Legacy, Libation & Liberation by Skye Jackson

Twelfth Night Coffee is featured in the French Quarter Journal by local journalist and poet Skye Jackson.

Remembering Richard Simmons (July 12, 1948 - July 13,2024)

Remembering a chance encounter with Richard Simmons

Richard Simmons, Eric Gabourel, New Orleans HistoryEric GabourelJuly 14, 2024Twelfth Night CoffeeRichard Simmons, New Orleans, New Orleanian, From New Orleans, French Quarter, Coffee, Twelfth Night CoffeeComment

Is History on the Brink of Repeating Itself? (A Bastille Day Reflection)

Are the social standings prior to the French Revolution being recreated?

Eric Gabourel, Coffee, HistoryEric GabourelJuly 14, 2024Twelfth Night CoffeeBastille Day, New Orleans, French History, Eric Gabourel, Coffee, Espresso, French Quarter, Coffee House, Coffee ShopComment

Team Building Experience with WWLTV

Twelfth Night Coffee founder takes the WWLTV morning crew on a team building experience.

Eric Gabourel, Coffee, History, New Orleans HistoryEric GabourelMay 15, 2024Twelfth Night Coffe, Flambeaux Bicycle Tours, Bicycle Tours, New Orleans, French Quarter, Coffee, Bicycles, Bicycles & Coffee, Tour, Tour Guide, Eric GabourelComment

Free Verse Social Club

Twelfth Night Coffee host the Free Verse Social Club every month. Learn more…

Poetry, Poets, Free Verse Social ClubEric GabourelApril 8, 2024Free Verse Social Club, New Orleans Poetry, New Orleans, New Orleans poet, New Orleans Poeys, New Orleans poets, Open Mic, Open Mic New Orleans, Poets, Poetry, Nola Poets, Nola Poetry, French QuarterComment

The Smoke of the Land Went Up by Andrew Cominelli

Twelfth Night Barista Andrew Cominelli shines in his new short story, “The Smoke of the Land Went Up”

Eric Gabourel, InstagramEric GabourelMarch 11, 2024Twelfth Night Coffeeshort story, guernica magazine, Andrew Cominelli, Writer, New Orleans, New Orleans Literature, Literature, Fiction, French Quarter, Twelfth Night Coffe, BaristaComment

Barista Confessions: A Chronicle of How a Twelfth Night Barista Helped To Recover an $18k Rolex

One of our part time Barista’s, Jean-Luc, use to be a pedicab driver. Read about one of his many incredible encounters that occurred while working nightshift on the trike…

Jean-Luc LebeauJanuary 24, 2024Twelfth Night CoffeeNew Orleans, Pedicab, Barista, Pedicab Driver, French QuarterComment

Marvel's Blade: Is He A New Orleans Born Super Hero?

Is Marvel’s Blade a New Orleans born superhero? No and Yes

Eric Gabourel, Fan Fiction, Comic Book HistoryEric GabourelNovember 29, 2023Twelfth Night CoffeeMarvel Comics, Blade, Tomb of Dracula, Marvel Preview #3, Tomb of Dracula #13, Crescent City Blues, Marie Laveau, Marvel's Marie Laveau, Blade Volume 2, London, England, Vampire, Vampire Hunter, Day Walker, Deacon Frost, Dhampir, Eric Brooks, Eric Gabourel, Gabourel, Gabourel New Orleans, New Orleans, Nola, Louisiana, French Quarter, Brothel, Wesley Snipes, Blade Trilogy, earth-616, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Mahershala Ali, Anthony Mackie, Flacon, Captain America, Louisiana Bayou, Spiderman the animated series, 90's Spiderman series, Whistler, New Orleans Orphanage, New Orleans Born, Blade in New Orleans, New Orleans Born Superhero, Fox Kids, Blade Anime, Dracula, Monica Rambeau, Gambit, Remy LeBeau, Brother Voodoo, Strange Academy, Zoe Laveay, Zoe Labeau, Midnight Suns, Multi-verseComment

Five Minutes of Fame

I’ve given bicycle tours to several celebrities, but in this instance I was given a spotlight in their production.

August in New Orleans

August in New Orleans is hot and slow if you work in the French Quarter area, but there is refuge at Twelfth Night Coffee.

Remy LeBeau: A New Orleans Street Kid Who Made it Big in the Funny Pages

Gambit is one of the more popular members of the X-Men. Did you know he grew up in the streets of the French Quarter in New Orleans? Abandoned at birth at Charity Hospital because he was a mutant, this entry tells the tale of a New Orleans kid growing up as a thief in a city that’s not so Big and definitely not that Easy.

Remy LeBeau, Gambit, CreoleEric GabourelAugust 29, 2023Twelfth Night CoffeeRemy LeBeau, Gambit, Marvel, X-Men, French Quarter, New Orleans, Big Easy, Le Diable Blanc, New Orleans Thieves Guild, Thieves Guild, External Mutant, Mutant, Mutants, Candra, La Salle, Louisiana, Mississippi Bubble, France, French Prisoners, Gabourel, Nicolas Gabourel, Joan d'arc, Old Kingdom, The Tithe Collector, New Orleans Assassins Guild, Elixir of Life, Assassins Guild, Jaques LeBeau, Cajun, Creole, Jean-Luc LeBeau, Old Carmelite Monastery, Church of the Lost Thieves, Jean Lafitte, Baratarians, The Black Hand New Orleans, Matranga Family, Silver Dollar Sam, Carlos Marcello, Fagan's Mob, Fagan, Charity Hospital, The Antiquary, The Antiquary and Gambit, Bella-Donna Boudreaux, Marius Boudreaux, Vieux Carre, Tante Mattie, Tante Marrie Baptiste, Henri LeBeau, Morgus, Morgus the Magnificant, Pirates Alley, Morgus presents, Chopsley, Etienne Marceaux, The Pig and Gambit, Kinetic Power, kinetically charged cards Gambit, Weapon X, Woverine, Nathaniel Essex, Mr. Sinister, Weapon X Facility, Logan, Gambit and the Champions, Tilling, Tilling Thieves Guild, Victor Creed, Genevieve Darceneaux, Sabertooth, Gambit Marries Bella Donna Boudreaux, Julian Boudreaux, Ursuline's Convent, Duel, Murlocks, Murlock Tunnels Gambit, Mutant massacre, Marauders, Marauders and Gambit, Garden District, Twelfth Night, Twelfth Night Coffee, Coffee, Storm, Ororo Monroe, The Shadow King, Jacob Reisz, Endymion, Mardi Gras, Eric Gabourel, Eric, Gabourel New Orleans, Louisiana Bayou, Bourbon Street, Chris Claremont, Jim Lee, Marvel Comics, Marvel Entertainment, Marvel Studios, Marvel Character, X-Men Character, Channing Tatum, Sci-fi, Le Comte des Bicyclettes, Instagram, Creole Culture, Creole Language, Street Kid, Fan Fiction, New Orleans History, Comic Book Lure, Chris Clairmont, Taylor Kitsch Gambit, Deadpool and Wolverine, X-Men '97, X-Men The Animated Series, Gambit Origin Story, Gambit Biography, Remy LeBeau origin story, Remy Lebeau biography, Remy Lebeau Gambit from New Orleans, Gambit Accent, The New Orleans Thieves Guild, Deadpool, Wolverine, Gambit Movie, Deadpool Movie, Who is X-Men Gambit?, Marvel Cinematic Universe, MCU, X-Men 266, Gambit Origins, Gambit French Quarter, Fagans Mob, Jean-Lub Lebeau, External Candra, Gabourel France, Joan of Arc, Mandray, Tithe CollectorComment

The Rougarou of Southern Louisiana

One of our specialty espresso drinks is named the Rougarou. But what or who is the Rougarou? Learn about this amazing coffee beverage and the Louisiana folklore that inspired it.

Eric GabourelEric GabourelAugust 18, 2023Twelfth Night CoffeeRougarou, Espresso, Mocha, Hazelnut, Eric Gabourel, Gabourel, Gabourel New Orleans, Gabourel France, France, Lorraine, Sci-fi, Folklore, Southern Louisiana, Louisiana, Louisiana Creole, Kouri-Vini, Lent, 13 objects, Count to 12, Audubon Zoo, Zoo, Louisiana Creole Language, Werewolf, Louisiana Folklore, New Orleans Folklore, Epic of Gilgamesh, Legend of Lycaon, Wold, Wolf, Bisclavret, Marie de France, French Werewolf Epidemic, Rougarou Folklore, Loup-Garou, Kreyol, Blue Dog, Lycee Francais de la nouvelle-orleans, Rougarou Fest, Coffee, Twelfth Night, Twelfth Night Coffee, Specialty Coffee, What is the best coffee in New Orleans?, Who has the best coffee in the French Quarter?, Who has the best coffee in New Orleans?, Coffee House, Coffee Shop, Where's the best coffee in New Orleans? Twelfth Night Coffee, How has the best coffee in the French Quarter?, How has the best coffee in New Orleans? Twelfth Night Coffee, French Quarter, Nola Coffee, Follow Your Nola, One Time in Nola, Mandray, Lorraine France, Robin Briggs, The Witches of LorraineComment

Forced Migrations From Le Harve

Walking along the shores of Le Havre my mind’s eye pictures sail ships on the horizon…

Eric Gabourel, New Orleans HistoryEric GabourelAugust 14, 2023Twelfth Night, Twelfth Night Coffee, Le Havre, River Seine, La Louisiane, Slavery, Senegal, East India Company, Coffee, Coffee House, Who founded New Orleans?, Who has the best coffee in the French Quarter?, Who has the best coffee in New Orleans?, Eric Gabourel, Gabourel, Plage du Havre, Louisiana, Louisiana History, New Orleans, New Orleans History, Was New Orleans founded by the French?, What Country Founded New Orleans?, What is the best coffee in New Orleans?, Where's the best coffee in New Orleans? Twelfth Night Coffee, How has the best coffee in New Orleans? Twelfth Night Coffee, Nola, Nolalife, #nolalife, One Time in Nola, Follow Your Nola, Cargo Ships, Sail Ships, Slave Ships, French Quarter, How has the best coffee in the French Quarter?, France, Africa, West Africa, Company of the West, Atlantic Ocean, English Channel, Port City, French Migration to Louisiana, John Law, La Mutine, The Munity, 1719, Gulf Coast, Le Ruby Slave Ship, Gorée, 1720, Le Maréchal d’Estrées, America, Economics, Slavery and Capitalism, La Salpêtrière, SalpêtrièreComment

The Mystery Behind the Private Door

Privé is French for private. There’s a beautiful residential area in the courtyard behind our coffee house. The swimming pool that the residents get to enjoy revealed what was on our square block before buildings were erected on it in the late 1700’s.

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