In memory of the 2nd anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, YAWYE comes from a relocated New Yorker in the Big Easy this week.

Name: Elizabeth Oldman

Occupation: Visiting Assistant Professor, Early Modern Literature, Tulane University

Borough: Uptown New Orleans. Moved down here August before last (Originally from UES Manhattan, for like a year, and the West Village for a decade before that. Soho before that)

Relationship status: Single

What did you eat today?

Coffee (black). Tropicana orange juice, lots of pulp. A nectarine. An Oyster po’boy, fully dressed (lettuce, tomato, mayo, pickles, Louisiana Crystal hot sauce). A handful of tamari-baked pumpkin seeds. Spaghetti with tomato sauce (Classico, Tomato and basil). Freshly-shaved parmesan. Baby spinach with oil, vinegar, salt, and pepper. ½ bottle of Sauvignon blanc. Later I’ll have peppermint tea (a nightly ritual), and oatmeal raisin cookies.

What do you never eat?

Muffins. Swordfish. Chicken combined with cheese. Dill. Seaweed salad. Black licorice.

Complete this sentence: In my refrigerator, you can always find:

Koop’s spicy brown mustard, Heinz ketchup, Hellmann’s mayo, Perrier Lemon-flavored (b/c there’s no seltzer at my local market, Zara’s), Lurpak Danish butter, Heinekin, Coca-cola Zero.

What is your favorite kitchen item?

My sweet blender (Kitchen Classics by Waring, copper base).

Where do you eat out most frequently? In NOLA: Parasol’s for roast beef po-boys, Rice and beans at Felix’s, Acme for oysters, Slim Goodies for toast, hash browns, and bacon (I’m not a big egg fan), Galatoire’s when my mom and bro are in town. In NYC: Thomas Beisl (across from BAM), Hasaki for sushi, BLTs at Joe Jr’s (extra pickles).

World ends tomorrow. What would you like for your last meal?

A high-end Burgundy, steamed artichokes w/lemon and beurre, steak frites, béarnaise sauce, crème brulee, strawberries. [Bon Appetit! --Ed.]

On a separate but related note, my friend Mark Schwartz has created a public service announcement to raise awareness of what's happening (and not happening) with the reconstruction of New Orleans. To learn more, visit happybirthdaykatrina.com. You can also read about my trip to New Orleans on the 1st anniversary of Katrina here.