Southern Prohibition in NOLA, Pre-Order Down South

NOLA— Laura McKnight reports that Hattiesburg's Southern Prohibition Brewing is about to be available in town at the Lucky Rooster, Mellow Mushroom, Lagers and more restaurants/bars. Special tappings are also happening next week at Avenue Pub and both locations of The Bulldog. [NOLA.com]

NOLA— Chef Donald Link's Down South cookbook is available for pre-order right here. In case you haven't seen what a beauty this book is yet, here's the inside look from Eater National. [Eaterwire]

MID CITY— Nonprofit cafe/caterer/food service-training program for at risk youth, Liberty's Kitchen, has just announced David Emond as their new Executive Director. Emond most recently served as Director of Development at Café Reconcile, and while there, helped the organization achieve a $5.9 million fundraising campaign among other achievements. He replaces Liberty Kitchen's founder Janet Davas. [Eaterwire]

NOLA— Remember that time Brett Anderson was all mah expense account makes me feel like some dirty politician? Well, in honor of the Nagin trial kicking off, The Times-Pic time travels back to 2008, when Anderson regretfully expensed $331.35 on some okay steak, abominable oysters Rockefeller, and an upside down apple pie at Morton's The Steakhouse, and Nagin was throwing $150k of taxpayer-financed spending on living large. [NOLA.com]
[Photo: Liberty's Kitchen/Facebook]