About Randy
Bio
Randy Fertel is a writer and philanthropist dedicated to the arts, education, New Orleans, and the environment. He is the author of A Taste for Chaos: The Art of Literary Improvisation and The Gorilla Man and the Empress of Steak: A New Orleans Family Memoir. He founded the Ridenhour Prizes for Courageous Truth-telling, now in its 15th year (Ridenhour.org). He heads two foundations in his native New Orleans.
I'm passionate about
The Ridenhour Prizes for Courageous Truth-Telling. Edible Schoolyard New Orleans. ACloserWalkNOLA.com (New Orleans music history app currently up for a Webby)