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NOVEMBER 2015 / VOLUME 50 / NUMBER 2 Editor-in-Chief Errol Laborde Managing Editor Morgan Packard Art Director Tiffani Reding Amedeo Contributing Editor Liz Scott Monaghan Food Edit­or Dale Curry Dining Edit­or Jay Forman Wine and Spirits Edit­or Tim McNally Restaurant Reporter Robert Peyton Home Editor Bonnie Warren web Editor Kelly Massicot Staff Writer Melanie Warner Spencer Interns Lani Griffiths SALES MANAGER Kate Sanders (504) 830-7216 / Kate@MyNewOrleans.com Senior Account Executives Jonée Daigle Ferrand, Lisa Picone Love Account Executives Sarah Daigle, Brittany Gilbert

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contents

68 FEATURES

IN EVERY ISSUE

ON THE COVER

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Tour de Gumbo

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INSIDE

Searching for 15 of the best

By Sara Roahen

“Gumbo Rules”

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Big Hitters

Jewelry grabs the attention

By Mirella Cameran

Separated into three categories –Seafood, Meat and Meat & Seafood – writer Sara Roahen sampled more than 50 local bowls to determine her top 15.

Follow her “Tour de Gumbo,” starting on pg. 58.

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A Roar for Ron Forman

Winner, NOWFE’s Hospitality Award

By Kimberley Singletary

175 Try This

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2015 Top Lawyers

176 STREETCAR

600 Listings in 58 Categories Profiles by Kimberley Singletary

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Editorial, plus a Mike Luckovich cartoon 20

JULIA STREET Questions and answers about our city

“Raising the Barre”

“Un artista di New Orleans a Venezia”

Photographed by Eugenia Uhl

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THE BEAT

LOCAL COLOR

THE MENU

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MARQUEE

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me again

112 table talk

Entertainment calendar

“Gesturing His Demons”

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PERSONA

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MODINE’S NEW ORLEANS

114 restaurant insider

Jenny Hamilton: Executive Director, New Orleans Ballet Association

“Turkey Well Done”

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Biz

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Joie d’Eve

116 FOOD

“Coming to Jesus”

“When Angels Arrive”

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education

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IN TUNE

118 LAST CALL

“Monuments to McDonogh”

“Hot Choices”

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HEALTH

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Read & Spin

120 DINING GUIDE

“Controlling Blood Pressure”

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HEALTHBEAT

The latest news in health from New Orleans and beyond

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HOME

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crime fighting

This University Area Home is “Sleek and Modern”

“Perspectives From the Coroner’s Office”

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CHRONICLES

“Fuss About Feathers”

“Marigny Area Discoveries”

OCH Market, Trinity and Tsunami

‘Traditions With a Twist”

Old “Cran-Apple” Fashioned

A look at the latest albums and books

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JAZZ LIFE

“Nueva Orleans Vibrations”

DIAL 12 D1 WYES-TV’s newest documentary New Orleans and the Mississippi River (Nov. 18, 7 p.m.) by Peggy Scott Laborde explores the unique relationship that exists between our city and the body of water on which it was founded. On Veterans Day (Nov. 11, 5 p.m.), WYES will broadcast “We’re All In This Together,” an Electronic Field Trip, which originally streamed live on WYES.org from The U.S. Freedom Pavilion: The Boeing Center at The National World War II Museum to thousands of teachers and students across the nation. As the final season of “Downton Abbey” approaches this January, WYES has some exciting events and screenings planned; visit WYES.org for all event and program details.

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inside

Gumbo Rules

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everal times a year here at the magazine we’ll receive a query from a New Orleans expatriate trapped out there in the hinterland who wants to do an article about missing this city from afar. This idea has been done so many times that we never go for it, however, before dismissing the note there’s a little game I play with myself. It is called, “Finding the Gumbo Line.” Invariably there will be a sentence where the author laments about missing gumbo.

There is a lot to miss being away from this town, including red beans, anything with remoulade sauce, sucking the heads, Lake Pontchartrain soft shell crabs – but the reference is always to gumbo; maybe because the word itself is so plebeian, and it also sounds sort of comic. Plus gumbo is so diverse – like poor boys, it can come in many varieties. There is a sense of democracy to it.

Yet it’s a topic not to be taken lightly. Just as in democracy, there are certain principles that I believe in on matters of gumbo – including the following: • Don’t mix meat with seafood. I probably stand alone on this one, including in this edition where our writer highlighted several gumbos that did just that. To me, though, that’s two different types of flavors. Give me chicken and sausage or seafood of any type, but let each have its own identity. (On a related issue, I don’t believe in wearing a Saints jersey with a Zephyrs cap.)

• Okra is good on any occasion. Many people feel otherwise and use filé instead. But okra adds a stronger flavor and, depending how many times the gumbo pot is reheated, transforms from slivers to a hearty green mush. Use enough okra and at some point you can eat gumbo with a fork.

• Always have sweet potato or potato salad. In many Cajun parishes gumbo is accompanied by the sweet potato, which helps complement the flavor; in St. Martin’s Parish potato salad is a tradition. Here is the surprising part: The sweet potato, or the potato salad scoop, is actually put in the gumbo and then picked at with the spoon while consuming the gumbo. It is an efficient, highly recommended way of doing things that also doesn’t dirty any extra plates.

• Finally – and this might sound like heresy – in preparing gumbo, instead of actually cooking a roux, some of those prepacked roux mixes are pretty good and can be used. But, you didn’t read that here.

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SPEAKING OUT

Pelicans on the Court This might be the season

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e have had an NBA franchise in New Orleans for 13 years now. Yet it has taken that long for the franchise and the city to get to know each other. This should be the year when the two embrace.

When the Charlotte Hornets relocated to New Orleans in 2002, they were welcomed and appreciated – but it was like strangers who had ridden into town. They were fun to watch, but the prevailing question was, “Who are these guys?”

That question might have been answered quicker had the team not had to flee the city for the 2005 and ’06 seasons because of the damage done to the arena by Hurricane Katrina. For a while it looked like the team, which was well supported by Oklahoma City, might

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not return. Fortunately the league persisted, but New Orleanians were still detached from the players who they had not seen for three years. One of those players, Christ Paul, had a spectacular rookie year in Oklahoma City.

Locals were denied witnessing his rise to glory.

After the franchise retuned to the city there was turmoil in the team’s ownership, so much so that the league had to take over operation of the club. When the franchise first arrived in town one of the angriest guys in town was Tom Benson, who feared competition at the box office with the Saints. Who would have thought that with the urging on then-NBA commissioner David Stern, Benson would one day own the basketball team, too?

Now in the third season of Benson’s rule, the

team is renamed the Pelicans and has new colors and new management – all performing under the roof of the newly named Smoothie King Center. Plus there’s Anthony Davis, who is seen as one of the game’s great stars of the future. This could be the year when the future arrives.

Last season the Pelicans made the playoffs but lost in the first round to the Golden State Warriors, the team that would go on to win the league championship.

In defeat though, the Pelicans were gutsy and showed a lot of promise. A new coach, Alvin Gentry, could take them a step further.

All the planets seem aligned for this to be a great season. If the team doesn’t go all the way, it should certainly go far enough to endear fans and to strengthen the support base.

Curiously, providing the color commentary for the TV broadcasts of the games is David Wesley, who was on the original New Orleans Hornets squad. Maybe this can be the year for him to experience a championship season. n

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JULIA STREET /

WITH POYDRAS THE PARROT

TH E PUR S UIT TO AN S W E R E T E RNA L Q U E S TION S

The old Newton Street Viaduct, ca. 1950.

Dear Julia, Yours is usually the first part of New Orleans Magazine that I read. I especially enjoyed your answer to Mike Staiano’s query in the September issue, asking how the trains got across the river before the Huey P. Long bridge. You told him about the railroad ferries.

When I first came to New Orleans in August 1956, fresh out of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point, New York, I went to work as an engineer on the ships of the Delta Line (Mississippi Shipping Company). I would often see that we were working cargo with a T. Smith and Sons derrick barge on the ship’s offshore side working to barges. One of the derrick barges, a very large one, had two huge steam cranes on it that ran on rails on the barge. The name on the barge was Mammoth. I was told that it had once

been a railroad barge/ferry. That piqued my interest. I had assumed they operated out of the huge Southern Pacific yard in Algiers, now all gone, as is Delta Line, which ceased operation in ’83 – when I left Delta as Superintendent Engineer.

I would appreciate having more information about those ferry operations.

When did the Southern Pacific shops in Algiers shut down?

Don Burnham New Orleans (Algiers) Southern Pacific rail ferries once shuttled both passenger and freight trains between the foot of Esplanade Avenue and Southern Pacific (SP) railroad yard at Algiers. Two blocks wide, the SP yard extended between Atlantic and Thayer streets and ran from the riverfront to the Orleans Parish line. The facility shut

down and moved to Avondale in the 1950s. Consequently, the Newton Street viaduct, which had been constructed in ’07 so vehicular traffic could travel unimpeded over the railroad tracks, was no longer needed. It was demolished in June ’60 and replaced with a four-lane surface street.

The abandoned parlor car intrigues me, but I have been unable to determine its story or why it has been allowed to quietly rust away. Perhaps one of our readers may know.

Dear Julia, My curiosity was aroused while reading a feature about new restaurants in the September issue of New Orleans Magazine. Mention was made of several eateries on Oretha Castle Haley Boulevard.

I don’t live in New Orleans but frequently visit and dine out there. I may wish to add one or more of these restaurants to my next visit to the city.

The article didn’t provide a map or sketch for specific guidance to the location. Since my rather dated street map of New Orleans doesn’t list that boulevard, I was curious about several things: First, who was Oretha Castle Haley, and why was she worthy of a street name change; second, what former street was changed to Haley Boulevard; and third, are there other Central City Streets whose names have been recently changed?

Since you may not have been to the area in question, maybe Poydras could do a “fly over” and report back whatever he can about the topography in question.

Robert Tuley Hattiesburg, MS

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Here is a chance to eat, drink and have your curiosity satiated all at once. Send Julia a question. If we use it, you’ll be eligible for a monthly drawing for a tour and Creole breakfast for two at Degas House or a Jazz Brunch for two at The Court of Two Sisters. To take part, send your question to: Julia Street, c/o New Orleans Magazine, 110 Veterans Blvd., Suite 123, Metairie, LA 70005 or email: Errol@MyNewOrleans.com. This month’s winners are: Greg & Barbara Tschida, Poplarville, MS; and Robert Tuley, Hattiesburg, MS.

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photo courtesy of louisiana division/city archives, new orleans public library

Born in Oakland, Tennessee and raised in New Orleans, Oretha Castle Haley (1939’87) became involved in the civil rights movement while at student at Southern University New Orleans. She would go on to lead the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) and wed fellow CORE member Richard Haley. A leader in healthcare, Mrs. Haley later worked as Deputy Administrator at Charity Hospital and helped organize the New Orleans Sickle Cell Anemia Foundation. Also politically active, in ’72 Haley directed Dorothy Mae Taylor’s political campaign. Following her death, part of Dryades Street was renamed her honor.

Earlier this year, the New Orleans City Council renamed portions of a pair of Central City streets in honor of two local religious leaders, both of whom died in 2013: Robert C. Blakes, Sr. of New Home Ministries and John Raphael Jr. of New Hope Baptist Church.

Carondelet Street from Felicity Street to Martin Luther King Boulevard (formerly Melpomene Street) became Robert C. Blakes Sr. Drive while LaSalle Street between Earhart Boulevard and Simon Bolivar Avenue was renamed Rev. John Raphael Jr. Way. Dear Julia, For more than 20 years I travelled Carrollton Avenue to my office, often seeing Poydras’ friends flying in and out of the palms – beautiful green parrots. It was a grand way to start and finish a day.

Since Katrina and our returns to New Orleans, I no longer see them. Could it be they were blown away, perhaps to Texas? Hoping you or Poydras will inform me.

Thanks for your help.

Greg Tschida Poplarville, MS

Greg, Poydras doesn’t have any friends ever since he got involved in that Ponzi scheme. He avoided prison only because of an obscure law, one that traces back to the days of pirates, that parrots aren’t allowed in prison.

The parrots you saw on your daily commute were monk parakeets, the scientific name of which is Myiopsitta monachus. In the 1960s, many were imported for the pet trade. Some escaped from captivity and established colonies throughout the country. Major colonies now exist from the Deep South to New England, with the heaviest concentrations found in Florida, Texas and New York.

Since Katrina, I’ve seen flocks in City Park and elsewhere throughout metro area and can vouch for their continued presence in the city, so I don’t believe your non-migratory parrots moved to Texas. Had they done so, they would have had a great deal of company since Texas already has substantial monk parakeet populations of its own.

Although the parrots are quite cute, encouraging a non-native species to make itself at home in a new habitat can have unfortunate consequences. In their native South America, the birds are significant agricultural pests.

Throughout their introduced range in the United States, monk parakeets seem to prefer urban life to crop raiding, but their fondness for nesting in electrical infrastructure is a problem. Utility companies in Florida, Texas and elsewhere have had to deal with equipment damage, electrical fires and power outages involving monk parakeet nests, which can be huge communal structures weighing up to half a ton. n myneworleans.com / NOVEMBER 2015

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the beat MARQUEE / PERSONA / BIZ / EDUCATION / HEALTH / CRIME FIGHTING / CHRONICLES

Robert Garland, resident choreographer of Dance Theatre of Harlem, has been rehearsing a work called “Return” with 14 New Orleans Ballet Association students since this summer. They will be performing the work on stage with the company and in their community on Nov. 21. Visit NOBADance.com and MahaliaJacksonTheater. com for more information.

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THE BEAT / MARQUEE

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BY LAUREN LABORDE

Is This Faux Real?

Song and Dance

Gumbo for All

A festival dedicated to experimental theater, the literary scene, food and cocktail culture? Seems like a lot, but you have nearly a month to take in the sprawling Faux Real New Orleans (Nov. 4-22), the inaugural festival that grew out of New Orleans Fringe. Like Fringe, Faux Real – directed by Ben Mintz, founder of the website NOLA Defender – offers a lot of odd, but in many cases excellent, theater offerings, mostly in alternative venues in the Marigny and Bywater. Expanding to include the culinary arts, this iteration also features a Central City pubcrawl, craft cocktail-fueled “punk rock karaoke” and food pop-ups from local chefs. The literary scene will also be represented, and theater offerings under the Faux Real umbrella include NOLA Project’s immersive “Clown Bar” and programing at several “mini-festivals” happening at small venues. This is the Russian doll of arts festivals.

Information, FauxRealNola.com

With the arts season in full swing, you can catch big productions from the city’s biggest art producers: The New Orleans Opera Association and the New Orleans Ballet Association. NOOA presents the Strauss operetta Die Fledermaus (Nov. 13 & 15). NOBA features the Dance Theatre of Harlem (Nov. 21).

Information, NewOrleansOpera.org, MahaliaJacksonTheater.com

The Tremé Creole Gumbo Festival (Nov. 14-15) presents not only a smorgasbord of the marquee dish and brass bands, there’s also the annual vegan gumbo cook-off. The cook-off has been happening for three years now; if this carnivorous, tradition-based city hasn’t cancelled it yet, you know it must be pretty good.

Information, JazzAndHeritage.org/ Treme-Gumbo

CALENDAR Nov. 3, 6, 10, 17, 20, 22. Pelicans games, Smoothie King Center.

Information, NBA.com/Pelicans

Nov. 7-21. Hello Josephine, Jefferson Performing Arts Society’s Teatro Wego. Information, JPAS.org

Nov. 4-21. Southern Rep presents Song of a Man Coming Through, First Grace United Methodist Church. Information, SouthernRep. com

Nov. 8. “America’s Got Talent” Live: The All-Stars Tour, Saenger Theatre. Information, SaengerNOLA.com

Nov. 6-22. The Addams Family, Rivertown Theaters for the Performing Arts. Information, RivertownTheaters.com

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Nov. 13. Boudin, Bourbon & Beer, Champions Square. Information, BoudinBourbonAndBeer.com Nov. 13. Odyssey Ball fundraiser, New Orleans Museum of Art.

SPOTLIGHT

ter’s Power House Theater in Central City, but there are other interactive art events planned starting Nov. 29. Arts Council CEO Kim Cook talks to us about why interactive art represents New Orleans’ identity in 2015.

What’s different about this year’s event? The studio we’re

Art in Real Time

Arts Council of New Orleans CEO Kim Cook discusses LUNA Fête

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ast year, crowds gathered in front of Gallier Hall to ooh and aah at a series of light installations projected on the building’s facade as a part of LUNA (Light Up New Orleans Arts) Fête. The Arts Council of New Orleans’ inaugural event commissioned a French art collective to create projection mapping installations – basically animated light shows – telling a colorful story of the history of New Orleans. This year the big installation, by the Portuguese group OCUBO, will appear on the side of Ashé Cultural Arts Cen-

Information, NOMA.org Nov. 14. Mannheim Steamroller, Saenger Theatre. Information, SaengerNOLA.com Nov. 14-15. Tremé Creole Gumbo Festival, Information, JazzAndHeritage.org Nov. 19-22. Tennessee Williams’ The Mutilated, Contemporary Arts Center. Information, MahaliaJacksonTheater.com, CACNO.org

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using this year (OCUBO) does work that’s interactive with members of the community.

They were here for a weeklong residency in June and worked with kids in the Ashe Cultural Center’s Kuumba Institute and kids that attend St. Martin’s Episcopal School. They did green screen, painting, different things. They’re also using artwork created by Terrance Osborne. So that projection mapping – that optical illusion that the side of the building is moving – and other elements created by the studio will be integrated with images and youth from New Orleans.

Will all the installations use projection mapping, or will they just all be interactive?

They’ll all be interactive.

There’s only one or two that will be projection mapping – there’s the central big one [at Ashe Power House], and a couple local artists will be showing a little bit of additional projection mapping.

There will be a live Pong game – like the old computer game – on the side of a building, and there will be something that’s

motion-activated in the windows of the New Orleans Jazz Market, so when you go by it makes a “swush” of color in the windows there. We expect to have more than 10 installation here with local artists on the O.C. Haley corridor and on Julia Street, as well as national artist Jen Lewin with a project called “The Pool” in Lafayette Square – it’s an interactive installation where people can jump around, dance on it, and it has light and sound. And then a performance from artist Miwa Matreyek, who will be at the CAC the last two days of Luna Week.

What is important about these interactive art installations to you? It’s important that we

engage New Orleans on the perspective of what people consider a “norm,” which is outdoors, family-friendly spectacles in the street. New Orleans does art in real time. And there’s a whole wave of people who have moved here to work in the tech sector.

I really like (Luna Fête) because it represents an intersection of tradition and 21st century possibility. It reflects where the city is in a way that’s accessible. On the long-term, I hope we can engage in a conversation with artists and designers and public space and how we might a master plan for urban lighting here that creates light in underlit spaces. That could be a public safety initiative.

For more information on Luna Fête, visit ArtsNewOrleans.org/ Event/Luna-Fête. n

Nov. 20. Jerry Seinfeld, Saenger Theatre. Information, SaengerNOLA.com Nov. 22. Oak Street Po-Boy Festival, Oak Street at S. Carrollton Avenue. Information, PoBoyFest.com Nov. 27-Jan. 3. Celebration in the Oaks, City Park. Information, NewOrleansCityPark.com/Celebration-in-the-Oaks Nov. 28. Bayou Classic, Mercedes-Benz Superdome. Information, MyBayouClassic.com

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Jenny Hamilton Executive Director, NOBA

BY LAUREN LABORDE

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enny Hamilton and I sit on a bench inside Tulane University’s McWilliams Hall where the familiar sound of a ballet class emanates through the wall: A gentle loop of piano music; the “one and two and three …” from the instructor. For the executive director of the New Orleans Ballet Association, the dancers who participate in NOBA’s tuitionfree dance classes, whom she mentors and accompanies on trips to perform in places such as New York City, feel like her own. Her face lights up as she talks about how the students in the room next to us will be rehearsing with the resident choreographer of Dance Theatre of Harlem, and some students will have the chance to perform with the acclaimed dance company when it comes to town at the end of the month. (The company’s performance at Mahalia Jackson Theater is Nov. 21. The rest of the season features Cuba’s Malpaso Dance Company, Chicago’s Hubbard Street Dance and

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Argentina’s Che Malambo.) NOBA’s students have incredible access to the country’s finest ballet institutions right in their own home, and have opportunities to travel to dance programs all around the country on scholarships. That these students have access to quality training in the arts is something Hamilton feels strongly about, since she lacked that in her rural South Carolina upbringing.

Q: You grew up in a rural area. What was

your first exposure to the arts? My mom was a huge lover (of the arts) so my first exposure was watching PBS, being around it. There weren’t as many performances to go see, of course, but that exposure was her very deep love of the arts – classical music, dance and everything. When there was some kind of opportunity, something on public television or something playing nearby, she made sure we saw it. Of course she made sure that we

were in music classes from a very young age. It’s a really small town. The entire county was about 10,000 people. But there was a fabulous band instructor (at school) at the time, so I was onstage by the time I was 4 years old.

Q: Did you dance yourself?

I did, but the dance training in town was not at the level we provide here. I always had a very deep love of dance and studied some dance, but never had the opportunity to become the dancer I would have wanted to because the training wasn’t available.

Q: I imagine that informs

the work you do with NOBA. It completely informs the work because I know what it’s like to be a child who wants the opportunity. There are so many talented children out there, and the difference isn’t talent, it’s opportunity and availability. That’s the reason I like what we do, because with these partnership programs we’re able to take really high quality instruction to community centers and to schools in three neighborhoods in three different parishes. It’s completely open and accessible to any child who wants to dance.

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Occupation: Executive Director, New Orleans Ballet Association Age: 47 Born/raised: South Carolina; moved to New Orleans for graduate school 25 years ago Education: Double major (summa cum laude) in business and music from Converse College in South Carolina; MA in arts administration and MBA from UNO Family: Ewell Smith, husband Favorite movie: The Shawshank Redemption Favorite TV show: “Frasier” Favorite hobby: Playing the piano Favorite restaurant: Too many amazing restaurants in New Orleans to name just one Favorite food: Red beans and rice Favorite book: Lila

by Marilynn Robinson Favorite vacation spot: My favorite all-time vacation is Israel; my favorite return vacation spot is anywhere on a sunny, beautiful beach.

At one of the rehearsals, they’re rehearsing a work called “Return” by Robert Garland, resident choreographer of Dance Theatre of Harlem. He has come in and set this work and worked with the kids since this summer. And 14 of these students will be performing with Dance Theater of Harlem onstage with the company and in their community performances in November. Our Chevron Master artist in residence, Donald Williams, is in there teaching right now; he was one of the original cast members of “Return” when it was created for the Dance Theatre of Harlem’s 30th an-

niversary. It’s been this full circle, really beautiful thing.

The students have always had access to all the main stage companies that come … it really is unparalleled access to the world’s leading artists. Some (students) have travelled three times to New York to perform. They’ve had work created on them (by leading choreographers), which is highly unusual. This is a natural occurrence for these students, but not for students nationwide.

Q: How did you end up in

New Orleans? I came here for graduate school. I got my masters degrees and ended up staying. (New Orleans) was very different than what I had come from, but once I came here I just fell in love with the people, obviously, the incredible culture, the opportunities that are here. And it didn’t hurt that I also met a native New Orleanian and ended up marrying him – Jesuit, LSU grad, the whole thing.

Q: What is it about dance

that you really love? For me dance embodies everything that is the arts. It’s also such a natural movement. Like Twyla Tharp says, if you run or you walk, you’re moving, you’re dancing. Especially in New Orleans, everyone loves to move. The movement here is very natural. Every dance company that comes in talks about the vibrancy of our audience, and how they want to perform to an audience like ours every single place they go. n

True confession I’m a classically trained singer who sang with the New Orleans Opera Chorus when I first came to New Orleans. myneworleans.com / NOVEMBER 2015

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When Angles Arrive Startup financing takes off

By Kathy Finn

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n the struggle to gain the financial support they need to get a great business idea off the ground, many budding entrepreneurs find that the most difficult part of their quest is just getting noticed.

While venture capitalists and other investors who are interested in putting their money into promising business startups do exist, they tend to be overwhelmed by the number of hopeful entrepreneurs clamoring for support. As a result, they tend to “fly below radar” as they look for new prospects, maintaining a low profile in order to avoid being blindsided by financial solicitations.

During the past decade, entrepreneurs in New Orleans have gained a leg up in the quest for cash as a renaissance of sorts has dawned in local business financing. Along with business advocacy groups and incubators that have operated for some time in the local area, a

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handful of innovative financing organizations have sprouted and are making headway both in terms of attracting promising startup ideas and matching the ideas with capital.

This month, the momentum behind grassroots business development will get another boost, courtesy of a national organization that’s heading for New Orleans.

The Angel Capital Association has chosen the city as the location for its 2015 Angel Insights Exchange Conference, which is on tap for Nov. 9-10. The event has an air of exclusivity – it is open only to members of the association – and because of that, it adds cachet to New Orleans’ growing reputation as a hub of sophisticated entrepreneurial activity.

“Angel” is a term that describes a person who provides capital to help convert untested business ideas scribbled on the back of a napkin

into a form whose viability can begin to be evaluated. Such money provides early-stage support that can enable an entrepreneur to develop a new product or service to a minimal level so that its longer-term viability can begin to be assessed.

Typically, a person who receives angel funding and puts it to work successfully will at some future point seek growth money from venture capitalists or private equity investors, in order to take the idea to a higher stage.

The Angel Capital Association views its insights conference as an important adjunct to the organization’s annual summit, which has gained acclaim as the world’s largest gathering of angel investors.

While the summit “is the place to learn the A-Zs of angel investing,” the insights exchange takes a narrower focus, according to information from the association.

“Attend the ACA Summit for the breadth, attend the Angel Insights Exchange for the depth,” the group recommended in its announcement of the November conference.

Mike Eckert, a former top executive of the Joseph Daniel Fiedler Illustration

Angels at work The NO/LA Angel Network encourages investment in good business ideas and supports its investor members with assistance in researching entrepreneurs’ proposals.

Members of the group are most interested in startups that complement the regional economy, including businesses in energy, data analytics, biotech, digital media, education technology, food and beverage, health care and more.

Along with their financial capital, members also bring to their portfolio companies mentoring and operational assistance to help grow sustainable businesses.

Weather Channel who in 2014 founded a local angel investing group called NO/LA Angel Network, says that landing the angel conference is a coup for New Orleans.

“What this does is bring more credibility to New Orleans as a serious angel investing market,” he says.

Eckert says that since moving to New Orleans from Atlanta a few years ago, he has been impressed with the pace of financing growth.

Ordinarily in a city the size of New Orleans, an angel investing group might grow to include 50 members over a period of several years. But the NO/LA Angel Network, which launched in January 2014, now has 115 investor members.

“It’s one of the fastestgrowing angel groups in the country,” Eckert says.

He says the group has invested some $2 million in six

startups during the past year.

The Angel Capital Association wanted to recognize New Orleans for its progress in attracting financing and thus asked the local network to host the meeting.

Eckert says that once investors from around North America have a chance to get a closer view of what’s going on in New Orleans, they will likely become more amenable to teaming up with local investors to back proposals.

As the local angel network expands, he says it’s also reaching into other parts of Louisiana with its financing help. The network now operates in Baton Rouge and Lafayette, and has partnered with groups in Shreveport.

The network’s investment portfolio of startups so far includes, among others: • MicroBiome Therapeutics, providing pharmaceutical products that improve health status by interacting with the human microbiome in specific ways.

• MobileQubes, providing self-service, fully automated kiosks that give smartphone users places where they can power up on the go.

• Servato, providing a platform-as-service solution for remote direct-charge power management in industrial settings.

• SmartPak, designing and providing creative packaging solutions for the beverage industry.

Eckert says the angel conference in New Orleans this month will offer speakers, workshops and panel discussions, as well as ample time for networking.

For more information on the local network, visit NolaAngelNetwork.org or email info@ nolaangelnetwork.org. Visit AngelCapitalAssociation.org for more information on the national angel association. n

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Monuments to McDonogh

Does he deserve a better deal?

By Dawn Wilson

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iscussions in New Orleans about how to remove symbols of the South’s past evoke the 1990s movement to remove the name of the philanthropist John McDonogh from the schools he dedicated most of his life to erect.

That movement, sparked by a controversy over McDonogh’s slave holdings, led to his name being replaced on some schools with those of civil rights activists and other African Americans such as Mahalia Jackson and

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Louis Armstrong. Some McDonogh-numbered schools, such as McDonogh 35 College Preparatory High School, continue to thrive with his name, but educational changes wrought by Hurricane Katrina have continued the slow decline in the number of schools named for him. McDonogh High School, for example, was closed in 2014. The future of the renovated building is under review.

As schools have been built or renovated with $1.8 million in FEMA funds, they often take names connected to their charter organizations, such as ReNEW Accelerated High School. What concerted effort didn’t fully achieve is being accomplished by the passage of time. Just as the Mississippi River swallowed much of McDonogh’s 19th century, West Bank estate, his legacy is slipping away from public view.

About 20 schools carried McDonogh’s name between the 1950s to the ’70s, but today, only seven New Orleans schools are named for the man who toiled for 40 years to provide 35 public schools, most named for him after the Civil War threatened Louisiana schools’ very existence.

To some people, the monuments symbolize a painful history for many of the city’s citizens. But the reasoning that led to striking McDonogh’s name from at least eight public schools between 1993 and 2002 was based on misinformation and a misunderstanding of the man. G. Leighton Ciravolo, a local historian, makes that observation in a 2002 study of McDonogh called “The Legacy of John McDonogh.” Ciravolo says that McDonogh was called the largest slaveholder in North American history, having owned over 1,800 slaves.

That accusation was an immense exaggeration.

He did own slaves – 96 at the time of his death – but the movement to discredit McDonough didn’t acknowledge that he educated them and eventually freed them, Ciravolo writes. This generous benefactor of public education who fought in the Battle of New Orleans and never married was shunned by New Orleans society for his anti-slavery views and cheryl gerber photograph

other eccentricities.

In his book, Ciravolo calls McDonogh a man who “lived to die.” Once he developed the “Plan,” his intended gift to the poor, his primary companions were his enslaved workers. In actuality, they were a hybrid of indentured servants and slaves; even though he purchased them, he developed an elaborate contract that allowed them to earn their freedom.

Even though they were mostly construction workers and brick makers, not field hands, Ciravolo admits that McDonogh overworked them, even by contemporary standards. Yet they worked no harder at building his fortune than he did himself, as many as 18-hours a day.

His only personal goal was to amass as much wealth as possible so that at his death the proceeds of his toil would build public schools “wherein the poor of both sexes of all Classes and Castes of Color” could attend for free. After his death in 1850, Ciravolo says an estate of about $1.5 million was divided for school use in New Orleans and Baltimore, his birthplace.

To save money, he walked instead of taking public transportation. Ciravolo also says that his clothes were “threadbare,” yet he provided for his slaves well. Though his intent was to educate children – black and white – to save them from lives of poverty, he made the mistake of allowing local governments to manage his will, so his legacy didn’t turn out quite as he planned. Ciravolo points out that if McDonogh had created a private foundation instead, his dictates may have been followed, especially the one about educating all children, regardless of race.

In New Orleans, black chil-

dren received less use of his fortune than white children until after the integration of schools led to white flight to the suburbs. By then, many of the 19th century schools had fallen into disrepair. Vintage photos posted by Nancy Brister on ThePastWhispers.com show impressive structures, worthy of queens and archbishops. Some were cathedral-like, topped with medieval-looking spires, gables and castle battlement squares. Much of that romantic detail was stripped away in later renovations. Many schools were demolished.

“Character flaws” shadowed McDonogh’s generosity. Ciravolo says he condescended people, and he foolishly failed to get legal advice when drafting his will.

Apparently, the penny-pinching backfired on him.

That fixity of character is visible in an oft-published portrait of him painted later in life. White-haired and patrician-erect, he sits in a chair wearing a black suit with an odd sheen, maybe the result of too much wear. A collar rises like walls of white plaster, stiff as his expression.

He holds a book, a Bible no doubt, considering his strict Presbyterian beliefs.

McDonogh probably wouldn’t care that few schools carry his name today.

His papers reveal a man who wished only to serve God. He only requested that school children honor him with flowers annually, which led to a McDonogh Day celebration that also ebbed away over the years.

A statue depicting two children placing flowers at the foot of a bust of him still resides in Lafayette Square.

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Controlling Blood Pressure How low is low enough?

by Brobson Lutz M.D.

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ow low to lower blood pressure? The changing tides of hypertension control are making treating physicians and patients alike dizzy. Nothing stays static forever in medicine, but the rapid fire change in ideal blood pressure goals over the last few years is nothing less than “dizzyfying” – common New Orleans lingo for lightheadness.

“Blood pressure is a vital sign, not a disease. The disease is hypertension,” says Dr. Thomas Giles, a cardiologist at Tulane and former president of the American Society of Hypertension. Transient elevations of blood pressure are normal and expected. Sustained elevations over time define the disease hypertension. Higher than normal blood pressure causes vascular damage, a potent cause of heart, brain, eye and kidney complications.

A blood pressure reading has two numbers. The systolic pressure, the first and higher number, is measured when the left ventricle contracts, causing the surge of oxygenated blood that make body functions work.

The lower number or diastolic pressure reflects the resting blood pressure between the heart’s forceful contractions. An optimal blood pressure for a person not diagnosed and under treatment is 120/80 or less. Any sustained systolic pressure above 140 or diastolic pressure above 90 defines hypertension according to the American Heart Association.

An elevated diastolic blood pressure over 90 is the most potent risk factor for vascular complications related to hypertension before age 50. After age 50, rises in systolic blood pressures become worrisome.

Beginning in 2004, attention to elevated systolic blood pressure took center stage for the first time. Physicians, who previously had let elevated systolic blood pressures in older adults slide, began prescribing more

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medications in an effort to keep systolic blood pressures below 140.

Systolic hypertension is more difficult to treat than diastolic elevations.

It usually takes two or more drugs to drop systolic blood pressure elevations below 140.

The number of drugs prescribed for hypertension more than tripled in the decade following 2003.

Back in 1977, a “joint national committee” first convened to define hypertensive terms and to suggest treatment goals.

This first committee ignored systolic pressure, picking a diastolic blood pressure of 105 to define hypertension needing treatment. The National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute has periodically appointed new committees to issue updated definitions and treatment guidelines.

The eighth rendition of these national committees suggested treatment goals that upset hypertensive specialists in late 2013.

“If you get patients’ blood pressure below 150, I believe you’re doing as well as can be done based on scientific evidence,” said a committee co-chair who’s a family practice physician at the University of Iowa. “The mantra of blood pressure experts in the past has been that lower is better.

Recent studies don’t seem to support that,” added the other co-chair, a hypertensive expert at the University of Alabama in Birmingham.

These 2013 major shifts in less intensive treatment for hypertension made sense to many seasoned primary care physicians, who were concerned by the exponential increase in medication use and adverse effects in the elderly and frail. For example, one problem that increases with age and polypharmacy is orthostatic hypotension, an abnormal drop in blood pressure when one stands that can cause dizziness, falls and broken hips.

On the other hand, cardiologists and hypertensive experts across the United States cried foul. By the time the 2013 guidelines were released, the National Heart, Lung and Blood folks had jumped ship, saying they wanted out of the guideline business. The present-elect of the American Heart Association bashed the guidelines. The American College of Cardiology offered no support. Even some of the original committee members published a paper in another journal recanting support for the new recommendations.

If these loosening blood pressure control recommendations were a tidal wave, what hit the hypertensive community in September 2015 was a major tsunami. The National Institutes of Health began the Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial or SPRINT in 2009.

Some 90 medical centers

Ferdinand Comments “This news was exciting and clear: Targeting a systolic BP of less than 120 can reduce the huge morbidity and mortality burden associated with hypertension.

Age is a powerful risk factor for hypertension complications, especially in blacks, women and other high-risk groups. Contrary to controversial declarations made in medical papers over the last two years, a lowered blood pressure control may help older individuals live longer and avoid catastrophic heart attacks, strokes, heart failure and premature cardiovascular deaths.”

– Dr. Ferdinand is a cardiologist at Tulane University School of Medicine. His comments were adapted from his editorial comments in Cardiology Today, a news magazine targeted to the cardiovascular professionals.

and clinics across the United States participated in this study budgeted at $114 million dollars and set to run for nine years. Four sites in Louisiana were selected, including Tulane and Ochsner locally.

Persons over age 50 with systolic blood pressures of 130 or higher enrolled. Each had at least one cardiac risk factor, such as a prior heart attack, chronic kidney disease or were older than age 75. The study excluded those at the highest risk for heart attacks and strokes, such as persons with prior strokes, diabetes, recent heart failure and dementia.

Using standard antihypertensive medications, the

9,000-plus study participants were randomized to receive either tight or loose blood pressure control. The tights had intense attention and medication add ons to keep their systolic blood pressure at 120 or less. The loose group received whatever medications they needed to lower their systolic blood pressure to at least 140.

The intent was to follow these older Americans for five years and to see if there were any outcome differences between loose and tight blood pressure control. This study was prematurely aborted earlier this year after an interim analysis showed a clear difference in outcomes between the groups. Deaths were 25 percent lower in the tight control group, those targeted for a systolic blood pressure of 120 or less.

So what to do? Many seasoned and thoughtful physicians are fed up with the endless proliferation of guidelines. The supporting evidence cited by various professional societies, drug companies and advocacy groups is often low quality. Obvious and hidden agendas are common. For example, urology groups stress more PSA testing, radiologists recommend more frequent mammograms, and physicians aligned with pharmaceutical companies drive medication recommendations.

“Normalizing blood pressure is a good idea, but you must use common sense and be careful. One size does not fit all,” says Dr. Giles, noting that dropping blood pressure too low in many patients can be dangerous including those with advanced age, heart valve abnormalities and advanced renal failure.

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Findings previously published in the Journal of the American Medical Association show new research implying patients who receive the flu vaccine “may protect you not only from the flu, but also from pneumonia.” Those involved in the study collected data from 2,800 patients with pneumonia who were hospitalized January 2010-June ’12. The research found “influenza vaccination was associated with a reduced risk of influenza pneumonia that required hospitalization.”

CBS News recently reported that new research, published in Sleep, suggested “going to bed later during the workweek is associated with weight gain over time.” Information from more than 3,300 young adults was gathered for a period of 15 years and studied. Healthday reported that researchers “found that each extra hour of late bedtime was associated with a more than two-point increase with body mass index (BMI).”

Congress and the Obama Administration are “frantically seeking ways to hold down Medicare premiums that could rise by roughly 50 percent for some beneficiaries next year,” The New York Times reports. It has been said that congressional leaders “are quietly exploring a possible deal that would limit the expected increase in Medicare premiums.” The White House has also stated that they “were also considering administrative action to moderate the increase in premiums, perhaps by using a Medicare contingency fund.”

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THE BEAT / CRIME FIGHTING

“The Peace They Deserve …”

Perspectives from the Coroner’s Office

By Allen Johnson Jr.

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f you missed the “levee-to-levee” media coverage of the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, some public remarks bear repeating. Years after the “reclamation” of the storm-damaged Superdome, Katrina’s dead finally got the eulogy they have long deserved.

The “reclamation” of dozens of unclaimed and unknown storm victims took place Aug. 29 at their final resting place: Katrina Memorial Cemetery (5056 Canal St).

More than 1,100 people in the New Orleans area died in Katrina’s wake.

Dr. Jeffrey C. Rouse, a psychiatrist elected coroner last year, addressed the crowd.

Rouse directed the crowd’s attention to the six shining new vaults of the mausoleum, where the unclaimed and unnamed rest in individual coffins.

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With 150 words, Rouse elevated Katrina’s dead from individual obscurity to collective prominence: “I’m the Coroner. My duty is to speak for the dead.

“Right there are dozens of New Orleanians, dead from the storm.

Their last moments on earth were filled with terror and disbelief that they were about to actually drown in their own attics, inside their hometown, our hometown. No family came forward to bury them.

Some of them will forever be unknown. They sit in silent watch. They sit in silent judgment.

“They judge us – and our city’s progress – not by how far we’ve already come. They judge us by how far we have to go.

They are the conscience of this city.

“So we return here, year after year, to their resting place, to answer to them. And they ask us what we’ve done together as one city, as one community to continue the work. Let us make them proud. That is how they rest in the peace they deserve.”

The Katrina Cemetery was built on the site of the historical Charity Hospital Cemetery.

Since the 1830s, the Charity ground has been used to bury thousands of unclaimed and poverty-stricken residents, according to the WPA Guide to New Orleans (Historic New Orleans Collection, 1983).

Rouse’s predecessor

and former boss, Dr. Frank Minyard, headed a collaborative effort – with major backing from the local black funeral home owners and morticians – to build the $1 million-plus cemetery for Katrina’s dead. It was completed in 2007.

Under Louisiana law, the coroner is responsible for the internment of all unclaimed and unidentified remains. +++ In 2006, almost one year after Katrina, Rouse appeared before a field hearing of the United States Senate Subcommittee on Bioterrorism and Health Preparedness.

He was then a 31-year-old psychiatrist and deputy coroner and haggard.

“I’m a whistleblowing, psychiatric foot soldier,” Rouse testified, urging congress to “maximize” psychiatric help for New Orleans.

Rouse recalled he h a Homeland Security medic set up a “respite” clinic for cops in a hotel gift shop.

The Church of Scientology was providing massages to first responders, long before federal help arrived.

The mental health crisis persisted one year later. Stressed-out cops too often encountered the agitated among the mentally ill. Three such encounters ended with police use of deadly force.

“When the police department is forced to cheryl gerber photograph

do the job of the mental health system, it’s a lose-lose situation for everyone,” Rouse said in 2008. +++ Today, 10 years after Katrina, Coroner Rouse has brought new energy to the office. He “speaks” for the dead – and the city’s sexually abused and mentally ill.

“We have to provide not only the highest medical professionalism but also bestow dignity and search for the truth,” he says.

Mentally Ill

The Coroner’s office is an “option of last resort” for families seeking hospital commitments of mentally ill loved ones, who are a danger to themselves and others.

“We order someone to be picked up by the police and brought to a hospital within 72 hours,” Rouse says. One of four staff psychiatrists examines the person to determine whether hospitalization is required.

“We do approximately three to four commitments from families each day,” he continues. “My psychiatrists do second opinions on another 10 to 15 mental health cases each day” in Orleans Parish.

“That’s a crisis level,” I say.

“It is,” Rouse replies, reiterating staff limits.

Sex Abuse

The Coroner provides forensic medical exams to sexual assault victims. The Coroner’s website reminds adult victims (age 18 and over) “they are not obligated to make a police report.” The Coroner works with specially trained Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners (SANE) at LSU Health Sciences Medical Center and Children’s Hospital to help victims. “SANE nurses are highly trained with hearts of gold,” Rouse says.

Homicides

Homicides comprise the “lion’s share” of the daily work. Mayor Mitch Landrieu helped hire five full-time death investigators, up from “one and a half investigators” in 2004. A part-time victimassistance coordinator has been hired to respond to murder scenes and ensure the victims’ families receive accurate information.

Change of address

This month, the Coroner’s office and morgue is expected to move into the newly built New Orleans Coroner’s Complex, at the corner of Earhart Boulevard at S. Claiborne Avenue. Price: approximately $15 million. Inside, the Coroner will share 37,000 squarefeet with city Emergency Medical Services.

Until then, the Coroner’s operations will continue operating from a former funeral home (2612 Martin Luther King Blvd.).

A recent visit to Katrina Memorial Cemetery revealed well-cut lawns and brightly wrapped bouquets of dying at the base of the tombs.

Reading the Coroner’s eulogy here, some passages bear repeating : “Their last moments on earth were filled with terror … they were about to drown in their own attics, inside their hometown, our hometown. No family came forward to bury them. Some of them will forever be unknown.”

The people of New Orleans have reclaimed the deceased.

They are no longer “Katrina’s Dead.” They will be forever known as “our fellow New Orleanians.”

“Let us make them proud.

That is how they rest in the peace they deserve.”

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Fuss about Feathers Chickens in the city

BY CAROLYN KOLB

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ive any New Orleans cook – professional or amateur – a bird, and after some quality time in the kitchen the resulting feast will be worthy of any holiday celebration.

In years past, that bird, if not home grown, would have been purchased live and either dispatched and cleaned at home or ordered “dressed.”

Today only the Saturday market in New Orleans East might have live ducks, but in the past, markets citywide would have cages of live birds available. Some locations continued for years. In the 1880s George Heck, a wholesale vendor on the corner of Tchoupitoulas and Poydras streets, advertised live poultry for sale. Attorney Walter Carroll recalled stacks of poultry cages in that area of Poydras as late as the 1960s.

There was, of course, the French Market, and Betty McDermott remembered a corner grocery on Magazine Street with live chickens in the 1940s Justin Winston noted one on Oak Street in the ’50s and Judy LaBorde, living in Algiers in the ’60s, bought a live turkey for Thanksgiving at

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the market on Teche Street. “They would put out the cages on the sidewalk and you could pick the one you wanted,” she says.

As late as Nov. 25, 1987, an article in The Times-Picayune described the operations at Universal Meat Market, 2425 Iberville St., where live birds were cleaned and dressed while customers waited.

Today, live chickens are still found in New Orleans, and some run wild in the streets.

No one can legally keep a rooster in Orleans Parish – city ordinances classify them as “exotic,” according to Amanda Pumilia, manager of the SPCA’s Humane Law Enforcement Department. “There’s no in-between on chickens,” Pumilia notes.

“People either like them or they don’t.”

“Street chickens create babies and they start roaming around. Some become roosters and they irritate neighbors,” she adds. Gathering in a flock of chickens takes a team effort: “Once a week we do sweeps – that’s usually how we catch the chickens.

It’s a good team bonding experience.”

(Those “team bonding” events can get dicey. Dr. Brobson Lutz observing one chicken hunt from his Napoleon Avenue

office, felt it was overly intrusive and protested, whereupon the SPCA called the New Orleans Police, who informed him he could be arrested for interfering, according to his Aug. 19, 2015 letter to the editor of The Advocate.)

Other city chickens are living and laying happily in coops around town. If you want advice on how to start, visit BackyardChickens.com, check the Internet and Craigslist for baby chicks (buy females), and then go to a location of Jefferson Feed, Pet and Garden Center (4421 Jefferson Highway 209 N. Carrollton Ave. or 6047 Magazine St.) “We sell 40 to 50 50-pound sacks of feed a week,” says Zach Flores, Carrollton Avenue manager.

(You can order a coop, too.)

Jeanne Firth, assistant director of the Grow Dat Youth Farm in City Park, is an experienced urban chicken keeper. “If you’re going to have chickens you have to take full responsibility for the whole life cycle,” she warns. Do you want a pet with a name, or do you want an egg layer who might be culled (and cooked) when laying days are over (in about five years)? Firth has even known people who keep chickens indoors: “You can order little diapers for them on Etsy.com,” she advises.

Those wild chickens, Firth proposes, might be small because of inbreeding and also poor nutrition. She recommended against eating eggs found in the wild because, “You don’t know how old they are.”

The New Orleans tradition of backyard chickens is being passed on at Langston Hughes Academy, 3519 Trafalger St., where Amy Nau is the FirstLine Schools garden educator. Besides the chickens, there are goats and rabbits in the garden area, all part of “life cycle learning” with some math and science included.

With Thanksgiving coming up, is anyone raising turkeys? Jacob Kadinger of Metairie, who has sold baby chicks on Facebook and Craigslist, has been raising chickens for eight years and has involved his family as well. “My mom just got two turkeys in August – they’ll only get to about 16 pounds, but they’ll look a lot bigger because of the feathers.”

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LOCAL COLOR ME AGAIN / MODINE GUNCH / JOIE D’EVE / in tune / READ+SPIN / JAZZ LIFE / HOME

in tune pg. 48

On Nov. 7, Slow Magic will be at Republic with Giraffage. Slow Magic is everyone’s imaginary friend, or at the very least an anonymous trickster.

His particular blend of styles mixes digital and analog techniques to produce a unique sound and mesmerizing show.

LOCAL COLOR / ME AGAIN

Gesturing His Demons Figuring What to DO

BY CHRIS ROSE

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was driving up Jackson Avenue one afternoon, as the saying goes, just minding my own business.

I came upon a man sprawled out in the road up ahead. He looked drunk. I watched as he propped himself up, waving one arm wildly towards the sky as if to gesture his demons.

As I approached him I eased into the left lane and resolutely avoided eye contact as I crawled by.

On the sidewalk, two or three people stood watching. The impassive looks on their faces matched the thoughts running through my head: Not the first drunk I’ve ever seen on the streets of New Orleans; won’t be the last.

As I eased back into the right lane, about 100 feet past the guy, there was a car pulled over with its engine running, and at the wheel was a friend I hadn’t seen in a year or two.

“Hey, what’s up?” I called.

“He’s been shot!” she said.

“What the hell?” I gave a quick glance back at the guy and then told her: “I thought he was drunk.”

“So did I,” she said. “But there’s a whole bunch of blood. I’m calling 9-1-1.”

I did a split-second mental inventory but came up empty: I don’t know even know the most basic life-saving skills. Hell, I don’t even know how to take a pulse.

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out of my car and dug out of my trunk the tangle of Bungee cords that I always keep for random travel and emergencies – though such tend towards broken bicycles and bulky furniture rather than gunshot victims.

I ran to the guy and found him sitting in a pool of blood yelling his head off. “It hurts!” he screamed. “IT HURTS!” Not so incoherent after all; in fact, directly to the point.

“Look,” I said, “Let me try to help you. But this is going to hurt, too.” And that’s when I took one of the Bungee cords and did what I’ve seen on TV a million times before. I wrapped it around his leg, tied it off and then tightened it.

Looking at all the blood, I was reminded of the difference in color between a lot of blood in one place and just a trace, like a cut; it’s darker; thicker; and undeniably more unsettling and scary.

I looked over to the sidewalk and now there were about a dozen people watching us. All I could think was: What the hell am I doing here? And we stayed like that – me, the guy and the bystanders – until the ambulance arrived. It seemed like forever but was probably just a minute or two.

And that’s when things got weird.

Two EMTs casually walked up with their latex gloves on and went to work. Nobody said anything to me. In fact, no one even made eye

contact with me. I looked down at myself and saw that my arms and hands were covered in blood.

The cops arrived about that time and immediately started taping off the scene, closing the street, pulling on their latex gloves and pulling out their clipboards.

But here’s the thing: Nobody looked at me. Neither of the EMTs acknowledged my presence and the cops started interviewing everyone but me.

It was really weird. Have you ever felt like you were oddly invisible?

Alone in a crowd?

I stood there for what seemed like forever – but was probably just a minute or two. Then I slowly walked back to my car, which, it turns out, I had left with the door open. My friend was still parked next to it.

“Everything OK?” she asked.

“I have no idea,” I said.

We stood there watching as the EMTs lifted the guy up and into the ambulance and the detectives poked around looking for shell casings and other evidence.

We were invisible.

Finally we looked at each other and shrugged. As I started my car, I realized that I was inside the police perimeter.

Then a uniformed cop motioned me forward. He must have been a rookie; the guy looked like he was 16, all fresh faced and snappily dressed and shined. He lifted the tape as I inched forward. As I drove under it, he leaned towards me and said: “Nice job with the tourniquet.”

Tourniquet! That is what it’s called! I had been trying to remember the whole time.

I drove home with something between a smile and a grimace stuck on my face. I took the longest shower I have ever taken in my life.

The next day, the New Orleans Police blotter read: “Shooting at 11:48 a.m. at Jackson Ave. & S. Robertson.

Male victim DOB 12-25-94. Injuries were not life-threatening.”

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LOCAL COLOR / MODINE’S NEW ORLEANS

Turkey Well Done A Dinner to Relish

BY MODINE GUNCH

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did not set the turkey on fire at Thanksgiving dinner.

It was one of them mishaps that could happen to anybody.

I got to explain. Usually on Thanksgiving, me and the rest of the Gunches are down in St. Bernard Parish, pulled up to my mother-in-law Ms. Larda’s kitchen table, card table,and metal table from the front porch, lined up end-to-end and covered with orange plastic tablecloths and kids’ handprint turkeys.

Until Katrina, all of us lived in the Parish. Except my sister-in-law Gloriosa, who married money and moved Uptown into a big house next door to her upper-crustacean in-laws, Proteus and Sarcophaga DeSnott.

Gloriosa always acts nervous when our family shows up. Like we might drool in the punch.

But last year, Ms. Larda’s air conditioner broke, so we all had to have Thanksgiving at Gloriosa’s, with the inlaws. Now, we had already tried this once and it didn’t turn out so good.

Ms. Sarcophaga is one of those people who don’t like nothing and is allergic to everything else. She isn’t your

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most charming dinner guest.

That other Thanksgiving, my brother-in-law Leech accidentally mixed potpourri in with the turkey dressing, and of course, Ms. Sarcophaga would be the one to eat it and had to be rushed to the hospital to get her stomach pumped.

This time, I get there early to make sure everything goes perfect. Gloriosa hands me this enormous box. “It’s a chafing dish and burner. Will you unwrap it and set it up? It’s a present from Ms. Sarcophaga. And she noticed we never used it.”

Unwrap it? I need the Jaws of Life. It is encased in shrinkwrap, plus cardboard, plus styrofoam, plus packing tape, plus more plastic and plastic-wrapped cardboard. I attack it with a knife and a screwdriver and a scissors. By the time I finally got it on the table and its little burner lit, Gloriosa is ready to slap the turkey into it.

So we all sit down at the table, which is covered with a elegant black linen tablecloth (won’t show spots) trying to remember our Ps And Qs and which fork to use and not to poison Gloriosa’s in-laws.

But before we can as much as pass the potatoes, Miss Goodygoody Gloriosa taps her wine glass (real glass) and announces that we will all hold hands and take turns saying what each of us is most thankful for.

Ms. Sarcophaga says she hopes everybody has clean hands. My granddaughter Lollipop pipes up that her brother was picking his nose. So we got to have a fiveminute hand-washing delay.

Then we start again. My mother-in-law Ms. Larda goes first: “Hurricane season is over, and my roof is over my head, not under my feet, surrounded by water.”

“Amen.”

Gloriosa: “The silver chafing dish Ms. Sarcophaga gave us for such occasions.” (Suck-up) “Amen.”

Leech: “My new truck nuts.”

Harrumph. “Amen.”

My sister-in law, Larva: “Paper bags with eyeholes are cheaper than Saints 2016 Super Bowl shirts.”

Sigh. “Amen.”

Lollipop: “The turkey is on fire.”

“Amen – what?”

Everybody erupts at once.

Gloriosa runs for the fire extinguisher; Larva rushes the children outside; Ms. Larda saves the oyster dressing and Ms. Sarcophaga pours her glass of water on the turkey. Then she pours old Mr. Proteus’s glass of water on it, but his water turns out to be vodka and the fire blazes up really big.

Gloriosa runs in holding the fire extinguisher like an AK-47 and sprays the turkey and Ms. Sarcophaga with foam.

That puts out the fire and Ms. Sarcophaga, who keels over like a three-legged card table.

We call the ambulance, again.

When they’re loading her on the stretcher, the EMT asks if she has foam in any of her orifices and she sits up and says absolutely not, and she will thank him not to talk about orifices in front the children.

It looks like she’s back to her old self.

I ride along in the ambulance, like I did last time, to give her moral support. And also because maybe I didn’t get all the cardboard off the bottom of the chafing dish before I lit the little burner. So it’s a good time to get out of there.

Next year, we’ll eat off Ms. Larda’s orange plastic tablecloths.

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LOCAL COLOR / JOIE D’EVE

Coming to Jesus When Schooling Has A Prayer

BY EVE CRAWFORD PEYTON

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haven’t talked much publicly (privately, I assure you, there has been endless discussion and hand-wringing and tears and bourbon consumption) about my decision to take Ruby out of the public charter school she’s been attending since pre-K and switch her to St. Martin’s Episcopal School in Metairie. But there are many reasons – some big and some small, some very complex and some very simple – that we made the decision.

At first, I was worried that she might be teased or bullied as The New Kid, but that hasn’t happened at all, to my very pleasant surprise. The kids, faculty and staff have welcomed her with open arms, and not even two months in, everyone knows her name and her myriad quirks.

I was worried that she would be behind academically (she’s not), that she would hate the cafeteria food (she loves it) and that she would struggle to make friends (she’s already been invited to two parties). And one of the things I fretted about the most, because I never

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let an opportunity to be paralyzed by irrational anxiety escape, was that she would truly hate going to chapel three times a week.

We are not a particularly devout family. We do go to church on Christmas and Easter and probably every 10th Sunday, and our children are baptized, but we don’t pray before meals or really much as a family at all.

Ruby isn’t a fan of church – or at least she wasn’t. The only thing she really liked was dressing up, and she would whine and complain about the smell of the incense and the length of the sermon and the hardness of the pews and the brightness of the sun and anything else she could think of. Now she was going to have to do this three times a week – and in a school uniform, without even the benefit of dressing fancy!

She had her debut as an acolyte yesterday, and I got a chance to see firsthand just why she likes it so much. She was extremely nervous about the whole affair, and when I walked into chapel, she was in tears.

“What’s wrong, Ruby-doo?”

I asked.

“I don’t want to carry the candle,” she sobbed, all wet and snotty and pathetic. “I’m supposed to carry the candle in the procession, but I’m scared I’ll drop it and set my robes on fire.”

The priest, Father Michael Kuhn, could have done any number of things. He could have insisted she carry it. He could have pressured her into it. He could have cared more about traditions and ceremonial rules than a scared kid. But he didn’t do any of that. He just decided to have the processional with one fewer candle, and he found another banner for Ruby to carry,

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even though it’s not one that’s typically used in chapel. He gently instructed her on how best to hold it and didn’t make a big deal out of the candle fiasco at all. (Her friends, too, were supportive the whole time and didn’t make fun of her, not even for crying.)

“Thank you for accommodating her so nicely,” I whispered to him as he passed, the anxious mother hating for her anxious daughter to cause any trouble.

He just smiled at me and said: “That’s the whole point. That’s the whole reason we’re here.”

Then he gave a wonderful kidfriendly sermon about how every single person is unique and special and should never try to change to fit in. “You’re all puzzle pieces that God made to fit perfectly into His puzzle and make a beautiful picture together,” he told the kids, and I looked over at my gorgeous, smart, perfect, neurotic, green-eyed, crazyhaired daughter and was so thankful that no one was trying to jam her down with their fist to make her fit in a certain place in a puzzle. (Full disclosure: I do this with puzzles whenever I try to do puzzles, which is rarely.)

I don’t like religion when it’s used to shame people or treat them hatefully or make them feel bad. I don’t like using God as a way to scare kids into good behavior any more than I like using Santa Claus to do that. I want my kids to know right from wrong on their own terms, and I believe that religion can be a part of that, but I also think there can be moral atheists and immoral folks in church every Sunday.

But this feels right. It feels nice. It feels comforting.

Yet again, Ruby is the one going to school, and I’m the one who’s learning the most. n

Excerpted from Eve Crawford Peyton’s blog, Joie d’Eve, which appears each Friday on MyNewOrleans.com.

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LOCAL COLOR / IN TUNE

The Coathangers

Hot Choices Post-Voodoo revelry BY mike griffith

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he weather is a little cooler, another Voodoo is in the books and November is swarming with excellent musical choices. If you didn’t get enough music over the festival weekend, you can start this month on Nov. 2 at Siberia with an excellent punk show: Strange Wilds opening for The Coathangers. Both bands have an excellent sound and should create a mighty noise from the Siberian stage.

The Psychedelic Furs will be at Tipitina’s on the 6th. Richard Butler is still in great form for a night of new wave classics.

The next night, Nov. 7, Slow Magic will be at Republic with Giraffage. Slow Magic is everyone’s imaginary friend, or at the very least an anonymous trickster. His particular blend of styles mixes digital and analog techniques to produce a unique sound and mesmerizing show. Make sure to get there for Giraffage’s meme-heavy insanity.

On Nov. 9, two heavy hitters on the indie scene will be in town on the same night: Grimes at Republic and Parquet Courts at One Eyed Jacks. Grimes is back on the road after her excellent 2012 record Visions. As of press we’re expecting a “surprise” record from her

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in October; hopefully we’ll get a healthy dose of that at the show. The same night Parquet Courts will be at One Eyed Jacks. Despite forming in 2010, this New York-based post-punk group has amassed a considerable collection of outstanding albums. Their last record, Content Nausea under the playful moniker Parkay Quarts, was one of my absolute favorites of last year. Their sound is quintessentially of New York; the echoes of Lou Reed and David Byrne are everywhere. If you’re going to see one show this month, pick this one.

Los Angeles-based Together PANGEA will play Gasa Gasa Nov. 10. Their sound is an excellent mix of indie rock and surf. This show is guaranteed to get you dancing.

That same night another LA band, Girlpool, will be playing Republic. Girlpool is one of the outstanding bands of 2015. Their debut album Before the World Was Big was released in June and will certainly be on my “Best of” list for the year. The duo mixes a sense of wonder with the reality of interpersonal relationships in a profoundly interestingly way.

Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats will be at Tipitina’s Nov. 15. This ensemble

Experimental Experiences There are a couple of experimental artists coming to town this month that I think you’ll really enjoy. First, on Nov. 7, Youth Lagoon (Trevor Powers) will be at One Eyed Jacks. Powers’ new record, Savage Hills Ballroom, is an excellent extension and refinement of his unique blend of Americana and synth.

If you’re looking for something a little darker, on Nov. 16 the noise rock ensemble HEALTH will be at One Eyed Jacks. The band is touring on their excellent new record Death Magic, which was released in August. Their sound is a dark electro-pop with just a touch of new wave.

Both of these bands are pushing at the limits of what we expect from the contemporary scene. They are definitely worth exploring. combines elements of folk and R&B into a rich sound. Check out their excellent new record S.O.B. Finally, the GIVERS will be playing One Eyed Jacks Nov. 25. This Lafayette-based indie ensemble will be releasing their record New Kingdom on the 13th, so expect this show to be heavy on new material.

There are way more shows this month than I have room to highlight here. Keep an eye on my blog for weekly updates. n

Note: Dates are subject to change.

Playlist of mentioned bands available at: bit.ly/InTune11-15.

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To contact Mike about music news, upcoming performances and recordings, email Mike@ MyNewOrleans.com or contact him through Twitter @Minima.

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LOCAL COLOR / READ+SPIN

COOKBOOK: Besh Big Easy: 101 Home Cooked New Orleans Recipes, is John Besh’s most approachable effort to date. The 101 recipes in the book, Besh’s fourth, are easy to follow, include home cooked meals familiar to Louisiana natives and simple to execute for those new to the cuisine. Uncomplicated, easy to find ingredients are at the heart of the recipes. Besh, a father of four, writes, “It’s a true reflection of how I cook at home today, much more like my mother and grandmother did, often using as few ingredients, pots and pans as possible.” Crawfish beignets, Mardi Gras morning pork shoulder grillades, turkey gumbo, grilled okra and all of the crab, crawfish, trout and shrimp your heart desires are included, as well as a dessert chapter straight out of your grandmother’s playbook, featuring crowd pleasers such as bread pudding and hot buttered rum sauce. With a soft cover – which Besh writes is by design so readers will keep it off of the coffee table and in the kitchen to be used, splattered and dog-eared – fabulous food photos and images of New Orleans, plus a clean, unfussy design, it’s a basic Louisiana and New Orleans cookbook to keep handy for reference or to try a never before attempted old favorite.

BRASS BAND: New Orleans based group the Hot 8 Brass Band’s new album, Vicennial-20 Years of The Hot 8 Brass Band, is proof that jazz music is alive and well. They take the ingredients of jazz and blend them with covers of classic songs such as Marvin Gaye’s “Sexual Healing,” and The Temptations’ “Just My Imagination.” For fans of hip-hop, fellow New Orleans artists Big Tymers’ hit “Get Your Roll On,” is covered brilliantly. The 11 tracks on the album make you want to get up and dance like no one is watching. The upbeat tempo and crisp, refreshing riffs that pack the album makes it an easy listen.

JAZZ: New Orleans born trumpeter Christian Scott’s new album, Stretch Music, is smooth, funky and chill.

It is a conglomerate of trumpets, flutes, drums, pianos and guitars fused together to create a beautiful and relaxing sound. Tracks such as “Tantric” and “Perspectives” can relieve your worst stress. One of the tracks that stands out the most is “The Corner” because of its hip-hop influenced sound. From start to finish this album is complex yet simple. While there’s a lot going on, it’s still very easy to follow along and ride out until the last track..

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Book review by Melanie Warner Spencer, CD reviews by Johnny Heatrock Please send submissions for consideration, attention: Melanie Spencer, 110 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Suite 123, Metairie, LA 70005.

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LOCAL COLOR / JAZZ LIFE

Nueva Orleans Vibrations John Boutté talking Cuba

BY JASON BERRY

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n early September, I went to Havana for the first time as part of writing a series for The GroundTruth Project on the Catholic Church in Cuba, before Pope Francis’s arrival. Hotel Telégrafo, where I stayed the first several days, is on the central plaza a few feet from Hotel Ingleterra, where a band played every night.

Havana Mix was performing the night I sat at an outside table.

At the break, one of the musicians circulated among the tables selling CDs. I bought one; the vendor asked where I was from.

“Nueva Orleans.”

“Ah, Nueva Orleans!” Did I know the group Cubanismo? It isn’t often you pull into a Communist harbor town with bands playing up and down the street and the guy who sells you a record asks if you know a group whose CD I have treasured since its release 15 years ago: ¡Cubanismo! In New Orleans: Mardi Gras Mambo.

In serviceable Spanish I added that I was friends with the singer John Boutté, who’s on that album.

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The guy nearly shouts.

“Rafael Duany!”

Out of the cluster of musicians on break strode Rafael Duany, a vocalist on that cosmic record, wearing a white guayabara with a gleaming smile, offering a silken handshake with no idea who I am.

When in Havana, drop John Boutté’s name.

Duany’s eyes lit up like the Vatican Christmas tree.

He gave a rapid-fire reminiscence of New Orleans for the recording sessions with ¡Cubanismo! and local artists, of which I caught about 60 percent. Most of his focus was on food: “Gumbo ... a la casa de su madre ... un mágico sueño!”

My translation: “A magic dream – the dinner of gumbo at Boutté’s mother’s house!”

With a knowing nod I inserted the name of Mark Bingham, who owned the recording studio. Duany nodded vaguely but the night of the dinner at the house of the mother of Boutté had him going on and on.

Finally I asked if there would be another collaboration between ¡Cubanismo! and Boutté and other artists.

Duany shrugged, asked to be remembered to John Boutté and excused himself. ¡Cubanismo! is the brainchild of Jesús Alemañy, a virtuoso Cuban trumpeter who settled in London and established the 15-piece orchestra, layering robust horns and percussion music.

When Alemañy pulled into New Orleans with a distilled version of the orchestra in 1999, he and producer Joe Boyd of Hannibal Records hired Boutté, drummer Herlin Riley, percussionist Michael Skinkus, trumpeter Wendell Brunious, reedmen Donald

Harrison Jr. and Tony Dagradi, with additional vocals courtesy of Topsy Chapman.

You have never heard “Mardi Gras Mambo,” “Mother in Law,” “Shallow Water” or the R&B standby “You Do Me Good” played with such verve.

Once back, I called Boutté.

The crown prince of Tremé, whose eponymous song served as theme for the HBO series “Treme,” is now a country squire. He bought a spread of acres with a small house out in Lacombe, in the wilds of St. Tammany Parish.

“It’s serene over here, quiet, peaceful – I can even see hummingbirds copulate,” he volunteered when I called.

“Duany was a good cat,” Boutté said. “Duany had his dance moves and his voice, very crisp, achieved a distinctive signature. We all danced when we sang. Being from New Orleans we think we can dance. You go to Cuba, these guys can really step!

“We had Thanksgiving for all the Cubans over at my mother’s house in the 7th Ward. Knock-out gumbo, and after we ate everybody went into the backyard, we started playing percussions on spoons, cans, bottles, you pick it, this mellow groove between Havana and New Orleans.

“My first trip to Cuba I literally broke down in tears sitting in the lobby of the Nacional hotel – the music was that beautiful. Santeria, classical, mambo, the water shows – you’d see these kids hanging out on the plaza and the Malecón, these kids playing classical riffs, even the drummers read music.

They knew all the different styles, very well read and smart. They’re all literate. That makes a big difference. If you can read, you’re rich, baby.” n cheryl gerber PHOTOGRAPH

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LOCAL COLOR / HOME

Sleek and Modern This University Area home uses white to embrace its style

BY BONNIE WARREN PHOTOGRAPHED BY CHERYL GERBER

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he all-white home of Renee and Peter Laborde is a study in exquisite, high style interior design, with every room seamlessly blending together in harmony. “What I like best about our home is that it is has a tranquil, peaceful feeling,” says Renee, who designed the complete restoration – inside and out – of the stately residence in the University Area. “I like everything sleek and modern, with clean lines,” she says. It is also evident that she likes everything white, with great art and perfect accessories, such as the unique Murano lamps, made mostly from vintage glass. “I matched all the lamps to the artwork or vice versa,” she adds. The result is a design statement that makes her choices of lamps the stars in many of the rooms.

The house was a hands-on project for Renee, who owns Renee LeJeune Designs, LLC, a drapery, window covering and pillow operation where she sews everything herself. “I have a professional workroom, but I don’t have any employees,” she says with pride. “I do all the work myself because I’m too particular about the finished product. I started by making drapes for my family and myself, and the next thing I knew it grew into a business. “

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When Renee explains that she selected everything for the house – she means everything. “I made all of the selections from the furniture to the art, and the fabrics to the tiles in the bathroom,” she says. “I coordinated all the linens on the beds and towels in the bathrooms. Nothing escaped my discerning eye, including the white Statuary marble in the kitchen and bathrooms.

In other words, I literally custom designed the entire house.”

Peter, the managing member of Laborde Marine Management LLC, an offshore oil and gas service company, has nothing but praise for the transformation Renee made to the house he owned before they married. “When we decided to get married, the first thing we did was look for a house that would be suitable for our blended family of my three and Renee’s two children,

TOP: The handsome white silk drapes with custom embroidery border were made by Renee (Renee LeJeune Designs, LLC) who also made all of the window coverings, drapes and pillows in the house.

Art featured in the room is by Rhenda Saporito (above mantel), Nicole Charbonnet (above sofa) and Ed Whiteman (above console).

TOP: The home of Renee and Peter Laborde in the University Area was completely gutted and renovated with Renee serving as architectural designer and Michael Carbine, of Michael Carbine Restorations, as contractor. Landscape architect Rene J.L. Fransen, FSLA, used Pennsylvania flagstone for the courtyard in the front.

LEFT: Art on the stairway is by Bradley Sabin. RIGHT: Renee Laborde

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TOP: A white grand piano from Lafargue Piano is the focal point of the music room; a painting by Jerry Cabrera is showcased between the windows that feature white linen drapes made

by Renee. BOTTOM: The large fan in the outdoor living room is from Big Ass Fan Company; comfortable furniture makes the space ideal for entertaining.

meaning we needed six bedrooms,” Peter says. “Honestly, I never wanted to move away from my house in what I considered a great neighborhood on a quiet boulevard divided with a park-like median.”

After a two-year search, the couple decided to do a renovation of Peter’s existing home. “The first thing we did was call in Michael Carbine to be our contractor,” Renee

says. “He has an in-house architect on his staff that helped with the structural issues of moving the walls and making all the changes I designed. Michael was absolutely amazing to work with.”

The Labordes also brought in landscape architect Rene J.L. Fransen, FASLA, to do the landscaping and pool. “Rene and I are old friends,” Peter says. “We went to De La

Salle High School together.” Renee quickly told Rene she wanted the surroundings of the house to be neat and organized. “The Delano Hotel in South Beach, Miami and Alys Beach on the Gulf Coast were my inspiration for the landscaping,” she says Then Fransen adds, “I was inspired by their request for the landscaping to give the home a staycation atmosphere to make them feel as if they were on vacation every day.”

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Boucherie Seafood Gumbo Honorable Mention Made with ginger, dried chile peppers, African chile powder, coconut oil and crab stock, the “African-style” okra gumbo at Boucherie last summer was the most creative take on the dish I’ve tasted locally.

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Gumbo Searching for 15 of the best

By Sara Roahen | Photographed by Eugenia Uhl

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hen I asked a barista at my neighborhood café where he liked to eat gumbo, the native of Southwest Louisiana answered as if on script. “My house,” he said. Louisianians make it clear that the best gumbo is their gumbo, which could extend to their mama’s or their parrain’s. But as usually happens, he followed up with some reluctant restaurant recommendations. (Casamento’s and Drago’s, for the curious.) Because, while the best gumbos are often the ones stirred with maximum care and love at home, sometimes – no, often – you simply need a fix.

Gauging from the number of restaurants offering gumbo in and around New Orleans, including restaurants where local diners outnumber tourists, gumbo cravings are at least as rampant as hankerings for roast beef poor boys, fried catfish and shrimp remoulade. I enjoy the city’s current range of culinary offerings, which is vastly more diverse than even a decade ago. But when I began this gumbo marathon last spring with a bowl of Gumbo Ya-Ya at High Hat Café, I realized in one bite that I had been neglecting one of the high points of living here. “We’re not eating enough gumbo!” I told my husband.

My Tour de Gumbo included more than 50 bowls and could have extended forever, were it not for publication deadlines. "Everyone has a good gumbo up their sleeve in this city, or they know where to find one if they don't," Brennan's chef Slade Rushing told me.

To make sure you’re in that number, take these as recommendations and inspiration for your own gumbo wanderings.

Brennan’s Seafood Gumbo The elegant seafood and andouille gumbo at Brennan’s contained few actual pieces of seafood – some shrimp, some crab – but it brimmed with a wonderful shellfish aroma and flavor. I could smell its fortified crab stock even before the server pulled his hand away from the bowl. Its color was milk-chocolate-brown, its texture velveteen. I asked chef Slade Rushing about the gumbo’s full, round, pepperiness. “We use all three peppers: black, white and red,” he explains. “That goes back to Paul Prudhomme.”

“People are so concerned about the rules, but rules are made to be broken. I focus on balance when I make gumbo.” – Slade Rushing

Kenner Seafood Seafood Gumbo I call the style of gumbo at Kenner Seafood “essence gumbo,” because essence is all that’s left of the shrimp and the crab. The seafood cooks so long that it barely holds together anymore: the shrimp are soft; the crabmeat is thread-like. But what’s lost in texture manifests in a soup that has shellfish flavor for miles. According to manager Penny Alexander, they purchase filé for the gumbo from a man who harvests, cures and grinds the sassafras leaves in Morganza and delivers it to Kenner himself.

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Filé Several chefs named filé as essential to the flavor profile of their gumbos – almost half of the ranked gumbos depend on it. For gumbo neophytes, filé is a powder ground from the cured leaves of the sassafras tree.

Rice The secret to making perfect rice is about timing and measuring, chef Frank Brigtsen says, each rice variety requiring a specific amount of liquid to achieve the proper texture.

Following is a recipe inspired by “a life-changing rice experience” the chef had on his 24th birthday at the former Crozier’s Restaurant in New Orleans East.

Bourbon House Seafood Gumbo Bourbon House’s shrimp and andouille gumbo reflects the gumbo-making style that chef Darin Nesbit “grew up with” while working as a young cook at Commander’s Palace. That is where he developed a palate for proportioning seasoning vegetables (onion, celery and green bell pepper) and making a foundational stock. The batch I tasted had a strong vegetal flavor and a hearty consistency from ample okra. A tourist might call it spicy; a local would call it correct.

Chef Frank Brigtsen’s Perfect Rice 2 Tablespoons unsalted butter 1 cup finely diced yellow onion 1 bay leaf 2 teaspoons salt ¼ teaspoon dried whole-leaf thyme Pinch ground white pepper 4 cups Jazzmen® aromatic white rice (or Panola Popcorn rice) 7 cups water or stock Heat the butter in a pot over medium heat. Add the onions and bay leaf and cook, stirring constantly, until the onions become soft and clear, 2-3 minutes.

Add the salt, thyme and white pepper. Cook, stirring constantly, for 20-30 seconds.

Reduce heat to low and add the rice. Cook, stirring constantly, for 1-2 minutes.

Add the stock or water and bring to a boil. Immediately reduce heat to very low. Cover the pot and cook for exactly 17 minutes. Remove bay leaf, stir and serve.

Makes 11 cups

“Chicken stock brings out the flavor of the seafood gumbo more.” – C.J. Gerdes

Casamento’s Seafood Gumbo While Casamento’s is nearing its 100th anniversary, owner C. J. Gerdes added gumbo to the menu just a couple of decades ago. He cooks it himself from his motherin-law’s recipe and techniques. It is consistently homey: a shrimp-andcrab gumbo with a medium-dark roux, liberal tomato and distinct pieces of okra. It is pleasantly herbaceous, never overpowering with bay or thyme as so many seafood gumbos are. The rest, says Gerdes, is a family secret.

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Two Sisters N Da East Meat & Seafood Gumbo It took me too long to reconnect with Two Sisters, which relocated from its original Derbigny Street location to New Orleans East a few years ago. Thankfully the no-holdsbarred gumbo hasn’t changed. Heaving with chicken and chicken necks, turkey necks and turkey gizzards, smoked and hot sausages, shrimp and crabs, it wants for nothing.

Except maybe okra, which cooks will add upon request.

Bonus: Gumbo orders include a creamy, mustard-touched potato salad and sweet cornbread. Gumbo is served on Fridays and Sundays only during the warmer months.

“You can have the greatest roux and the greatest stock in the world, but if you don’t use quality ingredients you’ll ruin your gumbo.” – Laurie Bordelon

Potato Salad In some parts of the state – and even in some New Orleans restaurants – potato salad is as essential to gumbo enjoyment as smoked sausage or bay leaves.

Liuzza’s Restaurant & Bar Meat & Seafood Gumbo Thick, dark, rich in okra and shellfish flavor, Liuzza’s “Cajun” gumbo always delivers.

In quantity as well as quality – the gumbo threatens to overtop Liuzza’s bowls every time.

Chicken, shrimp and sausage pack a protein wallop. During a recent Saturday afternoon meal at the nearly 70-year-old neighborhood institution, I ran into an acquaintance that had also come for the gumbo.

“I wanted to eat someplace where I would really feel like I was here, in New Orleans,” he says. Mission accomplished.

Chef Ron’s Gumbo Stop Meat & Seafood Gumbo Honorable Mention Chef Ron Lafrate’s Gumbo Monceaux comes with poached eggs on top.

Dooky Chase Restaurant Meat & Seafood Gumbo Land and sea commune harmoniously in each bite of chef Leah Chase’s Creole filé gumbo. Hints of ham and of carapace infuse the shadowy broth.

Chicken and shrimp and smoked sausage swim side-by-side. A spicy orange tint from fresh, hot, chaurice sausage colors everything, including the bowl.

President Obama once had an infamous encounter with this gumbo. “Poor President Obama,” Chase told me last year. “The first time [we met] we fell off because he put hot sauce in my gumbo. Don’t mess with the gumbo.”

Freret Street Po’Boys & Donuts Meat & Seafood Gumbo Fine china be damned. The Creole filé gumbo at this Freret Street anchor business argues that a great gumbo can transcend being served in a plastic bowl. A superior silky texture characterizes this kitchen’s gumbo, as does as a peppery hum and several proteins: smoked and hot sausage, chicken and shrimp. Owner Myra Bercy-Rhodies remembers how difficult it was to make gumbo immediately following Hurricane Katrina when her preferred hot sausage, Patton’s, was temporarily out of production. “It’s not just the heat that you’re tasting when you’re eating Patton’s,” she says, but also garlic, paprika and parsley.

Cajun Seafood

“You have to add that filé after. You never boil that gumbo with that file.” – Leah Chase

Meat & Seafood Gumbo There is so much high-quality take-out gumbo in this town that it argues for its own category. In this round of tasting, it was the meal-in-a-quart gumbo from the Claiborne Avenue location of Cajun Seafood that reminded me to pay homage to this genre. Smoked and hot sausage, shrimp and crabs, okra and filé all converge in a highly seasoned, roux-darkened chicken stock.

According to Thao Nguyen, cooks at all four Cajun Seafood locations build their gumbos upon a gumbo base that Thao’s mother, Nga Le, makes from an original recipe. Le came to the New Orleans area from Vietnam around 1975; she opened the first Cajun Seafood on South Broad Street in ’95.

“If you don’t put enough stock into the gumbo, the oil won’t come to the surface and it will taste like roux forever.” – Donald Link

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Grand Isle Meat Gumbo I went to Grand Isle for the seafood gumbo, assuming that a restaurant named for a fishing village would serve a seafood gumbo. But when a chef has the pedigree of a charcutier, as Ryan Haigler does, his gumbo ought to reflect that. At Grand Isle, Haigler and his staff make a tangy, ham-like andouille that’s so uniquely delicious that it could sustain a gumbo on its own.

Haigler uses the andouille to season a chicken gumbo that contained an additional luxury when I tried it last summer: fresh, deep green, baby okra.

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Meat Gumbo Since its opening 15 years ago, Herbsaint’s gumbo of the day has been a straightforward expression of stock and roux at their most refined. Chef Rebecca Wilcomb’s recent chicken-and-tasso iteration was no exception. If a dish whose components take hours – perhaps even days – to prepare can be called simple, this was a simple gumbo. Not spicy or loud or showoffy; just concentrated and meaty and balanced. In a strictly spiritual sense, this is heart-healthy cooking.

Brigtsen’s Meat Gumbo Chef Frank Brigtsen makes filé gumbo with chicken in the summer months (when it’s on a fire sale “Coolinary” menu) and rabbit the rest of the year. Brigtsen’s attention to detail is fierce. He browns and braises the meat and adds the pan drippings to the gumbo pot. He picks the meat from the bone, which results in big, satisfying pieces. He cooks his roux carefully, explaining that, “a good brown roux is mellow and has a softness to it. It’s not harsh, it’s not oily, it’s not bitter.” The chicken-and-andouille version I tried in August had a prominent, green, almost citrusy, quality – the upshot of bountiful seasoning vegetables and fresh filé.

Okra For gumbo neophytes, okra is a vegetable pod with serious binding powers. I learned that it pays to embark on a gumbo binge during Louisiana’s okra season, from late spring through August. Tender, delicate, baby okra starred in many of the gumbos I tasted last summer.

“There’s hardly a right or wrong when it comes to gumbo, but for me, okra only belongs in a seafood gumbo.”

– Frank Brigtsen

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Galatoire’s Restaurant Roux All of the 15 gumbos ranked here started with a roux. For gumbo neophytes, you make a roux by cooking flour in hot oil, lard or butter.

Meat Gumbo My initial thought upon spooning into the superdark, thick, rich duck-and-andouille gumbo at Galatoire’s: Why would anyone ever use chicken? Michael Sichel, the executive chef at Galatoire’s for the past four years, might have inherited this gumbo, but now he owns it. He puts a medium roast on the roux, he says, so that it adds color and thickness but doesn’t detract from the flavor of confit duck leg. He finishes it off with a touch of filé.

“Keeping it in as few hands as possible is the secret to good restaurant gumbo.

It helps to maintain the consistency.”

– Ryan Prewitt

Pêche Seafood Gumbo This new school seafood restaurant presents a decidedly traditional seafood gumbo: murky broth, plenty of okra, two sizes of shrimp and oysters. As in the gumbo at Kenner Seafood, the shrimp’s texture has been sacrificed for the greater good. Chef Ryan Prewitt says that his gumbo-making technique “was 100 percent formed at Herbsaint working with Donald Link,” a partner at Pêche. Substantial stocks characterize the gumbos at all of Link’s restaurants (Herbsaint and Cochon are the others), and cooks accomplish this at Pêche by roasting shrimp shells and heads in the oven before putting the stock to simmer.

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“I would never start a gumbo with water. If I was out of chicken stock and couldn’t find any, I probably wouldn’t make a gumbo.”

– Jeremy Wolgamott

High Hat Café Meat Gumbo I began this gumbo quest with High Hat’s Gumbo Ya-Ya, and it stuck with me to the end. Its dense, coffee-dark broth; its chicken pulled from whole birds; its super garlicky andouille from Poche’s Market in Breaux Bridge. Chef Jeremy Wolgamott adds the andouille at the start of cooking so that its intense flavors break down and penetrate the broth.

Boucherie | 1506 S. Carrollton Ave. | 862-5514 | Boucherie-Nola.com Bourbon House | 144 Bourbon St. | 522-0111 | BourbonHouse.com Brennan’s | 417 Royal St. | 525-9711 | BrennansNewOrleans.com Brigtsen’s Restaurant | 723 Dante St. | 861-7610 | Brigtsens.com Cajun Seafood | 1479 N. Claiborne Ave. | 948-6000 | CajunSeafoodNola.com Casamento’s | 4330 Magazine St. | 895-9761 | CasamentosRestaurant.com Chef Ron’s Gumbo Stop | 2309 N. Causeway Blvd. | Metairie | 835-2022 | GumboStop.com Dooky Chase Restaurant | 2301 Orleans Ave. | 821-0600 | DookyShaseRestaurant.com Freret Street Po’Boys & Donuts | 4701 Freret St. | 872-9676 | FreretStreetPoBoys.com Galatoire’s Restaurant | 209 Bourbon St. | 525-2021 | Galatoires.com Grand Isle | 575 Convention Center Blvd. | 520-8530 | GrandIsleRestaurant.com High Hat Café | 4500 Freret St. | 754-1336 | HighHatCafe.com Herbsaint | 701 St. Charles Ave. | 524-4114 | Herbsaint.com K-Paul’s Louisiana Kitchen | 416 Chartres St. | 596-2530 | KPauls.com Kenner Seafood | 3140 Loyola Drive | Kenner | 466-4701 | KennerSeafood.net Liuzza’s Restaurant & Bar | 3636 Bienville St. | 482-9120 | Liuzzas.com Pêche | 800 Magazine St. | 522-1744 | PecheRestaurant.com Two Sisters N Da East | 9901 Chef Menteur Highway | 242-0469

K-Paul’s Louisiana Kitchen Meat Gumbo Honorable Mention This is a sentimental favorite.

Without a Louisiana mama or parrain of my own, I turned to Chef Paul Prudhomme’s Louisiana Kitchen many years ago. The cookbook’s visual aids and scholarly instructions acted as my gumbo mentor. To this day, the chicken-and-andouille gumbo at K-Paul’s takes me back to my own first gumbo effort.

14 karat yellow gold hoop earrings; 14 karat yellow and white gold pavé diamond bracelets; 14 karat yellow gold flexible bangles with diamonds; and 18 karat yellow gold pavé diamond ring.

Boudreaux’s Jewelers, Old Metairie Shopping Village, 701 Metairie Road, Metairie, 8312602, BoudreauxsJewelers.com

Big Hitters Jewelry Grabs the Attention

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trange things took place at the recent runway shows.

It happened at Dolce and Dior, Givenchy and Gucci, in Paris, London and New York. The most beautiful

women and clothes in the world were for once, eclipsed by something else. What was it? In a word: Jewelry.

Dolce & Gabbana topped their creations with big, colorful stones set in intricate gold pieces. Gucci delivered its collection with layered necklaces, adding a hippy vibe. At Dior and Celine metals were manipulated in twists and brass, the new metal of the moment, was front and center at Tom Ford and Lanvin.

Inspired by all this adornment, we embarked on a local mission and the city’s top jewelers didn’t disappoint.

We found beautiful gems that hit all the runway notes; jaw dropping rubies and sapphires set in gold; brass and yellow gold worked into undulating, textured leaf-like patterns, honeycomb structures, thick braided cuffs and rope bracelets. Even more importantly, we found trustworthy experts, steeped in knowledge, with deep inventories.

By Mirella Cameran | Photographed by Theresa Cassagne Makeup by Meggan D. Ory | Hair by abby bordes | Model Megan Muhoberac

Antique English amethyst necklace in 14 karat yellow gold and 18 karat yellow gold woven bracelet.

Adler’s, 722 Canal St., 523-5292, AdlersJewelry.com; also available at Lakeside Shopping Center.

Earrings, necklace and wrap around bracelet all from the “Mysterium Collection:�

Sterling silver plated in 14 karat yellow gold, the ring has a 5mm Peridot stone.

Symmetry Jewelers, 8138 Hampson St., 861-9925, SymmetryJewelers.com

“Hive” hoop earrings in bronze: “Hive” tri side ring in 18 karat yellow gold; chain link wide cuff in 14 karat yellow gold; and three strand “Halo” yellow gold plated bangle. Mignon Faget, 3801 Magazine St., 891-2005, MignonFaget.com; also available at Lakeside Shopping Center.

Earrings: 18 karat yellow gold with 18 carat rose cut, pear shaped rubies with diamonds. Rings: (left to right): “Cobblestone Ring” in 18 karat yellow gold with old European cut diamonds; 25 carat rose cut oval sapphire with old European cut diamonds in 18 yellow gold; and 7.5 carat rose cut round ruby with old European cut diamonds in 18 karat yellow gold. Necklaces: (top to bottom) “Cobblestone Cross” with 2.4 carat old European cut diamonds set in 18 karat yellow gold on 18-inch chain; 7.9 carat rose cut black diamond cross in 18 karat yellow gold on 26-inch handmade chain; and 14 karat yellow gold oval link 36-inch necklace.

Jack Sutton Fine Jewelry, 365 Canal St., 522-8080; 315 Royal St., 522-0555; JackSutton.com

Roar Ron

Forman

Winner, NOWFE’s Hospitality Award

By Kimberley Singletary Photograph by Greg Miles

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n Nov. 12, Ron Forman, president and CEO of Audubon Nature Institute, will receive the 2015 Ella Brennan Lifetime Achievement in Hospitality Award from New Orleans Wine & Food Experience (NOWFE).

Named for famed restaurateur Ella Brennan, the gala celebration recognizes one individual each year who has made a lifetime commitment to the hospitality industry through extraordinary leadership, personal and professional accomplishments and philanthropic contributions to the community.

In receiving the award, Forman will join a distinguished list of past recipients that includes chef Paul Prudhomme, philanthropist Bill Goldring, chef Leah Chase and Drago and Klara Cvitanovich.

“I know Ella well,” Forman says. “She’s a true legend. I’m honored to have my name even discussed with these names.”

A proud native New Orleanian, Forman says he was first inspired to get out and make a difference in his community through a speech by former mayor Moon Landrieu.

“Moon spoke at my graduation from Tulane, and when he talked about the need for young people to give back, I thought he was speaking right to me,” Forman says. “So I went to work as an administrative analyst for the city.”

Forman’s first task was not a small one – advise the city on whether to close or fix up its ailing zoo.

“At that time things were bad,” he says. “The national press was calling it an ‘animal ghetto,’ but I came back to the mayor and said we not only need to fix it, we need to transform it into a first class facility that could be a tremendous asset to the entire community.”

By the age of 27, Forman was serving as the director of the Audubon Nature Institute. “I think I had the advantage of being young, in that I didn’t know what I couldn’t do,” he says. “The zoo transformation was like climbing a mountain – inch by inch – but once we got to the top we really started gaining momentum.”

By the early 1980s, the Audubon Zoo had reached its mountaintop, with national – this time positive – recognition and skyrocketing attendance.

The following momentum of public, private and governmental support led to the creation of the Audubon Aquarium of the Americas, Woldenberg Riverfront Park, the Audubon Butterfly Garden and Insectarium, and the Audubon Center for Research of Endangered Species.

“After Woldenberg Park we had actually approached Disney to try and get them to come here,” he says. “They declined, but I think it’s a good thing

they did. We sat around and thought, ‘Disney creates fake swamps, fake alligators, fake attractions, but here we’re fortunate enough to have the real thing.’”

Under Forman’s care, the Audubon Nature Institute has amassed one of the largest collections of living science in the country.

“Tourism in New Orleans skyrocketed after Katrina, and family tourism has become huge,” he says.

“Here, we own the daytime visitor.”

The Audubon Institute’s continued successes include the Audubon Aquarium of the Americas, which opened in 1990 to much fanfare and has since become one of the top aquariums in the country. “In our opening year, the goal was to attract 850,000 visitors,” Forman says. “We didn’t do that. We brought in $2.3 million.”

Forman’s work has also extended past the world of plants and animals into sports.

In his leadership role as chairman of the Louisiana Stadium and Exposition District (LSED), he led renovations to the Mercedes-Benz Superdome and the Smoothie King Center, and has been instrumental in the state negotiations that solidified stable long-term contracts with both of the city’s major sports facilities.

Forman has also led and chaired economic hospitality and cultural organizations such as the New Orleans Convention & Visitors Bureau and the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra.

In all that he does, however, it’s easy to see his passion for the Audubon Institute, which has all 10 of its facilities currently undergoing upgrades. “We’re planning now for the next 40 years,” he says. “And I can tell you, as wonderful as the past 40 have been, the future is going to be even better.”

When Forman takes to the stage to accept his award, he’ll do so with the support of his family, which includes his wife, Sally, three children – Dan, Cassidy and McClain – and three grandchildren. “My kids were born into the zoo,” he laughs. “It’s been a great part of our family life from the beginning. And my wife Sally has been an active partner in everything I do. She’s really paid a major role.”

Forman adds that whenever he gets an award it’s important to him that people know the whole picture.

“Anything I’m able to do is because I’m backed with a tremendous board, tremendous philanthropic and corporate leaders and a huge collection of incredible staff members,” he says. “This is all about a strong team working together to make a difference.”

Tickets to the event are available at NOWFE.com for $150 per person, and proceeds benefit the many local nonprofit organizations that NOWFE supports throughout the year.

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TOP LAWYERS 600 L i s t i ng s i n 58 C at e g or i e s P r o f i l e s by K i m b e r l e y S i n g l e tary P h o t o g r ap h e d by J e f f r e y Jo h n s t o n

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nce again we present our list of Top Lawyers as selected by their peers. The list was prepared exclusively for New Orleans Magazine

by Detroit-based Professional Research Services.

PRS provided this explanation of its methodology: The voting was open to all licensed attorneys in New Orleans. They were asked which attorney, other than themselves, they would recommend in the New Orleans area. Each attorney was allowed to recommend up to three colleagues in each given legal specialty. Once the online nominations were complete, each nominee was carefully evaluated on the basis of the survey results, the legitimacy of their license and their current standing with the State Bar Association of Louisiana.

Attorneys who received the highest number of votes in each specialty are reflected in the following list.

As always when making professional services choices second opinions are encouraged.

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Administrative/ Regulatory Law Mandeville Benjamin B. Saunders Davis & Saunders, PLC 400 Mariners Plaza Drive Suite 401 (985) 612-3070

Suite 3300 585-3200

546 Carondelet St. 593-0822

Paul D. Hale Deutsch, Kerrigan & Stiles, LLP 755 Magazine St. 593-0715

New Orleans Robert E. Holden Liskow & Lewis, APLC 701 Poydras St. Suite 5000 581-7979

Don K. Haycraft Liskow & Lewis, APLC 701 Poydras St. Floor 50 581-7979

Thomas Cortazzo Baldwin Haspel Burke & Mayer, LLC 1100 Poydras St. Suite 3600 569-2900

John C. Saunders Jr. Chaffe McCall, LLP 1100 Poydras St. Suite 2300 585-7000 Admiralty & Maritime Law Mandeville Charles A. Braud Braud & Gallagher, LLC 111 N. Causeway Blvd.

Suite 201 (985) 778-0771 Metairie Richard A. Chopin Chopin, Wagar, Richard & Kutcher, LLP 3850 N. Causeway Blvd.

Suite 900 830-3838 New Orleans Richard Bertram Jones Walker LLP 201 St. Charles Ave. Floor 48 582-8334 Wilton E. Bland III Mouledoux, Bland, Legrand & Brackett 701 Poydras St. Suite 4250 595-3000 Bertrand M. Cass Jr. Deutsch, Kerrigan & Stiles, LLP 755 Magazine St. 581-5141 Sidney W. Degan III Degan, Blanchard & Nash, APLC 400 Poydras St. Suite 2600 529-3333 Gregory L. Ernst Ernst Law Firm, PLC 650 Poydras St. Suite 2708 586-1555

Russell K. Jarrett Liskow & Lewis, APLC 701 Poydras St. Floor 50 581-7979 David W. Leefe Liskow & Lewis, APLC 701 Poydras St. Suite 5000 581-7979 Gregory McDonald Bienvenu, Foster, Ryan & O’Bannon 1010 Common St. Suite 2200 310-1500 Andre J. Mouledoux Mouledoux, Bland, Legrand & Brackett 701 Poydras St. Suite 4250 595-3000 James H. Roussel Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC 201 St. Charles Ave. Suite 3600 566-5278 Frederick W. Swaim III Galloway, Johnson, Tompkins, Burr & Smith, APLC 701 Poydras St. Floor 40 525-6802 Joseph P. Tynan Montgomery Barnett, LLP 1100 Poydras St. Suite 3300 585-3200 Jason P. Waguespack Galloway, Johnson, Tompkins, Burr & Smith, APLC 701 Poydras St. Floor 40 525-6802

Sherman G. Fendler Liskow & Lewis, APLC 701 Poydras St. Suite 5000 556-4122

Alternative Dispute Resolution New Orleans Ashley L. Belleau Montgomery Barnett, LLP 1100 Poydras St. 585-3200

A. Gordon Grant Jr. Montgomery Barnett, LLP 1100 Poydras St.

Stephen G. Bullock Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann, LLC

Daniel Lund Via Daniel Lund, APLC 1100 Poydras St. Suite 3300 200-8940 Chris Martin Chaffe McCall, LLP 1100 Poydras St. Suite 2300 585-7534

Williams 3500 N. Hullen St. 833-5600 New Orleans Barry W. Ashe Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann, LLC 546 Carondelet St. 593-0843 Kelly B. Becker Liskow & Lewis, APLC 701 Poydras St. Suite 5000 556-4067 Andy J. Dupre Flanagan Partners LLP 201 St. Charles Ave. Suite 2405 569-0066

H. Bruce Shreves Simon, Peragine, Smith & Redfearn, LLP 1100 Poydras St. Suite 3000 569-2030

Michael R. Fontham Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann, LLC 546 Carondelet St. 593-0810

Slidell John B. Perry Attorney at Law 103 Smart Place Suite 1 (985) 639-0207

James M. Garner Sher Garner Cahill Richter Klein & Hilbert, LLC 909 Poydras St. Floor 28 299-2102

Antitrust Law New Orleans Craig L. Caesar Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC 201 St. Charles Ave. Suite 3600 566-8616

Douglas L. Grundmeyer Chaffe McCall, LLP 1100 Poydras St. Suite 2300 585-7000

Mark A. Cunningham Jones Walker LLP 201 St. Charles Ave. Floor 50 582-8536 Amelia W. Koch Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC 201 St. Charles Ave. Suite 3600 566-5222 Alexander M. McIntyre Jr. Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC 201 St. Charles Ave. Suite 3600 566-5200 David G. Radlauer Jones Walker LLP 201 St. Charles Ave. Floor 51 582-8210 Kenneth T. Wallace Liskow & Lewis, APLC 701 Poydras St. Suite 5000 581-7979 Appellate Practice Metairie Inemesit U. O’Boyle Gauthier, Houghtaling &

Loretta O’Boyle Hoskins Chaffe McCall, LLP 1100 Poydras St. Suite 2300 585-7264 Louis C. LaCour Jr. Adams and Reese, LLP 701 Poydras St. Suite 4500 581-3234 Gene W. Lafitte Liskow & Lewis, APLC 701 Poydras St. Floor 50 581-7979 Jonathan C. McCall Chaffe McCall, LLP 1100 Poydras St. Suite 2300 585-7270 Alysson L. Mills Fishman Haygood Phelps Walmsley Willis & Swanson, LLP 201 St. Charles Ave. Suite 4600 586-5253 Joe B. Norman Liskow & Lewis, APLC 701 Poydras St. Floor 50 581-7979 Martin Stern

Adams and Reese, LLP 701 Poydras St. Suite 4500 585-0289 Raymond P. Ward Adams and Reese, LLP 701 Poydras St. Suite 4500 585-0339 Banking and Finance Law New Orleans Lee R. Adler Phelps Dunbar, LLP 365 Canal St. Suite 2000 566-1311 William B. Bennett Liskow & Lewis, APLC 701 Poydras St. Floor 50 556-4113 Philip D. Claverie Phelps Dunbar, LLP 365 Canal St. Suite 2000 566-1311 O. Ray Cornelius Adams and Reese, LLP 701 Poydras St. Suite 4500 585-0258 Anthony P. Dunbar Chaffe McCall, LLP 1100 Poydras St. Suite 2300 585-7029 William T. Finn Carver, Darden, Koretzky, Tessier, Finn, Blossman & Areaux, LLC 1100 Poydras St. Suite 3100 585-3800 Bennet S. Koren McGlinchey Stafford, PLLC 601 Poydras St. Floor 12 586-1200 James A. Stuckey Phelps Dunbar, LLP 365 Canal St. Suite 2000 566-1311 Susan G. Talley Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann, LLC 546 Carondelet St. 593-0828 Frank A. Tessier Carver, Darden, Koretzky, Tessier, Finn, Blossman & Areaux, LLC 1100 Poydras St. Suite 3100 585-3800 Robert P. Thibeaux Sher Garner Cahill Richter Klein & Hilbert, LLC

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909 Poydras St. Floor 28 299-2110 Peter S. Title Sessions, Fishman, Nathan & Israel, LLC 201 St. Charles Ave. Suite 3815 582-1500 Sterling S. Willis Fishman Haygood Phelps Walmsley Willis & Swanson, LLP 201 St. Charles Ave. Floor 46 586-5252 Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law Gretna Joseph A. Marino III Marino Criminal Law, LLC 501 Derbigny St. 362-0666 Metairie Eric J. Derbes The Derbes Law Firm, LLC 3027 Ridgelake Drive 837-1230 New Orleans Edward H. Arnold III Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC 201 St. Charles Ave. Suite 3600 556-5204 Brent B. Barriere Fishman Haygood Phelps Walmsley Willis & Swanson, LLP 201 St. Charles Ave. Suite 4600 556-5525 Rudy J. Cerone McGlinchey Stafford, PLLC 601 Poydras St. Floor 12 586-1200 Robin B. Cheatham Adams and Reese, LLP 701 Poydras St. Suite 4500 581-3234 Douglas S. Draper Heller, Draper, Patrick & Horn, LLC 650 Poydras St. Suite 2500 299-3333 John M. Duck Adams and Reese, LLP 701 Poydras St. Suite 4500 581-3234 J. David Forsyth Sessions, Fishman, Nathan & Israel, LLC 201 St. Charles Ave. 78

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Stewart F. Peck Lugenbuhl, Wheaton, Peck, Rankin & Hubbard 601 Poydras St. Suite 2775 568-1990 Sharry I. Sandler The Law Office of Sharry I Sandler 700 Camp St. Suite 413 528-9500 David F. Waguespack Carver, Darden, Koretzky, Tessier, Finn, Blossman & Areaux, LLC 1100 Poydras St. Suite 3100 585-3800 Nicholas J. Wehlen Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann, LLC 546 Carondelet St. 593-0827 Stephen L. Williamson Montgomery Barnett, LLP 1100 Poydras St. Suite 3300 585-7698 Bet-the-Company Litigations New Orleans Barry W. Ashe Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann, LLC 546 Carondelet St. 593-0843 Brent B. Barriere Fishman Haygood Phelps Walmsley Willis & Swanson, LLP 201 St. Charles Ave. Suite 4600 556-5525 James A. Brown Liskow & Lewis, APLC 701 Poydras St. Floor 50 581-7979 Roy C. Cheatwood Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC 201 St. Charles Ave. Suite 3600 566-5266 George Denegre Jr. Liskow & Lewis, APLC 701 Poydras St. Floor 50 556-4119 Wayne J. Lee Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann, LLC 546 Carondelet St. 593-0814 Kyle D. Schonekas Schonekas, Evans, McGoey & McEachin, LLC 909 Poydras St.

Suite 1600 680-6050 James R. Swanson Fishman Haygood Phelps Walmsley Willis & Swanson, LLP 201 St. Charles Ave. Floor 46 586-5252 John M. Wilson Liskow & Lewis, APLC 701 Poydras St. Suite 5000 581-7979 Phillip A. Wittmann Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann, LLC 546 Carondelet St. 581-3200 Commercial Litigation New Orleans Jack M. Alltmont Sessions, Fishman, Nathan & Israel, LLC 201 St. Charles Ave. Suite 3815 582-1500 John C. Anjier Liskow & Lewis, APLC 701 Poydras St. Floor 50 581-7979 Barry W. Ashe Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann, LLC 546 Carondelet St. 593-0843 Judy Y. Barrasso Barrasso, Usdin, Kupperman, Freeman & Sarver, LLC 909 Poydras St. Suite 2400 589-9700 Brent B. Barriere Fishman Haygood Phelps Walmsley Willis & Swanson, LLP 201 St. Charles Ave. Suite 4600 556-5525 James A. Brown Liskow & Lewis, APLC 701 Poydras St. Floor 50 581-7979 Stephen G. Bullock Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann, LLC 546 Carondelet St. 593-0822 Jason W. Burge Fishman Haygood Phelps Walmsley Willis & Swanson, LLP 201 St. Charles Ave. Floor 46 586-5241 Roy C. Cheatwood

Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC 201 St. Charles Ave. Suite 3600 566-5266 Justin McCarthy Chopin Carver, Darden, Koretzky, Tessier, Finn, Blossman & Areaux, LLC 1100 Poydras St. Suite 3100 585-3831 Thomas J. Cortazzo Baldwin Haspel Burke & Mayer, LLC 1100 Poydras St. Suite 3600 569-2900 Nancy S. Degan Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC 201 St. Charles Ave. Suite 3600 566-5249 George Denegre Jr. Liskow & Lewis, APLC 701 Poydras St. Floor 50 556-4119 Mary L. Dumestre Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann, LLC 546 Carondelet St. 593-0856 John P. Farnsworth Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann, LLC 546 Carondelet St. 593-0855 William T. Finn Carver, Darden, Koretzky, Tessier, Finn, Blossman & Areaux, LLC 1100 Poydras St. 585-3800 Thomas M. Flanagan Flanagan Partners LLP 201 St. Charles Ave. Suite 2405 569-0235 Shannon S. Holtzman Liskow & Lewis, APLC 701 Poydras St. Suite 5000 556-4148 Paul J. Masinter Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann, LLC 546 Carondelet St. 593-0882 Lance C. McCardle Fishman Haygood Phelps Walmsley Willis & Swanson, LLP 201 St. Charles Ave. Floor 46 586-5252

Philip deV. Claverie Sr. Banking and Finance Law Senior Partner, Phelps Dunbar LLP 49 years in practice B.A. – Princeton University, History, 1963 J.D. – Tulane University, 1966 Native of New Orleans

One of his toughest cases: Coordinating Loans From 13 Banks

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f commercial bankruptcy law can be equated to assisting businesses through a sort of divorce – a separation of assets and relationships – then what Philip deV. Claverie Sr. does could be described as more on the marriage side of things.

“I really enjoy what I do,” says the senior partner, who’s about to celebrate 50 years at Phelps Dunbar LLP. “I get to assist clients in creating a win/win relationship.”

As the senior member of the firm’s business group, Claverie represents both businesses and financial institutions in completing various commercial and real estate transactions, including loans, leases and acquisitions.

He specializes in the financing aspects of historic and new market tax credit financing, along with multi-state loan transactions.

“I bring people together who will have a relationship for a long time,” he says. “My goal is always to complete a transaction and join with all the parties involved to enjoy a celebratory dinner.”

A large portion of Claverie’s work is representing banks as they create a loan that will eventually result in the creation of a building, or even a seagoing vessel – as was the case when he represented a bank in a $222 million syndicated loan to finance a barge and fleeting company.

A native New Orleanian whose father was also a lawyer (who also held an impressive tenure at a single firm – 63 years) Claverie says he has been involved in some aspect of a wide array of mostly

local projects that he feels fortunate to pass by every day on his way to work. “The Marriott Hotel, Poydras Center, Canal Place, the Royal Orleans, the Doubletree here – I’ve played a role in making each of those happen.”

Claverie says one of his toughest cases happened a few years ago.

“Thirteen different banks from eight different cities came together to create almost $400 million in loans for a manufacturing company that was operating within several states,” he says.

“Coordinating all of those parties, while at the same time making sure everything complied with the many different local laws was quite a feat.”

Even so, the entire process took only about four months.

“Unlike in litigation, which invariably drags on, the work I do has a shorter time horizon,” he explains. “There’s no third party involved – like a court – and everyone involved really wants to get about things quickly.”

The family genes for law appear to be strong – Claverie’s son, Philip deV. Claverie Jr., is a partner at Phelps Dunbar. No doubt inspired by his father’s passion for his work, Claverie Jr. works, along with his father on the firm’s cases relating to business, finance and real estate.

With almost five decades under his belt, Claverie says he has no current plans to retire.

“I always tell people, as long as I enjoy it and I’m staying productive, I’m going to stick with it.” myneworleans.com / NOVEMBER 2015

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Lesli D. Harris Communications Law, Intellectual Property Law Member, Stone Pigman Walther Wittman LLC 13 years in practice B.A. – University of Virginia, Art History and English, 1997 JD – Tulane Law School – 2002 L.L.M. (Master of Law) – New York University Law School, 2008 Native of Ohio

One of her toughest cases: Kevin Costner vs. Stephen Baldwin

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esli Harris counts herself among the many New Orleanians who found themselves spurred to make life-changing decisions in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.

“When I first went into law it was with the goal of focusing on intellectual property law,” she says.

“I wanted to help artists.” Growing up in Bridgeport, Ohio, Harris did a lot of painting and drawing in high school and both her best friend and brother are artists. “When I graduated and started at Stone Pigman, however, I started doing a lot of general commercial litigation. Then after Katrina that translated into a lot of insurance defense work.”

In 2007, Harris decided it was time for a change.

“I realized I needed to specialize – to establish a real focus for my career,” she says. “I needed to get back to my roots.”

Harris spent the next two years in New York City, earning a Master of Law at NYU and working as a litigation law clerk at NBC Universal. In 2009, she returned to New Orleans and to Stone Pigman.

“I am so fortunate that they have always been supportive of me finding a focus for my career,” she says. “NBC Universal is actually one of our clients.”

Harris’ focus now is split between commercial litigation/ entertainment law and assisting with local startup organizations.

“On the commercial litigation side I’ve worked with the New Orleans Saints on trademark enforcement, as well as litigation for the NBA,” she says. “On the startup

side I’ve worked with a lot of technology companies through Idea Village and Power Moves NOLA. I help startups to protect their intellectual property – like trade secrets, branding, logos, taglines – through our Cornerstone Program, which provides small and up-andcoming companies with alternative rate structures to help them create a solid base for their business.”

Harris says that one of her toughest cases was working on the high profile dispute between actors Kevin Costner and Stephen Baldwin regarding Costner’s company, Ocean Therapy Solutions, which sold oil separating centrifuges to BP after the 2010 Gulf oil spill. Baldwin and his business partner sued Costner and his business partner because they said they were not told the company had secured an agreement to sell machines to BP before they sold their shares in the company.

“It was a two-week-long trial, but in the end, we prevailed,” says Harris, who assisted in representing Costner. “It was a very complex commercial litigation case and it required a lot of managing different personalities. Plus, of course, it was a high profile case – there was a lot of attention on both my client and the outcome.”

Harris says her favorite part of what she does is working with up-and-coming companies.

“I love the startups,” she says.

“I love getting to learn about all these fantastic ideas and getting to nurture them on the ground level. I want to be someone they can look to for help.”

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Robin B. Cheatham Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/ Insolvency and Reorganization Law Partner, Transactions, Adams and Reese LLP 36 years in practice B.A. – University of New Orleans, Business Administration, 1976 J.D. – Loyola University, 1979 Native of Arkansas

One of his toughest cases: Handling Chinese Regulatory Issues

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efore he even got his driver’s license, Robin Cheatham was running three businesses in Burres, Louisiana.

“They all had to do with industrial laundry, so I did a lot of energy related business and work with motels and tugboats. I had to be knowledgeable in that regard.”

Cheatham explains.

It was during this time, he says, that the idea of getting a law degree materialized. “I figured it would be useful for the work I was doing.”

By the time Cheatham received his J.D. at Loyola University, he had left behind his own business ventures but kept his feet in the commercial world, first clerking for Henry Mestayer then becoming his associate.

“I did a lot of collections work in those 10 years,” he says.

But it was bankruptcy law that would eventually arouse his curiosity.

“The bankruptcy code came out in 1979 and nobody at my firm was really interested in learning it, so I took it on,” he says. “It was a kind of a trial by fire.”

In 1988 he joined the firm of Adams and Reese, where he spent the early ’90s representing clients in the oil and gas industry.

“At that point, my interest was piqued,” he says. Cheatham continues his oil and gas work as part of Adams and Reese’s Energy and Environmental Team, where his work includes various transactions such as owner disputes, regulatory issues, preparation of royalty agreements and contract

issues regarding joint operating agreements.

Cheatham says one of his toughest cases involved a bankruptcy in Louisiana that involved a Chinese creditor. The heavily litigious case spread over fourand-a-half years.

“It involved familiarizing myself with all the various levels of the Chinese government and a lot of regulatory issues had to be accomplished,” he says. “The case ultimately involved us suing an entity of the Chinese in the U.S. It was an uncharacteristic move that resulted in successful negotiations for our client.”

As a member of Adams and Reese’s Commercial Restructuring and Bankruptcy Team, Cheatham says that another highlight of his decades spent in bankruptcy work was a case in Puerto Rico where he represented a rice supplier that was owed money from a distributor who wanted to continue buying rice.

“We ended up negotiating a deal so that our client would receive the outstanding money they were owed,” he says.

Complex cases where emotions can run high and negotiations can stretch across international borders are all part of the job for Cheatham, and he says he wouldn’t have it any other way.

“From health care, to manufacturing, to oil and gas, engineering and construction – I work with it all,” he says. “And with bankruptcy you have to totally immerse yourself in each client’s company – learn everything there is to know about it. I really enjoy that.”

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Coats, Rose, Yale, Ryman & Lee 365 Canal St. Suite 800 299-3072 Daisy G. Kane Ochsner Health System 1514 Jefferson Highway 842-4003

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Stephen M. Klyza The Kullman Firm 1100 Poydras St. Suite 1600 524-4162

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Ellis B. Murov Deutsch, Kerrigan & Stiles, LLP 755 Magazine St. 581-5141

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Mark N. Mallery Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, PC 701 Poydras St. Suite 3500 648-3848

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Amelia W. Koch Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC 201 St. Charles Ave. Suite 3600 566-5222 I. Harold Koretzky Carver, Darden, Koretzky, Tessier, Finn, Blossman & Areaux, LLC 1100 Poydras St. Suite 3100 585-3802

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Russ M. Herman Herman, Herman & Katz, LLP 820 O’Keefe Ave. 581-4892

Richard C. Stanley Stanley, Reuter, Ross, Thornton & Alford, LLC 909 Poydras St. Suite 2500 523-1580

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Mass Tort Litigation/ Class Actions New Orleans Neil C. Abramson Liskow & Lewis, APLC 701 Poydras St. Suite 5000 556-4009 Jennifer E. Adams Deutsch, Kerrigan & Stiles, LLP 755 Magazine St. 593-0633

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1100 Poydras St. Suite 3300 585-3200 On Air Media Legal Analyst Metairie Dane S. Ciolino Attorney at Law 18 Farnham Place 975-3263 New Orleans Loretta G. Mince Fishman Haygood Phelps Walmsley Willis & Swanson, LLP 201 St. Charles Ave. Floor 46 586-5252 Craig J. Mordock Mordock Law Group, LLC 8220 Maple St. 304-2335 River Ridge Donald L. Foret Attorney at Law 84 Doescher Drive 669-7585 Personal Injury Litigation Covington Peggy G. Vallejo The Vallejo Law Firm, LLC 428 W. 21st Ave. (985) 892-6855

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New Orleans Leola M. Anderson Gertler Law Firm 935 Gravier St. Suite 1900 581-6411 Morris Bart III Morris Bart, LLC 909 Poydras St. Floor 20 525-8000 Michael S. Brandner Jr. The Brandner Law Firm 610 Baronne St. Floor 3 552-5000 Benjamin J. Brown Ben Brown Law Group, LLC 630 N. Carrollton Ave. (877) 785-2820 Joseph M. Bruno Jr. Bruno & Bruno 855 Baronne St. 324-6603 Joseph E. Cain Herman, Herman & Katz, LLP 820 O’Keefe Ave. 581-4892 Joshua W. Christie Irwin Fritchie Urquhart & Moore, LLC 400 Poydras St. Suite 2700 310-2234 Gregory P. DiLeo Law Offices of Gregory P DiLeo, APLC 300 Lafayette St. Suite 101 522-3456 Jeremy S. Epstein Epstein Law Firm, LLC 1010 Common St. Suite 2450 309-6600 John E. Galloway Galloway, Johnson, Tompkins, Burr & Smith, APLC 701 Poydras St. Suite 4040 525-6802 Gary J. Gambel Murphy, Rogers, Sloss, Gambel & Tompkins 701 Poydras St. Suite 400 523-0400 Jennifer J. Greene Herman, Herman & Katz, LLP 820 O’Keefe Ave. 581-4892

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Bobby G. Hawkins Irpino Law Firm 2216 Magazine St. 289-5476 Tamara K. Jacobson The Law Office of Tamara Kluger Jacobson 600 N. Carrollton Ave. 822-2136 Mark D. Latham Liskow & Lewis, APLC 701 Poydras St. Floor 50 581-7979 David W. Leefe Liskow & Lewis, APLC 701 Poydras St. Suite 5000 581-7979 Glenn A. Lieberman Morris Bart, LLC 909 Poydras St. Suite 2000 525-8000 Michael D. Lonegrass Galloway, Johnson, Tompkins, Burr & Smith, APLC 701 Poydras St. Floor 40 525-6802 Terry B. Loup Morris Bart, LLC 909 Poydras St. Suite 2000 525-8000 Przemek M. Lubecki Morris Bart, LLC 909 Poydras St. Suite 2000 599-3238 Michael A. Mahone Jr. The Mahone Firm LLC 1615 Poydras St. Suite 900 564-7342 George M. McGregor Jr. Burgos & Associates, LLC 3535 Canal St. Floor 2 488-3722 Howard L. Murphy Deutsch, Kerrigan & Stiles, LLP 755 Magazine St. 581-5141 Scott C. Seiler Liskow & Lewis, APLC 701 Poydras St. Suite 5000 556-4159 Jeremy Z. Soso The Lambert Firm, PLC 701 Magazine St. 581-1750

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Project Finance Law New Orleans Quin H. Breland, IV Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC 201 St. Charles Ave. Suite 3600 566-8627

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Kenneth H. Laborde Gieger, Laborde & Laperouse, LLC 701 Poydras St. Suite 4800 561-0400

Railroad Law New Orleans Alissa J. Allison Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC 201 St. Charles Ave. Suite 3600 566-5233

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Attorney at Law 113 Rosa Ave. 837-8112 New Orleans Marguerite L. Adams Liskow & Lewis, APLC 701 Poydras St. Floor 50 556-4142 Lee R. Adler Phelps Dunbar, LLP 365 Canal St. Suite 2000 566-1311 George W. Bernard Chaffe McCall, LLP 1100 Poydras St. Suite 2300 585-7000 Elwood F. Cahill Jr. Sher Garner Cahill Richter Klein & Hilbert, LLC 909 Poydras St. Floor 28 299-2103 Richard K. Colvin Jones Walker LLP 201 St. Charles Ave. 582-8524 Edward H. Crosby Chaffe McCall, LLP 1100 Poydras St. Suite 2300

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Richard L. McHenry Jones Walker LLP 201 St. Charles Ave. Floor 50 582-8300 Marie A. Moore Sher Garner Cahill Richter Klein & Hilbert, LLC 909 Poydras St. Floor 28 299-2108 Richard B. Montgomery III Deutsch, Kerrigan & Stiles, LLP 755 Magazine St. 581-5141

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Leopold Z. Sher Sher Garner Cahill Richter Klein & Hilbert, LLC 909 Poydras St. Floor 28 299-2101 Philip B. Sherman Chaffe McCall, LLP 1100 Poydras St. Suite 2300 585-7579 Robert M. Steeg The Steeg Law Firm, LLC 201 St. Charles Ave. Suite 3201 582-1199 Susan G. Talley Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann, LLC 546 Carondelet St. 593-0828 Frank A. Tessier Carver, Darden, Koretzky, Tessier, Finn, Blossman & Areaux, LLC 1100 Poydras St. Suite 3100 585-3800 Susan M. Tyler Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrere & Denegre, LLP 1530 Fourth St.

582-8298 Sterling S. Willis Fishman Haygood Phelps Walmsley Willis & Swanson, LLP 201 St. Charles Ave. Floor 46 586-5252 Secularization and Public Finance Law New Orleans Scott T. Whittaker Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann, LLC 546 Carondelet St. 593-0836 Securities Regulation New Orleans Jason W. Burge Fishman Haygood Phelps Walmsley Willis & Swanson, LLP 201 St. Charles Ave. Floor 46 586-5241 Louis Y. Fishman Fishman Haygood Phelps Walmsley Willis & Swanson, LLP 201 St. Charles Ave. Floor 46 586-5255 George C. Freeman III Barrasso, Usdin,

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Tax Law New Orleans Robert S. Angelico Liskow & Lewis, APLC 701 Poydras St. Floor 50 581-7979 William M. Backstrom Jr. Jones Walker LLP 201 St. Charles Ave. Floor 51 582-8228 Hilton S. Bell Milling Benson Woodward, LLP 909 Poydras St. Suite 2300 569-7000 Jaye A. Calhoun McGlinchey Stafford, PLLC 601 Poydras St. Floor 12 596-2785 John W. Colbert Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann, LLC 546 Carondelet St. 593-0832 Paul D. Cordes Jr. Guarisco & Cordes, LLC 601 Poydras St.

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Jerome J. Reso Jr. Baldwin Haspel Burke & Mayer, LLC 1100 Poydras St. Suite 3600 569-2900

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avigating the legal system need not be complicated, frustrating or expensive, and with the right legal team, the process can be smooth sailing. Whether your large company needs assistance with insurance and liability or you’ve been in a fender bender that left you ailing, there are experienced attorneys in diverse areas of law who can guide you and represent you when needed.

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by the following regional firms and attorneys, with dozens more for your perusal. And from small, one-person boutique firms to large, decades-old partnerships, the landscape of lawyers in New Orleans and regionally is wide open. Depending on what matters most for you, your family or your business, the kind of service and attention you require may demand big firm clout or small firm attention.

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ADVERTISING SECTION Blue Williams, LLP, has been providing high-quality

business formation and management. In addition to the many

representation to clients throughout the Gulf South in

businesses that seek Evans’ counsel, a number of individuals

commercial litigation, healthcare and construction law, and

turn to him as well – many of which have been the victims of

business matters since 1982. By recruiting motivated and

personal injury, car accidents, medical malpractice or wrongful

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death.

is able to provide a full spectrum of services and create

A member of numerous professional associations, including

lasting solutions to the legal dilemmas faced by clients. The

local, regional, and national bar associations, Mr. Evans is

firm’s attorneys practice in seventeen areas of law, including

AV Top Rated, a Martindale Top Lawyer in Louisiana, and

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With nearly a 100-year track record, Deutsch Kerrigan

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Deutsch Kerrigan employs over 60 legal counselors and trial

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local, national and international businesses, from Fortune 500 companies to small, emerging businesses. They also represent

For nearly three decades, Chehardy Sherman Williams has served the Greater New Orleans region with integrity, professionalism and experience. The firm’s attorneys understand the

state and local governmental bodies, nonprofit organizations and individuals.

Using a sensible approach to litigation, Deutsch Kerrigan

importance of attention to detail and are able to provide

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superior legal consultation in a variety of practice areas, ranging

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The prestigious, knowledgeable and talented attorneys

Founded in 1926, Deutsch Kerrigan is headquartered in

of Chehardy Sherman Williams provide candid and expert

downtown New Orleans at 755 Magazine St., and has a second

consultation to ensure that clients are informed to the highest

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to the community, and many firm attorneys serve in charitable groups and educational institutions, on various councils and as regional leaders. Chehardy Sherman Williams Law Firm strongly believes in this community and chooses to give back

Epstein Law Firm, LLC focuses on Divorce, Child Custody,

General Litigation and Personal Injury Claims.

Attorney Jeremy S. Epstein serves as the Co-Chair of the

to it by doing more than just providing legal representation and

General, Small & Solo Practice YLD Committee for the American

protection for local businesses and individuals.

Bar Association. Mr. Epstein is AV Rated by Martindale-

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practice areas, attorneys and legal approach, visit Chehardy.

Lawyers. Mr. Epstein was ranked by the National Association

com or call 504-833-5600.

of Distinguished Counsel as the Nation’s Top One Percent of Attorneys for 2015.

When a business contract is broken, it’s one thing to be

Attorney Jacqueline M. Epstein serves as the Chair of the

able to comprehend its language and argue its interpretation.

Family Law YLD Committee of the American Bar Association

It is another thing to know both the law and the businesses it

and as a member of the Louisiana State Bar Association

governs. With both a Juris Doctor and a Masters in Business

Leadership Class. She is a graduate of Georgetown University

Administration, Robert B. Evans III of Evans Law is uniquely

Law Center and is published internationally in the field of

able to assist clients in a variety of areas including but not

comparative family law. She received the 2015 10 Best Client

limited to contract negotiations, commercial and residential

Satisfaction Award from the American Institute of Family Law

leases, corporate transactions and reorganizations, as well as

Attorneys.

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Wilson, L.L.P. (BSW) is one of the oldest law firms in the state of

Louisiana. The firm takes great pride in its long history of client Sullivan Stolier Knight LC offers its healthcare clients experience

service. With 70 attorneys, the firm is among the largest in the

and efficient, effective and creative solutions to their complex

state and one of the larger law firms in the South. BSW’s clients

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range from individuals and start-up companies, to Fortune

institutions to sole physician practices. Clients include multi-

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health clinics, acute-care hospitals, post-acute providers,

Simply stated, BSW’s primary focus is growing and

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home health, hospice, inpatient rehabilitation facilities and

advise businesses on numerous operational and ownership

dispute resolution.

concerns by assisting them in anticipating any issues that may

Whether a client requires assistance with development

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Whether it is negotiating contracts, advising on management

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BSW attorneys possess the skill set to help every client achieve

or litigation, the firm provides experience, knowledge and

their goals.

timely response.

Jack Stolier and Stephen Sullivan founded the firm in 1987

For more information on what BSW can do to help grow and protect your business, visit BSWllp.com or call 866-832-4000.

with a primary goal to advise and represent clients with respect to all business aspects of the healthcare industry. That is still the

Galloway, Johnson, Tompkins, Burr & Smith wishes to congratulate

firm’s goal today. For more information, visit SullivanStolier.

its attorneys listed as Top Lawyers by New Orleans Magazine:

com. When you think health care, think Sullivan Stolier.

John Galloway, Larry Canada, Rick Duplantier, Jason

Waguespack, Doris Bobadilla, Lambert J. Hassinger Jr., Teresa Established in 1928 in Baton Rouge, Breazeale, Sachse &

L. Martin, Michael Lonegrass, Frederick W. Billy Swaim III,

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David M. Moragas, Cheri Chestnut and Abigail Gerrity.

and individual clients in a wide range of matters. Their practice

Galloway Johnson is proud to be the counsel of choice for

groups work in cross-discipline teams that match the firm’s

prominent local, national, and international businesses and

talent and resources to their clients’ needs. HR&T attorneys

insurers. The firm serves clients from 11 offices in Louisiana,

advise businesses from a broad range of industries in litigation

Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Texas and Missouri. Its

and transactional matters across the Gulf South region. The

experienced practitioners provide counsel and representation

firm prides itself in taking hard cases and representing clients

in fields ranging from admiralty, construction, and banking

with integrity.

law to employment, energy, mass torts, professional liability matters and beyond. The firm provides innovative and

For more information and an expansive list of practice areas, please visit HanryLaw.com.

solutions-driven representation and aggressive, effective advocacy.

Galloway Johnson has been Top 10-rated for insurance

The Derbes Law Firm, LLC represents clients in all matters of

business, from the formation of companies through contract

defense by Martindale-Hubbell, rated an Index Value 5 of 5 by

negotiations and real estate matters to litigation when it occurs

the ACC, and included in A.M. Best’s Recommended Insurance

and bankruptcy when necessary. The firm’s nine attorneys

Attorneys Directory 2011-2016.

understand both successful and failed businesses, which

Founded in New Orleans over 25 years ago, Galloway

improves their representation of each. The Derbes Law Firm

Johnson embraces the rich cultural heritage of the region

also advises clients during difficult or painful financial matters

and is proud to be part of its diverse community. For more

such as end of life issues, the division of retirement benefits

information, visit GallowayJohnson.com.

following divorce, tax audits, or the death of a loved one.

With nine experienced attorneys, The Derbes Law Firm can

The firm of Melchiode Marks King LLC (MMK) may be new,

assist with a number of issues; however, the firm endeavors

but their attorneys have practiced together for decades, and

to avoid “over-lawyering,” i.e. having too many attorneys on

their numerous awards are a testament to their success.

each file. The firm’s location is convenient for clients, and its

Four attorneys were recognized in this year’s New Orleans

practical approach to everyday operations – such as a digital

Magazine’s Top Lawyers: Jerry Melchiode, Kevin Marks, Rich

library and paperless office – adds to both its efficiency and

King and James Reeves. Additionally, Rich King was named

affordability.

National Outside Counsel of the Year by the Claims & Litigation Management Alliance (“CLM”) as well as a 2015 Super Lawyer.

For more information or to contact the firm, visit DerbesLaw.com or call 504-837-1230.

Jerry Melchiode was also named in the 2015 Best Lawyers in New Orleans and Jenn Simmons was recognized as a Rising Star 2015 Super Lawyer.

But while awards are gratifying, the best endorsement is the

Joseph A. Marino, III has limited his practice to Jefferson Parish

criminal defense since 1992. He is a past president of the Jefferson Bar Association and is a frequent speaker on criminal

loyalty of MMK’s clients who have enthusiastically supported

defense topics across the state. He has extensive motion

the formation of the new firm. It is this trust and commitment

and trial experience and has practiced before every judge in

that inspires MMK to achieve great outcomes while

Jefferson Parish.

controlling costs. Through increased efficiency and advances

Marino is proud to once again be rated AV-Preeminent in

in technology, MMK delivers big firm capabilities with small

legal ability and ethics by his peers on Martindale Hubbell.

firm efficiency, agility, and attentiveness. MMK’s attorneys

Currently, Mr. Marino is a board member of the Louisiana

practice areas include, among others, maritime, construction,

Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys, a certified instructor

insurance, employer’s liability and transportation.

for Kenner, Gretna, and Westwego police academies, and

For more information, visit MMKfirm.com.

a Gretna City Councilman. For further information visit MarinoCriminalLaw.com or call 504-362-0666.

In the fall of 2013, three experienced attorneys came together to form Hangartner Rydberg and Terrell (HR&T). With

Allan Berger and Associates is a New Orleans based personal

more than 75 years of combined experience, they brought

injury firm whose main practice areas include automobile

with them not only lessons learned in the courtroom and the

accidents, medical malpractice, pharmaceutical litigation, and

boardroom, but lessons learned from the clients they served.

product device litigation. Allan Berger and Associates has been

With this knowledge and experience, the attorneys of HR&T are

recognized as one of the top rated firms in Louisiana’s Legal

determined to provide clients with an agile and effective team

Leaders magazine, providing the highest level of professional

of dedicated professionals who have respect from the bench

excellence.

and bar alike.

HR&T represents a variety of businesses, government entities

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With over 40 years of legal experience, great pride in community roots, and a strong belief in the heritage of

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Louisiana, the firm is committed to having its clients’ voices

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heard throughout the legal process.

In today’s legal environment, matching your legal needs with

Ralph Capitelli and T. Carey Wicker, III, began practicing law

the correct law firm is crucial to the successful outcome of your

together in 1982. Over the last 30 years, their firm represented

case. The attorneys and staff at Allan Berger & Associates ensure

individuals and businesses in their most urgent time of need.

that their clients receive the best representation available, and

The firm has been nominated to the Bar Register of Preeminent

that their clients’ legal concerns receive personal attention.

Lawyers and its founding partners have received recognition in

For more information, visit Allan-Berger.com or call 504-526-2222.

their respective practice areas. Ralph Capitelli has been named to Louisiana Super Lawyers each consecutive year since 2011, and T. Carey Wicker, III has been recognized as one of the top

Cesar Burgos of Burgos & Associates, LLC has focused his law practice in the areas of business formation, real estate litigation, commercial transactions, personal injury, immigration,

100 trial lawyers in the state of Louisiana for several consecutive years.

The attorneys at Capitelli and Wicker have dedicated their

international law and general civil litigation. Throughout his

efforts to the following areas: criminal and white collar criminal

20-year legal career, Burgos has represented corporations,

defense and civil litigation, with an emphasis on medical

small businesses, real estate agencies and individuals in the

malpractice and products liability cases. To learn more about

aforementioned areas of law.

Capitelli and Wicker and their attorneys, call 504-582-2425 or

In addition to his law practice, Burgos has broad involvement

visit CapitelliAndWicker.com.

and investment in real estate development ventures in the greater New Orleans area. In 2005, Burgos was appointed a

Gasparian Immigration is the New Orleans-based boutique

member of the Bring New Orleans Back Commission with

immigration law firm of Kathleen Gasparian, an attorney

the mission of working with the City to create a master plan

with nearly 15 years of experience in immigration law. Being

to rebuild New Orleans culturally, socially and economically.

a boutique firm, Gasparian Immigration can provide tailored

Additionally, Burgos has served as Chairman of the Regional

personal service and undivided attention to clients in need

Transit Authority for the city of New Orleans, and under his

of legal representation. As both an attorney and a teacher of

leadership, the RTA was rebuilt in record time and became a

immigration law at Tulane and Loyola universities, Gasparian

post-Katrina success story.

remains up to date with the latest judicial decisions, regulations

With so much commercial and legal experience both in and

and procedures. A case that was hopeless yesterday may now

out of the courtroom, Cesar Burgos has proven he can take on

have a solution. The firm’s experience and advocacy can

the toughest of challenges. For more information, call 504-488-

provide a pathway for individuals and organizations through

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the changing landscape of immigration.

Gasparian Immigration assists clients all over the

Mouledoux, Bland, Legrand, & Brackett is a firm founded on

United States and the world. The firm strongly believes in

excellence and personal attention, with a dedication to

communication with clients, which means being accessible,

providing the highest level of professional legal service to

prompt in returning calls and emails, keeping clients informed,

clients. Operating with high standards enables the firm’s

and understanding clients’ overall immigration goals. The

attorneys to consistently resolve legal matters for clients

immigration process can be frustrating and lengthy; working

effectively and expediently. Services begin with careful

with your attorney should be easy.

evaluation of client needs, which then allows the firm to individually tailor services to best address client interests.

For more information or to schedule a consultation, visit GasparianImmigration.com or call 504-262-9878.

With practice areas in Admiralty & Maritime Law, Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation, Defense Base Act

Stephenson, Chávarri & Lambert, LLC (SC&L) offers the services

compensation, War Hazards Compensation, Workers’

of a large firm with the personal attention of a small firm. A

Compensation, Automobile Liability & Trucking Defense,

full service law firm, SC&L is dedicated to providing clients

Corporate & Commercial Law, General Casualty & Insurance

with efficient solutions, cost-conscious time management, and

Defense, Health Care consulting, and Municipal Liability,

individualized, focused attention.

the firm uses advanced research and communication tools

The firm offers a wide array of legal services in a variety of

to provide clients with the most up-to-date information and

fields of practice including general business law, international

resources regarding all areas of law and industry.

commercial law, immigration law, insurance defense, maritime

Versatile and well trained, the attorneys of Mouledoux, Bland,

law, toxic torts, estate planning and probate, family law,

Legrand & Brackett afford clients full legal services in all phases

contractors, personal injury, collection and general litigation.

of trial and appellate practice in Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas

The firm has strong links to several of the consular offices in the

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city of New Orleans. Attorneys Maria I. O’Byrne Stephenson,

Lawyers® “Best Law Firms”)

Catherine I. Chávarri, Kathleen D. Lambert, Sean R. Dawson and Eric D. Smith, Jr. make up a team of dedicated professionals

A Louisiana native, Richard G. Perque is a qualified civil law

with a singular commitment: delivering the highest quality of

mediator and attorney representing clients in the river parishes

legal services.

and New Orleans. A 2015 New Orleans Magazine “Top Lawyer,”

The firm is “A-V” rated by Martindale Hubbell. For more

Richard has dedicated his legal career helping clients navigate

In 1980, Morris Bart ran a simple ad on television. Since that

AV-rated by Martindale-Hubbell for his top reviewed ethical

information, visit SMCLAttorneys.com or call 504-523-6496.

the waters of family law, wills and estates, personal injury, and

time, his advertising and his law firm have grown to the extent

standards and legal ability. He is licensed to practice in all

where he has become a household name throughout Louisiana.

Louisiana State Courts, Federal District Courts seated in

However, Morris Bart, LLC is much more than just a name. For

Louisiana and the United States Supreme Court.

over 35 years, Morris Bart and his team of over eighty attorneys

corporate and general civil litigation. Additionally, Richard is

Richard graduated from Loyola University School of Law and

fight hard to get the injured the compensation they deserve.

is a member of numerous associations, including the Louisiana

With offices statewide and throughout the Gulf Coast, Morris

State Bar Association and the New Orleans Bar Association.

Bart, LLC is proud to be the largest personal injury firm in Louisiana and one of the largest in the United States.

For more information or to contact Richard G. Perque, please visit PerqueLaw.com or call 504-524-3306.

If you or someone you know has been injured, call 855-GETBART or go to MorrisBart.com for 24-hour access. You know what to do: “One Call, That’s All!”

Kean Miller was formed in 1983, based on a foundation of

The shifts in family dynamics that accompany divorce can be difficult, painful, and sometimes traumatic for the various parties involved. To avoid the common problems largely responsible for the fear and suffering attendant to divorce,

mutual respect among attorneys, meaningful collaboration

couples need to understand the system and know what to

with clients, and an overarching commitment to serve the

expect. Counsel from an experienced family law attorney can be

communities where its attorneys live and work. Thirty-two

invaluable when making tough decisions and planning for the

years later, this fundamental, “People First” philosophy is

future. With 40 years of experience in domestic relations, Barbara

stronger than ever – from the people they represent, to the

J. Ziv, LLC is a small firm committed to helping individuals

people they employ, from the charitable organizations they

seeking advice about divorce and family law matters.

serve, to the civic causes they support.

With more than 150 attorneys, Kean Miller is one of the

During your initial consultation, Ms. Ziv and her team will explain what they need to know about you, why they

largest full-service law firms in Louisiana. The firm serves the

need to know it, and what you should expect from both the

legal needs of the people, businesses, and industries that drive

process and your attorney. Clients of Ms. Ziv and Esther L.

the Bayou State. Kean Miller has particular dedication to serving

Greenbaum can expect competence in divorce law and matters

Fortune 500 companies with significant operations in the South,

related to it, clear-cut billing, and trouble-free accessibility.

providing them with legal resources focused on growth. From

For more information or to schedule a consultation, visit

the courtroom to the boardroom, Kean Miller provides creative

NewOrleansDivorces.com or call 504-525-4361.

solutions, unique strategies, and unparalleled value that allow its clients to perform at the highest level.

For more information, visit KeanMiller.com.

Formed in 1994, the firm of Boykin & Utley is an AV-rated full service civil litigation firm practicing in a wide range of areas, including insurance litigation and defense, employment and

At Chaffe McCall, LLP, attorneys work with clients regionally,

labor law, governmental law and defense, products liability and

nationally, and internationally to address the challenges they

construction law. While small in size, the firm is well equipped

face in numerous areas of law. Chaffe McCall’s attorneys are

to handle all types of cases, whether routine or complex, during

devoted to understanding their clients’ businesses and are

all stages of the legal process, from pre-suit through trial and

known for successfully providing clients with practical legal

appeal. With offices located in downtown New Orleans, the

guidance consistent with their business interests.

practice represents clients across Louisiana.

Their mission is to provide the highest quality of legal

Boykin & Utley congratulates Kriste Utley recognized as

services in a timely and cost-effective manner. Founded in

a 2015 Top Lawyer. Past Top Lawyer recipients at the firm

1826, Chaffe McCall LLP is nationally ranked* and is Louisiana’s

include Terrill Boykin and Richard Ehret. For more information

oldest full-service law firm, centrally located in downtown

on Boykin & Utley, visit BoykinAndUtley.com or call 504-527-

New Orleans with additional offices in Houston, Baton Rouge,

5450. Offices are located at 400 Poydras St., Suite 1540, in New

and Lake Charles. Find out more about the firm online at

Orleans (70130).

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ADVERTISING SECTION Dick Chopin, a 2015 New Orleans Magazine Top Lawyer, is a

on sensitive matters. The firm’s in-house, virtual conference

Founding Partner of Chopin Wagar Richard & Kutcher, LLP, New

rooms permit Mr. Buras to serve as the attorney chairman on

Orleans’ premier Civil Litigation firm protecting both businesses

medical review panels throughout Louisiana.

and individuals. Rated AV-Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell,

Based in Covington, Buras Law Firm is a veteran-owned,

Chopin has been recognized time and again as a Super Lawyer

VA-accredited law firm providing legal assistance to men and

for his dedication to clients and skill in the courtroom. Chopin

women of the armed forces and their families and features a

is licensed to practice in both Louisiana and Texas and is a

proud member of the U.S. Navy Reserve. Attorneys are licensed

member of the American Board of Trial Advocates as well as

in Louisiana and Texas and practice in State and Federal Court.

the Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel. He also serves as

Call 985-789-5006, e-mail Kb@Buraslawfirm.com, or visit

Adjunct Faculty in the Loyola College of Law.

BurasLawFirm.com.

The firm, Chopin Wagar Richard & Kutcher, is recognized by CityBusiness and Super Lawyers. Its attorneys are respected in

Taggart Morton is a New Orleans-based law firm that provides

the practice areas of Commercial & Civil Litigation, Insurance

full service legal representation to the business community. The

Defense, Admiralty & Maritime, Automotive & Trucking

firm’s primary practice involves the representation of regulated

Casualty, Product Liability, Toxic/Mass Torts Litigation,

and formerly regulated industries of all types, including

Medical Malpractice, Environmental Law and Family Law. For

healthcare, public utilities, insurance, transportation, media

quality representation by knowledgeable attorneys who are

and communications, technology and oil & gas in corporate,

highly rated, rely on CWR&K. Find out how they can protect

transactional, regulatory, bankruptcy, tax and litigation

your individual or business legal rights and interests. Visit

matters. Representing these clients as well as small businesses

Chopin.com for more information, or call 504-830-3838.

and property owners, Taggart Morton embraces virtually every type of dispute, including commercial and business

Buras Law Firm, LLC provides innovative legal advice and

disputes, healthcare, insurance regulatory services, bankruptcy

assistance to our exclusive clients to help them achieve

employment law, ERISA, antitrust and trade regulation,

maximum growth and efficiency while minimizing risk.

intellectual property, media/technology law, environmental

Whether your business is a start-up or an existing business,

and toxic tort, bankruptcy, workers’ compensation, real estate,

our attorneys can assist with risk mitigation, operation,

managed care and construction. Taggart Morton provides its

contractual, and governance matters. Attorneys provide a

attorneys with the latest in resources and technologies to put its

full range of business litigation services, including trial and

quality of work on par with the largest firms. Its goal is always

appellate work, general investigations, breach of contract and

to offer clients effective and comprehensive representation at a

employment disputes, restrictive covenants, fiduciary duties,

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Walk into Paladar 511 and you might notice a different vibe than many of the other eateries scattered throughout the Marigny ... thanks to the trio of restaurateurs behind it: Jack Murphy, Susan Dunn and her brother Ed Dunn.

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San Marzano Tomato Pizza with Mascarpone and Arugula at Paladar 511

Fresh Starts Marigny area discoveries

by JAY FORMAN

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alk into Paladar 511 and you might notice a different vibe than many of the other eateries scattered throughout the Marigny. First may be the absence of attitude, which can sometimes intrude at restaurants downriver of the French Quarter.

The other might be the low-key efficiency that thrums through the kitchen and spills out on the floor. Lastly and most obvious would be the opportunistic menu, which is ingredient-driven but with an eye for affordability – two positions that are often incompatible as the former usually ne-

gates the later. This is happily not the case here.

All three points make for a refreshing surprise, and Paladar 511 is a reflection of the trio of restaurateurs behind it. Jack Murphy and Susan Dunn are the pair behind San Francisco’s popular (and famously tiny) Pizzetta 211. Susan’s brother Ed was already a veteran of several Crescent City kitchens when the pair came down to visit a few years back. “Like a lot of people we just fell in love with the city at once and wanted to do a restaurant here,” Jack Murphy says.

Ed, a Marigny resident who knew the

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Press Street Station 5 Press St. 249-5622 PressStreetStation.com Breakfast & lunch daily, weekend brunch

landscape and who also formerly worked at Commander’s Palace and Emeril’s, “knew a guy who knew the guy” who was spearheading the redevelopment of 511 Marigny St. The trio had an opportunity to view the raw space. “The tall ceilings, the brick walls, the natural light – we just fell in love. The perfect space to do what we wanted to do right where we wanted to do it,” Murphy says.

Murphy’s cooking ethos stems from San Francisco, which is another way of saying it’s seasonal and produce-driven. “We also have kind of an Italian/ New American slant to it,” Murphy says. Think Italian-ish with California flair.” Pizzas, pastas and salads are his primary canvases for framing the goods. The menu changes often, but consider his touchstone pizza with San Marzano tomato, Mascarpone and arugula, a dish that’s also featured at his Bay Area restaurant.

Off the Starters menu, the goose egg-sized Fried Arancini peppered with braised beef short rib ragu and brightened with lemon are popular.

“People have threatened to burn us down if we take that off,” Murphy says. The Yellowfin Tuna Conserva, complemented by seasonal produce and dressed in a basil aioli, is a pleaser as well.

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Sweet on Satsuma Satsuma Café on Dauphine Street offers healthy fare, including freshly squeezed juice combos, raw salads and more. Breakfast and brunch offerings are across the spectrum, from vegan-friendly to hangover-restorative baconand-cheese infusions. Patio seating during our short but sweet fall season is an additional plus, and the welcoming coffee shop vibe inside is always appealing.

Two Run Farm, is a fixture on both the pizza and entrée menus, although its preparation may change. On my last meal I had a Lamb Sausage Pizza studded with dollops of Tzatziki sauce and arugula – a memorable dish. The dessert menu is short but pleasing.

Prices are very reasonable, and it’s a good place to go with friends – family-style dining means you get to taste more of the offerings.

Over at the nearby Press Street Station, a recent change in the kitchen put chef James Cullen (formerly of the Tulane Avenue gastropub Trèo) in charge. The restaurant is the expression of a unique partnership with the NOCCA Institute, NOCCA’s nonprofit partner whose mission is to help support and promote NOCCA. “Our money goes back to the school,” Cullen explains.

“We also support school events like the recent Marie Antoinette themed prix fixe dinner that ran in conjunction with a play.” Press Street Station helps to synthesize the creative energies of NOCCA as well as offer practical experience in the kitchen. It is one point of a larger culinary constellation that includes Press Street Gardens (where some

of the restaurant’s produce is sourced from) and the Boxcar Food Truck (operated by NOCCA students as a senior project).

Upon taking the reins back, Cullen made a few big changes right off the bat. He switched it from a counterservice to a full-service restaurant. He also overhauled the menu, which he felt lacked a common thread. This resulted in a bistro-esque menu with a focused, Contemporary New Orleans vibe, a vision that smartly complements the modern, airy space which has its own artsy diner feel, reinforced by displays of art and products made by NOCCA students.

Brunch is a decidedly good time to visit. Sweet dishes like a Sweet Potato Brioche Pain Perdu, paired with spiced pecans and fruit compote, sit side-by-side with savory choices like the Bywater Benedict featuring a fried Poche’s boudin patty over grilled summer squash, topped with poached eggs and hollandaise with tomatoes. The squash comes from the nearby garden, and expect to see a substantial fall menu change once the produce offerings hit their late-season prime. In particular, keep an eye open for a pork chop plate dressed with chicory coffee gravy, Tasso braised mustard greens and a sweet potato purée.

“I’d also like to do daily plate specials and maybe incorporate more of the New Orleans vibe into the plate du jour,” Cullen says. “I think we’ll also do some themed prix fixe dinner series – those are fun to market, and our location has kind of a pop-up vibe.” Other draws include jazz brunch performances by students and alum on weekend.

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News From the Kitchens OCH Market, Trinity and Tsunami

BY ROBERT PEYTON

Daniel Esses The complex at 1307 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd. has been through a great deal of change in the last year or so. The market and regional food hub has seen several planned opening dates pass, and both the design and its name look likely to change before it opens, hopefully by the end of the year.

Recently I had a chance to tour the facility with chef Daniel Esses, who has been tapped to manage it. Esses is a talented chef who, in addition to helming the kitchen at Three Muses also has a fresh pasta business, is behind at least some of the modifications. He told me he doesn’t expect there to be a full-service restaurant in the space, but that the focus on spotlighting local products and serving a wide range of customers remains.

What remains is nothing short of spectacular, with two floors of the renovated former Myrtle Banks school building devoted to retail space for fresh produce, multiple hot and cold prepared food stations, fresh and cured meats, fish, bread, pastries, wine and a host of local products. In keeping with the mission to serve the community, you’ll also see national brands on the shelves, and prices will be competitive with other local retailers.

There will also be an oyster bar and a beer bar with tapas. Esses is in talks with local coffee purveyors to sub-let space on the second floor, and there will also be space available for event-hosting and cooking classes.

Changes are ongoing, and as I write they haven’t settled on a new name. Whatever it’s called, you can count on seeing me there frequently – once it opens.

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Trinity Scott Maki has spent 11 years cooking in New Orleans, and the city’s cuisine is in his blood. When I spoke to him recently, he told me that with all of the new restaurants opening, he felt New Orleans’ cooking was being somewhat neglected. That is why at his new restaurant, Trinity, he intends to focus on what makes our food unique.

That isn’t to say that his menu will be limited to old-time standards. Rather, Maki wants to take the influences that combined to make New Orleans food what it is and expand on them. That includes Vietnamese flavors, as in the crispy pork ribs with lemongrass and Satsuma glaze or the hogshead cheese with wonton, nuoc cham, pickled carrots and daikon radish. Italian influences show up in several pastas, including spaghetti alla chitarra bordelaise with lump crabmeat, tomato and garlic butter and the strozzapretti (“priest strangler”) with charred tomato and fennel sausage ragu and broccolini. Entrées will include a strip steak with smoked gouda gratin and arugula salad, a roasted pork shank with white beans and mirliton slaw and fried catfish with tasso cream and maque choux.

Trinity replaces long-time French Quarter standout Maximo’s at 1117 Decatur St., and Maki told me that he’s been asked frequently whether the open kitchen will remain. It will, and there will be 18-20 seats at a bar so diners can watch their food being prepared. Trinity is set to open either late this month or early next and initially will serve dinner nightly. Maki plans to open for lunch during the week and Sunday brunch once the restaurant is running smoothly.

Tsunami Sushi One doesn’t necessarily think “sushi” when one thinks of Lafayette, but one of the most successful groups of sushi restaurants in Louisiana started there. Tsunami Sushi opened in Lafayette in 2000; thereafter owners Leah Simon and Michele and Sean Ezell branched out into Baton Rouge and later opened a third location in the Cypress Bayou casino in Charenton. Their concept is simple: The restaurants offer a sophisticated atmosphere with a fairly broad menu focused on Japanese food with some diversions to other Asian cuisines.

Though simple it’s been successful, and the expansion continues with the announcement of a fourth Tsunami to open later this year in the Pan American Life Insurance building at 601 Poydras St., between St. Charles Avenue and Magazine Street. The restaurant is in the midst of renovating the space, which was previously used for events and meetings.

That address sees a lot of foot traffic, and it’s odd no one has thought to open a restaurant there before. Tsunami’s sleek design should be a good fit, and diners will have a pleasant view through the oaks that dot the plaza on St. Charles Avenue of the streetcars passing One Shell Square. Tsunami will share the building with another relatively new restaurant, Trenasse, another seafood-centric restaurant that opened earlier in 2015.

Tsunami is set to open early next year and should be open for lunch and dinner Tuesday through Saturday.

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Traditions With a Twist Old favorites with new flavors

by Dale Curry

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L Creamed Spinach Casserole 2 10-ounce packages frozen spinach

4 Tablespoons butter, divided 1 small onion, chopped 1/3 cup sliced almonds 1 14-ounce can artichoke hearts, sliced 2 4-ounce packages herbed goat cheese Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste !/2 cup Panko bread crumbs Cook spinach in ½ cup boiling water until melted, stirring occasionally. Drain well and set aside Melt 2 Tablespoons butter in a large skillet and sauté onion until translucent. Add almonds and sauté until slightly browned.

Add artichokes and sauté for several minutes. Mix in spinach and then goat cheese. Season with salt and pepper, and place in an oven-proof casserole or baking dish. Sprinkle with bread crumbs and dot with remaining 2 Tablespoons butter, cut into ½-inch cubes.

An hour before serving, place casserole in a preheated 350-degree oven and bake until bubbly and slightly brown on top.

If casserole has baked 30 minutes and has still not browned, place under the broiler to brown.

Serves 8 to 10

ike most of us, I love tradition – especially at Thanksgsiving – but I can’t resist a recipe alteration here and there. Our table, probably like yours, will be filled with mirlitons, sweet potatoes and of course, the turkey, but I often resist the tradition of making them the same way every year.

This year, I will add Italian sausage to my mirlitons, resurrect an old-fashioned version of sweet potatoes and put a new twist on my spinach casserole, making it easier with a little reduction in fat.

My family may never notice these subtle changes, but what I’m hoping for is that look of satisfaction when the taste buds are happy and second helpings empty the bowls.

Italian sausage has long been my friend in cooking. When I added it to my stuffed bell peppers, people began to rave. That gave me the idea to keep the shrimp in my mirliton stuffing but add Italian sausage for extra flavor.

Stuffed Mirlitons 4 large or 5 small mirlitons

Whether yours is a casserole or the peppers are stuffed, this make-ahead dish freezes well, saving time on the big day.

My husband’s mother made this oldfashioned version of sweet potatoes, but he had to adjust to my technique of whipping the potatoes and putting all sorts of crunchy stuff on top. I’ll just add some of the crunchies to the sauce to give him a memorable treat this year; it’s also easier to prepare.

For years, I made the same spinach casserole because everyone requested it. It was filled with butter and cream cheese. My new take on it is equally good, but goat cheese cuts the calories and adds simplicity to the recipe.

My son-in-law fries the turkeys and my husband makes the rolls. My daughter and I handle the sides and desserts. Now all I have to do is come up with a new version of pecan pie.

I may have to draw the line there and keep that delicious tradition as it is.

Candied Sweet Potatoes

1 ½ pounds small to medium shrimp

4 large sweet potatoes

1 Tablespoon vegetable oil

4 Tablespoons Steen’s cane syrup

1 onion, chopped

4 Tablespoons butter, cut into ½-inch cubes

3 cloves garlic, minced 1 pound sweet Italian sausage, casings removed 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning

Salt, pepper, Creole seasoning 4 Tablespoons brandy

½ teaspoon salt

1 cup whole pecans

½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

Place sweet potatoes in a large pot and cover with water. Boil until fork tender.

Drain and cool.

Peel potatoes and slice each potato lengthwise into 4 thick slices, about ½ inch thick. Layer half the slices in the bottom of a 9-by-13-inch baking dish, and sprinkle with 2 Tablespoons each of the syrup, then butter. Sprinkle lightly with seasonings, and then 2 Tablespoons brandy. Repeat with another layer, and sprinkle pecans on top.

About an hour before serving, bake the dish in a 350-degree oven for about 20 to 30 minutes, basting once or twice, until sweet potatoes are bubbly and slightly browned.

Serves 8 to 10

¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper 2 Tablespoons chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley Italian bread crumbs, about 1 cup 2 Tablespoons butter, cut into ½-inch cubes Place mirlitons in a pot and cover with water. Boil until mirlitons are fork-tender. Drain and cool mirlitons. Peel and devein shrimp.

Cut each mirliton in half lengthwise. Scoop out flesh leaving 1/8-inch shells and place flesh in a medium bowl. Line the shells on an oiled baking sheet.

In a large skillet, sauté the onion in oil until transparent. Add garlic and sauté 1 minute more. Add Italian sausage and cook, stirring, until browned.

Add mirliton flesh, mashing with a fork, and seasonings. Mix well, cover and simmer over low heat for 15 minutes. Add shrimp and cook, stirring, until shrimp are pink. Mix in parsley and stuff mixture into mirliton shells, dividing equally. Sprinkle with bread crumbs and sprinkle with butter.

Bake in a pre-heated 350-degree oven just before serving for 30 minutes or until slightly browned on top.

If making a mirliton casserole, discard the shells and place mixture in a 9-by-13-inch baking dish, add the toppings and use the same baking instructions.

Serves 6 to 8

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Giving Thanks

Bottoms Up For the Season BY tim mcnally

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ea and verily, we should all give thanks.

New Orleanians enjoy a lifestyle most Americans only dream about, and they come to visit us in great numbers to share our delights, even if just for a little while.

Our pleasures and our liberties maketh them glad, as our guests also gladden us.

The riches of the land and the blessings of the sea are ours, most particularly on our dining tables, and these bounties are shared among all true believers, which seems to be just about everyone. Our music, our art, the culture and the celebrations are rightly acknowledged far and wide, and raise all of our spirits.

As we join with our American brethren in November to properly give thanks, let us enjoy what is rightfully ours and invite others to our feast, reminding them and us what it means to exist in a lush environment that nurtures its citizens.

So here is a proper drink to acknowledge our good fortune, as well the season, courtesy of the talented professionals at Trenasse Restaurant and Bar in the Intercontinental Hotel.

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Old “Cran-Apple” Fashioned 2 ounces Crown Royal Apple Canadian Whiskey 2 dashes orange bitters 1 teaspoon cranberry-satsuma marmalade (or equivalent of muddled fruit with a dash of sugar) 1 splash soda Add all ingredients, except soda, to shaker with ice.

Shake. Pour into rocks glass. Add soda. Garnish with satsuma slice, cranberries, and a cinnamon stick.

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Manning’s 519 Fulton St., 593-8118. L, D daily, Br Sat-Sun. Born of a partnership between New Orleans’ First Family of Football and Harrah’s Casino, Manning’s offers sports bar fans a step up in terms of comfort and quality. With a menu that draws on both New Orleans and the Deep South, traditional dishes get punched up with inspired but accessible twists in surroundings accented by both memorabilia and local art. $$$

Elizabeth’s 601 Gallier St., 944-9272, ElizabethsRestaurantNola.com. B, L MonFri, D Mon-Sat, Br Sat-Sun. This eclectic local restaurant draws rave reviews for its praline bacon and distinctive Southerninspired brunch specials. $$$

Pete’s Pub Intercontinental Hotel, 444 St. Charles Ave., 585-5401, IcNewOrleans. com/dining/petes_pub. D Mon-Fri. Casual fare and adult beverages are served in this pub on the ground floor. $$

American Zea’s Rotisserie and Grill Multiple Locations, ZeaRestaurants.com. L, D daily.

Drawing from a wide range of worldly influences, this popular restaurant serves a variety of grilled items as well as appetizers, salads, side dishes, seafood, pasta and other entrées. Also offers catering services. $$$

H Maurepas 3200 Burgundy St., 2670072, MaurepasFoods.com. D Thu-Tue, Br Sat-Sun. Pioneering farm-to-table restaurant with an ingredient-driven menu that changes daily. Clever cocktails a plus as well. $$ Satsuma Café 3218 Dauphine St., 3045962, SatsumaCafe.com. B, L daily (until 5 p.m.). Offers healthy, inspired breakfast and lunch fare, along with freshly squeezed juices. $

carrollton Bourré 8115 Jeanette St., 510-4040. L, D Tue-Sun. “Elevated” street food along with quality daiquiris and reconsidered wings are the draw at this newcomer from the team behind Boucherie. $$

CITY PARK Café NOMA 1 Collins Diboll Circle, NO Museum of Art, City Park, 482-1264, CafeNoma.com. L, (snacks) Tue-Sun. Sleek bar and café in the ground floor of museum offers a thoughtful array of snacks, sandwiches and small plates that are sure to enchant, with a kids’ menu to boot. $$

CBD/Warehouse District The Grill Room Windsor Court Hotel, 300 Gravier St., 522-1992, GrillRoomNewOrleans.com. B, L, D daily, Br Sun. Featuring modern American cuisine with a distinctive New Orleans flair, the adjacent Polo Club Lounge offers live music nightly. Jazz Brunch on Sunday. $$$$$

Q&C Hotel/Bar 344 Camp St., (866) 247-7936, QandC.com. B, D daily. Newly renovated boutique hotel offering a small plates menu with tempting choices such as a Short Rib Poor Boy and Lobster Mac and Cheese to complement their sophisticated craft cocktails. $$

H Root 200 Julia St., 252-9480, RootNola. com. L Mon-Fri, D daily. Chef Philip Lopez opened Root in November 2011 and has garnered a loyal following for his modernist, eclectic cuisine. Try the country fried chicken wings and the Cohiba-smoked scallops crusted with chorizo. $$$$ H Restaurant August 301 Tchoupitoulas St., 299-9777, RestaurantAugust.com. L Fri, D daily. James Beard Award-winning chef John Besh’s menu is based on classical techniques of Louisiana cuisine and produce with a splash of European flavor set in an historic carriage warehouse. $$$$$ Tivoli & Lee 2 Lee Circle, 962-0909, TivoliAndLee.com. B, L, D daily, Br SatSun. Progressive Southern cuisine is the focus. Rabbit sliders, poke salad and pickled shrimp redefine locally sourced ingredients, and craft cocktail and bourbon menus round out the appeal. Craft cocktail bar Bellocq serves specialty and locally influenced libations. $$$ Walk-On’s Bistreaux & Bar 1009 Poydras St., 309-6530, Walk-Ons.com. L, D, daily.

Burger, sandwiches, wraps and more

made distinctive with a Louisiana twist are served at this sports bar near the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. $$ Warehouse Grille, 869 Magazine St., 322-2188, WarehouseGrille.com. L, D daily, Br Fri-Sun. Creative fare served in an artfilled environment. Try the duck crêpes or the lamb spring rolls. $$ Wolfe’s in the Warehouse 859 Convention Center Blvd., 613-2882. B, L, D daily.

Chef Tom Wolfe brings his refined cuisine to the booming Fulton Street corridor.

His Smoked Kobe Short Ribs are a good choice. $$$

Downtown The Grill 540 Chartres St., 522-1800. B, L, D daily. A diner with local character straffed by local characters. $

Faubourg Marigny Langlois 1710 Pauger St., 934-1010, LangloisNola.com. L Fri-Sat, D Wed-Sun. *Reservations only Supper club and boutique cooking school in the Marigny serves up culturally informed, farm-to-table fare with the added bonus of instruction.

Dishes include Spiced Quail and Lemongrass Meatballs with Smoked broth. Open kitchen and convivial atmosphere add up to a good time. $$$ The Marigny Brasserie 640 Frenchmen St., 945-4472, MarignyBrasserie.com. L, D daily. Chic neighborhood bistro with traditional dishes like the Wedge of Lettuce salad and innovative cocktails such as the cucumber Cosmo. $$$ Snug Harbor 626 Frenchman St., 9490696, SnugJazz.com. D daily. This jazz club serves cocktails and a dining menu loaded with steaks, seafood and meaty burgers served with loaded baked potatoes. $$$$

French Quarter Angeline 1032 Chartres St., 308-3106, AngelineNola.com. B Mon-Fri, Brunch Sat & Sun, D nightly. Modern southern with a fine dining focus is the hallmark of this bistro tucked away in a quiet end of the French Quarter. Southern Fried Quail and Braised Lamb Necks with ricotta agnolotti represent the style. $$$

Continental Provisions 110 N Peters St., Stall 23, 407-3437. Open daily. Artisan purveyors including Bellegarde Bakery and Cleaver & Company team up to reclaim a foothold for quality food in the tourist Ground Zero of the French Market.

Sandwiches, breads, cheeses and more. $$ Hard Rock Café 125 Bourbon St., 529-5617, HardRock.com. L, D daily.

Local outpost of this global brand serves burgers, café fare and drinks in their rock memorabilia-themed environs. $$ The Pelican Club 312 Exchange Place, 523-1504, PelicanClub.com. D daily. Serves an eclectic mix of hip food, from the seafood “martini” to clay-pot barbecued shrimp and a trio of duck. Three dining rooms available. $$$$$ Rib Room Omni Royal Orleans Hotel, 621 St. Louis St., 529-7046, RibRoomNewOrleans.com. L, D daily, Br Sat-Sun. Old World elegance and high ceilings, house classic cocktails and Anthony Spizale’s broad menu of prime rib, stunning seafood and on weekends a champagne brunch. $$$

GARDEN DISTRICT Cheesecake Bistro by Copeland’s, 2001 St. Charles Ave., 593-9955, CopelandsCheesecakeBistro.com. L, D daily. Shiny, contemporary bistro serves Cajun-fusion fare along with its signature decadent desserts. Good lunch value to boot. $$ District Donuts Sliders Brew, 2209 Magazine Street, 570-6945, DonutsAndSliders. com. B, L, D daily. Creative sliders (hello, pork belly) and super-creative donuts (think root beer float) are the hallmarks of this next-generation café. $

Metairie café B 2700 Metairie Road, 934-4700, cafeB.com. D daily, L Mon-Sat. Br Sun. Ralph Brennan offers New American bistro fare with a Louisiana twist at this family-friendly neighborhood spot. $$$ Caffe! Caffe! 3547 N. Hullen St., 2679190. B, L Mon-Sat. & 4301 Clearview Parkway, 885-4845. B, L daily; D Mon-Sat. CaffeCaffe.com Healthy, refreshing meal

Broussard’s Open for Friday Lunch 819 Conti St., 581-3866, Broussards.com Broussard’s Restaurant, located just blocks from the Central Business District, is now offering lunch on Fridays 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Expect many of the same classics with innovative new twists from chef Neal Swidler, including: “Pick of the Pantry” appetizer plates; “Southern Cupboard” salads filled with all the best of a Southern kitchen; and soups, sandwiches and entrées for any appetite. Also available is the special $19.20 lunch menu, a nod to Broussard’s historic opening date almost a century ago. – Mirella Cameran.

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options combine with gourmet coffee and espresso drinks to create a tasteful retreat for Metairie diners at a reasonable price. Try the egg white spinach wrap. $

Dakota 629 N. Highway 190, (985) 892-3712, TheDakotaRestaurant.com. L Tue-Fri, D Mon-Sat. A sophisticated dining experience with generous portions. $$$$$

Heritage Grill 111 Veterans Memorial Blvd., 934-4900, HeritageGrillMetairie. com. L Mon-Fri. This lunch-only destination caters to the office crowd and offers a freshly squeezed juice menu to go along with its regular menu and express twocourse lunch. $$

Riverbend

Martin Wine Cellar 714 Elmeer Ave., 8967300, MartinWine.com. Wine by the glass or bottle to go with daily lunch specials, towering burgers, hearty soups and salads and giant, deli-style sandwiches. $

Audubon Clubhouse 6500 Magazine St., 212-5282, AudubonInstitute.org. B, L TueSat, Br Sun. A kid-friendly menu with local tweaks and a casually upscale sandwich and salad menu. $$

Vega Tapas Café 2051 Metairie Road, 836-2007, VegaTapasCafe.com. D Mon-Sat. Innovative establishment offers fresh seafood, grilled meats and vegetarian dishes in a chic environment. Daily chef specials showcase unique ingredients and make this place a popular destination for dates as well as groups of friends. $$

Camellia Grill 626 S. Carrollton Ave., 309-2679. B, L, D daily. A venerable diner whose essential character has remained intact and many of the original waiters have returned. Credit cards are now accepted. $

Mid-City Parkway Bakery and Tavern 538 Hagan Ave., 482-3047, ParkwayPoorBoys.com. L, D Wed-Mon. Featured on national TV and having served poor boys to presidents, it stakes a claim to some of the best sandwiches in town. Their french fry version with gravy and cheese is a classic at a great price. $

NORTHSHORE

Carrollton Market 8132 Hampson St., 252-9928, CarrolltonMarket.com. D TueSat. Modern Southern cuisine manages to be both fun and refined at this tasteful boîte. $$$

Uptown

GG’s Dine-O-Rama 3100 Magazine St., 373-6579, GGsNewOrleans.com. B Sat, L, Tue-Sun, D Tue-Fri, Br Sun. Upscalecasual restaurant serves a variety of specialty sandwiches, salads and wraps, like the Chicago-style hot dog and the St. Paddy’s Day Massacre, chef Gotter’s take on the Rueben. $$ Martin Wine Cellar 3827 Baronne St., 899-7411, MartinWine.com. Wine by the glass or bottle with cheeses and snacks to-go. $

Slim Goodies 3322 Magazine St., 891 EGGS (3447), SlimGoodiesDiner.com. B, L daily. This diner offers an exhaustive menu heavily influenced by local cuisine. Try the Creole Slammer, a breakfast platter rounded out by crawfish étouffée. The laid-back vibe is best enjoyed on the patio out back. $ Stein’s Market and Deli 2207 Magazine St., 527-0771, SteinsDeli.net. B, L, D TueSun. New York City meets New Orleans.

The Reuben and Rachel sandwiches are the real deal and the half-sours and pickled tomatoes complete the deli experience. $ Surrey’s Café and Juice Bar 1418 Magazine St., 524-3828; 4807 Magazine St., 895-5757, SurreysCafeAndJuiceBar. com. B, L daily. Laid-back café focuses on breakfast and brunch dishes to accompany freshly squeezed juice offerings.

Health-food lovers will like it here, along with fans of favorites such as peanut butter and banana pancakes. $$ Tracey’s Irish Restaurant & Bar 2604 Magazine St., 897-5413, TraceysNola.com.

L, D daily. A neighborhood bar with one of the best messy roast beef poor boys in town. The gumbo, cheeseburger poor boy and other sandwiches are also winners.

Grab a local Abita beer to wash it all down.

Also a great location to watch the game. $

H Upperline 1413 Upperline St., 891-9822, Upperline.com. D Wed-Sun. Consummate hostess JoAnn Clevenger

and talented chef Dave Bridges make for a winning combination at this nationally heralded favorite. The oft-copied fried green tomatoes with shrimp remoulade originated here. $$$$

H Wayfare 4510 Freret St., 309-0069, WayfareNola.com. L, D daily. Creative sandwiches and southern-inspired small plates. $$ Ye Olde College Inn 3000 S. Carrollton Ave., 866-3683, CollegeInn1933.com. D Tue-Sat. Serves up classic fare, albeit with a few upscale dishes peppering the menu. $$$

Asian Fusion/Pan Asian Little Tokyo Multiple locations, LittleTokyoNola.com. L, D daily. Multiple locations of this popular Japanese sushi and hibachi chain make sure that there’s always a specialty roll within easy reach. $$

Bywater Red’s Chinese 3048 St. Claude Ave., 304-6030, RedsChinese.com. D Wed-Mon. Assertive, in-your-face Chinese fare by chef Tobias Womack, an alum of Danny Bowien’s Mission Chinese. The Kung Pao Pastrami and Delta Broccoli are good options. $$

CBD/Warehouse District Horinoya 920 Poydras St., 561-8914. L, D daily. Excellent Japanese dining. The chu-toro is delicious and the selection of authentic Japanese appetizers is the best. $$$

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DINING GUIDE Rock-N-Sake 823 Fulton St., 581-7253, RockNSake.com. L Fri, D Tue-Sun, late night. Fresh sushi and contemporary takes on Japanese favorites in an upbeat, casual setting. $$$

Faubourg Marigny Bao and Noodle 2700 Charters St., 272-0004, BaoAndNoodle.com. L, D daily. Housemade noodles and a more authentic take on Chinese fare sets this neighborhood startup apart. Try the soup dumplings if available $$

French Quarter V Sushi 821 Iberville St., 609-2291, VSushiMartini.com. D daily, late-night.

Creative rolls and a huge list of fusion dishes keep party-lovers going late into the night at this combination sushi and martini bar. $$$

Garden District Hoshun Restaurant 1601 St. Charles Ave., 302-9716, HoshunRestaurant.com.

L, D daily. Offers a wide variety of Asian cuisines, primarily dishes culled from China, Japan, Thailand and Malaysia. Fivepepper calamari is a tasty way to begin the meal, and their creative sushi rolls are good. Private dining rooms available. $$

H Tan Dinh 1705 Lafayette St., 361-8008.

B, L, D daily. Roasted quail and the beef pho rule at this Vietnamese outpost. $$ Kenner

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Little Chinatown 3800 Williams Blvd., 305-0580, LittleChinatown.net. L, D daily.

One of the city’s best Chinese restaurants is secreted away on William’s Boulevard in Kenner. Try the roast duck or roast pork, either one is terrific, as well as their short menu of authentic dishes that (for the most part) avoid Americanized Chinese fare. $$

Lakeview Lakeview Pearl 6300 Canal St., 309-5711, LakeviewPearl.com. L, D Mon-Sat. A long list of specialty rolls rounds out the offerings of this Asian-Fusion restaurant. $$

Metairie Aloha Sushi 619 Pink St., 837-0055, SunRayGrill.com. L Tue-Fri, D, Tue-Sun. Fresh fish and creative rolls, along with gluten-free options such as rolls in bowls, sushi burritos and other lunch friendly Japanese fare featured. $$ CoNola Grill & Sushi 619 Pink St., 8370055, CoNolaGrillSushi.com. L, D Tue-Sun. Eclectic cafe with DNA from both Sun Ray Grill and Aloha Sushi Bar puts out southern-inspired fare backed by an Americanized sushi menu, a kids menu and more. Along with a Sunday brunch, there’s something for everyone at this independent restaurant. $$$

H Royal China 600 Veterans Blvd., 8319633. L daily, D Tue-Sun. Popular and family-friendly Chinese restaurant is one

of the few places around that serves dim sum. $$

MARRERO Daiwa, 5033 Lapalco Blvd., 875-4203, DaiwaSushi.com. L, D daily. Japanese destination on the Westbank serves an impressive and far-ranging array of creative fusion fare. $$$

Mid-City H Café Minh 4139 Canal St., 482-6266, CafeMinh.com. L Mon-Fri, D Mon-Sat. Chef Minh Bui and Cynthia Vutran bring a fusion touch to Vietnamese cuisine with French accents and a contemporary flair. $$ Five Happiness 3605 S. Carrollton Ave., 482-3935, FiveHappiness.com. L, D daily.

This longtime Chinese favorite offers up an extensive menu including its beloved mu shu pork and house-baked duck. $$

H MoPho 514 City Park Ave., 482-6845, MoPhoMidCity.com. L, D Wed-Mon. Vietnamese cuisine meets southern Louisiana in this upscale casual hybrid by chef Michael Gulotta. Mix-and-match pho and an interesting poor boy menu rounds out the appeal. $$$ Riverbend H Ba Chi Canteen 7900 Maple St., 3735628. L, D Mon-Sat. The kitchen plays fast and loose with Vietnamese fare at this eclectic outpost on Maple Street. Try the

caramelized pork “Baco”. $

H Chill Out Café 729 Burdette St., 8729628. B, L daily, D Mon-Sat. Thai food and breakfast favorites like waffles and pancakes can both be had at this affordable college-friendly hangout. $ Uptown Chiba 8312 Oak St., 826-9119, Chiba-Nola. com. L Wed-Sat, D Mon-Sat. Contemporary restaurant features fresh, exotic fish from all over the world and fusion fare to go along with typical Japanese options.

Extensive sake list and late night happy hours are a plus. $$$

H Jung’s Golden Dragon 3009 Magazine St., 891-8280, JungsChinese.com. L, D daily. This Chinese destination is a real find. Along with the usual, you’ll find spicy cold noodle dishes and dumplings. One of the few local Chinese places that breaks the Americanized mold. $ H Magasin 4201 Magazine St., 896-7611, MagasinCafe.com. L, D Mon-Sat. Pho, banh mi and vegetarian options are offered at this attractive and budget-friendly Vietnamese restaurant. Café sua da is available as well. $ Kyoto 4920 Prytania St., 891-3644, KyotoNola.com. L, D Mon-Sat. A neighborhood sushi restaurant where the regulars order off-the-menu rolls. $$

WEST BANK Nine Roses 1100 Stephen St., 366-7665, NineRosesResturant.com. L, D Sun-Tue, Thu-Sat. The extensive Vietnamese menu specializes in hot pots, noodles and dishes big enough for everyone to share. $$

Bakery/Breakfast Café du Monde Multiple Locations, CafeDuMonde.com. This New Orleans institution has been serving fresh café au lait, rich hot chocolate and positively addictive beignets since 1862 in the French Market 24/7. $ CC’s Coffee House Multiple locations in New Orleans, Metairie and Northshore, CCsCoffee.com. Coffeehouse specializing in coffee, espresso drinks and pastries. $

CBD/Warehouse District H Merchant 800 Common St., 571-9580, MerchantNewOrleans.com. B, L daily. Illy coffee and creative crêpes, sandwiches and more are served at this sleek and contemporary café on the ground floor of the Merchant Building. $

H Ruby Slipper Café 200 Magazine St., 525-9355; 1005 Canal St., 525-9355, TheRubySlipperCafe.net. B, L daily, Br Sun. Homegrown chain specializes in breakfast, lunch and brunch dishes with unique local twists such as bananas Foster French toast and barbecue shrimp and grits. $$ CARROLLTON Breads on Oak, 8640 Oak St., 324-8271,

BreadsOnOak.com. B, L Wed-Sun. Artisan bakeshop tucked away near the levee on Oak Street serves breads, sandwiches, gluten-free and vegan-friendly options. $

City Park Morning Call 56 Dreyfous Drive, City Park, 885-4068, NewOrleansCityPark.com/ in-the-park/morning-call. 24 hours a day; cash-only. Chicory coffee and beignets coated with powdered sugar make this the quintessential New Orleans coffee shop. $

Faubourg Marigny H Ruby Slipper Café 2001 Burgundy St., 525-9355, TheRubySlipperCafe.net. B, L daily, Br Sun. Homegrown chain specializes in breakfast, lunch and brunch dishes with unique local twists such as bananas Foster French toast and barbecue shrimp and grits. $$

Mid-City

Barbecue

Lakeview Harbor 911 Harrison Ave., 486-4887, NewOrleansBestBurger.com. L, D daily. Burgers are the name of the game at this restaurant. Daily specials, pizza and steaks are offered as well. $

Lower Garden District

METAIRIE

Voodoo BBQ 1501 St. Charles Ave., 522-4647, VoodooBBQAndGrill.com. L, D daily. Diners are never too far from this homegrown barbecue chain that features an array of specialty sauces to accompany its smoked meats and seafood. $$

Cheeseburger Eddie’s, 4517 W Esplanade Ave., 455-5511, AustinsNo.com/ Cheeseburger-Eddie-s.html. L, D Mon-Sat. Hickory-grilled burgers are the main draw at this casual spot but tacos, tamales, poor boys and more are also served. $

Metairie

Riverbend H Cowbell 8801 Oak St., 298-8689,

Voodoo BBQ 2740 Severn Ave., 353-4227, VoodooBBQAndGrill.com. L, D daily. Diners are never too far from this homegrown barbecue chain that features an array of specialty sauces to accompany its smoked meats and seafood. $$

Gracious Bakery + Café 1000 S. Jeff Davis Parkway, Suite 100, 301-3709, GraciousBakery.com. B, L daily. Boutique bakery on the ground floor of the Woodward Building offers small-batch coffee, baked goods, individual desserts and sandwiches on breads made in-house. Catering options available. $

Burgers

H Ruby Slipper Café 139 S. Cortez St.,

Port of Call 838 Esplanade Ave., 5230120, PortOfCallNola.com. L, D daily. It is all about the big, meaty burgers and giant baked potatoes in this popular bar/restaurant – unless you’re cocktailing only, then it’s all about the Monsoons. $$

525-9355, TheRubySlipperCafe.net. B, L daily, Br Sun. Homegrown chain specializes in breakfast, lunch and brunch dishes with unique local twists such as bananas Foster French toast and barbecue shrimp and grits. $$

Lakeview

The Joint 701 Mazant St., 949-3232, AlwaysSmokin.com. L, D Mon-Sat. Some of the city’s best barbecue can be had at this locally owned and operated favorite. $

Bywater

French Quarter Bayou Burger, 503 Bourbon St., 5294256, SportsBarNewOrleans.com. L, D daily. Sports bar in the thick of Bourbon Street scene distinguishes its fare with choices like Crawfish Beignets and Zydeco Bites. $$

Cowbell-Nola.com. L, D Tue-Sat. Burgers and homemade sauces on potato rolls are the specialty here, along with other favorites like skirt steak. $$

Uptown H The Company Burger 4600 Freret St., 267-0320, TheCompanyBurger.com. L, D Wed-Mon. Custom-baked butter-brushed buns and fresh-ground beef patties make all the difference at this excellent burger hotspot. Draft beer and craft cocktails round out the appeal. $

French CBD/Warehouse District Chateau du Lac 857 Fulton St., 301-0235, ChateauduLacWarehouse.com. L Tue-Fri, D Mon-Sat. This casual French bistro, run by chef-owner Jacques Saleun, offers up classic dishes such as escargot, coq au vin and blanquette de veau. $$$$

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DINING GUIDE Le Foret 129 Camp St., 553-6738, LeForetNewOrleans.com. D Mon-Sat. Sophisticated fine dining melds southern cuisine and classic French with modernist influences in an elegant setting. $$$$

FlamingTorchNola.com. L Mon-Fri, D daily, Br Sat-Sun. French classics including a tasty onion soup and often a sought-after coq-au-vin. $$

Faubourg St. John H Café Degas 3127 Esplanade Ave.,

2670, LaCrepeNanou.com. D daily, Br Sun. Classic French bistro fare, including terrific moules and decadent dessert crêpes, are served nightly at this neighborhood institution. $$$

945-5635, CafeDegas.com. L, D Wed-Sat, Br Sun. Salad Niçoise, Hanger steak and frites are served in a lovely enclosed courtyard at this jewel of a French bistro. $$

French Quarter Broussard’s, 819 Conti St., 581-3866, Broussards.com. D daily, L Fri, Br Sun. Creole-French institution also offers beautiful courtyard seating. $$$$

H Marti’s 1041 Dumaine St., 522-5478, MartisNola.com. D daily. Classic French cuisine, small plates and chilled seafood platters like Grand Plateau Fruits De Mer are the calling cards for this restaurant with an elegant “Old World” feel. $$$

Lacombe\ H La Provence 25020 Highway 190, (985) 626-7662, LaProvenceRestaurant.com. D Wed-Sun, Br Sun. Chef John Besh upholds time-honored Provençal cuisine and rewards his guests with a true farm-life experience, from house-made preserves, charcuterie, herbs, kitchen gardens and eggs cultivated on the property. $$$$$

Metairie Chateau du Lac 2037 Metairie Road, 8313773, ChateauduLacBistro.com. L Tue-Fri, D Mon-Sat. This casual French bistro, run by chef-owner Jacques Saleun, offers up classic dishes such as escargot, coq au vin and blanquette de veau. $$$$

Uptown Bistro Daisy 5831 Magazine St., 899-6987, BistroDaisy.com. D Tue-Sat. Chef Anton Schulte and his wife Diane’s bistro serves creative and contemporary bistro fare in a romantic setting. The signature Daisy Salad is a favorite. $$$$

H Coquette 2800 Magazine St., 2650421, CoquetteNola.com. L Wed-Sat, D Wed-Mon, Br Sun. The food is French in inspiration and technique, with added imagination from chef Michael and his partner Lillian Hubbard. $$$ Flaming Torch 737 Octavia St., 895-0900,

H La Crêpe Nanou 1410 Robert St., 899-

La Petite Grocery 4238 Magazine St., 8913377, LaPetiteGrocery.com. L Tue-Sat, D daily, Br Sun. Elegant dining in a convivial atmosphere. The menu is heavily Frenchinspired with an emphasis on technique. $$$ Lilette 3637 Magazine St., 895-1636, LiletteRestaurant.com. L Tue-Sat, D MonSat. Chef John Harris’ innovative menu draws discerning diners to this highly regarded bistro. Desserts are wonderful as well. $$$$$

Gastropub Abita Springs Abita Brew Pub 72011 Holly St., (985) 892-5837, AbitaBrewPub.com. L, D TueSun. Better-than-expected pub food in its namesake eatery. “Tasteful” tours available for visitors. $$

CBD/Warehouse District Gordon Biersch 200 Poydras St., 5522739, GordonBiersch.com. L, D daily.

Local outpost of this popular chain serves specialty brews made on-site and crowdpleasing lunch and dinner fare. $$ Victory 339 Baronne St., 522-8664, VictoryNola.com. D Tue-Sat. Craft cocktails served by owner and acclaimed bartender Daniel Victory, as well as refined small plates and gourmet pizza. $$

cuisine. $$$

H Patrick’s Bar Vin 730 Bienville St., 200-3180, PatricksBarVin.com. D daily.

This oasis of a wine bar offers terrific selections by the bottle and glass. Small plates are served as well. $$ Lower Garden District The Tasting Room 1926 Magazine St., 581-3880, TTRNewOrleans.com. D WedSun. Flights of wine and sophisticated small plates are the calling cards for this wine bar near Coliseum Square. $$

Mid-City Trèo 3835 Tulane Ave., 304-4878, TreoNola.com. L Wed-Sat, D Tue-Sat. Craft cocktail bar also serves a short but excellent small plates menu to accompany its artfully composed libations. $$

Uptown The Avenue Pub 1732 St. Charles Ave., 586-9243, TheAvenuePub.com. Kitchen open 24/7. With more than 43 rotating draft beers, this pub also offers food, including a cheese plate from St. James Cheese Co. and the “Pub Burger.” Counter service only. $ Bouligny Tavern 3641 Magazine St., 8911810, BoulignyTavern.com. D Mon-Sat. Carefully curated small plates, inventive cocktails and select wines are the focus of this stylish offshoot of John Harris’s nationally acclaimed Lilette. $$ The Delachaise 3442 St. Charles Ave., 895-0858, TheDelaichaise.com. L Sat-Sun, D daily. Cuisine elevated to the standards of the libations is the draw at this lively wine bar and gastropub. Food is grounded in French bistro fare with eclectic twists. $$

Italian

French Quarter H Cane & Table 1113 Decatur St., 581-

Avondale H Mosca’s 4137 Highway 90 West, 463-

1112, CaneAndTableNola.com. L Sat-Sun, D daily. Open late, this chef-driven rustic colonial cuisine and rum and “proto-Tiki” cocktails make this a fun place to gather. $$

8950, MoscasRestaurant.com. D Tue-Sat. Italian institution dishes out massive portions of great food, family-style. Good bets are the shrimp Mosca and chicken à la grande. Cash only. $$$

Orleans Grapevine Wine Bar and Bistro 720 Orleans Ave., 523-1930, OrleansGrapevine.com. D daily. Wine is the muse at this beautifully renovated bistro, which offers vino by the flight, glass and bottle.

A classic menu with an emphasis on local

Bywater H Mariza 2900 Charters St., 598-5700, MarizaNewOrleans.com. D Tue-Sat. An Italian-inspired restaurant by chef Ian Schnoebelen features a terrific raw bar, house-cured charcuterie and an array

of refined adult beverages served in the industrial/contemporary setting on the ground floor of the Rice Mills lofts. $$$

CBD/Warehouse District H Domenica The Roosevelt Hotel, 123 Baronne St., 648-6020, DomenicaRestaurant.com. L, D daily. Chef Alon Shaya serves authentic, regional Italian cuisine.

The menu of thin, lightly topped pizzas, artisanal salumi and cheese, and a carefully chosen selection of antipasti, pasta and entrées, features locally raised products, some from chef John Besh’s Northshore farm. $$$$ Red Gravy 4125 Camp St., 561-8844, RedGravy.com. B, Br, L, D, Wed-Mon. Farm-to-table Italian restaurant offers a creative array of breakfast items such as Cannoli Pancakes as well as delectable sandwiches and more for lunch.

Homemade pastas and authentic Tuscan specialties like Cacciucco round out the dinner menu. $$ Tommy’s Cuisine 746 Tchoupitoulas St., 581-1103, TommysNewOrleans.com. D daily. Classic Creole-Italian cuisine is the name of the game at this upscale eatery.

Appetizers include the namesake oysters Tommy, baked in the shell with Romano cheese, pancetta and roasted red pepper. $$$$$

French Quarter Café Giovanni 117 Decatur St., 529-2154, CafeGiovanni.com. D daily. Live opera singers three nights a week. A selection of Italian specialties tweaked with a Creole influence and their Belli Baci happy hour adds to the atmosphere. $$$$ Chartres House, 601 Chartres St., 5868383, ChartresHouse.com. L, D daily. This iconic French Quarter bar serves terrific Mint Juleps and Gin Fizzes in its picturesque courtyard and balcony settings.

Also famous for its fried green tomatoes and other local favorite dishes. $$$ Irene’s Cuisine 539 St. Philip St., 529881. D Mon-Sat. Long waits at the lively piano bar are part of the appeal of this Creole-Italian favorite beloved by locals.

Try the oysters Irene and crabmeat gratin appetizers. $$$$

H Italian Barrel 430 Barracks St., 569-0198, ItalianBarrel.com. L, D daily.

Northern Italian dishes like Braciola di

Arnaud’s gets festive for the holidays 813 Bienville St., 523-5433, ArnaudsRestaurant.com Arnaud’s Restaurant is giving diners more opportunities to enjoy the holiday spirit with extended hours and new menus. For Thanksgiving, Arnaud’s will be open 11:30 a.m.-8:30 p.m., with a special four-course holiday menu. Dec. 1-23, the restaurant will offer a Reveillon dinner menu priced at $49, and for select days during the month, the restaurant will also be open for lunch; from 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m., diners will be able to choose from Arnaud’s full menu while enjoying the storied venue, decorated elegantly for the holidays. – M.C.

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Maiale as well as an exhaustive pasta menu tempt here at this local favorite that also offers al fresco seating. $$$

beans and rice and poor boys as well as specialty burgers, grilled all-beef hot dogs and thin-crust pizza. $$

Muriel’s Jackson Square 801 Chartres St., 568-1885, Muriels.com. L, D daily, Br Sun. Enjoy pecan-crusted drum and other local classics while dining in the courtyard bar or any other room in this labyrinthine, rumored-to-be-haunted establishment. $$$$

H R’evolution 777 Bienville St., 5532277, RevolutionNola.com. L Wed-Fri, D daily, Br Sun. An opulent place that combines the local flavors of chef John Folse with the more cosmopolitan influence of chef Rick Tramonto. Chef de cuisine Chris Lusk and executive sous chef Erik Veney are in charge of day-to-day operations, which include house-made charcuterie, pastries, pastas and more. $$$$$

Napoleon House 500 Chartres St., 524522-4152, NapoleonHouse.com. L MonSat, D Tue-Sat. Originally built in 1797 as a respite for Napoleon, this family-owned European-style café serves local favorites gumbo, jambalaya and muffulettas, and for sipping, a Sazerac or lemony Pimm’s Cup are perfect accompaniments. $$ NOLA 534 St. Louis St., 522-6652, Emerils. com. L Thu-Mon, D daily. Emeril’s more affordable eatery, featuring cedar-plankroasted redfish; private dining. $$$$$ Ralph Brennan’s Red Fish Grill 115 Bourbon St., 598-1200, RedFishGrill.com.

L, D daily. Chef Austin Kirzner cooks up a broad menu peppered with local favorites such as barbecue oysters, blackened redfish and double-chocolate bread pudding. $$$$$ Arnaud’s Remoulade 309 Bourbon St., 523-0377, Remoulade.com. L, D daily.

Granite-topped tables and an antique mahogany bar are home to the eclectic menu of famous shrimp Arnaud, red

H Tujague’s 823 Decatur St., 525-8676,

H Andrea’s Restaurant 3100 19th St., 834-8583, AndreasRestaurant.com. L Mon-Sat, D daily, Br Sun. Osso buco and homemade pastas in a setting that’s both elegant and intimate; off-premise catering. $$$ Semolina 4436 Veterans Blvd., Suite 37, 454-7930, Semolina.com. L, D daily. This casual, contemporary pasta restaurant takes a bold approach to cooking Italian food, emphasizing flavors, texture and color. Many of the dishes feature a signature Louisiana twist, such as the muffuletta pasta and pasta jambalaya. $$

TujaguesRestaurant.com. L Sat-Sun, D daily. For more than 150 years this landmark restaurant has been offering Creole cuisine. Favorites include a nightly six-course table d’hôté menu featuring a unique beef brisket with Creole sauce. $$$$$

Vincent’s Italian Cuisine 4411 Chastant St., 885-2984, Metairie, VicentsItalianCuisine.com. L Tue-Fri, D Mon-Sat. Snug Italian boîte packs them in, yet manages to remain intimate at the same time. The cannelloni is a house specialty. $$$

harahan

Mid-City H Liuzza’s 3636 Bienville St., 482-9120,

Oak Oven 6625 Jefferson Highway, Harahan, 305-4039, OakOvenRestaurant.com. L, D Mon-Sat. Wood-fired pizza and seasonal Italian cuisine with a locavore philosophy brings respite to the burbs. Family friendly with patio seating to boot. $$

Lakeview H Tony Angello’s 6262 Fleur de Lis Drive, 488-0888, TonyAngellos.com. D Tue-Sat. Creole-Italian favorite serves up fare. Ask Tony to “Feed Me” if you want a real multicourse dining experience. $$$$

Metairie

Liuzzas.com. L, D daily. Classic neighborhood joint serves favorites like the “Frenchuletta,” stuffed artichokes and andouille gumbo. Kid’s menu offered. Cash only. $$ Ralph’s On The Park 900 City Park Ave., 488-1000, RalphsOnThePark.com. Br Sun, L Tue-Fri, D daily. A modern interior and contemporary Creole dishes such as City Park salad, turtle soup, barbecue Gulf shrimp and good cocktails. $$$$

NORTHSHORE H Del Porto Ristorante 501 E. Boston St.,

(985) 875-1006, DelPortoRistorante.com.

L, D Tue-Sat. One of the Northshore’s premier fine dining destinations serving Italian food that makes use of locally sourced meats and produce. $$$

Uptown Amici 3218 Magazine St., 300-1250, AmiciNola.com. L, D daily. Coal-fired pizza is the calling card for this destination, but the menu offers an impressive list of authentic and Creole Italian specialties as well. $$ Pascal’s Manale 1838 Napoleon Ave., 895-4877, PascalsManale.com. L MonFri, D Mon-Sat. Vintage neighborhood restaurant since 1913 and the place to go for the creation of barbecued shrimp. Its oyster bar serves icy cold, freshly shucked Louisiana oysters and the Italian specialties and steaks are also solid. $$$$ Vincent’s Italian Cuisine 7839 St. Charles Ave., 866-9313, VicentsItalianCuisine.com.

L Tue-Fri, D Tue-Sun. Snug Italian boîte packs them in yet manages to remain intimate at the same time. The cannelloni is a house specialty. $$$

Louisianian Fare CBD/Warehouse District H Annunciation 1016 Annunciation St., 568-0245, AnnunciationRestaurant.com.

D Mon-Sat. Chef Steven Manning brings a refined sensibility to this refined Warehouse District oasis along with his famous fried oysters with melted brie. $$$

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DINING GUIDE Balise 640 Carondelet St., 459-4449, BaliseNola.com. L Mon-Fri, D nightly. Chef Justin Devillier turns back the clock at this turn-of-the-century inspired bistro in the CBD. Decidedly masculine fare – think venison tartare with horseradish and pumpernickel – is carefully crafted and fits well alongside the excellent cocktail and beer list. $$$ Bon Ton Cafe 401 Magazine St., 524-3386, TheBonTonCafe.com. L, D Mon-Fri. A local favorite for the old-school business lunch crowd specializing in local seafood and Cajun dishes. $$$$ Café Adelaide Loews New Orleans Hotel, 300 Poydras St., 595-3305, CafeAdelaide. com. B, D daily, L Mon-Fri. This offering from the Commander’s Palace family of restaurants has become a power-lunch favorite for business-people and politicos.

Also features the Swizzle Stick Bar. $$$$

H Cochon 930 Tchoupitoulas St., 588-2123, CochonRestaurant.com. L, D, Mon-Sat. Chefs Donald Link and Stephen Stryjewski showcase Cajun and Southern cuisine at this hot spot. Boudin and other pork dishes reign supreme here, along with Louisiana seafood and real moonshine from the bar. Reservations strongly recommended. $$ Drago’s Hilton Riverside Hotel, 2 Poydras St., 584-3911, DragosRestaurant.com. L, D daily. This famous seafooder specializes in

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charbroiled oysters, a dish they invented.

Great deals on fresh lobster as well. $$$$ Emeril’s 800 Tchoupitoulas St., 528-9393, EmerilsRestaurants.com. L Mon-Fri, D daily. The flagship of superstar chef Emeril Lagasse’s culinary empire, this landmark attracts pilgrims from all over the world. $$$$$

H Herbsaint 701 St. Charles Ave., 5244114, Herbsaint.com. L Mon-Fri, D MonSat. Enjoy a sophisticated cocktail before sampling chef Donald Link’s menu that melds contemporary bistro fare with classic Louisiana cuisine. The banana brown butter tart is a favorite dessert. $$$$$ Mother’s 401 Poydras St., 523-9656, MothersRestaurant.net. B, L, D daily. Locals and tourists alike endure long queues and a confounding ordering system to enjoy iconic dishes such as the Ferdi poor boy and Jerry’s jambalaya. Come for a late lunch to avoid the rush. $$ Mulate’s 201 Julia St., 522-1492, Mulates. com. L, D daily. Live music and dancing add to the fun at this world-famous Cajun destination. $$ Palette 700 Tchoupitoulas St., 613-2350, B, L, D daily. Creole, Cajun and French flavors all come together at this restaurant in the Renaissance Hotel near the Convention Center. $$

Central City

Café Reconcile 1631 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., 568-1157, CafeReconcile.org. L Mon-Fri. Good food for a great cause, this nonprofit on the burgeoning OCH corridor helps train at-risk youth for careers in the food service industry. $$

Darrow Café Burnside Houmas House Plantation, 40136 Highway 942, (225) 473-9380, HoumasHouse.com. L daily, Br Sun. Historic plantation’s casual dining option features dishes such as seafood pasta, fried catfish, crawfish and shrimp, gumbo and red beans and rice. $$ Latil’s Landing Houmas House Plantation, 40136 Highway 942, (225) 473-9380, HoumasHouse.com. D Wed-Sun. Nouvelle Louisiane, plantation-style cooking served in an opulent setting features dishes like rack of lamb and plume de veau. $$$$$

Faubourg Marigny Feelings Cafe 2600 Chartres St., 9452222, FeelingsCafe.com. D Wed-Sun, Br Sun. Romantic ambiance and skillfully created dishes, such as veal d’aunoy, make dining here on the patio a memorable experience. A piano bar on Fridays adds to the atmosphere. Vegan menu offered. $$$$ Horn’s 1940 Dauphine St., Marigny, 459-4676, HornsNola.com. B, L daily, D Thu-Mon. This casual, eclectic watering hole offers offbeat twists on classics (the

Jewish Coonass features latkes to go with the crawfish etouffée) as well as the usual breakfast and lunch diner fare. $ Praline Connection 542 Frenchmen St., 943-3934, PralineConnection.com. L, D daily. Down-home dishes of smothered pork chops, greens, beans and cornbread are on the menu at this Creole soul restaurant. $$

French Quarter Acme Oyster House 724 Iberville St., 5225973, AcmeOyster.com. L, D daily. Known as one of the best places to eat oysters. $$

H Arnaud’s 813 Bienville St., 523-5433, ArnaudsRestaurant.com. D daily, Br Sun. Waiters in tuxedos prepare Café Brûlot tableside at this storied Creole grande dame; live jazz during Sun. brunch. $$$$$ Antoine’s 713 St. Louis St., 581-4422, Antoines.com. L, D Mon-Sat, Br Sun. This pinnacle of haute cuisine and birthplace of oysters Rockefeller is New Orleans’ oldest restaurant. (Every item is á la carte, with an $11 minimum.) Private dining rooms available. $$$$$

H The Bistreaux New Orleans Maison Dupuy Hotel, 1001 Toulouse St., 586-8000, MaisonDupuy.com/dining.html. L, D daily.

Dishes ranging from the casual (truffle mac and cheese) to the upscale (tuna tasting trio) are served in an elegant courtyard. $$

The Bombay Club Prince Conti Hotel, 830 Conti St., 586-0972, TheBombayClub.com.

D daily. Popular martini bar with plush British décor features live music during the week and late dinner and drinks on weekends. Nouveau Creole menu includes items such as Bombay drum. $$$$ Café Maspero 601 Decatur St., 523-6250, CafeMaspero.com. L, D daily. Tourists line up for their generous portions of seafood and large deli sandwiches. $ Court of Two Sisters 613 Royal St., 522-7261, CourtOfTwoSisters.com. Br, D daily. The historic environs make for a memorable outdoor dining experience.

The famous daily Jazz Brunch buffet and classic Creole dishes sweeten the deal. $$$$$

lunches are a New Orleans tradition at this world-famous French-Creole grand dame. Tradition counts for everything here, and the crabmeat Sardou is delicious. Note: Jackets required for dinner and all day Sun. $$$$$ House of Blues 225 Decatur St., 3104999, HouseOfBlues.com/NewOrleans. L, D daily. Surprisingly good menu complements music in the main room. Worldfamous Gospel Brunch every Sunday.

Patio seating available. $$ Killer Poboys 811 Conti St., 252-6745, KillerPoboys.blogspot.com. L, D Wed-Mon. This quasi-popup operating out of the Erin Rose Bar serves some of the city’s best poor boys, including one featuring glazed pork belly. $

Criollo Hotel Monteleone, 214 Royal St., 681-4444, CriolloNola.com. B, L, D daily.

Next to the famous Carousel Bar in the historic Monteleone Hotel, Criollo represents an amalgam of the various cultures reflected in Louisiana cooking and cuisine, often with a slight contemporary twist. $$$

K-Paul’s Louisiana Kitchen 416 Chartres St., 596-2530, ChefPaul.com/KPaul. L Thu-Sat, D Mon-Sat. Paul Prudhomme’s landmark restaurant helped introduce Cajun food to a grateful nation. Lots of seasoning and bountiful offerings, along with reserved seating, make this a destination for locals and tourists alike. $$$$

H Dickie Brennan’s Bourbon House 144 Bourbon St., 522-0111, BourbonHouse. com. B, L, D daily. Classic Creole dishes such as redfish on the halfshell and baked oysters served. Its extensive bourbon menu will please aficionados. $$$$

H MiLa 817 Common St., 412-2580, MiLa-

Galatoire’s 209 Bourbon St., 525-2021, Galatoires.com. L, D Tue-Sun. Friday

Royal House, 441 Royal St., 528-2601, RoyalHouseRestaurant.com. L, D daily. B

NewOrleans.com. L Mon-Fri, D Mon-Sat. Latest offering from husband-and-wife chefs Slade Rushing and Allison VinesRushing focuses on the fusion of the cuisines of Miss. and La. $$$$

Sat and Sun. Poor boys, jambalaya and shrimp Creole are some of the favorites served here. Weekend breakfast and an oyster bar add to the crowd-pleasing appeal. $$$

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SoBou 310 Chartres St., 552-4095, SoBouNola.com. B, L, D daily. There is something for everyone at this “Modern Creole Saloon.” Decidedly unstuffy with an emphasis on craft cocktails and wines by the glass. Everything from $1 pork cracklins to an extravagant foie gras burger on accomplished yet eclectic menus. $$

Austin’s 5101 W. Esplanade Ave., 8885533, AustinsNo.com. D Mon-Sat. Mr. Ed’s upscale bistro serves contemporary Creole fare, including seafood and steaks. $$$

H Tableau 616 S. Peter St., 934-3463, TableauFrenchQuarter.com. L, D daily, Br Sun. Gulf seafood such as trout amandine and classic Creole brunch dishes like eggs Sardou are the highlights of this Dickie Brennan restaurant that shares space with Le Petite Théâtre on the corner of Jackson Square. $$$ Kenner Copeland’s 1319 W. Esplanade Ave., 617-9146, CopelandsofNewOrleans.com. L, D daily, Br Sun. Al Copeland’s namesake chain includes favorites such as Shrimp Ducky. Popular for lunch. $$

Lakeview H Cava 789 Harrison Ave., 304-9034. D Mon-Sat. Fine dining (and excellent wine list) at this high-end Cajun and Creole restaurant that makes customer service a big part of the experience. $$$

Acme Oyster House 3000 Veterans Blvd., 309-4056, AcmeOyster.com. L, D daily.

Known as one of the best places to eat oysters. $$

Copeland’s 1001 S. Clearview Parkway, 620-7800; 701 Veterans Blvd., 831-3437, CopelandsofNewOrleans.com. L, D daily, Br Sun. Al Copeland’s namesake chain includes favorites such as Shrimp Ducky.

Popular for lunch. $$ Crabby Jack’s 428 Jefferson Highway, 833-2722, CrabbyJacksNola.com. L MonSat. Lunch outpost of Jacques-Imo’s.

Famous for its fried seafood and poor boys including fried green tomatoes and roasted duck. $ Drago’s 3232 N. Arnoult Road, 888-9254, DragosRestaurant.com. L, D Mon-Sat. This famous seafooder specializes in charbroiled oysters, a dish they invented. Great deals on fresh lobster as well. $$$$

Mid-City H Katie’s Restaurant and Bar 3701 Iberville St., 488-6582, KatiesInMidCity. com. L, D Mon-Sat, Br Sun. Creative poor boys, local dishes such as gumbo and Sunday brunch make this a neighborhood favorite. $$

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DINING GUIDE Lil’ Dizzy’s Café 1500 Esplanade Ave., 569-8997, LilDizzysCafe.com. B, L daily, Br Sun. Spot local and national politicos dining at this favored Creole soul restaurant known for homey classics like fried chicken and trout Baquet. $

H Mandina’s 3800 Canal St., 482-9179, MandinasRestaurant.com. L, D daily.

Though the ambiance is more upscale, the food and seafood dishes make dining here a New Orleans experience. $$ H Redemption 3835 Iberville St., 3093570, Redemption-Nola.com. L Wed-Fri & Sun, D Wed-Sun. Chef-driven “Revival” Creole fare served in an inspiring former church. $$$

H Toups’ Meatery 845 N. Carrollton Ave., 252-4999, ToupsMeatery.com. L, D TueSat. Charcuterie, specialty cocktails and an exhaustive list of excellent à la carte sides make this restaurant a carnivore’s delight. $$$

NORTHSHORE Acme Oyster House 1202 N. Highway 190, Covington, (985) 246-6155, AcmeOyster. com. L, D daily. Known as one of the best places to eat oysters. $$ Gallagher’s Grill 509 S. Tyler St., (985) 892-9992, GallaghersGrill.com. L, D TueFri, D Sat. Chef Pat Gallagher’s destination restaurant offers al fresco seating to accompany classically inspired New Orleans fare. Event catering offered. $$$

Riverbend H Boucherie 1506 S. Carrollton Ave., 862-5514, Boucherie-Nola.com. L, D TueSat. Serving contemporary Southern food with an international angle, chef Nathaniel Zimet offers excellent ingredients presented simply. $$ Brigtsen’s 723 Dante St., 861-7610, Brigtsens.com. D Tue-Sat. Chef Frank Brigtsen’s nationally famous Creole cuisine makes this cozy cottage a true foodie destination. $$$$$

Uptown H Apolline 4729 Magazine St., 894-8881, ApollineRestaurant.com. D Tue-Sun, Br Sat-Sun. Cozy gem serves a refined menu of French and Creole classics peppered with Southern influences such as buttermilk fried quail with corn waffle. $$$ Casamento’s 4330 Magazine St., 8959761, CasamentosRestaurant.com. L

Tue-Sat, D Thu-Sat. The family-owned restaurant has shucked oysters and fried seafood since 1919; closed during summer and for all major holidays. $$ Chappy’s 6106 Magazine St., 208-8772, Chappys.com. D nightly, Br Sun. Tradition reigns supreme at Chappy’s on a genteel stretch of Magazine Street near Audubon Park. Classics such as shrimp and eggplant casserole will be sure to please. $$$ Clancy’s 6100 Annunciation St., 895-1111, ClancysNewOrleans.com. L Thu-Fri, D Mon-Sat. Their Creole-inspired menu has been a favorite of locals for years. $$$ Commander’s Palace 1403 Washington Ave., 899-8221, CommandersPalace. com. L Mon-Fri, D daily, Br Sat-Sun. The grande dame is going strong under the auspices of James Beard Award-winner chef Tory McPhail. Jazz Brunch is a great deal. $$$$

by a full bar. $ Mat & Naddie’s 937 Leonidas St., 8619600, MatAndNaddies.com. D Mon-Tue, Thu-Sat. Cozy converted house serves up creative and eclectic regionally inspired fare. Shrimp and crawfish croquettes make for a good appetizer and when the weather is right the romantic patio is the place to sit. $$$$

WEST BANK Copeland’s 2333 Manhattan Blvd., 3641575, CopelandsofNewOrleans.com. L, D daily, Br Sun. Al Copeland’s namesake chain includes favorites such as Shrimp Ducky. Popular for lunch. $$

Pizza Reginelli’s Pizzeria Multiple Locations, Reginellis.com. L, D daily. Pizzas, pastas, salads, fat calzones and lofty focaccia sandwiches are at locations all over town. $$

Dick and Jenny’s 4501 Tchoupitoulas St., 894-9880, DickAndJennys.com. L Thu-Fri, D Mon-Sat, Br Sun. A funky cottage serving Louisiana comfort food with flashes of innovation. $$$$

Theo’s Pizza Multiple Locations, TheosPizza.com. L, D daily. The crackercrisp crust pizzas are complemented by a broad assortment of toppings with a lot of local ingredients at cheap prices. $$

Domilise’s 5240 Annunciation St., 899912. L, D Mon-Wed, Fri-Sat. Local institution and rite-of-passage for those wanting an initiation to the real New Orleans. Wonderful poor boys and a unique atmosphere make this a one-of-a-kind place. $

Bywater H Pizza Delicious 617 Piety St., 676-8282,

H Gautreau’s 1728 Soniat St., 899-7397, GautreausRestaurant.com. D Mon-Sat. Upscale destination serves refined interpretations of classics along with contemporary creations. $$$$$ Jacques-Imo’s Cafe 8324 Oak St., 8610886, Jacques-Imos.com. D Mon-Sat. Reinvented New Orleans cuisine served in a party atmosphere. The deep-fried roast beef poor boy is delicious. The lively bar scene offsets the long wait on weekends. $$$$

PizzaDelicious.com. Authentic New Yorkstyle thin crust pizza is the reason to come to this affordable restaurant that began as a pop-up, but they also offer excellent salads sourced from small farms and homemade pasta dishes as well. Outdoor seating a plus. $

Uptown H Ancora 4508 Freret St., 324-1636, AncoraPizza.com. D Mon-Sat. Authentic Neapolitan-style pizza fired in an oven imported from Naples. The housemade charcuterie makes it a double-winner. $$

Joey K’s 3001 Magazine St., 891-0997, JoeyKsRestaurant.com. L, D Mon-Sat. A true neighborhood restaurant with daily lunch plates; red beans and rice are classic. $

Pizza Domenica 4933 Magazine St., 301-4978, PizzaDomenica.com. L Fri-Sun, D nightly. James Beard Award Winning Chef Alon Shaya’s pizza centric spinoff of his popular Restaurant Domenica brings Neapolitan-style pies to Uptown. Excellent salads and charcuterie boards are offered as well. $$

Mahony’s 3454 Magazine St., 899-3374, MahonysPoBoys.com. L, D daily. Along with the usual poor boys, this sandwich shop serves up a grilled shrimp and fried green tomato version dressed with remoulade sauce. Sandwich offerings are augmented

Slice 1513 St. Charles Ave., 525-PIES (7437); 5538 Magazine St., 897-4800; SlicePizzeria.com. L, D daily. Order up slices or whole pizza pies done in several styles (thin- and thick-crust) as well as pastas, seafood, panini and salads. $

Seafood Akers Middendorf’s Interstate 55, Exit 15, 30160 Highway 51 South, (985) 386-6666, MiddendorfsRestaurant.com. L, D Wed-Sun. Historic seafood destination along the shores of Lake Maurepas is world-famous for its thin-fried catfish fillets. Open since 1934, it’s more than a restaurant, it’s a Sun. drive tradition. $$

CBD/Warehouse District H Borgne 601 Loyola Ave., 613-3860, BorgneRestaurant.com. L, D daily. Coastal Louisiana seafood with an emphasis on Isleños cuisine (descendants of Canary Islanders who settled in St. Bernard Parish) is the focus of this high-volume destination adjacent to the Superdome. $$$

H Pêche 800 Magazine St., 522-1744, PecheRestaurant.com. L, D Mon-Sat. Award-winning southern-inspired seafood destination by chef Donald Link serves whole roasted Gulf fish from its massive, wood-burning oven. An excellent raw bar is offered as well. $$$ French Quarter Bourbon House 144 Bourbon St., 5220111, BourbonHouse.com. B, L, D daily.

Local seafood, featured in both classic and contemporary dishes, is the focus of this New Orleans-centric destination. And yes, bourbon is offered as well. $$$ Deanie’s Seafood 841 Iberville St., 5811316, Deanies.com. L, D daily. Louisiana seafood, baked, broiled, boiled and fried is the name of the game. Try the barbecue shrimp or towering seafood platters. $$$

H GW Fins 808 Bienville St., 581-FINS (3467), GWFins.com. D daily. Owners Gary Wollerman and twice chef of the year Tenney Flynn provide dishes at their seasonal peak. On a quest for unique variety, menu is printed daily. $$$$$

H Kingfish 337 Charters St., 598-5005, CocktailBarNewOrleans.com. L, D daily.

Gulf seafood and nouvelle Creole dishes such as smoked rabbit gumbo are the main draws at this establishment helmed

by Greg Sonnier, as well as the excellent bar program by mixologist Chris McMillian. $$$ Landry’s Seafood 400 N. Peters St., 5580038, LandrysSeafood.com. Kid-friendly and popular seafood spot serves of heaping platters of fried shrimp, Gulf oysters,

Liberty Cheesesteaks brings new tastes to NOLA 5031 Freret St., 875-4447, LibertyCheesesteaks.com Liberty Cheesesteaks on Freret Street is introducing a new line of cold sandwiches or “Hoagies.” The Uptown sandwich shop is owned and operated by friends Mike Casey and Joe Seremet, who dreamed of opening a cheesesteak restaurant while students at Tulane University. In 2012, Casey left Philadelphia to join Seremet in opening Liberty and offering New Orleanians “a true bite of Philly.” The new Hoagies will feature a Liscio roll. The roll is used at the best delis in Philadelphia, but it took two years of negotiations for the owners to secure a contract to bring the roll to the city. – M.C.

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catfish and more. $$

nation. Catering offered as well. $$$

Le Bayou, 208 Bourbon St., 525-4755, LeBayouRestaurant.com. L, D Mon-Sat. Blackened redfish and Shrimp Ya-Ya are a just a few of the choices at this seafoodcentric destination on Bourbon Street.

Fried alligator is available for the more daring diner. $$$

Deanie’s Seafood 1713 Lake Ave., 8314141, Deanies.com. L, D daily. Louisiana seafood, baked, broiled, boiled and fried, is the name of the game. Try the barbecue shrimp or towering seafood platters. $$$

Oceana Grill 739 Conti St., 525-6002, OceanaGrill.com. B, L, D daily. Gumbo, poor boys and barbecue shrimp are served at this kid-friendly seafood destination. $$

Mr. Ed’s Seafood and Italian Restaurant 1001 Live Oak St., 838-0022, AustinsNo. com. L, D Mon-Sat. Neighborhood restaurant specializes in seafood and Italian offerings such as stuffed eggplant and bell pepper. Fried seafood and sandwiches make it a good stop for lunch. $$

Pier 424, 424 Bourbon St., 309-1574, Pier424SeafoodMarket.com. L, D daily.

Seafood-centric restaurant offers long menu of traditional New Orleans fare augmented by unusual twists like “CajunBoiled” Lobster prepared crawfish-style in spicy crab boil. $$$

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Landry’s Seafood 8000 Lakeshore Drive, West End, 283-1010, LandrysSeafood.com.

Kid-friendly and popular seafood spot serves of heaping platters of fried shrimp, Gulf oysters, catfish and more. $$

Mr. Ed’s Seafood and Italian Restaurant 910 W. Esplanade Ave., Ste. A, 463-3030, AustinsNo.com. L, D Mon-Sat. Neighborhood restaurant specializes in seafood and Italian offerings such as stuffed eggplant and bell pepper. Fried seafood and sandwiches make it a good stop for lunch. $$

Metairie Austin’s Restaurant, 5101 W. Esplanade Ave., 888-5533, AustinsNo.com. D MonSat. Signature steak, seafood and Italian specialties reign at this dinner-only desti-

Frankie & Johnny’s 321 Arabella St., 2431234, FrankieAndJohnnys.net. L, D daily.

Serves fried and boiled seafood along with poor boys and daily lunch specials. Kidfriendly with a game room to boot. $$

West End

Steakhouse CBD/Warehouse District H Besh Steak Harrah’s Casino, 8 Canal St., 533-6111, HarrahsNewOrleans. com. D daily. Acclaimed chef John Besh reinterprets the classic steakhouse with his signature contemporary Louisiana flair. $$$$$

Chophouse New Orleans 322 Magazine St., 522-7902, ChophouseNola.com. D daily. In addition to USDA prime grade aged steaks prepared under a broiler that reaches 1,700 degrees, Chophouse offers lobster, redfish and classic steakhouse sides. $$$

H Desi Vega’s Steakhouse 628 St. Charles Ave., 523-7600, DesiVegaSteaks. com. L Mon-Fri, D Mon-Sat. USDA Prime steaks form the base of this Mr. John’s offshoot overlooking Lafayette Square, but Italian specialties and a smattering of locally inspired seafood dishes round out the appeal. $$$ H La Boca 870 Tchoupitoulas St., 5258205, LaBocaSteaks.com. D Mon-Sat. This Argentine steakhouse specializes in cuts of meat along with pastas and wines.

Specials include the provoleta appetizer and the Vacio flank steak. $$$ Morton’s The Steakhouse 365 Canal St., One Canal Place, 566-0221, Mortons.com/ NewOrleans. D daily. Private elevator leads to the plush, wood-paneled environs of this local outpost of the famed Chicago steakhouse popular with politicians and celebrities. $$$$ Ruth’s Chris Steak House Harrah’s Hotel, 525 Fulton St., 587-7099, RuthsChris.com.

D daily, Br Sat-Sun. Filet mignon, creamed spinach and potatoes au gratin are the most popular dishes at this area steak institution, but there are also great seafood choices and top-notch desserts. $$$$$

Garden District H Mr. John’s Steakhouse 2111 St. Charles Ave., 679-7697, MrJohnsSteakhouse.com. D Tue-Sat, L Friday. Wood paneling, white tile and USDA Prime Beef served sizzling in butter are the hallmarks of this classic New Orleans steakhouse. $$$

French Quarter Dickie Brennan’s Steakhouse 716 Iberville St., 522-2467, DickieBrennansSteakhouse.com. L Fri, D daily. Nationally recognized steakhouse serves USDA Prime steaks and local seafood. $$$$$

H Doris Metropolitan 620 Chartres St., 267-3500, DorisMetropolitan.com. L Sat-Sun, D daily. Innovative, genre-busting steakhouse plays with expectations and succeeds with modernist dishes like their Classified Cut and Beetroot Supreme. $$$$ Galatoire’s 33 Bar & Steak 215 Bourbon St., 335-3932, Galatoires33BarAndSteak. com. L Fri, D Sun-Thu. Steakhouse offshoot of the venerable Creole grande dame offers hand-crafted cocktails to accompany classic steakhouse fare as well as inspired dishes like the Gouté 33: horseradish-crusted bone marrow and deviled eggs with crab ravigote and smoked trout. Reservations accepted. $$$

Metairie Ruth’s Chris Steak House 3633 Veterans Blvd., 888-3600, RuthsChris.com. L Fri, D daily, Br Sat-Sun. Filet mignon, creamed

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DINING GUIDE spinach and potatoes au gratin are the most popular dishes at this area steak institution, but there are also great seafood choices and top-notch desserts. $$$$$

Mid-City H Crescent City Steaks 1001 N. Broad St., 821-3271, CrescentCitySteaks.com. L Tue-Fri & Sun, D daily. One of the classic New Orleans steakhouses. Steaks, sides and drinks are what you get. $$$$

Vegan/Vegetarian Lower Garden District H The Green Fork 1400 Prytania St., 2677672, GreenForkNola.com. B, L Mon-Sat. Fresh juices, smoothies and vegetarianfriendly fare make The Green Fork a favorite for lovers of healthy food. Catering is offered as well. $$

World Byblos Multiple Locations, ByblosRestaurants.com. L, D daily. Upscale Middle Eastern cuisine featuring traditional seafood, lamb and vegetarian options. $$

Bywater H Booty’s Street Food 800 Louisa St., 2662887, BootysNola.com. B, L, D daily. Street food culled from countries around the globe is the muse of this creative establishment, where papadum from India resides confidently alongside Peruvian ceviche. $$ The Green Goddess 307 Exchange Place, 301-3347, GreenGoddessRestaurant.

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com. L, D Wed-Sun. One of the most imaginative local restaurants. The menu is constantly changing, and chef Paul Artigues always has ample vegetarian options. Combine all of that with a fantastic selection of drinks, wine and beer, and it’s the total (albeit small) package. $$

CBD/Warehouse District Johnny Sanchez 930 Poydras St., 3046615, JohnnySanchezRestaurant.com. L, D daily. Contemporary Mexican mecca offering celebrity chef cachet to go along with the locally sourced produce accompanying the Bistec a la Parilla. Popular happy hour and downtown locale next to South Market District add to the appeal. $$$

H Lüke 333 St. Charles Ave., 378-2840, LukeNewOrleans.com. B, L, D daily, Br Sat-Sun. Chef John Besh and executive chef Matt Regan serve Germanic specialties and French bistro classics, housemade patés and abundant plateaux of cold, fresh seafood. $$$ Palace Café 605 Canal St., 523-1661, PalaceCafe.com. L Mon-Sat, D daily, Br Sun. Dickie Brennan-owned brasserie with French-style sidewalk seating and house-created specialties of chef Darrin Nesbit. Favorites here include crabmeat cheesecake, turtle soup, the Werlein salad with fried Louisiana oysters and pork “debris” studded Palace potato pie. $$$$$

Faubourg Marigny

H Mona’s Café 504 Frenchmen St., 9494115. L, D daily. Middle Eastern specialties such as baba ganuj, tender-tangy beef or chicken shawarma, falafel and gyros, stuffed into pillowy pita bread or on platters. The lentil soup with crunchy pita chips and desserts, such as sticky sweet baklava, round out the menu. $ Faubourg St. John H 1000 Figs 3141 Ponce De Leon St., 301-0848, 1000Figs.com. L, D Tue-Sat. Vegetarian-friendly offshoot of the Fat Falafel Food Truck offers a healthy farm-to-table alternative to cookie-cutter Middle Eastern places. $$

French Quarter Bayona 430 Dauphine St., 525-4455, Bayona.com. L Wed-Sat, D Mon-Sat. Chef Susan Spicer’s nationally acclaimed cuisine is served in this 200-year-old cottage. Ask for a seat on the romantic patio, weather permitting. $$$$$ El Gato Negro 81 French Market Place, 525-9752, ElGatoNegroNola.com. Central Mexican cuisine along with hand-muddled mojitos and margaritas made with freshly squeezed juice. A weekend breakfast menu is an additional plus. $$

Kenner H Fiesta Latina 1924 Airline Drive, 4682384, FiestaLatinaRestaurant.com. B, L, D daily. A big-screen TV normally shows a soccer match or MTV Latino at this home

for authentic Central American food.

Tacos include a charred carne asada. $$

Lakewood H Mizado 5080 Pontchartrain Blvd., 885-5555, MizadoCocina.com. L daily, D Mon-Sat. Sleek restaurant offers modern Mexican cuisine featuring pan-Latin flavors and influences. Small batch tequila and a ceviche bar make it a party. $$

Lakeview H Mondo 900 Harrison Ave., 224-2633, MondoNewOrleans.com. L Mon-Fri, D Mon-Sat, Br Sun. Chef Susan Spicer’s take on world cuisine. Make sure to call ahead because the place has a deserved reputation for good food and good times. $$$

METAIRIE Vega Tapas Café 2051 Metairie Road, 836-2007, VegaTapasCafe.com. D Mon-Sat. Fun, eclectic small plates destination offers creative fare keeps guests coming back with frequent regionally inspired specialty menus served with humor and whimsy. $$

Mid-City Juan’s Flying Burrito 4724 S. Carrollton Ave., 486-9950, JuansFlyingBurrito.com. L, D daily. Hard-core tacos and massive burritos are served in an edgy atmosphere. $ Lola’s 3312 Esplanade Ave., 488-6946, LolasNewOrleans.com. D daily. Garlicky Spanish dishes and great paella make this

artsy boîte a hipster destination. $$$

H Milkfish 125 N. Carrollton Ave., 2674199, MilkfishNola.com. L, D Thu-Tue. Filipino cuisine like adobo and lumpia is served, further expanding dining opportunities. $$

H Mona’s Café 3901 Banks St., 4827743. L, D daily. Middle Eastern specialties such as baba ganuj, tender-tangy beef or chicken shawarma, falafel and gyros, stuffed into pillowy pita bread or on platters. The lentil soup with crunchy pita chips and desserts, such as sticky sweet baklava, round out the menu. $

H Taqueria Guerrero 208 N. Carrollton Ave., 484-6959. B, L, D, Tue-Sat. Friendly staff and authentic Mexican cuisine make this affordable neighborhood restaurant a neighborhood favorite. $ Upper 9th Ward Kebab , 2315 Saint Claude Ave., 3834328, KebabNola.com. L, D Fri-Mon. The menu is short and tasty at this kebab outpost along the revitalized St. Claude Avenue corridor. $

Uptown H Café Abyssinia 3511 Magazine St., 894-6238. L, D daily. One of a just few authentic Ethiopian restaurants in the city, excellent injera and spicy vegetarian fare make this a local favorite. $$

H Irish House 1432 St. Charles Ave., 595-6755, TheIrishHouseNewOrleans.com.

L Mon-Fri, D daily, Br Sat-Sun. Irish pub dishes such as shepherd’s pie and fish and chips are featured here, as well as creative cocktails like Irish iced coffee. Check the schedule of events for live music. $$ Jamila’s Mediterranean Tunisian Cuisine 7808 Maple St., 866-4366. D TueSun. Intimate and exotic bistro serving Mediterranean and Tunisian cuisine. The Grilled Merguez is a Jazz Fest favorite and vegetarian options are offered. $$ Juan’s Flying Burrito 2018 Magazine St., 569-0000, JuansFlyingBurrito.com. L, D daily. Hard-core tacos and massive burritos are served in an edgy atmosphere. $

H Mona’s Café 4126 Magazine St., 8949800; 1120 S. Carrollton Ave., 861-8174.

L, D daily. Middle Eastern specialties such as baba ganuj, tender-tangy beef or chicken shawarma, falafel and gyros, stuffed into pillowy pita bread or on platters. The lentil soup with crunchy pita chips and desserts, such as sticky sweet baklava, round out the menu. $ H Panchita’s 1434 S. Carrollton Ave., 281-4127. L, D daily. Authentic, budgetfriendly Mexican restaurant serves tamales, mole and offers free chips and salsa as well as sangria. $ H Patois 6078 Laurel St., 895-9441, PatoisNola.com. L Fri, D Wed-Sat, Br Sun. The food is French in technique, with influences from across the Mediterranean as well as the American South, all filtered

through the talent of chef Aaron Burgau.

Reservations recommended. $$$

H Shaya 4213 Magazine St., 891-4213, ShayaRestaurant.com. L, D daily. James Beard Award-winning chef Alon Shaya pays homage to his native Israel with this contemporary Israeli hotspot. Fattoush Salad and Matzo Ball Soup made with slow-cooked duck are dishes to try. $$$

Specialty Foods CBD/Warehouse District Calcasieu 930 Tchoupitoulas St., 5882188, CalcasieuRooms.com. For gatherings both large and small, the catering menus feature modern Louisiana cooking and the Cajun cuisine for which chef Donald Link is justifiably famous.

French Quarter Antoine’s Annex 513 Royal St., 525-8045, Antoines.com/Antoines-Annex. Open daily. Serves French pastries, including individual baked Alaskas, ice cream and gelato, as well as panini, salads and coffee. Delivery available.

Metairie Sucré 3301 Veterans Blvd., 834-2277, ShopSucre.com. Desserts daily. Open late weekends. Chocolates, pastry and gelato draw rave reviews at this dessert destination. Beautiful packaging makes this a great place to shop for gifts. Catering available.

Mid-City H Blue Dot Donuts 4301 Canal St., 218-

4866, BlueDotDonuts.com. B, L Tue-Sun. The Bacon Maple Long John gets all the press, but returning customers are happy with the classics as well as twists like peanut butter and jelly.

Uptown Blue Frog Chocolates 5707 Magazine St., 269-5707, BlueFrogChocolates.com. Open daily, closed Sundays in summer. French and Belgian chocolate truffles and Italian candy flowers make this a great place for gifts.

St. James Cheese Company 5004 Prytania St., 899-4737, StJamesCheese. com. Open daily. Specialty shop offers a selection of fine cheeses, wines, beers and related accouterments. Look for wine and cheese specials every Friday.

Sucré 3025 Magazine St., 520-8311, ShopSucre.com. Desserts daily & nightly.

Open late weekends. Chocolates, pastry and gelato draw rave reviews at this dessert destination. Beautiful packaging makes this a great place to shop for gifts.

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Andrea's Restaurant Capri Blu

Antoine’s Restaurant

Arnaud's

3100 19th St. at Ridgelake, Metairie (504) 834-8583

713 St. Louis St., New Orleans (504) 581-4422 | Antoines.com

813 Bienville Ave. (504) 523-5433 | ArnaudsRestaurant.com

Capri Blu Bistro Piano Bar has the best pizza in town and offers a large selection of small plates from $7.50 and up. Amazing happy hour specials with a casual and elegant setting. Check us out on facebook or visit our website, AndreasRestaurant.com

Since 1840, world-renowned Antoine’s Restaurant has set the standard that made New Orleans one of the greatest dining centers in the world. Antoine’s excellent French-Creole cuisine, service and atmosphere have combined to create an unmatched dining experience for both locals and visitors to New Orleans.

Offering live Dixieland Jazz in the Jazz Bistro, romantic dinners in the Main Dining Room, cocktails in the award-winning French 75 Bar and an assortment of private dining rooms overlooking the historic French Quarter, Arnaud’s offers the quintessential New Orleans dining experience.

Austin’s Seafood & Steakhouse

Bellocq

Caffe! Caffe!

2 Lee Circle at The Hotel Modern (504) 962-0911 | BellocqNola.com

4301 Clearview Parkway (504) 885-4845 3547 North Hullen St. (504) 267-9190 | CaffeCaffe.com

5101 W. Esplanade Ave., Metairie (504) 888-5533 | AustinsNo.com Austin’s is an upscale dining option in the heart of Metairie offering fresh Louisiana Seafood, Fine Steaks and Creole-Italian Cuisine. Open Mondays-Saturdays 5 p.m.-’til, and for private luncheons and banquets. Austin’s is now accepting reservations for Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve. Mr. Ed’s Restaurant Group Gift Cards are available for the Holiday Season.

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Located at The Hotel Modern, Bellocq offers low-proof cocktails, well selected wines and late night bites. Named “Best New Orleans Hotel Bar” by Travel + Leisure Magazine 2014, the staff showcase creations of their own such as Henrietta Grand by Winston mixing Madeira and Amber vermouth in a delightful swizzle.

You love their delicious soups, salads, & sandwiches – even their breakfast!

But did you know Caffe! Caffe! makes their own desserts, on premise at both locations? Try their cheesecake, pumpkin pound cake, or red velvet cupcakes.

Order whole cakes for your next event.

Call individual location for menus and details.

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The Court of Two Sisters

Broussard's Restaurant

619 Pink St., Metairie (504) 837-0055 | ConolaGrillSushi.com

613 Royal St. (504) 522-7261 | CourtOfTwoSisters.com

819 Rue Conti (504) 581-3866

Conola Grill & Sushi is an eclectic neighborhood restaurant serving a variety of traditional southern comfort dishes such as Rosemary Shrimp & Grits, Meatloaf and Braised Short Ribs. Alongside their Grill Menu they offer a full Sushi Menu, which includes a few Sushi Fest award winners.

The Court of Two Sisters, known for its large dining courtyard, serves a lavish daily Jazz Brunch buffet. At night, choose from its à la carte dinner menu or a fourcourse dinner. Complete menus available at CourtOfTwoSisters.com. Reservations are recommended.

Broussard’s Restaurant, located just blocks from the Central Business District, is now offering lunch on Fridays, 11 a.m.2:30 p.m. A new $19.20 lunch menu, a nod to Broussard’s historic opening date almost a century ago, features classic dishes with a twist. Visit Broussards. com or call 504-581-3866 to make reservations.

Five Happiness

Hoshun Restaurant

Langlois

3605 S. Carrollton Ave., New Orleans (504) 482-3935 | FiveHappiness.com

1601 St. Charles Ave. (504) 302-9717 | HoshunRestaurant.com

Come to Five Happiness and let the ambience and friendly staff take you to a new level of dining experience. This award-winning restaurant always strives to achieve its best. Private party and banquet rooms are available.

Chinese or Japanese? Can’t decide?

Hoshun is your answer! They offer an extensive menu from classic Chinese dishes to Japanese sushi and everything in between (like Vietnamese pho or pad thai). Stick with one cuisine or mix and match! Open daily until 2 a.m.

1710 Pauger St. (504) 934-1010 | LangloisNola.com

Chef Amy Sins serves modern farmto-table Louisiana cuisine with a side of cooking how-to and history at this Marigny open-kitchen restaurant. Menus focus on local culinary influences (think: Cajun, Creole, German, Italian, Spanish, Vietnamese) and change monthly. Expect a social, dinner party atmosphere – perfect for groups! Reservations required.

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New Orleans Creole Cookery

Orleans Grapevine Wine Bar & Bistro

510 Toulouse St. (504) 524-9632 NewOrleansCreoleCookery.com

720 Orleans Ave. (504) 523-1930 | OrleansGrapevine.com

Savor authentic Creole dishes prepared by renowned chef Alex Patout. Delight in traditional dishes such as Gumbo, Shrimp Creole, and Crawfish Etouffee, oysters grilled and raw, boiled seafood and more.

Enjoy handcrafted cocktails and signature drinks in the historic French Quarter.

Enjoy true New Orleans atmosphere in a beautiful, tropical, climate controlled courtyard. Serving high quality cuisine and one of the largest selections of wine by the bottle or by the glass. Don’t miss the popular Bacon Happy Hour, where you'll enjoy free bacon with your cocktails and wine.

4-6 p.m. and 10 p.m.-12 a.m. daily.

Palace Café

Ralph Brennan Catering

Red Gravy

605 Canal St. (504) 523-1661 | PalaceCafe.com

(504) 539-5510 RalphBrennanCatering.com

125 Camp St. (504) 561-8844 | RedGravyCafe.com

Palace Café's renovation is complete! The contemporary Creole restaurant has the same feel that has made it popular with New Orleanians for years, but with some enhancements. The revamp included a stateof-the-art main kitchen and a swanky bar on the second floor, complete with small plates and a charcuterie kitchen. The second floor bar has a lounge feel, and an emphasis on rum – from high end rums, to signature craft rum cocktails. Master French chef Rene Bajeax is heading the charcuterie program, and acclaimed chef Robert Gurvich is heading the culinary team.

The holiday season debuts in just 6 weeks.

Have you booked your holiday party yet?

Ralph Brennan restaurants offer festive holiday decor and menus that match your palate, theme and budget. From Metairie to Mid-City and the French Quarter, their glamorous dining rooms await your holiday revelry.

Let Madame de Cuisine Roseann feed you the family recipes she grew up with.

Everything she serves is farm-to-fork, handmade with love and dedicated to tradition. Listed in Open Table’s “Top 100 Best Brunch Restaurants in America!” Serving brunch Wednesdays through Mondays and dinner Thursdays and Fridays. Come and eat, she always makes too much!

Mandina's Restaurant 3800 Canal St. (504) 482-9179 | MandinasRestaurant.com

Mandina's is the quintessential neighborhood restaurant. "There are some items that have been on the menu for 75 years," says Cindy Mandina. "My grandmother always said, 'Take care of the neighborhood people and locals that come here … cater to their needs and desires.' We're a place that if you want to substitute something, we'll do it. We'll take care of you … That's what we're all about." Mandina's is open for lunch and dinner daily.

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Sac-A-Lait

Salon by Sucré

823 Fulton St. (504) 581-SAKE 3043 Perkins Road, Suite A, Baton Rouge (225) 615-7940 | RockNSake.com

1051 Annunciation St. (504) 324-3658 Sac-A-LaitRestaurant.com

622 Conti St. (504) 267-7098 | ShopSucre.com

Come visit their newly renovated dining room! Rock-N-Sake can also handle all of your sushi needs from high-end custom offsite sushi bars to hosting your next birthday party in our private room: the Kai Lounge. Email today for a quote: catering@rocknsake.com.

Sac-A-Lait is set in an old Cotton Mill in the Warehouse District of New Orleans, originally constructed in 1882. Chefs Cody and Samantha Carroll, 2013 King and Queen of Louisiana Seafood, and their families designed and built the entire restaurant, including all of the wood and ironwork. Menu changes daily. Dinner Tuesdays-Saturdays; lunch Fridays.

The Ruby Slipper

Trenasse

Mid-City, Marigny, CBD, French Quarter (504) 525-9355 | TheRubySlipperCafe.net

444 St Charles Ave. (504) 680-7000 | Trenasse.com

The Ruby Slipper is known for adding New Orleans flair to traditional breakfast, brunch and lunch menus. Specialty cocktails such as the Ruby Slipper Mimosa and house-made Bloody Mary are perfect complements to favorites, such as the seasonal Ruby's Crabcake breakfast, and House Specialties Eggs Cochon or BBQ Shrimp & Grits.

Located in the heart of the CBD, Trenasse’s collaborating chefs focus on Gulf Coast cuisine with a South Louisiana flair. Comfortable outdoor seating and a fresh oyster bar accentuate the masterful experience for lunch, dinner and weekend brunch.

Salon by Sucré, set in a casual, midcentury modern dining room, combines exquisite service with a world-class wine list, creative tea and specialty cocktails, and visually stunning tea, lunch, dinner and dessert menus from chef Tariq Hanna.

Richard Fiske’s Martini Bar and Restaurant 301 Dauphine St., New Orleans 504-586-0972 | RichardFiskes.com

Located inside the Chateau LeMoyne Hotel, our ballroom is perfect for toasting the season. It opens up to a French Quarter courtyard oasis. We can host your Cocktail Hour, Holiday Party or Private Dinner. Come indulge during the Holiday Season with us!

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Holiday Gifts

1- Cristy Cali (504) 407-5041 | CristiCali.com The Fleur de Knot is a design inspired by the Irish Love Knot. It represents the intertwining love between two individuals becoming one. This new key design only enhances this meaning by portraying the theme, the key to my love … the perfect gift to someone that truly holds the key to your heart.

2- A. Renne Boutique 824 Chartres St. | (504) 418-1448 A. Renee Boutique, a French Quarter standout, carrying a smoking hot fashion palette “For Women Who Dress to Kill." This adorable boutique carries the most unique fashions and shoes with a lagniappe of personal stylist services to compliment your shopping experience. From fashion rebel to career minded; youthful to mature; funky to sexy, A. Renee Boutique is the store for all women who want to look astounding and feel amazing.

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3- Audubon Nature Institute (504) 861-5105 AudubonInstitute.org/members

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Wrap up a gift that lasts all year! Audubon Nature Institute Membership features free admission to the Zoo, Aquarium and Butterfly Garden and Insectarium PLUS discounts and member-only events. Call or visit us online for more information. Get a 13 month membership for the price of 12 (Code: HOLIDAY15).

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Milk Glass Vases with Brass accent ring. Each vase is handmade with an uneven rim and will vary in shape, texture, and color. The brass ring will patina over time making each a truly unique gift choice this holiday season. Small, medium and large sizes are available.

5- Fleur D'Orleans 3701A Magazine St. | (504) 899-5585 818 Chartres St. | (504) 475-5254 FleurDOrleans.com Come by and see the line of tear drop earrings from the designers at Fleur D'Orleans. This pair is inspired by leaded glass windows in the French Quarter. Sterling silver plated brass, $39.

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ADVERTISING SECTION 6- Glenn Michael Salon 1623 Metairie Road, Metairie (504) 828-6848 | GlennMichaelSalon.com

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From sensible to sensational a Glenn Michael Salon Gift Card will delight everyone on your list. Purchase a gift card for any dollar amount, service for women and men, or retail product. Bonus: Get a $20.00 gift card free with every $100.00 gift card purchased.

7- Konnies’s Gift Depot 859 Brownswitch Road, Slidell (985) 643-8000 See the new “Scenterpiece” from Yankee Candle! Discover the fastest, easiest, no-mess wax warmer ever. Instant no-mess fragrance changes with plug-in electric convenience! Available in several designs and 39 interchangeable fragrances! See these and the largest selection of Yankee Candles in the Southern U.S at Konnies’s Gift Depot, in the “Country Club Plaza."

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You’ll want to shop Grandmother’s Buttons this holiday season not only for their stunning jewelry handmade in Louisiana with antique buttons and buckles (such as these cut steel beauties circa 1890), but also for their delightfully curated selection of clothing and vintage-inspired home goods.

9- Good Feet® 539 Bienville St., French Quarter (504) 875-2929 5525 Magazine St., Uptown, (504) 324-7718 3000 Severn Ave., Metairie, (504) 888-7080

NolaShoes.com Find relief from foot, leg and back pain this holiday season with Good Feet® orthotics and popular comfort shoe brands such as Naot, Birkenstock, New Balance, Dansko, KEEN, Vionic and more. Complimentary personal consultations seven days a week.

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10- Luna Press French Quarter Fables: Volume II Written and illustrated by Dalt Wonk Available at local bookstores and

LunaPress.com Great fables never die. They’re too much fun. Aesop said “Sour grapes!” in 600 B.C. We still say it. French Quarter Fables are fun and fascinating. You’ll know these creatures and their dilemmas with 19 brief tales and 38 beautiful full-colored illustrations. A perfect gift or treat. 115 pages, $25.

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11- Preservation Tile Co. PreservationTiles.com The most popular gift item this season!

Local artist Danny Chinn recreates historic New Orleans street tiles by hand. No two are alike to ensure a unique collection. Each comes framed and ready to hang. Give a piece of history and share in the spirit of New Orleans and its local art.

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9250 Av du Parc #300, Montréal, QC H2N 1Z2, Canada (855) 547-3883 | LisetteL.com From capris to boot cuts, skinnies, flares and straights, you'll find your perfect fit at Lisette L Montreal. All styles made with Lisette L Montreal's exclusive waistband, slimming the lower abdomen, contouring the hips and shaping the behind. Please visit www.lisette-l.com and our Store Locator to find your fine local Lisette L Montreal Retailer.

13- Robert Hudson Makeup Studio (504) 866-6007

RobertHudson-Makeup.com Robert Hudson has done makeup for Miami, Milan, New Orleans and New York Fashion Weeks. His intimate makeup Studio Uptown offers makeup applications, makeup lessons and brow shaping. Gift certificates are available. Services are provided in the Studio and on location by appointment.

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838 Chartres St. (504) 481-4910 | Queork.com Unisex Messenger Bag, $189: Great for everyday or travels this bag features 3 interior sections and one outside zipper. Money Clip Wallet, $39: Even Neil Patrick Harris bought one! Features two exterior pockets, a money clip and several interior pockets yet remains slim and lightweight.

15- Söpö 629 N. Carrollton Avenue (504) 609-2429 | SopoNola.com

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The couple that drinks together, stays together. Pick up a sweetly saucy hand-engraved set by Love and Victory at söpö and be prepared for your own outpouring of warm and fuzzy feelings. Handcrafted in Brooklyn, $125.

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8138 Hampson St. (504) 861-9925 | SymmetryJewelers. com What happens when you combine classic personalized jewelry with unique design? You get another Tom Mathis/Symmetry creation.

This affordable pair of cufflinks is handcrafted with a combination of sterling silver and inlayed 14 karat yellow gold. Cufflinks can be made in any style lettering.

17- Nola Made Lakeside Shopping Center: (504) 3397770

GiveTheBest.gifts 100% cotton hand stamped LA “Dishes” Kitchen towels make the perfect hostess gift this holiday season. Gift a set of 4 towels for $28, and be sure to get invited back. Prepare your holiday dinner on a naturally anti-microbial Bamboo NOLA Cutting Board for $36. The NOLA Cutting Board also makes a great gift for the person who loves to cook or entertain. myneworleans.com / NOVEMBER 2015

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StJamesCheese.com The Avenue Gift Box. A great big wooden box of our favorite cheeses, salami, chocolate and accompaniments. The perfect gift for that person in your life for whom presents are difficult to buy, because everyone loves a nice box of tasty goodies.

19- Bra Genie Headquarters Store 2881 Highway 190, Mandeville (985) 951-8638 7539 Corp. Blvd. Suite 180, Baton Rouge (225) 223-6114

TheBraGenie.com Doesn’t the woman in your life deserve the best selection and service that this area has to offer? More styles and sizes than any other bra store. Bra Genie Gift Cards wrapped and shipped for free!

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2048 Magazine St. 537 Royal St. (504) 299-3939 | TrashyDiva.com Trashy Diva's selection of Elizabeth Cole jewelry will surely be at the top of your wish list this year! This Open Collar Necklace and Asymmetrical Earrings set is beautifully crafted from 24k gold, multicolored Swarovski crystals and radiant pearls.

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21- Judy At The Rink 2727 Prytania St. | (504) 891-7018 Judy has a large selection of holiday gift items. Don't let the holidays slow you down. Rush to Judy for great gifts and great prices. Come to Judy at the Rink for all of your holiday gifts, entertaining and parties.

Check us on out Facebook.

22- Auraluz 4408 Shores Drive, Metairie (504) 888-3313 | ShopAuraluz.com LAMPE BERGER ... the perfect gift!

It’s both decorative and functional.

Made in France for over 115 years, each Lampe Berger cleanses, purifies and fragrances the air. Over 120 styles of lamps and 50 fragrances to choose from including the newest fall fragrance: Provence Treats.

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23- Boudreaux’s Jewelers 701 Metaire Road, Metaire (504) 831-2602 4550 Highway 22, Mandeville (985) 626-1666 7280 Corporate Blvd., Baton Rouge (225) 928-6868 Boudreaux’s Jewelers has been the local choice for over 75 years, with three locations in Metairie, Mandeville and Baton Rouge. Let our experienced gemologists help make the most for the special woman in your life. What woman doesn’t want a pair of beautiful solitaire earrings that sparkle?

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Aging Parents & Active Seniors: Health & Wellness Services and Planning

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long life is admired and envied, as living to the fullest is what most people aspire to do. Individuals who live long lives encounter a lot of changes along the way, and being prepared for the changes we face, whether in health, lifestyle or finances, can make for smooth transitions and more enjoyment of life itself. Naturally as we age, the body demands more attention, and staying active and healthy

go a long way towards aging well. If you or a family member needs guidance or assistance, there are a number of resources available for aging adults and their adult children. From retirement living and healthcare to financial planning and more, the following services and healthcare providers can help offer peace of mind, stability and solutions to common problems faced by older adults in the community. myneworleans.com / NOVEMBER 2015

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Women’s Health Many women suffer from incontinence or overactive bladder in silence. Often these conditions occur from childbirth, aging, and at times medical problems. But according to Margie Kahn, M.D., clinical associate professor and Board Certified Section Head of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery in the Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Urology at Tulane’s School of Medicine, “Urinary incontinence is not a normal part of aging! We address all pelvic floor disorders, including accidental bowel leakage and pelvic organ prolapse, at the same time.

We have an experienced and sensitive team that understands most women are embarrassed to bring up these problems and may have had them ignored if they did so. We offer a multidisciplinary approach comprising behavioral interventions, physical therapy, simple office procedures and more complex, minimally invasive surgery in the operating room.”

Dr. Kahn’s patients are given every option for treatment, and every woman chooses what options are right for her. For more information on Tulane’s OB/GYN department and Dr. Kahn, call 504-988-8070 for the Metairie office.

Cardiovascular Care Do you have painful or swollen legs? This could be a sign of a serious condition called venous disease, which is caused by diseased or abnormal veins. When vein vessels become damaged or weak, blood flows backward causing the veins to stretch, swell and twist. Other symptoms of venous disease may include varicose or spider veins, leg pain or cramping, discoloration, ulcers and excema.

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The Vein Center at Cardiovascular Institute of the South (CIS) in Houma diagnoses and treats venous disease with minimally invasive procedures, resulting in less pain, cosmetic improvement, and quicker recoveries for patients. Get rid of your unsightly varicose or spider veins with treatment from the cardiovascular vein specialists at CIS. CIS cardiologists are nationally recognized for the prevention, detection and treatment of cardiovascular disease. To schedule a vein consultation with one of their expert physicians, call 1-800425-2565 or visit cardio.com to learn more.

Multispecialty The new CrescentCare Health and Wellness Center provides a variety of primary care and specialty services for active seniors and adults. The holistic, community-based health center is dedicated to providing affordable, accessible healthcare for all – regardless of income or insurance status. Additional services offered at the wellness center include dental services at the new Oral Health Center, behavioral health, case management, infectious disease referrals, and nutrition counseling, as well as access to the Sexual Wellness Center (in partnership with LSU Health). Services are provided on a sliding scale based on income or through your current insurance provider. Medicare and Medicaid are also accepted.

The new facility is now open at 3308 Tulane Ave. in Mid-City (near the intersection of Jefferson Davis Boulevard). For more information, call 504-207-CARE (2273) or visit crescentcarehealth. org. Note: As a National Health Service Core site, CrescentCare is also seeking qualified health professionals dedicated to working in the heart of this community, making an impact in

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very powerful and personal ways. Visit the website to explore available positions.

surgery and is board-certified as well as fellowship trained.

Dr. Katz is a leader in his field with over 14 years performing advanced, minimally invasive procedures that restore strength and independence, allowing patients of all ages to successfully return to their regular activities quickly. Additionally, the experienced and compassionate staff at Westside always put the patient first with individualized treatment plans.

High-quality patient care is of the utmost importance at Westside Orthopaedic Clinic. Most major insurance plans are accepted, including worker’s compensation. Timely appointments are available. Westside offers full-service, in-house, digital X-rays, EMG/NCS, as well as physical therapy services with access to new rehabilitation equipment.

Staying active is important for everyone. For more information or to schedule an appointment, visit westsideortho.com or call 504-347-0243.

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Orthopedics & Sports Medicine Serving the West Bank and Greater New Orleans region, Westside Orthopaedic Clinic provides superior general orthopaedic treatment with a specialty in spinal care. The clinic has been serving active seniors and their families since 1961, making it one of the longest standing and most trusted orthopaedic clinics in the city.

Dr. Ralph. Katz is trained in all areas of modern orthopaedic

The Alzheimer’s Association is the world’s leading voluntary health organization in Alzheimer’s care, support, and research.

Their mission is to eliminate Alzheimer’s disease through the advancement of research, to provide and enhance care and support for all affected, and to reduce the risk of dementia through the promotion of brain health. Their vision is a world without Alzheimer’s.

While the Alzheimer’s Association is a national organization, they offer help on a local level, too. Community Resource Finder, alz.org/crf is a place that you can find support groups, programs, events and community services from at-home care to medical services. There are a variety of resources available to

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help those living with Alzheimer’s and their loved ones. At| ALZ.org, you can also find ways to personally help end the disease by becoming a champion for the cause.

For additional help or guidance, call their 24/7 Helpline at 800-272-3900.

Retirement Living Located on three acres in scenic Uptown New Orleans, Poydras Home is a continuing care retirement community that has been serving the needs of the local area since 1817. Poydras Home is known nationally for its quality of care and innovative programs that allow our residents to enjoy life to the fullest in a beautiful and historic setting.

Poydras Home offers a full continuum of care consisting of Garden House (independent living), Oak House (assisted living), the Historic House (nursing care) and PHASE (adult day program). All rooms are private and overlook beautifully landscaped grounds. Poydras Home’s state-of-the-art memory support areas, Seasons and Hunter House, provide unparalleled services with unique individualized activities and a secured outdoor garden and walking path.

Poydras Home’s professional and committed caring staff delivers compassionate, quality supportive services. From independent living to highly individualized care, Poydras Home is the only full continuum of care community with dementia care and an adult day program in the Greater New Orleans Area. For more information, visit PoydrasHome.com or call 504-897-0535.

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At the Hainkel Home, located at 612 Henry Clay Ave. in Uptown New Orleans, individuals who are critically ill or disabled receive care for a range of health issues both shortand long-term.

The home also offers an adult daycare for adults who live at home but need assistance during the day. Hainkel, designated “5 Stars” by the Centers of Medicare/Medicaid, accepts private pay/private insurance, Medicare, VA, and Medicaid, and offers activities and programs developed around the residents’ needs, desires and abilities.

Hainkel Home features a beautiful garden with winding paths perfect for wheelchairs or walkers. Activities include art therapy, music therapy, shooting pool, reminiscing, current affairs, barbeques, birthday parties, happy hour and much more. With deep roots in the community, Hainkel has affiliation agreements with Ochsner and LSU and relationships with Loyola University and Delgado Community College.

Hainkel Home is a privately run not-for-profit nursing home and accepts donations. For more information, visit hainkelhome.com or call 504-896-5900.

The Landing at Behrman Place, managed by Sunshine Retirement Living, is a warm and welcoming community on the scenic West Bank of New Orleans and voted Best Senior Living this year by SeniorAdvisor.com. Just minutes from the French Quarter, shopping, restaurants, and healthcare, and with an on-site salon, library, and computer center, The Landing offers all-inclusive living with peace of mind, allowing residents the opportunity to age in place. Three chef-prepared

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meals a day, transportation, housekeeping, home maintenance and 24/7 onsite staff are just a few of the benefits, while happy hours, bell choir, choir practice, gamesand exercise classes are a small sample of the activities residents enjoy. This month, The Landing celebrates Veteran’s Day with events open to the public.

Choose from three floor plans starting at just $1,795 with the convenience of a month-to-month lease. Additionally, Sunshine Retirement’s unique travel program offers The Landing’s residents the ability to explore the country. Join The Landing for an Open House November 5 from 5:30-7 p.m. at 3601 Behrman Place in New Orleans. For more info, call

504-208-2080, or visit TheLandingRet.com and Facebook.com/ LandingatBehrmanPlace.

Home Health & Hospice Established in 1925, Nurses Registry is celebrating an exceptional 90 years of service to the Greater New Orleans community in the art and science of nursing.

Whether the need is for sitters, high tech in-home nursing, assistance with medications or help when coming home from the hospital, the Nurses Registry staff can meet your individual needs. The company provides RN’s, LPN’s, aides, sitters, therapists, and medical social workers. Nurses Registry provides around-the-clock RN case management and supervision and is on call 24/7.

It starts with a free personalized in-home assessment to create a safe, healthy lifestyle in the comfort of your own home, doing the thing you like to do. Nurses Registry’s professionals provide excellent communication with out-of- town family members and work with attorneys and trust officers to assist in the long-term total care management of clients.

Nurses Registry provides “Care for Them. Peace of Mind for You.” Call 504-736-0803 or 866-736-6744 today or visit their website MyNursesRegistry.com for more info. Like the company on Facebook for additional updates.

Anyone looking for compassionate and dignified care for their terminally ill loved ones should take a look at the services offered

by Canon Hospice. The caring team at Canon is dedicated to a hospice ministry that helps patients and families accept terminal

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illness positively and resourcefully. Their stated goal is to “allow our patients to live each day to the fullest and enjoy their time with family and friends.”

With special expertise in pain management and symptom control, Canon Hospice designs individualized plans of care for each patient based on their unique needs. Home Based Services provide doctors, nurses, social workers, pastoral care, and volunteers. For patients with more intensive symptom management needs, Canon has an Inpatient Hospice Unit. This unit provides 24-hour care in a home-like environment where patients are permitted to receive visits at any hour. For more information, visit canonhospice.com or call 504-818-2723.

Home Care Solutions offers highly personalized caregiver services and Geriatric Care Management services to help loved ones in the Greater New Orleans area extend their independence. Locally owned and operated since 1991 by licensed social workers, Home Care Solutions has specific expertise in dignified, compassionate Alzheimer’s care.

All home care services begin with a professional assessment visit. A care manager then designs a plan of care tailored to the client’s needs while incorporating family input. Carefully selected and trained caregivers provide assistance with activities of daily living and companionship, supported by routine care manager supervisory visits. Many clients need additional Care Management services and support beyond home care.

These services provide peace of mind for out-of-town families and include exploring the options and costs of elder care services in the area, attending medical appointments with clients and reporting back to family members, coordinating legal and financial referrals and managing crisis situations.

Home Care Solutions is a member of the Home Care Association of America and the Aging Life Care Association. Home Care Solutions is also a licensed Personal Care Attendant Agency. For more information, call 504-828-0900 or visit HomeCareNewOrleans.com.

There are many reasons an individual may need help around the home, and help can easily be found with Right at Home’s in-home care and assistance. Whether a family member needs help with tasks around the home, assistance recovering from a hospital stay or someone to simply check in on them throughout the week, Right at Home of Metro New Orleans has the ability to assist in a number of scenarios.

Visit MetroNewOrleansRAH.com to view common scenarios of the universal challenges of aging that many families experience and see what kinds of services may benefit you and your family. You can also complete a short Care Assessment that allows Right at Home the ability to tailor care to your needs with personalized suggestions. Right at Home Caregivers are specially trained to provide just the services your loved one needs. Caregivers modify the care plan for your family member as needs change, allowing them to live at home as long as possible, which gives you peace of mind knowing your loved one is receiving quality care, right in their own home.

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or call 504-780-8128.

Home Safety Enhancing the lives of aging adults and their families often means refitting a home for safety, and very small changes can make a big difference. Grab Bars Nola offers a person-centered approach to keeping seniors safe and sound at home through expertly installed safety grab bars.

With Certified Aging in Place Specialist designation, the company celebrates aging and recognizes the wisdom, experience and fortitude of the community’s oldest generation. Consider giving the gift of safety to someone you love. Grab Bars Nola uses American-made bars from Safe T Bars, Inc., a veteran- and womenowned company based in Minnesota. Bars purchased by homeowners may be installed as well.

Commercial customers and businesses, be certain that your facility is grab bar compliant. For more information about how Grab Bars Nola can assist your family and offer simple solutions to living safely, visit GrabBarsNola.com or call 504-416-2807.

Financial Solutions Being financially secure, able to live the life you want to live as a senior on a fixed income, doesn’t just happen – you need an attentive and strategic expert to help make that a reality.

Rick Romano, DDS, CLU, ChFC, AEP, is a Northwestern Mutual financial representative in New Orleans. He is able to help people build comprehensive financial plans addressing retirement, estate, disability, long-term care, wealth management, education funding, and more.

“What I do is comprehensive and personal,” Romano said. “Many can help people save for retirement. But we work closely with clients to understand their specific needs and goals. It’s not just about accumulating wealth and minimizing risks and taxation; it’s about being strategic about distribution and feeling confident enough to access retirement assets. So you can confidently do what you want and be as active as you want to be.”

Find out how Rick Romano and Northwestern Mutual can help you at 504-620-6689 or Rick-Romano.com.

Pre-Planning & Arrangements New Orleanians love a party! Locals love planning a celebration and the variety of details to be considered.

Where will we hold the celebration, what will we serve, and what music will we have? With that said, there are far too few of us planning our final celebrations – those of lives well lived.

Planning today can make your final celebration a more fulfilling occasion for all involved and one your family will treasure and remember for years to come. To preplan and give your family an invaluable gift, speak with your funeral provider and begin planning your final celebration today.

For more information and assistance, contact Lake Lawn Metairie Funeral Home and Cemeteries at 504-486-6331, or visit LakeLawnMetairie.com. •

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Diabetes Awareness & Resources for Care

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iabetes is one of the most prevalent diseases in our country, and with so many Americans facing new diagnoses it’s important to learn about how it can be prevented and how to manage it when a diagnosis is faced.

The region’s various hospitals all have programs dedicated to increasing community awareness and improving treatment for residents of the state. Dieticians work with patients to

The Diabetes Self-Management Program of Thibodaux Regional Medical Center has received re-approval recognition status by the American Diabetes Association (ADA) for another four years. The program has been an ADA recognized program since 1999. This recognition means that the Diabetes Self-Management Program has met all guidelines set by the ADA for Diabetes Education, which ensures a quality program for the patient.

The program’s focus is to inform and empower patients to instill lifestyle choices and habits that support healthier lives. A diabetes nurse and a diabetes dietitian assist in developing a diabetes management plan that works for each individual. Education is offered both privately and in a group setting, and services are available to people of all ages dealing with the differing types of diabetes. The program features two staff members who are certified diabetes educators by the National Certification Board for Diabetes Educators.

For more information about the Diabetes Self-Management Program of Thibodaux Regional call 985-493-4769.

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enhance nutrition; educators answer questions about the disease and its effects on the body; and physician treat individuals suffering from complications of the disease. All of these healthcare professionals are available to help patients navigate the waters of this potentially life-threatening disease.

For education and care, the following hospitals may be able to help you and your family prevent or manage diabetes.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention indicate that although there are Americans of all ages with diabetes, the disease is more likely to affect older Americans. So it’s no wonder that West Jefferson Medical Center and its Fitness Centers offer comprehensive diabetes services for all. Almost 27 percent of people age 65 years and older had diabetes in 2010. Cardiovascular complications are the leading causes of diabetes-related morbidity and mortality. According to the American Heart Association, there is great evidence showing that persons with type 1 diabetes or type 2 diabetes are at high risk for several cardiovascular disorders including coronary heart disease, stroke, peripheral arterial disease, and congestive heart failure.

Services at WJMC include Diabetes Self-Management Education and Diabetes Basics Classes. Learn more and attend WJMC’s free Diabetes Day Camp on Nov. 13, 9 a.m.-noon. You can register by calling 504-349-2222 or singing up online at wjmc.org/diabetes.

The EJGH Wound Care Center provides multidisciplinary outpatient treatment for patients with chronic non-healing wounds.

These wounds are usually the result of diabetes, excessive pressure (bedsores), circulatory conditions, trauma or surgery.

Education is provided throughout the course of treatment to promote rapid healing and prevent recurrence.

EJGH is also proud to offer Wound Care Center patients Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy. Hyperbaric medicine, also known as hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT), is the medical use of concentrated oxygen at levels higher than atmospheric pressure. HBOT has numerous indications, some of which include the treatment of certain diabetic wounds of the lower extremities, necrotizing soft tissue infections, chronic refractory osteomyelitis, radiation necrosis and failed skin grafts. The goal is to significantly increase patients’ wound healing rates and improve patients’ quality of life.

For more information or to schedule a wound care appointment, contact Louisiana Wound Care Specialists at 877295-2273 or locally at 504-835-4919, or visit ejgh.org. •

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Nola Christmas Fest

’Tis the Season Christmas in New Orleans

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hether we like it or not, with November come the sounds of the season as shopping malls, stores and restaurants begin decking the halls and blasting holiday music in advance of Christmas and other winter holidays. While some prefer the celebrating wait until December, it’s not too soon to begin making plans for the various events and attractions that are just around the corner.

Mum’s the word at Bellingrath Gardens and Home in November! It’s time for the 52nd annual Fall Outdoor Cascading Chrysanthemums, the nation’s largest outdoor display of the signature blooms of the season. The Gardens and Home will be festooned with hundreds of colorful, fourfoot-long cascades of chrysanthemums on bridges and balconies, as well as the traditional displays of mums in baskets and containers. Guests will also see columns of mums and bedded plants along the Great Lawn’s dramatic border in the rich fall colors of red, yellow, bronze, orange and white.

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Consider the following sources of entertainment for a cultural escape during November or December and enjoy the southern approach to Christmas taken by area organizations and attractions. From festivals and art displays to shopping, tree lightings, ice skating and more, take advantage of the season’s offerings and start a family tradition with fun and excitement sure to leave lasting memories for holidays to come.

7-21. Bellingrath’s Horticulture staff works nearly year-round on the cascading mums, which are meticulously cultivated in Bellingrath’s greenhouses. For hours, admission and more information, call 800247-8420 or visit Bellingrath.org.

Six blocks of decorations adorn the lower French Quarter in the French Market District, from the lit balcony wreaths at the Shops at the Upper Pontalba and the 27-foot, fleurde-lis-topped tree at Washington Artillery Park across from Jackson Square to the elegant garlands along the Colonnade on Decatur Street from Café du Monde to The Market Café.

Inside the Farmers and Flea Market, find oversized Christmas ornaments and

garlands hanging in the aisle, adding a festive flavor to the already colorful, inviting atmosphere. Shops at the Upper Pontalba and the Shops at the Colonnade are open daily from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and arts and crafts vendors in the Farmers and Flea Market prepare special items just for the season.

Special events for the whole family include the annual tree lighting at Washington Artillery Park across from Jackson Square on Thurs., Nov. 19, and the St. Nicholas Day Fair in Dutch Alley on Sat., Dec. 5. The French Market is open daily. For more news and events, visit FrenchMarket.org.

Guided by a new name and mission,

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the Newcomb Art Museum of Tulane University presents original exhibitions that explore socially engaged art, civic dialogue and community transformation. As an entity of an academic institution, the museum utilizes the frameworks of diverse disciplines in conceptualizing and interpreting art and design.

Currently on display through Jan. 3, the museum presents “A Shared Space: KAWS, Karl Wirsum and Tomoo Gokita.” The exhibition presents new work by KAWS, one of the most relevant artists of his generation, alongside pieces from his private collection.

The museum is open Tuesdays through Fridays, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., and Saturdays and Sundays, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Learn more at NewcombArtMuseum.tulane. edu or call 504-865-5328. The museum and its programs are free and open to the public.

Gather your family to celebrate beloved holiday traditions and make new memories at the Louisiana Children’s Museum, located at 420 Julia St. Beginning Sat., Nov. 27, stroll the Festival of Trees, a festive collection of whimsical holiday trees created by local schools, artists, and community partners.

On Sat., Dec. 5, don’t miss Festival of Trees Family Fun Day Patron Brunch and Pajama Party. The Patron Brunch from 10 a.m.-12 p.m. begins with a delicious breakfast compliments of LePavillon Hotel, a visit from Mr. Bingle and keepsake family photographs. Victorian carolers will entertain, followed by a special holiday performance. After brunch, the Fun Day continues with festivities including music, crafts, cookie decorating, holiday games, and more. Patron Brunch tickets are $20 per person; Fun Day tickets (12-4:30 p.m.) are $15 per person.

On Dec. 31, ring in the New Year at noon! Design a one-ofa-kind paper bag party hat and festive noisemaker, enjoy live music and join Sesame Street’s “The Count” for the noon countdown to 2015 with a confetti toss and balloon release. Tickets are $10 per person. For more information and to pre-register

for events, visit LCM.org.

This year, NOLA Christmas Fest brings an attraction back to New Orleans that residents haven’t seen since the late 1980s – Dec. 18-27, a real, indoor ice-rink will premier at the New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center as part of the popular family festival this year. Made of real ice, the wintery wonderland extends 50-by-80-feet, and while skaters are welcome to bring their own, skates in a range of sizes will be available onsite.

The 10-day holiday celebration in the Crescent City will feature a mile of lights and indoor Christmas activities for the entire family at the Convention Center.

Santa, Mrs. Claus, Rudolph and all their friends will be onsite for photos and autographs.

Professional photographers will be on hand to capture your special holiday memory.

The indoor ice-skating rink, the Kringle Carousel, Amazing Funhouse Maze, carnival rides and inflatables await children out of school for the holidays.

A variety of ticket packages are available for adults, students and children, and plenty of nearby parking will be discounted for the event. For details, visit NOLAChristmasFest.com.

Make holiday magic and memories at the Wyndham New Orleans French Quarter! The 374-guestroom downtown hotel is overjoyed to announce that their multimillion-dollar renovation is complete!

Wyndham provides top-notch service, valet parking, beautiful views from the 20-story highrise hotel and an indoor/ heated swimming pool. All that along with a second-to-none, convenient location on the corner of Royal Street and Saint Charles Avenue.

Spread the word and take advantage of the Wyndham New Orleans French Quarter’s Papa Noel Package by visiting their website at WyndhamFrenchQuarter.com or call 888-215-2756. You can also simply stop by the 124 Royal St. location and experience the welcome. • myneworleans.com / NOVEMBER 2015

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New Development in Irish Channel BakeryVillageNOLA.com A new residential subdivision is being built on the site of the former Turnbull Bakery facility in the Irish Channel neighborhood of Uptown New Orleans. Owner and developer, Nicole Webre, CEO of Livewell Properties LLC, received unanimous approval from the city to develop 15 single-family houses and residential lots. The new subdivision, called The Bakery Village, is ready for construction to begin on the first set of houses. Commenting Webre said: “We are excited that this redevelopment will enable more residents to enjoy this burgeoning historic community.”

Raising the Barre Barre3 classes pack a punch

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T Grab Bars Nola Make Homes Safer for Elderly 416-2807, GrabBarsNola@gmail.com, GrabBarsNola.com Grab Bars Nola offers an effective way to make houses safer for the elderly. Owned and managed by Sue and David Heidel, the company offers professional placement and installation of grab bars in baths, garages, front porches, laundry rooms and other areas in the home. Sue Heidel said: “We are delighted to offer minor, affordable and permanent modifications to a home which make a world of difference.” The idea sprang from the couple’s work remodeling homes after Hurricane Katrina. David Heidel has 30 years experience in carpentry and home renovations, and Sue Heidel is an Aging-inPlace specialist as certified by the Home Builders Association.

he latest trends in fitness and wellness consume the minds of many.

Which new fad to follow or how to find the perfect cleanse has become all the rage in mainstream society – much to the liking of fitness and healthy lifestyle business owners.

Recently, it’s been less about the typical gym workout – lifting weights, running on a treadmill – and more about the entertainment value. Zumba, Jazzercise … these classes are meant for the fitness junkie looking for that extra something special in their workout.

Barre3 could be that something special. This workout doesn’t mess around. It strengthens your muscles and core while combining movements and workouts from yoga, Pilates and ballet. Kedi, member of the Uptown team, says barre3 is great because “It involves small movements that strengthen your body without the bulk.” For that exact reason, this workout is great for anyone looking to get fit before a major event or just an all around lifestyle change.

My experience at the New Orleans barre3 included a caring and accommodating staff that wants you to succeed. No experience is required. Classes for beginners and childcare are offered at specific times.

Instructor and owner Kendall Carriere was aware of the physical limitations of everyone in the room and made sure to check in and personalize workouts for those individuals. It really is a full body workout: first legs, then arms, then behind, then abs – but you’re always working your core through every small movement and drops of sweat, leaving you energized immediately after and healthily sore the day after that.

For more information on how workouts are specifically designed, visit the national website, Barre3.com.

I attended a class at the Uptown barre3 at 5235 Magazine St., but a second location just opened at 611 O’Keefe Ave., in the South Market District. n

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Un artista di New Orleans a Venezia By errol laborde

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ony Green knows how to pick his towns. The artist has apartments in two of the world’s most poetic cities: Venice and New Orleans. In both places he has upstairs apartments in a quaint building in an old part of town. In Venice the neighborhood is what’s still called the Jewish Ghetto; in New Orleans, the French Quarter. Great public squares are near: the Campo del

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Ghetto Nouveau and Jackson Square. Both places are reflected in his paintings.

We were early arriving for lunch in Venice at Upupa Ristorante, located in his neighborhood. When we asked the guy at the bar if he could help us find Green’s phone number he smiled; the number was on his speed dial. The reason was evident.

His art decorates the walls.

When Green and his girlfriend Raffaella Toso arrived, he explained that while some people sing for their supper, at Upaupa he paints for his meals.

Back in New Orleans his art is also familiar, including those murals on the walls at Rock ‘n’ Bowl. His collection includes lush scenes of New Orleans street life and the pageantry of Venetian canals.

He is an enviably talented man who also plays the guitar. His music is jazz, that of his native town, but with a European flare known as “gypsy jazz.” For Green, who was born in Naples but raised in New Orleans, his jazz idol is Django Reinhardt, a Belgian with whom he became fascinated while studying art in that country.

Green has appeared at the Jazz Fest in New Orleans, though he laments that his painting is leaving him less time for music.

Green now spends nearly nine months a year in Venice but keeps up with his hometown. Our lunch conversation was peppered with questions of news from back home. Raffaella has accompanied him to New Orleans several times and says she especially enjoys seeing the Garden District.

A name like the “Jewish Ghetto” sounds a bit ominous, though it’s a totally peaceful and ecumenical neighborhood where everyone gets along. Crime is virtually nonexistent, particularly in a city of canals. “If someone robs a place,” Raffaella explains, “they have to go get in line to wait for a water taxi.”

Lunch was bountiful, as befits dining with someone that the staff sees as a friend more than a customer. After the meal we walked to his apartment that, like his apartment in New Orleans, has an openair area where plants grow. Inside, the tables are those of an artist at work. Recently he has done a series of New Orleans second-line parades.

Then we did our own second-line – minus the music, handkerchiefs, police escort and dancing. At a nearby bar we peeked inside to see one of Green’s paintings of a New Orleans musician. When we took a picture Green teased to the bartender, “paparazzi.”

During some parts of the year the narrow street that leads to a water taxi stop is flooded. This day the Grand Canal was tame and the street was filled with vendors as though they had arisen from the sea.

Our visit ended where most visits in Venice start and finish: waiting for a boat.

As the taxi puttered away I glanced at Tony and Raffaella, who stood at the edge of the canal framed by centuries-old buildings. They looked like a scene from one of his paintings. It must be good to be Tony Green; even better to be Antonio Verdi. n ARTHUR NEAD ILLUSTRATION