Donuts & Wine, Eat Local Challenge On the Horizon

HARAHAN— Brett Anderson notes that Seither's Seafood has more bestsellers than just boiled seafood: "Fried eggplant medallions layered with crab stuffing and draped in crawfish cream sauce... an excellent roast beef po-boy" and a rare tuna po' boy too. [NOLA.com]

UPTOWN— "My grandfather's life was really the machines. He received a full patent from the U.S. government for the Hansen's Ice Shaving Machine. After he retired from the machine shops, he came to work with my grandmother, and they never left each other's side. They wouldn't go for a walk or go to the K&B without each other. It's a beautiful love story. Love and snowballs." —Ashley Hansen of Hansen's Sno-Bliz tells the Gambit this week. [Gambit]

FAUBOURG ST. JOHN— Local winemaker James Moises and Blue Dot Donuts will do a savory donut and wine pairing on Wednesday, April 16 from 6-8 p.m. at Swirl (3143 Ponce de Leon St.). $25 gets you four donuts paired with four wines. Proceeds will benefit Companion Pet Adoption. Reserve a spot.[Eaterwire]

NOLA— Starting April 1, you can sign up for the New Orleans Eat Local Challenge (which takes place during June) online at nolalocavore.org or at any location of the Crescent City Farmers Market. Now in its fourth year, the ELC raises awareness of the nutritional, cultural, economic and environmental benefits of eating local ie. within a 200-mile radius of New Orleans. [Eaterwire]

Hansen's Sno-Bliz [Photo: Brasted]