Amazon.com description: Product Description: Featuring an in-depth look at the celebrated and diverse New Orleans food scene as well as great hotels in five budget categories, this updated second edition thoroughly details dining and nightlife options, covering the best places, both classic venues and new clubs, to hear jazz and other live music. This streetwise guide provides insider tips on how to get the most out of Mardi Gras and Jazz Fest, as well essential background information on the history of the Crescent City and its different neighborhoods. Avant-Guide books live at the intersection of travel and style, and this hip travel series presents the best aspects of the guidebook genre — namely, being thorough and trustworthy — and adds dynamic prose and innovative design. The highly praised result is as intelligent and informative as it is stylish and entertaining.