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STAFF President & CEO | MARGO DUBOS Publisher | JEANNE EXNICIOS FOSTER Administrative Director | MARK KARCHER
EDITORIAL Editor | KEVIN ALLMAN Managing Editor | KANDACE POWER GRAVES
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Political Editor | CLANCY DUBOS Arts & Entertainment Editor | WILL COVIELLO Special Sections Editor | MISSY WILKINSON
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Senior Writer | ALEX WOODWARD Calendar & Digital Content Coordinator |
BEST OF NEW ORLEANS 2016
KAT STROMQUIST
Contributing Writers D. ERIC BOOKHARDT, RED COTTON, ALEJANDRO DE LOS RIOS, HELEN FREUND, DELLA HASSELLE, KEN KORMAN, BRENDA MAITLAND, NORA MCGUNNIGLE, ROBERT MORRIS, NOAH BONAPARTE PAIS
You voted; we recorded and reported. Your picks for New Orleans’ superlatives
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PRODUCTION Production Director | DORA SISON
LISTINGS OUT TO EAT MUSIC
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Welcome to Gambit’s Best of New Orleans 2016. (Around the office we just call it BONO, and on Twitter it has the hashtag #BONO2016.) This year’s BONO is different in several ways. It’s the third year since we’ve eliminated paper ballots, and the ballot was further refined to make it easy to vote via smartphone or tablet. Every year we get questions about methodology, and I’ve tried to answer a few of those:
How do you pick the categories?
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We start working on Best of New Orleans in May, when we meet to review the issue from the year before, culling some categories (sorry, “Best Vape Shop”) and adding new ones. We also consolidated several categories and reduced the number of votes you had to make to submit a ballot — both in response to reader feedback.
How do you count all those ballots? We couldn’t keep track of tens of thousands of votes without managing editor Kandace Graves, who has kept BONO on track for more than a decade via various platforms, back to the fill-it-out-by-hand and snail-mail days.
Do people try to cheat? Of course they do, and we have ways to weed them out.
Are the results really real? Absolutely, and they reflect the tastes of the voters, not necessarily the tastes of the staff — sometimes definitely not the preferences of the staff. In a few past years, we’ve supplanted your choices with editors’ picks, but usually we defer to the city’s collective wisdom — as we did this year. No complaining about the results; they reflect the choices of those who bothered to vote.
Do the winners know they’re winners before the paper comes out? No, although they do know if they’ve placed in the Top 3. Advertising has no role in the results; it’s strictly a popular vote. About all businesses can do is encourage their customers to vote for them. This is your Best of New Orleans. Now argue among yourselves as to what you got right — and what you got wrong. — KEVIN ALLMAN, EDITOR
• Food > p. 7 • Bars & Entertainment > p. 31 • Politics > p. 51 • Local Life > p. 55 • Media > p. 65 • Goods & Services > p. 71
BY KEVIN ALLMAN, WILL COVIELLO, KANDACE POWER GRAVES, KATHERINE M. JOHNSON, KATHRYN RYDBERG, KAT STROMQUIST, MISSY WILKINSON & ALEX WOODWARD
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BEST
Kenner restaurant
1 Harbor Seafood & Oyster Bar (3201 Williams Blvd., Kenner, 504-443-6454; www.fishermanscoveseafood.com/pages/harbor-seafood-restaurant.html) 2. Kenner Seafood (3140 Loyola Drive, Kenner, 504-466-4701; www.kennerseafood.net) 3. Copeland’s of New Orleans (1319 W. Esplanade Ave., Kenner, 504-617-9146; www.copelandsofneworleans.com)
BEST
Metairie restaurant
1 Drago’s Seafood Restaurant
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New Orleans restaurant
1 Shaya (4213 Magazine St., 504-891-4213; www.shayarestaurant.com) 2. Commander’s Palace (1403 Washington Ave., 504-899-8221; www.commanderspalace.com) 3. Peche Seafood Grill (800 Magazine St., 504-522-1744; www.pecherestaurant.com)
BEST
Northshore restaurant
1 La Provence (25020 Highway 190, Lacombe, 985-626-7662; www.laprovencerestaurant.com) 2. N’tini’s (2891 Highway 190, Suite D, Mandeville, 985-626-5566; www.ntinis.com) 3. The Chimes (19130 W. Front St., Covington, 985-892-5396; www.thechimes.com)
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barbecue restaurant
The Joint
(701 Mazant St., 504-949-3232; www.alwayssmokin.com) 2. Blue Oak BBQ (900 N. Carrollton Ave., 504-822-2583; www.blueoakbbq.com) 3. McClure’s Barbecue (NOLA Brewery, 3001 Tchoupitoulas St., 504-301-2367; www.mccluresbarbecue.com)
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(3232 N. Arnoult Road, Metairie, 504-888-9254; www.dragosrestaurant.com) 2. Cafe B (2700 Metairie Road, Metairie, 504-934-4700; www.cafeb.com) 3. Andrea’s (3100 19th St., 504-834-8583; www.andreasrestaurant.com)
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Chef Nina Compton at Compere Lapin. P H OTO B Y CHERYL GERBER
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new restaurant
1 Compere Lapin (535 Tchoupitoulas St., 504-599-2119; www.comperelapin.com) It could have been a gimmick: Top Chef contestant opens restaurant near the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center. But Nina Compton’s stylish take on Caribbean cuisine, inside the Old 77 Hotel & Chandlery, is the real thing. There are separate lunch, brunch and dinner menus, but dinner is where the kitchen shines: Conch croquettes and spicy pig ears are popular appetizers, the curried goat is a must and the tartares — an impossibly smooth steak tartare and a smoked-tuna version — are addictive. One of the city’s best bartenders, Abigail Gullo, mixes deceptively simple cocktails like “Paris, Between the Wars” (Scotch and pear cider) that make the bar a destination on its own.
TIE: 2. Blue Oak BBQ (900 N. Carrollton Ave., 504-822-2583; www.blueoakbbq.com) TIE: 2. Cavan (3607 Magazine St., 504-5097655; www.cavannola.com) 3. Kenton’s Food & Bourbon (5757 Magazine St., Suite A, 504-891-1177; www.kentonsrestaurant.com) PAGE 14
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BEST
burger restaurant
1 The Company Burger (611 O’Keefe Ave., Unit C7, 504-309-9422; 4600 Freret St., 504-267-0320; www.thecompanyburger.com) 2. Port of Call (838 Esplanade Ave., 504-523-0120; www.portofcallnola.com) 3. Phil’s Grill (1640 Hickory Ave., Harahan, 504-305-1705; 3020 Severn Ave., Metairie, 504-324-9080; www.phils-grill.com)
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Cajun restaurant
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(201 Julia St., 504-522-1492; www.mulates.com) 2. Cochon (930 Tchoupitoulas St., 504-588-2123; www.cochonrestaurant.com) 3. K-Paul’s Louisiana Kitchen (416 Chartres St., 504-596-2530; www.kpauls.com)
BEST
Chinese restaurant
1 Five Happiness (3605 S. Carrollton Ave., 504-482-3935; www.fivehappiness.com) 2. Red’s Chinese (3408 St. Claude Ave., 504-304-6030; www.redschinese.com) TIE: 3. Jung’s Golden Dragon (3009 Magazine St., 504-891-8280; www.jungschinese.com) TIE: 3. Trey Yuen (600 N. Causeway Blvd., Mandeville, 985-626-4476; www.treyyuen.com)
BEST
Creole restaurant
1 Dooky Chase’s Restaurant (2301 Orleans Ave., 504-821-0600; www.dookychaserestaurant.com) 2. Jacques-Imo’s (8324 Oak St., 504-861-0886; www.jacques-imos.com) 3. Commander’s Palace (1403 Washington Ave., 504-899-8221; www.commanderspalace.com)
BEST
deli
1 Stein’s Market & Deli (2207 Magazine St., 504-527-0771; www.steinsdeli.net) 2. Martin Wine Cellar (714 Elmeer Ave., Metairie, 504-896-7350; Village Shopping Center, 2895 Highway 190, Mandeville, 985-951-8081; 3827 Baronne St., 504-899-7444; www.martinwinecellar.com) 3. St. James Cheese Company (641 Tchoupitoulas St., 504-3041485; 5004 Prytania St., 504-899-4737; www.stjamescheese.com) PAGE 16
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Owner Maria Vu serves pho at Tan Dinh. The menu also includes chicken, banh mi, bubble tea and more. P H OTO S B Y CHERYL GERBER
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West Bank restaurant 1 Tan Dinh Restaurant
(1705 Lafayette St., Gretna, 504-
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361-8008) The West Bank has many excellent Vietnamese restaurants, but Tan Dinh — tucked in a Gretna strip mall just off the Westbank Expressway — was our readers’ favorite this year. The huge menu goes way beyond pho, banh mi, spring rolls and vermicelli bowls (though those all are available). Standouts include delicate marinated quail, sticky lemongrass chicken wings, salt-and-pepper squid and Korean-style grilled short ribs, all of which are best enjoyed family-style. Get one of the many bubble teas to go.
2. Hoa Hong Nine Roses (1100 Stephens St., Gretna, 504-366-7665; www.ninerosesrestaurant.com) 3. Mo’s Pizza (1112 Avenue H, Westwego; 504-341-9650; www.mospizzanola.com)
BEST
Indian restaurant
1 Nirvana Indian Cuisine (4308 Magazine St., 504-894-9797; www.insidenirvana.com) 2. Taj Mahal Indian Cuisine (923 Metairie Road, Metairie, 504-836-6859; www.facebook.com/tajnola) 3. Saffron NOLA (505 Gretna Blvd., Suite 6, Gretna, 504-363-2174; www.saffronnola.com)
BEST
Italian restaurant
1 Vincent’s Italian Cuisine (4411 Chastant St., Metairie, 504-885-2984; 7839 St. Charles Ave., 504-866-9313; www.vincentsitaliancuisine.com) 2. Venezia (134 N. Carrollton Ave., 504-488-7991; www.venezianeworleans.net) TIE: 3. Domenica (123 Baronne St., 504-648-6020; www.domenicarestaurant.com) TIE: 3. The Italian Barrel (1240 Decatur St., 504-569-0198; www.italianbarrel.com)
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BEST
food truck 1 Taceaux Loceaux GAMBIT’S BEST OF NEW ORLEANS 2016
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(504-307-4747; @TLNola) Even gratuitous use of the “eaux” spelling can’t dampen the reputation of Taceaux Loceaux, the punk food truck par excellence and reigning BONO food truck champion since 2012. Emblazoned with its mural of cackling Dia de los Muertos-style skeletons, the truck is rolling all over the place these days, from its original turf near Children’s Hospital to Uptown watering holes such as Kingpin and Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar. Taceaux Loceaux also turns up at the “big show” for food trucks: special events, weddings and fests, including the Whitney White Linen Night art fair. While the truck becomes a fixture of polite society, its irreverent menu (meaty slices of crispy-creamy battered avocado, tacos with twice-fried chicken skins) remains spirited, street-smart and defiantly delicious. For the “Carnital Knowledge” tacos, bites of crunchy radish offset juicy, tender pork shreds; vegan tacos have decadent touches such as cashew crema. Here’s hoping similarly inspired items appear on the menu when truck owners Alex and Maribeth Del Castillo open a Garden District brick-and-mortar restaurant this fall. 2. La Cocinita (504-309-5344; www.lacocinitafoodtruck.com; @LaCocinita)
BEST
Alex and Maribeth del Castillo operate Taceaux Loceaux food truck. P H OTO B Y CHERYL GERBER
3. Food Drunk (1205 N. Al Davis Road, 504-265-9963; www.fooddrunknola.com; @fooddrunknola)
Japanese/sushi restaurant
1 Shogun Japanese Restaurant (2325 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, 504-833-7477; www.shogunneworleans.com) 2. Rock-n-Sake Bar & Sushi (823 Fulton St., 504-581-7253; www.rocknsake.com) 3. Kyoto Japanese Restaurant & Sushi Bar (4920 Prytania St., 504-891-3644; www.kyotonola.com)
BEST
Latin American restaurant
1 Baru Bistro & Tapas (3700 Magazine St., 504-895-2225; www.barutapas.com) 2. Mais Arepas (1200 Carondelet St., 504-523-6247; www.facebook.com/maisarepas 3. Mayas Restaurant (2027 Magazine St., 504-309-3401; www.mayasrestaurantnola.com)
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BEST
local coffee house
1 PJ’s (Citywide; www.pjscoffee.com) 2. CC’s Coffee House (Citywide; www.ccscoffee.com 3. Mojo Coffee House (Citywide; www.mojocoffeeroasters.com)
BEST
Mexican restaurant
1 El Gato Negro (81 French Market Place, 504-525-9752; 300 Harrison Ave., 504-4880107; 800 S. Peters St., 504-309-8864; www.elgatonegronola.com)
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2. Juan’s Flying Burrito (515 Baronne St., 504-529-5825; 2018 Magazine St., 504-569-0000; 4724 S. Carrollton Ave., 504-486-9950; www.juansflyingburrito.com) TIE: 3. Velvet Cactus (6300 Argonne Blvd., 504-301-2083; www.thevelvetcactus.com) TIE: 3. Taqueria Corona (1827 Hickory Ave., Harahan, 504-738-6722; 3535 Severn Ave., Metairie, 504-885-5088; 5923 Magazine St., 504-897-3974; www.taqueriacorona.com)
Middle Eastern/ Mediterranean restaurant
BEST
1 Shaya (4213 Magazine St., 504-891-4213; www.shayarestaurant.com) 2. Lebanon’s Cafe (1500 S. Carrollton Ave., 504-862-6200; www.lebanonscafe.com) 3. Mona’s Cafe (504 Frenchmen St., 504-949-4115; 1120 S. Carrollton Ave., 504-8618175; 3901 Banks St., 504-482-7743; 4126 Magazine St., 504-8949800; www.monascafeanddeli.com)
BEST
pizza restaurant
1 Pizza Delicious (617 Piety St., 504-676-8482; www.pizzadelicious.com) 2. Theo’s Neighborhood Pizza (1212 S. Clearview Parkway, Elmwood, 504-733-3803; 2125 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, 504-510-4282; 4024 Canal St., 504-3021133; 4218 Magazine St., 504-894-8554; www.theospizza.com) 3. Pizza Domenica (4933 Magazine St., 504-301-4978; www.pizzadomenica.com)
BEST
seafood restaurant
1 Peche Seafood Grill (800 Magazine St., 504-522-1744; www.pecherestaurant.com) 2. Drago’s Seafood Restaurant (Hilton New Orleans Riverside, 2 Poydras St., 504-584-3911; 3232 N. Arnoult Road, Metairie, 504-888-9254; www.dragosrestaurant.com)
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BEST
sno-ball stand
1 Hansen’s Sno-Bliz (4801 Tchoupitoulas St., 504-891-9788; www.snobliz.com) 2. Williams Plum Street Snowballs (1300 Burdette St., 504-866-7996; Lafreniere Park, 3000 Downs Blvd., Metairie, 504-866-7996; www.plumstreetsnoball.com) 3. Sal’s Sno-Balls (1823 Metairie Ave., Metairie, 504-666-1823)
soul food restaurant
1 Willie Mae’s Scotch House (2401 St. Ann St., 504-822-9503; www.williemaesnola.com) 2. Li’l Dizzy’s Cafe (1500 Esplanade Ave., 504-569-8997; www.lildizzyscafe.net) 3. The Praline Connection (542 Frenchmen St., 504-943-3934; www.thepralineconnection.com)
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steakhouse
1 Ruth’s Chris Steak House (Harrah’s Hotel, 525 Fulton St., 504-587-7099; 3633 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, 504-888-3600; www.ruthschris.com) 2. Mr. John’s Steak House (2111 St. Charles Ave., 504-679-7697; www.mrjohnssteakhouse.com) 3. Crescent City Steaks (1001 N. Broad St., 504-821-3271; www.crescentcitysteaks.com)
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1 La Thai Uptown (4938 Prytania St., 504-899-8886; www.lathaiuptown.com) 2. Sukho Thai (2200 Royal St., 504-948-9309; 4519 Magazine St., 504-373-6471; www.sukhothai-nola.com) 3. Cafe Equator (2920 Severn Ave., Metairie, 504-888-4772; www.cafeequator.com)
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buffet
1 The Buffet at Harrah’s (Harrah’s New Orleans, 228 Poydras St., 504-533-6000; www.caesars.com/harrahs-new-orleans) 2. Court of Two Sisters (613 Royal St., 504-522-7261; www.courtoftwosisters.com) 3. Nirvana Indian Cuisine (4308 Magazine St., 504-894-9797; www.insidenirvana.com) PAGE 22
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Vietnamese restaurant 1 Hoa Hong Nine Roses
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(1100 Stephens St. Gretna, 504-366-7665; www.ninerosesrestaurant.com) If you don’t find something at Nine Roses that intrigues you, then you likely don’t care for Vietnamese or Chinese food. The menu is loaded with all types of the two cuisines, so order a drink and take some time to see all the options. On the Vietnamese side, the restaurant boasts that it offers dishes you’ll not see locally, unless you’re invited to dinner at a Vietnamese home. Offers range from eight soups (including abalone and shiitake mushroom soup and shark’s fin and crabmeat soup), to spring rolls and fondue dishes prepared tableside to rice platters, vermicelli and a wide assortment of seafood, meat and fowl dishes. The Chinese side of the menu is equally large. 2. Pho Tau Bay (1565 Tulane Ave., 504-368-9846; www.photaubayrestaurant.com)
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3. Magasin Cafe (4201 Magazine St., 504-896-7611; wwwmagasincafe.com)
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chef
1 John Besh (www.chefjohnbesh.com) 2. Alon Shaya (www.shayarestaurant.com) 3. Donald Link (www.linkrestaurantgroup.com)
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gourmet-to-go
1 Whole Foods Market (300 N. Broad St., Suite 103, 504-4343364; 3420 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, 504-888-8225; 3450 Highway 190, Suite 8, Mandeville, 985-231-3328; 5600 Magazine St., 504-899-9119; www.wholefoodsmarket.com)
2. Martin Wine Cellar (714 Elmeer Ave., Metairie, 504-8967300; Village Shopping Center, 2895 Highway 190, Mandeville, 985-9518081; 3827 Baronne St., 504-8997411; www.martinwinecellar.com) 3. Chez Nous Charcuterie (5701 Magazine St., 504-899-7303; www.gotocheznous.com)
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gumbo
1 The Gumbo Shop (630 St. Peter St., 504-525-1486; www.gumboshop.com) 2. Commander’s Palace (1403 Washington Ave., 504-899-8221; www.commanderspalace.com) 3. Mr. B’s Bistro (201 Royal St., 504-523-2078; www.mrbsbistro.com)
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king cake
1 Manny Randazzo King Cakes (3515 N. Hullen St., Metairie, 504-456-1476; www.randazzokingcake.com)
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2. Haydel’s Bakery (4037 Jefferson Highway, 504-837-0190; www.haydelbakery.com) 3. Nonna Randazzo’s Bakery (925 E. Judge Perez Drive, Chalmette, 504-684-0090; 2033 N. Highway 190, Suite F, Covington, 985-893-1488; 22022 Marshall Road, Mandeville, 985-898-2444; www.nonnaskingcakes.com)
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late-night dining
1 Camellia Grill (540 Chartres St., 504-522-1800; 626 S. Carrollton Ave., 504-309-2679) 2. Ruben’s Taco Truck (Cafe Negril, 606 Frenchmen St., 504-312-3912; www.rubenstacotruck.com) 3. Bud’s Broiler (Citywide, www.budsbroiler.com) BEST menu for vegetarians/vegans
1 Seed (1330 Prytania St., 504-302-2599; www.seedyourhealth.com) 2. Carmo (527 Julia St., 504-875-4132; www.cafecarmo.com) 3. Green Goddess (307 Exchange Place, 504-301-3347; www.greengoddessrestaurant.com)
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outdoor dining
1 Bacchanal Wine (600 Poland Ave., 504-948-9111; www.bacchanalwine.com) 2. Velvet Cactus (6300 Argonne Blvd., 504-301-2083; www.thevelvetcactus.com) 3. Cafe Amelie (912 Royal St., 504-412-8965; www.cafeamelie.com)
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place for desserts
1 Sucre (622 Conti St., 504-267-7098; 3025 Magazine St., 504-520-8311; Lakeside Shopping Center, 3301 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, 504-834-2277; www.shopsucre.com) 2. Angelo Brocato (214 N. Carrollton Ave., 504-486-0078; www.angelobrocatoicecream.com) 3. Nonna Randazzo’s Bakery (925 E. Judge Perez Drive, Chalmette, 504-6840090; 2033 N. Highway 90, Suite F, Covington, 985-893-1488; 22022 Marshall Road, Mandeville, 985-898-2444; www.nonnaskingcakes.com)
place to get a po-boy
1 Parkway Bakery & Tavern (538 Hagan Ave., 504-482-3047; www.parkway poorboys.com) 2. Domilise’s Po-boys and Bar (5240 Annunciation St., 504-899-9126; www.domilisespoboys.com) 3. Guys Po-Boys (5259 Magazine St., 504-891-5025) BEST
place to get a sandwich
1 Stein’s Market & Deli (2207 Magazine St., 504-527-0771; www.steinsdeli.net) 2. St. James Cheese Company (641 Tchoupitoulas St., 504-304-1485; 5004 Prytania St., 504-899-4737; www.stjamescheese.com) 3. Martin Wine Cellar (714 Elmeer Ave., Metairie, 504-896-7300; Village Shopping Center, 2895 Highway 190, Mandeville, 985-951-8081; 3827 Baronne St., 504-8997411; www.martinwinecellar.com)
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place to get breakfast
1 The Ruby Slipper Cafe (139 S. Cortez St., 504-525-9355; 200 Magazine St., 504-525-9355; 1005 Canal St., 504-525-9355; 2001 Burgundy St., 504-525-9355; www.therubyslipper.net) 2. Surrey’s Cafe and Juice Bar (1418 Magazine St., 504-424-3828; 4807 Magazine St., 504-895-5757; www.surreysnola.com) 3. Russell’s Marina Grill (8555 Pontchartrain Blvd., 504-282-9980; www.russellsmarinagrill.net) PAGE 26
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place to get boiled seafood 1 Bevi Seafood Co.
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(236 N. Carrollton Ave., 504-488-7503; 4701 Airline Drive, Metairie, 504-885-5003; www.beviseafoodco.com) Like a good pop song, Bevi Seafood Company feels instantly familiar, even though it’s only been open since 2013. Bevi is the latest and sleekest in a storied lineage of Louisiana seafood/restaurant spots where customers can wash down platters of boiled Gulf seafood with a frosty Abita beer or take home crawfish live by the pound. Airy and bright, the Mid-City location’s chalkboard menu and polished concrete floor are nods to the reigning hipster aesthetic, but a Yat-accented staff and penumbra of picnic tables keep the vibe as friendly as a backyard boil’s. The requisite po-boys, seafood platters and sides by chef/owner Justin LeBlanc don’t disappoint — nor does the rotating selection of daiquiris made from fresh fruit.
2. Deanie’s Seafood (841 Iberville St., 504-581-1316; 1713 Lake Ave., Metairie, 504-831-4141; www. deanies.com)
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Server Jessica Shonberg readies an order of boiled shrimp at Bevi Seafood.
3. Mandeville Seafood Market & Eatery (2020 Highway 59, Mandeville, 985-624-8552; www.mandevilleseafoodmarket.com)
place to get doughnuts
1 District Donuts Sliders and Brew (527 Harrison Ave., 504-827-1152; 2209 Magazine St., 504-570-6945; 5637 Magazine St., 504-313-1316; www.donutsandsliders.com) 2. Blue Dot Donuts (4301 Canal St., 504-218-4866; www.bluedotdonuts.com) TIE: 3. McKenzie’s at Tastee Donuts (901 Harrison Ave., 504-483-9080; www.facebook.com/tastee-mcKenzies) TIE: 3. Baker’s Dozen (3305 Jefferson Highway, Jefferson, 504-828-2811; www.lovebakersdozen.com)
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wine list
1 Bacchanal Wine (600 Poland Ave., 504-948-9111; www.bacchanalwine.com) 2. Martin Wine Cellar (714 Elmeer Ave., Metairie, 504-896-7300; Village Shopping Center, 2895 Highway 190, Mandeville, 985-9518081; 3827 Baronne St., 504-899-7411; www.martinwinecellar.com) 3. Marcello’s Restaurant & Wine Bar (715 St. Charles Ave., 504-581-6333; 4860 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, 504-301-3848; www.marcelloscafe.com)
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place to get a frozen dessert 1 Creole Creamery (4924 Prytania St., 504-894-8680; 6260 Vicksburg St., 504-482-2924; www.creolecreamery.com)
2. Angelo Brocato (214 N. Carrollton Ave., 504-486-0078; www.angelobrocatoicecream.com) 3. Sucre (622 Conti St., 504-267-7098; 3025 Magazine St., 504-520-8311; Lakeside Shopping Center, 3301 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, 504-834-2277; www.shopsucre.com)
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bar for craft cocktails
1 Cure (4905 Freret St., 504-302-2357; www.curenola.com)
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beer selection
1 The Bulldog (3236 Magazine St., 504-891-1516; 5135 Canal Blvd., 504-488-4191; www.bulldog.draftfreak.com)
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2. The Avenue Pub (1732 St. Charles Ave., 504-586-9243; www.theavenuepub.com) 3. Cooter Brown’s Tavern & Oyster Bar (509 S. Carrollton Ave., 504-866-9104; www.cooterbrowns.com)
casino
1 Harrah’s
New Orleans (228 Poydras St., 800-427-7247; www.caesars.com/ harrahs-new-orleans)
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2. Bar Tonique (820 N. Rampart St., 504-3246045; www.bartonique.com) 3. Barrel Proof (1201 Magazine St., 504-2991888; www.barrelproofnola.com)
2. Boomtown New Orleans (4132 Peters Road, Harvey, 504-366-7711; www.boomtownneworleans.com) 3. Treasure Chest Casino (5050 Williams Blvd., Kenner, 504-443-8000; www.treasurechest.com)
dance club
1 Cafe Negril (606 Frenchmen St.; www.cafenegrilonfrenchmen.com)
2. Gold Mine Saloon (701 Dauphine St., 504586-0745) 3. Oz (800 Bourbon St., 504593-9491; www.ozneworleans.com)
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DJ
1 DJ Soul Sister (www.djsoulsister.com) The queen of rare groove and funk and the city’s quintessential Saturday night DJ, Soul Sister rules the airwaves on her unmissable Saturday night WWOZ set before sidling up to her turntables at Hi-Ho Lounge for her weekly, decade-running Hustle! dance party. Does your favorite DJ have their own Dirty Coast T-shirt? Offer their personal picks at your local record store in a specially marked bin? Make you get off your ass and jam or tear the roof off the motha sucka? If they do, thank DJ Soul Sister. 2. Quickie Mart (www.djquickiemart.com) 3. DJ Jubilee (www.facebook.com/DJJubilee)
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1 Rick’s Cabaret (315 Bourbon St., 504-524-4222; www.rickscabaretnola.com)
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hotel bar
1 The Carousel Bar & Lounge
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2. The Penthouse Club (727 Iberville St., 504-524-4354; www.penthouseclubneworleans.com) TIE: 3. Visions Men’s Club (4000 Downman Road, 504-240-0069; www.visionsmensclub.com) TIE: 3. Larry Flynt’s Hustler Club (225 Bourbon St., 504-524-0010; www.neworleanshustlerclub.com)
(Hotel Monteleone, 214 Royal St., 504-523-3341; www.hotelmonteleone. com/entertainment/ carousel-bar) 2. The Sazerac Bar (The Roosevelt New Orleans, 130 Roosevelt Way, 504-648-1200; www.therooseveltneworleans.com/dining/ the-sazerac-bar.html) 3. Lobby Bar (Ace Hotel, 600 Carondelet St., 504-900-1180; www.acehotel.com/ neworleans)
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dive bar
1 Snake & Jake’s Christmas Club Lounge (7612 Oak St., 504-861-2802; www.snakeandjakes.com) There are dives and then there’s Snake & Jake’s, which doesn’t even open until 7 p.m. (when happy hour begins) and closes at oh-God-o’clock the next day. On a residential block of Oak Street, S&J’s is a welcome eyesore, a tumbledown shack with a “Regal on Tap” sign out front and a vibe that lets you know what happens at Snake’s stays at Snake’s. Smoking is now a no-no, of course, but the rest of the bar’s charm remains, from the lurid red Christmas lights to the cans of Schlitz (enjoy yours with a shot of Jagermeister). It’s all pretty sedate until 10 or 11 p.m., when the bar begins to fill up, and by 2 a.m. all bets are off as to who (or what) you’ll see. There always seem to be dogs running around, and for some reason the tiny exterior doesn’t seem to match how big the place is inside — just one of the unexplained wonders of Snake & Jake’s.
2. The John (2040 Burgundy St., 504-942-7159; www.facebook.com/ thejohnbar) 3. The Club Ms. Mae’s (4336 Magazine St., 504-218-8035)
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gay bar
1 Oz (800 Bourbon St., 504-593-9491; www.ozneworleans.com)
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live music venue
1 Tipitina’s
live theater venue
1 Saenger Theatre (1111 Canal St., 504-525-1052; www.saengernola.com)
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2. Le Petit Theatre du Vieux Carre (616 St. Peter St., 504-522-2081; www.lepetittheatre.com) 3. Jefferson Performing Arts Center (6400 Airline Drive, Metairie, 504-731-7400; www.jeffersonpac.com)
local brewery
1 NOLA Brewing Co. (3001 Tchoupitoulas St., 504-896-9996; www.nolabrewing.com)
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2. House of Blues New Orleans (225 Decatur St., 504-3104999; www.houseofblues. com/neworleans) 3. Cafe Negril on Frenchmen (606 Frenchmen St.; www.cafenegrilonfrenchmen.com)
2. Abita Brewing Company (166 Barbee Road, Covington, 985-893-3143; www.abita.com) 3. Second Line Brewing (433 N. Bernadotte St., 504-2488979; www.facebook.com/ secondlinebrewing)
local comedian
1 James Cusimano (www.facebook.com/james. cusimano.3)
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2. Bourbon Pub and Parade (801 Bourbon St., 504529-2107; www.bourbonpub.com) 3. Good Friends Bar (740 Dauphine St., 504566-7191; www.goodfriendsbar.com)
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local music artist
1 Trombone Shorty
& Orleans Avenue
2. Robin Barnes (www.robinbarnesmusic.com) TIE: 3. Sweet Crude (www.facebook.com/sweetcrudeband) TIE: 3. Kermit Ruffins (www.facebook.com/kermitruffinsnola) P H OTO B Y J O N AT H A N M A N N I O N
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(www.tromboneshorty.com) Troy Andrews — following the genre-spanning jazz, funk and rock of his recent breakthroughs For True and Say That To Say This — reigns as the city’s musical ambassador on stages throughout the U.S. and beyond, a former musical wunderkind with an impressive family legacy blown up into an international headliner.
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ALL AROUND
It's Season 50
Huddle
Round
This landmark year, spin game days at the famous Carousel Bar & Lounge. With scrumptious bar bites, craft cocktails, multiple TVs, and gorgeous views of Royal Street, it’s the perfect place to watch our team make history.
214 Royal Street, New Orleans, LA
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local theater company
1 The NOLA Project (www.nolaproject.com)
movie theater
1 The Theatres at Canal Place (The Shops at Canal Place, 333 Canal St., third level, 504-493-6535; www.thetheatres.com)
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neighborhood bar
1 Pal’s Lounge (949 Rendon St., 504-488-7257)
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2. Prytania Theatre (5339 Prytania St., 504-891-2787; www.prytaniatheatreneworleans.com) 3. The Broad Theater (636 N. Broad St., 504-218-1008; www.thebroadtheater.com)
2. Finn McCool’s Irish Pub (3701 Banks St., 504-486-9080; www.finnmccools.com) 3. The Barley Oak (2101 Lakeshore Drive, Mandeville, 985-727-7420; www.thebarleyoak.com)
Original Daiquiris (Citywide; www.fattuesday.com)
Celebrating 25 Years of Generational Family Recipes, Hand Crafted Cocktails, Exquisite Events, and Live Cajun Music Every Night. We host groups from 20 - 800 and we have 2 private rooms!Contact Chantelle, our Director of Sales, for a private tour.
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1 New Orleans
for voting us one of the best Cajun restaurants for 10+ years!
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2. Le Petit Theatre du Vieux Carre (616 St. Peter St., 504-522-2081; www.lepetittheatre.com) 3. Southern Rep Theatre (www.southernrep.com)
2. Daiquiris & Creams (Citywide; www.daiquirisandcreams.com) 3. Bourree (1510 S. Carrollton Ave., 504-510-4040; www.bourreenola.com)
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Diners can choose their own toppings at the bloody mary bar at Atchafalaya’s weekend brunches.
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place to get a bloody mary
1 Atchafalaya (901 Louisiana Ave., 504-891-9626; www.atchafalayarestaurant.com)
2. Superdome (1500 Sugar Bowl Drive; www.mbsuperdome.com) 3. The Ruby Slipper Cafe (139 S. Cortez St., 504-525-9355; 200 Magazine St., 504-525-9355; 1005 Canal St., 504-525-9355; 2001 Burgundy St., 504-525-9355; www.therubyslipper.net)
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place to get a margarita
1 El Gato Negro (81 French Market Place, 504-525-9752; 300 Harrison Ave., 504-488-0107; 800 S. Peters St., 504-309-8864; www.elgatonegronola.com) You can add premium tequila to your margarita at El Gato Negro, but in many ways that is beside the point. The real attraction lies in the fresh ingredients in combinations that capture the essence of what a margarita is supposed to be: a careful balance of ripe, citrusy sweetness and tongue-puckering sourness. For the house margarita, bright orange juice tempers the acidity of fresh-squeezed limes; the Blood of the Devil cranberry margarita is like a Cosmopolitan with a rock-and-roll makeover. Purists will relish the gold standard traditional lime margarita, rimmed with frosty salt crystals. There are other reasons to visit El Gato Negro, including an outstanding guacamole that’s hand-mashed tableside, but the French Quarter location in particular excels as downtown’s unrivaled margarita purveyor. Pull up at an outdoor table to while away the afternoon with cocktails and people-watching, or grab a drink as an accessory for a riverfront stroll. Seasonal flavor variations on the beverage menu, as well as bolder combinations like the pineapple-cilantro margarita, will keep you coming back … or from leaving in the first place.
2. Superior Grill (3636 St. Charles Ave., 504-8994200; www.neworleans.superiorgrill.com) 3. Juan’s Flying Burrito (515 Baronne St., 504-529-5825; 2018 Magazine St., 504569-0000; 4724 S. Carrollton Ave., 504-486-9950; www.juansflyingburrito.com)
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1 N’tini’s Steak
& Martinis
(2891 Highway 190, Suite D, Mandeville, 985-626-5566; www.ntinis.com)
place to get wine by the glass
1 The Delachaise (3442 St. Charles Ave., 504-895-0858; www.thedelachaise.com)
BEST
place to see comedy
1 The New Movement (2706 St. Claude Ave., 504-302-8264; www.newmovementtheater.com)
BEST
2. Bayou Wine Garden (315 N. Rendon St., 504-826-2925; www.bayouwinegarden.com) 3. Wine Institute of New Orleans (W.I.N.O.) (610 Tchoupitoulas St., 504-324-8000; www.winoschool.com)
2. NOLA Comedy Theater (Previously La Nuit Comedy Theater) (5039 Freret St., 504-304-4616; www.nolacomedy.com) 3. The Hi-Ho Lounge (2239 St. Claude Ave.; www.hiholounge.net)
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2. Commander’s Palace (1403 Washington Ave., 504-899-8221; www.commanderspalace.com) 3. The Bombay Club (830 Conti St., 504-577-2237; www.bombayclubneworleans.com)
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sports bar
1 Walk-on’s Bistreaux & Bar (1009 Poydras St., 504-309-6430; www.walk-ons.com)
2. Cooter Brown’s Tavern & Oyster Bar (509 S. Carrollton Ave., 504-866-9104; www.cooterbrowns.com) 3. Manning’s Eat-Drink-Cheer (519 Fulton St., 504-5938118; www.caesars.com/ harrahs-new-orleans/ restaurants/manningseat-drink-cheer)
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1 Rep. Cedric Richmond
2. Rep. Steve Scalise (www.scalise.house.gov) 3. None
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BEST
1 Stacy Head (www.facebook.com/ stacyheadnola)
2. LaToya Cantrell (www.latoyacantrell.com) 3. Susan Guidry (www.facebook.com/ cmsusanguidry)
member of the Louisiana Legislature
BEST
1 Rep. Walt Leger III (www.waltleger.com) For the third consecutive year, our readers chose the youthful House Speaker Pro Tempore, who represents parts of Uptown, Central City and the Garden District, as their favorite state legislator. Leger has a record to justify that selection — he champions fiscal responsibility, equal pay for women, improved flood protection and full funding for K-12 and higher education, among other important issues. He’s also one of the most respected and wellliked lawmakers in the Capitol. The 37-year-old Leger was Gov. John Bel Edwards’ choice for House Speaker in January, but he narrowly lost that contest in a highly partisan vote. Immediately thereafter, however, he was re-elected Speaker Pro Tempore by a unanimous vote. Even in the No. 2 position, he remains one of the most effective members of the House.
2. Rep. Helena Moreno (www.facebook.com/staterephelenamoreno) 3. Sen. Karen Carter Peterson (www.facebook.com/ karencarterpeterson)
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BEST
1 Sidney Torres IV
BEST
2. Stacy Head 3. LaToya Cantrell
next job for Mitch Landrieu
Sidney Torres IV P H OTO B Y C H E R Y L G E R B E R
1 Garbage collector 2. Street repair engineer 3. Retiree
BEST
So, voters: you want the current mayor to become a garbageman, presumably as an insult to him, and as his replacement you want to elect ... a garbageman. We can’t tell whether you’re being ironic or much kinder to the garbage business, or if you believe picking up trash is punishment to some and saintly for others. Torres, celebrity trash man and Trumpian real estate mogul, revealed in a 2016 Gambit cover story that he’s sort of thinking about making a run. Landrieu is finishing his final term. Who will fill the garbage vacuum?
local scandal
1 Irvin Mayfield library scandal This one went from local scandal to national story: When trumpeter Irvin Mayfield was chairman of the New Orleans Public Library Foundation, he transferred $863,000 of the foundation’s money to the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra (NOJO), where he also was a board member. That money helped build NOJO’s new home, the Peoples Health Jazz Market in Central City. Mayfield has resigned both positions and NOJO has promised to pay back some of the money, but revelations about Mayfield’s spending continue to trickle out, including an $18,000 five-night stay at the Ritz-Carlton in New York that featured a $1,435 breakfast. Mayfield still isn’t talking, but his critics won’t be quiet. A group called Make NOJO Pay erected a billboard near the Jazz Market, and business cards with Mayfield’s image and the legend “BOYCOTT THIS THIEF” have shown up at events from Mardi Gras parades to the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, where someone festooned a for-sale rack of Mayfield’s CDs with the cards. Meanwhile, WWL-TV’s David Hammer, who has been breaking news on the story for more than a year, reported in June that federal investigators have questioned some people close to the matter. 2. Confederate monuments 3. David Vitter’s “very serious sin”
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nursery/preschool
1 The Little Red Schoolhouse (2055 Metairie Road, Metairie, 504-838-7979; www.thelittleredschoolhouseofmetairie.com) 2. Little Gate (Louise S. McGehee School, 1538 Philip St., 504-523-9911; www.littlegate.com) 3. Little Hearts (Academy of the Sacred Heart, Mater Campus, 4301 St. Charles Ave., 504-269-1230; www.ashrosary.org)
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grammar school
1 Lusher Charter School GAMBIT’S BEST OF NEW ORLEANS 2016
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(7315 Willow St., 504-862-5110; www.lusherschool.org) 2. Holy Name of Jesus (6325 Cromwell Place, 504-861-1466; www.hnjschool.org) 3. Academy of the Sacred Heart (4521 St. Charles Ave., 504-8911943; www.ashrosary.org) BEST
high school
1 Jesuit High School of New Orleans (4133 Banks St., 504-486-6631; www.jesuitnola.org) 2. Mount Carmel Academy (7027 Milne Blvd., 504-288-7626; www.mcacubs.com) 3. Lusher Charter School (5624 Freret St., 504-304-3960; www.lusherschool.org) BEST
local college/university
1 Tulane University (6823 St. Charles Ave.; www.tulane.edu) 2. University of New Orleans (2000 Lakeshore Drive, 888-514-4274; www.uno.edu) 3. Loyola University New Orleans (6363 St. Charles Ave., 504-865-3240; www.loyno.edu) BEST
art gallery
1 Arthur Roger Gallery (432 Julia St., 504-522-1999; www.arthurrogergallery.com) 2. Ashley Longshore (4537 Magazine St., 504-333-6951; www.ashleylongshore.com) 3. Martine Chaisson Gallery (727 Camp St., 504-302-7942; www.martinechaissongallery.com) BEST
day trip destination
1 Biloxi, Mississippi 2. Bay St. Louis, Mississippi 3. Ship Island, Gulfport, Mississippi
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1 PlayNOLA Sports
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1 Oak Street Po-boy Festival (www.poboyfestcom)
2. New Orleans Oyster Festival (www.nolaoysterfest.org) 3. Louisiana Seafood Festival (www.louisianaseafoodfestival.com) GW Fins workers put together sandwiches at the Oak Street Po-boy Festival. P H OTO C O U R T E S Y G W F I N S / C R E AT I V E C O M M O N S
2. WAKA Kickball & Social Sports (www.kickball.com/nola) 3. KOCC Kickball (www.facebook.com/kocckickball)
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1 Audubon Golf Course (6500 Magazine St., 504-212-5290; www.auduboninstitute.org/ golf-parks/golf) 2. New Orleans City Park (1051 Filmore Ave., 504-483-9410; www.cityparkgolf.com) 3. English Turn Golf & Country Club (One Clubhouse Drive, 504-392-2200; www.englishturngolf.com)
1 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival (www.nojazzfest.com) 2. French Quarter Festival (www.fqfi.org) 3. Voodoo Music + Arts Experience (www.voodoofestival.com)
BEST
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marching group
1 610 Stompers
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(www.610stompers.com) Who knew a troupe of men dancing in baby blue shorts and shiny red jackets would be such a turn-on for New Orleanians? Well, the 610 Stompers have stolen everyone’s hearts — the dudes can bust some crazy synchronized moves — and can be seen in Mardi Gras parades, performing for fundraisers and touting bike and pedestrian safety in a past campaign for the Regional Planning Commission. The dancing group started in 2009 and has about 100 members from around the country. The group says its foremost mission is to restore the love of dance, but it also has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for charities. The Stompers’ outfits even inspired a new business: Robert Bruce, an original member of the 610 Stompers, created BRIX Apparel to produce well-fitting shorts for men with “athletic” thighs. 2. St. Augustine High School Marching 100 (www.staugnola.org/clubsactivities/marching-100
3. The Pussyfooters (www.pussyfooters.org)
New Orleanians never seem to tire of the 610 Stompers’ dynamic dance moves — and their charity work.
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local charity event
1 Hogs for the Cause (www.hogsforthecause.org)
BEST
local foot race
1 Crescent City Classic (www.ccc10k.com)
BEST
2. Whitney Zoo-To-Do (www.audubonnatureinstitute.org/ztd) 3. New Orleans Red Dress Run (www.nolareddress.com)
2. New Orleans Red Dress Run (www.nolareddress.com) 3. San Fermin in Nueva Orleans/ New Orleans Running of the Bulls (www.nolabulls.com)
museum
1 New Orleans
Museum of Art
(New Orleans City Park, 1 Colin C. Diboll Circle, 504-658-4100; www.noma.org)
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party venue
1 Race & Religious (510 State St., 504-523-0890; www.raceandreligous.com) 2. Mardi Gras World (1380 Port of New Orleans Place, 504-475-2061; www.mardigrasworld.com)
place for a first date
BEST
1 New Orleans City Park (1 Palm Drive, 504482-4888; www.neworleanscitypark.com) 2. Bacchanal Wine (600 Poland Ave., 504-948-9111; www.bacchanalwine.com) 3. The Delachaise (3442 St. Charles Ave., 504-895-0858; www.thedelachaise.com)
3. Generations Hall (310 Andrew Higgins Drive, 504-581-4367; www.generationshall.com)
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summer camp
1 Jewish Community Center Summer Camp (5842 St. Charles Ave., 504-8970143; www.nojcc.org) 2. Audubon Zoo Camp (6500 Magazine St., 504-8612537; www.audubonnatureinstitute.org/camps/1007-zoo-camp) TIE: 3. Country Day Creative Arts Camp (Metairie Park Country Day School, 300 Park Road, 504-849-3188; www.countrydaycreativearts.com) TIE: 3. Kehoe-France (720 Elise St., Metairie, 504-7330472; www.kehoe-france.com/ summer-camp)
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1 LA/SPCA (1700 Mardi Gras Blvd., 504-368-5191; www.laspca.org) 2. Team Gleason (www.teamgleason.org) 3. Junior League of New Orleans (4319 Cardondelet St., 504-891-5845; www.jlno.org) BEST underrated Pelicans player
underrated Saints player
BEST
P H OTO B Y DERICK HINGLE
1 Drew Brees OK, people, listen up. Every year Drew Brees wins “Best Saints Player” and Anthony Davis wins “Best Pelicans Player.” So this year we thought we’d give some of the other guys a chance with a new category saluting the underrated talents on each team. So who won? Breesus and the Brow. Again. In what universe are Anthony Davis and Drew Brees underrated? But those were your choices, so we had to go with them. In our minds, though, Jrue Holiday, Delvin Breaux and Mark Ingram are the ones getting the love here. TIE: 2. Delvin Breaux TIE: 2. Mark Ingram 3. Thomas Morstead
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local Instagram account
1 www.instagram.com/eatingnola 2. www.instagram.com/nolamaven 3. www.instagram.com/trashydiva
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local investigative reporter
1 Lee Zurik, WVUE-Fox8
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local publication
1 Gambit
BEST
2. The New Orleans Advocate 3. The Times-Picayune
local TV anchor
1 Scott Walker, WDSU-TV
BEST
2. David Hammer, WWL-TV 3. Travers Mackel, WDSU-TV
2. Karen Swensen, WWL-TV TIE: 3. Eric Paulsen, WWL-TV TIE: 3. John Snell, WVUE-TV
local TV newscast
1 WWL-TV
2. WDSU-TV 3. WVUE Fox8
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1 Fletcher Mackel, WDSU-TV 2. Juan Kincaid, WVUE Fox8 3. Lyons Yellin, WWL-TV
1 Margaret Orr, WDSU-TV 2. Carl Arredondo, WWL-TV 3. David Bernard, WVUE Fox8
local news website
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1 www.nola.com
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1 Stevie G and Tpot, B97 (www.b97.com) “They got married so you don’t have to.” So says a promotional bump that sometimes bookends The Afternoon Swirl, Stevie G and Tpot’s long-running, chatty entertainment news and gossip show that airs from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. weekdays on B97. And it’s true: Half the fun of listening to the show is the ability to eavesdrop on the good-natured, literal old-married-couple bickering of its hosts, who reportedly met and got together while working at the radio station. In between Top 40 spins, catch Stevie G’s faux-exasperated sighs and pedantic explanations of the day’s hot takes to a cheerfully oblivious Tpot, as well as Tpot’s high-pitched but no less vociferous defenses of classic Britney Spears jams and her sweet stories about the antics of their young daughter. The show is a funny combination of inane and intimate, and its local emphasis is a nice change from the generic, nationally syndicated content that dominates much of radio. You won’t find hard-hitting discussion of the issues here, but by 5 p.m., who needs it?
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2. Garland Robinette, WWL (www.wwl.com) 3. Scoot, WWL (www.wwl.com)
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1 Swoon
2. HomeGoods (6601 Veterans Memorial Blvd., 504-885-4162; www.homegoods.com) 3. Kendra Scott (5757 Magazine St., 504- 613-4227; www.kendrascott.com)
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Costume Store
1 Uptown Costume & Dancewear (4326 Magazine St., 504-895-7969; www.uptowncostume.com) It’s no surprise Uptown Costume tops the list, but the store’s current selection is unexpected, with some new (and hilarious) Pikachu and Pokemon costumes arriving soon. No matter who wins the presidential election in November, winning a costume contest will be a cinch with the store’s abundant selection of Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton costumes and masks … just in time for Halloween. 2. Funky Monkey (3127 Magazine St., 504-899-5587; www.funkymonkeynola.com) 3. Southern Costume Company (951 Lafayette St., 504-523-4333; www. sccnola.com)
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(130 Harrison Ave., 504-516-2770; www.shopswoonboutique.com) Once a boutique desert, Lakeview has in recent years become a boutique destination, with retailers like Swoon leading the charge. After only four months in business, this locally owned boutique beat out national chains to secure the coveted No. 1 spot. The bright, airy space features brands like Zoa, Wilt Apparel and Seven For All Mankind, as well as accessories by local designers including Brantley Cecilia. Though the prices fit a college student’s budget, Swoon’s appeal spans generations: Mothers and daughters often shop together.
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Northern Italian & Local Seafood
Restaurant & Catering
“My Home is Your Home”
• Not just for special occasions • 5 private rooms • 450 guests • Offsite catering up to 1000
Make your reservations now FOR THE HOLIDAY SEASON
CAPRI BLU LOUNGE
Happy Hour
$3 Martinis and $5 House Wine
SMALL PLATES STARTING AT $8 HAPPY HOUR 4-7PM M-FRIDAY • Live Music Fri - Sat • Best Pizza in Town! • Casual Yet Elegant
3100 19th Street between Causeway & Ridgelake 504-834-8583 • www.AndreasRestaurant.com
AM P LE F R E E PAR KI N G
O P E N DAI LY LU N C H & D I N N E R
Thanks New Orleans for voting us one of the best new restaurants and one of the best bbq restaurants!
Open Tues-Sun. Lunch 11-3, dinner 5:30-9 (or sellout) Happy Hour 3-6 Mon-Fri with a limited food menu 900 N Carrollton Ave. | 822-2583 | www.blueoakbbq.com
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NOLA
Jefferson neighborhood grocery
BEST
317 Burgundy Ste. 14
1 Dorignac’s Food Center
504-581-3490
(710 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, 504-834-8216; www.dorignacs.com) 2. Langenstein’s (122 Sauve Road, River Ridge, 504-739-1000; Old Metairie Village Shopping Center, 800 Metairie Road Suite 6, Metairie, 504-831-6682; www.langensteins.com) 3. Rouses (Citywide; www.rouses.com)
CUTS • COLORS BLOWOUTS & MORE
COME
New Orleans neighborhood grocery BEST
Northshore neighborhood grocery
BEST
1 Rouses (Citywide; www.rouses.com) 2. Acquistapace’s Covington Supermarket (125 E. 21st. Ave., Covington, 985-893-0593; www.acquistapace.com) 3. Saia’s Super Meat Market (2225 Florida St., Mandeville, 985-626-9724)
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antiques store
1 M.S. Rau Antiques (630 Royal St., 504-523-5660; www.rauantiques.com) 2. Renaissance Interiors (2727 Edenborn Ave., Metairie, 504-454-3320; www.yourrenaissance.com) 3. Dop Antiques (300 Jefferson Highway, 504-373-5132; www.dopantiques.com)
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barbershop
1 Aidan Gill for Men (2026 Magazine St., 504-897-9090; www.aidangillformen. com) 2. Modern Men Barber Shop (7701 Hampson St., 504-309-7103; www.modernmenbarbershop.com) 3. Golden Shears (6008 Magazine St., 504-895-9269)
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1 Rouses (Citywide; www.rouses.com) 2. Langenstein’s (1330 Arabella St., 504-899-9283; www.langensteins.com) 3. Canseco’s Markets (3135 Esplanade Ave., 504-322-2594; 5217 Elysian Fields Ave., 504-218-8426; www.cansecos.com)
TO THE
Salon D NOLA Too
NAIL BAR & DAY SPA
301 Burgundy Ste. E
504-510-4000
NAILS • WAXING FACIALS • MASSAGE
QUARTER • 10% LOCALS DISCOUNT
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bakery
1 Haydel’s Bakery (4037 Jefferson Highway, 800-442-1342; www.haydelbakery.com) 2. La Boulangerie (4600 Magazine St., 504-269-3777; www.laboulanggerienola.com) 3. Nonna Randazzo’s Bakery (925 E. Judge Perez Drive, Chalmette, 504-684-0090; 2033 N. Highway 190, Suite F, Covington, 985-893-1488; 22022 Marshall Road, Mandeville, 985-898-2444; www.nonnaskingcakes.com)
BEST
bicycle shop
(1426 S. Carrollton Ave., 504-861-0023; www.gnocyclery.com) 2. Bayou Bicycles (3530 Toulouse St., 504-488-1946) 3. Mike the Bike Guy (4411 Magazine St., 504-899-1344; www.mikethebikeguy.com) BEST
car dealership
1 Royal Honda (5600 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, 504-888-2277; www.royalhonda.com) 2. Lexus of New Orleans (8811 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, 504-207-3100; www.lexusofneworleans.com) 3. Lakeside Toyota (3701 N. Causeway Blvd., Metairie, 504-833-3311; www.lakesidetoyota.com) BEST
consignment shop
1 Swap (5530 Magazine St., 504-324-8143; 7716 Maple St., 504-304-6025; www.swapboutique.com) 2. Buffalo Exchange (4419 Magazine St., 504-891-7443; www.buffaloexchange.com) 3. Prima Donna’s Closet (927 Royal St., 504-875-4437; 1206 St. Charles Ave., 504-522-3327; www.primadonnascloset.com) BEST
dry cleaner
1 Liberto Cleaners (4814 Prytania St., 504-897-2161; www.libertocleaners.com) 2. Young’s Dry Cleaning (905 Harrison Ave., 504-872-0931; 6223 S. Claiborne Ave., 504-866-5371; www.youngsdrycleaning.com) 3. DeLuxe Laundry (5325 Canal Blvd., 504-488-7733; www.deluxecleanersnola.com) PAGE 80
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1 GNO Cyclery
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day spa
1 Earthsavers (Lakeside Shopping Center, 3301 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, 504-8350225; The Premier Centre, 3414 Highway 190, Mandeville, 985-674-1133; 5501 Magazine St., 504-899-8555; www.earthsaversonline.com)
CATFISH JEFFERSON Golden fried catfish topped with shrimp and crawfish cream sauce over rice
Award Winning Gumbos ∙ Daily Seasonal Specials New Orleans Favorites 2309 N Causeway Blvd ∙ Metairie, LA 70001 GumboStop.com ∙ (504) 835-2022 ∙ Monday - Saturday 11am - 9pm
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dermatology practice
1 Audubon Dermatology (3525 Prytania St., 504-895-3376; www.audubondermatology.com)
BEST
2. Old Metairie Dermatology (701 Metairie Road, Metairie, 504-836-2050; www.oldmetairiedermatology.com) 3. Lupo Center for Aesthetic and General Dermatology (145 Robert E. Lee Blvd., Suite 302, 504-777-3047; www.drmarylupo.com)
hair salon
1 Paris Parker (Citywide; www.parisparker.com)
BEST
2. The Woodhouse Day Spa (796 E. I-10 Service Road, Slidell, 985-641-7722; 4030 Canal St., 504-482-6652; www.woodhousespas.com) 3. Belladonna Day Spa (2900 Magazine St., 504891-4393; www.belladonnadayspa.com)
2. H2O Salon & Spa (441 Metairie Road, Metairie, 504-835-4377; www.h2osalon-spa.com) 3. Stardust Salon (1904 Magazine St., 504-525-7777; www.stardustsalon.com)
health club
1 Ochsner Fitness Center (Citywide; www.ochsnerfitness.com)
2. New Orleans Athletic Club (222 N. Rampart St., 504-525-2375; www.neworleansathleticclub.com) 3. Pure Barre (701 Metairie Road, Suite 1012A, Metairie, 504-324-9321; www.purebarre.com/ la-metairie; 3923 Magazine St., 504-342-2208; www.purebarre.com-la-neworleans
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1 Perino’s Garden Center (3100 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, 504-834-7888; www.perinos.com)
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florist
1 Villere’s Florist (750 Martin Behrman Ave., Metairie, 504-8333716; 1415 N. Highway 190, Covington, 985-809-9101; www.villeresflowers.com)
2. Harkins, The Florist (1601 Magazine St., 504-529-1638; www.harkinsneworleans.com) 3. Federico’s Family Florist (815 Focis St., Metairie, 504-837-6400)
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2. Urban Roots Garden Center (1835 Canal St., 504-570-6400; 2375 Tchoupitoulas St., 504-522-4949; www.urbanrootsnola.com) 3. The Plant Gallery (9401 Airline Highway, 504-488-8887; www.theplantgallery.com)
Serving Classic French Creole Cuisine for over 175 years
pet boarding/ day care business
BEST
1 Zeus’ Place (4601 Freret St., 504-3044718; www.zeusplace.com)
2. Camp Bow-Wow (2731 Tchoupitoulas St., 504-891-3647; 3301 Conti St., 504-3099939; www.campbowwow.com) 3. Canine Connection (4920 Tchoupitoulas St., 504-218-4098; www.canineconnectionnola.com)
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hospital
1 Ochsner
Health System (Citywide; www.ochsner.org)
BEST
liquor store
EDUCATION
SPECIAL 2016 ISSUE DATE
SEPTEMBER 27 SPACE RESERVATION
SEPTEMBER 16
GAMBIT’S BEST OF NEW ORLEANS 2016
1 Martin Wine Cellar
811 Conti St. • NOLA 504.522.3573 erinrosebar.com
(714 Elmeer Ave., Metairie, 504-896-7300; Village Shopping Center, 2895 Highway 190, Mandeville, 985-951-8081; 3827 Baronne St., 504-899-7411; www. martinwinecellar.com)
BEST
on Open House Calendar in Education issue
1 Rock ’n’ Bowl
BEST
Whitney Bank (Citywide; www.hancockwhitney.com)
2. Capital One (Citywide; www.capitalone.com) 3. Chase Bank (Citywide; www.chase.com)
local shop to buy lingerie
1 Trashy Diva Lingerie Boutique TO ADVERTISE OR FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL SANDY STEIN AT 504.483.3150 OR EMAIL SANDYS@GAMBITWEEKLY.COM
2 Fulton Alley (600 Fulton St., 504-2085569; www.fultonalley.com) 3. Colonial Bowling Center (6601 Jefferson Highway, Harahan, 504-737-2400; www. colonialbowling.net)
local financial institution
1 Hancock/
BEST
2. Elio’s Wine Warehouse (6205 S. Miro St., 504-866-1852; www.elioswinewarehouse.com) 3. Dorignac’s Food Center (710 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, 504-834-8216; www. dorignacs.com)
local bowling alley
(3000 S. Carrollton Ave., 504-861-1700; www.rocknbowl.com)
FREE LISTING FOR ADVERTISERS
2. Touro Infirmary (1401 Foucher St., 504-897-7011; www.touro.com) 3. East Jefferson General Hospital (4200 Houma Blvd., Metairie, 504454-4000; www.ejgh.org)
(712 Royal St., 504-522-8861; 2044 Magazine St., 504-522-5686; www.trashydiva.com)
2. Basics Underneath (1281 N. Causeway Blvd., Suite 2, Mandeville, 985-727-9521; 5513 Magazine St., 504-894-1000; www.basicsunderneath.com) 3. Bonjour Lingerie (4214 Magazine St., 504-3098014; www.bonjourlingerie.com)
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1 Paris Parker (Citywide; www.parisparker.com) 2. H2O Salon & Spa (441 Metairie Road, Metairie, 504-835-4377; www.h2osalon-spa.com) 3. Stardust Salon (1904 Magazine St., 504525-7777; www.stardustsalon.com)
1 Doerr Furniture (Warehouse: 444 Port St., 504-943-0110; 914 Elysian Fields Ave., 504-947-0606; www.doerrfurniture.com) 2. Hurwitz Mintz (1751 Airline Drive, Metairie, 504-378-1000; www.hurwitzmintz.com) 3. Comeaux Furniture & Appliance (415 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, 504-831-1365; warehouse outlet: 3949 Euphrosine St., 504-378-4900; www.comeauxfurn.com)
place to buy wine BEST
1 Martin Wine Cellar (714 Elmeer Ave., Metairie, 504-896-7300; Village Shopping Center, 2895 Highway 190, Mandeville, 985-951-8081; 3827 Baronne St., 504-899-7411; www. martinwinecellar.com) 2. Dorignac’s Food Center (710 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, 504-8348216; www.dorignacs.com) 3. Acquistapace’s Covington Supermarket (125 E. 21st. Ave., Covington, 985-893-0593; www.acquistapace.com) PAGE 85
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hotel
1 Hotel Monteleone
2. The Roosevelt New Orleans (130 Roosevelt Way, 504-648-1200; www.therooseveltneworleans.com) TIE: 3. Ace Hotel New Orleans (600 Carondelet St., 504-900-1180; www.acehotel.com/neworleans) TIE: 3. The Ritz-Carlton New Orleans (921 Canal St., 504-524-1331; www. ritzcarlton.com)
BEST
locally owned T-shirt store
1 Dirty Coast Press (2121 Chartres St., 504-324-6459; 5631 Magazine St., 504-324-3745; www.dirtycoast.com)
2. Fleurty Girl (Citywide; www.fleurtygirl.net) 3. Storyville (3029 Magazine St., 504-304-6209; Lakeside Shopping Center, 3301 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, 504-266-2433; www.storyvilleapparel.com) PAGE 87
NEW ORLEANS FALL BEAD & JEWELRY SHOW! SEPT. 9-11 $4 ADMISSION ALL WEEKEND (WITH THIS AD)
PONTCHARTRAIN CENTER • 4545 WILLIAMS BLVD. KENNER, LA • FOR MORE INFO VISIT WWW.AKSSHOW.COM
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(214 Royal St., 504-523-3341; www.hotelmonteleone.com) At the entrance to the Hotel Monteleone, a uniformed doorman will open the door for you, a welcome that signals the gravitas and glamour of this old-world property. From a rooftop pool overlooking CBD skyscrapers to the warm, golden glow of the iconic Carousel Bar, everything about the hotel embodies grandeur and a too-rare admiration for history. In the bar, generations of New Orleanians and their out-of-town guests have made slow revolutions around a cadre of bartenders serving the city’s classic cocktails. If you close your eyes, you can almost see them mixing those same Sazeracs and Vieux Carres for the hotel’s literary guests (Ernest Hemingway, William Faulkner and Tennessee Williams) of decades past. (Truman Capote used to boast he was born there; he wasn’t.) It isn’t all old news at the hotel — in particular, its restaurant has been through changes and updates in recent years, becoming the Creole-inspired Criollo in its latest iteration — and the Carousel Bar was expanded as part of a renovation a few years back. But these changes feel like natural extensions of the 19th-century building, and the hotel remains one of the best places to raise a glass to New Orleans as it was.
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locally owned bridal shop
1 Southern Bridal (1200 W. Causeway Approach, Suite 9, Mandeville, 985-727-2993; www.southernbridal.net) Southern Bridal is a bit of a misnomer. It’s not that the boutique doesn’t have racks and racks of diaphanous white designer bridal gowns — it’s just that gowns are only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the gown, tuxedo and accessory destination’s inventory. Southern Bridal can outfit every single person at the wedding, from the flower girl and ring bearer to the guests, groomsmen, mother of the bride and others. There also are frequent sales during which bridal gowns are priced as low as $199 and there’s a $25 sale rack — practically unheard of in the wedding industry.
BEST
2. Wedding Belles (3632 Magazine St., 504-891-1005; www.weddingbellesnola.com) 3. Blanc Bridal Couture (3819 Magazine St., 504-324-9059; www.blancbridalneworleans.com)
locally owned bookstore
1 Octavia Books (513 Octavia St., 504-899-7323; www.octaviabooks.com) 2. Maple Street Book Shop (7523 Maple St., 504-866-4916; www.maplestreetbookshop.com) 3. Garden District Book Shop (Rink Shopping Center, 2727 Prytania St., 504-895-2266; www.gardendistrictbookshop.com) PAGE 89
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locally owned music store GAMBIT’S BEST OF NEW ORLEANS 2016
1 Peaches Records (4318 Magazine St., 504-282-3322; www.peachesrecordsandtapes.com) I remember biking to Peaches about 20 years ago to buy my first cassette tape (Whitney Houston) when the store was still on Gentilly Boulevard. The showroom was so small I think it was cooled by a single window air-conditioning unit and was practically bursting at the seams with new and used tapes and vinyl, as well as band posters documenting many genres of music (Vanilla Ice was on the wall too, although I doubt anyone will admit to that). Peaches has grown since then and it’s new store Uptown has 15,000 square feet of space to display CDs, swag emblazoned with Peaches’ distinctive logo and even more cool-again vinyl. The new location once was a Woolworths with a 1940s lunch counter, and Peaches is trying to raise enough money to buy the lunch counter and reopen it. The store also plans to host live music. 2. Louisiana Music Factory (421 Frenchmen St., 504-586-1094; www.louisianamusicfactory.com) 3. Euclid Records New Orleans (3401 Chartres St., 504-947-4348; www.euclidnola.com)
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Gambit Readers
TIE: 1 Little Miss Muffin
FOR VOTING
(244 Metairie Road, Metairie, 504-833-6321; 766 Harrison Ave., 504-482-8200; 3307 Severn Ave., Metairie, 504-455-1444; www.shoplittlemissmuffin.com)
TIE: 1 Magic Box Toys (5508 Magazine St., 504-899-0117; www.magicboxneworleans.com) 2. Pippen Lane (2930 Magazine St., 504-269-0106; www.pippenlane.com) 3. Mignon (Rink Shopping Center, 2727 Prytania St., 504-891-2374; www.mignonnola.com)
locally owned jewelry store
1 Mignon Faget (The Shops at Canal Place, 333 Canal St., first level, 504-5242973; Lakeside Shopping Center, 3301 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, 504-835-2244; 3801 Magazine St., 504-891-2005; www.mignonfaget.com) 2. Aucoin Hart Jewelers (1525 Metairie Road, Metairie, 504-8349999; www.aucoinhart.com) 3. Adler’s Jewelry (722 Canal St., 504-523-5292; Lakeside Shopping Center, 3301 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, 504-5235292; www.adlersjewelry.com)
locally owned men’s clothing store BEST
1 Perlis (Jax Brewery, 600 Decatur St., Suite 104, 504-523-6681; 1281 N. Causeway Blvd., Suite 6, Mandeville, 985-674-1711; 6070 Magazine St., 504-895-8661; www.perlis.com) 2. Rubensteins (102 St. Charles Ave., 504-581-6666; www.rubensteinsneworleans.com) 3. Jeff’s Haberdashery (3321 Severn Ave., Metairie, 504-455-5207; 4100 Gen. De Gaulle Drive, 504-393-7074; www.jeffshaberdashery.com)
BEST locally owned women’s boutique
1 Trashy Diva Clothing Boutique (537 Royal St., 504-522-4233; 2048 Magazine St., 504-299-8777; www.trashydiva.com) 2. Fleurty Girl (Citywide; www.fleurtygirl.net) 3. Hemline (Citywide; www.shophemline.com) PAGE 92
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BEST
TOP 3
Best Metairie Restaurants! 2700 Metairie Rd. at Labarre
504.934.4700
- CHEF MICHAEL UDDO Dinner 7 Nights | Lunch M-F | Sun Brunch
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specialty fitness club
1 Pure Barre
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(701 Metairie Road, Metairie, Suite 101-AA, 504324-9321; 1814 N. Causeway Blvd., Suite 8, Mandeville, 985-674-7577; 3923 Magazine St., 504-3422208; www.purebare.com) Pure Barre has amassed a cult-like following — if you’re not yet among the devotees, here are a few things to expect at your first class. Thing one: you’ll spend 55 minutes moving your “seat” (barre-talk for bottom) a fraction of an inch at a time, until lactic acid strangles your glutes into a quivering mass of defeated muscle fibers. Thing two: Participants wear leggings — even when it’s hot outside — and these weird, grippy socks. Thing three: Even though it’s so tempting to hate barre classes for the aforementioned reasons, you do so at your own detriment—because they actually work. The website promises longer, leaner muscles “in just 10 classes” and classes deliver results, spawning the lean-bodied, flexible corps that catapulted Pure Barre into first place. 2. Barre3 (600 Metairie Road, Metairie, 504-301-2017; 611 O’Keefe Ave., Suite C-3, 504-371-5297; 5235 Magazine St., 504301-3082; www.barre3.com) 3. Hour Blast (105 Focis St., Metairie, 504-309-3609; 145 W. Harrison Ave., Suite A, 504-322-2528; 821 Baronne St., Suite C, 504- 516-2900; 7611 Maple St., 504-301-1967; www.hourblast.com)
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locally owned sportswear store
1 Massey’s Profession-
al Outfitters
(509 N. Carrollton Ave., 504648-0292; 816 N. Highway 190, Covington, 985-809-7544; 3131 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, 504-885-1144; www.masseysoutfitters.com) BEST
2. Varsity Sports (2021 Claiborne St., Mandeville, 985624-8200; 3450 Magazine St., 504899-4144; www.varsityrunning.com) 3. Basics Swim & Gym (5420 Magazine St., 504-891-1000; www.basicsswimandgym.com)
locally owned shoe store
1 Feet First (526 Royal St., 504-569-0005; 4122 Magazine St., 504-8996800; www.feetfirststores.com)
locally owned women’s boutique BEST
1 Trashy Diva
Clothing Boutique (537 Royal St., 504-522-4233; 2048 Magazine St., 504-299-8777; www.trashydiva.com) 2. Fleurty Girl (Citywide; www.fleurtygirl.net) 3. Hemline (Citywide; www.shophemline.com)
2. Haase’s (8119 Oak St., 504-866-9944; www. haases.com) TIE: 3. Angelique Shoe (5421 Magazine St., 504-891-8992) TIE: 3. Trashy Diva Shoe Boutique (2050 Magazine St., 504-265-0973; www.trashydiva.com) PAGE 94
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Dining | Catering | Special Events | Packaged Foods
Restaurant Service FRIDAY ONLY 6:30 – 9:30
505 Gretna Blvd, Gretna LA 70053 504-363-2174 www.saffronnola.com
Catering & Private Events MONDAY - SUNDAY
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place to get a cosmetic procedure BEST
1 Khoobehi & Associates (3901 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, 504-517-7801; 4500 Magazine St., 504-517-7501; www.khoobehi.com) 2. Audubon Dermatology (3525 Prytania St., Suite 501, 504-895-3376; www.audubondermatology.com) 3. Lupo Center for Aesthetic and General Dermatology (145 Robert E. Lee Blvd., Suite 302, 504-777-3047; www.drmarylupo.com)
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1 Earthsavers (Lakeside Shopping Center, 3301 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, 504-835-0225; The Premier Centre, 3414 Highway 190, Mandeville, 985-674-1133; 5501 Magazine St., 504-899-8555; www.earthsaversonline.com) 2. Cindy’s Nail & Spa (1000 S. Carrollton Ave., 504-304-3422) 3. Serenity Day Spa & Gifts (110 Metairie Heights Ave., Metairie, 504-281-4905; www.serenitydayspaandgifts.com)
BEST
place to get a massage
1 Earthsavers (Lakeside Shopping Center, 3301 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, 504-835-0225; The Premier Centre, 3414 Highway 190, Mandeville, 985-674-1133; 5501 Magazine St., 504-899-8555; www.earthsaversonline.com) 2. The Woodhouse Day Spa (796 E. I-10 Service Road, Slidell, 985-641-7722; 4030 Canal St., 504-482-6652; www.woodhousespas.com) 3. Belladonna Day Spa (2900 Magazine St., 504-891-4393; www.belladonnadayspa.com)
BEST
place to get physical therapy
1 Magnolia Physical Therapy (Citywide; www.magnoliatherapyla.com) 2. Southern Orthopaedic Specialists (1615 Metairie Road, Metairie, 504-897-6351; 2731 Napoleon Ave., 504-897-6351; www.southern-ortho.com) TIE: 3. Crane Rehab Center (Adult: 101 River Road, Suite 112, Jefferson, 504-828-7696; Pediatric: 8300 Earhart Blvd., Suite 100, 504-866-6990; www.cranerehab.com) TIE: 3. Care Physical Therapy (129 Corporate Drive, Covington, 985-249-6111; www.carephysicaltherapy.net)
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1 Waxing the City (Elmwood Shopping Center, 1212 S. Clearview Parkway, Suite A, Harahan, 504-592-7242; 4121 Magazine St., 504-899-1500; www.waxingthecity.com)
real estate agent
1 Kyle Moity (Coldwell Banker TEC Realtors, 103 Beau Chene Blvd., Mandeville, 985-789-2156; www.coldwellbanker.com)
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shopping mall
1 Lakeside
Shopping Center (3301 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, 504-835-8000; www.lakesideshopping.com)
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2. Katie Witry (The Witry Collective, Gardner Realtors, 1820 St. Charles Ave., Suite 110, 504-891-6400; www.katiewitry.com) 3. Robert Ripley (French Quarter Realty, 1041 Esplanade Ave., 504-9495400; www.fqr.com)
2. The Shops at Canal Place (333 Canal St., 504-522-9200; www.theshopsatcanalplace.com) 3. The Outlet Collection at Riverwalk (500 Port of New Orleans Place, 504-522-1555; www.riverwalkneworleans.com)
smoke shop
1 Ra Shop (Citywide; www.rashop.us)
2. The Herb Import Co. (711 St. Peter St., 504-5254372; 712 Adams St., 504-8614644; 5055 Canal St., 504488-4889; www.herbimport. com) 3. Up In Smoke (2101 Magazine St., 504-8990005; www.upinsmokenola. com) PAGE 99
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2. Earthsavers (Lakeside Shopping Center, 3301 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, 504-835-0225; The Premier Centre, 3414 Highway 190, Mandeville, 985-674-1133; 5501 Magazine St., 504-8998555; www.earthsaversonline. com) TIE: 3. Bombshell Waxing (3343 Metairie Road, Metairie, 504-667-6861; 5150 Highway 22, Mandeville, 985-663-1950; www.bombshellwaxing.com) TIE: 3. Hi-Brow Beauty Bar (126 Sierra Court, Metairie, 504-325-2222; www.hibrownola.com)
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sweet shop
1 Sucre (622 Conti St., 504-267-7098; 3025 Magazine St., 504-5208311; Lakeside Shopping Center, 3301 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, 504-834-2277; www.shopsucre.com)
thrift store
1 Bloomin’ Deals
Thrift Shop
(4645 Freret St., 504-891-1289; www.bloomindeals.org)
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veterinary/animal clinic
1 Metairie Small
Animal Hospital
(101 Metairie Road, Metairie, 504-835-4266; www.msah.com)
BEST
2. Goodwill (Citywide; www.goodwillno.org) 3. Red, White & Blue Thrift Store (605 Lapalco Blvd., Gretna, 504-393-1072; 5728 Jefferson Highway, Harahan, 504-733-8066; www.redwhiteandbluethriftstore.com)
2. Magazine Street Animal Clinic (3458 Magazine St., 504-891-4115; www.magazinestreetanimalclinic.com) 3. Prytania Veterinary Hospital (4907 Prytania St., 504-8992828; www.prytaniavet.com)
local dental practice
1 Mid-City Smiles Family Dentistry (3625 Canal St., 504-485-6575; www.midcitysmiles.com)
2. Audubon Dental Group (6120 Magazine St., 504891-7471; www.audubondentalgroup.com) 3. Grand Family Dentistry (535 N. Causeway Blvd., Mandeville, 985-231-5901; 2083 Third St., Mandeville, 985-231-5796; www.grandfamilydentistry.com) PAGE 100
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2. Nonna Randazzo’s Bakery (925 E. Judge Perez Drive, Chalmette, 504-684-0090; 2033 N. Highway 90, Suite F, Covington, 985-8931488; 22022 Marshall Road, Mandeville, 985-898-2444; www.nonnaskingcakes. com) 3. Angelo Brocato (214 N. Carrollton Ave., 504-486-0078; www.angelobrocatoicecream.com)
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BEST
tattoo/piercing parlor
1 Electric
Ladyland Tattoo (610 Frenchmen St., 504-947-8286; www.electricladylandtattoo.com)
BEST
store for vintage clothing
1 Funky Monkey (3127 Magazine St., 504-899-5587; www.funkymonkeynola.com)
BEST
2. Downtown Tattoo (501 Frenchmen St., 504-266-2211; www.downtowntattoosnola.com) 3. Mid City Voodoux Tattoos (140 N. Carrollton Ave., 504-278-1465; www.voodoux.com)
2. Buffalo Exchange (4119 Magazine St., 504-891-7443; www.buffaloexchange.com) 3. Miss Claudia’s Vintage Clothing & Costumes (4204 Magazine St., 504-8976310; www.missclaudias.com)
yoga studio
1 Wild Lotus Yoga (New Orleans Healing Center, 2372 St. Claude Ave., Suite 200, 504-899-0047; 4842 Perrier St., 504-899-0047; www.wildlotusyoga.com)
2. Reyn Studios (725 Magazine St., 504-7179982; www.reynstudios.com) 3. Swan River Yoga (2940 Canal St., 504-301-3134; www.swanriveryoga.com; 7011 St. Claude Ave., Arabi, 985240-9384; www.swanriveryogaarabi.com)
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Contact Will Coviello willc@gambitweekly.com 504.483.3106 | FAX: 866.473.7199 C O M P L E T E L I S T I N G S AT W W W. B E S T O F N E WO R L E A N S .C O M Out 2 Eat is an index of Gambit contract advertisers. Unless noted, addresses are for New Orleans. Dollar signs represent the average cost of a dinner entree: $ — under $10; $$ — $11 to $20; $$$ — $21 or more. To update information in the Out 2 Eat listings, email willc@gambitweekly.com, fax 483-3116 or call Will Coviello at 483-3106. Deadline is 10 a.m. Monday.
AMERICAN
BURGERS
Treasure Island Buffet — 5050 Williams Blvd., Kenner, (504) 443-8000; www. treasurechestcasino.com — The all-youcan-eat buffet includes New Orleans favorites including seafood and dishes from a variety of cuisines. No reservations. Lunch Mon.-Fri., dinner daily, brunch Sat.-Sun. Credit cards. $$
Dis & Dem — Rue St. Louis Bar, 814 St. Louis St., (504) 509-7092; www. disanddem.com — The Hawaii 5-0 burger features a glazed patty, a hot sausage patty, a fried egg, bacon, cheese and grilled pineapple. No reservations. Banks Street: breakfast Sat.-Sun., lunch Tue.-Sun. St. Louis St.: lunch, dinner and late-night daily. Credit cards. $
BAR & GRILL
Five Guys Burgers and Fries — 1212 S. Clearview Pkwy., Suite C, Harahan, (504) 733-5100; www.fiveguys.com — The menu features burgers, cheeseburgers and bacon cheesburgers with toppings such as grilled onions or mushrooms, tomatoes, pickles, jalapenos, hot sauce and barbecue sauce. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $
The American Sector — 945 Magazine St., (504) 528-1950; www.nationalww2museum.org/american-sector — Chef Eric Cook’s menu features all-American and Southern favorites such as shrimp and grits, chicken-fried steak and burgers. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ The Rivershack Tavern — 3449 River Road, (504) 834-4938; www.therivershacktavern.com — This bar and music spot offers a menu of burgers, sandwiches and changing lunch specials. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $ Warehouse Grille — 869 Magazine St., (504) 322-2188; www.warehousegrille. com — The menu features upscale bar food, burgers, steaks, seafood, salads, sandwiches and noshing items. Reservations accepted. Lunch, dinner and late-night daily, brunch Fri.-Sun. Credit cards. $
BREAKFAST/BRUNCH Red Gravy — 125 Camp St., (504) 5618844; www.redgravycafe.com — The cafe serves rustic Italian fare including handmade pastas, ravioli and lasagna and seafood dishes. Reservations accepted. Lunch and brunch Wed.-Mon. redit cards. $$
CAFE Antoine’s Annex — 513 Royal St., (504) 525-8045; www.antoines.com — The coffee shop serves pastries, sandwiches, soups, salads and gelato. No reservations. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $ Cafe NOMA — New Orleans Museum of Art, City Park, 1 Collins C. Diboll Circle, (504) 482-1264; www.cafenoma.com — The cafe serves shrimp salad, chipotle-marinated portobello sliders, flatbread pizza topped with manchego, peppers and roasted garlic and more. Reservations accepted for large parties. Lunch Tue.-Sun., dinner Fri. Credit cards. $ Lakeview Brew Coffee Cafe — 5606 Canal Blvd., (504) 483-7001 — This casual cafe offers gourmet coffees, pastries and desserts baked in house and a menu of specialty sandwiches and salads. No reservations. Breakfast and lunch daily, dinner Mon.-Sat., brunch Sat.-Sun. Credit cards. $
Los Jefes Tortilleria & Grill (3224 Edenborn Ave., Metairie, 504-516-2816; www.losjefesgrill.com) serves fajita platters with steak, shrimp and chicken. PHOTO BY CHERYL GERBER
Pearl Wine Co. — 3700 Orleans Ave., (504) 483-6314; www.pearlwineco.com — The wine bar offers cheese plates. No reservations. Lunch and dinner Tue.-Sat. Credit cards. $
CAJUN Daisy Dukes — 121 Chartres St., (504) 561-5171; 123 Carondelet St., (504) 5222233; 5209 W. Napoleon Ave., Metairie, (504) 883-5513; www.daisydukesrestaurant.com — The New Orleans sampler features red beans and rice, jambalaya,
a cup of gumbo, fried green tomatoes and a biscuit. Delivery available from Carondelet Street location. No reservations. New Orleans locations are open 24 hours. West Napoleon Avenue: Breakfast and lunch Wed.-Sun., dinner Fri.-Sat. Credit cards. $ Mulate’s Cajun Restaurant — 201 Julia St., (504) 522-1492; www.mulates.com — Cajun dishes include Catfish Mulalate’s, fried seafood platters, gumbo, boudin, stuffed shrimp, po-boys and more. Reservations recommended. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$$
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OUT TO EAT Tres Bon Cajun Meats — 10316 Jefferson Highway, River Ridge, (504) 405-5355; www.tresbonmeats.com — The market serves brisket, pulled pork, house-made sausages and cracklings with layers of skin, fat and meat fried in hog lard. No reservations. Lunch and early dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $
CHINESE August Moon — 3635 Prytania St., (504) 899-5129; www.moonnola.com — The menu includes Chinese and Vietnamese dishes such as sweet and spicy tilapia glazed in tangy sweet-and-spicy sauce served with bok choy. Delivery available. Reservations accepted. Lunch Mon.-Fri., dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$ Five Happiness — 3511 S. Carrollton Ave., (504) 482-3935; www.fivehappiness.com — The large menu at Five Happiness offers a range of dishes from wonton soup to sizzling seafood combinations to lo mein dishes. Delivery available. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$
COFFEE/DESSERT
a Belgian waffle with smoked ham, aged cheddar and Steen’s mustard glaze. Reservations accepted. Lunch Tue.-Fri., dinner Tue.-Sat., brunch Sat-Sun. Credit cards. $$
Pontchartrain crabmeat, crawfish, fresh herbs and angel hair pasta. Reservations accepted for large parties. Breakfast and lunch daily, brunch Sat.-Sun. Credit cards. $$
lettuce, mayo and tomato on French bread. Shrimp Italiano features shrimp tossed with cream sauce and pasta. No reservations. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $
Suis Generis — 3219 Burgundy St., (504) 309-7850; www.suisgeneris.com — The constantly changing menu features dishes such as pan-fried Gulf flounder with kumquat-ginger sauce, crispy Brussels sprouts and sticky rice. Reservations accepted for large parties. Dinner Wed.Sun., late-night Thu.-Sat., brunch Sat.Sun. Credit cards accepted. $$
Palace Cafe — 605 Canal St., (504) 5231661; www.palacecafe.com — Creative Creole dishes include crabmeat cheesecake topped with Creole meuniere. Reservations recommended. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily, brunch Sat.-Sun. Credit cards. $$$
Welty’s Deli — 336 Camp St., (504) 5920223; www.weltysdeli.com — The New Orleans AK sandwich features a choice of four meats plus cheddar, provolone, pepper Jack and Swiss cheeses on a warm muffuletta bun. No reservations. Breakfast and lunch Mon.-Fri. Credit cards. $
CREOLE Antoine’s Restaurant — 713 St. Louis St., (504) 581-4422; www.antoines. com — Signature dishes include oysters Rockefeller, crawfish Cardinal and baked Alaska. Reservations recommended. Lunch and dinner Mon-Sat., brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$$ Bar Redux — 801 Poland Ave., (504) 5927083; www.barredux.com — The Cuban sandwich features house-made roasted garlic pork loin, Chisesi ham, Swiss cheese, pickles, mustard and garlic mayonnaise on pressed French bread. No reservations. Lunch Mon.-Sat., dinner and late-night daily. Credit cards. $$
Angelo Brocato’s — 214 N. Carrollton Ave., (504) 486-1465; www.angelobrocatoicecream.com — This sweet shop serves its own gelato, spumoni, Italian ice, cannolis, fig cookies and other treats. No reservations. Lunch and dinner Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $
Brennan’s New Orleans — 417 Royal St., (504) 525-9711; www.brennansneworleans.com — Eggs Sardou is poached eggs over crispy artichokes with Parmesan creamed spinach and choron sauce. Reservations recommended. Breakfast and lunch Tue.-Sat., dinner Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $$$
Chez Pierre French Bakery & Cafe — 3208 Clearview Parkway, Metairie, (504) 467-3176; www.chezpierreneworleans. com — The bakery specializes in cakes and there is a breakfast menu and Vietnamese dishes. No reservations. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $
Cafe Gentilly — 5325 Franklin Ave., (504) 281-4220; www.facebook.com/cafegentilly — Breakfast is available all day, and the creamed spinach, crawfish and Swiss cheese omelet can be served in a po-boy. No reservations. Breakfast and lunch daily, dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $
CONTEMPORARY Bayona — 430 Dauphine St., (504) 5254455; www.bayona.com — Favorites on Chef Susan Spicer’s menu include crispy smoked quail salad with pear and bourbon-molasses dressing. Reservations recommended. Lunch Wed.-Sat., dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$$ Brown Butter Southern Kitchen & Bar — 231 N. Carrollton Ave., Suite C, (504) 6093871; www.brownbutterrestaurant.com — Vinegar-braised grilled beef short ribs are served over stone-ground yellow grits with arugula and boiled peanut salad. A fried chicken breast is served over
The Landing Restaurant — Crowne Plaza, 2829 Williams Blvd., Kenner, (504) 467-5611; www.neworleansairporthotel. com — The Landing serves Cajun and Creole dishes with many seafood options. No reservations. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ MeMe’s Bar & Grille — 712 W. Judge Perez Drive, Chalmette, (504) 644-4992; www.memesbareandgrille.com — MeMe’s serves steaks, chops and Louisiana seafood. Reservations accepted. Lunch Tue.Fri., dinner Tue.-Sat. Credit cards. $$$ Messina’s Runway Cafe — 6001 Stars and Stripes Blvd., (504) 241-5300; www. messinasterminal.com — Jimmy Wedell seafood pasta features Gulf shrimp, Lake
Roux on Orleans — Bourbon Orleans, 717 Orleans Ave., (504) 571-4604; www. bourbonorleans.com — This restaurant offers contemporary Creole dishes. Reservations accepted. Breakfast daily, dinner Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $$ Tableau — 616 St. Peter St., (504) 934-3463; www.tableaufrenchquarter. com — Tableau’s contemporary Creole cuisine includes marinated crab claws in white truffle vinaigrette. Reservations accepted. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily, brunch Sat.-Sun. $$$ Willie Mae’s Scotch House — 2401 St. Ann St., (504) 822-9503 — This neighborhood restaurant is know for its wet-battered fried chicken. No reservations. Lunch Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$
DELI Bagels & Bytes — 1001 Metairie Road, Metairie, (504) 831-7968; www.bagelsandbytes.com — The bagel selection includes whole wheat, poppy seed, pumpernickel, garlic, blueberry and other varieties from Davidovich Bakery in New York City. No reservations. Breakfast, lunch and early dinner Mon.Sat. Credit cards. $ Kosher Cajun New York Deli & Grocery — 3519 Severn Ave., Metairie, (504) 8882010; www.koshercajun.com — This New York-style deli offers corned beef and pastrami from the Bronx. No reservations. Lunch Sun.-Thu., dinner Mon.-Thu. Credit cards. $ Martin Wine Cellar — 714 Elmeer Ave., Metairie, (504) 896-7350; 2895 Hwy. 190, Mandeville, (985) 951-8081; 3827 Baronne St., (504) 899-7411; www.martinwine.com — The wine emporium’s dinner menu includes pork rib chops served with house-made boudin stuffing, Tabasco pepper jelly demi-glaze and smothered greens. No reservations. Breakfast and lunch daily, early dinner Mon.-Sat., brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$ Qwik Chek Deli & Catering — 2018 Clearview Pkwy., Metairie, (504) 456-6362 — The menu includes gumbo, po-boys, pasta, salads and hot plate lunches. The hamburger po-boy can be dressed with
FRENCH Cafe Degas — 3127 Esplanade Ave., (504) 945-5635; www.cafedegas.com — The menu of traditional French dishes includes pate, cheese plates, salads, escargots bourguignons, mussles and fries, hanger steak with fries and garlic bordelaise and more. Reservations recommended. Lunch Wed.-Sat., dinner Wed.-Sun., brunch Sun. Credit cards. $
GOURMET TO GO Breaux Mart — Citywide; www. breauxmart.com — Breaux Mart prides itself on its “Deli to Geaux” and weekday specials. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $
INDIAN Nirvana Indian Cuisine — 4308 Magazine St., (504) 894-9797 — The restaurant’s extensive menu ranges from chicken to vegetable dishes. Reservations accepted for five or more. Lunch and dinner Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $$ Taj Mahal Indian Cuisine — 923-C Metairie Road, Metairie, (504) 836-6859 — The traditional menu features lamb, chicken and seafood served in a variety of ways, including curries and tandoori. Reservations recommended. Lunch and dinner Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $$ Tandoori Chicken — 2916 Cleary Ave., Metairie, (504) 889-7880 — The menu features tandoori dishes with chicken, lamb, fish or shrimp, mild and spicy curries, rice dishes such as chicken, lamb or shrimp biryani, and many vegetarian items. No reservations. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$
ITALIAN Andrea’s Restaurant — 3100 N. 19th St., Metairie, (504) 834-8583; www.andreasrestaurant.com — Chef/owner Andrea Apuzzo’s specialties include speckled trout royale topped with lump crabmeat and lemon-cream sauce. Reservations PAGE 107
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Cafe Giovanni — 117 Decatur St., (504) 529-2154; www.cafegiovanni.com — Creative Italian dishes include roasted duck glazed with sweet Marsala and roasted garlic and served with garlic mashed potatoes. Reservations accepted. Dinner daily. Credit cards. $$$ Mosca’s — 4137 Hwy. 90 W., Westwego, (504) 436-8950; www.moscasrestaurant. com — Popular dishes include shrimp Mosca, chicken a la grande and baked oysters Mosca. Reservations accepted. Dinner Tue.-Sat. Cash only. $$$ Nonna Mia Cafe & Pizzeria — 3125 Esplanade Ave., (504) 948-1717; www.nonnamia.net — Shrimp Diablo features panseared shrimp, house-made fettuccine and spicy arrabbiata sauce. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ Specialty Italian Bistro — 2330 Belle Chasse Hwy., Gretna, (504) 391-1090; www.specialtyitalianbistro.com — The menu combines old world Italian favorites and pizza. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ Vincent’s Italian Cuisine — 4411 Chastant St., Metairie, (504) 885-2984; 7839 St. Charles Ave., (504) 866-9313; www.vincentsitaliancuisine.com — Osso buco features a veal shank with angel hair pasta and veal demi-glace. Reservations accepted. Lunch Tue.-Fri., dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$
JAPANESE Mikimoto — 3301 S. Carrollton Ave., (504) 488-1881; www.mikimotosushi. com — Sushi choices include raw and cooked versions. Reservations accepted for large parties. Lunch Sun.-Fri., dinner daily. Delivery available. Credit cards. $$ Miyako Japanese Seafood & Steakhouse — 1403 St. Charles Ave., (504) 4109997; www.japanesebistro.com — Miyako offers a full range of Japanese cuisine, including sushi, hibachi dishes, teriyaki and tempura. Reservations accepted. Lunch Sun.-Fri., dinner daily. Credit cards. $$
KOREAN Little Korea BBQ — 2240 Magazine St., (504) 821-5006 — Dolsot bibimbap features rice, seasoned vegetables, egg, chili paste and a choice of meat or tofu in a hot stone pot. No reservations. Lunch Mon. & Wed.-Sat., dinner daily. Credit cards. $$$
LOUISIANA CONTEMPORARY Audubon Clubhouse Cafe — 6500 Magazine St., (504) 212-5282; www.auduboninstitute.org/visit/clubhouse-cafe — Crispy duck features citrus glaze, boudin, Brussels sprouts, pickled mirliton slaw and duck demi-glass. Reservations recommended. Lunch Mon.-Fri., dinner Sun.-Fri., brunch Sat.-Sun. Credit cards. $$$ Criollo — Hotel Monteleone, 214 Royal St., (504) 681-4444; www.criollonola.com — Baked stuffed Creole redfish is served with crabmeat and green tomato crust, angel hair pasta and Creole tomato jam. Reservations recommended. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$$ Dick & Jenny’s — 4501 Tchoupitoulas St., (504) 894-9880; www.dickandjennys. com — Sauteed Gulf fish is prepared with smoked herb rub and served with crawfish risotto and shaved asparagus. Reservations recommended. Dinner daily. Credit cards. $$$
Heritage Grill — 111 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Suite 150, Metairie, (504) 9344900; www.heritagegrillmetairie.com — This power lunch spot offers dishes like duck and wild mushroom spring rolls with mirin-soy dipping sauce. Reservations accepted. Lunch Mon.-Fri. Credit cards. $$ Ralph’s On The Park — 900 City Park Ave., (504) 488-1000; www.ralphsonthepark.com — Popular dishes include turtle soup finished with sherry, grilled lamb spare ribs and barbecue Gulf shrimp. Reservations recommended. Lunch Tue.-Fri., dinner daily, brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$$ The Red Maple — 1036 Lafayette St., Gretna, (504) 367-0935; www.theredmaple.com — Gulf fish Pontchartrain is grilled and topped with crabmeat and sherry mushroom sauce. Reservations recommended. Lunch Mon.-Fri., dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$$ Restaurant R’evolution — 777 Bienville St., (504) 553-2277; www.revolutionnola.com — “Death by Gumbo” is an andouille- and oyster-stuffed quail with a roux-based gumbo poured on top. Reservations recommended. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$$ Tomas Bistro — 755 Tchoupitoulas St., (504) 527-0942 — Tomas serves dishes such as bouillabaisse New Orleans, filled with saffron shrimp, mussels, oysters, Gulf fish, crawfish and pesto aioli croutons. No reservations. Dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ Tommy’s Wine Bar — 752 Tchoupitoulas St., (504) 525-4790 — Tommy’s Wine Bar offers cheese and charcuterie plates as well as a menu of appetizers and salads from the neighboring kitchen of Tommy’s Cuisine. No reservations. Lite dinner daily. Credit cards. $$
MEDITERRANEAN/ MIDDLE EASTERN Hummus & More — 3363 Severn Ave., Metairie, (504) 833-9228; www.hummusandmore.com — The menu includes hummus, baba ghanoush, stuffed grape leaves, mousaka, seared halloumi, gyros, kebabs, shawarama dishes, wraps, salads and more. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ Pyramids Cafe — 3151 Calhoun St., (504) 861-9602 — Diners will find Mediterranean cuisine featuring such favorites as sharwarma prepared on a rotisserie. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$
MEXICAN & SOUTHWESTERN Juan’s Flying Burrito — 515 Baronne St., (504) 529-5825; 2018 Magazine St., (504) 486-9950; 4724 S. Carrollton Ave., (504) 569-0000; www.juansflyingburrito.com — Juan’s serves tacos, burritos, quesadillas, nachos, salads and more. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $
MUSIC AND FOOD The Columns — 3811 St. Charles Ave., (504) 899-9308; www.thecolumns.com — The menu offers such Creole favorites as gumbo and crab cakes and there are cheese plates as well. Reservations accepted. Breakfast daily, lunch Fri.-Sat., dinner Mon.-Thu., brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$ PAGE 109
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House of Blues — 225 Decatur St., 3104999; www.hob.com/neworleans — Panseared jumbo shrimp top a grit cake and are served with chipotle-garlic cream sauce and tomatoes. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat., brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$ Live Oak Cafe — 8140 Oak St., (504) 2650050; www.liveoakcafenola.com — The cafe serves huevos rancheros with corn tortillas, black beans, fried eggs, ranchero sauce, salsa and Cotija cheese. No reservations. Breakfast and lunch daily. Credit cards. $$ The Market Cafe — 1000 Decatur St., (504) 527-5000; www.marketcafenola. com — Dine indoors or out on seafood either fried for platters or po-boys or highlighted in dishes such as crawfish pie, crawfish etouffee or shrimp Creole. No reservations. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$
NEIGHBORHOOD biscuits & buns on banks — 4337 Banks St., (504) 273-4600; www.biscuitsandbunsonbanks.com — Signature dishes include a waffle topped with brie and blueberry compote. Delivery available Tuesday to Friday. No reservations. Brunch and lunch daily. Credit cards. $$ Cafe B — 2700 Metairie Road, Metairie, (504) 934-4700; www.cafeb.com — This cafe serves an elevated take on the dishes commonly found in neighborhood restaurants. Reservations recommended. Lunch Mon.-Fri., dinner Mon.-Sat., brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$ Chef Ron’s Gumbo Stop — 2309 N. Causeway Blvd., Metairie, (504) 8352022; www.gumbostop.com — Stuffed gumbo features a hand-battered and fried catfish fillet atop chicken, sausage, shrimp and crabmeat gumbo. No reservations. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$ Joey K’s — 3001 Magazine St., (504) 891-0997; www.joeyksrestaurant.com — This casual eatery serves fried seafood platters, salads, sandwiches and Creole favorites. No reservations. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$ Katie’s Restaurant — 3701 Iberville St., (504) 488-6582; www.katiesinmidcity. com — The Boudreaux pizza is topped with cochon de lait, spinach, red onions, roasted garlic, scallions and olive oil. No
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reservations. Lunch daily, Dinner Mon.Sat., brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$ Koz’s — 515 Harrison Ave., (504) 4840841; 4445 W. Metairie Ave., Metairie, (504) 887-2010; 6215 Wilson St., Harahan, (504) 737-3933; www.kozcooks.com — Red beans and rice with fried chicken is a Monday and Wednesday special. The roast beef po-boy features housecooked roast beef on Gendusa Bakery bread and is dressed with lettuce, tomato and mayonnaise. No reservations. Hours vary by location. Credit cards. $
PIZZA Louisiana Pizza Kitchen — 95 French Market Place, (504) 522-9500; www.lpkfrenchquarter.com — Jumbo Gulf shrimp are sauteed with sherry, tomatoes, white wine, basil, garlic and butter and served over angel hair pasta. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ Marks Twain’s Pizza Landing — 2035 Metairie Road, Metairie, (504) 832-8032; www.marktwainpizza.com — Disembark at Mark Twain’s for salads, po-boys and pies like the Italian pizza with salami, tomato, artichoke, sausage and basil. No reservations. Lunch Tue.-Sat., dinner Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $ Mid City Pizza — 4400 Banks St., (504) 483-8609; www.midcitypizza.com — Diners can build their own calzones or pies from a list of toppings. Delivery available. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily, late-night Fri.-Sat. Credit cards. $ Slice Pizzeria — 1513 St. Charles Ave., (504) 525-7437; 5538 Magazine St., (504) 897-4800; www.slicepizzeria.com — Slice serves pizza by the pie or slice, plus salads, pasta and more. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $ Theo’s Neighborhood Pizza — 4218 Magazine St., (504) 894-8554; 4024 Canal St., (504) 302-1133; www.theospizza.com — There is a wide variety of specialty pies and diners can build their own from the selection of more than two-dozen toppings. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $ Wit’s Inn — 141 N. Carrollton Ave., (504) 486-1600; www.witsinn.com — The neighborhood bar and restaurant offers a menu of pizza, calzones, salads, sandwiches, chicken wings and bar noshing items. Reservations accepted for large parties. Lunch, dinner and late-night daily. Credit cards. $
SANDWICHES & PO-BOYS The Big Cheezy — 422 S. Broad St., (504)
302-2598; www.thebigcheezy.com — The menu of gourmet grilled cheese sandwiches includes a namesake triple-decker Big Cheezy with Gouda, Gruyere, pepper Jack, cheddar, mozzarella and Monterey Jack on challah bread. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $
Killer Poboys — 219 Dauphine St., (504) 462-2731; 811 Conti St., (504) 252-6745; www.killerpoboys.com — Killer Poboys offers a short and constantly changing menu of po-boys. No reservations. Hours vary by location. Cash only at Conti Street location. $ Liberty Cheesesteaks — 5031 Freret St., (504) 875-4447; www.libertycheesesteaks. com — The Buffalo chicken steak features chicken breast dressed with wing sauce, American and blue cheese and ranch dressing is optional. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $ Magazine Po-boy Shop — 2368 Magazine St., (504) 522-3107 — Po-boy fillings include everything from fried seafood to corned beef. No reservations. Breakfast and lunch Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $ Short Stop Po-Boys — 119 Transcontinental Drive, Metairie, (504) 885-4572; www.shortstoppoboysno.com — Popular po-boy options include fried shrimp or fried oysters and roast beef slow cooked in its own jus. No reservations. Breakfast and lunch Mon.-Sat., early dinner Mon.Thu., dinner Fri.-Sat. Credit cards and checks. $
SEAFOOD Basin Seafood & Spirits — 3222 Magazine St., (504) 302-7391; www.basinseafoodnola.com — The menu includes grilled whole fish, royal red shrimp with garlic butter and crab and crawfish beignets with remoulade. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ Blue Crab Restaurant & Oyster Bar — 7900 Lakeshore Drive., (504) 284-2898; www.thebluecrabnola.com — The seafood restaurant serves shrimp and grits, stuffed whole flounder, fried seafood and seasonal boiled seafood. No reservations. Lunch and dinner Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $$ Bourbon House — 144 Bourbon St., (504) 522-0111; www.bourbonhouse.com — Bourbon House serves seafood dishes including New Orleans barbecue shrimp, redfish cooked with the skin on, oysters from the raw bar and more. Reservations accepted. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily, brunch Sun. $$$ Charles Seafood — 8311 Jefferson Hwy., (504) 405-5263 — Trout is stuffed with
OUT TO EAT crabmeat, topped with crawfish Acadiana sauce and served with vegetables, salad and bread. No reservations. Lunch and dinner Tue.-Sat. Credit cards. $$ Mr. Ed’s Seafood & Italian Restaurant — 910 West Esplanade Ave., Kenner, (504) 463-3030; 1001 Live Oak St., Metairie, (504) 838-0022; www.mredsno.com — The menu includes seafood, Italian dishes, fried chicken, po-boys, salads and daily specials. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$ Mr. Ed’s Seafood & Oyster House — 1327 St. Charles Ave., (504) 267-0169; www.mredsrestaurants.com — The menu includes raw oysters, seafood, steaks, fried chicken, crawfish etouffee and more. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ Red Fish Grill — 115 Bourbon St., (504) 598-1200; www.redfishgrill.com — Seafood favorites include hickory-grilled redfish, pecan-crusted catfish, alligator sausage and seafood gumbo. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$$ The Stuffed Crab — 3431 Houma Blvd., Suite B, Metairie, (504) 510-5444 — Crab au gratin features crabmeat in cream sauce topped with cheddar cheese and is served with garlic bread and soup or salad. No reservations. Lunch Tue.-Sun., dinner Tue.-Sat. Credit cards. $$
STEAKHOUSE Austin’s Seafood and Steakhouse — 5101 West Esplanade Ave., Metairie, (504) 888-5533; www.austinsno.com — Austin’s serves prime steaks, chops and seafood. Reservations recommended. Dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$$ Dickie Brennan’s Steakhouse — 716 Iberville St., (504) 522-2467; www.dickiebrennansrestaurant.com — The house filet mignon is served atop creamed spinach with fried oysters and Pontalba potatoes. Reservations recommended. Dinner daily. Credit cards. $$$
TAPAS/SPANISH Vega Tapas Cafe — 2051 Metairie Road, Metairie, (504) 836-2007; www.vegatapascafe.com — The tapas menu includes barbacoas featuring jumbo Gulf shrimp in chorizo cream over toasted bread medallions. Reservations accepted. Dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$
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WEDNESDAY 24 21st Amendment — The Roamin’ Jasmine, 8 30/90 — Justin Donovan, 5; Jamey St. Pierre & the Honeycreepers, 9 Apple Barrel — Andre Lovett, 6:30; Mojo Combo, 10:30 Bacchanal — Jesse Morrow Trio, 7:30 Bamboula’s — Bamboula’s Hot Trio feat. Giselle Anguizola, 2; Gentilly Stompers, 6; Mem Shannon, 10 Banks Street Bar — Major Bacon, 10 BB King’s — BB King All-Stars Rhythm Section feat. Jonte Mayon, noon; Lacy Blackledge, 3:30; BB King All-Stars feat. Larry Johnson, 6:30 Blue Nile — New Orleans Rhythm Devils, 8 BMC — Lefty Keith, 6; Zena Moses & Rue Fiya, 9:30 Bombay Club — Kris Tokarski, 8 Cafe Negril — WilFunk, 6; Another Day in Paradise, 9:30 Carousel Bar & Lounge — Tom Hook & Wendell Brunious, 8:30 Casa Borrega — Phil the Tremolo King, 6:30; Descarga Cubana feat. Alexey Marti & Fredy Omar, 7 Checkpoint Charlie — T-Bone Stone & the Happy Monsters, 7; Kenny Claiborne, 11 Chickie Wah Wah — Dave Hickey & Jacob Tanner, 6; Sam Price & the True Believers, 8:30 Circle Bar — DJ BuyItNow, 6 Crescent City Brewhouse — New Orleans Streetbeat, 6 Davenport Lounge — Jeremy Davenport, 5:30 d.b.a. — Tin Men, 7; Walter “Wolfman” Washington & the Roadmasters, 10 DMac’s Bar & Grill — Holly Rock, 8 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — The George French Trio, 9:30 Dragon’s Den (downstairs) — Reggae Night with DJ T-Roy, Bayou International Sound, 10 Hi-Ho Lounge — Shamarr Allen, DJ Chicken, 9
House of Blues — Jet Lounge, 11 Irish House — Roy Gele, 6 Irvin Mayfield’s Jazz Playhouse — Irvin Mayfield & the NOJO Jam, 8 Jazz Cafe — The Key Sound, 8 The Jefferson Orleans North — Jerry Embree & the Heartbeats, 6 Kerry Irish Pub — One Tailed Three, 8:30 Little Gem Saloon — Lucas Davenport, 7 Loa Bar — Alexandra Scott, 8 The Maison — Kala Bazaar Swing Society, 4; New Orleans Jazz Vipers, 6:30; The Key Sound, 9:30 Maple Leaf Bar — Gravity A & Friends, 10 Old Arabi Bar — Miss Martha & the Goodtime Gang, 8 Prime Example Jazz Club — Jesse McBride & the Next Generation, 8 & 10 Ralph’s on the Park — Joe Krown, 5 Rare Form — Ian Fredericks, 4 RF’s — Tony Seville & the Cadillacs, 7 Rivershack Tavern — Dave Ferrato, 7 Rock ’n’ Bowl — Jerry Embree, 8 Roosevelt Hotel (Fountain Lounge) — Tom Hook, 5:30 Saucy’s — Mark Appleford, 6 Snug Harbor — Uptown Jazz Orchestra feat. Delfeayo Marsalis, 8 & 10 Spotted Cat — Chris Christy’s Band, 4; Shotgun Jazz Band, 6; Antoine Diel & the Misfit Power, 10 Three Muses — Leslie Martin, 5; Sarah McCoy, 7
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DESPITE A DEDICATED TOUR FOLLOWING AND AN UNFLAGGING DISCOGRAPHY, Futurebirds have yet to make the same impact on record as they do in person. If the lack • Aug. 26 of a visceral and/or visual connection has • 9 p.m. Friday dissuaded listeners from taking the hourlong trip through one of its three LPs, the Athens, • Gasa Gasa Georgia band has one recent solution to • 4920 Freret St. both problems: a live three-track session for • (504) 338-3567 OurVinyl’s TV series that excerpts 15 of the best minutes off 2015’s Hotel Parties (Easy • www.gasagasa.com Sound). The first two hooks, “Twentyseven” and “Paranoia Letters,” show off the distinctly complementary styles of separated-at-birth singer/songwriters Thomas Johnson and Carter King. They’re given room to breathe by “Rodeo,” a mid-album bucking by guitarist Daniel Womack that offers a third look at Futurebirds’ malleable sound, something like Kurt Vile rambling down a potholed gravel road. It’s enough talent for three bands wrapped up in one under-appreciated package — and another access point for one of country rock’s most generous acts. Justin Peter Kinkel-Schuster and Notel Motel open. Tickets $12. — NOAH BONAPARTE PAIS
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SUNDAY 28 21st Amendment — Christopher Johnson Quartet, 7 30/90 — Revival, 2; Ted Hefko & the Thousandaires, 5; Otra, 9 Apple Barrel — Buku de Choro, 6:30; Vic Shepherd, 10:30 Bacchanal — The Tradsters, 4; The Roamin’ Jasmine, 7:30 Bamboula’s — NOLA Ragweeds, 1; Ed Wills & Blues 4 Sale, 9 Banks Street Bar — Kyle Smith Band, 4; Faith Evans Ruch, 7; Ocean Disco, 9 Bar Redux — Xandra Wong, 8 BB King’s — Keith Stone Band, 11 a.m.; Jeremy Joyce, 6:30 Blue Nile — Mykia Jovan, 7; Street Legends Brass Band, 11 BMC — Mark Appleford, 3; J Monque’D Blues Band, 7; Wilfunk, 10 Buffa’s Lounge — Some Like It Hot, 10:30 a.m. Cafe Negril — Ecirb Muller’s Twisted Dixie, 6:30 Circle Bar — Micah McKee & Friends, Blind Texas Marlin, 6; Country Night with DJ Pasta, 9:30 d.b.a. — Palmetto Bug Stompers, 6; Soul Brass Band, 10 DMac’s Bar & Grill — Michael Pearce, 11 a.m.; Sweet Jones, 8 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — Michael Liuzza & Co., 9 Dragon’s Den (upstairs) — Church with Unicorn Fukr, 10 Gasa Gasa — The Kominas, The Colossal Heads, Giant Kitty, Kuwaisiana, 9 Howlin’ Wolf Den — Hot 8 Brass Band, 10 The Jefferson Orleans North — The Pat Barberot Orchestra, 6:30 Kermit’s Treme Mother-In-Law Lounge — Kermit Ruffins, Paris Harris, DJ Sugar Ray, 4 Kerry Irish Pub — Pineville Haints, 8 Little Gem Saloon — Cecile Savage Duo, 10 a.m. The Maison — Chance Bushman & the NOLA Jitterbugs, 10 a.m.; Higher Heights, 10 Maple Leaf Bar — Joe Krown Trio, 10 Old Point Bar — Isla NOLA, 3:30; Jean Marie Harris, 7 Preservation Hall — The Preservation Hall Legacy Band feat. Gregg Stafford, 6; The Preservation Hall All-Stars feat. Wendell Brunious, 8, 9 & 10 Siberia — Attrition & Shadow Gallery Goth Night, 10 Snug Harbor — Jesse Boyd Trio, 8 & 10 Spotted Cat — Kristina Morales & the Bayou Shufflers, 6; Pat Casey & the New Sound, 10 Trinity Episcopal Church — Jo “Cool” Davis Tribute feat. Joe Krown, David Batiste, The World Famous Zion Harmonizers, Robert Pate Jr., Cordell
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MONDAY 29 Apple Barrel — Sam Cammarata, 6:30; Roger Bowie & the Midnight Visions, 10:30 Bacchanal — Helen Gillet, 7:30 Bamboula’s — Mark Rubin & Chip Wilson, 2; NOLA Swingin’ Gypsies, 5:30; Smoky’s Blues Monday Jam, 9 Banks Street Bar — Lauren Sturm’s Piano Night, 7; Ruby Ross & Patrick Cooper, 9 Blue Nile — Brass-A-Holics, 10 BMC — Lil’ Red & Big Bad, 6; Jason Neville, 10 Buffa’s Lounge — Arsene Delay, 5; Antoine Diel, 8 Cafe Negril — Noggin, 6; In Business, 9:30 Chickie Wah Wah — Alexis & the Samurai, 8 Circle Bar — Mikiko Matsmura, 9 d.b.a. — Glen David Andrews, 10 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — Jeremy Joyce, 9 Gasa Gasa — My Iron Lung, Variants, Too Soon, In Reverie, 7 Howlin’ Wolf Den — The Crooked Vines, Puff Puff Beer, 9 Kerry Irish Pub — Mark Appleford, 8 The Maison — Chicken & Waffles, 5; Aurora Nealand & the Royal Roses, 7; Ted Hefko & the Thousandaires, 10 Maple Leaf Bar — George Porter Jr. Trio, 9 Ooh Poo Pah Doo Bar — James Andrews & the Crescent City All-Stars, Bobby Love, 8 Preservation Hall — The Preservation Hall Jazz Masters feat. Leroy Jones, 8, 9 & 10 Sidney’s Saloon — King James & the Special Men, 10 Snug Harbor — Charmaine Neville Band, 8 & 10 Spotted Cat — Sarah McCoy’s Oopsie Daisies, 4; Dominick Grillo & the Frenchmen Street All-Stars, 6; New Orleans Jazz Vipers, 10
CALL FOR MUSIC New Orleans Children’s Chorus. Lakeview Presbyterian Church, 5914 Canal Blvd., (504) 482-7892; www.lpcno.org — The chorus hosts placement hearings for children ages 5-18 for its upcoming season. No previous experience singing is required. Contact Teena Baudier at (504) 482-2883 for details. Symphony Chorus of New Orleans. The chorus seeks singers for its 20162017 season. Singers should prepare a 10-minute audition consisting of an aria, show tune or pop song and will be tested on music reading skills. Email auditions@ symphonychorus.org for details.
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OPENING THIS WEEKEND Don’t Breathe (R) — Would-be thieves get a nasty surprise when they try to rob the home of a blind veteran. Clearview, Elmwood, West Bank, Kenner, Slidell Greater — College football walk-on Brandon Burlsworth’s story is told in a biopic. Zeitgeist Hands of Stone (R) — Robert De Niro is a boxing trainer in this dramatization of the famous “No Mas” fight between Roberto Duran and Sugar Ray Leonard. Kenner, Slidell The Land — Rapper Nas produces the drama about four teens in Cleveland’s hip-hop underground. Zeitgeist Mechanic: Resurrection (R) — One of those Jason Statham movies with assassins bombastically exacting revenge. Clearview, Elmwood, West Bank, Kenner, Slidell Southside With You (PG-13) — Richard Tanne directs the film about the first date of future fashion icons Barack and Michelle. Elmwood, West Bank
NOW SHOWING Bad Moms (R) — Moms Mila Kunis, Kathryn Hahn and Kristen Bell revolt against the tyranny of gluten-free bake sales. Clearview, Chalmette, Kenner, Slidell, Regal, Canal Place Ben-Hur (PG-13) — Just when you thought they were all out of classic films to remake in 3-D ... Clearview, West Bank, Kenner, Slidell, Regal, Canal Place Captain Fantastic (R) — An off-the-grid family cautiously emerges from seclusion after a tragedy. Broad Don’t Think Twice (R) — Friendships within a close-knit group of comedians are strained when two of them make the big time. Broad Finding Dory (PG) — Ellen DeGeneres and Albert Brooks voice colorful fish on a quest in this sequel to Finding Nemo. Kenner, Entergy Giant Screen Florence Foster Jenkins (PG-13) — A husband conspires to thwart his tonedeaf wife’s opera ambitions. Clearview, Broad, Kenner, Slidell, Regal Ghostbusters (PG-13) — Funny girls Melissa McCarthy and Kristen Wiig star in a remake of the cult classic with an all-female cast. Kenner Gleason (R) — The former Saints player and local cause celebre’s experience with ALS is profiled. Kenner, Slidell, Regal, Canal Place Hell or High Water (R) — A Western/ crime thriller in which Texas outlaws battle bankers. Canal Place, Elmwood PAGE 123
IT HAS BEEN ARGUED THAT ALL WESTERNS SHARE A SINGLE, UNDERLYING TOPIC: THE IMPENDING LOSS OF THE WEST. A cowboy riding the prairie alone or struggling to protect his secluded ranch may seem threatened by bandits or vengeful natives. But all he really has to fear is the looming disappearance of the open • Directed by David Mackenzie frontier and the mythic dreams of personal freedom it long inspired. That’s why • Starring Jeff Bridges, most Westerns feel like elegies even when the good guys come out on top. Chris Pine, Ben Foster Scottish director David Mackenzie’s brilliant Hell or High Water is far from a traditional Western — it deftly blends that genre with elements of crime thrillers, buddy and Gil Birmingham pictures and road movies — but you wouldn’t know it from its aching, all-too-fa• Limited release miliar sense of loss. Set in the post-financial-crisis West Texas of the present day, Mackenzie’s film portrays a ragged, economically depressed small-town America no longer hungering for prosperity but for mere survival. All social contracts have been broken, and the American Dream is nowhere in sight. Though it involves a series of bank robberies, the story’s only real villains are the loan officers sitting comfortably Occupy West Texas. in banks’ executive suites. The first thing viewers see in Hell or High Water is graffiti on the back wall of a small-town bank that reads, “Three tours in Iraq but no bailouts for people like us.” Local businesses display signs reading “Closing Down” and “Debt Relief.” Two very different brothers, Toby (Chris Pine, Capt. James T. Kirk in the last two Star Trek movies) and Tanner Howard (Ben Foster, 3:10 to Yuma), arrive too early at the bank to commit a robbery in the style they imagined. Their lack of professionalism betrays their status as thieves of circumstance. That same bank loaned their recently deceased mother “just enough money to keep her poor” and put itself in a position to seize the family ranch upon her death. The bank has branches scattered across West Texas, a fact that eludes neither the bank-robbing brothers nor haggard Texas Ranger Marcus Hamilton (Jeff Bridges) and his partner Alberto (Gil Birmingham, Netflix’s House of Cards). The result is a game of cat and mouse and an inevitable confrontation, even as we root for all four characters somehow to prevail. Pine and Foster share a chemistry not often enjoyed by on-screen brothers, and Bridges hits all the right notes as a world-weary lawman not looking forward to his upcoming retirement. Both sets of partners communicate the moral complexities of their shared predicament without benefit of much explicit dialogue along those lines. Mackenzie (Starred Up) brings an outsider’s sharp eye to a world still running on the fumes of its own mythology and receives valuable help from screenwriter and native Texan Taylor Sheridan (Sicario). It’s a minimalist film with spare dialogue and sudden bursts of humor. The desolate beauty of its setting generates a special vibe completed by Nick Cave’s and Warren Ellis’ typically haunting score. But the soundtrack runs on an abundance of Texas-made and -inspired songs, beginning with Townes Van Zandt and Ray Wylie Hubbard before leaping forward in time to Scott H. Biram and honorary Texans Colter Wall and Gillian Welch. A strong sense of time and place is key to any good genre movie, and Hell or High Water is no exception. But this particular time and place seems to belong to all of us. It may be the first time we’ve seen the unique strains and pressures of today’s world fully depicted on screen, and that alone feels like some kind of progress. — KEN KORMAN
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Hurricane on the Bayou — Director Greg MacGillivray explores Hurricane Katrina and Louisiana’s disappearing wetlands. Entergy Giant Screen Ice Age: Collision Course (PG) — The series’ fifth installment involves a world-ending asteroid, which probably would be merciful at this point. Kenner, Slidell Jason Bourne (PG-13) — Matt Damon returns to the world of combat sequences and special effects. Clearview, Kenner, Slidell, Regal, Canal Place Kubo and the Two Strings (PG) — In an animated film, a samurai’s son harnesses magic to fight an evil spirit, with help from a monkey and a beetle. Clearview, West Bank, Chalmette, Kenner, Slidell, Regal Lights Out (PG-13) — Reawaken childhood phobias at this horror movie about things that go bump in the night. Slidell Nerve (PG-13) — A modern twist on “truth or dare” has increasingly high stakes in a thriller starring Emma Roberts. Clearview, Kenner, Slidell, Regal Nine Lives (PG) — A stuffy businessman (Kevin Spacey) finds himself trapped inside the body of his family’s cat. Kenner, Slidell, Regal Pete’s Dragon (PG) — A woman stumbles upon a wild boy and his dragon living in the woods. Clearview, Broad, Chalmette, Kenner, Slidell, Regal, Canal Place Sausage Party (R) — A hot dog discovers his true purpose in life, much to his dismay. Clearview, Chalmette, Kenner, Slidell, Regal, Canal Place The Secret Life of Pets (PG) — Comic luminaries Louis C.K., Hannibal Buress, Kevin Hart and Jenny Slate provide voices for this animated animal adventure. Clearview, Chalmette, Kenner, Slidell, Regal Secret Ocean 3-D — Filmmaker Jean-Michel Cousteau explores the ocean’s food chain from phytoplankton to the largest whales. Entergy Giant Screen Star Trek Beyond (PG-13) — The franchise lives long and prospers with another installment directed by J.J. Abrams (Lost, Star Wars: The Force Awakens). Clearview, Kenner, Slidell Suicide Squad (PG-13) — Superstar supervillains (Margot Robbie, Jared Leto,≈Will Smith) are recruited by the government in this muddled effects bonanza set in the DC Comics universe. Clearview, Chalmette, Kenner, Slidell, Regal, Canal Place War Dogs (R) — Two doofuses (Jonah Hill, Miles Teller) become accidental arms dealers in Afghanistan. Clearview, Elmwood, West Bank, Chalmette, Kenner, Slidell, Prytania, Regal, Canal Place Welcome to Monster High — The line of Mattel toys appears in an animated origin story. Elmwood, Regal Wild Cats 3-D — Big kitties roam the African plains and Victoria Falls. Entergy Giant Screen
SPECIAL SCREENINGS The Childhood of a Leader — In an allegorical film, a European childhood sets the stage for future sociopathy. 7:30 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday. Zeitgeist
Cutting Edge “Music in Movies” Film Series — Several films, including Piano Players Rarely Ever Play Together and Take Me to the River, are screened to prompt discussion of music in movies. 7 p.m. Wednesday-Thursday. Cafe Istanbul
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Detour and DOA — Noir classics with mysterious circumstances, false identities and crooks up to no good are screened. 9 p.m. Wednesday. Bar Redux Fear No Gumbo — A working version of Kimberly Roberts’ film about Hurricane Katrina recovery. 7 p.m. Saturday. Indywood Hotel Transylvania 2 (PG) — Dracula signs up his grandson for vampire boot camp to combat life in a human-tolerant world. 8 p.m. Friday. Audubon Zoo Hunt for the Wilderpeople (PG-13) — A national manhunt is ordered for a rebellious kid and his foster uncle who go missing in the wild New Zealand bush. 5:30 p.m. and 9:35 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday. Zeitgeist In That Number! The New Orleans Brass Band Festival — A documentary explores the interplay between jazz and brass bands. 7 p.m. Sunday. Buffa’s (1001 Esplanade Ave.) Jeremy Powers Cross Camp — The cyclocross champion shares his training regimen in a documentary. 7:30 p.m. Thursday. Rouler (601 Baronne St.) The King and I (1956) — The film version of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s musical stars Deborah Kerr and Yul Brynner. 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Sunday. Slidell, Regal L’enfer — A meta-documentary about the making of a 1964 film that was never finished. 7 p.m. Monday. Cafe Istanbul Pillow Talk — Rock Hudson and Doris Day cleave to to the party line in this classic romantic comedy. 10 a.m. Sunday. Prytania Raiders of the Lost Ark (PG) — Harrison Ford battles artifact-hungry Nazis. 7 p.m. Tuesday. Orpheum RiffTrax Live: Mothra — Mystery Science Theater 3000 cast members try to out-quip one another while watching Mothra. 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. Elmwood, Slidell, Regal The Rocky Horror Picture Show (R) — A couple forgets to leave a trail of breadcrumbs when they arrive at a mysterious house in the woods. Midnight Friday-Saturday. Prytania Sweeney Todd (R) — Being a barber is a cutthroat business. 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. Tuesday. Black Label Icehouse (3000 Dryades St.) Thelma & Louise (R) — The pop-feminist road trip movie is screened. 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Wednesday. Elmwood, Regal
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OPENING Isaac Delgado Fine Arts Gallery. Delgado Community College, 615 City Park Ave., (504) 361-6620; www.dcc.edu/departments/art-gallery — “Twilight and the Dance of Trees,” botanical and rurally-inspired sculptures by Mia Kaplan; opening reception 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday.
GALLERIES 5 Press Gallery. 5 Press St., (504) 9402900; www.5pressgallery.com — “Things: A Still Life Show,” group exhibition of contemporary takes on still life curated by Maddie Stratton, through Sept. 25. AIA New Orleans. 841 Carondelet St., (504) 525-8320; www.aianeworleans.org — “Linework,” drawings and paintings by Tiffany Lin, through Wednesday. Angela King Gallery. 241 Royal St., (504) 524-8211; www.angelakinggallery. com — “Conversations with Color: Contemporary Abstract Artists,” new work by Mark Erickson, Paul Tamanian, Patterson & Barnes and Michelle Gagliano, through Sept. 18. Antenna Gallery. 3718 St. Claude Ave., (504) 298-3161; www.press-street.com/ antenna — “A Beginning, An End and the Nothing in Between,” prints, drawings and installations by Ben Fox-McCord, through Sept. 4. “Soft Science,” new work by Kate Lacour, through Sept. 30. Antieau Gallery. 927 Royal St., (504) 304-0849; www.antieaugallery.com — “Muggers, Sluggers and Other Buggers,” ink drawings by John Pappas, through Sept. 9. “Birds of Prey,” new work by Chris Roberts-Antieau, ongoing. Anton Haardt Gallery. 2858 Magazine St., (504) 309-4249; www.antonart. com — “Outsider Artist Expose,” folk and outsider art by Mose Tolliver, Howard Finster, Jimmy Lee Sudduth and Chuckie Williams, ongoing. Ariodante Gallery. 535 Julia St., (504) 524-3233; www.ariodantegallery.com — New work by David Lumpkin; jewelry by Nancie Roark; both through August. Arthur Roger Gallery. 432 Julia St., (504) 522-1999; www.arthurrogergallery.com — “From the Estate,” work by George Dureau; “New Wave,” work by Jenny Leblanc and Kyle Bravo; both through Sept. 17. Arthur Roger@434. 434 Julia St., (504) 522-1999; www.arthurrogergallery.com — “Bunny Matthews: Before and After,” drawings by the local cartoonist, through Sept. 17. Ashe Cultural Arts Center. 1712 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., (504) 569-9070; www. ashecac.org — “End of the Rainbow,” work by LGBT and allied artists including Sandra Blakely, Cfreedom, Ed Collins, Pat Jolly, Dayna Lewis, Annie Lousteau, Charles Lovell, Leroy Miranda, and Karel
Sloane-Boekbinder, through Sept. 29. Beata Sasik Gallery. 541 Julia St., (985) 288-4170; www.beatasasik.com — “Collections,” new work by Beata Sasik, ongoing. Berta’s and Mina’s Antiquities Gallery. 4138 Magazine St., (504) 895-6201 — Paintings by Mina Lanzas and Nilo Lanzas, ongoing. Boyd Satellite. 440 Julia St., (504) 581-2440; www.boydsatellitegallery.com — “Sputnik 3,” new work by Errol Barron, Blake Boyd, Elizabeth Fox, Charles Hoffacker, Peter Hoffman, Deborah Pelias, Pat Phillips, Robert Tannen and John Isiah Walton, through Sept. 27. Brand New Orleans Art Gallery. 646 Tchoupitoulas St., (504) 251-2695; www. brandartnola.com — “Best of Brand,” new work by Bob Graham, Herb Roe, Olesya, Kelly Guidry, Brandon Delles and Eugene Weber, ongoing. Callan Contemporary. 518 Julia St., (504) 525-0518; www.callancontemporary.com — “Quantum Nous,” optical illusions and graphic experiments about quantum physics by James Flynn, through Sept. 24. Carol Robinson Gallery. 840 Napoleon Ave., (504) 895-6130; www.carolrobinsongallery.com — “Summer Group Exhibition,” new work by gallery artists, through Saturday. Catalyst Gallery of Art. 5207 Magazine St., (504) 220-7756; www.catalystgalleryofart.com — Group exhibition of New Orleans-inspired art, ongoing. CJ Nero. 839 Spain St., (504) 875-2008; www.facebook.com/craig.who.dat.nero — “Little Universes,” new work by Tish Douzart, through September. Claire Elizabeth Gallery. 131 Decatur St., (843) 364-6196; www.claireelizabethgallery.com — “LA Visions,” work about Louisiana landscapes and architecture by Michael Eble, Frances Rodriguez and Ashley Rouen, through Sept. 22. Ellen Macomber Fine Art & Textiles. 1720 St. Charles Ave., (504) 314-9414; www.ellenmacomber.com — Exhibition by gallery artists, ongoing. The Foundation Gallery. 1109 Royal St., (504) 568-0955; www.foundationgallerynola.com — “Sovereign,” socially conscious work by Amaryllis DeJesus Moleski, through Sept. 25. Frank Relle Photography. 910 Royal St., (504) 388-7601 — Selections from “Until the Water,” “Nightscapes” and “Nightshade,” night photographs of Louisiana by Frank Relle, ongoing. The Front. 4100 St. Claude Ave., (504) 301-8654; www.nolafront.org — “Pull,” works inspired by canoe trips by Kelly Mueller; “A Quietness Distilled,” photographs by Kathleen Saunders; “HEKS/ SMUK,” work about voyeurism by Michael Arcos and Ryn Wilson; all through Sept. 4.
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Gallery 600 Julia. 600 Julia St., (504) 895-7375; www.gallery600julia.com — “In the Shadow of a Beausoleil,” Louisiana landscapes by Chuck Broussard, through August. Gallery B. Fos. 3956 Magazine St., (504) 444-2967; www.beckyfos.com — Paintings by Becky Fos, ongoing. Gallery Burguieres. 736 Royal St., (504) 301-1119; www.galleryburguieres.com — Mixed-media work by Ally Burguieres, ongoing. Good Children Gallery. 4037 St. Claude Ave., (504) 616-7427; www.goodchildrengallery.com — “Contronym,” work about the unexpected consequences of repair by Scott Andresen, through Sept. 4. Hall-Barnett Gallery. 237 Chartres St., (504) 522-5657; www.hallbarnett.com — “Gentle Breeze: Beware the Hour It Uproots Trees!,” socially conscious work by Langston Allston, through Sept. 1. New work by gallery artists, ongoing. Hyph3n-Art Gallery. 1901 Royal St., (504) 264-6863; www.hyph3n.com — Group exhibition by Polina Tereshina, Walker Babington, Charles Hoffacker, Garrett Haab, Jacob Edwards, Wendy Warrelmann and Amy Ieyoub, ongoing. John Bukaty Studio and Gallery. 841 Carondelet St., (970) 232-6100; www.johnbukaty.com — “Grit & Grace: Meditation in Colors,” abstract paintings by John Bukaty, through October. Jonathan Ferrara Gallery. 400 Julia St., (504) 522-5471; www.jonathanferraragallery.com — “No Dead Artists,” annual contemporary art exhibition by Alex Braverman, Nate Burbeck, Jennifer Day, Sarah Nouse, Ben Long & Jack Schooner, Ti-Rock Moore, Christopher Rico, Larry Simons and others, through Sept. 17. La Madama Bazarre. 910 Royal St., (504) 236-5076; www.lamadamabazarre.com — Mixed-media group exhibition by Jane Talton, Lateefah Wright, Sean Yseult, Darla Teagarden and others, ongoing. LeMieux Galleries. 332 Julia St., (504) 5225988; www.lemieuxgalleries.com — “Near and Far,” photographs by Lee Deigaard; “In Our Veins,” paintings by Amy Guidry; both through Sept. 24. M. Francis Gallery. 1228 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., (504) 931-1915; www.mfrancisgallery.com — Paintings by Myesha Francis, ongoing. Martin Lawrence Gallery New Orleans. 433 Royal St., (504) 299-9055; www.martinlawrence.com — Work by 20th-century masters and contemporary artists including Liudmila Kondakova, Robert Deyber, Philippe Bertho, Felix Mas, Kerry Hallam, Francois Fressnier, Douglas Hofmann, Takashi Murakami, Rene Lalonde, Mark Kostabi and Anne Faith Nicholls, ongoing. Martin Welch Art Gallery. 223 Dauphine St., (504) 388-4240; www.martinwelchart. com — Paintings and mixed-media work by Martin Welch, ongoing. Michalopoulos Gallery. 617 Bienville St., (504) 558-0505; www.michalopoulos.com — Paintings by James Michalopoulos, ongoing. New Orleans Art Center. 3330 St. Claude Ave., (707) 779-9317; www.theneworleansartcenter.com — “Transcendence,” paintings, photography and sculpture by Jim Grice, Mitchell Gaudet, Barbie L’Hoste, Gary Michael Smith, Michael Fedorn, Leona
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Steve Martin Fine Art. 624 Julia St., (504) 566-1390; www.stevemartinfineart.com — “Dream Team,” painting and photography collaborations by pop artists Olesya and Brent Houzenga, through August. Thomas Mann Gallery I/O. 1812 Magazine St., (504) 581-2113; www.thomasmann. com — “Glass with a Twist,” group exhibition of artisan-made glass jewelry and cocktail ware, through Sept. 10.
MUSEUMS Contemporary Arts Center. 900 Camp St., (504) 528-3800; www.cacno.org — “A Building with a View: Experiments in Anarchitecture,” group exhibition by regional artists, through Oct. 1. The Historic New Orleans Collection. 533 Royal St., (504) 523-4662; www.hnoc.org — “Voices of Progress: 20 Women Who Changed New Orleans,” photographs, films and ephemera from women’s rights activists, through Sept. 11, and more. Louisiana Children’s Museum. 420 Julia St., (504) 523-1357; www.lcm.org — “Voyage to Vietnam,” family-friendly video, materials and crafts saluting the Tet Festival and Vietnamese culture, through Sept. 11. Historic French Quarter life and architecture exhibit by The Historic New Orleans Collection, ongoing. Louisiana State Museum Cabildo. 701 Chartres St., (504) 568-6968; www.lsm. crt.state.la.us — “Louisiana: A Medley of Cultures,” art and display exploring Louisiana’s Native American, African and European influences, ongoing. Louisiana State Museum Presbytere. 751 Chartres St., (504) 568-6968; www.lsm. crt.state.la.us — “From the Big Apple to the Big Easy,” Carnival costume designs by Helen Clark Warren and John C. Scheffler, through Dec. 4, and more. National Food & Beverage Foundation. 1504 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., (504) 569-0405; www.natfab.org — “Tujague’s: 160 Years of Tradition,” photographs, awards and memorabilia about the restaurant, ongoing. National World War II Museum. 945 Magazine St., (504) 527-6012; www. nationalww2museum.org — “Tom Lea: LIFE and World War II,” paintings and illustrations by the war correspondent, through December. New Orleans Museum of Art. City Park, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, (504) 658-4100; www.noma.org — “The Essence of Things: Design and the Art of Reduction,” everyday objects covering 100 years of design history, through Sept. 11. Ogden Museum of Southern Art. 925 Camp St., (504) 539-9600; www.ogdenmuseum.org — “Paper,” paper arts and works on paper from the permanent collection; "Photography Camp,” images by Aubrey Edwards’ students, through Sept. 4, and more. PAGE 130
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Mississippi native John McCrady’s lyrically Faulknerian vision, seen in drawings such as Mississippi Family, 1945, helped make him one of New Orleans’ most influential artists of the mid 19th century. New Orleans native Willie Birch also found fame in New York with papier mache sculptures like Going Home, 1992, and later with local mural-size drawings like The Wedding, a ceremonial scene that suggests a seamless continuity with our ancient West African heritage. That legacy was eloquently evident in the work of the late local genius, Jeffrey Cook, whose large installation, Makin’ of a Melody (pictured), amounts to a syncopated spirit house composition of colorful talismanic objects. Cook celebrated the magic of ordinary New Orleans people and things, all of which became spiritual components of his
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oeuvre, but much the same could be said of artists like Noel Rockmore, George Dureau, Michael Deas and all the others who make this show almost like a gathering of old and dear friends for anyone who has followed this region’s creative culture over the years. — D. ERIC BOOKHARDT
A survey of renowned local artists’ works on paper.
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CABARET, BURLESQUE & VARIETY American Mess. Barcadia, 601 Tchoupitoulas St., (504) 335-1740; www.barcadianeworleans.com — Katie East hosts comedians and burlesque performances. Free admission. 8:30 p.m. Wednesday. Bad Girls of Burlesque. House of Blues (The Parish), 225 Decatur St., (504) 310-4999; www.hob.com — The leather-inspired burlesque troupe performs. Tickets $21-$33. 9 p.m. Friday. The Blue Book Cabaret. Bourbon Pub and Parade, 801 Bourbon St., (504) 529-2107; www.bourbonpub.com — Bella Blue and a rotating cast including Darling
Darla James, Nikki LeVillain, Cherry Brown and Ben Wisdom perform classic and contemporary burlesque and drag. Visit www.thebellalounge.com for details. Tickets $10. 10 p.m. Saturday. Breaking Even. AllWays Lounge, 2240 St. Claude Ave., (504) 758-5590; www.theallwayslounge.com — Candy Snatch, Creep Cuts, Jassy, Kedavra, Mxr. Mystic, Shebrew Internationale, Slenderella, Tarah Cards and others perform in the drag and variety show. Tickets $8. 10:30 p.m. Tuesday. Burgundy Burlesque. The Saint Hotel, Burgundy Bar, 931 Canal St., (504) 5225400; www.thesainthotelneworleans.com — Trixie Minx leads a weekly burlesque performance featuring live jazz. Free admission; reserved table $10. 9 p.m. Friday. Burlesque Ballroom. Irvin Mayfield’s Jazz Playhouse, 300 Bourbon St., (504) 553-2299; www.sonesta.com/imjazzplayhouse — Trixie Minx stars in the weekly 1960s-style burlesque show featuring music by Romy Kaye & the Mercy Buckets. Call (504) 553-2331 for details. Midnight Friday. Burlesque Boozy Brunch. SoBou, 310 Chartres St., (504) 552-4095; www. sobounola.com — A burlesque performance by Bella Blue and friends accompanies brunch service. 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday. Circus Darling. Hi-Ho Lounge, 2239 St. Claude Ave., (504) 945-4446; www. hiholounge.net — The sexy circus cabaret features a rotating cast of burlesque, vaudeville, aerial and magic entertainers. Tickets $10-$15. 9 p.m. Thursday. Comic Strip. Siberia, 2227 St. Claude Ave., (504) 265-8855; www.siberianola. com — Comedians and burlesque artists perform at an open mic. Sign-up 9 p.m., show 9:30 p.m. Monday. A Drag Salute to the Divas. Joy Theater, 1200 Canal St., (504) 528-9569; www. thejoytheater.com — Drag artists salute Whitney Houston, Beyonce, Diana Ross and others. Tickets $22.50-$27.50. 8 p.m. Saturday. Gag Reflex. AllWays Lounge, 2240 St. Claude Ave., (504) 758-5590; www. theallwayslounge.com — Neon Burgundy and guests star in a drag show. 10 p.m. Saturday. Monday’s a Drag. House of Blues (Big Mama’s Lounge), 229 Decatur St., (504) 310-4999; www.houseofblues.com/neworleans — Nicole Lynn Foxx hosts local drag performers. 8 p.m. Monday. Sofi LeBear Burlesque. Hi-Ho Lounge, 2239 St. Claude Ave., (504) 945-4446; www.hiholounge.net — The dancer produces a burlesque show. 7 p.m. Friday. Theatre Nouveau. Jax Brewery, 600 Decatur St., (504) 299-7163 — Cherry Bombshell and Queenie O’Hart produce the burlesque revue. Tickets $10. 8 p.m. Monday. Whiskey & Rhinestones. Gravier Street Social, 523 Gravier St., (504) 941-7629;
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COMEDY The Barman’s Fund Comedy Night: Laugh with Purpose. House of Blues Foundation Room, 225 Decatur St., (504) 310-4999; www.hob.com — Joe Cardosi, Dane Faucheux, Amanda G, Kamari Stevens, and Vincent Zambon perform at a benefit for Arc of Greater New Orleans, SBP, and Edible Schoolyard New Orleans. Andrew Healan hosts. 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. Sunday. Bear with Me. Twelve Mile Limit, 500 S. Telemachus St., (504) 488-8114; www. facebook.com/twelve.mile.limit — Julie Mitchell and Laura Sanders host an openmic comedy show. Sign-up at 8:30 p.m., show at 9 p.m. Monday. Broadcast Delay. The New Movement, 2706 St. Claude Ave., (504) 302-8264; www.newmovementtheater.com — The comedy show incorporates taped materials and live performances. 9 p.m. Saturday. Comedy Beast. Howlin’ Wolf Den, 907 S. Peters St., (504) 529-5844; www.thehowlinwolf.com — Massive Fraud presents stand-up comedy. 8:30 p.m. Tuesday. Comedy Catastrophe. Lost Love Lounge, 2529 Dauphine St., (504) 949-2009; www. lostlovelounge.com — Cassidy Henehan hosts a stand-up show. 10 p.m. Tuesday. Comedy Cup. Fair Grinds Coffeehouse (St. Claude), 2221 St. Claude Ave., (504) 917-9073; www.fairgrinds.com — Area comedians perform at the open mic. 7 p.m. Saturday. Comedy F—k Yeah. Dragon’s Den (upstairs), 435 Esplanade Ave., (504) 940-5546; www.dragonsdennola.com — Vincent Zambon and Mary-Devon Dupuy host a stand-up show. 8:30 p.m. Friday. Comedy Gold. House of Blues (Voodoo Garden), 225 Decatur St., (504) 310-4999; www.houseofblues.com — Leon Blanda hosts a stand-up showcase of local and traveling comics. 7 p.m. Wednesday. Comedy Gumbeaux. Howlin’ Wolf Den, 907 S. Peters St., (504) 529-5844; www. thehowlinwolf.com — Frederick “RedBean” Plunkett hosts a stand-up show. 8 p.m. Thursday. ComedySportz. NOLA Comedy Theater, 5039 Freret St., (504) 231-7011; www.nolacomedy.com — The theater hosts an all-ages improv comedy show. 8 p.m. Saturday. Dean’s List. The New Movement, 2706 St. Claude Ave., (504) 302-8264; www.newmovementtheater.com — Kaitlin Marone, Margee Green and Cyrus Cooper perform improv. 8 p.m. Wednesday. Dusty Night! The New Movement, 2706 St. Claude Ave., (504) 302-8264; www. newmovementtheater.com — The showcase features the Dusty form of improv comedy. 9:30 p.m. Thursday. The Franchise. The New Movement, 2706 St. Claude Ave., (504) 302-8264; www. newmovementtheater.com — The New Movement’s improv troupes perform. 9 p.m. Friday. Gamma! The New Movement, 2706 St. Claude Ave., (504) 302-8264; www.newmovementtheater.com — Sketch comedy groups perform. 8 p.m. Thursday, 7:30 p.m. Friday. Go Ahead. The New Movement, 2706 St. Claude Ave., (504) 302-8264; www.newPAGE 135
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FOR THOSE WHO REVEL IN THE SHEER OUTRAGEOUSNESS OF ROCK MUSIC, Lizzie, may be fulfilling fare, but if you’re seeking well-developed characters enacting • Aug. 25-28 a thrilling and horrifying story, the See ’Em • 8 p.m. Thu.-Sun. On Stage production of the murderous musical falls dramatically short. • The New Orleans Art Center, However well-intentioned, the creative 3330 St. Claude Ave. choice of venue — the cavernous New (504) 383-4765; www.seosaOrleans Art Center — makes it almost impossible to follow the narrative. While productioncompany.com lyrics are incidental to many rock songs, they are critical in a musical, and here the PHOTO BY GARY MICHAEL SMITH audience must strain to understand exactly what is happening. Despite the performers’ hand-held and headset microphones, the band positioned onstage is too dominant and distracts from the action. Musicians performing on the same plane as the actors is a good example of an interesting idea that undermines the purpose of the show. The story of Lizzie Borden, a 19th-century Massachusetts woman who became notorious after being accused of axe-murdering her father and stepmother, is a well-known tale. Borden’s motivation for her alleged killings, however, is not clearly understood and that is the secret this show might have revealed. On the positive side, all four female vocalists have tremendously powerful voices, which sustain the audience’s attention. Sisters Lizzie (Leslie L. Claverie) and Emma (Idella Johnson) are particularly forceful. Claverie’s rendition of “This Is Not Love,” in which she discloses the sordid nature of the paternal relationship, is a high point of the show. Abbey P. Murrell is effective as the maniacal maid Bridget. Instrumentalists (including Travis Henthorn on drums, Steven Kennedy on guitar, Taylor Mroski on bass and Gary Washington on cello) provide rhythmic dynamism, even if their volume could have been turned down by a third. The raw space of the art center, which has visible pipes and ducts overhead, creates a bleak atmosphere. Pulsating lights lend the feeling of a rock concert. At times, one can get caught up in a kind of Victorian-girls-gone-wild aesthetic, particularly during the cleverly choreographed “Questions Questions.” On the minus side, there is very little acting. It can be difficult to sing and act at the same time, but that is what must occur to engage the audience emotionally. Anyone who has experienced an effective Shakespeare play has seen how useful body language can be in conveying meaning when language is arcane. Purposeful movement using the entire stage and between characters would have helped greatly to create the necessary tension, leading to a climax. Lizzie inspires neither our sympathy nor revulsion, because we don’t see or feel the hatred for her father. She and her friend Alice (Kali Russell) seem too nice to be associated with a heinous crime. Emma, however, projects real angst that mirrors the angry music she sings. Had all four actresses performed at Johnson’s level of intensity, the brutality of the acts would have been more believable. On the level of pure musical entertainment, with musical direction by Ainsley Matich, Lizzie is successful as a concert, but falls short as real theater. — MARY RICKARD
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movementtheater.com — Kaitlin Marone and Shawn Dugas host a short lineup of alternative comics. 7:30 p.m. Saturday. Hot Sauce. Voodoo Mystere Lounge, 718 N. Rampart St., (504) 304-1568 — Vincent Zambon and Leon Blanda host a comedy showcase. 8 p.m. Thursday. I’m Listening. Voodoo Mystere Lounge, 718 N. Rampart St., (504) 304-1568 — Andrew Healan and Isaac Kozell offer armchair analysis of a rotating cast of comics. 9 p.m. Friday. Jeff D’s Comedy Cabaret. Oz, 800 Bourbon St., (504) 593-9491; www.ozorleans. com — Jeff D hosts the comedy showcase. 10 p.m. Friday. Karatefight. The Broad Theater, 636 N. Broad St., (504) 218-1008; www.thebroadtheater.com — Massive Fraud hosts the evening of sketch and stand-up. 9 p.m. Sunday. Night Church. Sidney’s Saloon, 1200 St. Bernard Ave., (504) 947-2379; www.sidneyssaloon.com — Benjamin Hoffman and Paul Oswell host a stand-up show, and there’s free ice cream. 8:30 p.m. Thursday. NOLA Comedy Hour. Hi-Ho Lounge, 2239 St. Claude Ave., (504) 945-4446; www. hiholounge.net — Duncan Pace hosts an open mic. Sign-up at 6:30 p.m., show at 7 p.m. Sunday. The Rip Off Show. Hi-Ho Lounge, 2239 St. Claude Ave., (504) 945-4446; www. hiholounge.net — Comedians compete in a live pop-culture gameshow hosted by Geoffrey Gauchet. 7 p.m. Saturday. Southland Comedy Showcase. NOLA Comedy Theater, 5039 Freret St., (504) 231-7011; www.nolacomedy.com — Richard Dubus hosts three stand-up comics. Tickets $10. 7:30 p.m. Friday. The Spontaneous Show. Bar Redux, 801 Poland Ave., (504) 592-7083; www.barredux.com — Young Funny comedians host the comedy show and open mic. Sign-up 7:30 p.m., show 8 p.m. Tuesday. Stage Time. House of Blues (Voodoo Garden), 225 Decatur St., (504) 310-4999; www.houseofblues.com/neworleans — Leon Blanda hosts an open mic. Sign-up 7 p.m., show 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. Stand Up or Shut Up. Black Label Icehouse, 3000 Dryades St., (504) 875-2876; www.blacklabelbbq.com — Garrett Cousino hosts an open mic. 9:30 p.m. Sunday. Think You’re Funny? Carrollton Station Bar and Music Club, 8140 Willow St., (504) 865-9190; www.carrolltonstation.com — Brothers Cassidy and Mickey Henehan host an open mic. Sign-up at 8 p.m., show 9 p.m. Wednesday. Why So Serious? Lucky’s, 1625 St. Charles Ave., (504) 523-6538 — Dante Hale hosts the open mic. Sign-up 8:30 p.m., show 9 p.m. Wednesday.
CALL FOR THEATER The Jeweler’s Shop. 30 by 90 Theatre, 880 Lafayette St., Mandeville, (844) 843-3090; www.30byninety.com — 30 by Ninety Theatre holds auditions Sunday for The Jeweler’s Shop, a play written by Pope John Paul. Email 30byNinetyAuditions@gmail.com to register. Sugar. Sandi Roads Theatrical Productions seeks male actors ages 21 to 71 for a November production of Sugar, the musical based on the film Some Like It Hot. Call (504) 362-4451 for details.
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TUESDAY 23 Black Parenting in the Times of Black Lives Matter. Ashe Cultural Arts Center, 1712 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., (504) 569-9070; www.ashecac.org — Parents of color meet to discuss the effect of race relations issues on parenting. 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Bourbon and Bites Cocktail Dinner. N’tini’s, 2891 Highway 190, Suite D, Mandeville, (985) 626-5566; www.ntinis.com — A four-course dinner includes paired tastings of four different whiskeys. Tickets $65; includes tax and tip. 6:30 p.m. Lunch and Learn. LookFar Startup Hub, 935 Gravier St., Suite 1702, (504) 708-1385; www.workshop.lookfar.com/ lookfar-startup-hub — At a lunchtime lecture, Carver Darden attorneys discuss intellectual property and patent law for software and web-based products. Free admission. Noon.
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Louisiana Grassfed Beef Picnic. Dickie Brennan’s Steakhouse, 716 Iberville St., (504) 522-2467; www.dickiebrennanssteakhouse.com — An indoor picnic celebrates premium beef raised in Louisiana. Tickets $65. 6:30 p.m. Round Table Discussion. Palace Cafe, 605 Canal St., (504) 523-1661; www. palacecafe.com — Arts professionals Nick Stillman, Maxwell Williams and Lydia Blackmore speak at a lunch. Contact margaritabergen@hotmail.com for details. Tickets $55. Noon. Saintsations Swimsuit Calendar Reveal. Royal Sonesta, 300 Bourbon St., (504) 586-0300; www.sonesta.com/royalneworleans — The dance squad celebrates the release of its swimsuit calendar at a cocktail party and meet-and-greet. Tickets $40; includes calendar. Call (504) 553-2221 to register. 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tapping Party with FestiGals. Gordon Biersch, 200 Poydras St., (504) 552-2739; www.gordonbiersch.com — The brewpub unveils its Czech Pilsner at a party with free hors d’oeuvres and DJ entertainment. A portion of proceeds benefits Louisiana flood victims. Free admission. 6 p.m. Teen and Adult Yoga Class. New Orleans Public Library, Robert E. Smith branch, 6301 Canal Blvd., (504) 596-2638; www. nolalibrary.org — Yoga instructors lead a free all-levels class. Bring a mat. 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
THURSDAY 25 Amici Della Lingua Italiana Dinner. Avo, 5908 Magazine St., (504) 509-6550; www.restaurantavo.com — The American Italian Cultural Center’s three-course dinner encourages conversation in Italian. Tickets $45; includes tax and tip. 7 p.m.
Andrea’s Wine and Food Tasting. Andrea’s Restaurant, 3100 19th St., Metairie, (504) 834-8583; www.andreasrestaurant. com — A four-course meal includes Italian wine pairings with each course. Tickets $38. 6:30 p.m. Cheers for Charity. Rusty Nail, 1100 Constance St., (504) 525-5515; www.therustynail.biz — During a happy hour, the bar donates 20 percent of its proceeds to the Tipitina’s Foundation. 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Cooking with Chef Nick from Primitivo. Recirculating Farms Coalition, 1750 Carondelet St., (504) 507-0357 — The chef leads a cooking class with samples covering a variety of topics. RSVP (recommended) to gstewart@recirculatingfarms.org. Free admission. 6:30 p.m. Creole Night. New Orleans Public Library, main branch, 219 Loyola Ave., (504) 596-2602; www.nolalibrary.org — Creole Genealogy covers research methods, tips and tools to help discover Creole ancestry. Free admission. 6 p.m. Cutting Edge Conference. InterContinental Hotel, 444 St. Charles Ave., (504) 636-1836; www.icneworleans.com — The conference covers entertainment law, financing and business aspects of music and film. Visit www.cuttingedgenola.com for details. Admission varies. Thursday-Saturday. Guest Chef Dinner Series: John Besh. Tujague’s Restaurant, 823 Decatur St., (504) 525-8676; www.tujagues.com — The chef prepares a five-course meal in celebration of Tujague’s 160-year anniversary. Poppy Tooker hosts, and proceeds benefit the John Besh Foundation. Tickets $115; includes tax and tip. 7 p.m. Habitat for Humanity Homebuyers Program. St. Anna’s Episcopal Church, 1313 Esplanade Ave., (504) 655-5489; www.stannanola.org — The organization shares information on buying a home through Habitat for Humanity. Free admission. 5 p.m. Lobster Wine Dinner. New Orleans Opera Guild Home, 2504 Prytania St., (504) 267-9539; www.operaguildhome. org — Ralph Brennan Catering & Events presents the five-course dinner, which includes several lobster-themed dishes and wine pairings. There’s also a piano performance. Call (504) 539-5515 for reservations. Tickets $110; includes tax and tip. 6:30 p.m. National Park Service Birthday. Chalmette Battlefield of Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve, 8606 W. St. Bernard Highway, Chalmette, (504) 5893882; www.nps.gov/jela — A birthday party with cake and a history lecture on the Battle of New Orleans commemorates the founding of the National Park Service. RSVP to bcodevin@aol. com. 10 a.m. Ogden After Hours. Ogden Museum of Southern Art, 925 Camp St., (504) 5399600; www.ogdenmuseum.org — The
galleries stay open late for artist talks, receptions and live music. Admission $10. 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Senior Dance. Spitzfaden Community Center, 3090 E. Causeway Approach, Mandeville, (985) 624-3127 — The City of Mandeville hosts a monthly dance for senior citizens. 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Sip and Social. Ralph’s on the Park, 900 City Park Ave., (504) 488-1000; www. ralphsonthepark.com — Literacy Alliance of Greater New Orleans is the beneficiary of this charitable cocktail hour; there are drink specials. 5:30 p.m. Workplace Wellness Luncheon. Ashe Cultural Arts Center, 1712 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., (504) 569-9070; www. ashecac.org — Speakers discuss health-related issues at a brown bag lunch. Free admission. noon. Yoga at Parkway. Parkway Bakery & Tavern, 538 Hagan Ave., (504) 482-3047; www.parkwaypoorboys.com — A yoga class benefits Never Homeless Again. Bring a mat. Suggested donation $5$10. 6:30 p.m.
FRIDAY 26 Back to School Youth Glow Dance Party. Gernon Brown Rec Center, 1001 N. Harrison Ave., (504) 658-3151; www.nola.gov/ nordc — At a dance party for kids ages 4-12, there are prizes for the child wearing the most light-up and glow-in-the-dark apparel. Refreshments served. Free admission. 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Columbia Street Block Party. North Columbia Street, Covington — This family-friendly monthly block party has music, food and classic car displays. Car owners interested in showing their vehicles can call (985) 892-1873 or email gottaluvcov@ covla.com. Free. 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Friday Nights at NOMA. New Orleans Museum of Art, City Park, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, (504) 658-4100; www.noma.org — The museum stays open late for live music, a cooking demonstration about poached fish and a screening of the industrial design documentary Objectified. Free with museum admission. 5 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Huey P. Long Birthday Party. Kingfish, 337 Chartres St., (504) 598-5005; www. kingfishneworleans.com — The restaurant’s birthday party for the former Louisiana governor includes a second line, cocktails, cake and a lookalike contest at 6 p.m. Seersucker attire encouraged. 3 p.m. Last Friday Food Truck Round-Up. Urban South Brewery, 1645 Tchoupitoulas St., (504) 517-4677; www.urbansouthbrewery. com — The Fete Au Fete, Old School Eats, Stuftstream and Imperial Woodpecker Sno-balls food trucks park at the brewery to sell snacks. Free admission. 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. People’s Golden Service Awards. Generations Hall, 310 Andrew Higgins Drive, (504) 568-1702; www.generationshall.com — Data News Weekly’s 50th anniversary gala honors several area professionals, including Marc Morial and former Entergy New Orleans President Dan Packer. Visit www.datanews.eventbrite.com for details. Tickets $50-$100. 8 p.m. Pontchartrain Home Show. Pontchartrain Center, 4545 Williams Blvd., Kenner, (504) 465-9985; www.pontchartraincenter.com — Vendors portray trends in home design and renovation, and there are tastings of
SATURDAY 27 Alliance Francaise Open House. Alliance Francaise, 1519 Jackson Ave., (504) 5680770; www.af-neworleans.org — At an open house for Francophiles, attendees take a French class, meet faculty and enjoy wine and cheese. Free admission. 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Arts Market of New Orleans. Palmer Park, S. Claiborne and Carrollton avenues — The Arts Council of New Orleans’ market features local and handmade goods, food, kids’ activities and live music. Visit www. artsneworleans.org for details. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Back to School Bike Repair & Safety Workshop. Algiers Regional Library, 3014 Holiday Drive, Algiers, (504) 529-7323; www.nolalibrary.org — A workshop for all ages covers basic bike safety, mechanics and maintenance. Noon. The workshop also meets at the library’s Norman Mayer branch at 3001 Gentilly Blvd. 1 p.m. Boating Safety Class. East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon Ave., Metairie, (504) 838-1190; www.jefferson.lib.la.us — The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries’ class covers choosing a boat, registration, navigation and safety procedures. Free admission. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Brewsiana Craft Beer & Music Festival. House of Blues, 225 Decatur St., (504) 310-4999; www.houseofblues.com — The beer fest features 21 craft and limited-edition beers, live music and food pairings. Admission $12. 6 p.m. Chairish the Children. Louisiana Children’s Museum, 420 Julia St., (504) 523-1357; www.lcm.org — The gala features food, signature cocktails, silent and live auctions of artist-created chairs, live music and more to benefit the museum. 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. DIY Mini Electric Cars. New Orleans Public Library, Mid-City branch, 3700 Orleans Ave., (504) 596-2654; www.nolalibrary. org — Teens build miniature electric cars out of home and office supplies. Free admission. 2 p.m. Exotic Animal Racing. Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots, 1751 Gentilly Blvd., (504) 944-5515; www.fairgroundsracecourse. com — Ostriches and zebras race between a program of quarter horse races. There also are food trucks. Admission $5. 3 p.m. Family Empowerment Day. Walter Cohen High School, 3520 Dryades St. — A health and family services fair on the school’s football field has free screenings, food, legal services, haircuts, bounce houses, a dunk tank and face painting. Free admission. 10 a.m. History of the Cocktail. New Orleans Public Library, Robert E. Smith branch, 6301 Canal Blvd., (504) 596-2638; www. nolalibrary.org — At a cocktail demonstration, attendees learn to make daiquiris, followed by a tasting. Patrons must be 21 to attend. Free admission. 5 p.m. to 6 p.m.
EVENTS Krewe of Dionysus Back to School Bash. Northshore Harbor Center, 100 Harbor Center Blvd., Slidell, (985) 781-3650; www.northshoreharborcenter.com — A cocktail party and benefit for Safe Harbor has food, drinks and live music. Tickets $50-$65. 6:30 p.m. Mid-Summer Mardi Gras. Oak Street — The Krewe of O.A.K.’s walking parade and after-party has a “Get Wet” theme. Costumes strongly encouraged. Free admission. 7 p.m. NOLA Pokecrawl. Grit’s Bar, 530 Lyons St., (504) 899-9211 — Pokemon hunters converge for an Uptown bar crawl. A portion of proceeds benefits Louisiana SPCA. Tickets $10-$35. 2 p.m. Riteful Choices. Ashe Cultural Arts Center, 1712 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., (504) 5699070; www.ashecac.org — A collection drive supporting maternal health accepts infant and toddler toiletries, care supplies, snacks, and food. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Social Mix at the Market. Peoples Health New Orleans Jazz Market, 1436 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd, (504) 371-5849; www. phjmno.org — Young professionals meet for a late-night networking event. 10 p.m. to 3 a.m.
SUNDAY 28 Alumni Mass and Celebration. Holy Name of Jesus Church, 6367 St. Charles Ave., (504) 865-7430; www.hnjchurch.org — A Mass celebrates the institution’s 125th anniversary, followed by a party. 10:30 a.m. Get the Look: Tween/Teen Makeup and Skin Care Class. Krystal B. Hullen Makeup + Skin Care Studio, 2601 N. Hullen St., Suite 103A, Metairie, (504) 914-7114; www. krystalbarmstrong.com — The class teaches age-appropriate makeup techniques for teens. Visit www.krystalbarmstrong. com/events for details. Registration $45. 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Journey to My Right Weight. East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon Ave., Metairie, (504) 838-1190; www.jefferson.lib.la.us — The weight management workshop has experts in yoga, counseling, meditation and hypnotherapy, and offers one-on-one conversations for individuals dealing with weight management issues. Visit www.beneaththeweight. org for details. Free admission. 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Rockin’ for Richie. Rock ’n’ Bowl, 3000 S. Carrollton Ave., (504) 861-1700; www. rocknbowl.com — A fundraiser with live music and auctions honors Rich Siegel and benefits the Michael J. Fox Foundation and Parkinson’s Action Network. Tickets $20, ages 18 and under $10. 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. A Vinyl Addiction. Chickie Wah Wah, 2828 Canal St., (504) 304-4714; www. chickiewahwah.com — The record sale and swap for serious music collectors has vinyl, CDs and magazines. 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
MONDAY 29 Bicycling the Back Trails. Northlake Nature Center, 23135 Highway 190, Mandeville, (985) 626-1238; www.northlakenature.org — The Bike Path owner David Moeller leads a ride and offers trail-riding tips. Helmets are required; mountain bike or wide tires recommended. Reservations PAGE 139
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FARMERS MARKETS Covington Farmers Market. Covington Trailhead, 419 N. Hampshire St., Covington — The Northshore market offers local produce, meat, seafood, breads, prepared foods, plants and music. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday. Crescent City Farmers Market Magazine. Magazine Street Market, Magazine and Girod streets, (504) 861-5898; www.marketumbrella.org — The market features produce, flowers and food. 8 a.m. to noon Saturday. Crescent City Farmers Market Mid-City. American Can Apartments, 3700 Orleans Ave. — Mid-City’s evening market features fresh produce and prepared items. 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday. Crescent City Farmers Market Tulane. Tulane University Square, 200 Broadway St., (504) 865-5000; www.tulane.edu — The weekly market features produce, dairy items, kettle corn, plants and flowers. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday. CRISP Farms Market. CRISP Farms Market, 1330 France St.; www.facebook. com/crispfarms — The urban farm offers greens, produce, herbs and seedlings. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday. French Market. French Market, corner of Gov. Nicholls Street and French Market Place, (504) 522-2621; www.frenchmarket.org — The historic French Quarter
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SPORTS New Orleans Zephyrs. Zephyr Field, 6000 Airline Drive, Metairie, (504) 734-5155; www.zephyrsbaseball.com — The New Orleans Zephyrs play the Oklahoma City Dodgers and the Round Rock Express. 6 p.m. Tuesday-Wednesday and Saturday, 7 p.m. Thursday-Friday, 4 p.m. Sunday. New Orleans Saints. Mercedes-Benz Superdome, 1500 Poydras St., (504) 5873663; www.superdome.com — The New Orleans Saints play the Pittsburgh Steelers in a preseason game. 7 p.m. Friday.
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EVENTS maplestreetbookshop.com — The author reads from and signs The Incident under the Overpass. 3 p.m. Saturday. Bernard Pearce. Siberia, 2227 St. Claude Ave., (504) 265-8855; www.siberianola. com — The poet reads from A Deed to My Bones. 6 p.m. Saturday. BSB Open Mic. Banks Street Bar, 4401 Banks St., (504) 486-0258; www. banksstreetbarandgrill.com — Kataalyst Alcindor is the guest host at the poetry open mic. 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday. Charlie T. Johnson, Louise Mouton Johnson. Ashe Cultural Arts Center, 1712 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., (504) 569-9070; www. ashecac.org — The editors discuss Didn’t Wash Us Away: Transformative Stories of Post Katrina Cultural Resilience, followed by a reception. 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday. Jack B. McGuire. Garden District Book Shop, The Rink, 2727 Prytania St., (504) 895-2266; www.gardendistrictbookshop. com — The author discusses and signs Win the Race or Die Trying: Uncle Earl’s Last Hurrah. 6 p.m. Thursday. James Carville. Octavia Books, 513 Octavia St., (504) 899-7323; www. octaviabooks.com — The political analyst discusses and signs We’re Still Right, They’re Still Wrong: The Democrats’ Case For 2016. 6 p.m. Friday. Jeffrey Long. Unity of New Orleans Spiritual Center, 3722 St. Charles Ave., (504) 899-3390; www.unitytempleneworleans. PAGE 141
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VOLUNTEERS NEEDED American Cancer Society. The society seeks volunteers for upcoming events and to facilitate patient service programs. Visit www.cancer.org or call (504) 219-2200. Arc of Greater New Orleans. The organization for people with intellectual disabilities seeks donations of Mardi Gras beads. Visit www.arcgno.org for details and drop-off locations.
Edible Schoolyard. Edible Schoolyard seeks community volunteers and interns to assist in kitchen and garden classes and to help in school gardens. Visit www. esynola.org/get-involved or email amelia@esynola.org. First Tee of Greater New Orleans. The organization seeks volunteers to serve as mentors and coaches to kids and teens through its golf program. Visit www. thefirstteenola.org. Girls on the Run. Girls on the Run seeks running partners, assistant coaches, committee members and race-day volunteers. Email info@gotrnola.org or visit www.gotrnola.org. Golden Opportunity Adult Literacy Program. GOAL seeks volunteers to conduct courses for reading comprehension, GED preparation and English language learning. Call (504) 373-4496. Greater New Orleans Fair Housing Action Center. The center seeks part-time civil rights investigators with excellent writing skills, reliable transportation and no criminal convictions to help expose housing discrimination in the New Orleans metro area. Call (504) 717-4257 or email mmorgan@gnofairhousing.org. Green Light New Orleans. The group seeks volunteers to help install free energy-efficient lightbulbs in homes. Visit www.greenlightneworleans.org, call (504) 324-2429 or email green@greenlightneworleans.org. HandsOn New Orleans. The volunteer center for the New Orleans area invites prospective volunteers to learn about the opportunities available and how to be a good volunteer. Call (504) 304-2275,
EVENTS email volunteer@handsonneworleans.org or visit www.handsonneworleans.org. Hospice Volunteers. Harmony Hospice seeks volunteers to offer companionship to patients through reading, playing cards and other activities. Call Carla Fisher at (504) 832-8111. Jackson Barracks Museum Volunteers. The museum seeks volunteers to work one day a week for the Louisiana National Guard Museum. Volunteers prepare military aircraft, vehicles and equipment for display. Call David at (504) 837-0175 or email daveharrell@yahoo.com. Lakeview Civic Improvement Association. The association’s green space committee needs volunteers to pick up trash or trim trees for the adopt-a-block program. Sign up with Russ Barranco at (504) 482-9598 or rpbarranco@cox.net. Longue Vue House and Gardens. Longue Vue seeks volunteers to assist with giving tours, garden maintenance and education outreach. Email info@longuevue.com or call (504) 293-4720 for information. Louisiana SPCA. The LA/SPCA seeks volunteers to work with the animals and help with special events, education and more. Volunteers must be at least 12 years old and complete an orientation to work directly with animals. Visit www. la-spca.org/volunteer. Lowernine.org. Lowernine.org seeks volunteers to help renovate homes in the Lower 9th Ward. Visit www.lowernine.org or email lauren@lowernine.org.
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com — The author discusses God and the Afterlife, his book about near-death experiences. 11 a.m. Sunday. Kevin J. Bitter Sr. Puccino’s, 5200 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, (504) 780-9970; www.lovepuccinos.com — The author signs his novel The Immigrant’s Song. 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday-Sunday. Morgan Guyton. Maple Street Book Shop, 7529 Maple St., (504) 866-4916; www. maplestreetbookshop.com — The author discusses and signs How Jesus Saves the World From Us: 12 Antidotes to Toxic Christianity. 6 p.m. Wednesday. Poetry on Poets. Cafe Istanbul, New Orleans Healing Center, 2372 St. Claude Ave., (504) 940-1130; www.cafeistanbulnola. com — Chuck Perkins hosts the poetry open mic. 9 p.m. Monday. Poets! Alive!. Christwood Retirement Community, 100 Christwood Blvd., Covington, (985) 898-0515; www.christwoodrc.com — Poets in St. Tammany Parish share their work at a monthly reading led by Eve Brouwer. 2:30 p.m. Saturday.
Bayou Rebirth Wetlands Education. Bayou Rebirth seeks volunteers for wetlands planting projects, nursery maintenance and other duties. Visit www.bayourebirth.org. CASA New Orleans. The organization seeks volunteer court-appointed special advocates to represent abused and neglected children in New Orleans. The time commitment is a minimum of 10 hours per month. No special skills are required; training and support are provided. Call (504) 522-1962 or email info@casaneworleans.org. The Creativity Collective. The organization seeks artists, entrepreneurs, parents and teens to help with upcoming projects and events, including maintaining a creative resource directory and organizing charity bar crawls. Visit www.creativitycollective.com or call (916) 206-1659. Crescent City Farmers Market. CCFM and MarketUmbrella.org seek volunteers to field shoppers’ questions, assist seniors, help with children’s activities and more. Call (504) 495-1459 or email latifia@marketumbrella.org. Dress for Success New Orleans. The program for women entering the workplace seeks volunteers to manage inventory, help clients and share their expertise. Call (504) 891-4337 or email neworleans@ dressforsuccess.org. Each One Save One. Greater New Orleans’ largest one-on-one mentoring program seeks volunteer mentors. Visit www.eachonesaveone.org. Edgar Degas Foundation. The nonprofit seeks volunteers to contribute to foundation development. Call (504) 821-5009 or email info@degashouse.com.
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THE KREWE OF O.A.K. HOLDS ITS 30TH ANNUAL MID-SUMMER MARDI GRAS celebration Saturday with the theme “Get Wet.” Krewe members, costumed revelers and marching groups including The Organ Grinders, Tap Dat, Muff-a-lottas, Krewe of Bosom Buddies & Breast Friends and the Intergalactic Krewe of Chewbacchus’ Cult of the Sacred Drunken Wookiee gather on Maple Street at the Maple Leaf Bar (8316 Maple St.). The parade is known for its minimalist and risque costuming and the krewe’s irreverent and lascivious spirit. After some ceremonial salutes, King Robustus XXX Jamie Bernstein and Queen Cara-Mia Noto lead a parade to Palmer Park. A brass band will perform at the park and marching groups set up their own hubs. The event is BYOB (glass containers are not allowed). The krewe returns to Maple Street at 9:30 p.m. — WILL COVIELLO
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The krewe embraces its XXXth anniversary with spirited costuming and music in Palmer Park.
National World War II Museum. The museum accepts applications for volunteers to greet visitors and familiarize them with its galleries and artifacts. Call (504) 5276012, ext. 243, or email katherine.alpert@ nationalww2museum.org. New Canal Lighthouse Museum. The Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation seeks volunteer docents for its museum and education center. Visit www.saveourlake.org or call (504) 836-2238. NOLA for Life Mentors. The city initiative’s partner organizations seek adults to mentor boys ages 15 to 18 who are at risk for violence. Visit www.nolaforlife.org/ give/mentor. NOLA Tree Project. The forestry organization seeks volunteers to adopt trees around the city and trim them. Visit www. nolatreeproject.org. NOLA Wise. The partnership of Global Green, the City of New Orleans and the Department of Energy helps homeowners make their homes more energy efficient. It seeks volunteers, who must attend a 30-minute orientation. Email mrowand@globalgreen.org. Parkway Partners. The green space and community garden organization seeks
volunteers for building, gardening and other projects. Email info@parkwaypartnersnola.org, call (504) 620-2224 or visit www.parkwaypartnersnola.org. Refugee mentors. Catholic Charities of New Orleans’ Refugee Service Program seeks volunteers, especially those with Arabic, Burmese and Spanish language skills, to help newly arrived refugees learn about everyday life in America. Senior companions. The New Orleans Council on Aging seeks volunteers to assist seniors with personal and daily tasks so they can live independently. Visit www.nocoa.org or call (504) 821-4121. SpayMart. The humane society seeks volunteers for fundraising, grant writing, data input, adoptions, animal care and more. Visit www.spaymart. org, email info@spaymart.org or call (504) 454-8200. St. Thomas Hospitality House. The Catholic charity seeks individuals and groups of volunteers to serve people experiencing homelessness. Contact Daniel Thelen at nolacw@gmail.com or (517) 290-8533. Start the Adventure in Reading. The STAIR program holds regular two-hour training sessions for volunteers, who work
Krewe of O.A.K. Mid-Summer Mardi Gras • Aug. 27 • 7 p.m. Saturday • Maple Street and Palmer Park PHOTO BY MUFFIN BERNSTEIN
one-on-one with public school students to develop reading and language skills. Call (504) 899-0820, email elizabeth@stairnola.org or visit www.stairnola.org. Teen Life Counts. The Jewish Family Service program seeks volunteers to teach suicide prevention to middle school and high school students. Call (504) 831-8475. Veterans Housing Outreach Ministries. The charity seeks volunteers to help disabled, wounded and senior veterans with food and clothing distribution, home improvement and beautification, social media and web design. Call (504) 340-3429 or visit www.veteranshousingoutreach.webs.com.
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3 beds/3.5 baths, Studio apt + bldg w/4 beds/4 baths. Recently used as a B&B. $245,000
Port Gibson, Mississippi 39150
1207 Church Street
On National Register. Recreation of Antebellum Mansion, c. 1906. 6 beds/4baths + 2 bed Carriage House. $395,000
Call Realtor Brenda Roberts Ledger-Purvis Real Estate • 601-529-6710
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All real estate advertised herein is subject to the Federal Fair Housing Act and the Louisiana Open Housing Act, which makes it illegal to advertise any preference, limitation or discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national origin, or intention to make any such preference, limitation or discrimination. We will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. For more information, call the Louisiana Attorney General’s Office at 1-800-273-5718
MISSISSIPPI PORT GIBSON, MS 39150
BESTVALUE 1BR $925
1 Occupant, 3143 Maurepas (rear) Yard, Garage, Office Nook, Cent A/H, Restaurants, Streetcar, City Park, NO PETS realcajuns@gmail.com
UNIVERSITY AREA 6319 S. PRIEUR
2 bedroom, living room, dining room, furn kitchen, tile bath. No pets. Off Calhoun. $900/mo. Call Gary 504-494-0970.
UPTOWN/ GARDEN DISTRICT 1042 SONIAT ST • CLOSE TO MAGAZINE ST. SHOPPING
Walk to Magazine & St. Charles! 2BR, Office (or 3rd BR)1.5 BA, lr, dr, furn kit, hdwd flrs, cen a/h, w/d, 1500 sf, 12’ ceils. $1750/mo. + dep & 1 yr. lease. Call 504-952-5102. Avail 9/1.
1205 St. Charles Ave. $975/Mo.
Unfurnished 1 BR. Secure building and parking. Hardwood floors, pool, gym, laundry on site. Dep. 1 Year Lease. Call (504) 495-0094.
1422 FELICITY ST.
Large 1 or 2 BR, 1 BA, 1 blk off St.Charles. Cent. a/h, high ceilings, hdwd flrs, W/D, newly painted throughout. No pets, $900/ mo. Call 504-495-8213 Richard.
1726 FOUCHER ST.
Reovated Downstairs Apt. 1 BD, LR, DR. Fur Kit, W/D. No Pets. $800/mo + deposit. Call (504) 650-4358.
CLARA BY NASHVILLE CLOSE TO UNIVERSITIES
1BR Efficiency w/appliances liv room, a/h unit, ceil fans, wood/tile floors, w/d onsite. Clara by Nashville. Avail AUG. $700/mo. 504-895-0016.
LOWER GARDEN DISTRICT
208 MAIN ST
over 6 thousand sq. ft., hot location downtown Natchez, Ms. Restaurant, bar, condo, parking lot for sale. Total renovation in 2014 from the roof down. business grossing 1.2 million. perfect for chef owner operator team. building, condo, business and parking lot included!!!!! For Sale by Owner, $1,200,000 cottonalleycafe.com guybass@bellsouth.net
REAL ESTATE FOR RENT JEFFERSON 339 SAINT GEORGE AVE.
2 BR, 2 BA SINGLE HOUSE NR Ochsner. Off-Street Parking. Front and side yards (owner-maintained). $1160/mo. + $1160 Deposit. Cats OK. Small dogs negotiable. Call 504-481-3112.
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New granite in kit & bath. 12 x 24ft lr, King Master w/wall of closets. Furn Kit. Laundry on premises. Offst pkg. NO PETS. O/A, $748-$888/mo. 504-236-5776.
Steps to Magazine St. 2 BR (shotgun) with 1BA. Renovated. Cen A/H, wsher/dryer included. Cooks kit w/granite counters. Storage room in yard. $1350/mo. Michael Baker o/a Realty Resources, Inc. 504-5235555 or 504-606-6226.
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1300 SQ FT Deluxe 2 BR. 10x12 BA w/Jacuzzi. Extra lg Kit w/gas appliances & builtin dishwshr. Walk-in closets. Cent a/h, wd & tile flrs, ceil fans, mini blinds, yd, private screened prch, full size w/d. 5300 Freret at Valmont. $1500/mo includes gas/heat/wtr. Call 504-899-3668.
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LOWER GARDEN DISTRICT 1/2 BLOCK TO MAGAZINE
ROOMS BY WEEK. Private bath. All utilities included. $175/week. 1 BR avail. Call (504) 202-0381 or (504) 738-2492.
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509 Church St. ~ McDougall House 1820’s Historic, Renovated Greek Revival Raised Cottage 5 beds/3 baths, pool. $185,000 1201 Church St. ~ Anderson House 3 beds/3.5 baths, Studio apt + bldg w/4 beds/4 baths. Recently used as a B&B. $245,000 1207 Church St. ~ On National Register Re-creation of Antebellum Mansion 6 beds/4baths + 2 bed Carriage House. $395,000 Call Realtor Brenda Roberts Ledger-Purvis Real Estate 601-529-6710
CITY PARK/BAYOU ST. JOHN
FAMILY BUSINESS FOR SALE
Providing gift baskets, crates, etc. to the hotel industry and conventions. Current owner will assist and train. Only serious purchasers need apply. Contact Dominick Savona at 504-715-7128
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High end 1-4 BR, near ferry, clean, many x-tras, hrdwd flrs, cen a/h, no dogs, no sec 8, some O/S prkng $750-$1200/mo. 504362-7487.
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It’s an exciting time at Dorignac’s Food Center! We are looking for qualified people who want to be part of our team. Dorignac’s offers the best selection and price in our Wine and Spirits Department which makes it a hit among customers.
Due to growth we are currently seeking both FOH and BOH Management
If you are interested in being part of a fast-paced environment where the customer comes first, please apply in person at 710 Veterans Blvd. in Metairie or send your resume’ to jbroussard@dorignacs.com.
Attention to service and guest hospitality are paramount. We are looking for the best managers throughout the New Orleans area! Are you a leader with an eye for talent, strong work ethic, and drive to succeed? We strive for guest service excellence with family core values of Integrity, Commitment, Generosity, & Fun – if this fits you, then you are the key to success!
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Our Mental Health Rehab agency is expanding with offices in New Orleans, Westbank, Kenner, and Hammond! FT/PT positions are available for LPC’s, LCSW’s, and Mental Health clinicians with Master’s and Bachelor’s degrees in counseling, social work, psychology, education, criminal justice, or a related field to support children and adults in either schools, nursing homes, and/or home settings. Paid Master’s level internships and free supervision for licensure are offered. Join our dedicated team as we change the face of mental health in our city. Send resumes to: support@choicesbhw.com
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1224 St. Charles Ave. $249,000
Lovely Lower Garden District Condo on beautiful St. Charles Avenue. 1 BR, 2 FULL BA w/ Off-Street, Gated Parking for 1 vehicle. Beautiful courtyard w/hot tub. Fitness area. Convenient proximity to restaurants, shopping, Warehouse & Arts District, CBD, French Quarter, Interstate, etc. www.1224StCharles.com
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BYWATER
2115 BURDETTE ST.
1029 INDEPENDENCE ST.
RARE OPPORTUNITY to live UPTOWN for under $183/sq ft! Quaint C DU E Cottage for Indoor & Outdoor R living at their finest! Bright, Open Floor Plan & Large Living Areas. Screened front porch & Huge Backyard w/brick patio for BBQing + 3 mature citrus trees! Large Master has ensuite bath & lots of closet space. Convenient Central Location with off-street parking. Near Palmer Park! Upgrades inc. new gutters & fencing, energy efficient HVAC and some new appliances. $415,000 ED
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CLASSIC BYWATER SHOTGUN! Charming Victorian Shotgun, ready to be transformed into a lovely home. 3 bed/2 bath with High Ceilings and Pocket Doors! Parking for 3+ cars. Steps from all of the excitement on St Claude! $195,000
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1510 GOVERNOR NICHOLLS ST. Treme’s baby, a newly constructed Creole Cottage w/everything imaginable. Old architectural elements & antique lighting. Gorgeous stainless & granite kit opens to Great Rm w/ flr length windows along historic brick facade. Gleaming hdwd flrs, 3BR & 2.5 baths, Master downstairs. Beautiful staircase leads up to landing that can be den area. Huge closets w/ lots of storage. Quality sound system & security cameras. Huge back yard w/ room for pool. Steps to Quarter & new streetcar line.
1743 N DORGENOIS ST. 1853 SQ FT • 3BR/2.5BA • $379,000
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