New Orleans Magazine July 2024 by Renaissance Publishing

Dial 12, D1

Dark secrets are exposed during another adventure on this sun-soaked 1920s Italian drama in Season 9 of HOTEL PORTOFINO premiering on Sunday, July 28 on WYES-TV and streaming on wyes.org/ live and on the WYES app and PBS app. For all WYES programming and event details, go to wyes.org.

FROM THE EDITOR

It’s peak summertime and the living is…hot. It’s that time of year when I plan my day around the temperature, getting things done early before the hot midday sun becomes overwhelming or later in the evening when things fnally start to cool down…sort of.

But don’t let the heat get you down. We have an interactive month-long scavenger hunt adventure to keep you going throughout July. From indoor sports, dance classes and air-conditioned activities to poolside hangs and cool treats, there is something for everyone to enjoy. It’s a staycation unlike no other, that will have you exploring iconic, historic, fun and fabulous places and highlights of New Orleans culture.

And we invite you to make it your own! We have a list packed with some of our favorites, but we’d love to see your favorites too. Whether you have a team of friends and family, or you set out on your own, we can’t wait to see what you discover. Lagniappe, there is a special prize package for one lucky winner!

As always, we also have cover-to-cover summer style, restaurant news and special menus, refreshing cocktails and a no-cook salad perfect for keeping your kitchen cool.

Stay cool. Drink some water. And have fun this month!

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On Assignment: Disney Edition

Get a peek at the newest addition to the Magic Kingdom at Disney World, Tiana’s Bayou Adventure in a special edition of “On Assignment” this month. Inspired by the movie “The Princess and the Frog,” the ride takes visitors on a journey through the swamp, with highlights from some familiar characters, and ends with a big splash. We highlight our firsthand experience visiting the ride and catching up with some New Orleanians who helped make the Bayou Adventure a big success. Plus, we had a lot of fun along the way. At the Movies

Grab some popcorn! Each Friday, get the latest movie news and reviews of what’s showing on the big screens with our latest blog, “Screen Time.”

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City Hall and Snowballs

Dear Julia,

In the late 1950s, while attending L. E. Rabouin Junior and Senior Vocational High School, I was invited to meet with the late Mayor deLesseps Story Morrison at City Hall. I believe it was on Loyola Avenue and was relatively new. If I recall correctly, I think the one before that was on Carondelet Street or St. Charles Avenue.

Does the old City Hall still exist, where, and what is its current use?

William

C. Bradshaw, Apple Valley, California

Yes, the former city hall still stands on St. Charles Avenue across from Lafayette Square. It is formally known as Gallier Hall, named after James Gallier, the Irish-born architect who designed the building which was completed in 1853. In a city known for its great architecture, Gallier Hall is one of the most beloved examples. The three-story marble Greek Revival building, with its handsome futed Ionic columns, has a stately look beftting a seat of government. By the 1950s, city government, which had occupied Gallier Hall for nearly a century, had outgrown the building so a new place was clearly needed.

Under Morrison, the building on Perdido Street, off of Loyola Avenue, was constructed. It was one of several modernist public buildings built during that time, including the current main library and police headquarters. Still referred to as the “new” city hall, the building, which was supposed to refect New Orleans as an emerging post-war city, has never been very popular. Rather than Greek Revival it looks more like a big white rectangular box. Through the years the building has frequently needed repairs, especially its dicey elevator system.

small performance theater that had originally been developed by the recreation department. It is still available for general use.

As the city approached the 2018 Tricentennial, the administration of Mayor Mitch Landrieu launched a restoration effort. The results have been impressive. The interior has an old-world grandeur.

Meanwhile the “new” city hall awaits an acceptable replacement. After the building was opened in 1957, the Carnival krewes that had been toasted at Gallier Hall were rerouted to pass in front of the new building. But the krewes did not like the change. The building was out of the way and there certainly was not the grandeur of St. Charles Avenue. Gallier Hall was returned to being Carnival’s ceremonial capital, a title it will probably always hold.

Hey Julia, What is your favorite snowball favor? Fred Grassley, New Orleans

Finally, the question I have most wanted to be asked all these years. It is totally profound and relevant, especially during the month of July. Anyone who knows snowballs from the culinary perspective should know the answer to this, without having to ask, but for those who don’t know…

Associate Publisher Kate Henry

Editorial

Editor Ashley McLellan

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Digital Media Editor Kelly Massicot

Style Editor Andy Myer

Executive Editor Errol Laborde

Contributing Writers Jyl Benson, Cheré Coen, Lee Cutrone, Fritz Esker, Scott Gold, John Kemp, Misty Milioto, Liz Scott Monaghan, Elizabeth Pearce, Eve Crawford Peyton

Advertising

Vice President of Sales and Marketing Kate Henry, Kate@MyNewOrleans.com

Account Director Meggie Schmidt

Senior Account Executives Erin Chiartano, Brooke Genusa

Account Executive Lauren McCanse

Congrats to Cure

For the second year running, CureCo. founder Neal Bodenheimer and his team at Cure, have been included in the North America’s 50 Best Bars list, taking the No. 47 spot for 2024. The award recognizes best-in-class innovation and exceptional guest service. Cure also received recognition from The Pinnacle Guide (likened to the Michelin Guide system for restaurants) receiving a pin based on six assessment modules that cover the drinks program, staff management and venue look and feel. This year also marks Cure’s 15th anniversary. 4905 Freret St., 504-302-2357, curenola.com

Cheers to Champagne

In 2014, Ralph Brennan purchased and invested nearly $21 million to restore his family’s flagship restaurant, Brennan’s. In celebration of the 10th anniversary of its rebirth, Beverage Director Braithe Tidwell and Assistant General Manager Laura Bell Hardy have developed the Private Champagne Label with the established Champagne house, Piper-Heidsieck. The customcurated, exclusive blend for Brennan’s joins a collection of spirits that boasts more than 14,000 bottles (with special attention to boutique producers, verticals and large formats).

417 Royal St., 504-525-9711, brennans neworleans.com

Welcome Back, Tales of the Cocktails

Toasting its 22-year legacy of honoring the craft, culture and business of the global cocktail community, Tales of the Cocktail returns to New Orleans July 21-26 with educational seminars, tasting and networking opportunities, wellness initiatives, awards programming, interactive activations and more. Marquee programming includes brand-hosted events, Meet the Distillers, New Orleans cocktail tours, New Orleans Spirits Competition, Pig & Punch, Speed Rack Season 12 National Finals, Spirited Awards and more. Ben’s Friends (a community of industry professionals who have found or are seeking sobriety) also will host private meetings in the Beyond the Bar Space on Monday and Tuesday from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Daily and weekly passes, discounted bartender passes, individual event tickets and the new $10 Wellness Week Pass are now available. talesofthecocktail.org

Caribbean Cocktails

Compére Lapin has welcomed Erika Flowers (named PUNCH’s Best New Bartender 2023) as bar lead. Flowers, a Bronx native with Belizean roots, is infusing the bar menu with seasonal Caribbean-inspired drinks that celebrate the flavors of the islands and pair perfectly with Chef Nina Compton’s cuisine. Cocktails include the Ease on Down Di Road (saffron-infused Appleton Estate rum, turmeric coconut cream, falernum and a splash of lemon juice), Honeymoon Phase (a spritz cocktail combining Ketel One Vodka or Wonderbird Gin with strawberry peppercorn syrup, Cocchi Rosa, cava and a splash of soda water) and Sur-prise Me (El Buho Espadin Mezcal, Paranubes Oaxacan Rum with cinnamon syrup, lemon juice and grapefruit soda). 535 Tchoupitoulas St., 504-599-2119, comperelapin. com

More Mimosas, Please!

Plates Restaurant & Bar has launched bottomless mimosas served with a variety of seasonal fruit juices and toppings and offered every Friday through Sunday during brunch and lunch service. Or try the Basque-style bloody Mary or espresso martini on tap. For brunch, pair your drink with items such tuna crudo, grilled lamb skewers or Gulf shrimp and grits. 1051 Annunciation St., 504-5829020, platesnola.com

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New Tasting Menus

Costera, the Uptown coastal Spanish restaurant and bar, is offering family-style tastings with a three-course tasting menu ($55 per person) and a four-course tasting menu ($70 per person). Dishes include charred romaine with summer vegetables; griddled sourdough with boquerones; Louisiana blue crab salad with charred Creole tomato, olive and crispy garlic; and seafood paella. 4938 Prytania St., 504-302-2332, costerarestaurant.com

At Wild South, Michael Stoltzfus’ newest restaurant, enjoy a fve-course tasting experience that changes weekly, or an à la carte bar menu and a nightcap corner (think: amaro library). A new three-course prix-fxe menu also is coming soon. 1245 Constance St., 504-655-1338, wildsouthrestaurant.com

Oyster Specials

Red Fish Grill, led by Executive Chef Chris Vazquez, is offering BOGO BBQ oysters (buy one half dozen and get another half dozen free). The flash-fried oysters are tossed in Crystal Hot Sauce with honey barbecue and topped with house-made blue cheese dressing and crumbles. Pair them with $7 cocktails, such as the blueberry mojito or with wines by the glass. 115 Bourbon St., 504-598-1200, redfishgrill.com

Happy Hour Offerings

Café NOMA, led by culinary curator Bernard Carmouche, now offers Wednesday night happy hour from 3-6 p.m. Choose from small plates like prosciutto flatbread served with roasted garlic cream sauce, honey goat cheese, micro arugula balsamic drizzle and Louisiana strawberries, and $6 cocktails like Strawberry Fields made with vodka, strawberry purée, basil and fresh lemonade. Happy hour also features $6 wines by the glass and $5 beers. 1 Collins Diboll Circle, 504-381-5107, cafenoma.com

Meanwhile, Executive Chef Knut Mjelde is celebrating Ralph’s on the Park’s 20th anniversary with happy hour Monday through Friday from 4-6 p.m. Try the Wagyu smash burger with hand-cut fries, paired with a glass of Daou, Sequentis Reserve Merlot for $20. Featured craft cocktails and wines by the glass are $7, and craft beers are $5. 900 City Park Ave., 504-4881000, ralphsonthepark.com

Time for Tea

Bar Marilou, located within Maison de la Luz, has introduced Saturday afternoon tea service from 12-4 p.m. The Frenchinspired experience includes specialty teas, three courses of savory and sweet dishes (such as breads and pastries, sandwiches and desserts), and one glass of Crémant. There’s also a list of specialty cocktails and caviar service available à la carte. 544 Carondelet St., 504-814-7711, barmarilou.com

A Big Welcome

Birdy’s Behind the Bower welcomes Michael Thibodeaux, who has more than a decade of experience, as chef de cuisine. As part of his new position, Thibodeaux has introduced a new weekday lunch menu featuring an array of salads, bowls, boards, toasts, sandwiches and large plates. Birdy also now offers weekend brunch every Friday, Saturday and Sunday with dishes like strawberry shortcake waffle, pulled pork Benedict and Southern breakfast with pork belly, grits, collard greens, pimento cheese and a sunny-side egg. 1320 Magazine St., 504-302-2992, birdysnola.com

Bastille Day Dinner

Celebrate Bastille Day (July 14) at The Grill Room at The Windsor Court, July 12-14. The three-course dinner includes escargot with herb toast and spring radish; duck with wild mushroom cauliflower risotto, cassis reduction and citrus oil; and apple tarte tatin with vanilla ice cream. 300 Gravier St., 504-522-1994, thewindsorcourt.com

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Style

BY ANDY MYER

C’est Chic

1. Francophiles rejoice! Mariah Bencik, owner of West London Boutique, has opened a new shop on Sophie Wright Place with all goods sourced directly from Paris. This two-piece set is a showstopper. For more flattering cuts and unique finds head to Le Marais Boutique, westlondonboutique.com/ lemarais.

2. The Naxos vase is handmade in France from stoneware fired at high temperatures and finished with a glossy transparent glaze on the interior. The raw exterior features the natural texture of the clay with an elegant handpainted blue underglaze. Available at Tyler + Tate, tylerandtate.com.

3. Sabre’s Bistro set in navy resin was inspired by Parisian restaurants, terraces and cafés. The cutlery is simple and sophisticated, while adding a lovely pop of color to any tablescape. Available at Chouette, chouette-nola.com.

4. You can’t go wrong with a classic red beret. Available in a range of bright colors, these are handmade in France by a company determined to preserve the traditional methods of French beret making. Available at Aux Belle Choses, abcneworleans.com.

5. This vintage (circa 1960) French brass serving trolley will get the soiree started. Fill the two-tiered mahogony shelves with your favorite glasses, cocktails and bites and you’ll be set to entertain even the most discerning bon vivant. Available at Maison de Provence, maisondeprovence.com.

BY KELLY MASSICOT / PHOTO BY ADRIENNE BATTISTELLA

Amanda + Isaac Toups

Toups' Family Meal

The city that care forgot” is a phrase often attributed to New Orleans. Throughout the city’s multi-century history, it seems there was always something trying to take it down. But as evident following major natural disasters like hurricanes and tropical storms, and the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, New Orleans is a city of resilience; a city that will always care for itself.

Earlier this year, it was announced that Louisiana would not participate in the Summer EBT program, originally established to help food insecure families throughout the summer months. New Orleans restaurateurs Isaac Toups and Amanda Toups have decided to take the matter into their own hands to help the families and children of New Orleans through their nonproft Toups’ Family Meal.

Q: Why did you create Toups’ Family Meal? Amanda: It started [originally] because of COVID. In the restaurant business, the meal that we eat together as a staff is called “family meal,” between lunch and dinner service. It’s time to come together and everyone get fed before you go into a busy dinner service. When COVID happened, we had to lay off our cooks and our servers, but we were determined to keep our management on staff because we didn’t know what’s going to happen. We had them come back every day for family meal so that we can keep an eye on to make sure they were okay. It started with 15 [people] and then 30. And then 60. We were eventually cooking for 500 people a day and the lines were wrapping around the block on Carrollton. It took about fve days for the cupboards of families to be empty. That’s how food insecure in New Orleans is. Eventually, we stopped doing just service industry [folks] because there were mothers reaching out to us and going, “Hey, look, you don’t have to feed me if you’ll feed my kids.” And we were like, “Absolutely not. We’re going to feed all of you.” So then we had a benefactor reach out to us and go, “I see what you’re doing. Here’s some money, start fundraising and keep going, you’re not going to keep going otherwise.”

I thought, he’s right. A former Saints player sent us some money, and then we started crowdsourcing and going, “Hey, if you can donate to ‘family meal,’ we’ll keep going.” It was $10 here and $5 there and $100 there and we kept going and then we got really lucky.

World Central Kitchen reached out and said, “We’re coming down.” We were the frst restaurant in New Orleans to be onboarded with World Central Kitchen. Between our family meal, which lasted 18 months, and World Central Kitchen, we were able to get 100,000 meals out into the community during that that time. We thought, “Well, we did it. That’s it.”

Q: What was your motivation for this latest effort? Amanda: In February when the new governor decided to reject the additional EBT funds, Isaac and I got real pissed off. I mean, we’re not talking about prisoners or convicts. We’re talking about kids. It was cruel for no reason. The two lines [he said] really made me very mad. The frst one was, “Well, if we give the families this money, then then they won’t become more self-suffcient.” And then he had a reporter asked him, “Why would you turn on the money for kids?” And he said, “Well, kids will fgure out a way to eat.”

As we know, the [number of] food insecure children in New Orleans is one of every three below the poverty line. One in three children don’t have enough to eat right now who were already in school. What the what the bill does, essentially, is those kids are dependent upon free breakfast and free lunch and school. That’s fve days a week, and then four weeks, at four weeks a month. That’s 40 meals that we would need to replace, and they gave them $40 for 40 meals; $1 a meal. I don’t know about you, [but when] was the last time you fed yourself on $1? We decided to do some community outreach before they even decided to take the $40 and see what the needs were in our community. We were devastated to understand how bad the food insecurity really is. I knew it from COVID. But now I really know it. It’s changed. It’s gotten worse, in my in my opinion. It’s gotten worse since COVID.

Q: How did you get started? Amanda: We started going out across our social medias and [asking], “What do you need? Do you need cold food, hot food and groceries? Do you have transportation?” We really dug up a lot of data. We decided to do an Easter food drive for two reasons: We would feed New Orleanians Easter dinner because they deserve a nice Easter dinner, but also that gave me and Issac and my staff a chance to

put our hands on these people and ask, “How many kids are in your house? Can you get here? What do you need? Is it cold food? Is it hot food? Is microwavable food, what is it?” We were able to feed 1,500 New Orleanians Easter dinner, which was great. But I was able to gather enough data to understand the problem, maybe tackle it in a little bit of a different way than we that we had before.

Q: What changed? Amanda: The way we had done it before was people will come to the restaurant, the restaurant becomes a community center. We had organizations come and pick it up the food and then they would bring it to hotspots and New Orleans. Now after speaking with these women, because it’s 99% mothers and grandmothers, it’s the working poor. These mothers have jobs, a lot of times more than one. They don’t have secure transportation. They’re taking public transport to that job. In the summertime, their children are at home alone, and they don’t want them cooking on the stove. So through the partnership with Second Harvest, they’re going to help us get the children enough food in a way that they can either eat cold or it’s already in a microwavable container that just pop in the microwave, or things like packets of grits and packets of oatmeal. I quickly realized that I had a bigger problem than I even realized. I knew that already that I was going to have to turn people down. Within two days we had over 800 kids signed up, and we’re just a small restaurant. We had to really try and focus on New Orleans. And that has put us at about 500 kids. So that’s where we’re at right now.

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My sister-in-law Gloriosa has got chickens.

Not chicken pox. Chickens.

The things that go “cluck.” I got to explain. Gloriosa believes sweat is good for her, so now, in July, she is running every morning. One day she staggers home, swills down some ice water, nods at her three kids who are jabbering about some TikTok thing, and heads upstairs.

She throws off her clothes and steps into the bathtub.

And there she fnds a live chicken.

She yells some but the kids can’t hear her over whatever they are yelling about.

So she wraps up in a towel, picks up this chicken (actually a full-grown hen) in another towel, and stomps downstairs.

Just Us Chickens

They all look at her. “How strange! A chicken in the house!” “My goodness, look at that!” Which tells her they are guilty as sin, like she didn’t already know.

“Well, I don’t know where she come from, but she’s going out,” Gloriosa growls, heading for the door.

“Noooo! Don’t put Hot Chick outside, Mama,” says the oldest, Rex. (His birth name is Comus, but he changed it.) “It’s too hot outside! She’d fry right there on the sidewalk.”

“‘Hot Chick,’ huh? She has a name?”

Muses (used to be Momus, but she’s changed it too…it’s a thing with kids now) says, “We found her in the driveway. She was sooo sad. We brought her into the air conditioning and she perked right up.”

Staying cool in the summertime

All three kids stand around her, begging. Hot Chick looks sadly at her with one round eye, the other being on the other side of her head.

Gloriosa thinks about it.

She knows there are Uptown people raising chickens these days. It’s one of those weird trends, like the name-changing thing.

She carries Hot Chick back to the bathtub, takes a shower in a different bathroom, and calls me up.

Do I know where she can get a air conditioned chicken coop?

That’s a weird question to hear in the morning.

My daughter is looking at the TV and that Wayfair jingle comes on.

So I sing, “Wayfair, it’s got just what you need,” and head for the coffee pot.

She says, “Thanks!” And hangs up. Well, it turns out, Wayfair does sell chicken coops. That’s the kind of world we live in today.

But they ain’t air conditioned. Finally, she calls one of her chickenraising friends, who tells her to get a big box fan and set it up next to the coop. She also tells her she can’t keep just one hen. A hen needs a fock or she’ll get depressed, this chicken expert says.

Well, she don’t want a depressed hen.

So she drives to some feed and

seed store in Jefferson and buys two more hens, which the kids name Big Freedia and Screech.

She also buys this elaborate coop (Proteus, her husband, refers to it as Cluckingham Palace) and sets it outside. Then they drag this big electric box fan out there and turn it on.

Anyway, their life with chickens is working out more or less okay until this really hot day when their house air conditioning goes kaput. So they drag the chickens’ fan up on the front porch (they bring the chickens up there too) and Gloriosa gets everybody sno-balls, and they all sit there and chill. It’s not so bad.

Then Gloriosa’s mother-in-law Ms. Sarcophaga marches up the walk. She lives next door, but they haven’t told her about the chickens yet. She ain’t into trends.

“Chickens,” she asks. “Is this the company they keep in Chalmette?” (She is always making mean remarks about the Parish.)

She happens to be wearing sandals to show off her bright red nail polish. Big Freedia mistakes her little toe for a ladybug. She pecks it.

Ms Sarcophaga lets out a shriek. “That cannibal chicken ruined my manicure!”

“Actually, a chicken would have to eat another chicken to be a cannibal,” Rex says.

But Ms. S is storming off to repair her manicure. She has a SOCIAL OCCASION with PEOPLE tonight.

“If I knew chickens would keep my mother-in-law away, I would have got them sooner,” Gloriosa says.

“Cluck!” Big Freedia says.

LA, L.A. Land

No photos, please

Dear Los Angeles,

I hope you do not mind my contacting you directly. I was initially told to have my people contact your people, but, as with most of us here in New Orleans, my people consist mostly of my momma an’ ’em.

They are a lovely group but, in addition to being New Orleans proud, they are also New Orleans loud – which is a whole different thing than L.A. loud.

Just attend a Saints home game and you will understand what I mean.

That goes double if Bill Vinovich is among said game’s referees. (#NeverForget)

But I am not writing to fag Vinovich for the infamous “NOLA No-Call” or to trash the NFL for the clear disdain it has for the Who Dat Nation. Those issues will keep for another day.

Rather, in my continuing effort to explain New Orleans, its customs and its etiquette to the outside world, I write with a simple question. It is one you should know a thing or two about, by virtue of your location at the epicenter of the celebrity world:

When is it appropriate, if ever, to approach and engage with a celebrity in public?

To be clear, I am not talking about paparazzi. They have rules of their own, and I think we can agree those rules are largely ignored anyway.

A bunch of son-of-a-Vinoviches, that lot.

I am talking about regular, everyday people who might spot someone famous in public – maybe enjoying dinner at Muriel’s, maybe grooving on a Thursday night at Vaughan’s, maybe just flling their tank at a random gas station – and become overcome by an urge to say “Where y’at?”

As it turns out, that last example, a New Orleans service station, was ground zero last spring for an online discussion of the matter. It all started after someone took to Flip-Flop or Snip-Snap – or whatever social media platform is the online megaphone du jour – to share an encounter she said she had with Anthony Mackie. You know Ant’ny. Juilliard by way of NOCCA.

The charismatic actor who broke barriers as the Falcon, the frst Black superhero in the Marvel Cinematic Universe – and the man whom Marvel Films tapped as its new Captain America. He is by all previous accounts a genial fellow through and through. A New Orleans kid to the core. Even his Marvel character, Sam Wilson, boasts Louisiana roots. (Delacroix, to be exact – the same place just outside which Mrs. Zimmerman’s son found himself tangled up in blue.)

According to the aforementioned social media poster, when she spotted Mackie at said service station, the windows on his truck were down and his sound system a-thumpin'. She, for reasons unclear, interpreted this as an invitation to approach.

She was mistaken.

When she interrupted Mackie in what she says were hopes of informing him of his awesomeness, he stopped her in her tracks by raising a hand and saying simply, “No.”

That brings us back to our original point: Where are the boundaries for a fan who spots a celebrity in the wild?

The answer in New Orleans is simple and has long been so. In fact, it’s a point of pride for most people who live here. Here, we leave celebrities alone.

There are nuances of course. A knowing nod in passing, or even a discreet fst bump, might be permissible. A “Who Dat?” in the right context is also OK.

But by and large, if a celebrity is in New Orleans and off the clock – that is, if they are not attending a red-carpet screening or some other publicity event – then they should not be bothered. They should be left alone. They should be free to be.

After all, we are the City That Care Forgot. We are the ever-lovin’ Big Easy. We are cooler than that.

In fact, that’s precisely why so many celebrities enjoy visiting New Orleans. Here, they can take a breath and stretch their legs in beignetscented peace.

If TMZ has taught me anything, it’s that things are different in La-La Land. And that’s OK. You do you, sugar.

Ask Mike

Have a question or a thought to share about New Orleans etiquette or tradition? I’d love to hear it. Email it to playbook@ myneworleans.com

She found that impolite, going so far as to proclaim Mackie “the rudest human being alive,” which feels a skoosh hyperbolic, but I do not know her credentials.

But if you know any celebrities who would like – to paraphrase Pete Fountain – a half-fast experience, you know where to send them.

Unless it’s Bill Vinovich. I am told there’s a special place reserved for him someplace else.

Insincerely yours, New Orleans

1913

The frst two decades of the 20th century in the United States were a time of social and economic reform known as the Progressive Era. One of the main objectives of this period was to ferret out and eliminate abuses in child labor that existed in the factories and coal mines of the Northeast, textile mills across the South and seafood canning industries along the Gulf Coast.

To do so, reformers banned together in 1904 to create the National Child Labor Committee to shape national public opinion against child labor. They then hired Wisconsin-born photographer Lewis Hine to travel the nation and document children he called “bits of humanity,” working in mines, canneries, glass factories, cigar factories and sawmills. Over the next decade, Hine, who earlier had gained acclaim for his photographs of immigrants arriving at Ellis Island, sent hundreds of photographs along with descriptive reports back to the committee. Perhaps the most pervasive forms of child labor were in Southern textile mills where small children called “lintheads” worked at dangerous machinery for long hours and low pay.

Hine often waited outside the mills to capture children leaving for the day. On other occasions, he slipped through side doors to photograph little ones at work. Seen here in this 1913 photograph are young workers standing outside the Lane Cotton Mill on Tchoupitoulas Street in Uptown New Orleans. Hine found working conditions in New Orleans textile mills

better than elsewhere in the South. In his report to the committee, he wrote: “A group of workers in Lane Cotton Mill, New Orleans, showing the youngest workers, and typical conditions in New Orleans. Violations of the law are rare.”

To reformers, child labor was an economic, social and moral issue. In Louisiana, Governor Jared Sanders seemed more sympathetic to enacting uniform child labor laws than other Southern governors. At the 1909 Southern States Child Labor Conference, Sanders urged other states to enact laws for “the betterment and protection of our womanhood and childhood.”

Group of young workers in Lane Cotton Mill, New Orleans, 1913, Lewis Hine. National Child Labor Committee. Library of Congress

At that same meeting, New Orleans activist Jean Gordon made an impassioned appeal for tougher child labor laws. “One of the meanest aspects of the whole question to me,” she said, “is the manner in which our Southern men and women have stood quietly by and let Northern capital come into our land and enslave little children because of a few shining dollars where glittered before their eyes ... The South has gone down before the almighty dollar and has offered upon its altar her women and children.”

While in South Louisiana and along the Gulf Coast, Hine also photographed children working in seafood canneries and as messenger boys running in and out of the city’s redlight district, Storyville.

31 AWESOME THINGS TO DO, AND ADVENTURES TO HAVE IN JULY

PLACES TO VISIT

MID-SUMMER, WHEN THE DAYS ARE REACHING PEAK HEAT AND HUMIDITY AND THE FIRST EXCITING DAYS OF ROAD TRIPS OR VACATIONS HAS FADED, CAN BE LIKE HITTING THE DOLDRUMS OF INACTIVITY. SPRING FESTIVALS ARE A DISTANT MEMORY. THE PROMISE OF FALL WEATHER IS MONTHS AWAY. POST-FOURTH OF JULY LEAVES A HOLIDAY VACUUM, WITH THE NEXT DAY OFF NOT COMING UNTIL SEPTEMBER. HOWEVER, WE HAVE THE SOLUTION!

CELEBRATE THE CITY WITH A HOMETOWN SCAVENGER HUNT, AND HAVE A STAYCATION WITH FRIENDS, FAMILY AND NEIGHBORS. FROM INDOOR AIR-CONDITIONED PLAY TO EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES, ART, CULTURE, FOOD AND MORE, WE’VE MAPPED OUT A PLAN FOR FUN EXPERIENCES TO ENJOY THROUGHOUT THE MONTH. GRAB YOUR THINKING CAP AND YOUR CAMERA (PHONE) AND START EXPLORING!

The Rules

Complete 10 of the 31 tasks from July 1st to July 31st

By ASHLEY MCLELLAN

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One participant will also have a chance to have their photo chosen by the editors to be included in our September 2024 issue.

Take a photo of St. Louis Cathedral. Either up close and personal from Jackson Square or a panoramic view from the Moonwalk along the River, the iconic landmark of the Vieux Carré is postcard ready.

The prizes

Grand Prize: Win a one-night stay with an “Oasis Pool Package” at The Chloe hotel!

Editor’s Choice: See your photo in print! One photo will be chosen to appear in the September issue of New Orleans Magazine. SCAN HERE TO UPLOAD YOUR PHOTOS!

FUN WITH NEW ORLEANS HISTORY

Founded by the French in 1718 on land occupied by the indigenous Chitimacha people, New Orleans is ripe with history and the evidence is all around us. Infuences from its original inhabitants to French and Spanish colonizers, African enslaved people via the Caribbean, and later German, Irish and Vietnamese immigrants all have added to the gumbo of New Orleans culture. Soak up some local history and be a tourist in your own backyard with these iconic landmarks.

HOP ON AND OFF

Uptown

Rooftop views and drinks at Hot Tin at the Pontchartrain Hotel, HotTinBar.com

Grab and go lunch or pastries from Gracious Bakery, GraciousBakery.com

Happy hour on the porch at Columns Hotel, TheColumns. com

A stroll through Audubon Park

Lunch or bar snacks at Cooter Brown’s, CooterBrowns.com

A slice of pie and a cup of coffee at Camelia Grill, Facebook. com/CameliaGrill

Shopping along Oak Street Canal Street

Enjoy a cocktail at The Sazerac Bar in the Roosevelt Hotel, TheRooseveltNewOrleans.com

Enjoy a show at The Joy Theater, TheJoyTheater.com, or The Saenger New Orleans, SaengerNola.com

Enjoy lunch at Mandina’s, MandinasRestaurant.com

Take a ride!

Catch the St. Charles Avenue or Canal Street streetcar line and enjoy the oak-lined view. Or hop on the Algiers ferry for fantastic views of the city and the river.

Pick up some handmade biscotti or cannoli from Angelo Brocato, AngeloBrocatoIceCream.com

Sip a cocktail and ﬁll your tummy at Toups’ Meatery happy hour, ToupsMeatery.com

Take a walk through New Orleans City Park, NewOrleansCityPark.org

EXPRESS YOURSELF

New Orleans has long been known as center for art, music, literature, theater and architecture. It’s a place that celebrates creativity and embraces expression and goes at all it in full color (and perhaps some glitter). Take a walk on the artistic side!

Spend the day at the museum. To experience art at its fnest, try a stop at any one (or more) of the best, from the classic galleries of the New Orleans Museum of Art and the Ogden Museum of Southern Art, to the colorful Carnival collection of the Backstreet Cultural Museum and the cutting edge of creativity at the Contemporary Arts Center There’s truly something to inspire all. Take a photo of something that catches your artistic eye.

The Helis Foundation’s Art for All program provides free admission to many museums across the city, with the mission of providing access to as many residents to art as possible. For more information and a program schedule, visit TheHelisFoundation.org/projects/ art-for-all.

MUSEUMS

New Orleans Museum of Art, NOMA.org

Ogden Museum of Southern Art, OgdenMuseum.org

Backstreet Cultural Museum, BackstreetMuseum.org

Contemporary Arts Center, Cacno.org

Catch a breeze and have a picnic!

Crescent Park features stunning views of the city, a dog park, trails and picnic areas.

LEARN MORE!

Take a deep dive into history with the experts at the Historic New Orleans Collection. Nestled in the French Quarter, the HNOC’s extensive galleries, plus café and gift shop stocked with original publications and unique items, offer an in-depth look at the history of the city and its people. Plus, a visit is free, although visitors are encouraged to book timed visits in advance. Now: Visit the museum’s latest thought-provoking exhibition, Unknown Sitters, on display now through October. 520 Royal St., HNOC.org

Stroll along historic Bayou St. John in Mid-City, known to native peoples as Bayou Choupic and throughout time has been known as a site for trade, commerce, sport and leisure, voodoo rituals and dancing.

FEED THE BODY… AND THE SOUL

What screams “Summer!” more than ice cream or sno-balls? Air condition your insides and enjoy a cool treat. Sno-balls, ice cream and ice pops. Favorites like Hansen’s Sno-Bliz, Imperial Woodpecker and Chance in Hell SnoBalls (found currently as a pop-up at the Bywater Brew Pub) all feature handcrafted favors and syrups with seasonal specials. And don’t forget your four-legged friend! Ike’s Snowballs in Mid-City, for example, offers canine specials like chicken or roast beef.

Head to the lake and visit the Mardi Gras fountain, which pays tribute to Carnival krewes and Mardi Gras and was originally dedicated on Twelfth Night, 1962.

Visit the “Tree of Life,” located alongside Audubon Zoo, which has been wowing locals and visitors alike for generations. Perhaps one of the city’s most visited tree, the centuries-old live oak tree even made it into the pages of Atlas Obscura as one of the finest places to embrace nature in the city, and notes its official name, the Étienne de Boray Oak, after the first mayor of New Orleans. Take a photo from one of its gracious branches and see if you can catch a glimpse of the zoo’s giraffes that live nearby.

DINING + DRINKS NEARBY

Bayou Beer and Wine Garden

BayouBeerGarden.com

Smoke & Honey

SmokeSmokeHoneyHoney. com

Neyows Creole Café

NewOrleans.Neyows.com

Liuzza’s Restaurant

Liuzzas.com

Wrong Iron

WrongIron.com

Café NOMA in City Park

CafeNOMA.com

Café Du Monde in City Park

CafeduMonde.com

If you prefer a scoop to a shave, New Orleans has everything from the sublime Piccola Gelateria and Angelo Brocato to new modern classics at Creole Creamery, Lucy Boone Ice Cream and pop-ups like Rahm Haus and Instagram droolworthy Super Witch Ice Cream (follow both on their Instagram to fnd out more).

For on-the-go cool fun, check out Big O’s Original Doorbell Popsicles and Popbar for creative, colorful takes on classic cool popsicle treats.

Resources

Hansen’s Sno-Bliz, @snobliz

Imperial Woodpecker, IWSnoballs.com

Chance in Hell Snoballs, @chanceinhell_snoballs

Ike’s Snowballs, @ikessnowballs

Piccola Gelateria, PiccolaGelateria.com

Angelo Brocato, AngeloBrocatoIceCream.com

Creole Creamery, CreoleCreamery.com

Lucy Boone Ice Cream, LucyBooneIceCream.com

Rahm Haus Ice Cream, RahmHausIceCream.com

Super Witch Ice Cream Co., SuperWitchIceCream.com

Big O’s Original Pops, BigOPops.com Popbar, Pop-Bar.com

Plan an early evening picnic by the river and watch the river barges ﬂoat by. There are plenty of places to enjoy the breeze and catch up with friends and family. Pack up or pick up some fried chicken or sandwiches, grab some beverages or go-cups and you’re all set. For best river viewing, ﬁnd a spot at The Fly, along the Moonwalk, in Crescent Park or on Algiers Point.

Iconic architectural examples of historic wrought iron make for a pretty picture. Find your favorite!

For a truly immersive art experience, and some great NOLA photo ops (think oversized po-boys and bejeweled alligators), spend an afternoon at JAMNOLA, aka “New Orleans’ cultural funhouse.” JAMNOLA (or joy, art and music NOLA) features 17 unique exhibits that celebrate the history, ﬂavor, sound and sights of the city. Louisiana residents can also get 15% off the price of admission with the code NOLALOVE on Wednesdays and Thursdays. JAMNOLA.com

Take a photo of the Magnolia Bridge, which was originally built in 1908 when the bayou was still a pathway for commerce.

WALK A LABYRINTH

Discover hidden meditation walks with LabyrinthLocator.com. The city has several public labyrinths (look in Audubon Park near the Tree of Life or in the Ninth Ward on Florida Avenue) and some hidden gems, as well. See where your path takes you.

GET INTO NATURE

Tucked away in New Orleans East behind Joe Brown Park is the Audubon Louisiana Nature Center. It’s a woodland oasis right in the middle of the East and is a great resource for learning about our local ecosystems, exploring the nature discovery trails, catching a star show at the Center’s planetarium and more. The trails and Interpretive Center are both free and open to the public, with tickets available for purchase to planetarium shows. AudubonNatureInstitute.org

ART CLASS

New Orleans has perhaps the fnest and most unique array of architecture and landscapes in the country. Whether you stroll along St. Charles Avenue with its grande dames of homes, take a tour through the iconic Garden District, explore the historic buildings of the French Quarter and along Esplanade, or veer off into the funky and cool treasures of the Marigny, Bywater, Irish Channel and Riverbend, homes in New Orleans are like none other. Take a photo of your favorite architectural details, from expressive wrought iron work to an exterior with extraordinary color and fair, or a garden or courtyard that makes the summer heat melt away.

Support local fne artists and visit some of the city’s best art galleries. From the colorful glass, mural and folk art studios of the Bywater to Royal Street’s renowned galleries, Julia Street and the Warehouse District’s impressive collections, and Magazine Street’s fne art offerings, New Orleans artists embrace everything from classic to contemporary. Bonus: Head across the river for a short road trip to artist Josh Wingerter’s pop artinspired gallery in Westwego.

ENJ oy AN o UTD oo R C o NCERT

Catch a live pop-up performance at a local pocket park. Buy a bottle of wine and soak up some tunes at Bacchanal (BacchanalWine.com). Or simply “tune in” to WWOZ in a park or your own back yard for a concert any time.

POCKET PARKS

Washington Square Park, Marigny Markey Park, Marigny Bywater Art Garden, Bywater, Bienville at Pauline Street

Sophie B. Wright Park, Lower Garden District, Magazine Street

Danneel Park, Uptown, St. Charles Avenue at Danneel

Laurence Square, Uptown, Magazine Street at Napoleon

GO GREEN

Go green with some of the area’s most beautiful gardens. Take an artistic photo with your favorite fower or scenery.

Longue Vue House and Gardens feature eight acres of greenscapes and curated pathways with fowers, trees, art and more. A stop by Edith & Edgar’s Garden Café offers coffee, tea, cocktails and garden-inspired refreshment. See the Longue Vue website for ticket and event information, yoga and tai chi, special tours or stop by for this month’s Free Family Sunday on July 7. LongueVue.com.

New Orleans City Park’s Botanical Garden offers 10 acres of sculptures, structures, water features and gardens, and more than 2,000 varieties of plants, the Helis Foundation Enrique Alférez Sculpture Garden and zen-like Japanese garden and more. The Garden is open Tuesday through Saturday, with admission free to Louisiana residents on Wednesdays courtesy of the Helis Foundation. NewOrleansCityPark.org

SIP AN ICONIC COCKTAIL OR MOCKTAIL

New Orleans is the birthplace of so many amazing cocktail concoctions. Learn about the Sazerac and the history of cocktail making at The Sazerac House, with three ﬂoors of hands-on information, experiences, tastings and more. SazeracHouse. com

Then enjoy a tour of the classics at classic locations:

Enjoy a French 75 at Arnaud’s historic French 75 Bar. ArnaudsRestaurant.com

Refresh with a grasshopper at Tujague’s, invented at the bar’s original location in 1918. TujaguesRestaurant.com

Try a new interpretation of that classic Sazerac along with others like the brandy crusta or the Night Tripper at Jewel of the South, a 2024 James Beard Award winner for “Outstanding Bar.” JewelNOLA.com

Explore classic cocktails plus innovative zero-proof cocktails at Cure’s knock-out happy hour. Stay for light bites and to sample the bar’s elevated spin on those old favorites. CureNOLA.com

Longue Vue House

Sip a Pimm’s Cup at the Napoleon House, the ﬁrst place in America to serve the British libation. NapoleonHouse.com

VISIT A LOCAL CRAFT BREWERY

New Orleans’s brew scene is bubbling with innovation, bright local brews at watering holes that often feature food pop-ups, art markets, live performances, movies nights and more. Check out a brewery in your neighborhood or see what’s going on across town.

Zony Mash Beer Project, perched on the edge of Broadmoor/Mid-City in the historic Gem Theater, is known for its creative brews and community events, from record swaps to karaoke. ZonyMashBeer.com

Urban South Brewery’s bright and punchy taproom has become a beer fan’s favorite meetup spot with classic fagship favorites alongside ever-changing seasonal selections (and a new THC seltzer line-up). UrbanSouth.com

Second Line Brewing is a favorite neighborhood hang for friends and families in MidCity, with a schedule of trivia, fun and more each week. SecondLineBrewing.com

Find yourself biking the Laftte Greenway and in need of a refresher? Skeeta Hawk Brewing got you covered with a classic menu of small batch brews for any taste palate. SkeetaHawkBrewing.com

Bywater Brew Pub in…well…the Bywater, features handcrafted beers, a pop-up all summer long from Chance in Hell SnoBalls, work by local artists and more. BywaterBrewPub.com

Zony Mash Beer Project

The Prytania Theatre’s two locations, at Canal Place and Uptown on Prytania Street, features showings of current hits, as well as classic movies and a summer kids’ series, which offers $10 tickets, popcorn and a drink. ThePrytania.com

The Broad Theater in Mid-City has all the latest releases, $6 ticket Tuesdays, classic movie snacks and concessions plus adult beverages, and periodic pop-up events. TheBroadTheater.com

Bask in the glorious a/c of your nearest shopping mall while you check out the latest summer sales, sample food court treats and meet up with your besties.

Lakeside Shopping Center has nearly 100 shops and department stores plus a variety of dining options whether you’re in the mood for a quick snack, dessert or ﬁne dining with cocktails, wine and more. Lakesideshopping.com

The Shops at Canal Place offer a wide variety of high-end stores, the Prytania Theatre, pop-up food trucks, popular eateries such as Shake Shack and the ﬁne dining restaurant Brasa. CanalPlaceStyle.com

The Riverwalk Outlets have more than 50 shops and stores, an array of food court options, plus events such as the summer market with vendors from across the U.S. RiverwalkNewOrleans.com

TAKE A COOKING CLASS

Whether you are a novice home cook, want to brush up your skills or are looking for a fun activity to do with friends and family, having fun in the kitchen is a great way to have summer fun. And the payoff is delicious.

New Orleans Chef Dee Lavigne’s Deelightful Roux School of Cooking teaches students Cajun and Creole classics, plus offers group and special event options. ChefDeeLavigne.com

Take a self-guided tour of the history of food and place at the Southern Food and Beverage Museum followed up by a hands-on class in New Orleans favorites with a full lunch menu (think smothered okra and tomato, jambalaya, and bananas Foster). SouthernFood.org

THRIFT + SPIN

Get a little funky and peruse the racks of a great unique New Orleans shop.

Euclid Records in the Bywater is the best kind of old school music store we love, flled with collectible vinyl, vintage posters, apparel and more.

Uptown, Peaches Records holds down the music store scene on Magazine Street, with new and vintage vinyl, gifts, turntables and speakers and more.

Once you’ve got your soundtrack situated, go on the hunt for the best vintage outft, accessory or embellishment. Buffalo Exchange and Funky Monkey on Magazine Street and Second Act on Metairie Road have bright, fun, chic collections in lots of styles and sizes. Century Girl’s curated collection features rare fnds from across the U.S. The Bridge House Thrift Stores and Out of the Closet on Magazine Street have plenty of thrifted styles beneftting a good cause.

Channel your inner fashionista and show off your own unique style with your one-of-a-kind fnds.

Resources

Euclid Records, EuclidRecordsNewOrleans.com

Peaches Records, PeachesRecordsandTapes.com

Buffalo Exchange, BuffaloExchange.com

Funky Monkey, FunkyMonkeyNOLA.com

Second Act, SecondActInc.com

Bridge House Thrift Stores, BridgeHouse.org

Out of the Closet, OutoftheCloset.org

Euclid Records

Deelightful Roux School of Cooking

Whether you prefer the classic menu at Mid-City’s Parkway Bakery & Tavern, a grab-and-go option from the Verti Marte in the French Quarter, Melba’s on Tulane Avenue and Elysian Fields or Parran’s Po-Boys in Metairie, you will for certain be satisfed. For a spin on a classic, head to Killer Poboys in the Quarter or Banh Mi Boys on Magazine Street. HAVE A LUNCH DATE; SHARE A PO-BOY WITH A FRIEND.

Parkway Bakery & Tavern, ParkwayPoorBoys.com Verti Marte, VertiMarteNola.com Melba’s, Melbas.com Parran’s Po-Boys, ParransPoboys.com

Poboys, KillerPoBoys.com

Mi Boys, BanhMiBoysUptown.com

Parkway Bakery +Tavern

GET MOVING

Channel your inner dance diva and take a dance class.

New Orleans Dance Academy Uptown on Magazine Street has dance classes in ballet, jazz, famenco, hip hop and tap available for all ages and skill levels. NewOrleansDanceLessons.com

Dance Quarter offers classes and courses in a variety of styles from A (Argentine tango) to Z (zouk and zydeco), with so much more in between. An eight-week series starts July 9, with drop-in options available. DanceQuarter.com

Dancing Grounds has one-time and monthly dance adult and youth class options. Dance styles include contemporary, ballet, Afro-grooves, hip hop, bounce and much more, in support of its mission to spread art and dance throughout the community. DancingGrounds.org

FitNOLA offers a variety of dance and movement classes through NORD, including Zumba, line dancing, hip hop, second line dancing and more. Classes are designed for all levels of skill and activity from beginner to advanced and adaptive for persons with special needs. Check the calendar to see what’s coming up next in your area. NORDC. org/activities/ftness. For something completely different, Trixie’s Burlesque Boutique offers private group burlesque classes and a Burlesque 101 fundamentals class for those looking for a unique dance experience. TrixiesBoutique.com

Pickleball is all the rage right now. Get in on the action at The Exchange, the area’s only air conditioned pickleball facility with both indoor and outdoor courts. Whether you’re new to the game or consider yourself a pro, there’s plenty of ways to have fun. After a match, The Exchange has a full bar and snacks to help you relax and refuel.

Strap on your skates and pull up your knee socks! Let’s go roller skating, always a great option for ﬁtness, jamming out with some good music and hanging out with friends. Airline Skate in Metairie always has a jampacked schedule of special skating events. Recent special activities included a Taylor Swift Skate Night and Michael Jackson Tribute Skate, in addition to regular adult throwback night, hip hop night, rap and R&B skates.

GNO Caring Collective hosts a Wednesday night free skate 4 -10 p.m. at the Fred Hampton Free Store (5523 St. Claude Ave.) but be sure to bring your own skates.

GET SPORTY

Stay ft and have fun with some great indoor, cool outdoor and water sports options, plus dancing, skating and more. Be sure to let us know who wins and who has the best performance!

The Boulder Lounge is an indoor rock-climbing facility for those looking for a vertical challenge for all skill levels. It’s a great activity for solo climbers, kids groups, or family activities. Channel your inner “dude” and go bowling. Fulton Alley is a full-scale gaming lodge with cocktails, beer, wine and a packed menu, great for groups of friends or date night. Bonus, happy hour (Wed. through Fri., 4-6 p.m.) features half off bowling and free shoes. Rock n’ Bowl is a good option for large groups, with a full bar and menu, plus live music. Bowlero in Kenner has fun for friends, families and kids with summer season passes and lane discounts, plus food and drink. Colonial Lanes in Harahan has open play, food and drinks, a youth league and specials such as “cosmic bowling” (bowling in the dark), Sunday Funday and special

late-night hours.

For those looking for water fun, there are several ways to play and stay cool. The Cool Zoo water park located inside Audubon Zoo includes water slides, a 750-foot lazy river, splash zones plus cabana rentals, a café and summer specials.

In addition to lap swimming and free play, NORD city pools offer a variety of additional summer fun, including water aerobics and water yoga. Be sure to check the NORD calendar for class times and locations throughout the month and all summer long.

Resources

The Exchange, TheExchangeNOLA.com

The Boulder Lounge, ClimbNOBL.com Fulton Alley, FultonAlley.com

Rock ‘n’ Bowl, RocknBowl.com Bowlero, Bowlero.com

Colonial Lanes, ColonialBowling.net

Airline Skate Center, AirlineSkateCenterNola.com

Fred Hampton Free Store, @GNOCaringCollective City Putt, NewOrleansCityPark.org

Cool Zoo, AudubonNatureInstitute.org

NORD, NORDC.org

TEE UP!

City Putt mini golf course in New Orleans City Park features a 36-hole complex with two courses, is ADA accessible and is open for play until 10 p.m. Plus, the facility has two private rooms available for rent for larger groups.

SAY "HI" TO KITTY MEOW!

Blue Cypress Books on Oak Street.

SUMMER READING

Dive into a great book this summer. Beach read? Romance? History lesson, folktale, YA or kids’ lit? Let us know what you pick up!

New Orleans has some of the best indie bookshops around, with book loving, passionate pros that can help you match with your dream book. Blue Cypress Books, Octavia Books Uptown, the Garden District Book Shop at The Rink and Baldwin & Co. all have a great selection with something for everyone, plus author events, games, signings, and more to keep bookworms entertained. Be sure to follow on social media for all the latest calendar of events for readers.

The New Orleans Public Library’s Summer Reading Challenge for kids, tweens, teens and adults has prizes for all who sign up, special rewards, events, activities and more. Plus, did you know the library not only offers books to check out, members can also access cake pans, tools and bike locks to borrow, a seed library and period supplies? Ask a librarian for more information on what your local branch offers. NolaLibrary.org

Resources

Blue Cypress Book Store, BlueCypressBooks.com Octavia Books, OctaviaBooks.com Garden District Book Shop, GardenDistrictBookShop.com Baldwin & Co., BaldwinandCoBooks.com

BEAT THE HEAT

Get away from the summer scorching temps at some cooler respites that soothe the senses, mind and body.

Relax by a pool. Invest in a seasonal pool pass or simply go for the day at some of the city’s best pools for chic lounging, family swims or fun with friends.

The Virgin Hotels New Orleans Pool Club features a rooftop pool and bar, wraparound lounge deck, and a menu of light bites, all available for day passes for nonhotel guests. VirginHotels.com

The Royal Sonesta New Orleans has pool passes for a lush swim getaway right in the heart of the city, along with drink specials and a DJ. Sonesta.com/

The New Orleans JCC has been a family favorite for years, with recreation and lap swimming for members, plus a special summer “Babysitter Pass” that allows caregivers to bring the kids to the pool while parents can stay home (and get some quiet time). Nojcc.org

NORD public pools offer a great option for kids and families alike, with professional on-staff lifeguards, lap swimming, swim lessons for both kids and adults and more. NORDC.org

The Chloe’s “saltwater oasis” has both an annual pass with year-round access to the pool, free towel service and one complimentary frozen drink per day, or a day pass with access to the pool, bar and backyard. TheChloeNola.com

LAGNIAPPE

YOU MUST FIGURE OUT THE CLUES TO FIND THE FINAL SPOT. Nearby, players go courting, but hope to avoid love.

Dogs bark, but never after dark. Champagne bubbles ascend from within the arbor. But nothing makes a splash like the centerpiece of dad’s place.

CHECK LIST

____ Take a ride on a streetcar or the ferry

____ Visit the Mardi Gras fountain

____ Visit the Historic New Orleans Collection

____ Take a photo of St. Louis Cathedral

____ Stroll along Bayou St. John

____ Spend the day at a museum

____ Enjoy an outdoor concert

____ Take a photo of architectural details

____ Visit art galleries

____ Go to JAMNOLA

____ Visit the tree of life

____ Picnic by the river

____ Go on a nature walk

____ Visit a beautiful garden

____ Walk a labyrinth

____ Enjoy a sno-ball

____ Sip an iconic cocktail or mocktail

____ Visit a local brewery

____ Take a cooking class

____ Eat a po-boy

____ Relax by a pool

____ Watch a summer movie

____ Go to a mall

____ Visit a local bookstore or library

____ Visit a local thrift store or record store

____ Play pickleball

____ Go bowling

____ Rollerskate

____ Play mini golf at City Putt

____ Swimming fun or Cool Zoo

____ Take a dance class

____ Lagniappe puzzle solved!

Don't Forget

Check off 10 or more items from our summer fun "to-do" list and enter to win a one-night stay at the chic Chloe Hotel (seen on this page)!

Southern Roots

Visiting Mobile’s culinary scene

Like many college graduates, Chris Rainosek left the University of Alabama with a political science degree and was contemplating his next move. He went to Colorado with friends and found a job.

“I started working in the restaurant business while I was considering the bigger plan,” he said.

He didn’t expect to fall in love with the culinary arts, but it sparked a passion. Rainosek attended culinary school, became a chef and later returned to Mobile where he grew up to start a career as a chef.

After opening the Dauphin Street Taqueria, then serving as executive chef of the Wash House in Point Clear, Rainosek now helms The Noble South, a farm-to-table fne dining establishment in the heart of Mobile. He recently was spotlighted on Guy Fieri’s “ iners, rive-Ins and ives” for his crawfsh étouffée, chicken-fried quail and cornbread made with heirloom cornmeal from a Baldwin County farm, although his restaurant is hardly considered one of the title three “Ds” from the show.

“They were really nice to work for,” Rainosek said, adding with a laugh. “If nothing else, my kids thought I was cool.”

Dine

Mobile’s Noble South just celebrated its 10th anniversary in May serving up Southern specialties with regional ingredients. Rainosek utilizes southern Alabama farms, especially those in nearby Baldwin County, for his menu that includes craft cocktails designed by General Manager Emi Bencsath and seasonal dishes by Chef Josh Lear. Summer means fresh produce such as tomatoes, okra and peppers and much of the menu centers around what produce comes in to the kitchen. “We’re ftting proteins to the produce and not the other way around,” Rainosek explained.

The Noble South was one of several Mobile restaurants spotlighted on “Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives,” part of the growing culinary scene downtown. Arwin Rice of Mobile’s Red or White has been nominated for Best Chef: South at this year’s James Beard Awards.

“It’s a small scene but there’s a lot of variety and the general quality has gone up quite a bit,” Rainosek said.

Stay

The Admiral Hotel on Government Street opened in 1940 as a nod to Confederate Admiral Raphael Semmes who commandeered the CSS Alabama and spent his later years in Mobile. It’s also known for

Jimmy Buffett’s early job playing tunes for $10 a night plus tips in the hotel’s lounge.

The Admiral has been undergoing a massive renovation by owners Jon and Lisa Weitz of the Charleston-based Avocet Hospitality group. Lisa Weitz has decorated the hotel next to Government Plaza in shades of purple and gold (a nod to the city’s longstanding Mardi Gras traditions) and modern art mixed with historical fgures, such as France’s Louis XIV.

“She picked out every little piece for us,” said Lexie Trinkle, assistant general manager. “She wanted modern luxury and technology but also to pay homage to our roots.”

The Admiral opened its newly decorated guest rooms, which includes several suites, but this summer debuts the LeMoyne’s Chophouse, a fne dining restaurant focused on steaks, and The Living Room lounge.

Don’t Miss

Visitors entering the National Maritime Museum of the Gulf of Mexico are greeted by eight decks of a container ship. Literally. Each deck offers more than 80 interactive exhibits that range from piloting a cargo ship through a simulator, experiencing the bunkroom of a World War II ship and exploring the earth’s weather patterns through a massive globe, among so much more. Visitors can even learn about fre ants, those pesty creatures brought to the Gulf South on a banana boat.

“The entire museum is literally inside a container ship,” said Karen Poth, executive director.

Even better, all teachers may enjoy free admission to the museum this summer. Just don’t miss the incredible views of the Mobile port.

The Living Toom lounge

Bobby Franks

Restoring antique and vintage furniture

Some furnishings look spectacular with a patina bestowed by time and use. But years of wear can also make a piece look past its prime and disposable. The good news is that with the right know-how, most wood furniture can be restored to its former glory. Furniture maker and restorer Bobby Franks discusses the basics.

Franks begins with the essentials for preventing damage: climate control and routine maintenance.

“Don’t put wood furniture in front of the air condition or heat register,” said Franks. “It will dry and become brittle. And keep it out of the sun, which fades the fnish.”

Franks says every piece is different and should be assessed according to fnish, type of wood, and condition. But as a general rule, he advises applying hydrating products (his favorite is OZ Cream Polish) and when called for, protective waxes.

“Wood furniture should always be hydrated and if it has wax, you need to put wax back on it unless you strip it,” he said.

Get handson experience – take a workshop.

4 Work in a controlled environment clear of wind and rain and with proper ventilation.

The exception is a dining table because a wax fnish will become “gummy” from food and debris. Instead, Franks advises a durable fnish that won’t become tacky such as a French polish or a lac uered fnish, which won’t yellow like polyurethane.

Franks advises going beyond the notion that you want a dated or broken piece to look great again and consider the particulars of how you envision the result. And it doesn’t have to be an antique or heirloom to be worth saving. The key considerations are that “it’s functional and you like it.” Then, learn about the process (preferably with some experience), invest in the right tools and products (sandpaper, steel wool, Scotch Brite pads, gloves) and make sure you’ve got time to devote to the project. Or fnd a seasoned restoration expert for the job.

DIY Tips

Begin with proper prepping – take it apart (remove drawers and contents), and thoroughly clean it. Clean the glue joints, make sure it aligns.

A water-damaged piece should be taken apart and elevated to dry out first.

To repair a loose or broken leg, remove the old glue, apply new glue and use a clamp to hold it together while it dries.

When unsure if a piece is salvageable, ask a professional.

Reserve dipping for shutters and architectural elementsit ruins the glue and the grain of wood furniture.

Top tip for finding an experienced restorer

Seek out word-ofmouth referrals or online reviews.

About the Expert Bobby Franks, proprietor of Uptown Restoration, has a following that has included individual clients, art museums, historic house museums and antiques dealers over his 50 years making and restoring furniture. Traditional finishes using his own inhouse-crafted shellac, carved veneers, and leather inlay for desktops are among his specialties.

I know the defnition of “wistful,” obviously: “full of yearning tinged with melancholy, musingly sad.” And I know the defnition of “bittersweet,” both in the food sense (don’t ever leave me alone with bittersweet chocolate) and in the emotional sense: “pleasure accompanied by regret or sorrow.”

But I’m not sure I ever felt those two feelings as solidly in my gut as I did last week, when I was a passenger in a car driven by my 17-year-old, Rowan, with my 12-year-old, Georgia, in the backseat on aux (that’s how the youth today refer to whoever is controlling the music, for those who don’t often ride shotgun with teens and tweens), and we slowed down to let a woman cross the street who had a baby strapped to her chest and a kindergartener holding her hand.

It was truly like seeing my younger self walking right across my path.

I miss those days sometimes. I miss those kids sometimes.

I love being a mom. I don’t love every second, of course – I’ve survived my fair share of everyday parenting complaints – tantrums, head lice, norovirus, colic, bad notes home from the teacher, failed math tests – as well as the scary shit I don’t even really want to discuss but will anyway just to remove the stigma because it’s even more common post-pandemic – depression, anxiety, cyber-bullying, school avoidance.

But overall, yes, I love motherhood. I cannot ever remember not wanting to be a mom someday, and after a second trimester miscarriage and then two high-risk pregnancies, I am grateful for the family I’ve built.

The way I staggered my kids, 5.5 years apart, was due to both choice and circumstances: With my pregnancies being high-risk and requiring twice-daily blood

Navigating Nostalgia

Watching my children grow up is joyous but not easy.

thinner shots for a full 10 months, I needed time to physically recover. In addition, I ended up getting divorced when Rowan was 3, so that obviously threw a wrench in whatever plans I thought I’d made for the future. There are lots of good things about having kids that far apart. I never had two kids in diapers at the same time. By the time Georgia was born, Rowan could at least make herself a sandwich or pour a bowl of cereal. And by the time Georgia was 7, Rowan could babysit

for short amounts of time, allowing my husband and me a brief but welcome date night every so often.

But in other ways, it’s not the ideal spacing. When Georgia was born, it felt almost like hitting the reset button – with Rowan’s burgeoning independence, I’d started to forget just how dependent newborns are, how frustrating toddlers are, how all-consuming the frst three years of raising a human are.

While some of my friends had the intensity of three under 3, they

also moved through it at warp speed, too exhausted, I suspect, to even register the passage of time.

Meanwhile, I feel like I spent 12 years sort of moseying through two consecutive early childhoods. I spoke at Rowan’s pre-K career day when Georgia was just 2 weeks old, sleeping against me in a Moby Wrap. I had maybe two magical Christmases where both kids fervently believed in Santa. I dragged Georgia along to Rowan’s lacrosse games and ballet recitals, and then I dragged Rowan along to Georgia’s soccer games and school plays. I absolutely was that woman crossing the street, looking a bit frazzled – maybe even more than a bit frazzled at times – but absolutely soaking up every drop of motherhood, completely absorbed in the agony and ecstasy of having young children.

But the thing about young children is that they don’t stay young. I was in denial for a while, I think, but with Georgia’s 12th birthday at the end of May and Rowan’s 18th coming up in December, I am forced to confront the reality that my motherhood is moving into a different phase.

I’ve long-since stopped being able to help with math homework, and the kids don’t need me to pour milk into sippy cups or cut up their food or comb their hair anymore. It’s been years since I read a bedtime story. Both of the kids still need me; they just need me for different things – money and food, mostly, but occasionally advice or bedtime cuddles or my thoughts on a TikTok caption.

So yes, I’m defnitely feeling wistful lately … but I wouldn’t trade places with that woman I saw. Rowan is a great driver, and Georgia has excellent taste in music, and as long as we are all going somewhere together, I’m happy to just be along for the ride.

Smoke & Honey Where gyros meet matzo balls

Despite it being a scary and deeply weird period in modern history, there are actually a number of great things that came out of the COVID pandemic. A newfound shared joy of crafting sourdough bread and dalgona coffee for instance. Here in New Orleans, we have that time to thank for a bounty of chefs and restaurateurs who started serving locals the dishes they loved, a number of which blossomed into brick and mortar restaurants. Among these was Vassiliki Ellwood Yiagazis, a transplant to the Crescent City who quickly became known as “the lamb lady.” She began whipping up the traditional dishes of her Greek and Jewish culture at the weekend market at Mid-City’s Coffee Science, fare that would serve as the inspiration for her restaurant Smoke & Honey, which opened to hungry raves earlier this year.

Yiagazis was a theater vet living in Los Angeles in 2020 when the inspiration to move to New Orleans blessed her. “My partner is from New Orleans, and he was like, ‘Do you want to move to New Orleans?’ I was like, ‘Yep!’” she said. “So then I was here, and my industry was dead, and so I said, ‘Okay, well...I’m going to start selling tzatziki and matzoh ball soup at the Coffee Science Sunday market.’ I locked in a pop-up at Pal’s Lounge and did that for about two and a half years, cooking every Monday on the street. And now we’re here.”

Smoke & Honey is, at its heart, a love letter to Yiagazis’s heritage, or at least to the dishes she found herself craving that she couldn’t uite fnd here in the Big Easy. “They’re all family recipes, especially the tzatziki,” she said. “I found out I was Jewish about a decade ago, and all my Jewish recipes are my friends’ and loved ones’ recipes that they’ve shared with me and taught me over

the years.” Yiagazis is also quick to note that her menu at the restaurant isn’t Greek-Jewish fusion. “They’re both separate and very traditional in their own right,” she said. “I have very traditional Greek food, what you’d get walking down the street in Athens in any little bodega. Things that I craved and the comfort food that I was used to growing up. Matzo ball soup, for example, is something that I crave on a regular basis. It’s been very exciting to bring these very soulful, comforting dishes to this neighborhood.”

There’s something about the strange but delightful combination of Greek and Jewish cuisine that fts in perfectly with the funky, intrepid vibe of the Crescent City. It’s not something you’d fnd yourself thinking about until you’ve had it, and when you do, it immediately makes sense.

The breakfast and lunch menus at Smoke & Honey are simple, tight and beautifully executed with a deep attention to authentic details. Take,

About the Chef

Born in Greece, Vassiliki Ellwood Yiagazis arrived in the States at the tender age of seven and was raised in Maryland. After graduating in musical theater from Shenandoah Conservatory, she moved to New York, where she starred in an off-Broadway show and worked in the service industry and found herself loving it. A move to Los Angeles followed, and after that her arrival in New Orleans. Partnering with her restaurant employers from her New York days, Yiagazis opened up Smoke & Honey on Bienville Street in January of 2024. The budding restaurateur quickly developed a deep affection for her adopted hometown. “The spirit in New Orleans is so special and so unique,” she said. “I’ve lived in some of the biggest cities in the world, and I’ve never found anything other than that spirit here. It’s just been a true joy to bring my food and my love to New Orleans.”

for instance, the gyro. The version you’ll fnd here is as close to the ones from her beloved Greek childhood as the chef could imagine and execute. While chicken and lamb versions show up on the menu, Yiagazis’s most prized rendition features pork, which she crafts from scratch in-house. “A pork gyro is the most traditional gyro,” she said. “I use fresh pork belly and pork shoulder. They’re a little fattier cuts, very tender, very favorful. And my marinade is very simple.

It’s lemon juice, grated onion, garlic, salt, pepper, oregano. It’s very herb-heavy, so a lot of oregano, salt, pepper, thyme, rosemary; things that you’ll fnd in any reek garden. We mix it up on the pork spit with a nice whole onion and tomato on top, and all the juices kind of caramelize. We thin slice it fresh every day, and then we build it on the line with thick, creamy tzatziki, tomato, onion and french fries.”

If you’ve never had fries on your gyro, you’ve never experienced an authentic Athenian gyro, according to Yiagazis, and after trying one prepared in that fashion, you’ll likely discover that you don’t want it any other way. Especially with the crispy, herbed fries served at Smoke & Honey. If you’re not hankering for a gyro, you won’t go wrong with the “lambeaux,” a slow-roasted lamb po-boy with whipped feta, onion & garlic jam,red onions and cucumber served on French bread. Even the house salad, generally an afterthought at most eateries, shines here. Said Yiagazis, “A village salad is a very traditional Greek summer salad. It’s tomatoes and onions

and cucumbers with very rustic cuts. And then a thick slab of feta with oregano, olive oil and vinegar. That, to me, is everything.”

And then, of course, is the Jewish side of Smoke & Honey’s menu, starting with the matzo ball soup, which Yiagazis notes is not exactly kosher. Literally, since the single giant mat o ball foating in rich, golden broth is fashioned with bacon fat instead of chicken schmaltz. You’ll also encounter bagels on the menu, though perhaps even better is the “loxsmith,” which sports Faroe Islands salmon cured in-house and hot smoked to perfection and served with cream cheese, capers, and light pickled red onion on toasted marbled rye. You’d also be wise not to skip out on the huge, decadent bourekas, the one dish that does actually fuse Greek and Jewish traditions, as they’re stuffed with a spanakopita-es ue flling with leeks, spinach and feta in a puff pastry with sesame seeds instead of the phyllo dough.

More than anything, Yiagazis is pleased and a little astonished at her new career as a restaurateur, which she readily admits came with a steep learning curve. But staying true to her roots was always her ultimate aim. “The Greeks will never want someone to be hungry, ever. That’s my Greek side, and it’s ingrained in me. And the Jewish side, too. The cultures are so similar in so many ways, especially around tradition and family and food and the way we eat. And that’s what’s so special about it. At the end of the day, we’re all the same. We just want to share our food and our love for it.”

Tal’s Hummus If there’s one thing that vegans and meat-lovers in New Orleans can shake hands and agree on, it’s that Tal’s Hummus is fantastic. For the plant-diet minded, the Magazine Street spot dishes up favorites like shakshuka, falafel, a killer lentil soup, a vegan shawarma pita made with seitan, and fantastic deep fried cauliflower served with schug, tahini, and tomato salsa. Meanwhile, carnivores will find meaty delight in pitas stuffed with lamb, beef kabobs, and fried chicken schnitzel. Of course, both will agree that the namesake hummus is some of the best in town. Don’t forget to pick up some baklava to take home…or just eat in the car, because who can wait for baklava?

Cleo’s Mediterranean If a late night downtown gives you a hard case of the munchies in the wee hours and you’re not exactly in the mood for Bourbon Street pizza, a trip to Cleo’s will satisfy your needs and more 24/7. Their two locations, one on Canal and another on Decatur, offer healthy, hearty Mediterranean staples like gyros, kebabs and shawarma as well as fantastic falafel that’s the perfect combination of crispy fried exterior and fluffy green filling. Their lula kebab — ground lamb and beef mixed with garlic, herbs and spices — should not be skipped, no matter how many stiff tipples in the Quarter you might have quaffed beforehand.

Marinated Crab Claws

By Executive Chef Paul Terrebonne, Fives Raw Bar Serves 4

Marinade

Zest and juice of 1 lemon (using a microplane works best)

2 tbsp. minced shallot

4 tbsp. satsuma or fresh orange juice (see notes)

1 1/2 tbsp. Urfa chili flakes (Aleppo chili flakes or Korean chili flakes can be substituted) (see notes)

2 tbsp. sugar

1 tbsp. vinegar (whatever is your favorite, see notes)

1 tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil

Crab Claws

1 tbsp. fish sauce

1-pound bone-in crab claws

1 tbsp. toasted tuxedo (black and white) sesame seeds (for garnish)

1 tbsp. very finely diced cucumber (for garnish)

1 tbsp. very finely diced radish (for garnish)

1. Combine the ingredients for the marinade in a large bowl and whisk until combined. Taste and adjust the sugar, salt and acidity as desired.

2. Add the crab, toss to coat, and marinate, refrigerated, for at least 30 minutes but not more than two hours.

3. To serve nestle the crab claws in a bowl set within another bowl filled with ice. Scatter the garnishes over the crab claws.

Summer Vibes

An adventurous hot weather drink

Ricardo Flores, bar manager of Hot Tin Bar at the Pontchartrain Hotel, never planned on staying in New Orleans for long. After fnishing his job as a Yellowstone park ranger, he came to the city with friends. They all decided to live here for “a season.” He scored a bartending job, joking that “I still managed wildlife, but now as a bartender!” The open energy of the city made it home. “Walk down the street and a stranger calls out, ‘How you doin’ baby?’ In other cities, if someone calls you ‘baby,’ you’re buying them dinner,” he said. Ricardo believes New Orleans encourages visitors to become more adventurous drinkers. “They don’t just want vodka soda.” He savors his ability to introduce them to new favors and cocktails. Ricardo’s inventive drinks suit their gorgeous setting, an (almost) 360-degree view of the city. “Even though it can get hot up here,” he noted, “it’s a cool vibe.”

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For a more complex flavor, use only cachaça and skip the vodka.

For a deeper lime flavor, zest the limes used in the samba mix and add some of the zest to your drink.

The term for pouring the ice from your shaker straight into the glass is “to waterfall.” Use it when you make the drink and impress your guests!

She’s like a Samba (from The Girl From Ipanema)

1 1/2 ounces vodka 1/2 ounce Novo Fogo Cachaça

2 ounces Samba Mix*

1/2 ounce simple syrup

2 slices cucumber

1 cup ice

Garnish: cucumber wheel

Samba Mix

14 ounce can of condensed milk

9 ounces fresh lime juice

Mix both ingredients well. Store in the refrigerator.

Muddle cucumber slices in a cocktail shaker. Add the rest of the ingredients to the shaker, including the ice. Shake well and pour the entire mixture into a brandy snifter. Garnish with cucumber wheel.

Stunning Travel Destinations

Whether you prefer the surf, the slots, or a staycation; these Gulf Coast travel destinations have the amenities to make your Summertime a magical time.

Scarlet Pearl Casino

If you want a world-class experience for your next travel destination, look no further than Scarlet Pearl Casino Resort. Treat yourself to modern amenities in the 300-room all glass tower, featuring breathtaking design, superior service, and bathrooms that feel more like a spa.

Enjoy the warm seaside air at the Lava Links Golf Club, 18 holes surrounded by lush gardens, refreshing waterfalls, and an erupting volcano! And when the sun is at its highest, cool of with a refreshing artisan ice pop from Pop Brothers, ofering favors the whole family will enjoy! The combination of vibrant elements and entertaining music ofers a one-of-a-kind setting for a memorable day on the course.

With luxurious accommodations and an extensive selection of games Scarlet Pearl Casino Resort is your number one travel destination on the Mississippi Gulf Coast.

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Fickling and Company

Looking for a remote beach destination? Located just six hours from New Orleans is St. George Island, Florida. Whether you are looking for a relaxing retreat or an opportunity to explore the beauty of Florida’s Forgotten Coast, Fickling and Company ofers a range of rental homes to suit diferent preferences and budgets. From one-bedroom condos to multi-bedroom homes, there is a variety of

options available. The pristine beaches and stunning sunsets make St. George Island an ideal place to unwind and enjoy nature’s beauty. To book a vacation rental or gather more information, you can call Fickling and Company at 850-927-2218 or visit their website at FicklingVacationRentals.com. Start planning your perfect escape today!

Royal Sonesta Hotel

Book your staycation with The Royal Sonesta New Orleans for a summer escape that’s close to home. Stay in the heart of the French Quarter, minutes away from Jackson Square, the French Market and the Mississippi Riverfront. All of New Orleans is right outside our doors, but also, right under our roof.

Enjoy the interior pool patio and Oasis Pool Bar, southern hospitality from our loyal team, views of the historic French Quarter from wrought-iron balconies, and a lush courtyard for a quiet atmosphere, and timeless elegance.

Dine at the award-winning Restaurant R’evolution from Chef John Folse, the acclaimed Louisiana chef known worldwide as the Ambassador of Louisiana Cuisine. Soak in the smooth beats of live jazz at The Jazz Playhouse. Step into Desire Oyster Bar for breakfast, lunch or dinner for all your favorites like Cajun eggs benedict, raw or chargrilled oysters, fried Gulf shrimp po-boys, and classic New Orleans cocktails. •

Royal Sonesta Hotel

Senior Living Excellence

When you want your loved ones cared for by the best, these New Orleans Senior Living Care facilities are here to ofer the expertise, amenities, and community they deserve.

Peristyle Residences

Peristyle Residences has ofered the fnest residential assisted living communities to the New Orleans area for over 12 years. Priding itself on the feel of a true family home, Peristyle Residences focuses on residentcentered care, ofering the fnest memory care services with a warm personal touch.

Always exploring new and exciting oferings for their senior neighbors, Peristyle Residences is proud to announce the opening of their new Memory Care Assisted Living center called The Jeferson. Featuring 16 private rooms, this massive expansion of the Peristyle Residence’s Campus has just opened and has admitted its initial residents, we have several suites available for your loved one to call Home!

If you require assisted living services, take comfort in knowing that Peristyle Residences is continuing to pioneer the most efective and compassionate care in the Greater New Orleans area.

For more information, please peristyleresidences.com or call 504-874-6872.

Lambeth House

In the heart of Uptown, with stunning views of the Mississippi River, is Lambeth House. For over twenty-fve years, this distinguished retirement community has been an integral part of the local fabric. Lambeth House caters to active, independent individuals aged 62 and older, fostering an environment that nurtures the mind, body, and spirit.

The allure of Lambeth House lies in its array of amenities. From an indoor saltwater pool and a cutting-edge ftness center to an art studio, meditation room, and interfaith chapel, the community provides a truly holistic experience. Social activities, of-site outings, and lifelong learning opportunities ensure a dynamic and engaging lifestyle.

As a not-for-proft Life Plan Community, Lambeth House empowers older adults to savor maintenance-free living with the assurance of assisted living and 24-hour nursing care, conveniently available onsite if ever needed.

Currently, Lambeth House is embarking upon an expansion project featuring exquisite independent living residences, complete with spacious sunlit foorplans with breathtaking views. Anticipated zfor completion by Fall 2025, this expansion marks another chapter in Lambeth House’s commitment to providing a fulflling retirement experience.

Poydras Home

Open now, Poydras Home Reimagined is Louisiana’s frst Green House® Project community—this revolutionary care approach makes each resident the central decision maker in their own daily life. Poydras Home constructed two new buildings to house fve Nursing Care homes and one Assisted Living Memory Care home. The Green House model groups a smaller number of residents to share each house, led by a small team of consistent Care Partners specially trained to make each day personally meaningful.

Homes feature open foor plans and access to Poydras Home’s ample green spaces. Poydras Home’s interior campus was also transformed into a Center for Healthy Living to beneft all residents ofering a therapy gym, ftness center, yoga studio, library, meditative space, expanded salon and spa, and multipurpose space for programming and education with a café coming soon. Poydras Home worked with Eskew Dumez Ripple architects to ensure the structural changes were adaptive while still rooted in aesthetic traditions.

For move-in information, visit poydrashome.com. 5345 Magazine St., 504-897-0535. •

Healthcare in New Orleans

For all your mishaps and maladies, these New Orleans Healthcare Providers have the expertise and the compassionate care to get you back on your feet.

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana is devoted to its mission to improve the health and lives of Louisianians. Summertime is a good season to schedule your child’s checkup. That’s especially important if it’s been more than a year since their last trip to the doctor. A yearly well-child visit helps you make sure your children are reaching ageappropriate developmental milestones, so you can catch any issues early

and address them faster. Checkups also help your children stay up to date on screenings, tests, and shots they should have. Children need routine immunizations at diferent ages, from infancy through college. If you have questions about vaccines, a checkup is a great opportunity to ask your child’s doctor. You can also take care of any sports or extracurricular activity forms that a doctor needs to sign at this visit. Before the school year starts, schedule your child’s annual checkup. •

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This July WYES continues its community seating wine pairing dinners.

We have a few seats remaining at each restaurant. Be sure to grab your seat before the dinners sells out.

Dinner prices vary from $110-$275 and include tax and gratuity. All dinners begin at 6:30pm.

Thank you to this season’s participating restaurants.

THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS

THURSDAY, JULY 18

$150

CHEF ARVINDER VILKHU

PASSED OR SERVED AT THE TABLE

Masala Fish Croquettes

Ginger Tomato Remoulade Dip

FIRST COURSE

BUTTERNUT SQUASH

Spiced Hung Yoghurt, Tamarind Pepper

Chimi Churi

NV Brut, Haute Cabrière, “Pierre Jourdan,” Méthode Cap Classique, Franschhoek, South Africa

SECOND COURSE

AMRITSARI SHRIMP

Malabar Tomato Chutney

2021 Grüner Veltliner, Nastl, “Klassik,” Niederösterreich, Austria

THIRD COURSE

BEEF BRISKET CURRY

Served with Upma, Eggplant Hyderabad, Saag Paneer (Spinach & House-Made Cheese), Plain Naan, Garlic Naan, Chili Cheese Naan

2019 Malbec, Vista Flores Estate, Reserve, La Consulta, Uco Valley, Argentina

FOURTH COURSE

ENGLISH FRUIT TRIFLE

Berries & Mango

Community Coffee Café Special

TUESDAY, JULY 30

$275

CHEF RICHARD HUGHES

WELCOME COCKTAIL

FIRST COURSE

GAZPACHO WITH SCALLOP CEVICHE

Piper Sonoma Brut Rose NV

SECOND COURSE

YELLOWFIN TUNA & FOIE GRAS

TORCHON & PADDLEFISH CAVIAR

Banquette, Chives, Balsamic Reduction

Schlosskellerei Gruner Veltliner Gobelsburger 2022

THIRD COURSE

AVOCADO & LOBSTER SALAD

Green Goddess Dressing, Chives, Little Gem, Radicchio

Far Niente Chardonnay, Napa Valley 2022

FOURTH COURSE

SEARED GULF SWORDFISH

Pineapple Crab Chimichurri, Shoe Peg Corn

Maque Choux, Fingerling Potatoes, Swiss Chard

Henri Bourgeois Sancerre Rouge ‘Les Baronnes’ 2019

INTERMEZZO

FROZEN WATERMELON AND COCONUT RUM SHOT

FIFTH COURSE

SEARED USDA PRIME TENDERLOIN

Creamed Spinach Stuffed Heirloom Tomato, Mache, Fried Onion Rings, Truffe Bordelaise

Chateau Saint Georges, Saint Georges Saint Emilion 2018

SIXTH COURSE

STICKY TOFFEE PUDDING

Lavender Ice Cream, Hazelnut Tuille

Terrassous Rivesaltes, Hors d’Age 12 Year

Wines provided by: Wines Unlimited

Community Coffee Café Special

1 MONDAY

6pm PBS NEWS HOUR

7pm ANTIQUES ROADSHOW “Fort Worth” (Hour 3/3)

8pm

THE GREAT AMERICAN RECIPE, SEASON 3 “A Spoonful of Love” (Pt. 3/8) The cooks pour their hearts and souls into recipes ranging from baconwrapped meatloaf and cornbread to crab cakes, elk stew and chicken curry.

9pm

STAY TUNED: NEW ORLEANS’ CLASSIC TV COMMERCIALS chronicles favorite television commercials in New Orleans. Narrated by Ronnie Virgets.

10pm POV “Hummingbirds”

11:30pm AMANPOUR AND COMPANY

2 TUESDAY

6pm PBS NEWS HOUR

7pm

FINDING YOUR ROOTS WITH HENRY LOUIS GATES, JR. “Hidden Kin”

8pm

DISCO: SOUNDTRACK OF A REVOLUTION “Stayin’ Alive” (Pt. 3/3)

9pm

FIGHT THE POWER: HOW HIP HOP CHANGED THE WORLD “Culture Wars/ Still Fighting” (Pt. 3-4/4) Chuck D transports audiences back to hip-hop’s inception and documents the genre’s steps in revolutionizing and challenging America’s history over four decades.

11pm

AMANPOUR AND COMPANY

3 WEDNESDAY

6pm PBS NEWS HOUR

7pm

DYNAMIC PLANET “Water” (Pt. 3/4)

8pm HOPE IN THE WATER “Changing the Menu (Pt. 3/3)

9pm

CHALLENGES & OPPORTUNITIES:

RESTORING THE LOUISIANA COAST

The latest installment of the WYES series explores how e orts to restore and protect the state’s coastline range from the projects in the multimilliondollar coastal master plan to volunteer e orts to help bring back our coastal forests. Also featured are a growing local recycling business turning glass into sand to use in coastal rebuilding projects and a state coastal advocacy group working with local restaurants to reuse oyster shells to build reefs that combat storm surge. Produced and hosted by Marcia Kavanaugh.

9:30pm

CHALLENGES & OPPORTUNITIES: THE LOUISIANA COAST focuses on the state of Louisiana’s Coastal Master Plan, which was approved by the state legislature in May 2023. Originally broadcast June 2023.

10pm NOVA “Ice Age Footprints”

11pm AMANPOUR AND COMPANY

4 THURSDAY

6pm PBS NEWS HOUR

7pm

A CAPITOL FOURTH Celebrate our country’s 248th birthday with musical performances by top stars from pop, country, R&B, classical and Broadway, featuring the National Symphony Orchestra under the direction of premier pops conductor Jack Everly. Photo Credit: Val Proudkii/Capital Concerts

8:30pm A CAPITOL FOURTH

10pm STEPPIN’ OUT

10:30pm

VARIETY STUDIO: ACTORS ON ACTORS

11pm AMANPOUR AND COMPANY

5 FRIDAY 6pm PBS NEWS HOUR

7pm INFORMED SOURCES

7:30pm

LOUISIANA: THE STATE WE’RE IN 8pm WASHINGTON WEEK WITH THE ATLANTIC

8:30pm FIRING LINE WITH MARGARET HOOVER

9pm

ICONIC AMERICA: OUR SYMBOLS AND STORIES WITH DAVID RUBENSTEIN “Fenway Park” The story of the home of the Boston Red Sox, and the city’s loyalty to its team and love for its ballpark.

WEEKDAYS ON

11:30am NATURE CAT

The series follows the adventures of four main characters: Nature Cat, Hal the Dog, Squeeks the Mouse and Daisy the Bunny. Through the learning experiences of the characters, this series intends to encourage children to similarly engage with and develop an understanding of nature.

5am ARTHUR

5:30am ODD SQUAD

6am MOLLY OF DENALI

6:30am ALMA’S WAY

7am LYLA IN THE LOOP

7:30am WILD KRATTS

8am DANIEL TIGER’S NEIGHBORHOOD

8:30am ROSIE’S RULES

9am SESAME STREET

9:30am WORK IT OUT WOMBATS!

10pm

ROOTS OF COMEDY WITH JESUS TREJO “Sierra Katow” (Pt. 6/6)

A fourth-generation Chinese and Japanese American, with deep L.A. roots, Sierra shows Jesus a side of the city he’s never seen before.

11pm STEPPIN’ OUT

11:30pm AMANPOUR AND COMPANY

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6pm THE LAWRENCE WELK SHOW “Harvest on the Farm”

7pm ANTIQUES ROADSHOW “Fort Worth” (Hour 3/3)

8pm

FINDING YOUR ROOTS WITH HENRY LOUIS GATES, JR. “Hidden Kin”

9pm

BENJAMIN FRANKLIN “Join or Die (1706-1744)” (Pt. 1/2)

11pm

AUSTIN CITY LIMITS “Jade Bird/ Dayglow”

10am DONKEY HODIE

10:30am PINKALICIOUS & PETERRIFIC 11am ELINOR WONDERS WHY 11:30am NATURE CAT NOON CURIOUS GEORGE

12:30pm XAVIER RIDDLE AND THE SECRET MUSEUM

1pm DANIEL TIGER’S NEIGHBORHOOD

1:30pm ARTHUR

7 SUNDAY

7pm

PROFESSOR T, SEASON 3 “A Little Drop of Poison” (Pt. 4/6) Out of prison the Professor is desperate to get back to his work at the university and with the police. Detectives are struggling to find a pattern to link a series of unexplained deaths across Cambridgeshire and need the Professor’s help with the investigation before more people die. Pictured: Frances De La Tour as Adelaide Tempest

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8pm MASTERPIECE “Grantchester, Season 9” (Pt. 4/8) Alphy attends a manor fundraiser, but festivities are cut short when a body is found in the basement.

9pm

D.I. RAY, SEASON 2 “A Test of Wills” (Pt. 4/6)

10pm THE PARIS MURDERS “Smoked and Mirrors” (Pt. 10/12) In French with English subtitles.

11pm

COBRA, SEASON 2 (Pt. 4/6)

8 MONDAY

6pm PBS NEWS HOUR

7pm ANTIQUES ROADSHOW “Indianapolis” (Hour 1/3)

8pm

THE GREAT AMERICAN RECIPE, SEASON 3 “Home Baked” (Pt. 4/8) The cooks make both a baked breakfast item and their favorite bake sale good.

9pm

CHALLENGES & OPPORTUNITIES: RESTORING THE LOUISIANA COAST explores how e orts to restore and protect the state’s coastline include a state coastal advocacy group working with local restaurants to reuse oyster shells to build reefs that combat storm surge.

9:30pm

CHALLENGES & OPPORTUNITIES: THE LOUISIANA COAST

10pm

POV “Is There Anybody Out There?” While navigating daily discrimination, a filmmaker who inhabits and loves her unusual body searches the world for another person like her.

11:30pm AMANPOUR AND COMPANY

9 TUESDAY

6pm PBS NEWS HOUR

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FINDING YOUR ROOTS WITH HENRY LOUIS GATES, JR. “Salem’s Lot”

8pm

AMERICAN EXPERIENCE “The Boys of ‘36” is the thrilling story of the American Olympic rowing team that triumphed against all odds in Nazi Germany.

9pm

AMERICAN EXPERIENCE “Jesse Owens”

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VOCES ON PBS “From Here/From There” Meet Luis Cortes Romero, the first undocumented attorney to argue a case before the Supreme Court.

11pm AMANPOUR AND COMPANY

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PBS NEWS HOUR

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DYNAMIC PLANET “Earth” (Pt. 4/4) Amidst the world’s ecosystems in chaos, can science, nature, and tradition prepare us for the future?

8pm

NOVA “Ancient Builders of the Amazon”

9pm

NOVA “Emperor’s Ghost Army”

10pm

DR. JOHN OCHSNER: KING OF HEARTS tells the true story of the New Orleans surgeon who pioneered modern open

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11pm

AMANPOUR AND COMPANY

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PBS NEWS HOUR

7pm

STEPPIN’ OUT Host and producer Peggy Scott Laborde welcomes regular guests Poppy Tooker, Alan Smason, plus new roundtable visitors every week to discuss New Orleans restaurants, arts and entertainment. All episodes available on WYES’ YouTube channel at wyes.org/steppinout. Pictured (lr): ): WWNO’s Gwen Thompkins, The Historic New Orleans Collection’s Lydia Blackmore, Rivertown Theaters for the Performing Arts director Gary Rucker, host and producer Peggy Scott Laborde, WWNO’s Poppy Tooker and New Orleans Ballet Theatre’s Greg Schramel.

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BRITISH ANTIQUES ROADSHOW

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AGATHA CHRISTIE’S POIROT “Murder in the Mews” (Pt. 2/10)

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MISS FISHER’S MURDER MYSTERIES

“Death by Miss Adventure” (Pt. 10/13) A female night-shi worker dies when her hair gets caught in the factory machinery. The police suspect accidental death, but Phryne smells foul play and Dot goes undercover to get at the truth.

10pm

MASTERPIECE “Annika, Season 2” (Pt. 1/6)

11pm

VARIETY STUDIO: ACTORS ON ACTORS 2002

11:30pm AMANPOUR AND COMPANY

12 FRIDAY

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LOUISIANA: THE STATE WE’RE IN

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WASHINGTON WEEK WITH THE ATLANTIC

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ICONIC AMERICA: OUR SYMBOLS AND STORIES WITH DAVID RUBENSTEIN “The Hollywood Sign”

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VARIETY STUDIO: ACTORS ON ACTORS 20TH ANNIVERSARY

11pm STEPPIN’ OUT

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13 SATURDAY

6pm THE LAWRENCE WELK SHOW “Big Band Moments”

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ANTIQUES ROADSHOW “Indianapolis” (Hour 1/3)

8pm

FINDING YOUR ROOTS WITH HENRY LOUIS GATES, JR. “Salem’s Lot”

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BENJAMIN FRANKLIN “An American (1775-1790)” (Pt. 2/2)

11pm

AUSTIN CITY LIMITS “Jackson Browne”

14 SUNDAY

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PROFESSOR T, SEASON 3 “The Conference” (Pt. 5/6) Professor T comes under suspicion following the murder of a professional rival at a Criminology Conference. The Professor must prove his innocence to regain his reputation and his job.

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J. SCHWANKE’S LIFE IN BLOOM

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10am THE DOOKY CHASE KITCHEN: LEAH’S LEGACY

8pm

MASTERPIECE “Grantchester, Season 9” (Pt. 5/8) A murder at Esme’s o ice sends shockwaves through the Keating family. Alphy meets with the bishop. Photo Credit: Kudos, ITV, and MASTERPIECE

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D.I. RAY, SEASON 2 “Staying on Top” (Pt. 5/6) As pressure mounts for D.I. Ray, surveillance on a new suspect yields shocking results.

10pm

THE PARIS MURDERS “In the Spotlight” (Pt. 11/12) In French with English subtitles.

11pm COBRA, SEASON 2 (Pt. 5/6)

10:30am CHEF PAUL PRUDHOMME'S ALWAYS COOKING

11am LIDIA’S KITCHEN

11:30am AMERICA’S TEST KITCHEN FROM COOK’S ILLUSTRATED NOON COOK’S COUNTRY

12:30pm CHRISTOPHER KIMBALL'S MILK STREET TELEVISION

1pm GREAT CHEFS

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2:30pm AMERICA THE BOUNTIFUL

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2024 REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION COVERAGE The event will be held July 15-18 at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The convention is anticipated to potentially bring 50,000 visitors to Milwaukee.

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11pm THE VOTE: LOUISIANA WOMEN LEAD Focuses on the women of Louisiana and how they became a force for change in government, civil rights and historic preservation. Originally broadcast 2020.

11:30pm

CHASING THE MOON: THE CRESCENT CITY CONNECTION Mark this week's 55th anniversary of the moon landing with a look at New Orleans' contributions to the space race.

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2024 REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION COVERAGE

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17 WEDNESDAY

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2024 REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION COVERAGE 10pm AMANPOUR AND COMPANY

MASTERPIECE “Annika, Season 2” (Pt. 2/6)

19 FRIDAY

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PBS NEWS HOUR

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7:30pm

LOUISIANA: THE STATE WE’RE IN 8pm

WASHINGTON WEEK WITH THE ATLANTIC

8:30pm FIRING LINE WITH MARGARET HOOVER

9pm

OLYMPIC PRIDE, AMERICAN PREJUDICE follows 18 athletes, men and women before, during and a er their heroic turn of events at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin. They represented a country that considered them second-class citizens and competed in a country that rolled out the red carpet for them despite an undercurrent of Aryan superiority and anti-Semitism. The film features never-before-seen archival footage and interviews with legendary figures like Carl Lewis and 1968 Gold Medalist and activist Tommy Smith. Director is Deborah Riley Draper. Narrator and executive producer is Blair Underwood.

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STEPPIN’ OUT

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FINDING YOUR ROOTS WITH HENRY LOUIS GATES, JR. “No Irish Need Apply”

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11pm

AUSTIN CITY LIMITS “Terry Allen & The Panhandle Mystery Band”

21 SUNDAY

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PROFESSOR T, SEASON 3 “Attachment Issues” (Pt. 6/6) A woman is found dead at the scene of a car crash, but it seems the accident didn’t kill her. Examining the case, the Professor finds some uncomfortable resemblances to his own situation.

8pm

MASTERPIECE “Grantchester, Season 9” (Pt. 6/8) Alphy and Geordie’s murder investigation uncovers a tangled web of betrayal and deceit.

9pm

D.I. RAY, SEASON 2 “Enemy Within” (Pt. 6/6) Following the discovery of the missing gun, D.I. Ray’s lens turns back to the Chapman family. Photo Credit: ©HTM (DI RAY) Ltd

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THE PARIS MURDERS “Out of the Shadows” (Pt. 12/12) In French with English subtitles.

11pm COBRA, SEASON 2 (Pt. 6/6)

22 MONDAY

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ANTIQUES ROADSHOW “Indianapolis” (Hour 2/3)

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THE GREAT AMERICAN RECIPE, SEASON 3 “A Celebration of Flavors” (Pt. 5/8)

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23 TUESDAY 6pm PBS NEWS HOUR

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FINDING YOUR ROOTS WITH HENRY LOUIS GATES, JR. “Far From Home”

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GODS OF TENNIS “Billie Jean King and Arthur Ashe” (Pt. 1/3) Framed through the world-famous Wimbledon tournament, revisit the golden age of tennis in this three-part fascinating series. Meet the heroes who changed the sport forever and drove significant change away from the tennis courts. In the first episode, Billie Jean King (pictured) and Arthur Ashe are fighting to become Wimbledon champions, and in their own ways, they are also battling social change for equality on a global level. Photo Credit: Mindhouse

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24 WEDNESDAY

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10am

THE DOOKY CHASE KITCHEN: LEAH'S LEGACY

The WYES cooking series features the younger Chase generations who are carrying on the culinary traditions of James Beard Lifetime Achievement Award winner Leah Chase. Pictured: Paired with some of the menus are specialty cocktails cra ed by Leah’s granddaughter Eve Marie Haydel, the restaurant’s beverage manager who has updated drink recipes from the restaurant’s earlier days. Photo Credit: Laura Combel.

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LOUISIANA THE STATE WE’RE IN 9am FIRING LINE WITH MARGARET HOOVER

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NATURE “American Horses”

8pm

NOVA “Sunken Ship Rescue”

9pm

NOVA “Sea Change” ‘Bounty in the Gulf of Maine’ (Pt. 1/3) We are at a crossroads for the future of the Gulf— and our oceans. Does it retain enough of its biodiversity and regenerative strength to weather the humaninduced storm? Is the sheer beauty of the place and spectacular range of its creatures enough to wake us to the stakes?

10pm

CHALLENGES & OPPORTUNITIES: RESTORING THE LOUISIANA COAST

Features include a growing local recycling business turning glass into sand to use in coastal rebuilding projects and a state coastal advocacy group working with local restaurants to reuse oyster shells to build reefs that combat storm surge. Produced and hosted by Marcia Kavanaugh.

10:30pm

CHALLENGES & OPPORTUNITIES: THE LOUISIANA COAST

11pm

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25 THURSDAY

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11:30am THE DOOKY CHASE KITCHEN: LEAH’S LEGACY

NOON ANTIQUES ROADSHOW 1pm RICK STEVES' EUROPE

1:30pm OUTSIDE: BEYOND THE LENS

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9pm

MISS FISHER’S MURDER MYSTERIES “Blood and Circuses” (Pt. 11/13) Set in 1920s Melbourne, this compelling crime-drama follows Miss

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10pm

MASTERPIECE “Annika, Season 2” (Pt. 3/6) Annika (Nicola Walker) reflects on Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde as she and the team investigate a Scottish millionaire found dead in his own shark tank. Photo Credit: © Black Camel Pictures & All3Media International

11pm

VARIETY STUDIO: ACTORS ON ACTORS 2004

11:30pm AMANPOUR AND COMPANY

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7pm

INFORMED SOURCES WYES’ longest running series, now in its 40th year, continues to share the top news stories in our area. Marcia Kavanaugh is host. Errol Laborde is producer and panelist.

7:30pm

LOUISIANA: THE STATE WE’RE IN 8pm

WASHINGTON WEEK WITH THE ATLANTIC

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9pm

ICONIC AMERICA: OUR SYMBOLS AND STORIES WITH DAVID RUBENSTEIN

“The Cowboy” examines the myths and realities of this archetype, which remains as potent as ever in the 21st century.

10pm

ANTIQUES ROADSHOW RECUT “Filoli” (Pt.1-2/2)

11pm STEPPIN’ OUT

11:30pm AMANPOUR AND COMPANY

27 SATURDAY

6pm THE LAWRENCE WELK SHOW “Hits By Famous Groups”

7pm ANTIQUES ROADSHOW “Indianapolis” (Hour 2/3)

8pm

FINDING YOUR ROOTS WITH HENRY LOUIS GATES, JR. “Far From Home”

9pm THE AMERICAN BUFFALO “Into the Storm” (Pt. 2/2)

11pm

AUSTIN CITY LIMITS “Japanese Breakfast/Arlo Parks”

28 SUNDAY

7pm

HOTEL PORTOFINO, SEASON 3

“Entitled” (Pt. 1/6) Bella is preparing for her father and sister’s arrival but is thrown when Cecil appears requesting divorce. Over the weeks, Bella must decide her future as well as avoiding fascist leader Danioni. But with the Wall Street Crash, things get worse as Bella and Cecil lose everything. Photo Credit: Eagle Eye Drama Ltd

8pm

MASTERPIECE “Grantchester, Season 9” (Pt. 7/8) Alphy is stunned to discover that a woman he knows has gone missing; when her friend is later brutally murdered, Alphy and Geordie race to find the answers.

9pm

MASTERPIECE “Roadkill” (Pt. 1-2/4)

Hugh Laurie (“The Night Manager,” “Veep,” “House”) stars as self-made British politician Peter Laurence in this taut political thriller from Academy Award® nominated David Hare (“The Hours”).

11pm

COBRA: REBELLION, SEASON 3 (Pt. 1/6) Robert and Anna return to COBRA to devise an e ective strategy for dealing with members of an environmental protest group who are blocking tra ic from going through a railway tunnel. Photo Credit: Sky Studios Limited

29 MONDAY

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ANTIQUES ROADSHOW “Indianapolis” (Hour 3/3)

8pm

THE GREAT AMERICAN RECIPE, SEASON 3 “Outside the Comfort of Your Kitchen” (Pt. 6/8) The home cooks put their own spins on a fellow competitor’s recipe and present dishes inspired by a friend.

9pm

NEW ORLEANS TV: THE GOLDEN AGE

Traces the history of local television from 1948, the year the city’s first station, WDSU-TV, signed on the air, to 1972, when the station was sold to an out-of town owner and another station, WWLTV, became dominant. Narrated by Angela Hill.

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FINDING YOUR ROOTS WITH HENRY LOUIS GATES, JR. “Rising from the Ashes”

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BY ERROL LABORDE / ART BY ARTHUR NEAD

ardly anyone takes my advice on this; actually no one that I am aware of, but everyone should - especially locals.

I will try again:

One day soon, go to the Toulouse Street Wharf in the French Quarter, look for the ticket office and take a ride on the Natchez riverboat. This is one of the great experiences in the city that tourists will instinctively be drawn to but that too many locals shun by mistakenly thinking, well, “that’s just for visitors.”

There are two cruises a day: afternoon and night. I advise the latter because the skyline becomes more radiant, more colorful. It is also a dinner cruise and the Dukes of Dixieland perform. Most of all, there is that skyline.

(Disclosure: I know that this is starting to sound like one of those media freebie deals written in return for favorable coverage. But it is not: We were paying customers celebrating a special occasion. Nothing was free but our spirits.)

At first it looked like those spirits would be dampened. As we chomped into the salad that preceded the buffet, the outside was starting to look ominously dark and the wind was being impish. A big ugly system was floating across the city. I just hoped it moved faster than the boat. By the time the Natchez left the port, the rain was lighter but the wind still had passengers on the outside deck holding on to their caps - yet the weather’s challenge was nothing that a boat launched in 1975 hadn’t handled before.

We were heading downriver. The steeple of the St. Louis Cathedral pierced the skyline. Soon we would be paralleling Marigny, then Bywater, past Jackson Barracks and into St. Bernard Parish, then past the Domino Sugar refinery where the P.A. system tour guide could not help saying, “How sweet it is.” By this time, we were done dining and had relocated to a bench on the second deck. There was a near-capacity crowd on board, probably all tourists, except for the two of us. One group of three women, who had apparently just come from some sort of party, admired the sequins on their cocktail dresses without noticing that the boat was being paddle-wheeled down one of the great rivers in the world after departing from one of the most poetic cities.

On board were the Dukes of Dixieland. This is no mere tourist band; the group is very good. It specializes, of course,

in New Orleans Jazz, plus there was a little Fats Domino and other rhythm and blues mixed in. One Duke even played a jazz flute that embellished the music like an extra shot of rye in a Sazerac.

All that was wrong with the moment is that the sky was darker than it should have been because of the storm. There was still a light drizzle. If only the weather could have changed.

And then, suddenly, although the weather did not change, the boat did. At a wide spot in the river near Plaquemines Parish the Natchez made its scheduled 360-degree turn. The ladies in the sequined dresses did not notice, but we were now heading upriver.

Most importantly, the scene had changed dramatically.

Every so often this happens:

I have always loved New Orleans but then occasionally there are moments when the city casts a spell and hugs tightly. You can’t back away; nor would you want to. Damn! This is a special place.

There was no rain, as though it had been blown away by the Dukes’ music. This was a moment of total sensory fulfillment. The windy dark sky was behind us, so too was the rain. We were heading toward a clear night, and, even more, in the distance

was the bold, gold display of the setting sun decorated by slivers of purple clouds. Fronting it was the gracious silhouette of the New Orleans skyline made jagged with tall building, more steeples and even a stadium covered by a dome.

But then the spell was broken:

Soon after passing the Cathedral’s steeple again, this time on the starboard side, we docked. Worse yet, the music stopped.

As we walked down the exit ramp, the thought reverberated, “Locals need to see this.” They cannot truly know New Orleans without experiencing it from the river that created the city.

One final thought, this column, now in its second to last paragraph, may be making literary history. Probably seldom has an article been written about the Mississippi River and a steamboat without once naming that person-- you know, the early humorist always pictured in a white suit and his silver hair. He rode the river many times and would have been enamored when a ship suddenly appeared from the other side of one of the river’s many bends, and then quietly glided by. There was always something memorable to write home about. Afterall, he was a tourist too.