internationally famous French chef who helped me during one of the worst weeks of my life
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Sue Strachan @suestrachan504.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
I think I willfully forgot what a nightmare it is now picking up someone at the NO Airport (MSY).
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Sue Strachan @suestrachan504.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
The Masters golf tournament at Augusta National is on! Check out what golf stocks may be good to look at — or invest — during this favorite tournament. www.benzinga.com/markets/equi...
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The Masters Is Here, Could Golf Stocks Be A Portfolio Hole-In-One? - Callaway Golf (NYSE:CALY), Dick's Sp
With the Masters teeing off, the azaleas in bloom, could it be the season to invest in golf stocks?
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
Remember that MLK said America suffers not just from "the vitriolic words and actions of the bad people but for the appalling silence of the good people."
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Sue Strachan @suestrachan504.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Join me on Thurs. 3.26 at Avegno to kick off a new happy hour, "L'heure Verte" featuring absinthe cocktails such as an Obituary Cocktail and Death in the Afternoon! Avegno is at 1726 Soniat St., New Orleans, next to its sister restaurant, Gautreau's. #cocktails #neworleans
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Sue Strachan @suestrachan504.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
My morning so far: in front of my house a woman sideswiped a parked FedEx truck, then proceeded to blame him (i had to turn off the sound in my zoom meeting), then headed to Toast on Gentilly Blvd. by the Fair Grounds for breakfast. Had no idea it had moved here. Love it!
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Sue Strachan @suestrachan504.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
I bought 2 boxes of #GirlScoutcookies because it's an annual tradition. I also don't eat sweets. Then why am I already through box 1?
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Sue Strachan @suestrachan504.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Come visit us at the New Orleans Book Festival @tulaneu.bsky.social in the Literary Lounge (Burgundy Room) on the Berger Lawn, Sat. March 14, 11 am-11:45 am. Find out the scoop on cocktails, history and more! #obituarycocktail #cocktails
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Today's abysmal jobs report is a reminder that tax cuts for corporations and the rich don’t create jobs or grow the economy. What's required is investment in working people — and better wages. When workers have money to spend, the economy grows and businesses create more jobs. Remember this.
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Sue Strachan @suestrachan504.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Come visit me, Cure's Neal Bodenheimer and Ramona's JordanSalcito at New Orleans Book Festival @tulaneu.bsky.social on Sat. March 14, 11 a.m.-11:45 p.m. I promise it will be fun! bookfest.tulane.edu/schedule/cel...
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Sue Strachan @suestrachan504.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Franke & Johnnys (New Orleans) makes the best chargrilled oysters in the city. (And I have sampled enough to say that!)
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Sue Strachan @suestrachan504.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
Had a great weekend in Natchez signing books at Dixon Books (an amazing bookstore), visiting with friends there, back to New Orleans for crawfish at Port Orleans Brewing, now watching old school "Hawaii Five-O," and Jack Lord is, well, Steve McGarrett. Even Leon the cat approves.
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Sue Strachan @suestrachan504.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
Very excited to be heading up to Natchez, Miss. to sign books ("The Obituary Cocktail" and "The Café Brûlot," published by @lsupress.bsky.social) at Dixon Books & Loft this Sat. Feb. 21, 1-3 p.m. Looking forward to seeing my Natchez friends -- come up and surprise me!
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Sue Strachan @suestrachan504.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
I had an Obituary Cocktail at Fives bar to kick off Mardi Gras weekend, and I somehow made it to throw beads and more in the Iris parade! www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/ar...
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Hosting Mardi Gras at Home? These Classic New Orleans Cocktails Bring Big Easy Vibes Anywhere
Did someone say French 75?
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Ida Bae Wells @nhannahjones.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
Our founders, though deeply flawed, understood that democracy requires an informed citizenry and a government accountable to it people. That’s why the press is the only profession protected by the Constitution. It’s also why autocrats and oligarchs seek to control and destroy it.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 04/02/2026
Heads are going to explode 💥 Cato Institute just nuked the lie. Immigrants have cut U.S. deficits by $14.5 TRILLION since 1994, slashing the national debt by a third. All that “immigrants are bleeding us dry” noise? Absolute bullshit. 1/3
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Omg. WTF is Happening? @lalahaenzy.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again. #Pinks #ProudBlue
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Sue Strachan @suestrachan504.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
Some great specialty cocktails to sample during Carnival via Elizabeth Pearce in New Orleans Magazine, including my Obituary Cocktail! Check them out! www.myneworleans.com/bar-tab-carn...
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Bar Tab: Carnival Menus, THC-infused Seltzers and More
The award-winning Jewel of the South has launched its annual Carnival menu, giving guests another reason to enjoy a tipple in its lush courtyard. The Carnival
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Sue Strachan @suestrachan504.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
Where gallows humor meets good gin: Louisiana YouTube history channel, Louisiana Dread, features the "Obituary Cocktail" at Seven Three Distilling for its LA DRINKS! S2 Ep. 6 | New Orleans’ Darkest Martini youtu.be/xhy7jyci8Po?...
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Obituary Cocktail | LA DRINKS! S2 Ep. 6 | New Orleans’ Darkest Martini | LA DRINKS!
YouTube video by Louisiana Dread
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Sue Strachan @suestrachan504.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
Come meet the St. Charles Avenue Activists of the Year! www.myneworleans.com/2025-activis...
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Activists of the Year 2025
New Orleans is blessed to have a community of people who care, who want to give back to the city as much as it has given them. Their energy, ideas and
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Sue Strachan @suestrachan504.bsky.social · 29/12/2025
How can an almost 90 year old woman (my mom) have the hearing of the Bionic Woman? All I want is a cocktail w/out guilt!
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Sue Strachan @suestrachan504.bsky.social · 20/12/2025
I know it is during the Tulane/Ole Miss game, but if ya need a last minute gift, come visit me @barnesandnoble.com in Metairie (3721 Veterans), today (12.20) 2-4, and I can sign “The Cafe Brulot” and “The Obituary Cocktail”!
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Sue Strachan @suestrachan504.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
College kids (21 & over) home or just need a family break? Time for a bar run! WhereY'at has a Bar Guide — and a feature on the Obituary Cocktail, the drink my new @lsupress book is about! Check it out on p. 20! www.whereyat.com/cocktail-of-... #cocktails #NewOrleans
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Cocktail of the Month
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Sue Strachan @suestrachan504.bsky.social · 15/11/2025
I will be signing books at Oak Street Po-boy Fest tomorrow (11/16) @bluecypressbooks.bsky.social. Stop by, then get some po-boys, enjoy music and shops on the street! To get you in the mood, check out Mark Bologna's Beyond Bourbon Street podcast, taped at Z'otz. beyondbourbonst.com/the-obituary...
Oak Street Po-Boy Fest book signings at Blue Cypress Books, including Sue Strachan, 2-3:30 pm
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Sue Strachan @suestrachan504.bsky.social · 01/11/2025
Kicking off November busy! Starting with the Louisiana Book Festival in Baton Rouge (come see me at 1:45 pm), then back to New Orleans for book signing & cocktails at Avegno, 6:30pm-8pm.
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Sue Strachan @suestrachan504.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
My book “The Obituary Cocktail” as well as Fives and other fun in this New York Times article!!! www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/d...
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The New Orleans Drink That’s Back From the Dead
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Sue Strachan @suestrachan504.bsky.social · 25/10/2025
Why is the Orlando airport hiding gate 112? I had a thisclose connection (and suffered a middle seat, up front to make sure I made my flight) but almost missed it because I wasn’t expecting Gate 112 to be next to exit 120?!?! I was not alone in tbis dilemma.
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Sue Strachan @suestrachan504.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
It was fun meeting the Queen of Red Beans and Rice, Emily Shaya, for this article about her recipe being used at Miss River (located in Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts New Orleans). Find out what makes it so good — one secret: she uses Camellia Beans! #neworleans www.camelliabrand.com/red-beans-an...
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Red Beans and Rice Royalty: Emily Shaya Brings Her Recipe to Miss River | Camellia Brand
As to be expected in New Orleans, the Krewe of Red Beans’ Bean Madness Championship in 2019 was fiercely contested, bringing red beans and rice to the spotlight.
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Sue Strachan @suestrachan504.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
Want to learn more about a drink called Obituary Cocktail? Then join me at the Garden District Book Shop when I go live to talk about it and have a demo of the drink and others on Thurs. Oct. 9 at 6 p.m. courtesy of Friends of the Cabildo! Preregister, please! friendsofthecabildo.org/foc-events-c...
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Friends of the Cabildo Events Calendar | New Orleans French Quarter Calendar
Friends of the Cabildo located in New Orleans conducts French Quarter walking tours and special events. Music, special exhibitions, book signing in New Orleans French Quarter and more!
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Sue Strachan @suestrachan504.bsky.social · 05/10/2025
Have to say the spicy Bloody Mary at Virgin Hotel New Orleans is spot on before a New Orleans Saints game! (They infuse their own vodka!)
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Sue Strachan @suestrachan504.bsky.social · 04/10/2025
Is playing board games, mahjong and cards good for you? Yes, it is! Find out more in my article in St. Charles Avenue magazine. www.myneworleans.com/how-games-of...
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Enhancing Mental Acuity Through Various Games
Discover how different games can boost mental acuity and cognitive skills for all ages. Engage your mind and improve focus today.
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Sue Strachan @suestrachan504.bsky.social · 28/09/2025
It's the last day (9.28) of Faulkner for All! Come down to BK House & Gardens in the French Quarter at 2:30 pm to see me mix an Obituary cocktail and talk briefly about my book on it. (I only have 15 minutes, so you can't be late!) Drown your sorrows or celebrate the Saints!
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Sue Strachan @suestrachan504.bsky.social · 13/09/2025
Such a thrill for my book, "The Obituary Cocktail," published by @lsupress.bsky.social, to be the cover story for The Times-Picayune @nolanews.bsky.social Lagniappe section! Photos by Chris Granger. The book is available at New Orleans bookstores and on Amazon.
Times-Picayune Lagniappe cover of an Obituary Cocktail with the interior spread of the article featuring the drink and author.
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Sue Strachan @suestrachan504.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
"Big Fish" is on Pluto TV now! One of my favorite movies.
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Sue Strachan @suestrachan504.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
I was part (writer, interviewer, sometimes coordinator) of this Camellia Beans #Katrina20 video & article. It features stories of during and after the storm and how reminders of home were so important after. (Note, there are more scenes of devastation in link.) www.camelliabrand.com/cooking-red-...
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Cooking Red Beans, Serving Comfort: Remembering Katrina 20 Years Later
Twenty years ago, on the tragic day of August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina made landfall and caused havoc across Louisiana and Mississippi coastal communities.
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Sue Strachan @suestrachan504.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
COOLinary in New Orleans ends on Aug. 31 — so you have just enough time to head to Commander's Palace to sample Chef Meg Bickford's Cochon du Lait Tostada special. It uses Camellia Brand's red beans. Read all about it here! www.camelliabrand.com/beans-tradit...
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Beans, Tradition, and Bold Flavor at Commander’s Palace | Camellia Brand
Eggs Louis Armstrong, a delicious brunch dish at Commander’s Palace, features pureed red beans as a base, topped with a popcorn rice cake and a poached egg.
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Sue Strachan @suestrachan504.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
I know those of us who lived through Hurricane Katrina approach these anniversaries with caution. I was asked to write an article about the efforts of the late Chef Paul Prudhomme after the storm, reminding me of how we pulled together after. #Katrina20 www.magicseasoningblends.com/katrina-20-c...
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Katrina 20: Chef Paul Prudhomme’s Comfort Food Became a Lifeline for New Orleans
After Hurricane Katrina, Chef Paul Prudhomme turned his seasoning plant into a lifeline, feeding New Orleans with comforting gumbo, jambalaya, and more.
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Sue Strachan @suestrachan504.bsky.social · 03/08/2025
I wish la Peniche was still open. #marigny
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Sue Strachan @suestrachan504.bsky.social · 02/08/2025
"The Obituary Cocktail" book-signing alert! I will be in Metairie at Barnes & Noble (3721 Veterans) In New Orleans today (Sat. Aug. 2), 1 p.m.-3 p.m. to sign copies of my new book, as well as my first one, "The Café Brûlot." Both published by @lsupress.bsky.social authorsguild.org/member-spotl...
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Member Spotlight: Sue Strachan - The Authors Guild
Why is writing important to you and why do you think it’s an important medium for the world? I love telling stories and writing is another tool of expressing this. Writing can evoke a number of emotio...
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Sue Strachan @suestrachan504.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
Hey Metairie! I will be at Barnes & Noble (3721 Veterans), Sat. Aug. 2, 1 p.m.-3 p.m., signing copies of my new cocktail book, "The Obituary Cocktail" and my previous one, "The Café Brûlot," published by @lsupress.bsky.social . Looking forward to seeing you!
Photos of "The Obituary Cocktail" and "The Café Brûlot" by Sue Strachan. Published by LSU Press.
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Sue Strachan @suestrachan504.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
Thx. Carlie Kollath Wells for the great article in @axios.com New Orleans about my new book, "The Obituary Cocktail"! See me today (7.23) at Ritz-Carlton for @talesofthecocktail.bsky.social 12:30 pm-1:30 pm at Bookstore & Bitters to get a personalized copy of the book! www.axios.com/local/new-or...
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A classic New Orleans cocktail rises from the dead
The obituary cocktail was popular in the 1940s and '50s.
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