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OCTOBER-NOVEMBER 2019 VOL. 6, NO. 5

October-November 2019

Vol. 6, No. 5

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Features

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14 Colorful Inspiration Cover Artist Jessica King-Bernard 28 School of Rock Unleashing the Inner Rock Star in Local Students

Departments

36 Still Making It Up as They Go Along

Christwood Residents Bob and Jan Carr

8 Publisher’s Note

40 Senior Living Resources

12 Contributors

42 Groovy!

New Orleans Embraces First Vinyl Record Press

18 INside Scoop

10 Editor’s Note

26 INside Story Kitchen Heirlooms

54 Entre Nous

75 Years of Books and Friendships

32 IN Other Words Mysteries of the Myrtles

46 Flourishes

Extraordinary gifts and home accents

50 INside Look 57 INside Peek Featuring: WYES Downton Abbey Countdown Party A Night of Blue 63 IN Great Taste Versatile Banana Bread 65 Menu Guide 70 Haute Plates 71 INside Dining page 42 6

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74 Last Bite Briquette

Tennis Shoes in the Dryer

by Lori Murphy Sometimes that is how it happens. Since my girls were small, I would talk about the multitude of blessings that is life. All good things, but so. many. things! There is no way to be prepared for every eventuality. In some instances, your only option is to breathe, relax and try to go with the flow.

When Senior Account Executive Candice Laizer and I started working together, it was September 2001. She was a student at Southeastern working part time on the teller line at Parish National Bank. I’ve often shared the story about an event we threw in the early days of Inside Publications called the Mimosa Stroll. We set up a tent to pour mimosas for ladies enjoying a special shopping event timed with back to school. I asked Candice to pick up the champagne on her way to the tent, and said that I would meet her there. She hesitated a moment and then reminded me that she wasn’t yet

much together. We grew Inside Publications into the company it

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old enough to buy champagne. Since then, we have grown so

is today; she got married to a great guy and gave birth to three of my favorite little girls in the world. Last week, we marked 18 years together. I am having trouble imagining what it will be like to go to work on Monday, the day she starts her new national sales job. So happy for her and ever so proud for her

of the young woman she has become. Professional, generous, energetic, caring and capable, she is what we hope for in the lives of all those we love.

While coming to grips with this, I am driving to Watercolor to celebrate my youngest daughter and her bridesmaids for her bachelorette weekend. Plenty of change. All blessings, but so much at one time. I am trying hard to breathe, relax and go with the flow.

With these things in mind, I remind you to celebrate life with its multitude of blessings. Try not to let the loud bumps of the tennis shoes

Things change. Embrace the next chapters for those you love.

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in the dryer distract you from the moments that make life so rewarding.

Editor’s Note

by Anne Honeywell

I work with some very talented people. Of all ages. And I value each of them for the strengths and insights they bring to this magazine. The one I focus on in this note is our Managing Editor, Leah Draffen, who handles her position with such poise, grace and maturity. She also has a keen eye for art.

She is on the younger side—well, yes she is my daughter’s age—but as my much-younger coworker and friend, I love to listen to her point of view. And I usually learn something. As most of the younger generation, she is savvy on all social media outlets. I think Instagram is her favorite, but I digress. This go-round, she introduced me to the Instagram page of Jessica King-Bernard. In her opinion, she was just what we needed in 2019. Some bright and colorful abstract art on the cover, and a younger, ahem, and up-and-coming local artist with real talent. She was right. I hope you will enjoy learning more about our delightful and gifted cover artist. I know I sure did.

This issue is filled with some old and some new. Entre Nous book club is celebrating 75 years! I had the pleasure of speaking to this group a couple of years ago; I’m grateful that they are all big fans of Inside New Orleans. Michael Harold writes about “ancestral worship at its best”—our love of kitchen heirlooms. And in the spirit of Halloween, our intrepid adventurers’ third annual paranormal investigation took them all the way to the Myrtles in St. Francisville and then back to the French Quarter in search of ghosts from the past.

As for the new, NoRp, the city’s first-ever vinyl record press, is the subject of Danielle Dietze’s article, “Groovy.” And even though this issue comes out in October, we are moving ever-closer to the time of year when food and dining become a major focus. The new menu guide in this issue offers samplings of some of the best restaurants in the area!

You’ll find new listings in Haute Plates. Along with our dining guide that is categorized by neighborhood, you are certain to find just what you want for those dining-out occasions.

For a head start on gift baking. in IN Great Taste, Yvette Jemison gives us new variations on an old standard, banana bread. photo: ONE OAK PHOTOGRAPHY

Happy Fall, Y’all!

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Contributors Our contributors give Inside New Orleans its voice, its personality and its feel. Here we are proud to highlight a few of them so that you can put a face with a name and get to know them.

Other Voices: Leah Draffen, Jane Finney Haas, Candra George, Mimi Greenwood Knight, Anne Honeywell and John Maginnis.

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Yvette Jemison Yvette’s passion for all things culinary extends back to her childhood growing up in a military family. Her recipes and home cooking are influenced by the many places she has lived.

She was immersed in the Tex-Mex cuisine of South Texas and has experienced food from Native American Indian reservations to the street food of Turkey. She often attends cooking classes while traveling with her husband and two daughters and has truly enjoyed a well-seasoned life. Yvette presents some banana bread recipes on page 63.

Danielle Dietze

Michael Harold

Becky Slatten

Danielle is a new contributing writer for Inside Publications.

She owns and operates The White Roach, a record and clothing store on Magazine Street in New Orleans. She’s worked in many outlets of the music industry, including the House of Blues, WWOZ and the Johnny Cash Museum in Nashville. This month, she explores New Orleans’ first vinyl record press on page 42.

Michael Harold grew up in New Orleans and graduated from St. Martin’s Episcopal School, The University of the South and LSU Law School. Fluent in Spanish and French, he is also a classical pianist. Michael practiced law for more than 23 years and is now a legal recruiter. He is a contributing writer for Local Palate magazine in Charleston, South Carolina.

In his spare time, he coordinates the renovation of a 19th century home in New Orleans. In this issue, Michael celebrates kitchen heirlooms on page 26.

Becky Slatten is a native of Natchitoches, an LSU alumna and mother of three children.

She divides her time between the northshore and New Orleans, writing for both Inside Northside (since 2007) and Inside New Orleans. Becky loves telling the stories of people and events unique to the area and puts her own twist on topics in IN Other Words, in this issue on page 32.

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Colorful Inspiration

Cover Artist Jessica King-Bernard

COLOR IS HER GREATEST INSPIRATION. And if you spend any time in her home, studio or on her Instagram page, you will know this is a true statement.

Her dining room ceiling is hot pink! Meet Jessica KingBernard. She’s a New Orleans artist on the move.

“My mother is creative, and I believe I developed an eye for detail from her. Some of my earliest memories include watching her sew Raggedy Ann and Andy dolls. She was always making something,” explains Jessica. “She was my first artistic influence.”

Jessica grew up enjoying art, both the creation and study of it. Art was her favorite subject in school growing up in Lilburn, Georgia, near Stone Mountain. ”I’ll never forget 14

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making a balsa wood sculpture that was chosen to be displayed in Atlanta’s High Museum of Art. It was such a proud moment for me.” Proud indeed, and a feeling she never forgot. Her sculptures and her paintings were getting noticed, and Jessica’s high school art teacher suggested that she could earn a scholarship to attend an art school, but the focused student decided to attend Emory University and earned a bachelor’s degree in sociology and women’s studies. She went on to build a successful fifteenyear career in the non-profit sector, all the while still painting and creating her art.

“During those years, I used to dream about being able to be an artist ‘full time’—and now, here in New Orleans, my dreams are coming true.”

It is a very happy time in Jessica’s life, and it shows in her work. Her husband’s career, and his desire to return home to New Orleans, brought her family back to the Crescent City. And along with a >>

photos: CANDRA GEORGE mycreativereality.com

by Anne Honeywell

is what I am personally most drawn to. I tried to paint in more of a loose expression. And I love Zona’s style, but I could never pull my paintings together. Over the years, I developed this style of kind of ‘boxing stuff in,’ a kind of geometric look. It is interesting to me, because I think of myself as a pretty outgoing person and sort of a free spirit—so where is this coming from? I am doing all of this wild, crazy and colorful art and then I am boxing it all in. Containing it. I am still trying to figure that out,” Jessica says with a smile.

“My process always starts with color, and my palettes range from subtle to adventurous, but I’m most drawn to the combination of bright, bold and vivid colors. My process is an energetic exercise in following my intuition.”

Jessica paints on canvas and wood, but prefers to paint on paper. “I like the way the paper accepts the paint. And for me personally, I feel like the colors shine through the best on paper. It just feels a little bit more forgiving to me.” Jessica explains that she starts and finishes most works in a single session and often works on multiple paintings simultaneously. “It is always my intention to create a well-balanced and harmonious piece that conveys the energy present while I was creating it.”

A couple of years ago, Jessica made a promise to herself. To put herself ‘out there.’ To open an Instagram account and show her paintings on her page. She had been painting for friends and family, which of course generates referrals and interest, but

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new city, came a new focus. “I am finally at that time in my life when I can pursue my passion. I have a dedicated studio in our home that is filled with light.

It is my own space, and I love it!”

Jessica is primarily a self-taught artist, although she has enjoyed taking art classes here and there over the years. Locally, she has studied with Zona Wainwright and Nell Tilton at the New Orleans Academy of Fine Arts. “Zona is an incredible teacher and mentor for me,” says Jessica.

“I’ve always been an abstract painter. Abstract art

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had shied away from the exposure of her art on social media.

“So I took this big leap of faith, and it has been very organic.

No ads or paid promotions, just posting photos of my work. I have two small children, so I am finding my balance in doing what I love, which is being an artist, and a mother and wife.”

One of her paintings, which was a commission, was shared on Instagram tagging Jessicakingbernardart, and she was off!

All the encouragement from her family (most especially her husband’s aunt, local artist Lynette Collins Walker) and friends during her early years was now encouragement coming in the form of followers, likes and new clients!

“I love doing commissions. My years as a professional fundraiser were very social. It was a very social job, and I loved meeting so many people and being out in my community.

Painting is very solitary. Commissions give me the opportunity to connect with people, create relationships and learn what they’re passionate about and what’s important to them. I go into their homes and look at their furnishings, learn what colors they like.

I love the challenge that comes with trying to paint that perfect piece for a room. It is a challenge, and I am enjoying it.”

Jessica signs her all her paintings, but never in the same spot. The placement can be anywhere on the canvas. It becomes a part of the painting. “I like to put it where I think it fits in the painting, and I contemplate different places.

Sometimes, truthfully, it is exactly what the painting needs to balance it out. It looks like it belongs in that spot.”

Like her signatures in her paintings, Jessica has found where she fits. She’s a talented abstract artist in New Orleans, right where she belongs, and her cheerful and colorful inspiration is just what we need.

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Chefs’ Dinner Series at Kitchen in the Garden

INSIDE October Post-Katrina. New Orleans artist Jan

ogdenmuseum.org.

3 THE Gala: Step into Paradise. Presented

by HUB International. Tropical entertainment,

Gilbert assembles works of artists during

1-26 Vive la Difference! Selected Works

three decades. The Historic New Orleans

of Mary Helen Seago and Pierce

Lot 9, drinks and desserts. Benefiting St.

Collection, 520 Royal St. Tues-Sat,

Jonassen. Atrium Gallery, 100 Christwood

Tammany Cancer Center. Southern Hotel,

Blvd, Covington. christwoodrc.com.

428 E Boston St, Covington. 7:30pm. $150.

9:30am-4:30pm; Sun, 10:30 am-4:30 pm. hnoc.org.

1-13 The Baroness de Pontalba & the Rise of Jackson Square. The Cabildo, 701 Chartres St. louisianastatemuseum.org.

1-17 HBCU Art Showcase. In collaboration

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Southern Art, 925 Camp St. 539-9650.

1-Jan 5 Louisiana Contemporary.

Presented by The Helis Foundation. Ogden

live and silent auctions, food from Ox

thegalanorthshore.org.

3-13 Crescent City Chamber Music

Museum of Southern Art, 925 Camp St.

Festival. Six free chamber music

ogdenmuseum.org.

concerts. featuring some of the world’s

2, 9, 16, 23, 30 Evenings with Enrique.

most talented classical musicians.

with the New Orleans Chapter of The

Free evening with Latin music and mojitos

Links, Incorporated, the Ogden Museum

in The Helis Foundation Enrique Alferez

presents a curated show of works from

Sculpture Garden. Food prepared by Karibu

dinner, auctions, and stories shared by a

students attending Dillard University,

Kitchen will be available for purchase in the

local St. Jude patient. All proceeds benefit

Southern University at New Orleans and

Kitchen in the Garden on Oct 9, 16, 23 and

the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

Xavier University. Ogden Museum of

30. 5 Victory Ave. 5-8pm. nocp.org.

Generations Hall, 310 Andrew Higgins Dr.

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crescentcitychambermusicfestival.com/.

4 St. Jude in the Big Easy. Cocktails, photo: CHRIS GRANGER

1-6 Art of the City: Postmodern to

Oct 8, 22 and Nov 5 Chefs’ Dinner Series at Kitchen in the Garden.

Opening during City Park’s Fall Garden Festival on Oct 5 and 6, Kitchen in the Garden, located in the PLANO (Professional Landmans Association of New Orleans) vegetable garden, will serve as a hub for food education and culinary training, as well as provide a unique space for event rentals. The chefs’ dinner series, presented by René Fransen and Eddie Bonin, will showcase local chefs and instructors that will utilize the garden to harvest materials for the dinners and demonstrations—a true garden-totable experience. On Oct 8, join Chef Michael Gulotta; Oct 22, Chef Joaquin Rodas; and Nov 5, Chef Susan Spicer.

Culinary workshops: Oct 15, 24, 29, Nov 6, 13, and 19. New Orleans Botanical Garden, 1 Palm Dr. $95. neworleanscitypark.com/botanicalgarden/kitchen-in-the-garden.

6:30-11pm. stjude.org.

4-5 Sympli Trunk Show and Stock Event. Ballin’s LTD, 721 Dante St. 8664367. ballinsltd.com.

4-6, 11-13, 18-20, 25-27 The Myrtles Halloween Experience. Experience the true meaning of Halloween at America’s most Haunted House. The Myrtles Plantation, 7747 Hwy 61, St. Francisville.

(225) 635-6277. stfrancisvillefestivals.com.

5 Art for Art’s Sake. Kick off the start of the New Orleans Arts season with music, wine, gallery openings, and shopping. Julia and Magazine Streets. magazinestreet.com/ event/art-for-arts-sake.

5 Beignet Fest. City Park Festival Grounds, 4 Friedrichs Ave. 10am-6pm. $5.

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5-31 CHROMA Marcia Holmes Solo Exhibition.

Opening reception, Oct 5, 6-8pm. Degas Gallery, 604 Julia St. thedegasgallery.com.

5-Nov 16 Leslie Nichols She Said & Pippin Frisbie Calder The Rookery. Opening reception in conjuction with Art for Art’s Sake, Oct 5, 6-9pm.

LeMieux Galleries, 332 Julia St. lemieuxgalleries.com.

7 Methodist Children’s Home Golf classic.

Presented by Viator Wealth Management Group,

in-the-garden.

10 Middle School Open House. St. Catherine of Siena School, 400 Codifer Blvd, Metairie. 7pm. scsgators.org/register.

12 Fall for Art. Dozens of artists, live music, food and more. Downtown Covington. 6-9pm. sttammanyartassociation.org.

12-13 2019 Wooden Boat Festival. Presented by the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Maritime Museum.

Southeast Louisiana and Greater New Orleans.

Over one hundred classic boats, hundreds of

Beau Chêne Country Club, Mandeville. Tee off,

spectator boats, great food, live music, children’s

12:30pm. Scramble format, single player, $175;

activities, arts and crafts, and the Quick ‘n Dirty

foursome, $600. Includes lunch, golf cart, post-

Boat Building Contest. Lake Pontchartrain Basin

tournament party with dinner. (985) 860-5247.

Maritime Museum, 133 Mabel Dr, Madisonville.

lmch.org.

10am-6pm. woodenboatfest.org.

Dante St. 866-4367. ballinsltd.com.

8 Chefs’ Dinner Series at Kitchen in the

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neworleanscitypark.com/botanical-garden/kitchen-

benefits the Methodist Children’s Home of

7-12 Igor Spring Trunk Show. Ballin’s LTD, 721

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Orleans Botanical Garden, 1 Palm Dr. $95.

13 Kelsey Bradley Favrot Memorial 5K. Benefitting the LSU Department of Neurosurgery’s Brain Tumor Center. Audubon

Garden: Chef Michael Gulotta. Presented

Park, Shelter Bldg. #10, 6500 Magazine St.

by René Fransen and Eddie Bonin. New

Half-mile run/walk, 8am; 5K run/walk, 8:30am.

340-6976. kelseysgoal.com.

13 Open House. Christ Episcopal School High

for the Cure.” Guests are encouraged to wear their best derby hats and take a photo with a real

School, Grades 8-12. 80 Christwood Blvd,

thoroughbred. All proceeds benefit Parkinson’s

Covington. 4pm. (985) 871-9902 ext. 270.

research done by the Michael J. Fox Foundation.

christepiscopalschool.org.

Stone Creek Club and Spa, Covington. 7-10pm.

15 Culinary Workshop: Black Pearl – Whole

kickinparkinsons.com.

Lamb/Flatbread. New Orleans Botanical Garden,

17-20 Ghost in the Oaks. Trick or treating, rides, arts

1 Palm Dr. $40. neworleanscitypark.com/botanical-

and crafts and pumpkin patch. New Orleans City

garden/kitchen-in-the-garden.

Park. 483-9376. friendsofcitypark.com.

16 Research for the Cure Gala. Food, music

18-19 Lafayette 148 Pre Spring Trunk Show. Ballin’s

and shopping to benefit the Louisiana Cancer

LTD, 721 Dante St. 866-4367. ballinsltd.com.

Research Center, a consortium of LSU, Tulane,

18-19 Southern Garden Symposium. Afton Villa

Xavier and Ochsner. Canal Place, 333 Canal St.

Gardens, 9047 Hwy 61, and Hemingbough,

researchforthecure.org

10591 Beach Rd, St. Francisville, La.

17 “An Evening in Paris.” Presented by Bellingrath Wealth Management & Employee

southerngardensymposium.org.

19 O What a Night! Celebrating Southern art and

Benefits. Lambeth House, 150 Broadway St.

culture while honoring William S. Arnett and Lonnie

Cocktail hour, buffet dinner, and silent and live

Holley. Ogden Museum of Southern Art, 925 Camp

auctions. 872-9720. lambethhouse.com.

17 Kickin’ Parkinson’s. Live music from Flow Tribe,

St. ogdenmuseum.org/owhatanight.

20 Tour de Jefferson: Return to the West Bank.

food from northshore restaurants, open bars, and

A social ride for cycling enthusiasts of all experience

live and silent auctions. Themed “Equestrian, Race

levels through Jefferson Parish. Parc de Familles, >>

Inside Scoop 6101 Leo Kerner, Lafitte Pky, Marrero.

Center for Creative Arts. Freda Lupin

6am-2pm. tourdejefferson.org.

Memorial Hall, New Orleans Center for

22 Chefs’ Dinner Series at Kitchen in

Creative Arts, 2800 Chartres St. 1pm. Free.

the Garden: Chef Joaquin Rodas.

neworleansopera.org/education/donald-w-

Presented by René Fransen and Eddie

wood-sr-vocal-competition.

Bonin. New Orleans Botanical Garden, 1 Palm Dr. $95. neworleanscitypark.com/

Park, Commerce St, St. Francisville, La.

botanical-garden/kitchen-in-the-garden.

(225) 635-3665. stfrancisvillefestivals.com.

24 Alexis de Tocqueville Gala. Honoring

music, face-painting, marketplace and

Orleans, 921 Canal St. 6-9:30pm. 827-

trick-or-treating to benefit Alexander Milne

9258. unitedwaysela.org.

Developmental Services. 12-3pm. Milneburg,

Wilfredo Avelar. New Orleans Botanical Garden, 1 Palm Dr. $40. neworleanscitypark. com/botanical-garden/kitchen-in-the-garden.

24 High School Open House. Ursuline Academy, 2635 State St. 5-7pm. 866-5292. uanola.org.

24-25 Friends of Longue Vue Design

1065 Milne Circle, Covington. milneds.org/ annual-fall-festival.

29 Culinary Workshop: Diva Dawg/Cut Up Catering Chef Ericka Lasairr. New Orleans Botanical Garden, 1 Palm Dr. $40. neworleanscitypark.com/botanical-garden/ kitchen-in-the-garden.

29 Open House. Christ Episcopal School Early

Symposium. Keynote speakers Charlotte

Childhood, Age 2-Kindergarten. 120 S New

Moss and Margot Shaw. Audubon Tea

Hampshire St, Covington. 9:30am. (985)

Room, 6500 Magazine St. longuevue.com/ symposium2019.

24-25 Jenvie & ELI Stock Event.

Ballin’s LTD, 721 Dante St. 866-4367. ballinsltd.com.

25 Business and Breakfast. Jefferson Chamber. Copeland Tower Suites & Conference Center, 2601 Severn Ave, Metairie. 7:45-9:30am. Members, $10; nonmembers, $20. jeffersonchamber.org.

25 Elementary Open House. Ursuline Academy, 2635 State St. 8:30-10am. 8665292. uanola.org.

25, 26, 27 Boo at the Zoo. Trick-or-Treat Lane, ghost train, haunted house,

892-9156. christepiscopalschool.org.

29 Open House. Academy of the Sacred Heart, Grades 5-12. 4521 St Charles Ave. 5-7pm. ashrosary.org.

31-Nov 2 Comfort Stock Event. Ballin’s LTD, 2917 Magazine St. 891-4502. ballinsltd.com.

November 1-2 Kevan Hall Trunk Show. Ballin’s LTD, 721 Dante St. 866-4367. ballinsltd.com.

1-16 Leslie Nichols She Said & Pippin Frisbie Calder The Rookery. LeMieux Galleries, 332 Julia St. lemieuxgalleries.com.

1-Jan 5 Louisiana Contemporary.

entertainment and more for children

Presented by The Helis Foundation.

up to 12 years old. Audubon Zoo.

Ogden Museum of Southern Art, 925 Camp

auduboninstitute.org.

St. ogdenmuseum.org.

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27 Milne Fall Festival. Games, hayrides,

Roger H. Ogden. The Ritz-Carlton New

24 Culinary Workshop: Mawi Torillas Chef

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26-27 Yellow Leaf Arts Festival. Parker

2 WYES Louisiana Hayride. Dust off your

Competition. Collaborative effort with

denim and diamonds to join the WYES

Loyola University of New Orleans – College

Louisiana Hayride presented by LCI

of Music and Fine Arts; Preparatory

Workers’ Comp. Food by the Lakehouse

Program, Newcomb Department of Music,

and music by the Charley Rivers band.

Tulane University; and the New Orleans

The home of Cathy and Rick Hood, 2441

Lakeshore Dr, Mandeville. Patron party, 4pm; event, 5pm. $100-$150. wyes.org.

4-9 Comfort Stock Event. Ballin’s LTD, 721 Dante St. 866-4367. ballinsltd.com.

5 Chefs’ Dinner Series at Kitchen in the Garden: Chef Susan Spicer. Presented

by René Fransen and Eddie Bonin. New Orleans Botanical Garden, 1 Palm Dr. $95. neworleanscitypark.com/botanical-garden/ kitchen-in-the-garden.

5 Season of Good Tastes: Broussard’s.

819 Conti St. For menus and pairings, wyes.org.

6 Culinary Workshop: Pizza Making with Pizza Delicious and Dan Stein. New Orleans Botanical Garden, 1 Palm Dr. $40. neworleanscitypark.com/botanical-garden/ kitchen-in-the-garden.

7 Open House. Brother Martin High School, 4401 Elysian Fields Ave. 5-8pm. brothermartin.com.

9-10 Three Rivers Art Festival.

Attracting 50,000+ visitors, the awardwinning festival brings the best of fine arts crafts to downtown Covington. threeriversartfestival.com.

10 Harvest in the Hills. Honoring veterans.

Proceeds benefitting the charities and projects of St. Francisville Area Foundation.

St. Francisville, La. (225) 978-9502. stfrancisvilleaf.org.

11 Cancer Crusaders Celebration of Life Luncheon. Honoring cancer survivors who are active in their community. Benefitting the LSU Health Sciences Center and Tulane Cancer Center. New Orleans Marriott Hotel 555 Canal St. 11am. $85. 495-7036.

12 Open House. Archbishop Rummel High School, 1901 Severn Ave, Metairie. 6pm. rummelraiders.com.

13 Culinary Workshop: Thanksgiving Recipes – Hibiscus Cranberry Sauce Chef Jessie Gelin. New Orleans Botanical Garden, 1 Palm Dr. $40. neworleanscitypark. com/botanical-garden/kitchen-in-the-garden.

13 20th Annual Golf Classic. Jefferson

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Inside Scoop Chamber. Presented by ASI Federal Credit Union. TPC Golf Course, 11001 Lapalco Blvd,

kitchen-in-the-garden.

23 New Orleans Hispanic Heritage Foundation

Avondale. 7:30am-3:30pm; 9am shotgun start.

Azúcar Ball 2019. Presented by Pan American

jeffersonchamber.org.

Life Insurance Group. Themed: Nueva Orleans

14 Southern Dominican Gala. Celebrating the 40th year of the Southern Province of St. Martin de Porres and honoring Michie McHardy Bissell. Mardi Gras Ballroom, Copeland Tower, 2601 Severn Ave, Metairie. 6:30pm. 837-2129. opsouth.org.

15 Business and Breakfast. Jefferson Chamber.

Vista Social Club. Hyatt Regency New Orleans, 601 Loyola Ave. Black tie. Patron party, 7pm; dinner and dancing, 8pm. nohhf.org.

29-Dec 23 Christmas in the Country. Special shopping events, strolling musicians, carolers, refreshments and door prizes sponsored by

Bonefish Grill, 4848 Veterans Memorial Blvd,

the Covington Business Association, Lee Lane

Metairie. 7:45-9:30am. Members, $10;

Merchants, and the City of Covington. Downtown

nonmembers, $20. jeffersonchamber.org.

Covington. gocovington.org.

15-16 Iris Spring Trunk Show. Ballin’s LTD, 721 Dante St. 866-4367. ballinsltd.com.

16 New Orleans Heart Walk. Lasalle Park, 6600 Airline Dr, Metairie. 872-3498. www2.heart.org.

19 Culinary Workshop: Peppers in the Garden.

29-Dec 30 Audubon Zoo Lights. Audubon Zoo Lights presented by Children’s Hospital. auduboninstitute.org.

29-Jan 1 Celebration in the Oaks. New Orleans City Park. neworleanscitypark.com.

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10 Middle School Open House. St. Catherine

29 Open House. Christ Episcopal School Early Childhood, Age 2-Kindergarten. 120 S New

of Siena School, 400 Codifer Blvd, Metairie.

Hampshire St, Covington. 9:30am. (985) 892-

7pm. scsgators.org/register.

9156. christepiscopalschool.org.

13 Open House. Christ Episcopal School High

29 Open House. Academy of the Sacred Heart,

School, Grades 8-12. 80 Christwood Blvd,

Grades 5-12. 4521 St Charles Ave. 5-7pm.

Covington. 4pm. (985) 871-9902 ext. 270.

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24 High School Open House. Ursuline Academy, 2635 State St. 5-7pm. 866-5292. uanola.org.

25 Elementary Open House. Ursuline

NOVEMBER 7 Open House. Brother Martin High School, 4401 Elysian Fields Ave. 5-8pm. brothermartin.com.

12 Open House. Archbishop Rummel High

Academy, 2635 State St. 8:30-10am. 866-

School, 1901 Severn Ave, Metairie. 6pm.

5292. uanola.org.

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INside Story

by Michael Harold

Kitchen Heirlooms

HAVE YOU EVER WALKED into a freshly renovated kitchen and felt a twinge of envy?

You can’t help noticing the sparkling, modern appliances and the latest tools. It’s so excruciatingly clean and unblemished that you can’t imagine anyone frying catfish on the industrial six-burner range. Then, unexpectedly, you feel a warm sense of satisfaction when you notice some beat-up appliance or a tattered pan that sticks out like a cigarette machine in a hospital waiting room. You recognize it in a heartbeat. It’s that one sentimental item that belonged to a parent or grandparent with which you cannot part, or even better, which you still use today.

After my mother died, I had to give away all kinds of kitchen items, but there was no way I was letting go of my grandmother’s black iron skillet with its 80 years of seasoning. How could I say goodbye to their electric knife sharpener, which was a wedding gift from my Aunt Ada, or the indispensable little jar opener that I use almost every day? These nostalgic artifacts would have a garage-sale price tag of 50 cents, whereas for me, 26

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they’re priceless. It’s ancestral worship at its best.

I started asking other friends about their family kitchen items and discovered I’m not the only one with the same silly attachments. My stylish friend Alison has a sleek, marble-clad kitchen filled with all the name-dropping appliances, yet there sits her parents’ wedding gift on top of the stove—a 1950s double broiler festooned with images of roasted turkeys and fruit-filled cornucopias. Other friends confessed to coveting their parents’ juice squeezers, silver jiggers, cocktail shakers, bottle openers, casseroles, tea strainers and ice cream scoopers. All of the items functional, pragmatic, and, of course, nostalgic. It’s a tired old expression, but there is an undeniable ring of truth when someone says, “They don’t make ’em like they used to.”

Almost all New Orleanians take pride in the city’s outstanding restaurants, but most hold in higher esteem their family’s generational recipes. If you took a poll, I guarantee most locals would say the best gumbo, mirliton or pecan pie is not sold at a restaurant but rather served at home. My two grandmothers cooked in tiny kitchens with doll

house-sized appliances, yet the food that flew out of those revolving doors still makes my mouth water. I keep their handwritten recipes in a safe spot, as one would with family jewels.

This greatest care goes to my mother’s black box containing handwritten recipe cards covered in plastic and bearing the words, “From the kitchen of___.” She had a marvelous talent for cooking but a legendary flair for misspelling words. Worcestershire seemed to have been the most difficult, but even simple words like brownie, spelled “bronnie,” or celery as “celry,” proved difficult. Bless her. Teasing aside, I would kill to go back in time and spend a Sunday with the old folks feasting on their oyster stew and dressing, stuffed mirliton with shrimp and floating “Iland” for dessert. All served with that Chantilly silver that I still use today, with absolute joy.

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by Mimi Greenwood Knight

CR GRUVER ADMITS his musical talent is a bit of a blessing and a curse.“Of course, it’s great to have the talent and to be given so many opportunities to perform,” he says, “but it can be an exhausting way to scrape out a living.” Between his shows with the New Orleans Suspects and other performances, Gruver finds himself on the road 120 days a year, slogging all over the country. Add to that his favorite gig, that of single dad to two young daughters, plus the 28

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challenges of being a new business owner, and his is an exhausting schedule.

But for musicians like Gruver, performing makes it all worthwhile. The give and take with other musicians and the connection between performer and audience are what get them out of bed in the morning. Now as owner and president of School of Rock of New Orleans, Gruver is offering that same experience and passion to those coming after him.

photo courtesy: CR GRUVER

Unleashing the Inner Rock Star in Local Students

“I’ve been a professional musician since I was 19,” he says. “It’s always been a dream of mine to pass my music along to the next

adult learn to play rock music by doing just that—playing it. Sometimes, it’s in side-by-side lessons with students

generation.”

You may remember the blockbuster movie, School of Rock, with Jack Black as a failed-rock-musician-come-substitute-teacher turning a roomful of prep school kids into miniature rockers. But you may not realize the plot was based on a real man—Paul Green—and a real school—Paul Green’s School of Rock Music. Green franchised School of Rock in the ’90s, and today there are more than 30,000 students in over 240 School of Rock locations in nine countries, all kicking music theory to the curb and learning to perform—and love—rock music. In fact, the Los Angeles-based franchise is averaging 20 new schools a year, offering after-school, performance-based (and that’s the real key here) music lessons.

“We practice a bit of reverse engineering,” Gruver says. “Our students don’t learn music theory and scales first. They learn to play by playing. Professional musicians learn handson. You learn from other musicians, and they learn from you. Our students learn the same way—by playing alongside their teachers and alongside each other.”

Gruver got the idea for opening the New Orleans location when he searched for a place where his own daughter could learn to play funk and rock and roll like her dad. Amazingly, in a city where music is the heartbeat of everything we do, there was none. Gruver had heard about School of Rock and wondered why New Orleans didn’t already have a location. “Seems like this would have been the first place they’d open one,” Gruver says. He ran the demographics and realized the city has everything the school needed to succeed—and then some.

Now, inside 1907 Veterans Boulevard in Metairie, students from pre-school through

playing their guitar, drums or keyboard alongside a teacher who’s playing on their own instrument. And sometimes it’s performing in a real rock band, with fellow School of Rock students, in front of a live, paying audience.

“All our teachers are professional touring musicians, seasoned music teachers and students of music themselves,” Gruver says.

“Many of our students come to us from traditional music lessons where they learned to play or sing a song and played it or sung it for their teacher. Then that was it. Here the kids choose the shows they want to perform. They spend a semester performing and rehearsing. They start riffing off each other—like professional musicians do—and they learn as much from each other as they do from the teacher. The older ones step up and mentor the younger ones. But mostly, they learn from performing.” Current shows the students could choose to perform were a tribute to the Rolling Stones, Classic Metal, or The Cars vs.

Talking Heads.

On a recent afternoon, students trickled into School of Rock with their guitars and drumsticks. They flopped down, munching afterschool snacks and talking about their upcoming show, a celebration of the 50th anniversary of Woodstock, which they’ll perform in conjunction with>> October-November 2019 29

the Baton Rouge School of Rock. One of those students was a highly talented young singer named Sarah Anderson.

(See Sidebar.)

“It’s amazing to see the shows these kids put on, with full stage craft,” says Sarah’s dad, Ben Anderson. “They perform a set of 20 full songs. In the time Sarah’s been here, we’ve been able to watch some of these kids go from no talent and zero confidence to really shredding on the guitar and putting on a show anyone would pay to see. They blow my socks off! In one short season here, Sarah has grown exponentially.”

Anderson says he loves the positive peer pressure for his daughter. He says, “These kids really want to practice. They want to get better. They want to come to rehearsal and know their part, then hear it blend and work with everyone else’s. You just have to see and hear the professional level of these shows—of these kids—to believe it.”

“We specialize in shy students with

little or no experience,” says Gruver.

“The students choose the show they want to perform. They bring it to us, then we cast the kids, not so much based on what they can do already, but what they need to learn. We don’t want them to be over-challenged, but certainly not under-challenged. When they perform their show, they sound like any band you’d pay to see in this city.”

Gruver admits the first time he watched a group of his students “really shredding” and saw the confidence they had as they took possession of their show, he teared up. “It’s the greatest thing I’ve ever had the pleasure to be a part of, to watch as these kids rise to the occasion and really transform themselves on stage in a room full of people. We’re working hard to make School of Rock an important part of the culture and community here in Metairie and New Orleans and are excited for what the future holds for these young budding musicians.”

photos courtesy: CR GRUVER

CR Gruver.

Meet School of Rock Student Sarah Anderson Like many School of Rock students, Sarah began her musical training traditionally, taking classical piano by age five and ranking among the top New Orleans piano students in baroque competitions. She studied piano and voice at Louisiana Academy of Performing Arts and even participated in Billy’s Kids, a kid’s rock band there. She added her voice to the New Orleans Children’s Choir and the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra before coming to School of Rock, where she continues to hone her substantial vocal talent. “I used to be the opera child,” Sarah laughs. “Then I started making my own choices.”

For the recent Woodstock anniversary show, Sarah says she’s performing a couple of songs that aren’t like anything she’s ever done before. But she certainly seems up for the challenge. Confidence is not something Sarah lacks, nor is charm. In fact, the bubbly 13-year-old seems completely at ease in front of a microphone and quickly has an audience eating from the palm of her hand.

When she was only 11, Sarah nabbed the Producer’s Choice Award in the nationwide Celebration of Music talent search and leaves soon to accept her prize, a professional recording session in Los Angeles. “I’m pretty excited,” she says. “I’ve never been to California. I’m lucky to be able to try lots of kinds of music, trying to see what I like. I’ll try anything once.”

And we’re lucky to be here in New Orleans, where we’re looking forward to seeing where Sarah and her School of Rock schoolmates go with their music careers.

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IN Other Words

by Becky Slatten

IT’S THAT SPOOKY TIME OF YEAR AGAIN. The season for pumpkins, creepy dolls and ghost stories on a crisp fall night—and yes, The Editor’s and my continued search for spirits from beyond the grave. Our third annual paranormal investigation was a two-part endeavor that took us all the way to St. Francisville and then back home again to the French Quarter to collect the macabre tales and strange photographs of those who are, technically, not still alive. We have to borrow the stories and photographs of others because The Editor and I continue to be blacklisted by the entire regional ghost community.

Part One: The Myrtles Plantation The Myrtles Plantation is widely regarded as one of the most haunted destinations west of New Orleans, thus making it the perfect location for our most recent investigation. Built in 1791 by General David Bradford, the home bore witness to the deaths of several residents, including at least four children.

Though the tales surrounding the demise of three of the children vary from yellow fever to oleander poisoning by a slave girl named Chloe, those who have heard their ghostly giggles or have seen their faint images captured in the photos of unsuspecting guests have no doubt that they still play in the halls and on the grounds of their old home. Many guests (not us, of course) have made a hasty departure in the middle of the night after experiencing the sensation of being tucked in by an attentive ghostly caretaker, dolls that mysteriously move on their own, and awaking to find the apparition of a woman holding a glowing candle bending over them, among other strange occurrences. Hearing the sounds of heavy footsteps climbing the mansion stairs and the laughter of children is commonly reported by the overnight guests of the inn.

Checking In We were joined on this year’s adventure to The Myrtles by two other intrepid ghost hunters—we’ll just call them “Liz” and “Isabella” (because those are their actual names). In beautiful St. Francisville, we had the feeling of stepping back in time walking 32

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amongst the ancient oaks dripping in Spanish moss. While soaking in the beauty of the grounds, we snapped a few photos for later analysis in the hopes of capturing an orb or a spooky little ghost face peeping from a window. We were soon shown to our rooms in the main house, which reportedly boasts the most haunted accommodations on the property. The Editor and I were treated to the General Bradford Suite, which is beautifully appointed with period antiques and famous for the elegant roll-top desk that supposedly (with the exception of the evening of our stay) routinely rattles and moves and just generally acts up. Liz and Isabella were strategically placed in the Fanny Williams room, where the creepy dolls are located. They were cautioned that if they touched the dolls, it was an invitation that they wanted to “play,” so Isabella immediately touched the dolls and Liz wasn’t happy and it was quickly shaping up to be an interesting night.

The Tour The beautiful furnishings and fascinating history of the home made for an enjoyable half hour or so. We took several photos to analyze later, and we did actually make out the image of a ghost wearing cataract sunglasses in the mirror and also in a reflection on a window. I thought he looked like Roy Orbison, but my fellow travelers disagreed.

Happy Hour We enjoyed a refreshing glass of chilled rosé in the beautiful oak-shaded brick courtyard and plotted our strategy to elicit some action from the resident spirits. Isabella had already gotten the ball rolling by messing with the creepy dolls in the Fanny Williams room, and The Editor and I decided to just play dead in the General David Bradford Suite after a few more glasses of rosé >> October-November 2019 33

later in the evening. It’s difficult to describe my inner conflict regarding the possibility of actually experiencing something paranormal; basically, I want to see a ghost in the exact proportion that I don’t want to see a ghost. Makes perfect sense, right? After enjoying our wine, we dined at a local restaurant because the onsite eatery, Restaurant 1796, is closed on Sunday and Monday. Then, it was back to The Myrtles and time to get down to some serious monkey business.

The Nighttime Investigation We refreshed ourselves again with some more rosé in the courtyard and kept an eye out for orbs and apparitions. At midnight, we took a spooky tour around the pond where guests have reported seeing “The Lady in Black” hover above the water. While on our stroll, we met some ladies from Monroe who had captured the very clear image of a little ghost boy in one of their photos from the tour; it was compelling evidence, to say the least. We did not see “The Lady in Black,” but were, however, eaten alive by mosquitos, so we retreated back to the relative safety of the courtyard.

Bedtime We stayed up as late as we could but were finally forced to call it a night. We all retired to our rooms where we, naturally, slept like babies. The ghost children probably jumped on our beds all night long, but we were dead to the world.

By the Light of Day As usual, with the exception of the ghost boy photo and seeing Roy Orbison in the haunted mirror, we experienced nothing out of the ordinary. The creepy dolls didn’t move, at least not on their own. Isabella did tuck one into bed with Liz while she was sleeping, so Liz woke up to a nasty little surprise (ha-ha!). And so, as we left the beauty and serenity of The Myrtles Plantation behind, I felt the familiar mix of disappointment and relief.

Part Two: The French Quarter Everybody knows that the French Quarter is jam-packed with spirits, but there’s nothing like a firsthand ghost story to give us the creeps. Anna and AJ Tusa own Briquette on S. Peters 34

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St. and The Creole Cookery on Toulouse; not only do they have spooky stories of their own, they also have a slew of tales from their diners. Once, when Anna was working in her apartment above Creole Cookery, her laptop unplugged itself from the wall before her very eyes; she left immediately and won’t spend the night there anymore. Indeed, troubles with electronics in the haunted old building are a common occurrence, including an incident during the Super Bowl when the television would not stay on—perhaps the spirit of a Saints fan at work. Another evening, upon closing, she and AJ made the rounds turning out the lights in the restaurant.

They walked a short distance to their car, and as they drove past the establishment, they saw that every light in the place was back on. As they entered the building to turn them off again, Anna explained to the spirits that it was time to go

MONEY DOCTOR

The Limits of Personal Investing

W. Mike Stewart AIF, RFC

Q A

Gina asks: What do you see as the biggest challenge for a person investing their own money?

One of the most difficult things to do is invest your own money.

In today’s world, everywhere you turn there are continuous

distractions and emotion triggers from 24-hour cable news, social

home and the lights should stay off—and they did.

One lady from South America was washing her hands in the ladies room when she heard someone whisper, “Go check the children” in her ear. She ran shrieking from the baño. Another lady came out of a restroom stall to find herself alone but with all of the water faucets running. A third woman heard children’s voices in the bathroom and then felt as though she were slapped. So it would seem that, for some reason, children dead and alive just love to play in restaurant toilets. As Anna explained, a yellow fever epidemic in 1853 claimed the lives of nearly 8,000 people, many of them children. One can still see the barred window of a former sick ward from the courtyard of The Creole Cookery; it was filled with quarantined yellow fever victims, which perhaps explains the presence of so many ghostly children on the property. (If you’re so inclined to tempt the spirits there, be sure to get the amazing chargrilled oysters.)

Moving on, we stopped at Tableau for a refreshing glass of chilled rosé. Our server, Jazz, was a wealth of information

media, and continuous advice from those around you.

regarding hauntings at that location, though she is not a fan of the paranormal, to say the least. She related strange stories of the lights flashing on and off and showed us a You Tube video of wine bottles flying off the shelves in a private dining room, which houses an extensive built-in wine rack.

The Editor and I inspected the very shelves from the bizarre video and could offer no explanation for the occurrence.

You may ask yourself why The Editor and I continue our seemingly fruitless quest to experience something (ok, anything) paranormal for ourselves. It’s true that, so far, all we’ve done is visit cool, reportedly haunted locations and record the stories of others while occasionally treating ourselves to a refreshing glass of chilled rosé—so I’ll just leave you to ponder that. Boo.

own money……GREED or FEAR. Emotion has no place in investing money

We all have our personal beliefs concerning many things like politics,

religion, and sometimes, affiliations. These are the center of our own biases. As a result, we tend to watch the news that most fits our beliefs and unfriend those on social media that frustrate us politically. That is called “confirmation bias”. We tend to only listen to news that “confirms” our own bias or views. People are “tribal” by nature and tend to follow the “tribe” they belong to, and believe that “other tribes’” beliefs are wrong or distorted. As a result, they really only get one side of the bigger story.

This can lead to poor investment choices and/or emotional reactions to investment markets because they only get one side of the story.

Consider the bigger problem of investing your own money amongst

others (co-workers, extended family, and friends) that have limited knowledge about investing. They might seem knowledgeable because they talk a big game and only tell you about their winners, but never discuss their losers, or mistakes. You might get approached about a “sure winner” and if you are like most, you do not want to be left out or miss that ‘great opportunity”, so you buy in only to realize it was a big mistake.

All of this leads to the core problem infecting those that invest their

and is the core reason it is not a good idea to invest your own money!

You have financial questions? Call or email Mike today.

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by John Maginnis

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IF YOU WATCHED NEW ORLEANS television in the sixties—an era many describe as the golden age—chances are very good you shared a cup of coffee with Bob and Jan Carr by the rooftop pool of the Royal Orleans Hotel.

The young couple’s morning show, Second Cup, on WDSU-TV, dominated its time slot as they interviewed newsmakers of the day and touted upcoming events and performances, hosting visiting celebrities such as Bob Hope, Ann Margaret, Jerry Lewis and Gina Lollobrigida.

“It was an exciting time to be on live television,” Bob remembers. “They gave us free rein, and we made it up as we went along.”

And now, as they approach 70 years of marriage, this couple is still making it up as they go along, treating life as the supreme adventure that it is and having a wonderful time.

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The Carrs met when both were students at Carnegie Tech, now Carnegie Mellon University, and they married while undergraduates. “After two dates, I gave her my fraternity pin, then went looking for an engagement ring,” says Bob, looking up at his silent but smiling wife.

Jan describes herself as a country girl who grew up in Martins Ferry, West Virginia. “I was 4-H and all that.” But she had shed that image by the time she was in college. Recently married, and having completed the school year, she decided she wanted to be a Rockette, a member of the storied dance troupe that performs in Radio City Music Hall. After all, she had studied dance when younger and had been featured in a tap-dancing performance at the Capital Theater in Wheeling, West Virginia. So she convinced her mother to accompany her to New York City for an audition. And, in the end, she was one of the few

photo courtesy: JOHN MAGINNIS

Still Making It Up Christwood Residents Bob as They Go Along and Jan Carr

candidates selected to perform in the summer program.

“It was hard work, believe me. We would rehearse from the time we got up until it was time to go to bed,” says Jan. “I loved it, but I began to realize that I already had my hands full as a wife and a student.” So she returned to college in Pittsburgh, but brought back with her the knowledge that she was good enough to be a Rockette.

After graduation, Jan found herself back in New York, along with her husband. “We figured if we were going to be famous, New York was the place to be,” Bob says, with a twinkle in his eyes.

In the city, Bob worked in the mailroom of Kidder Peabody, a large investment firm at the time, moonlighting as a model, scoring roles in print ads for Zippo lighters (“She Gave Me a Zippo!”) and Coca-Cola, among others, while Jan worked in the CBS casting office, steering jobs Bob’s way when she could.

After deciding New York wasn’t fulfilling their dreams, they returned to West Virginia to a Wheeling television station, where they learned the trade in the then-emerging industry. After a brief stint with a stained glass manufacturer selling windows to churches—“a real job that paid well”—the couple accepted positions in the late fifties with WWL Radio in New Orleans.

“We weren’t sure about this one,” Bob admits. “We really wanted television, and we had reservations about moving to the Deep South. We wanted California, but a friend who offered us the job wowed us with talk of ‘fifty-thousand watts, reaching across America,’ so we decided this would be a stop along the way to the coast. Maybe a stepping stone.”

“But it turned out to be a great job for us,” says Jan. The Bob & Jan Radio Show broadcast out of the Roosevelt Hotel, and they interviewed all the acts that were playing in the Blue Room at the time—celebrities like Patti Page, Mel Torme, Carol Channing and Roberta Sherwood.

They quickly settled into the job and into the city, and as they did, they fell in love with New Orleans. Bob chronicled this time in his book, Raising Our Children on Bourbon. To quote from the dust jacket of the book: “This is the story of Bob and Jan Carr, who escaped the mundane life of mid-America and moved to the heart of the infamous French Quarter to raise their children (four in all) among the ‘Quarter eccentrics’ while pursuing spectacular careers in radio and television. Join them as they renovate and restore a Bourbon Street mansion, passing through one crisis after another; their Ku Klux Klan encounter; sunbathing strippers next door; integration of the Desire bus line; and school problem solutions, all interspersed with the bizarre and myriad characters of the ‘Quarter.’

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celebrities: Bette Davis, Joan Crawford, Brenda Lee, Bishop Fulton Sheen, Al Hirt, Pete Fountain, Clay Shaw, Ruthie the Duck Girl and more than a score of the famous and infamous.”

During their French Quarter era, beginning in 1960 and lasting into the seventies, Bob and Jan were offered the kind of television shows they had always wanted: The morning show Second Cup, Midday, the Sunday Showcase of Homes and Bob & Jan from The Al Hirt Club. “It was a blur,” says Jan, “raising four kids at a time our careers were blossoming, but I wouldn’t have traded it for anything.”

Then in 1973, after an ownership change at WDSU, things quieted down, and an opportunity sent Bob in an entirely different direction. He went to work with the International House,

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the predecessor of the New Orleans World Trade Center, where he later became the managing director and continued in that role for twenty years.

Today, after settling into the Christwood Retirement Community in Covington, the couple still runs at a fast pace. Bob is President of the Christwood Men’s Club, which takes up much of his time, and serves as a volunteer for the Health Center Task Force. Together, Bob and Jan take theater trips to New Orleans, attend lectures by visiting speakers and participate in numerous social events.

They also travel frequently, having taken nine European river cruises.

“A little bit of this, and a little bit of that,” he says with a smile, “and a whole lot of happiness.” Jan nods in agreement.

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IT WAS ASH WEDNESDAY 2017. Mardi Gras beads coated light posts and trees like ornaments while Daniel Lauricella signed the lease to 1336 Montegut Street in Bywater, New Orleans. The plan was to open the city’s first-ever vinyl record press, reinforcing the city’s already abundant music scene. Dan and his business partner Remi Foulon didn’t have any equipment yet. They had never even stepped into a record press. But staring into this vacant turquoisepainted brick warehouse, they imagined an exciting future for the local music industry. “There’s tons of musical talent in New Orleans. Tons of great places to record, tons of places to perform and a lot of great record stores—but no one was making the actual thing. It was something I was always curious about.

Why is there not a record-pressing plant here?” Dan wondered. And with a gutsy amount of ambition, New Orleans Record Press, or NoRp, was born.

“A record is such a recognized format; it’s been around for over a hundred years. So I thought the process can’t be that hard,” Dan says with a widetoothed grin. “It is that hard.” There are no shortcuts in the tedious vinyl pressing process, no manual

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New Orleans Embraces First Vinyl Record Press

and not many people to turn to when the inevitable hiccups occur. It’s a roll-up-your-sleeves, trial-anderror kind of work. Sweating aside hot steam engines, days range from eight to fourteen hours, seven days a week. The skillset of pressing vinyl is a small club, known to few, admired by many. Though a few pressing plants have popped up in the past few years, there

still remains fewer than thirty working facilities in the United States. “It’s maddening and exciting,” says Dan, describing the process. “The material, steam pressure, everything about how it comes together—it is not a conventional manufacturing process. It’s different from how you look at manufacturing a tire.” Each machine is different, each facility has its own unique variables.

Co-owner Mike Quinlan likens, “Everyone has their own oven, and it’s like learning to be a good baker.”

The tight-knit, five-person team feels “proud and lucky” being New Orleans’ first record press, pioneering a new chapter for the city’s plentiful musicians. The press provides an irreplaceable opportunity for local artists and smaller record labels. “The New Orleans music industry is lacking.

Even though it is a massive city built on music and touring bands, there’s not a lot of infrastructure to support them.

New Orleanians can make their albums here cheaper than anywhere else in the United States,” says Mike. NoRp offers assistance to clients through the entire process from start to finish. Many times, that involves the artist visiting the press wide eyed as their record is pressed right before them. This community aspect is a happy side effect.

Having the press in town saves clients hundreds of dollars in shipping costs, cutting hard into the budget for smaller independent artists. The pickup availability also prevents shipping damages, which for fragile records is a huge reassurance. Local labels are huge supporters for NoRp, including Sinking City Records, Basin Street, and Community Records. “One of the things that I’m struck by is that we get a lot of artists who want to print the minimum they can. We do smaller orders than a lot of places to help them,” says Mike. >> October-November 2019 43

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Remi Foulon, Michael Quinlan, Patrick Bailey and Daniel Lauricella of NoRp in-front of the record pressing machine.

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This allowance is unheard of in the majority of presses, making NoRp valuable. The cost to print five hundred records, for example, runs about two thousand dollars for full packaging. For a small-time or new musician, this number can feel unreachable.

Vinyl records are made with tiny pellets of PVC that are heated together into a puck, then flattened, stamped, trimmed and cooled. Wax comes in a spectrum of bright colors and design variations, including marble, swirl and even a smoke effect. This artistic touch makes it more than just a manufacturing job. A typical day at the press for job supervisor Patrick Bailey is often quality control and packaging. After the steaming and cooling process, the records need to be cured for 24 hours until they are ready for assembly. Each record is examined for blemishes, scratches, and label defects. If anything looks a bit off, it is brought into the listening room where each questionable spot hits the needle to see if it affects sound quality. If all is well, the records

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get dusted and placed into sleeves. If not, the vinyl is recycled. “I spend most of the day attending the machine and helping to organize workflow in the warehouse,” says Josh Campbell, press maintenance manager. “Once we have all the parts for a job, the client has chosen colors and approved the test pressings, we can start production. I change stampers, bake center labels, warm up the machine, start the boiler and the water chiller.”

In the short two years since that quiet Ash Wednesday, NoRp has pressed more than 300,000 records, including PJ Morton’s Grammy awardwinning album Gumbo. Melting plastic into microscopic peaks and valleys is no easy job, but for this team, it’s become a noble one. “We’re not too big for our britches. We have one press. We work hard.

We have a small, tight crew that knows how to do everything, and we’re married to the idea of audio quality,” says Mike. The process isn’t easy, the days are long and the warehouse is hot, but somehow, records remain the longest-running format of music produced. “It has been challenging and interesting to learn to produce a format that has never really gone away. Records are one of the least portable formats of recorded music. CDs, cassettes, and digital files allow you to have music with you everywhere all of the time, leave it in the background and ignore it. To play a record feels more intentional. You have to pay attention to it; you have to interact with it. It takes up space,” says Josh.

It’s been near a hundred years since the first commercially available vinyl was pressed, but for New Orleans, it’s just beginning.

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Warren “Jay” Huber III, MD PhD, FACOG FERTILITY INSTITUTE OF NEW ORLEANS

Since 1978, the Fertility Institute of New Orleans has assisted with over 18, 011 pregnancies. As one of the longest established fertility practices in the

abnormalities of the uterus, fallopian tubes, or ovaries.

During his time in residency, Dr. Huber was recognized for outstanding

United States, FINO has been a pioneer in the introduction of new infertility

laparoscopic and pelvic surgery. His favorite surgery is a robotic myomectomy

treatments in the region.

utilizing the da Vinci robot system. He has an adjunct appointment at the LSU

The team at the FINO is delighted to welcome their newest Fertility

School of Medicine as a Clinical Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology. In

Specialist, Warren “Jay” Huber III, MD PhD, FACOG, back home. New Orleans

this role, Dr. Huber will be heavily involved in OBGYN Resident and medical student

native Dr. Huber joins FINO after completing his residency in Obstetrics and

education, both in the office as well as the operating room.

Gynecology and his fellowship in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility at

As a Doctor of Philosophy, Dr. Huber has always been devoted to translational

The Warren Alpert School of Medicine of Brown University/Women & Infants

research –bringing the bench to the bedside. Most recently his interests have been

Hospital of RI in Providence, Rhode Island. Dr. Huber graduated from Jesuit

in the role that the maternal immune system plays in successful pregnancy. Dr.

High School in New Orleans and then received his B.S. in Biochemistry at LSU

Huber has also been involved with patient advocacy work/policy, with the passage

in Baton Rouge. Following his time in Baton Rouge, Dr. Huber returned to

of a law in Rhode Island requiring private insurance companies to cover fertility

New Orleans where he received his PhD in Pharmacology and Experimental

preservation cycles in patients undergoing treatments that may impact future

Therapeutics and his MD at LSU Health Sciences Center.

fertility. This work was published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

Dr. Huber and his wife Dr. Lauren Brignac-Huber, also a New Orleans

In his downtime, Dr. Huber enjoys spending time at home with his

native, currently live in the Uptown New Orleans area with their 10-year-old

family and their 4-year-old black lab, Lucy. He also enjoys hunting, fishing and

daughter, Maryn. The draw back to New Orleans was a combination of family

reading. Dr. Huber is now accepting new patients in Metairie and Mandeville.

in the area and his ability to bring the knowledge gained in the New England

Call today for a consultation.

area to the Gulf South to benefit couples with infertility.

Some of Dr. Huber’s clinical interests include female infertility, optimization of the endometrium for embryo transfer, fertility preservation and same-sex couple fertility care. While at Brown/Women & Infants, Dr. Huber had extensive training in minimally invasive infertility surgery, including advanced hysteroscopy and laparoscopy/robotic surgery to address

Fertility Institute of New Orleans is located at 800 N Causeway Blvd, Ste 2C, Mandeville, (985) 892-7621; and 4770 S I-10 Service Rd W, Ste 201 in Metairie, (504) 454-2165. fertilityinstitute.com.

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25.5” x 27” x 2.5”, $99. Outdoor Living Center, Covington, 985-893-8008. 3. Henri coffee table; whitewashed coiled rattan paired with deep bronze powder-coated steel frame, 43.5” D x 18.5” H, $998. Eclectic Home, 8666654. 4. Westly wall sconce by Currey and Company 6

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Chateau Drugs, Metairie, 504-889-2300. 6. Luminous white set of 3 hand-blown glass pumpkins in 3 sizes.

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3. Wisteria IV by Marcia Holmes, 18.5” x 18.5” framed. Opening Reception October 5, 6-8 pm.

Degas Gallery, 826-9744. 4. Sculpted pattern customizable credenza with antique mirror and three interior compartments, each with adjustable shelf. French Mix by Jennifer Dicerbo interiors, Covington, 985-809-3152. 5. Hand-blown etched crystal from Prague. The Southern Hotel, Covington, 985-866-1907. 6. Audubon Park Oak pens. Nola Pens, woodmenfurniture.com or 258-3916. 7. Goat’s milk lotions, body wash, bath salts and soaps. All natural, made in Seadrift, Texas, starting at $9. Niche Modern Home, Mandeville, 985-624-4945.

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Entre Nous

by Jane Finney Haas

Top: The membership of Entre Nous at their spring luncheon at Metairie Country Club.

Above: Adel Hesse, Entre Nous’ longest-standing member, is 100 years old and was invited to join the club in 1946.

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AT ONE-HUNDRED YEARS YOUNG, Adel Jenness Hesse holds the distinction of being the most senior member of her book club— ENTRE NOUS—a literary group in Old Metairie celebrating its seventy-fifth anniversary this fall.

Just after Hesse and her husband, Dr. Charles Hesse, returned to New Orleans after his military service in World War II, Hesse welcomed the invitation to join Entre Nous.

Gathering in living rooms to discuss everything from sterilizing glass baby bottles to trading recipes for the perfect pineapple upside-down cake was a welcomed departure from the concerns so many of the ladies had faced during wartime.

Entre Nous’ book-loving journey actually began in 1944; it is considered one of the oldest book clubs in the local community. Entre Nous, a French phrase meaning “between us; in confidence” seemed the perfect name for this close-knit group of friends who simply liked getting together to talk about more than the weather.

In an interview for the Times Picayune nine

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years ago, 95-year-old charter member Lucille Busenleiner, Adel Hesse’s sister, recalled, “Back in the mid-1940s, when the club was formed, Metairie still had a small-town look, especially along Metairie Road. There were open fish markets and meat markets. I even remember a place that used to sell live chickens,” she chuckled. “In the beginning, we really didn’t expect our little club to take off, but we were good friends to start off with, and we had many connections besides the book club. As new houses in Old Metairie started popping up, the neighborhoods were soon filled with young families, and our children grew up together. We were all starting new families, so about 15 of us came up with the idea of starting a book club. We agreed to meet twice a month in one of our homes to socialize and to discuss books. But we found no one had the time or inclination to present a book to the club, so we eventually decided to switch things around and invite guest speakers, especially local authors, to do the presentations for us.”

By 1949, Entre Nous’ membership had doubled to 30 members. As they outgrew gathering in homes, they decided to move their meetings to Metairie Country Club in 1955. The club took more of a

formal turn then, establishing officers and committees to officially organize each year’s program. In order to cover the cost of refreshments and a slight stipend for their speakers, they decided to collect yearly dues of $14, payable in two installments!

Historically, gentlemen have been invited to attend at least one meeting during the year, and Adel Hesse recalls that on at least two occasions they had parties with husbands. “One was a shipwreckedthemed costume party!” she laughs. “We certainly knew how to have fun!”

Seventy-five years later, the fun continues.

Entre Nous’ unique format keeps things fresh and current. To date, the club has invited over 340 local and regional authors and personalities to share their work. Among them: Ambassador Lindy Boggs, Sheila Bosworth, John Besh, Richard Campanella, Douglas Brinkley, Dr. Gordon Mueller, Angela Carll, Bob and Jan Carr, Bev Church, Ronald Drez, Ron Forman, Sheriff Charles Foti, Alec Gifford, Anne Honeywell, Phil Johnson, Iris Kelso, Mel Leavitt, Errol Laborde, Peggy Scott Laborde, John Magill, Ti Martin, Nell Nolan, Roger Ogden, Cornelia Rathke, Ed Renwick, Jacques Rodrigue, Jerry Romig, Peter Finney, Mackie Shilstone, Buddy Stall, Sheila Stroup, Genevieve Munson Trimble, Christina Vella and Bonnie Warren.

Book editor, author and radio personality Susan Larson returns each year with her “Best Books of the Year.” Entre Nous members consider Larson their favorite in-house bibliophile.

Certainly, the heartache of Hurricane Katrina inspired many local authors, like Joshua Clark and C. Morgan Babst, to document their personal journeys, prompting members of the book club to discuss their shared experiences. Longtime Legacy member BeBe Babst was president of Entre Nous when Katrina hit in August 2005. She recalls: “Our opening luncheon would have taken place in early September, but was cancelled because Metairie Country Club was flooded, as were so many of our members’ homes.

We had no idea where our ladies were or the condition of their homes. I will never forget the hugs, tears and remarkable stories of each lady’s “odyssey” in December 2005, when members who could reunited at a small Christmas party. Even after the personal devastation of Katrina, Entre Nous managed to carry on. From January on, we met at Longue Vue

Gardens until we were able to return to the country club. Like the rest of the city, our lives had changed dramatically, but Entre Nous remained our constant.”

Founding member Lou Richardson was beloved by all members of Entre Nous and is still considered “the glue.” From her petite frame sprung a determined spirit that certainly laid the foundation for Entre Nous in 1944, assuring its longevity. “I think my mother was revered because she could always be counted on to serve in all capacities,” reflects Lou’s daughter, Cinda Anderson. “I think she was even president two or three times.

She was the original Energizer Bunny— 92 pounds of boundless energy!”

Anderson believes her mother and her friends created something vital and unique. “Books can heal, stir the spirit, entertain and educate us. Having the authors come to us and reveal the story behind their writings, whether fact or fiction or a book of photography, makes it all so personal and relatable.”

Kit Davison agrees. As the daughter of founding member Mary Davison, Kit has remained an active Legacy member. “Since I was 24 years young, Book Club Fridays have been engraved in my calendar. This club has given me the opportunity to stay connected with friends I’ve known since my mother invited me to join 50 years ago. When starting Entre Nous, our mothers and mothers-in-law had a simple idea—to create a group of ladies who would have so much fun they would come back time after time. And I love having lunch afterwards to discuss the many books on our must-read list. I try my best not to let my 24 mile-plus drive across the Causeway keep me away.”

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After painstakingly reading copies of the club’s annual directories since its first published booklet in 1955, McCurnin remarked, “I realized what I had was a time capsule of incredible information on the history of Entre Nous. It was like opening a treasure chest, reading through all the gems of history and following the changes and evolution of our fantastic book club. We have been extremely fortunate to have had such amazing dignitaries, celebrities and professionals as our program speakers. Everyone in this book club is an avid reader, and our list just gets longer each month.”

Legacy member Susan Hurth Price is in awe of what her mother, Fran Hurth, and friends created. “Fifteen friends’ simple and lighthearted philosophy has stood the test of time. Over the years, this book club has given all of us, young and old, bookcases filled with gems we might otherwise have never known about. More importantly, it has filled my life with new, lasting friendships.

Getting out of the house twice a month while raising her young children was something my mother looked forward to, just as I did many years later. Entre Nous was like a sweet refuge, in a way, and sharing those Fridays with my mother was truly special.”

Today, in its 75th year, with a membership of 75, Entre Nous continues to meet twice a month, October through May, to discuss books, meet members of the arts and literary communities and socialize. And, with Adel Hesse as the heart and soul of the group, Entre Nous Book Club remains strong. Little did Hesse know at age 25, that she was part of a best seller—one that is still very much in print!

Legacy member Jane Finney Haas is the daughter-in-law of founding member Paula Haas and Secretary of Entre Nous.

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INside Peek WYES Downton Abbey Countdown Party

photos: HAROLD SPINNER

Prior to the recent release of the new Downton Abbey movie, Downton Abbey fans gathered for a countdown celebration hosted by WYES and the Windsor Court. Patrons enjoyed Downton-style libations of tea, champagne and themed cocktails, along with an array of specially created menu items, amid a background of Highclere Castle (Downton Abbey), life-size replicas of Mr. Carson, Violet, Mary and Edith Crawly, and piano tunes from the roaring twenties. WYES Board President Anne Redd and WYES President and CEO Allan Pizzato greeted special guests and thanked the event’s sponsors: Windsor Court, First Bank and Trust, SoSuSu and Yvonne Lafleur.

A grand time was had by all, including Holley Haag, Nuria Rowley, Susu Stall, Carol and Conrad Appel, Kim and Neal Abramson, Simone Bruni Crouere, Mary Kevin and Larry Kornman, Donna and Vince Giardina, Sharon Perlis, Michelle Dodenhoff, and Bonnie and John Boyd.

Guests received complimentary tickets to an exclusive preview screening of the movie.

INside Peek 1. Branch Manager Jerome Whitney cuts the ribbon at the new Keesler Federal Mid-City Branch. 2. Assistant Branch Manager Tiffany Palmer shows off her new office to her mom, Joyce Williams, and aunt, Yvonne Scott.

3. Guests enjoyed great music, tasty brunch, and good vibes at the Keesler Federal Mid-City Branch grand opening. 4. Brunch was provided by the fantastic crew at the Ruby Slipper Cafe

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5. Keesler Federal teammates Shantell Thomas, Jerome Whitney, Jesse Hebert, and Diondra Robair work together to get the branch ready for the big day! 6. Sacred Heart’s active Mothers’ Club board members Christine Lejeune, Adele Ralston, Stephanie Schott, Lorie DeMarcay, Beth Brennan, Rachel Roubion, Olivia Guider and Ajanette Bent at the Club’s kick-off event to welcome new parents. 7. Courtney Boudreaux, Rayne Bories, Megan Kepper, Louise Smallpage, Jessica Bachmann, and Amory Levert.

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INside Peek A Night of Blue Crimestoppers GNO and the Oscar J. Tolmas Charitable Trust hosted “A Night of Blue” at Generations Hall. Preceded by a patron party, the event gathered more than 400 sponsors and patrons, who were treated to music from local musicians including Rockin’ Dopsie, Charmaine Neville, James Andrews and the Bucktown All-Stars, as well as a special musical tribute to Dr. John, who played at the first Night of Blue. Attendees enjoyed food from outstanding local restaurants and a silent auction of vacation packages, Saints and Pelicans tickets, jewelry, private parties at Pat O’Brien’s and the Tchoup Yard, media packages and an in-home dinner party prepared by Chef Kevin Belton. Eric Paulsen served as master of ceremonies for the evening. Winnie and Mark Brown were event chairs with co-chairs Jay Batt and Kathy Zetzmann. Proceeds from the event go to Crimestoppers youth crime prevention programs.

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1. Sacred Heart students thanking nationally acclaimed author Rachel Simmons for her presentation. 2. Members of the Sacred Heart administration with Rachel Simmons (center). Pictured from left: Laurie Friedrichs, Julie Boyd, Rachel Simmons, Sr. Melanie Guste, RSCJ, and Maria Schneider. 3. Sacred Heart Fathers’ Club President Tim Brennan and Golf Tournament Chair Chris Doucet celebrating the start of a new school year.

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“Our business and work are based on the quality of our employees,” Bobby adds. “And I truly can say we have some of the best and most experienced technicians in the industry.”

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IN Great Taste

by Yvette Jemison

SKIP THE STORE-BOUGHT BANANA BREAD and bake this classic loafstyle cake that is easier than it looks.

It’s incredibly moist and allows the sweetness of ripe bananas to shine. Here are a few variations on the recipe for you to serve from breakfast to dessert. You can keep it classic with the Basic Banana Bread recipe, or for an added pop of rich flavor, simply fold in chocolate chunks. For a treat that resembles a coffee cake, top your loaf with a textured streusel topping. These flavorful loaves are excellent in the morning with a cup of coffee and make great gifts, too.

Banana bread is so versatile that you can serve it as a dessert by slathering a slice with salted honey butter and topping it with seasonal berries. The loaves freeze beautifully, so keep a stash in the freezer to get ahead on your holiday bulk baking or to enjoy at a later date. Locate your loaf pans and enjoy these versatile recipes when you’re ready for your fall baking.

Basic Banana Bread Servings: makes one 8½” x 4½” loaf ½ cup vegetable oil 1 cup sugar 2 large eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla photo: YVETTE JEMISON

¾ teaspoon baking soda ½ teaspoon kosher salt 1¼ cups ripe bananas, mashed 1¼ cups all-purpose flour ½ cup walnuts, chopped

Versatile Banana Bread From breakfast to dessert

1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour an 8½” x 4½” loaf pan.

2. In a large bowl using a mixer on medium speed, beat oil, sugar, eggs and vanilla until pale and creamy. Add baking soda and salt and mix until just combined. Add bananas and mix until combined.

3. With the mixer on low speed, add flour and mix until just combined.

4. Fold in the walnuts.

5. Scrape batter into the prepared pan. Bake bread until a tester inserted into the center comes out clean, 60-75 minutes.

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Chocolate Chunk Banana Bread ½ cup (about 2 oz.) dark chocolate, chopped ½ teaspoon all-purpose flour

1. In a small bowl, toss chocolate and flour until chocolate is well coated.

2. Fold into prepared banana bread batter in Step 4 of Basic Banana Bread recipe.

Streusel Banana Bread Servings: makes topping for 2 loaves 1/3 cup all-purpose flour ¼ cup walnuts, finely chopped 3 Tablespoons light brown sugar ¼ teaspoon kosher salt

and clumps form.

2. After batter has been scraped into loaf pan, sprinkle ½ cup of topping over batter, and bake as directed in Basic Banana Bread recipe. If streusel browns before bread is done, loosely cover with foil until banana bread is completely baked.

Salted Honey Butter ½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature 3 Tablespoons honey ¼ teaspoon flaked sea salt

1. In a small bowl, stir butter and honey together until well blended. Add salt flakes and stir just until combined.

Serve at room temperature.

Do ahead: Salted honey butter can be made 5 days ahead.

Store in an airtight container and refrigerate. Let come to room temperature before using.

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SOUTHERN COMFORT PLATES FRIED SHRIMP OR OYSTER POBOY 15.00

16.00

10.00

14.00

New Orleans version of a coastal classic.

LEGACY KITCHEN CLASSICS THE FRIED TACKLEBOX PLATTER

32.00

Thin catfish, oysters, shrimp, alligator

29.00

Garlic herb butter asparagus, mushrooms &

SOUTHERN FRIED CHICKEN

15.00

Applewood smoked bacon, peanut butter, cheddar cheese & brûlée bananas, fries.

15.00 22.00

22.00

Braised cabbage, crawfish spoonbread.

CENTER CUT FILET

jam, fries.

PAN ROASTED SALMON

LOWER-THAN-LOW COUNTRY SHRIMP + GRITS 23.00

crawfish cornbread.

Vidalia onion slaw, fries.

SOUP & SALADS

17.00

Bacon studded, pepperjelly maple syrup.

REDFISH ST. CHARLES

Fries & slaw.

ELVIS-THE KING BURGER

20.00

poppers, crawfish hushpuppies, fries.

New Orleans “dressed”, house chips.

OLD SOUTH CHEESEBURGER

26.00

Brown butter & louisiana popcorn rice.

Hot-honey glaze, blue cheese, smoky bacon

SOUTH GEORGIA CHICKEN SANDWICH

Smoked white beans, creole mustard.

CRAB + CORN BISQUE

18.00

SOUTHERN-FRIED CHICKEN SALAD 16.00

PECAN SMOKED CHICKEN WINGS PLATTER

Kentucky bourbon peppercorn sauce.

PERFECTLY GRILLED FISH THIN FRIED CATFISH PECAN

Tomato, avocado, creamy dressing.

SEARED TUNA SALAD

27.00

15.00

Pimento cheese, vidalia onions and bacon

VOO DOO Cajun mayo, blue cheese, crumbled bacon.

THE SHRIMP WEDGE SALAD

RIBEYE STEAK

Cajun crawfish cream and featured veg.

Cornbread croutons.

dressing.

ICE COLD RAW OYSTERS (12) CHARBROILED OYSTERS (8)

10.00 12.00 12.00

Mango, avocado, macadamia nuts, tango

OYSTER BAR

CRAWFISH BOIL SOUP LOADED SEAFOOD GUMBO POT KALE CAESAR

36.00

Creamy smoked greens, fried oysters and tabasco hollandaise.

SIDES SOUTHERN BRAISED CABBAGE TODAY’S FEATURED VEG CRAWFISH SPOONBREAD

6.00 6.00 9.00

Chef tartar, brussel sprouts.

Tackle Box is located at 817 Common Street in New Orleans. Legacykitchen.com.

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Metairie / Café

French Quarter / New Orleans Buffet

Caffe! Caffe!

Steamboat Natchez

Salads AVOCADO

Romaine lettuce topped with sliced avocado, gorgonzola cheese & walnuts, garnished with orange slices & red onions, finished with our signature Mango Vinaigrette on the side.

GREEK Mixed Greens topped with feta cheese, red onions, green peppers, cherry tomatoes & Kalamata olives, finished with our Greek dressing and served with pita wedges.

TOMATO, ONION, AVOCADO Fresh sliced tomatoes, red onion, feta cheese, Kalamata olives and sliced avocado atop Greenleaf lettuce, served with pita wedges and olive oil and balsamic vinegar.

Add grilled chicken, chicken salad or tuna salad or shrimp salad.

Sandwiches CAFFE CLUB- HAM OR TURKEY Your choice of ham or turkey with Swiss cheese, bacon, lettuce, tomato, mayonnaise and a honey mustard spread on toasted sourdough bread.

GRILLED CAESAR PITA Romaine lettuce tossed with seasoned croutons and our signature Caesar dressing, topped with grilled chicken in a fold-over pita bread.

CHIPOTLE CHICKEN WRAP Grilled chicken, Swiss cheese, mixed greens and our homemade chipotle sauce in a whole wheat wrap.

One-of-a kind desserts made fresh daily.

Caffe! Caffe! is located at 4301 Clearview Parkway in Metairie and 3547 North Hullen. 504-885-4845 and 504-267-9190 68

Inside New Orleans

Dinner Jazz Cruise

New Orleans Buffet Cruise Time 7:00-9:00pm Dining Salon Seating 6:00-7:15 p.m or 7:45 p.m.

Reservations Required

NATCHEZ TOSSED SALAD Mixed greens, tomato, praline bacon, croutons, tossed in our

with fresh rosemary, thyme, garlic, and ground pepper.

CREOLE CREAMED SPINACH

Steen’s cane syrup vinaigrette and

Spinach with mozzarella,

served family style.

parmesan and cream cheese.

CHICKEN AND SAUSAGE GUMBO PORK LOIN Served with a Creole mustard sauce

STEAMBOAT ROUND Certified Angus Beef, carved to

GREEN BEANS ALMONDINE Southern style green beans topped with almond slivers.

WHITE CHOCOLATE BREAD PUDDING

order w/ natural au jus and a

A soufflé of local Leidenheimer

horseradish cream sauce.

French bread in a rich custard

BAYOU SEAFOOD PASTA Crawfish tails and Shrimp tossed in a white wine and garlic parmesan cream sauce with penne.

PADDLEWHEEL PRIMAVERA

with a decadent white chocolate sauce.

BANANAS FOSTER A New Orleans original! Fresh sliced bananas sauteed in

Fusilli pasta, zucchini, squash,

butter, brown sugar, vanilla,

mushrooms and cherry tomatoes

cinnamon a​ nd rum. Served

tossed in a zesty basil pesto.

HERB-GARLIC FINGERLING POTATOES Fingerling potatoes roasted

warm atop vanilla ice cream.

La Louisiane Sliced French Bread Community Coffee and Iced Tea included.

Steamboat Natchez is located at Toulouse Street & the Mississippi River in New Orleans. 504-569-1401. steamboatnatchez.com.

CBD / Creole

CBD / Italian Cuisine

ANNUNCIATION

Josephine Seaworthy Estelle

PAN SEARED GULF FISH

Sweet Potatoes, Sautéed Kale, Moutarde Beurre Blanc.

CRABMEAT SARDOU

SMOKED FISH

BBQ SHRIMP AND GRITS

Cheddar Grits, Gulf White Shrimp, Tasso Ham, Green Onions.

PANCAKES

Crab, Artichoke, Creamed Spinach,

Buttermilk, Ricotta Cheese,

Hollandaise.

Amaretto Syrup.

TROUT MARGUERY

SHORT RIB BENEDICT

Cream Sauce, Mushroom, Shrimp,

Poached Eggs, Tomato,

Hollandaise Sauce.

Hollandaise, Salsa Verde.

VEAL ANNUNCIATION Paneed Veal, Fettuccini, Alfredo Sauce.

FRESH DRUM YVONNE Artichoke, Mushroom, Green Onion, Brabant Potatoes, Broccoli.

GRILL POMPANO Plain, Almandine, or Crab. Lyonnais

CBD / Seafood

FRIED CHICKEN BISCUIT Calabrian Honey Butter, Pickles.

JE BURGER Pimento cheese, Aioli, Bread and Butter Pickles, Lettuce, French Fries.

BUCATINI Amatriciana, Parmesan, Chili, Garlic.

CANESTRI CACIO E PEPE

Potato, Asparagus.

Cucumber, Radish Avocado, Seeds, Sprouts, Sourdough.

“RICE BOWL” Pork Belly, Rice Grits, Greens, Poached Egg Scallion.

CHILE RELLENO Gulf Shrimp, Poblano Pepper, Tomatillo Corn Jack Cheese.

CRAB CAKE Peas, Poached Egg, Rouille, English Muffin.

BBQ SHRIMP Heirloom Tomato, Burrata, Oyster Liquor Amber Beer, Sourdough.

CHILAQUILES Catfish, Guajillo Chile, Pickled Onion, Cilantro, Tortilla.

POZOLE Hominy, Shellfish, Oregano,

SOFTSHELL CRAB MONICA

Radish, Lime.

MICAH’S SANDWICH

Crab, Crawfish, Green Onion, Garlic.

STUFFED EGGPLANT

Andouille, Fontal Cheese,

Shrimp, Crab, Vegetables, Herbs,

Scrambled Egg, Brioche,

Lemon Butter Sauce.

Fried Potatoes.

Annunciation Restaurant is located at 1016 Annunciation Street in New Orleans.

504-568-0245. annunciationrestaurant.com.

Josephine Estelle is located at 600 Carondelet Street in New Orleans.

504-930-3070. josephineestelle.com.

Seaworthy is located at 630 Carondelet Street in New Orleans. 504-930-3071. seaworthynola.com.

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Haute Plates

Annunciation

A selection of restaurants and haute dishes found in and around New Orleans.

Antoine’s

Briquette

1016 ANNUNCIATION ST.

713 ST. LOUIS ST.

701 SOUTH PETERS ST.

ANNUNCIATIONRESTAURANT.COM

(504) 581-4422

504-302-7496

NEW ORLEANS 504-568-0245

Annunciation Restaurant, located in New Orleans’ bustling

NEW ORLEANS

ANTOINES.COM Established in 1840, Antoine’s

Caffe! Caffe!

4301 CLEARVIEW PKWY.

NEW ORLEANS

METAIRIE, 504-885-4845

BRIQUETTE-NOLA.COM

METAIRIE, 504-267-9190

Award-winning contemporary

3547 N. HULLEN ST. CAFFECAFFE.COM

Warehouse District, is walking

is the oldest French-Creole fine

coastal cuisine featuring Gulf

In 1992, Lisa and Gerald Beck

distance to the New Orleans

dining restaurant in New Orleans.

seafood and fish, beef, lamb, chicken,

opened the first Caffe! Caffe!, a

Convention Center and WWII

Enjoy the Summer $20.19 lunch

Maine Lobster and unique chef

friendly neighborhood café that would

museum. Specializing in Southern

special above. Three courses,

specials daily. Lunch, Dinner, Happy

be a gathering place for business,

and Creole cuisine, Annunciation is

available Monday–Saturday. Also

Hour, Private Parties. Make your

pleasure and after dinner coffee and

the perfect setting for an intimate

featured, 25-cent cocktail of the day.

reservations on OpenTable.

dessert. Meet me at … Caffe! Caffe!

evening out or a corporate dinner.

Josephine Estelle 600 CARONDELET ST.

NEW ORLEANS 504-930-3070

JOSEPHINEESTELLE.COM The culinary tell of chefs Andy

Mosca’s 4137 US 90

New Orleans Creole Cookery

MOSCASRESTAURANT.COM

NEW ORLEANS 504-524-9632

WESTWEGO 504-436-8950

Continuing our family

508 TOULOUSE ST.

NEWORLEANSCREOLECOOKERY.COM

630 CARONDELET ST.

NEW ORLEANS 504-930-3071

SEAWORTHYNOLA.COM Set in a classic Creole cottage

Ticer and Michael Hudman is the

tradition, for more than 60 years

marriage between classic Italian and

customers have enjoyed specialty

Creole tastes of New Orleans in the

wild-caught and sustainably

American South. With an emphasis

Italian cuisine at Mosca’s Restaurant.

historic French Quarter. Specialties

harvested oysters from the Gulf

on seasonal ingredients, homemade

From familiar staples like Spaghetti

include jambalaya, crawfish

Coast, East Coast and West Coast and

pastas and recipes, Josephine

and Meatballs to signature dishes

étouffée, shrimp creole and raw and

local fish and game. The celebrated

Estelle is open for breakfast, lunch,

like Oysters Mosca, every dish is

chargrilled oysters on the half shell.

beverage program offers classic and

dinner and happy hour.

prepared to order and served on

Craft cocktails and signature drinks

proprietary cocktails, with a smart

family-style platters.

with Happy Hour, weekdays 3-6pm.

selection of beer and wine.

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Inside New Orleans

Experience the traditional

Seaworthy

built in 1832, Seaworthy showcases

INside Dining

Barcelona Tapas aaa Spanish, 720 Dublin St., 504-861-9696 Basil Leaf aaa Thai, 1438 S.

New Orleans is home to more great restaurants than we could hope to list

Carrollton Ave., 504-862-9001 Boucherie aaaa Southern Barbecue,

here. For a comprehensive listing of

1506 S. Carrollton Ave., 504-

restaurants in the New Orleans metro area, please refer to Tom Fizmorris’

862-5514 Brigtsen’saaaa Contemporary Creole,

nomenu.com. In this guide, you will find some of the best bets around town.

723 Dante St., 504-861-7610 Cooter Brown’s Tavern aaa

Tom’s fleur de lis ratings are shown.

Sandwiches, 509 S. Carrollton Ave., 504-866-9104

BYWATER AND DOWNTOWN

Cowbell aa Hamburgers, 8801 Oak

Bacchanal American Gourmet, 600 Poland Ave., 504-948-9111.

St., 504-866-4222 Dat Dog a Craft Hot Dogs, 5030

Cafe Dauphine aaa Creole Homestyle, 5229 Dauphine St., 504-

Freret St., 504-899-6883 Hana aaa Japanese, 8116

309-6391.

Cafe Henri Neighborhood Cafe, 800

Hampson, 504-865-1634 Jacques-Imo’s aaa Cajun, 8324 Oak

Louisa St.

St., 504-861-0886

Cast Iron Rose Creole Homestyle,

Lebanon’s Café aaa Middle

5340 St Claude Ave. 504-309-8560

Eastern, 1500 S. Carrollton Ave.,

Cheesy Cajun Sandwiches, 3325 St Claude Ave., 504-265-0045.

504-862-6200 Louisiana Pizza Kitchen aaa

Elizabeth’s aaa Creole Homestyle,

Pizza, 615 S. Carrollton Ave.,

601 Gallier, 504-944-9272.

Golden Feather Bistro Creole

504-866-5900 Maple Street Café aaa Creole Italian,

Homestyle, 704 N. Rampar, 504266-2339.

7623 Maple St., 504-314-9003 Mat & Naddie’s aaaa Eclectic,

Jack Dempsey’s aa Seafood, 738 Poland Ave., 504-943-9914.

937 Leonidas St., 504-861-9600 Mikimoto aaaa Japanese, 3301 S.

Jughead’s Sandwiches, 801 Poland Ave., 504-304-5411.

Carrollton Ave., 504-488-1881 Mona’s Café aa Middle Eastern, 1120

Kayla’s Creole Homestyle, 3036 St Claude Ave., 504-949-3477.

Mariza aaaa American Gourmet, 2900 Chartres St., 504-598-5700.

Melba’s 1525 Elysian Fields Ave., 504267-7765.

N7 French, 1117 Montegut St. Oxalis aa Pub Food, 3162 Dauphine, 504-267-4776.

Pizza Delicious 617 Piety, 504-6768482.

S. Carrollton Ave., 504-861-8174 Panchita’s aaa Central American,

1434 S. Carrollton Ave., 504-2814127

Pupuseria La Macarena aaa Central American, 8120 Hampson St., 504-862-5252 Riccobono’s Panola Street Café aa Breakfast, 7801 Panola St., 504-314-1810 Vincent’saaaa Italian, 7839 St. Charles

Red’s Chinese aaa 3048 St. Claude Ave., 504-304-6030.

Satsuma Cafe Breakfast, Lunch Cafe.

3218 Dauphine, 504-304-5962.

Ave., 504-866-9313 Ye Olde College Inn aaa Neighborhood Café, 3000 S. Carrollton Ave., 504-866-3683

Shank Charcuterie Sandwiches, 2352 St. Claude Ave., 504-218-5281.

Stewart’s Diner 3403 N Claiborne Ave., 504-945-9059.

Sugar Park 3054 St. Claude Ave., 504.942.2047.

Suis Generis aaa Eclectic, 3219 Burgundy St., 504-309-7850.

The Joint aaa Barbecue, 701 Mazant, 504-949-3232 .

Wing Snack 2540 Desire St., 504943-1869.

CARROLLTON, RIVERBEND AND BROADMOOR Babylon Café aaa Middle Eastern, 7724 Maple St., 504-314-0010

CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT Bon Ton Café aaa Cajun, 401 Magazine St., 504-524-3386 Desi Vega’s aaaa Steak, 628 St. Charles Ave., 504-523-7600 Domenica aaaa Italian, 123 Baronne St. (Roosevelt Hotel), 504-6486020 Drago’saaaa Seafood, 2 Poydras St., 504-584-3911 Herbsaintaaaa Creole French, 701 St. Charles Ave., 504-524-4114 Legacy Kitchen’s Oyster Counter + Tap Roomaa American, 817 Common St, 504-827-1651

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Lucky Rooster aaa Pan-Asian, 515 Baronne St., 504-529-5825 Lüke aaa French, 333 St. Charles Ave., 504-378-2840 Morton’s The Steakhouse aaa Steak, 365 Canal St. (Canal Place Mall), 504-566-0221 Windsor Court Grill Room aaa American, 300 Gravier St., 504522-1994 Poppy’s Time Out Sports Bar & Grill. Hamburgers. 1 Poydras St. (Riverfront). 504-247-9265 Restaurant August aaaaa Eclectic, 301 Tchoupitoulas St., 504-299-9777 COVINGTON Abita Roasting Company 1011 Village Walk, 246-3345 Acme Oyster House aaa Seafood,

Mattina Bella aaa Breakfast, 421 892-0708

Place Dr., 893-0505. Australian-

NOLAaaaa Contemporary Creole, 534 St. Louis St., 504-522-6652

Harrison Ave., 504-488-0107

605 Canal St., 504-523-1661

Munch Factory aaa Contemporary

Pelican Club aaaaa Contemporary Creole, 312 Exchange Place, 504-

400-5663

523-1504

Creole, 69305 Hwy 21, Covington, 985-893-3603 Pat’s Seafood 1248 N. Collins Blvd., 985-892-7287 Ristorante Del Porto aaaa Italian, 501 E. Boston St., Covington,

246-6155

Hampshire St., 809-3840. MCC. Zea aaa American, 110 Lake Dr.,

and more, 69305 LA 21, Ste. E, 272-8485 Bear’s Restaurant aa Po-boys, 128 W. 21st St., 892-2373 Beck ‘n’ Call Cafe 534 N. New Hampshire, 985-875-9390 Carreta’s Grill a Mexican, 70380 LA Hwy. 21, Covington, 985-871-6674 CC’s Coffee House Coffee and

Park Ave., 504-488-1000 Steak Knife aaa Contemporary

Bienville, 504-553-2277 Chartres St., 504-552-4095

Dakota aaaa Contemporary Creole, 629 N. US 190, Covington, 985-892-3712 DiCristina’s aaa Italian, 810 N. Columbia St., Covington, 985875-0160 Don’s Seafood Hut aa 126 Lake Dr., 985-327-7111 Gallagher’s Grill aaaa Contemporary Creole, 509 S. Tyler St., Covington, 985-892-9992 Habanero’s 69305 Highway 21, Ste. 600, 985-871-9760 Half Shell Oyster House 70367 Hwy 21, Ste 100, 985-276-4500 La Carreta aaa Mexican, 812 Hyw 190, Covington, 985-400-5202 La Casa de Sabores 324 East Boston St, 985-900-2297 Lola aaa 517 N. New Hampshire St., 985-892-4992

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Acme Oyster House aaa Seafood, 724

The Country Club Contemporary

Inside New Orleans

Harrison Ave., 504-289-8025

Creole, 634 Louisa St., 504-9450742 Trinity aaa Contemporary Creole, 117 Decatur St., 504-325-5789 Vacherie aaa Creole Homestyle, 827 1/2 Toulouse St., 504-207-4532

GARDEN DISTRICT

METAIRIE Acme Oyster House aaa Seafood,

3000 Veterans Blvd., 504-3094056

Andrea’s aaa Italian, 3100 19th St.,

Antoine’s aaaa Creole French, 713 St.

Turnbull Dr. 504-455-7363

Contemporary Creole,

Austin’s aaaa Creole, 5101 West

1403 Washington Ave., 504-8998221

Louis St., 504-581-4422

Coquette aaaa Creole French, 2800

Bienville St., 504-523-5433

Magazine St., 504-265-0421 Delmonicoaaaa Contemporary Creole,

St., 504-525-4455 Bombay Club aaa Contemporary

Bourbon House aaa Seafood, 144

Veterans Blvd., 504-837-6696; 1821 Hickory Ave., Harahan, 504-

Mr. John’s Steakhouse aaaa Steak, 2111 St. Charles Ave., 504-6797697

Charles Sea Food aaa Seafood, 8311 Jefferson Hwy., 504-4055263

French, 613 Royal St., 504-522-

Carreta’s Grill a Mexican, 1821 Hickory Ave., 504-305-4833

DickieBrennan’sSteakhouseaaa Steak, 716 Iberville St., 504-522-2467 El Gato Negro aaa Mexican, 81 French

Desi Vega’s Prime Burgers & Shakes

HappyItalianaaa Italian, 7105 Jefferson Hwy., 504-305-4666

St., 504-525-1602 Galatoire’s aaaa Creole French, 209 Bourbon St., 504-525-2021 Galatoire’s 33 Bar & Steak aaa Steak, 215 Bourbon St., 504-335-3932 GumboShop aaa Creole, 630 St. Peter St., 504-525-1486 Kingfishaaaa Cajun, 337 Chartres St., 504-598-5005 Mr. B’s Bistro aaaa Contemporary Creole, 201 Royal St., 504-5232078

Hamburgers, 1640 Hickory Ave., 504-575-3581

Market Place, 504-525-9752 Frank’s aaa Creole Italian, 933 Decatur

Veterans Memorial Blvd. (Lakeside Mall), 504-304-7005 Rd., 504-888-9254

HARAHAN

Court of Two Sisters aaa Creole 7261

305-4833 Dat Dog a Craft Hot Dogs, 3301

Drago’saaaa Seafood, 3232 N. Arnoult

Royal St., 504-525-9711 Broussard’s aaaa Creole French, 819 Conti St., 504-581-3866

3547 N. Hullen., 504-267-9190 Carreta’s Grill a Mexican, 2320

4937 504-523-1500

Brennan’s Contemporary Creole, 417

Clearview Pkwy., 504-885-4845;

1300 St. Charles Ave., 504-525Jack Rose 2031 St. Charles Ave.,

Bourbon St., 504-522-0111

Esplanade Ave., 504-888-5533 Caffe! Caffe! aa Breakfast, 4301

Arnaud’s aaaa Creole French, 813 Bayona aaaa Eclectic, 430 Dauphine

Andy’s Bistro aaa American, 3322 N.

Commander’s Palace aaaaa

Iberville St., 504-522-5973

900-2241

Lee Ln., 985-893-6158

488-8981 Triple B’s Hamburgers & Wine Bar, 911

504-834-8583

2237

Coffee Rani aa Soup and salad, 234-A

Creole, 888 Harrison Ave., 504-

SoBou aaa Contemporary Creole, 310

FRENCH QUARTER

pastries, 1331 N Hwy 190., 985-

Front St., Covington, 985-892-5396

Contemporary Creole, 900 City

R’evolution aaaa Creole French, 777

Covington, 985-327-0520

Creole, 830 Conti St., 504-577-

The Chimes aaa Cajun, 19130 W.

504-324-5372 Ralph’s On The Park aaaa

Esplanade Ave., 504-523-0120

LA-21, 893-2450 Barrel Wine Bar Wine, small plates

Creole, 6325 Elysian Fields Ave.,

Port of Call aaa Hamburgers, 838

985-875-1006 Yujin Japanese Restaurant and

LAKEVIEW El Gato Negro aaa Mexican, 300

PalaceCaféaaa Contemporary Creole,

E Boston St., Covington, 985Pardo’s aaaaa Contemporary

Hickory Ave. # A, 504-738-6722

524-9632

themed cuisine. outback.com. MCC. Ox Lot 9 aaa Contemporary, 428

Dock St., 504-729-4442 Taqueria Corona aaa Mexican, 1827

Creole, 510 Toulouse St., 504-

Outback Steakhouse aa 60 Park

Sushi Bar aaa 323 N. New

with South Louisiana soul, 70437

New Orleans Creole Cookery Classic

Seafood, 208 Lee Lane, Covington, 985-875-0432

Shimmy Shack aa Sandwiches, 855

801 Chartres St., 504-568-1885

New Orleans Food & Spiritsaaa

1202 US 190, Covington, 985bacobar, International street food

Muriel’s aaaa Contemporary Creole,

E. Gibson St., Covington, 985-

Kim Anh’s Noodle House aaa

Vietnamese, 6624 Jefferson Hwy., 504-739-9995

Koz’s aa Sandwiches, 6215 Wilson St.,

Impastato’s aaaa Creole Italian, 3400 16th St., 504-455-1545 Legacy Kitchen aa American. 759 Veterans Memorial Blvd. 504309-5231 Riccobono’s Peppermill aaa Creole Italian, 3524 Severn Ave., 504455-2266 Ruth’s Chris Steak House aaaa Steak, 3633 Veterans Blvd., 504-8883600 Shogunaaaa Japanese, 2325 Veterans Blvd., 504-833-7477 Vincent’s aaaa Creole Italian, 4411 Chastant St., 504-885-2984

504-737-3933 Oak Oven aaa Italian, 6625 Jefferson Hwy., 504-305-4039 Red Wagon Neighborhood Café, 6611 Jefferson Hwy., 504-737-3610 Seither’s aaa Seafood, 279 Hickory Ave., 504-738-1116

NEW ORLEANS EAST Castnet Seafood aaa Seafood speciality, 10826-1/2 Hayne Blvd., 504-244-8446 Deanie’s on Hayne aaa Seafood, 7350 Hayne Blvd., 504-248-6700

Messina’s Runway Cafe Creole Homestyle, 6001 Stars and Stripes Blvd., 504-241-5300 SLIDELL Assunta’s aaa Italian, 2631 Covington Hwy., 985-649-9768 Camellia Cafe aaa 525 Hwy. 190, 985-649-6211.

Carreta’s Grill a Mexican, 1340 Lindberg Dr., Slidell, 985-8470020 Copeland’s aa Creole, 1337 Gause Blvd., 985-643-0001 El Paso Mexican Grill 1100 Robert Blvd, 985-445-1450 Nathan’s aaaa Contemporary

Gianna Italian, 700 Magazine St., Suite 101, 504-399-0816 Mais Arepas aaaa South American, 1200 Carondelet St., 504-5236247 Meril Contemporary Creole, 424 Girod St., 504-526-3745 Pêche Seafood Grill aaa Seafood, 800 Magazine St., 504-522-1744 RestaurantRebirthaaaaFrench-Creole, 857 Fulton St., 504-522-6863 Seaworthy Oysters and Cocktails, 600 Carondelet St., 504-930-3071 TomasBistroaaaa Creole French, 755 Tchoupitoulas St., 504-527-0942 Tommy’s Cuisine aaaa 746 Tchoupitoulas St., 504-581-1103

Creole, 36440 Old Bayou Liberty Rd., Slidell, 985-643-0443

WEST BANK

Palmettos on the Bayou aa 1901

KimSon aaa Vietnamese, 349 Whitney

Bayou Ln., 985-643-0050 Peck’s Seafood Restaurant 2315 Gause Blvd. E., 985-781-7272 Vera’s aaa Seafood, 2020 Gause Blvd W., 985-690-9814 Zea aaa American, 173 Northshore

Ave., 504-366-2489 Legacy Kitchen Steak + Chop aa American, 91 Westbank Expy., 504-513-2606 O’Brien’s aaaa Steak, 2020 Belle Chasse Hwy., 504-391-7229

Blvd., Slidell, 985-327-0520 WEST END AND BUCKTOWN UPTOWN BistroDaisyaaaa Creole French, 5831 Magazine St., 504-899-6987 Clancy’s aaaa Contemporary Creole, 6100 Annunciation St., 504-8951111

The Blue Crab aaa Seafood, 7900 Lakeshore Dr., 504-284-2898 Deanie’s Seafood aa Seafood, 1713 Lake Ave., 504-831-4141 Lakeview Harbor aaa Hamburgers, 8550 Pontchartrain Blvd., 504-

Dick & Jenny’s aaaa Contemporary Creole, 4501 Tchoupitoulas St., 504-894-9880 Gautreau’saaaa American, 1728 Soniat St., 504-899-7397 Patoisaaaa Creole French, 6078 Laurel St., 504-895-9441 Upperlineaaaa Contemporary Creole, 1413 Upperline St., 504-8919822

486-4887 Landry’s Seafood House a 8000 Lakeshore Dr., 504 283-1010.

New Orleans Food & Spirits aaa Seafood, 210 Hammond Hwy., 504-828-2220 R&O’s aaa Seafood, 216 Old Hammond Hwy., 504-831-1248 Sala Small plates and great cocktails, 124 Lake Marina, 504-513-2670 Station 6 aaa Contemporary Creole,

WAREHOUSE DISTRICT AND CENTRAL CITY Annunciation aaaa Contemporary Creole, 1016 Annunciation St., 504-568-0245 Briquette Contemporary Coastal Cuisine, 701 S. Peters St., 504302-7496 Cochon aaa Cajun, 930 Tchoupitoulas St., suite A, 504-588-2123 Legacy Kitchen’s Craft Tavern aa Refined American Fare, 700 Tchoupitoulas St., 504-613-2350 Emeril’saaaaa Contemporary Creole, 800 Tchoupitoulas St., 504-5289393 Josephine Estelle Italian, 600 Carondelet St., 504-930-3070

105 Metairie-Hammond Hwy., 504-345-2936.

Two Tony’s aaa Creole Italian, 8536 Pontchartrain Blvd., 504-2820801 WESTWEGO Amy’s Seafood 100 West Bank Expy.

504-348-9285.

Avenue Restaurant 750 Larroussini St., 504-371-7850.

Estralita’s Homestyle Creole, 1022 Westbank Expy., 504-340-8517.

Joe’s Southern Eatery 812 West Bank Expy., 504-941-7714.

Mo’s Pizza aa 1112 Avenue H., 504341-9650.

Mosca’s aaa Italian, 4137 US 90., 504-436-9942.

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Last Bite

Briquette

ON A PROMINENT CORNER in the Warehouse District, Briquette lives in the former Rodd Brothers Molasses Refinery building, which dates back to the 1800s.

“You’ll feel right at home with our inviting bar and community tables that create a living room-like setting,” says owner Anna Tusa.

With an enticing 18-foot seafood display filled with fresh sea bass, halibut, steelhead salmon, Louisiana redfish and many other seafood favorites, most of Briquette’s cuisine is cooked on its namesake—a briquette. “Fresh fish are prepared over red-hot briquettes seasoned in the finest flavored oil in our signature open kitchen,” Anna adds.

Briquette serves contemporary coastal dishes like Snapper Pontchartrain and Whole Greek Sea Bass. However, the coastal dishes don’t start there. The Introduction menu features caramelized sea scallops with charred poblano butter and fried goat cheese grits as well as Oysters Bienville with shrimp, pork belly, mushroom topping and garlic butter sauce.

A patron favorite is the Louisiana Redfish on the Half Shell, smothered in charred lemon butter with Belle River crawfish relish and heirloom pommes frites. Prince Edward mussels, a housecured lox salad and seared ahi tuna also make an appearance. Briquette offers an extensive wine list and beautifully crafted cocktails, with Encore dishes of Bread Pudding Beignets and Molasses Factory Foster among others.

“We look forward to seeing you at Briquette.”

Briquette is located at 701 South Peters Street. 302-7496. briquette-nola.com.

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Inside New Orleans

by Leah Draffen

Chef Guy D. Sockrider.