Green fairy in the Big Easy.

• Author: Mangu-Ward, Katherine
• Position: La Galerie d'Absinthe at Southern Food and Beverage Museum, New Orleans, Louisiana - Briefly Noted - Brief article

The Southern Food and Beverage Museum's La Galerie d'Absinthe serves up a profusion of artifacts associated with the herbal liqueur favored by debauched artists and denizens of the night. A mismatched assortment of glass cases overflows with the silvered paraphernalia the drink's classic presentation requires, as well as hundreds of dusty bottles, newspaper clippings, labels, and even elaborate fountains designed to dispense the high-proof beverage.

The exhibit celebrates New Orleans' proud history of scoffing at vice scolds, including a decidedly damp Prohibition period and an...