New York writer Betsy Andrews volunteers in some of New Orleans' best restaurant kitchens as they struggle to bounce back after Hurricane Katrina. Here, she reports on the daily successes and setbacks and shares her own experiences.

• Don't Be a Stranger
• Auld Lang Syne
• Out of the Ground
• Like New
• Little Engine
• There But Gone
• Wine Rescue
• Eat to Eat
• Heat On
• Rebirth and a Rustic Guy

• January 2006
• December 2005