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CONTENTS Features 8 10 28 30 44 48 52

Deuce McAllister Holiday Dining Guide New Orleans Gift Guide Chinese Food on Christmas Day A Holly Jolly Tricentennial Staying in Shape for the Holidays Bookstores of New Orleans

Events & Nightlife 36 Concert Calendar 42 Lakeside 2 Riverside

Food & Drink 24 Food News 26 $20 and Under 56 Bar Guide

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Who dat! The Saints are winning games and renewing the chant “Black and Gold in the Super Bowl!” Andrew Alexander talks with all-time great and color analyst Deuce McCallister about this year’s team, his restaurant Ole Saint: Kitchen and Tap, and his favorite things about New Orleans.

The holiday season is upon us, and the weather is perfect. This is a fantastic time of year for dining out with friends and family. Enjoy our Holiday Dining Guide that features five unique things about some of the best restaurants in town.

Colder weather calls for gumbo. Kim Ranjbar looks at some of the city’s best spots for this captivating concoction in her “$20 & Under” column. And if you’re looking to stay in shape this holiday season, we have you covered!

Celeste Turner’s article gives great advice on keeping off the calories while still enjoying that holiday meal.

Please join us on December 3 from 7–10 p.m. at Manning’s on Fulton Street for the SKYY Vodka Best Bartender of New Orleans Finals. Entrance to the event is free, with complimentary food and eight of the city’s top bartenders offering samples of their unique cocktail recipe. Plus, Fulton Street will feature faux snow and Christmas decorations that will get you into the spirit! –Josh Danzig, Publisher

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Everybody’s Favorite Ole Saint Deuce McAllister on Football, Food, and Fun in New Orleans

By Andrew Alexander

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s the Saints head into the home stretch of the 2018 season, there’s a feeling of déjà vu permeating the Superdome. After losing early in 2017, the New Orleans Saints rode an eight-game winning streak into November, eventually capturing the NFC South en route to the divisional round of the playoffs.

From high atop his perch in the Superdome press box, former New Orleans Saints running back-turned-color analyst Deuce McAllister is not the only one to notice the Black and Gold are following a similar script into November once again.

The Saints’ career rushing leader knows the current team’s success is due to revamping the roster and coaching staff, including personnel involved in the franchise’s lone Super Bowl win.

Following three consecutive mediocre 7-9 seasons, many fans and pundits questioned whether the Saints would be able to rekindle the magic they had witnessed earlier in the Sean Payton-Drew Brees era.

“When you talk about those 7-9 years, it started with the roster makeover after releasing some veteran players and getting the right leadership back in place,” McAllister

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says. “One of the toughest things Sean [Payton] has had to do since he arrived here in 2006 was reshaping the staff.” From there, McAllister says, the Saints “were able to hit on some key draft picks,” including a pair of 2017 Rookies of the Year—running back Alvin Kamara and cornerback Marshon Lattimore.

“It’s all been coming together for them. We knew the Saints had some veteran guys that are able to alleviate some of the pressure off Drew Brees, but those young guys have really elevated the overall talent on that team.

McAllister, who’s in his third full season as color analyst for the New Orleans Saints radio network, has been impressed with the Saints’ dominant offensive line, citing the unit as one of the major positive results of the retooled roster.

“The Saints have one of the top offensive lines in the NFL,” McAllister says. “A lot of people were upset at the trade of tight end Jimmy Graham [to the Seattle Seahawks], but with that trade, the Saints were able to solidify the center inside with Max Unger.

Max has been outstanding, and he’s probably underrated throughout the league because of the Saints’ offensive line talent on the outside with tackles Ryan Ramczyk and

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Terron Armstead.”

McAllister, who spent his career relying on the blocking of the big guys up front, notes that the offensive line, which also includes Andrus Peat and Larry Warford, has been “outstanding” in both the run game and pass protection all season. “They can batter you, beat you up, play physical, or they can get out in space and gain yards,” McAllister explains.

While the Saints’ offense seems to be running on all cylinders yet again, the team’s stingy run defense and its ability to force teams into a one-dimensional, pass-heavy approach has caught McAllister’s eye. “Teams are having to double-team or triple-team [defensive end] Cam Jordan, so that’s leaving other players in one-on-one situations, and they’re excelling,” McAllister says. “Guys inside are winning their matchups. They are a salty bunch up front.”

McAllister sees the Saints’ main weakness as the propensity to allow explosive plays, something that has ailed the secondary, especially during the season, but he says all the team can worry about at this point in the season is to “keep stacking W’s.”

“As fans and journalists, we look forward to the big and not necessarily the small picture,”

McAllister says. “First and foremost, you want to qualify for the playoffs. You want to win your division, and then everything else will start to unfold for you at that point.”

McAllister has been able to notice the big picture as a broadcaster the past few seasons. The former Pro-Bowler began filling in for longtime color analyst Hokie Gajan late in the 2015 season and became a permanent fixture in the booth after Gajan passed away the following April. Paired with legendary Saints play-by-play announcer Jim Henderson for two seasons, McAllister now shares the broadcast booth with his former teammate Zach Strief.

“With me and Zach, it’s almost like being in the locker room,” McAllister says. “You want it to be fun regardless of who your partner is, but for us, we’re just talking football.”

McAllister’s interests extend beyond the Superdome, as the blossoming restaurateur owns and tends to Deuce McAllister’s Ole Saint: Kitchen & Tap, or just “Ole Saint.”

McAllister’s Royal Street restaurant serves up Southern coastal cuisine, boasts an impressive 54 beers on tap—showcasing many of the burgeoning area breweries— and will soon be adding a second location in Biloxi, Mississippi, in the next few months.

“We’re trying to chop away and make a name for ourselves,” McAllister says. “We want to add a little variety to the awesome cuisine that’s already in the city.”

When he’s not dissecting football plays for radio listeners or touting the scores of local beers at his restaurant, McAllister loves to fish, travel, and enjoy New Orleans food and music. Though his favorite dishes include spaghetti and lobster, McAllister relishes charbroiled oysters at Drago’s or steaks at Desi Vega’s, depending on the mood.

But McAllister’s favorite thing about New Orleans is that it’s a place for people to be themselves. “People may recognize and know who you are, but when I go out to Frenchmen Street or I’m hanging out with friends just to hear some music, someone may say, ‘Hey, it’s Deuce.’ After that, they’re going on to hear the music as well. They see you as a person.”

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WhereYat.com | December 2016 | 11 Goldbergs Fine Foods 925 Common St. | 267-3564 | goldbergbagel. com 1. Grab a cocktail from their cozy bar for Happy Hour or before the big game.

2. With over 32 bagel options, from cranberry to asiago cheese, there’s no other place like Goldbergs in New Orleans.

3. This restaurant flawlessly brings together the best taste of the Big Apple and the Big Easy for breakfast, lunch, or dinner.

4. Goldbergs’s po-boys are prepared fresh with French bread baked in-house.

5. Offering oven-ready casseroles and perfect bagels, Goldbergs goes the extra mile with their free club membership for true foodies.

Antoine’s Restaurant 713 Saint Louis St. | 581-4422 | antoines.com 1. Antoine’s has operated in New Orleans for 176 years now.

2. Antoine’s has 14 dining rooms and can host up to 700+ customers.

3. The restaurant’s operated by the fifth-generation descendents of the original founder.

4. A great date spot, they are open Monday through Saturday with brunch on Sunday.

5. Their Hermes Bar also serves Happy Hour regularly from 4 to 7.

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Daisy Dukes Multiple Locations | daisydukesrestaurant. com 1. Two of their five locations are 24/7, making Daisy Dukes the perfect place for a late-night snack after a trip to the Quarter.

2. Try one of their award-winning Cajun Bloody Marys—if you get an entrée with it, your Bloody Marys are bottomless!

3. With seemingly endless specials, Daisy Dukes offers real Southern eats.

4. Huge portions and quick food service make it a great space to dine with friends after a long day.

5. Don’t feel up to cooking? Daisy Dukes delivers.

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World Of Beer 300 N Julia St. | 299-3599 | worldofbeer.com 1. This tavern runs great specials, some as low as $1 a beer.

2. Their Warehouse District location is a short walk from many Downtown hotels.

3. They serve brunch every Sunday with bottomless mimosas from 11 a.m.-2 p.m.

4. Beer lovers can try over 500 brews from around the globe.

5. Their entrees are quite affordable, many running under $10.

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The restaurant has been open since 1992 and features great prices.

The menu has tasty vegetarian and vegan selections.

Classic dishes include JamaJama, Fried Plantains and Poulet Fricasse.

You can also find them every year at Jazz Fest’s Congo Square.

The Country Club 634 Louisa St. | 945-0742 | thecountryclubneworleans.com 1. The renovated Creole cottage offers a sophisticated take on classic Creole dishes, such as Crab Beignets or Louisiana Oyster Tacos.

2. They have a pool, so patrons can take a dip as they enjoy some delicious food and drinks.

3. The Country Club offers an all-day Happy

Fullblast Brunch 139 S. Cortez. | 302-2800 | fullblastbrunch. com 1. Start any day off right with their delicious mimosas and Chicken & Waffles.

2. Their Chicken Milanesa is the locals' favorite new dish.

3. It's located in the heart of Mid-City, only two blocks from the Canal St. Streetcar.

4. Come for the brunch, stay for the

Gordon Biersch 200 Poydras St. | 522-2739 | gordonbiersch. com 1. A plethora of beers on tap, new beers being added constantly, and on-site brewing make Gordon Biersch the go-to spot for any beer connoisseur.

2. The food complements the beer, not the other way around, and the pubstyle restaurant offers expertly picked pairings.

3. Local ingredients and fresh-brewed beer are incorporated into the dishes to give diners unique and nuanced flavors.

4. Don’t miss out on classic German dishes, like schnitzel and crimini mushroom spätzle.

5. The outdoor patio at Gordon Biersch is a great place to catch the holiday action on Fulton Street.

Lakeview Harbor 8550 Pontchartrain Blvd. | 486-4887 | lakeviewharbor.us 1. Home of the Typhoon specialty cocktail, Lakeview Harbor offers a variety of nautical-themed drinks.

2. The seaside establishment offers new food and drink specials every week.

3. Lakeview Harbor has a banquet room that provides a big screen for a

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because portions are huge!

Bombay Club 830 Conti St. | 577-2237 | bombayclubneworleans.com 1. Opening at 4 p.m., the Bombay Club is perfect for dinner or Happy Hour.

2. Every night features a scheduled live musical performance.

3. The Bombay Club promotes a classy environment for intimate meals.

4. The dinner specials include the Charred Hanger Steak.

5. The Bombay Club is the perfect romantic setting and martini bar.

Bayou Hot Wings 6221 S. Claiborne Ave. | 662-9933 | bayouhotwings.com 1. Sides and dipping sauces are made fresh with local ingredients to accompany wings that are lovingly marinated and brined for 24 hours to reach flavor perfection.

2. This hometown wingery offers 14 sauces, ranging from sweet to scorching.

3. Try the famous fries or another unique side, like gator bites.

4. The Bayou Beast Challenge is available for those who dare, and winners get a free t-shirt and their likeness on the Wall of Fame!

5. Chefs Nguyen and Makepeace are both Louisiana-born and -raised.

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Hour if it’s raining, making this spot the perfect escape.

Saturday Drag Brunch is a must for both the food and entertainment.

For over 40 years now, this lush, local oasis has been providing refreshing cocktails and tasty food in the Marigny.

5. Stay up late for late-night menu specials.

cocktail custom-fitted to your taste buds.

You can give your custom drink a name, and it will be added to the drinks list.

Featured recipes from the kitchen are listed on their website, so you can enjoy them at home.

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Crescent City Brewhouse 527 Decatur St. | 522-0571 | crescentcitybrewhouse.com 1. The Crescent City Brewhouse recently celebrated 25 years of service.

2. The restaurant features live jazz music nightly.

3. The building dates back to 1722 and features a beautiful balcony.

4. The Crescent City Brewhouse is a 17-barrel active brewery.

5. They also have a lovely courtyard for outdoor dining.

Cornet 700 Bourbon St. | 523-1485 | cornetnola.com 1. Cornet has a convenient, central location in the French Quarter.

2. They offer balcony seating overlooking Bourbon Street.

3. This is a classic New Orleans spot with many traditional cuisines.

4. You can’t go wrong with their Shrimp Creole.

5. The owners gave Louis Armstrong his first start with his first ... Cornet!

particularly good, with seared salmon and caprese salad.

5. The gorgeous outdoor patio looks like a scene from a movie.

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Tommy’s Cuisine 746 Tchoupitoulas St. | 5811103 | tommysneworleans.com 1. They’re known for their Creole Italian dishes like the Roasted Duck Tchoupitoulas.

2. The subtle but elegant decor evokes European fine dining.

3. Tommy’s Cuisine is the perfect spot for a romantic date night.

4. They host private events with spaces for catered banquets.

5. Besides great food, Tommy’s Wine Bar next door has 150 bottles to choose from.

Café Amelie 912 Royal St. | 412-8965 | cafeamelie.com 1. Café Amelie is among the French Quarter’s classiest places to eat.

2. The restaurant features an elegant courtyard for outdoor dining.

3. The cafe’s named for Amelie Miltonberger, mother of Princess Alice of Monaco.

4. Lunch here is

Apolline 4729 Magazine St. | 894-8881 | apollinerestaurant.com 1. Herbs and peppers decorating the cocktails and cuisine of Apolline are grown on-site in the kitchen garden.

2. Apolline’s Wine Down Wednesdays boast $5 glasses of world-class wine and $20 bottles, providing the perfect mid-week celebration or romantic date night.

3. Cocktail-fittings are available; get a

Gattuso’s Neighborhood Restaurant 435 Huey P. Long Ave. | Gretna | 368-1114 | gattusos.net 1. Their Dirty Bird Po-Boy, stuffed with turkey, roast beef, Swiss, and gravy, can’t be beat.

2. Every Tuesday, Gattuso's offers trivia that covers a diverse range of topics.

3. With Ladies Night on Wednesday and Pint Night Thursdays, Gattuso’s proves that they are the place to go for every occasion.

4. Along with amazing menu options, their live music on Fridays and Saturdays is a great way to enjoy the weekend.

5. Good food in a quaint neighborhood setting allows patrons to feel right at home at this family- and dog-friendly establishment.

Poppy’s Time Out Sports Bar 500 Port of New Orleans Pl. | 247-9265 | poppystimeoutsportsbar.com 1. Poppy’s has 21 televisions to watch all your favorite teams.

2. The bar includes frozen daiquiris and 20 different beers on tap.

3. Poppy’s is located next to the Outlet Collection at Riverwalk.

4. This casual spot also has outdoor seating overlooking the Mississippi River.

5. For something different, try the Alligator Sausage Po-Boy.

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Backspace Bar & Kitchen 139 Chartres St. | 322-2245 | backspacenola.com 1. The bar/restaurant flaunts a gorgeous 1920s decor.

2. Perfect for late-night, they’re open until 5 a.m.

3. Backspace has a literary theme inspired by New Orleans’s famous writers.

4. The menu features local favorites like red beans and rice and gumbo.

5. They also serve literarythemed cocktails such as the Gin Ricky.

Bennachin 1212 Royal St. | 522-1230 | bennachinrestaurant.com 1. The West African eatery has been serving amazing food since 1992.

2. The menu features three languages: the language of the Bassa people of Cameroon, that of the Mandinka people of Gambia, and American English.

3. Filled with lively African-inspired artwork, Bennachin has an intimate, comfortable atmosphere.

4. Various entrees can be served meatless for vegetarian or vegan patrons. Try the Bennachin Special, which is African jambalaya—a jollof rice-based dish served with sautéed spinach.

5. It’s BYOB! Guests are welcome to bring a bottle of their own wine to pair with their meal.

Viet Orleans Bistro 300 Baronne St. | 333-6917 1. The restaurant is located just off Canal Street steps from the French Quarter.

2. Viet Orleans Bistro features fantastic sushi as well as Vietnamese classics like pho.

3. Arrive early during lunch as they are packed with local businessmen from the CBD. 4. A Tofu Pho is one of the options for vegetarian customers.

5. Viet Orleans Bistro’s fantastic cuisine will have you coming back again and again.

Bennachin 1212 Royal St. | 522-1230 | facebook.com/BennachinRestaurant 1. Bennachin is the place for African food in New Orleans.

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Red Gravy 125 Camp St. | 561-8844 | redgravycafe.com 1. Red Gravy is consistently rated as one of the city’s top spots for brunch.

2. Red Gravy is recognized as one of New Orleans’s notable Italian restaurants.

3. The house-made meatballs are legendary.

4. As the name implies, they have a selection of great handmade pastas.

5. Founded by an Italian from New Jersey, come hungry

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lunch—Full Blast has a great lunch and kids' menu.

Chef and owner Chris Belou has included his passion for both South Louisiana cooking and world travels into each dish.

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4. Beer lovers can try over 500 Tuesday, movie night on Wednesday, and 830 Conti St. | 577-2237 | brews from around theBar globe.

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1001 Esplanade Ave.bombayclubneworleans.com | 949-0038 | buffasbar. spot with many or traditional 5. Their entrees are quite 5. Get bottomless mimosas sparkling com cuisines.

1. Opening at 4 p.m., the affordable, many running rosé every Saturday and Sunday at their 1. Buffa’s Back Room is the perfect to Bombay Clubspot is perfect for Boozy4.Brunch. under $10.

You can’t go wrong with their catch great live music after or a meal. dinner Happy Hour.

Shrimp Creole.

2. You can stop in anytime for some The Jimani5. The owners gave Louis 2.one Every night features delicious food or of their cocktails FRENCHto quench your thirst, 141 Chartres St. | 524-0493 | thejimani.com a scheduled Armstrong his first start with as Buffa’s is open 1.

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3. Seasonal brunch specials and a few 2. The Jimani has an endless supply of TVs holiday-themed3.ones overflow the menu.

The Bombay City Brewhouse Antoine’s Restaurant withCrescent virtually any game on imaginable.

4. You’ll find one of theClub city’spromotes best Ruebens a classy 3. It’s a527 Decatur St. | 522-0571 great place for all the UFC fights|and 713 Saint Louis St. | 581-4422 | here. environment for intimate other pay-per-view events. crescentcitybrewhouse.com antoines.com 5. Buffa’s is regularly voted as one of the meals.

4. The mixologists consider themselves 1. The Crescent City Brewhouse bestinbars in America.

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Copper Vine Wine Pub now.

5. This is a great local bar with all the New 5. The |Bombay Club is the 1001 Poydras St. | 208-9535 2. lore Theand restaurant live because portions are huge!

5. Stay up late for late-night 2. Antoine’s has 14 dining rooms Orleans traditionfeatures that we all love. coppervinewinepub.com perfect romantic setting and jazz music nightly. menu specials. and can host up to 700+ 1. Copper Vine is the Central martiniBusiness bar.

3. The building dates back to customers.

Lucy’s Retired Surfers Bar & Restaurant Tommy’s Cuisine District’s newest wine bar and gastropub.

1722St. and features |a beautiful 701 Tchoupitoulas | 523-8995 Poppy’s Time Out Sports Bar 3. The restaurant’s2. operated 746 Tchoupitoulas St. | 581Where CopperCafé Vine Amelie calls home isn’t just lucysretiredsurfers.com balcony. by the fifth-generation 1103 | tommysneworleans.com 500 Port of New any old building, as the building is on the 912ofRoyal St.Places. | 412-8965 | 1. You’d4.have to Crescent go surfin’ the USA to The Cityentire Brewhouse National Register Historic descendents of the original Orleans Pl. | 247-9265 | 1. They’re known for their Creole refreshing flavors and textures.”

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Their Hermes Bar also serves beers on tap. margaritas and cosmos. spot for night. are fun and will have 4. a romantic The sushidate roll names 4. They offer global surf cuisine with local outdoor dining.

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Whether for a Christmas party, family Happy Hour regularly from 5. Poppy’s Don’t miss out on their hearty daily lunch 3. is located you reminiscing about the past—until the 4. They host private events with ingredients and flavor.

3. The cafe’s named 4 to 7. specials, sure to leave most people with spaces for catered food comes, when your only focus will be next to the Outlet banquets. for Amelie enough food for both lunch and dinner. the flavor.

Collection at 5. Besides great food, Tommy’s Miltonberger, 5. Three renowned sushi masters have Bar & Kitchen Backspace Riverwalk.

Wine Bar next door has 150 mother of come together to create 139 a sushi-crafting Miyako Hibachi & Sushi Bar Chartres St. | 322-2245 | 4. This casual spot also has bottles to choose trifecta from. whose prowess and expertise Princess Alice of 1403 St. Charles Ave. | 410-9997 | backspacenola.com outdoor seating overlooking can’t be matched. miyakonola.com Monaco.

1. The bar/restaurant flaunts a Mississippi River.

1. the Miyako provides one of the best hibachi Viet Orleans Bistro 4.

Lunch gorgeous 1920s decor.

Viet Orleans Bistro 5. For something different, try of any experiences around for groups 300 Baronne St. | 333-6917 here is size.

300 Baronne St. | 333-6917 2. Perfect for late-night, they’re the Alligator Sausage Po-Boy. is located just 2. Try one of their speciality cocktails to1.go The restaurant open and until 5 a.m.

1. Viet Orleans Bistro is a Vietnamese off Canal Street frompopular for lunch. with your meal. You won’t regret it! sushi steps restaurant 3. Backspace has a literary Red Gravy the French Quarter.

3. If it’s your birthday, the hibachi chefs may 2. They offer tofu phở and vegetable sushi theme inspired by New 125 Camp St.to|help 561-8844 | ask you them entertain the whole asBistro options for vegetarians.

2. Viet Orleans features Orleans’s famous writers. table or even cook some of the meal. fantastic redgravycafe.com 3. sushi Customers their wonderful as well recommend as 4. The menu features local 4. Red TheGravy onion is volcano really starts off creations, the Streetcar Roll.

1. consistently Vietnameseroll classics like like pho. favorites dinner delightful bang 4.

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Red Gravy is recognized as businessmen from thewithout CBD. having a glass of their 5. Miyako’s “Roll of the Week” is always 5. Don’t leave themed cocktails such as the one of New Orleans’s notable worth trying.

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Italian restaurants. options for vegetarian Origami 3. The house-made meatballs customers.

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5. Viet Orleans Bistro’s 1.

Origami touts their culinary philosophy 4. As the name implies, they Backspace Bar & Kitchen 1212 Royal St. | 522-1230 | fantastic cuisine will as “combining local seasonal ingredients have a selection of great backspacenola. have 139 youChartres coming St. | 322-2245 | facebook.com/Bennachinwith an infinite spectrum of fresh Restaurant com handmade pastas. back again and again. seafood” and “pairing traditional 1. Backspace is the perfect French Quarter is the place for 1. Bennachin 5. Founded an Italian Japaneseby offerings withfrom new and place for foodies and bookworms alike.

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under 10 dollars.

3. Shamrock is a great spot to visit with friends to play all of their amazing bar games.

4. Shamrock’s Bar serves a delicious Ribeye Steak that will fill you up!

5. Shamrock has a DJ spinning plenty of music for your listening pleasure.

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Venezia 134 N Carrollton Ave. | 488-7991 | venezianeworleans.net 1. Venezia has been serving fantastic Italian food since 1957.

2. They offer take-out of some of the city’s best pizza and Italian dishes.

3. Venezia features a full bar that’s a great spot to watch the big game.

4. Daily specials include a Frutti De Mare Marinara.

5. Venezia is a fantastic place for a large of people to enjoy Italian food 5. group The Scorpion or Worm Shot challenges are available for the more daring patrons. family-style.

City Grits.

4. Another Broken Egg Café is healthconscious with several gluten-free options.

5. Although focused on breakfast, they also offer great burgers and fresh salads.

Daisy Dukes Multiple locations | daisydukesrestaurant.com 1. They’ve often won “Best of the Big Easy” in the Bloody Mary category.

2. Some of the Daisy Duke’s restaurants are open 24 hours a day.

3. You can enjoy pancakes and raw oysters at the same time.

4. They feature the Alligator Omelette.

Mmmm, gator!

5. They’re wings are to die for, especially during the game.

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Mimi’s in the Marigny Wit’s Inn 2601 Royal St. | 872-9868 | mimismarigny.

141 N Carrollton Ave. | 486-1600 | com witsinn.com 1. At Mimi’s, don’t expect just traditional bar 1. Wit’s a Mid-City favorite, located foodInn andiscocktails. corner Carrollton.

2. near Don’tthe know whatof toCanal order?and Mimi’s has “Trust Me”acocktails that leave your drink 2. They have pizza kitchen churning out choices the bartender’s fresh andinamazing pizzas.hands.

3. Kahlua Glazed Salmon, paella, and 3. The bar has flat screen TVs for items escargot are15 just a few of the menu sports. offered at this great place.

4. They supportcheese teachers.

25 are percent off 4.

Handpicked boards available for thoseand looking for the ultimate teachers musicians every Monday shareable dish. night.

5.

The menuNight is filled with both meaty 5. Thursday is equally the popular $5 Pizza and vegetarian treats.

Night. Starts at 6 p.m. and you’ll have to dine in.

Deuce McAllister’s Ole Saint: Kitchen and Tap 132 Royal St.MULTIPLE | 309-4797 | olesaint.com 1. Ole Saint is owned by New Orleans Saints LOCATIONS legend Deuce McAllister.

2. Ole Saint specializes in Southern coastal cuisine, including Another Broken Eggoysters, Café BBQ shrimp, and their amazing Shrimp Remoulade Tower.

2917 St. | 301-2771 | over 50 3. Magazine The beer selection is huge, with anotherbrokenegg.com brews on tap, many from local and small craftcafé breweries.

1. This boasts a whopping 114 menu 4. items.

The memorabilia and decor provide the setting to relax and reminisce 2. Aperfect great brunch option, they’re open 7 about Saints seasons past or to watch the a.m. til 3 p.m. daily. game.

3. One-of-a-kind breakfast apps 5.

Try their delicious pork chop or include one of Biscuit Beignets their other signature dishes. and Orleans Grapevine 720 Orleans Ave. | 523-1930 | orleansgrapvine.com 1. They feature over 65 wines by the glass, as well as over 375 wines by the bottle on their extensive menu.

2. The courtyard is a great spot to enjoy the cooler weather and to people-watch.

3. The wine flights allow you to sample three glasses at once.

4. You can’t go wrong with their double-cut pork chops with crawfish sausage.

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Dot’s Diner 5. Orleans Grapevine has a BACON HAPPY Multiple locations | dotsdiner.com HOUR (free bacon with your drinks).

1. Patrons love the classic 50s style of this Enough said. spot.

2. Some locations are open 24 hours.

Oscar’s 3. Every weekend, the restaurant hosts 2027 Metairie Rd. | Metairie | 831-9540 | a oscarsoldmetairie.com pancake breakfast.

1. Enjoy A neighborhood lounge andwith restaurant 4. a massive breakfast the Big nestled in Old Metairie, Oscar’s has been Dot Platter. open since 1983.

5. includes Country Fried 2. The Themenu place is decorated entirely withSteak and Grilled Catfish.

Marilyn Monroe photos and decor from around the country.

3. Oscar's perfect for enjoying late-night Maple StreetisPatisserie entertainment, whether it's watching the Multiple Locations | cargocollective. latest sports game or playing pool. com/maplestreetpatisserie 4. Their menu includes everything from 1. The pastry chef’s to homeland is Poland. apps and snacks burgers, sandwiches, andahead sliders.to order one of their 2. Call 5. amazing Oscar’s is named after everyone’s favorite pies for the upcoming holiday Oscar—the little golden one of the season.

Academy Awards.

3. The delicacies are based on the chef’s studies throughout Europe.

Parasol’s 4. offer their version of the New 2533They Constance St. | own 302-1543 | facebook.

Orleans specialty, the praline. com/ParasolsNOLA 1. They Parasol’s and Restaurant has 5. also Irish haveBar a great selection of been slinging and drinks since sandwiches atpo-boys the Magazine Street 1952. location.

2. Guy Fieri from Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives has featured their po-boys on the show.

McAlister's 3. Be sureDeli to try their loaded roast beef Multiple locations | mcalistersdeli.com po-boy with gravy on garlic butter French bread.are mulitple McAlister’s Delis 1. There 4. within Every the yearNew for St. Patrick’sarea.

Day, Parasol’s Orleans throws a huge block party.

2. The McAlister’s Club Sandwich includes 5. If you’re a fan of Jameson whiskey, be sure up layers. toto try13 one of their delicious car bombs!

3. They sell their McAlister’s Famous Sweet TeaOut by the gallon, as they should.

Poppy’s Time Sports Bar 500 New Orleans | 247-9265 | Au 4. Port The of French Dip withPl. provolone and poppystimeoutsportsbar.com Jus is outstanding.

1.For Poppy’s is a fantastic sports health freaks, the menu offbar ersand a grill located on the waterfront on Spanish number Plaza. of salad options.

2.

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Try one of their famous Hurricane cocktails, which range from Category 1 thru 5, each with a different premium rum.

Their bar also offers a selection of 20

particularly World Of Beer 2. as The restaurant has been Miltonberger, mothergood, of thewith first seared You can get their shucked-to-order 2. It was also named one of the and caprese salad. open since 1992 Princess of Monaco. oysters for $1 on Mondays.

“Top in America” by and features Americansalmon 300 N Julia St. | 299-3599 | 500 Businesses Entrepreneur Magazine in 2013. great prices.

2. The café is located in theoutdoor townhouse 4.

4. Be sure to try the Irish Sundae, which 5. The gorgeous patio worldofbeer.com where the princess was raised in the features their homemade1.potato salad 3.

Their New Orleans locations are in the looks like a scene from a 3.

The menu has tasty This tavern runs great 1860s. movie. topped with fresh roast beef debris.

Garden District and Lakeview. vegetarian and vegan specials, some as low as $1 3. Their courtyard is reputed to be the 5.

5. They also have a pool table and over 4. Try their Crawfish Skillet, Lobster & Brie selections. a beer. most beautiful and romantic in the 20 TVs offering non-stop sports Omelette, or Cinnamon Roll French Cornet 4. Classic dishes include Jama- French 2. Their Warehouse Toast.

Quarter. broadcasting.

Fried and4. Enjoy 700 Bourbon St. | 523-1485 | District location5.is a The many Another Jama, brunch on Saturdays and Sundays Broken Egg Plantains Cafés withcornetnola.com their “Courtyard Cocktail,” which collectively serve about 750,000 eggs to Poulet Fricasse. short walk from many Shamrock Bar and Grill World of Beer seasonally.

4133 S. Carrollton Ave. | 301-0938 | 300 Julia St. | 299-3599 | worldofbeer.com Downtown hotels. 600,000 guests5.a year.

You can also find them every changes 1. Cornet has a convenient, 5.

Save room for dessert andintry shamrockparty.com 1. World of Beer offers patrons over 500 year at Jazz Fest’s Congo central location thetheir French 3. They serve brunch every famous doberge cake!

Café 615 Home of Dawabbit 1. Challenge your friends to some miniglobal beers and local craft drafts to Square.

Quarter.

Sunday with bottomless bowling, foosball, or darts at the city’s quench your thirst.

615 Kepler St. | Gretna | 365-1225 | mimosas fromdawabbit.net 11 a.m.-2 p.m.

2. They offer balcony seating Café Beignet largest neighborhood bar.

2. On Sundays, they offer “Beerunch” from Bombay Club overlooking Bourbon Street.

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Beer lovers can try over Multiple locations | cafebeignet.com 2. Be sure to savor their delicious ribeye 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., featuring dishes 1.

Café500 615 prides itself on being the most 830 Conti St. | 577-2237 | 1. Café 3. globe. restaurant This is isaacup classic New Orleans steak with mashed potatoes. like beer-batter pancakes. brews from around the affordable in Gretna while Beignet full of New still serving upbombayclubneworleans.com high-quality meals. many traditions, traditional Orleans’sspot bestwith European 3. The 16,000 square-foot space includes 3. Take advantage of their Monday 5. Their entrees are quite especiallycuisines. coffee and beignets.

23 pool tables and four ping-pong specials: $5 burgers and friesaff orordable, Guiness many 2.running Check out their1.daily lunch specials, Opening at 4 p.m., the cages. bratwursts with fries. ranging from red beans and Club rice on 2. You can live music fromwith various Bombay is perfect for under $10.

4. enjoy You can’t go wrong their Mondays to fried catfish on Fridays. local artists here.

4. The Shamrock can accommodate 4. Located in the Warehouse District, dinner or Happy Hour.

Shrimp Creole. parties of up to 600 people—great for World of Beer offers a respite from the 3. Where else are you going to get a 3. Café Beignet provides a grand café 2.duck Every night 5. both The inside owners gave holiday gatherings.

24/7 party vibe of the French Quarter. seared breast forfeatures only setting, and out,Louis at all of FRENCHdelicious a scheduled $18?

Armstrong first start their locations in the his Crescent City.with 5. Their menu also features an amazing 5. Not a beer fan? They’ve got a variety of livefeatures musical half-pound burger and breaded buffalo wines, cocktails, and other boozeQUARTER to pair 4. Their extensive menu first ... Cornet!

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Orleans Cajun specialties and fried platters, sandwiches, exotic seafood are also available.

3. Theand Bombay Crescent City Brewhouse Antoine’s Restaurant appetizers.

Tracey’s Irish Bar and Restaurant 5. Bring a piece of New Orleans home with Club promotes a classy 527 Decatur St. | 522-0571 | 713 Saint Louis St. | 581-4422 | 5. Their namesake dish, the Dawabbit you with any one of their items in the 2604 Magazine St. | 897-5413 | traceysnola. environment intimate crescentcitybrewhouse.com Burger, is eight ounces of groundfor chuck, antoines.com gift shop. com Another Broken Egg Café specially seasonedmeals. and pan-fried.

1. The Crescent City Brewhouse 1. Established in 1949, Tracey’s Irish Bar Multiple locations | 301-2771 1. | Antoine’s has operated in 4. The dinner specials include Café Carmo recently celebrated 25 years and Restaurant is the original Irish New Orleans for 176 years anotherbrokeneggcafe.com the Charred Hanger Steak.

Café Amelie Channel bar. of service.

527 Julia St. | 875-4132 | cafecarmo.com now.

1. This cafe was voted “Best Breakfast 912 Royal St. | 412-8965 | cafeamelie.com 5.

The Bombay Club is the 2. Stay Tracey’s is known for its wild St. Patty’s because portions 1.

Café Carmo devoted to features sustainability 2018” byare thehuge! readers of Where Y’at.

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Theisrestaurant live 5. up late for late-night 2. Antoine’s has 14 dining rooms Day block party in the Irish Channel.

1. The café is named after Amelie perfect romantic setting and jazz music nightly. menu specials. and can host up to 700+ martini bar.

3. The building dates back to customers.

Tommy’s Cuisine 1722 and features a beautiful Poppy’s Time Out Sports Bar 3. The restaurant’s operated 746 Tchoupitoulas St. | 581Café Amelie balcony. by the fi fth-generation 1103 | tommysneworleans.com 500 Port of New 912 Royal St. | 412-8965 | 4.

The Crescent City Brewhouse descendents of the original Orleans Pl. | 247-9265 | 1. They’re known for their Creole cafeamelie.com is a 17-barrel active brewery. founder. poppystimeoutsportsbar.com Italian dishes like the Roasted 1. Café Amelie is among the 5.

They also have a lovely 4.

A great date spot, they Duck Tchoupitoulas.

1. Poppy’s has 21 televisions to French Quarter’s classiest courtyard for outdoor are open Monday through watch all your favorite teams.

2. The subtle but elegant decor places to eat. dining.

Saturday with brunch on evokes European fine dining.

2. The bar includes frozen 2. The restaurant features an Sunday. daiquiris and 20 different 3. Tommy’s Cuisine is the perfect elegant courtyard for 5. Their Hermes Bar also serves beers on tap. spot for a romantic date night. outdoor dining.

Happy Hour regularly from 3. Poppy’s is located 4. They host private events with 3. The cafe’s named 4 to 7. next to the Outlet spaces for catered banquets. for Amelie Collection at 5. Besides great food, Tommy’s Miltonberger, Backspace Bar & Kitchen Riverwalk.

Wine Bar next door has 150 mother of 139 Chartres St. | 322-2245 | 4. This casual spot also has bottles to choose from.

Princess Alice of backspacenola.com outdoor seating overlooking Monaco.

1. The bar/restaurant flaunts a the Mississippi River.

Viet Orleans Bistro 4.

Lunch gorgeous 1920s decor.

5. For something different, try 300 Baronne St. | 333-6917 here is 2. Perfect for late-night, they’re the Alligator Sausage Po-Boy. 1. The restaurant is located just open until 5 a.m. off Canal Street steps from 3. Backspace has a literary Red Gravy the French Quarter. theme inspired by New 125 Camp St. | 561-8844 | 2. Viet Orleans Bistro features Orleans’s famous writers. redgravycafe.com fantastic sushi as well as 4. The menu features local 1. Red Gravy is consistently Vietnamese classics like pho. favorites like red beans and rated as one of the city’s top 3. Arrive early during lunch as rice and gumbo. spots for brunch. they are packed with local 5. They also serve literary2. Red Gravy is recognized as businessmen from the CBD. themed cocktails such as the one of New Orleans’s notable 4. A Tofu Pho is one of the Gin Ricky.

Italian restaurants. options for vegetarian 3. The house-made meatballs customers.

Bennachin are legendary.

5. Viet Orleans Bistro’s 1212 Royal St. | 522-1230 | 4. As the name implies, they fantastic cuisine will facebook.com/Bennachinhave a selection of great have you coming Restaurant handmade pastas. back again and again.

1. Bennachin is the place for 5. Founded by an Italian from African food in New Orleans.

New Jersey, come hungry beers on tap, including plenty of craft beers.

Their Voodoo Juice cocktail is best enjoyed sitting on the patio while watching the Mississippi River.

They have 21 big-screen TVs, so this is the perfect spot for watching Saints or other NFL games.

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Their newest location justWorld opened in Ofup Beer 2. The restaurant has been the Marigny at 3125 St. Claude 2. Their andsince vegetarian open 1992 and features 300 NAve. Julia St. | 299-3599 | inventive vegan offerings, like their tofu po-boy, truly set 2.

3. Not only do they make the city’s best great prices. worldofbeer.com them apart. donuts, but they also offer New Orleans 3. The menu has tasty 1. This tavern runs3.great cuisine as well.

Try their Vegi Cuban Luau with sauteed vegetariancheese, and vegan specials, some as low as $1 kale, fresh arugula, manchego 3.

4. For a sweet and delicious breakfast (or selections. beer. and roasted pineapple. dessert) fix, be sure to try theira buttermilk drops.

Classic dishes include Jama4. Green Goddess4.even has gluten-free 2. Their Warehouse experience and 4.

5. City Donuts & Café is availableDistrict anytime Fried Plantains and location is a options, making theJama, menu truly something for everyone. via UberEats and can be delivered right Poulet Fricasse. short walk from many to your doorstep.

5. Nestled in a romantic alleyway in the Downtown hotels.

5. You can also find them every French Quarter, Green Goddess is the 5. year at Jazz Fest’s Congo 3.

They serve brunch every perfect date-night spot.

Compère Lapin Square.

535 Tchoupitoulas St. | 599-2119 |Sunday with bottomless mimosas from 11 a.m.-2 p.m.

Jimmy J’s Café comperelapin.com Bombay Club Caffe! Caffe!

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1. Compère Lapin features some of the best can 4. Beer lovers tryChartres over 500St. | 309-9360 com the globe.

Two Metairie Locations | caffecaffe.com cocktails in town, thanks to their greatfrom around 830 Conti St. | 577-2237 | brews bartenders.

1. quite This colorful French Quarter café is a 1. Caffe! Caffe! has two gourmet coffee bombayclubneworleans.com 5. Their entrees are popular breakfast destination. shops and cafés operating in Metairie.

2. This Caribbean-inspired eatery is located 1. Opening at 4 p.m., the aff ordable, many running just off Poydras Street in the Warehouse 2. Jimmy J’s Café offers a selection of weekly 2. They are known for serving some of Bombay Club is perfect for District’s Old No. 77 Hotel. under $10. specials and deals, like their pancakes of the area’s freshest gourmet coffee and dinner or Happy Hour. the day. espresso drinks.

3. In 2016, critic Brett Anderson named Compère Lapin “New Orleans Restaurant 2. Every night features 3. They make everything from scratch, using 3. They also serve soups, sandwiches, FRENCHfresh ingredients. a scheduled of the Year.” salads, and pastries made in-house.

4. Chef Nina Compton is a recent winner of 4. Are you Downtown live rightmusical now? Call ahead 4. Both locations now offer hot breakfast, QUARTER the James Beard Best Chef: South award. and wait in bed. They deliver! so you can get eggs and grits made fresh performance. daily.

5. Standout dishes include the conch 5. Their big flavors3.canThe create lines, but Bombay Antoine’s Restaurant they’re worth the croquettes, crudo special, and curried wait.

5. It was voted “Best Café 2018” by the Club promotes a classy goat. readers of Where Y’at.

713 Saint Louis St. | 581-4422 | environment for intimate antoines.com Morning Call Coffee Stand meals.

Green Goddess City Donuts & Café 56 Dreyfous 1. Antoine’s has operated in Dr. | morningcallcoffeestand.

4. The dinner specials include 307 Exchange Pl. | 301-3347 | com Multiple locations | facebook.com/pages/ New Orleans for 176 years greengoddessrestaurant.com theserving Charred Hanger City-Donuts-Cafe-247/103527297118666 1.

Morning Call has been café au laitSteak. now.

1. Green Goddess prides itself on fusing and beignets to5. generations of locals and 1.

City up Donuts serves up fresh donuts andbecause The Bombay Club is the portions are huge!

5. Stay late for late-night Antoine’s rooms traditional Thai flavors and2.Cajun cuisinehas 14 dining visitors since 1870. perfect romantic setting and other delicious food 24/7. menu specials. and can host up to 700+ martini bar. customers.

Tommy’s Cuisine Poppy’s Time Out Sports Bar 3. The restaurant’s operated 746 Tchoupitoulas St. | 581Café Amelie by the fifth-generation 1103 | tommysneworleans.com 500 Port of New 912 Royal St. | 412-8965 | descendents of the original Orleans Pl. | 247-9265 | 1. They’re known for their Creole cafeamelie.com founder. poppystimeoutsportsbar.com Italian dishes like the Roasted 1. Café Amelie is among the 4.

A great date spot, they Duck Tchoupitoulas.

1. Poppy’s has 21 televisions to French Quarter’s classiest are open Monday through watch all your favorite teams.

2. The subtle but elegant decor places to eat.

Saturday with brunch on evokes European fine dining.

2. The bar includes frozen 2. The restaurant features an Sunday. daiquiris and 20 different 3. Tommy’s Cuisine is the perfect elegant courtyard for 5. Their Hermes Bar also serves beers on tap. spot for a romantic date night. outdoor dining.

Happy Hour regularly from 3. Poppy’s is located 4. They host private events with 3. The cafe’s named 4 to 7. next to the Outlet spaces for catered banquets. for Amelie Collection at 5. Besides great food, Tommy’s Miltonberger, Backspace Bar & Kitchen Riverwalk.

Wine Bar next door has 150 mother of 139 Chartres St. | 322-2245 | 4. This casual spot also has bottles to choose from.

Princess Alice of backspacenola.com outdoor seating overlooking Monaco.

1. The bar/restaurant flaunts a the Mississippi River.

Viet Orleans Bistro 4.

Lunch gorgeous 1920s decor.

5. For something different, try 300 Baronne St. | 333-6917 here is 2. Perfect for late-night, they’re the Alligator Sausage Po-Boy. 1. The restaurant is located just open until 5 a.m. off Canal Street steps from 3. Backspace has a literary Red Gravy the French Quarter. theme inspired by New 125 Camp St. | 561-8844 | 2. Viet Orleans Bistro features Orleans’s famous writers. redgravycafe.com fantastic sushi as well as 4. The menu features local 1. Red Gravy is consistently Vietnamese classics like pho. favorites like red beans and rated as one of the city’s top 3. Arrive early during lunch as rice and gumbo. spots for brunch. they are packed with local 5. They also serve literary2. Red Gravy is recognized as businessmen from the CBD. themed cocktails such as the one of New Orleans’s notable 4. A Tofu Pho is one of the Gin Ricky.

Italian restaurants. options for vegetarian 3. The house-made meatballs customers.

Bennachin are legendary.

5. Viet Orleans Bistro’s 1212 Royal St. | 522-1230 | 4. As the name implies, they fantastic cuisine will facebook.com/Bennachinhave a selection of great have you coming Restaurant handmade pastas. back again and again.

1. Bennachin is the place for 5. Founded by an Italian from African food in New Orleans.

New Jersey, come hungry and uses many biodegradable and compostable products.

Carmo features a new bar with drinks made from fresh juices and unique mixers.

They are committed to providing dishes for vegans, vegetarians, and omnivores alike.

Their Japanese shima sashimi and Peruvian tiradito are made from the freshest seafood.

Café Carmo holds the only threestar rating by the Green Restaurant Association in Louisiana.

2.

Cornet

particularly good, with seared salmon and caprese salad.

5. The gorgeous outdoor patio looks like a scene from a movie.

Cornet 700 Bourbon St. | 523-1485 | cornetnola.com 1. Cornet has a convenient, central location in the French Quarter.

2. They offer balcony seating overlooking Bourbon Street.

3. This is a classic New Orleans spot with many traditional cuisines.

4. You can’t go wrong with their Shrimp Creole.

5. The owners gave Louis Armstrong his first start with his first ... Cornet!

Crescent City Brewhouse 527 Decatur St. | 522-0571 | crescentcitybrewhouse.com 1. The Crescent City Brewhouse recently celebrated 25 years of service.

2. The restaurant features live jazz music nightly.

3. The building dates back to 1722 and features a beautiful balcony.

4. The Crescent City Brewhouse is a 17-barrel active brewery.

5. They also have a lovely courtyard for outdoor dining.

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2. under Their rich chicory coffee is brewed using 10 dollars. the time-tested “french drip 3. Shamrock is a great spot to method,” visit with which allows the coffee to build intensity friends to play all of their amazing bar and body.

3. games.

Morning Call is open 24/7 (closed only on 4. Shamrock’s Bar serves a delicious Christmas Day), so you can have beignets anytime you want!

Ribeye Steak that will fill you up!

4. Shamrock Their beignets, referred to as “French 5. has aalso DJ spinning plenty of Market donuts,” are hand-rolled and cut music for your listening pleasure. before being cooked in hot oil.

5. If you’re not in the mood for something Venezia sweet, Morning Call also has a menu many local|New Orleans| dishes.

134 Nfeaturing Carrollton Ave. 488-7991

venezianeworleans.net Petite Amelie 1. Venezia has been serving 900 Royal St. | 412-8065 | petiteamelienola. fantastic Italian food since wordpress.com 1957.

1. Petite Amelie is an extension of Café 2. They offer take-out Amelie, located rightofdown the street. of the city’s best pizza rapide,” 2. some The café specializes in “cuisine withItalian dine-in and grab-and-go options. and dishes.

3. Venezia The cases of prepared foods, ranging 3. features a full bar that’s a great fromtosalads entrees, rotate daily. spot watchtothe big game.

4. Their chocolate croissants and eclairs are 4. Daily specials include Frutti De French Mare some of the city’s bestatraditional Marinara. pastries.

5. is afarm-to-pantry fantastic placeitems for atolarge 5. Venezia They have purchase, such as locallyfood group of people tocandies, enjoy Italian sourced jams, sauces, and more. family-style.

Surrey's Café and Juice Bar Wit’s Inn Two Uptown locations | surreysnola.com 141 Carrollton | 486-1600 | and 1. NSurrey's is an Ave. eclectic and funky café witsinn.com juice bar with two convenient locations on historic 1. Wit’s Inn is aMagazine Mid-CityStreet. favorite, located 2. near Surrey's is opening a newand location on the corner of Canal Carrollton.

Freret Street near Tulane University.

2. They have a pizza kitchen churning out 3. fresh Theirand sweet and savory menu specializes amazing pizzas. in local food items with a hint of Latin 3. The bar has 15 flat screen TVs for flavor.

4. sports.

Get there early! Both of their locations are open seven days a week from 8 a.m.

4. They support teachers.

25 percent off to just 3 p.m., and seatingevery is first-come, teachers and musicians Monday first-served. night.

5. Try some of their local favorites, like the 5. Thursday Night is theorpopular $5 Pizza Crab Meat Omelette the Bananas Night. atToast.

6 p.m. and you’ll have FosterStarts French to dine in.

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Café Degas LOCATIONS 3127 Esplanade Ave. | 945-5635 | cafedegas. com 1. CaféBroken Degas isEgg an intimate Another Café French bistro that offers $5 mimosas at their Saturday 2917 Magazine St. | 301-2771 | brunch. anotherbrokenegg.com 2. The café’s namesake is the 19th-century French Edgar Degas.

1. This caféImpressionist boasts a whopping 114 menu 3. items.

Degas stayed down the street at 2306 Ave. during an 1872 visit to 2. AEsplanade great brunch option, they’re open 7 the city. a.m. til 3 p.m. daily.

4. The restaurant was built by French artist 3. One-of-a-kind apps include Jacques Soulas,breakfast who sought to bring Biscuit Beignets authentic French food to New Orleans.

5. and You can feast in their elegant enclosed patio, with a tree growing through the middle of the dining room.

Italian Homegrown Pizza 6325 Elysian Fields Ave. | 644-4762 | homegrown.pizza 1. Homegrown Pizza lives up to the name by only using dough from Gentilly’s own John Gendusa's Bakery.

2. This hip pizzeria keeps six drafts in

rotation, City Grits.and they’re all brewed right in or around New Orleans.

4. Another Broken Egg Café is health3. conscious They don’twith stopseveral at just pizza either: gluten-free Homegrown serves up sandwiches and options. salads, too.

5. on honey, breakfast, they 4. Although Ever had focused a pizza with bacon, also offerthighs, great and burgers fresh chicken sevenand different cheeses? Well, now you can. salads.

5. With such a variety of menu options, it’s the perfect place to take the family.

Daisy Dukes Multiple Josephinelocations Estelle | daisydukesrestaurant.com 600 Carondelet St. | 930-3070 | 1. They’ve often won “Best of the Big josephineestelle.com in theEstelle Bloody Mary category.

1. Easy” Josephine is an Italian restaurant adjacent to the amazing Ace Hotel.

2. Some of the Daisy Duke’s restaurants 2. are Theopen restaurant is named 24 hours a day.after the daughters of chefs Andy Ticer and 3. You can enjoy pancakes and raw Michael Hudman. at the same time.

3. oysters Their menu features a unique combination of Italian recipes and 4. They feature the Alligator Omelette.

Southern flavor.

Mmmm, gator!

4. They’re The restaurant includes 5. wings are to die homemade for, especially pastas made from family recipes. during the game.

5. The first Monday of the month, they feature a chef’s selection served familyfor $35.

Dot’s style Diner Multiple locations | dotsdiner.com Mosca’s Restaurant 1. Patrons love the classic 50s style of this 4137spot.

US Highway 90 West | Westwego | 4368950 | moscasrestaurant.com 2. open 24have hours.

1. Some Sincelocations 1946, Neware Orleanians enjoyed 3. Every weekend, the restaurant hosts a specialty Italian cuisine at Mosca's Restaurant. pancake breakfast.

2. Enjoy Theiraspecialties include spaghetti and 4. massive breakfast with the Big meatballs Dot Platter.and Oysters Mosca.

3. Every dish is prepared to order and 5. The menu Country Fried Steak served onincludes family-style platters. and Grilled Catfi sh.

4. Their website even features some of Mosca’s most popular dish recipes.

5. Mosca’s features a full bar and wine Maple Streetalso Patisserie list to help pair with all of their Multiple Locationsa|drink cargocollective. dishes. com/maplestreetpatisserie 1. The pastry chef’s homeland is Poland.

Pascal's Manale 2. Call ahead Ave. to order one of |their 1838 Napoleon | 895-4877 amazing pies for the upcoming holiday pascalsmanale.com 1. season.

Pascal Manale’s has been a New Orleans institution for over 100 years.

3. The delicacies are based on the chef’s 2. studies In December, get $20 back when you buy throughout Europe. $100 worth of gift cards!

4. They offer their own version of the New 3. Grab a dozen raw from their stand-up Orleans specialty, the praline. oyster bar before your meal.

5. a great selectionnational of 4. They Theiralso BBQhave shrimp has achieved fame as oneat ofthe NewMagazine Orleans’sStreet classic sandwiches dishes. location.

5. They also specialize in seafood, traditional Italian dishes, and succulent steaks.

McAlister's Deli Multiple locations | mcalistersdeli.com Red Gravy 1.

There are mulitple McAlister’s Delis 125 Camp St. | 561-8844 | redgravycafe.com the New Orleans 1. within Red Gravy is a CBD bistroarea. that offers rustic Italian cuisine fresh and local 2. The McAlister’s Clubusing Sandwich includes ingredients. up to 13 layers.

2.

Several items are named after the 3. They sellmenu their McAlister’s Famous friends and family of chef-owner Roseann Sweet by the gallon, as they should.

MelisiTea Rostoker.

4. withas provolone andofAu 3. The RedFrench Gravy isDip known having some Jus outstanding. theisbest pasta in town.

4. have beenthe rated #1 for For They health freaks, menu offBrunch, ers a Italian,of Casual and Neighborhood number saladDining, options.

Restaurant.

5. Enjoy the cannoli pancakes or pecan waffles in the “colourful and kitchsy” dining area.

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particularly good, with seared World Of Duck Beer 2. The restaurant has been With dishes like the delicious Roast salmon and caprese salad. open since 1992 and features Tchoupitoulas, Tommy’s 300 offersNunique Julia St. | 299-3599 | and unexpected flavors. worldofbeer.com great prices.

5. The gorgeous outdoor patio 3. Their wine list is one of the1.most looks like a scene from a 3. The menu has tasty This tavern runs great extensive in the city. movie. vegetarian and vegan specials, some as low as $1 4. The classy vintage restaurant has seven selections. a beer. beautiful rooms to choose from for those Cornet 4. Classic dishes include Jama2. Their Warehouse looking to host a private function.

Jama, Fried Plantains and 700 Bourbon St. | 523-1485 | Districtand location is a 5. Their gift card makes a great present Poulet Fricasse. can be used at many other Creole cornetnola.com shortCuisine walk from many Restaurant Concept locations.Downtown hotels.

5. You can also find them every 1. Cornet has a convenient, year at Jazz Fest’s Congo central location in the French 3. They serve brunch every Square.

Quarter.

Sunday with bottomless mimosas from 11 a.m.-2 p.m.

2. They offer balcony seating Carreta’s Grill Tavolino Bombay Club overlooking Bourbon Street.

4. Beer lovers can try over 500 Multiple locations | carrettasgrillrestaurant.

141 Delaronde St. | Algiers | 605- 3365 | 830 Conti St. | 577-2237 | brews from around the globe.

3.

This is a classic New Orleans com facebook.com/TavolinoLounge bombayclubneworleans.com spot with many traditional Their food entrees are quite 1. Carreta’s serves authentic5.Mexican 1. Tavolino’s offers upscale pizza toppings, cuisines.

1. Opening at 4 p.m., the afflike ordable, with the goal of making you feel a partmany running such as arugula, prosciutto, and truffle of their family.

Bombay Club is perfect for under $10. oil.

4. You can’t go wrong with their 2. They operate four locations in Metairie, dinner or Happy Hour.

2. Need an easygoing date-night idea? The Shrimp Creole.

Covington, Harahan, and Slidell.

Italian eatery is the perfect place to stop 2. Every night features 5. The owners gave Louis before catching the Algiers ferry into the 3. They are known for their burritos, taco FRENCH a scheduled Armstrong his first start with sunset. salads, and jumbo margaritas. live musical his first ... Cornet!

3. The restaurant welcomes patrons of 4. Though many Mexican places noQUARTER longer performance. any age, but the lounge is a hideaway for do, they still serve complimentary chips 3. The Bombay those 21 and older. and salsa upon seating. Antoine’s Restaurant Crescent City Brewhouse Club promotes a classy 4. Their cans of rosé pair perfectly with any 5. This family-oriented establishment 527 Decatur St. | 522-0571 | 713 Saintalso Louis St. | 581-4422 | pizza, even on Taco Pizza Tuesday. features live music nights. environment for intimate crescentcitybrewhouse.com antoines.com 5. Their Ferry Companion is a Daquiri of the meals.

1. The Crescent City Brewhouse 1. Antoine’s has operated in Day option that comes in unique flavors Izzo’s Illegal Burrito 4. The dinner specials include recently celebrated 25 years New Orleans for 176 years like Strawberry Rosé and Jalapeño Piña Multiple locations | izzos.com the Charred Hanger Steak. of service.

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1. Izzo’s Illegal Burrito has been rolling 5.

The Bombay Club is the 2.

The restaurant features live because portions are huge!

5. Stay up late for late-night Antoine’s has 14 dining rooms a better burrito since their2.very first perfect romantic setting and Tommy’s jazz music nightly. menuCuisine specials. location opened in Baton Rouge 2001. andincan host up to 700+ martini bar.

746 Tchoupitoulas St. | 581-1103 | 2. All Izzo’s locations serve only the highest 3. The building dates back to customers.

Tommy’s Cuisine tommyscuisine.com quality food with generous portions.

Cantina, and the kitchen is free of wheat 5. For dine-in customers, they offer free 1722 and features a beautiful Poppy’s Time Out Sports Bar 3. The restaurant’s operated St. | 5811. Tommy’s Cuisine beautifully brings 746 Tchoupitoulas Café Amelie 3. You are truly the maestro of your burrito flour, too. cable TV balcony. and Wi-Fi. by the fi fth-generation 1103 | tommysneworleans.com 500 Port of New together Creole-Italian fare while staying masterpiece with their endless collection There are currently plans in 912 Royal St.development | 412-8965 | 4. The Crescent City Brewhouse descendents of 4. the original truePl. to |New Orleans’s Orleans 247-9265 | culinary spirit.1. They’re known for their Creole of meats and toppings. for Burlesque cafeamelie.com Brunch every first Sunday, is a 17-barrel active brewery. founder. poppystimeoutsportsbar.com With burrito sizes ranging from Regular Italian4. dishes like the Roasted so stay tuned!

1. Café Amelie is among the 5.

They also have a lovely to Super and “Illegal,” you can satisfy your 4.

A great date spot, they Duck Tchoupitoulas.

1. Poppy’s has 21 televisions to 5. NOLA Cantina prides itself on a modern Antoine’s Restaurant French food.

Quarter’s classiest cravings no matter how hungry you are.Monday through courtyard for outdoor are open take on tacos and Mexican watch all your favorite teams.

2. The subtle but elegant decor 713 St. Louis Ave. | 581-4422 | antoines.com places to eat.

5. Be sure to have Izzo’s cater your next with brunch on dining.

Saturday evokes European fi ne dining.

2. The bar includes frozen 1. Established in 1840, Antoine’s is the family or work event with plenty of 2. The restaurant features an Sunday. daiquiris and 20 different oldest restaurant in New Orleans.

3. Tommy’s Cuisine is options the perfect catering available. elegant courtyard for 5. Their Hermes Bar also serves beers on tap.

2. Among the country’s most famous spot for a romantic date night. outdoor dining.

Lebanon’s Happy Hour regularly fromCafé restaurants, Antoine's is known as the 3. Poppy’s is located Flyingevents Burrito 4. They Juan’s host private with 3. |The cafe’s|named 1500 S. Carrollton Ave. 862-6200 birthplace of Oysters Rockefeller.

4 to 7. next to the Outlet Multiple locations | juansflyingburrito.com spaces for catered banquets. lebanonscafe.com for Amelie 3. Their wine cellar is 165 feet long, seven Collection at 1.

Their Green Goat Quesadilla is not only 5. Besides great food, Tommy’s 1. All of the kabobs at Miltonberger, Lebanon’s are cooked feet wide, and can hold 25,000 bottles.

Backspace Bar & Kitchen amazingly flavorful, Riverwalk.

Wine Bar next door has 150 but filling. on skewers above amother charcoalofgrill.

4. They have three private dining rooms Probably the world’s first139 Creole Taqueria, Chartres St. | 322-2245 | 4. This casual spot also has bottles2. to choose from.

2. They serve a spectrum of Middle named after carnival krewes.

Princess AliceEastern of Juan’s mission is to bringbackspacenola.com crafted food outdoor seating overlooking cuisine, from hummus to kabobs.

5. Bon Appétit has named Antoine’s Monaco. infused with local flavors to patrons at a 1. The bar/restaurant aunts a the Mississippi River.

3. flFan favorites are the creamy hummus, one of the “Top 10 Must-Visit Classic reasonable price.

Viet Orleans Bistro 4. Lunch chicken shawarma, and rosemary lamb Restaurants.” gorgeous 1920s decor.

5. For something different, try 3.

Wrapped in love and a delicious flour, 300 Baronne St. | 333-6917 here is chops.

2. Perfect the Alligator Sausage Po-Boy. wheat, or spinach tortilla, Juan’s Flying for late-night, they’re 1. The restaurant is located just 4. Their extensive menu is complemented Broussard’s Burritos are large enough to easily openpass until 5 a.m. by reasonable prices. off Canal Street stepsbaby. from 819 Conti St. | 581-3866 | broussards.com as a small 3. Backspace has a5. literary Red Gravy Lebanon’s is BYOB, so bring in your the French Quarter.

1. Broussard’s has been an iconic, high-end 4. Juan’s Eye Opener drinks prove that they theme inspired by New favorite bottle to complement their 125 Camp St. | 561-8844 | spot serving rich, classic Creole dishes understand it’s 5:00 somewhere.

2. Viet Orleans Bistro features Orleans’s famous writers. excellent food. since 1920. redgravycafe.com 5. sushi The margarita fantastic as well as selection is top-notch and 4.Corazon The menu features local 2.

The New Orleans dining treasure offers flavors like the fruity and 1. Red Gravy is consistently Vietnamese classics like pho.

Pyramids Cafe favorites like red beans and has been inducted into the Nation’s pucker-worthy lime-infused Vida. rated as one of the city’s top 3. Arrive early during lunch as 3149 Calhoun St. | 861-9602 | Restaurant News’s Fine Dining Hall of rice and gumbo. spots for brunch. they are packed with local pyramidscafeonline.com Fame.

NOLA Cantina 5. They also serve literary2. Red Gravy is recognized as businessmen from the CBD. 1. Pyramids Cafe is an Uptown spot serving 3. Within the current building are masterful 437 Esplanade Ave. | 266-2848 | nolacantina. themed cocktails such as the one of New Orleans’s notable healthy and authentic Middle Eastern recreations of various other buildings, 4. A Tofu Pho is one of the com Gin Ricky. cuisine. such as the Borrello mansion and the Italian restaurants. options for vegetarian 1. Be sure to check out New Orleans’s historic Hermann-Grima house, built in 2.

Located just across from Tulane 3. The house-made meatballs customers.newest Mexican joint on the corner of 1834.

University, Pyramids is a popular spot Bennachin are legendary.

Frenchmen and Esplanade.

5. Viet Orleans Bistro’s with students.

4. The restaurant is also recognized by the 1212 Royal St. | 522-1230 | 2. cuisine Nola Cantina is equal parts indoor and 4. As the name implies, they fantastic will National Register of Historic Places.

3. Vegetarians swear that their eggplant outdoor, with two large bars, plenty of facebook.com/Bennachinhave a selection of great have you coming sandwich is one of the best in town.

5.

Their menu includes decadent classics, craft cocktails, sangria, wine, and local Restaurant handmade pastas. like truffled crab claws. back again beers. and again.

4. Their delivery is highly recommended for 1. Bennachin is the place forspeed and quality. both 5. Founded by an Italian from 3. Vegetarians are welcome at NOLA African food in New Orleans.

New Jersey, come hungry Venezia 134 N. Carrollton Ave. | 488-7991 | venezianeworleans.net 1. Venezia has been serving the New Orleans area for 60 years so far.

2. They offer authentic Italian dishes, fresh seafood, and steaks.

3. Their famous thin-crust pizza is cooked in an original stone oven.

4. Their wait staff all have an average of 15 years of experience.

5. Venezia’s recently redecorated dining room is the perfect spot for date night.

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particularly good,towith World Of Beer 2. of The restaurant has been experience when it comes goodseared food Crossroads at House Blues salmon and caprese salad. open since 1992 and features 300 N Julia St. | 299-3599 | and flavor.

225 Decatur St. | 310-0499 | houseofblues.

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2. Make5.Monday wing day with New Orleans Cajun Cookery’s 10 awings forfrom $10 special. looks like scene a 3. established The menumusic has tasty Besides being an 1. This tavern runs1. great 3. Their larger-than-life South Peter Burger is also home movie. vegetarian and to vegan specials, some as lowvenue, as $1House of Blues is a mixture of ground brisket, chuck, and the restaurant Crossroads. selections. a beer. ribs, which is then is topped with 2. The menu is a mix of regional and include Jama- short Cornet 4.

Classic dishes 2. Their Warehouse international cuisine created by chefs thick-cut bacon.

Bourbon St. | 523-1485 District location is a across America. Jama, Fried Plantains and4. The700 Cajun Cookery offers revamped | New Fricasse. cornetnola.com short walk from3. many Orleanian fare, such as their Gulf Fish Grab dinner beforePoulet a concert and receive Districthas Catfish 18.

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2. They offer balcony seating 5. They also haveBombay daily drinkClub specials, like $3 Bourbon Street.

4. Beer lovers can try over New Orleansoverlooking Creole Cookery craft500 beers on Tuesdays.

830 Conti St. | 577-2237 | 508 Toulouse brews from around the globe.

3. St. This is a classic | 524-9632 | New Orleans spot with many traditional 5. Their entrees are quite neworleanscreolecookery.com Dick and Jenny’s bombayclubneworleans.com cuisines.

1. |Opening affordable, many running traditional Creole cooking in a 4501 Tchoupitoulas St. 894-9880at| 4 p.m., the 1. They offer atmosphere, including outdoor Bombay Club is perfect for beautiful under $10. dickandjennys.com 4. You can’t go wrong with their courtyardShrimp seating.Creole. or Happy Hour.

1. Dick and Jenny’s is adinner neighborhood bistro 2. They feature seafood—both fresh boiled that serves local2.Creole cuisine.

Every night features 5. The owners gave Louis and fried—an oyster bar, and strong FRENCH 2. It features a fantastic wine list as well as a scheduled Armstrong his first start with drinks. wonderful cocktails.live musical QUARTER his fiHour rst ...features Cornet!50-cent raw 3. Their Happy 3. The restaurant is set in a mid-19thperformance. and $1 chargrilled oysters . century cottage in Uptown, on 3. The Bombay 4. Their menu features classics, such as Crescent City Brewhouse Antoine’s Restaurant Tchoupitoulas Street.

Shrimp and St. Gumbo Served Three Clubcolorful promotes a classy The inside plates 527Creole Decatur | 522-0571 | 713 Saint Louis St. 4. | 581-4422 | is lined with Ways. environment for intimate bearing the names of the restaurant's crescentcitybrewhouse.com antoines.com 5. The space is rumored to be haunted by a first patrons. meals.

1. The Crescent Brewhouse 1. Antoine’s has operated in to try Chef Merlin’s Crab Cake, merchant named JosephCity Bapentier, who 5. Be sure 4.

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5. Stay up late for late-night 2. Antoine’s has 14 dining rooms perfect romantic setting5325 and Franklin Ave. 309-0352 | jazz | music nightly. menu specials.

The and can host up to Governor 700+ originalfiorellas.com martini bar. | 3. The building dates back to customers. 301 Chartres St. | 291-1860 Tommy’s Cuisine 1. The first Fiorella’s was open in the governorrestaurant.com 1722 andCafé features a beautiful Poppy’s Time Out Sports Bar 3. The restaurant’s operated 746 Tchoupitoulas St. | 581French Market from 1985 until 1999.

Amelie 1. The Governor Café Restaurant salutes the balcony. by the fifth-generation 1103 | tommysneworleans.com 500 Port of New 2. In 2016, they reopened on Franklin city’s historical912 influencers and| age-old Royal St. 412-8965 | 4.

The Crescent descendents of the original Avenue under the nameCity “TheBrewhouse Original Orleans Pl. | 247-9265 | 1. They’re known for their Creole recipes. cafeamelie.com a 17-barrel active brewery.

Fiorella’s is Cafe.” founder. poppystimeoutsportsbar.com 2. Be sure to try their “Taste of New Italian dishes like the Roasted 1. gumbo, Café Amelie is among the3. The new location was opened by 5. They also have a lovely Orleans” featuring crawfish 4. A great date spot, they DuckCoterie Tchoupitoulas.

1. Poppy’s has 21 televisions to Chef Ron‘s Gumbo Stop NOLA Restaurant & Oyster Bar brotherscourtyard Kelly and Calcie Fiorella, in French Quarter’s classiest étouffée, red beans and rice, and for outdoor are open Monday through watch all your favorite teams.

2. The subtle but elegant decor | coterienola.com 2309 N Causeway Blvd. | Metairie | 835-2022 135 Decatur St. | 529-8600 honor of their father CJ. jambalaya. places to eat. dining. on |2. gumbostop.com evokes1. European fine dining.

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5. Their Hermes Bar serves beers tap.

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Backspace Bar & Kitchen Riverwalk.

Gumbo Stop offers stuffed gumbo. brings to life Wine Bar next door hastheir 150classic bread pudding mother of Multiple locations | parranspoboys.com 139 Chartres St. | 322-2245 | 3. This Thiscasual Cajun-Creole bistro dessert.from.

4. spot also hasmakes sure bottles to choose Princess Alice of 1. Parran’s Po-Boys and Restaurant Neyow’s Creole Café patrons seating feel rightoverlooking at home.

4. If you’re looking for a big backspacenola.com breakfast with outdoor serves up a variety of po-boys stuffed Monaco.

3332 Bienville St. | 827-5474 | neyows.com 4. the With Chef Ron in the establishment’s big flavor, then Coterie’s Beaucoup 1. The bar/restaurant flaunts a Mississippi River. with fried or grilled seafood.

Viet Orleans Bistro 1. Neyow’s serves4. up authentic Lunch kitchen, quality is guaranteed.

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Their fresh French bread is trucked Creole cuisine, “straight from their | 333-6917 here is 5. For those not looking for gumbo at300 the Baronne 5. St. Coterie’s brick walls and abundance of in daily, giving you the freshest bread 2.asPerfect for late-night,grandmother’s they’re the Alligator Sausage recipes.”

Gumbo Spot, fret not:Po-Boy. There are also1. The restaurant natural lighting give it a feel rich as the is located just possible. open until 5 a.m.

2. Neyow’s has a large selection of weekly specialties, like Bronzed Drum Fish. food. off Canal Street steps from 3.

Parran’s also serves up gigantic specials, ranging from red beans and rice 3. Backspace has a literary Red Gravy the French Quarter. muffalettas and mouthwatering Italian to eight-ounce ribeyes. theme inspired by New The Columns Hotel Crescent City Brewhouse 125 Camp St. | 561-8844 | dishes, like Eggplant Parmesan.

2. Viet Orleans Bistro features 3.

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527 Decatur St. | 522-0571 | redgravycafe.com 4. With locations in Metairie, Kenner, delectable charbroiled oysters as an fantastic sushi as well as com crescentictybrewhouse.com 4. The menu features local and Uptown, Parran's can easily appetizer.

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1. Built in 1883, The Columns is listed in theVietnamese 1. Crescent became New like red beans and satisfy your po-boy hankering. favorites 4.

Let Neyow’s host and cater your next rated as one of the city’s top during lunch as National Register of Historic Places. 3. Arrive earlyOrleans’s first brewpub in 1991.

5. Want a Parran’s po-boy delivered rice and gumbo. party, reunion, wedding reception, bridal spots for brunch. with local 2. The hotel was designed by New Orleansthey are 2. packed The brewery’s building dates to the right to you? Order delivery via the shower, or baby shower.

5. They also serve literary2. Red GravyThomas is recognized architect Sully. as 1700s; it used to be a two-story, 14-room businessmen from the CBD. Waitr app.

5. such Can't dine in? Order your lunch to go themed cocktails as the New Orleans’s notable 3. one Theof Columns has Happy Hour every4. day,A Tofu Pho house. is one of the between the hours of 11 a.m. and 3:30 Gin Ricky.

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4. The Victorian Lounge is a bar with Bennachin pralineconnection.com are legendary.

New Orleans Cajun Cookery 5. Viet Orleans Bistro’s outdoor patio seating and a small plates 4. Their 17-barrel brewery combines Old 1. The Praline Connection serves some 1212 Royal St. | 522-1230 | St. | 985-778-2529 | facebook.

701 S. Peters 4. As the name implies, they fantastic cuisine menu.

World will values and modern technology. of the best homestyle Cajun-Creole com/pages/category/Restaurant/Newfacebook.com/Bennachinhave a selection of great 5. It has been listed on Esquire’s guide to have you 5. coming They are a past recipient of the Vieux soul food in New Orleans.

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City Council Award. handmade pastas. back again Carré and again.

2. They began as a home delivery 1.

New Orleans Cajun Cookery is new to the 1. Bennachin is the place for 5. Founded by an Italian from service for working women and their scene, but offers that classic New Orleans African food in New Orleans.

New Jersey, come hungry

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varieties!

World Of Beer Their po-boys come in 300 three Nsizes: Julia St. | 299-3599 | small (6”), regular (9”), and king-size worldofbeer.com (14”).

1. This tavern runs great 4.

3. Their counter service system moves specials, quickly, but you can order online to some as low as $1 a beer. beat the wait.

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4. Short Stop consistently 2. delivers Theirgiant Warehouse po-boys for reasonable prices.

District location is a 5. Don’t forget to grab one of their shortsides, walk from many like the chicken fries, cole slaw, or Downtown hotels. stuff ed crab.

Public Service 3. They serve brunch every 311 Baronne St. | 962-6527 | Sunday with bottomless publicservicenola.com mimosas from 11 a.m.-2 p.m.

1. Public Service is a “New Southern” restaurant that honors the civic spirit 4. Beer lovers can try over 500 Acme Oyster House of NOPSI. brews from around the globe.

Multiple Locations | acmeoyster.com 2. NOPSI is the New Orleans Public 1. Acme Oyster House is an5.institution Their entrees are quite Service Inc., which used to be the that we’re proud to claim here in New many running affordable, local utility and transportation Orleans. under $10. company.

2. With locations spread across the Gulf 3. The elevated comfort food on the South, Acme is sharing their delightful menu is inspired by the Gulf Coast’s NOLA fare far and wide.

FRENCH fishermen and farmers.

3. Their Fried Peace Maker Po-Boy, with 4. Their open kitchen is accentuated fried oysters, fried shrimp, and QUARTER spicy with a modern raw bar and openmayo, is an absolute must-try. flame rotisserie.

4. Oysters on the half shell are served Antoine’s Restaurant 5. The restaurant is located in the “Gold up fresh by either the dozen or halfBuilding” adjacent to the NOPSI Hotel.

713 Saint Louis St. | 581-4422 | dozen. antoines.com 5. Think you can eat 15 dozen oysters?

Short Stop Poboys Complete the challenge and join their has operated in 1. Antoine’s 119 Transcontinental Dr. | Metairie | 885prestigious “15 Dozen Club.”New Orleans for 176 years 4572 | shortstoppoboysno.com now.

1. Short Stop Poboys has a huge 5. Stay up lateoffor late-night 2. Antoine’s has 14 dining rooms selection po-boys, with over 30 because portions are huge! menu specials. and can host up to 700+ customers.

Tommy’s Cuisine Poppy’s Time Out Sports Bar 3. The restaurant’s operated 746 Tchoupitoulas St. | 581by the fifth-generation 1103 | tommysneworleans.com 500 Port of New descendents of the original Orleans Pl. | 247-9265 | 1. They’re known for their Creole founder. poppystimeoutsportsbar.com Italian dishes like the Roasted 4.

A great date spot, they Duck Tchoupitoulas.

1. Poppy’s has 21 televisions to are open Monday through watch all your favorite teams.

2. The subtle but elegant decor Saturday with brunch on evokes European fine dining.

2. The bar includes frozen Sunday. daiquiris and 20 different 3. Tommy’s Cuisine is the perfect 5.

Their Hermes Bar also serves beers on tap. spot for a romantic date night.

Happy Hour regularly from 3. Poppy’s is located 4. They host private events with 4 to 7. next to the Outlet spaces for catered banquets.

Collection at 5. Besides great food, Tommy’s Backspace Bar & Kitchen Riverwalk.

Wine Bar next door has 150 139 Chartres St. | 322-2245 | 4. This casual spot also has bottles to choose from. backspacenola.com outdoor seating overlooking 1. The bar/restaurant flaunts a the Mississippi River.

Viet Orleans Bistro gorgeous 1920s decor.

5. For something different, try 300 Baronne St. | 333-6917 2. Perfect for late-night, they’re the Alligator Sausage Po-Boy. 1. The restaurant is located just open until 5 a.m. off Canal Street steps from 3. Backspace has a literary Red Gravy the French Quarter. theme inspired by New 125 Camp St. | 561-8844 | 2. Viet Orleans Bistro features Orleans’s famous writers. redgravycafe.com fantastic sushi as well as 4. The menu features local 1. Red Gravy is consistently Vietnamese classics like pho. favorites like red beans and rated as one of the city’s top 3. Arrive early during lunch as rice and gumbo. spots for brunch. they are packed with local 5. They also serve literary2. Red Gravy is recognized as businessmen from the CBD. themed cocktails such as the one of New Orleans’s notable 4. A Tofu Pho is one of the Gin Ricky.

Italian restaurants. options for vegetarian 3. The house-made meatballs customers.

Bennachin are legendary.

5. Viet Orleans Bistro’s 1212 Royal St. | 522-1230 | 4. As the name implies, they fantastic cuisine will facebook.com/Bennachinhave a selection of great have you coming Restaurant handmade pastas. back again and again.

1. Bennachin is the place for 5. Founded by an Italian from African food in New Orleans.

New Jersey, come hungry 3.

families.

Choosing between their red beans or their white beans and rice is a nearly impossible decision.

Their pralines are made fresh daily using the old-school spoon-drip method.

They are serving their last plate at this location at the end of November before moving to a new spot in town.

2.

2. The restaurant has been open since 1992 and features great prices.

3. The menu has tasty vegetarian and vegan selections.

4. Classic dishes include JamaJama, Fried Plantains and Poulet Fricasse.

5. You can also find them every year at Jazz Fest’s Congo Square.

Felix's Restaurant & Oyster Bar

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Bombay Club 830 Conti St. | 577-2237 | bombayclubneworleans.com 1. Opening at 4 p.m., the Bombay Club is perfect for dinner or Happy Hour.

2. Every night features a scheduled live musical performance.

3. The Bombay Club promotes a classy environment for intimate meals.

4. The dinner specials include the Charred Hanger Steak.

5. The Bombay Club is the perfect romantic setting and martini bar.

Café Amelie 912 Royal St. | 412-8965 | cafeamelie.com 1. Café Amelie is among the French Quarter’s classiest places to eat.

2. The restaurant features an elegant courtyard for outdoor dining.

3. The cafe’s named for Amelie Miltonberger, mother of Princess Alice of Monaco.

4. Lunch here is

particularly good, with seared salmon and caprese salad.

5. The gorgeous outdoor patio looks like a scene from a movie.

Cornet 700 Bourbon St. | 523-1485 | cornetnola.com 1. Cornet has a convenient, central location in the French Quarter.

2. They offer balcony seating overlooking Bourbon Street.

3. This is a classic New Orleans spot with many traditional cuisines.

4. You can’t go wrong with their Shrimp Creole.

5. The owners gave Louis Armstrong his first start with his first ... Cornet!

Crescent City Brewhouse 527 Decatur St. | 522-0571 | crescentcitybrewhouse.com 1. The Crescent City Brewhouse recently celebrated 25 years of service.

2. The restaurant features live jazz music nightly.

3. The building dates back to 1722 and features a beautiful balcony.

4. The Crescent City Brewhouse is a 17-barrel active brewery.

5. They also have a lovely courtyard for outdoor dining.

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701 Peters St. briquette3. S. Shamrock is |a 302-7496 great spot|to visit with nola.com friends to play all of their amazing bar 1. games.

Briquette is a large, upscale seafood restaurant in the Warehouse District.

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Baratserves a delicious 2. Shamrock’s Valet parking Briquette means no Ribeye Steak that will filla you up! spot. worries about finding parking 5. has amenu DJ spinning plenty of 3. Shamrock The Briquette features wonderful local favorites, like Redfish music for your listening pleasure. on the Half Shell and Snapper Pontchartrain.

Venezia 4. Grab a cocktail at their bar before or 134 Nafter Carrollton Ave. | 488-7991 | your meal. venezianeworleans.net 5. The kitchen is open to dining-room viewing,has behind 1. Venezia beenglass. serving fantastic Italian food since Felix’s Restaurant & Oyster Bar 1957.

Multiple locations | felixs.com 2. They offer take-out of 1. Felix’s newest location is on the some of the city’s best pizza Lakefront with beautiful views and Italian dishes. overlooking Lake Pontchartrain.

3. features a full bar that’s a great 2. Venezia Felix’s off ers a ton of oyster options by the to dozen or the half-dozen. spot watch big game.

3. Daily Felix's has been locally owned 4. specials include a Frutti Desince Mareits inception in the 1940s.

Marinara.

4. Their oysters are harvested from the 5. Venezia is a fantastic place forput a large best Louisiana oyster beds, on a group of people to enjoy Italian right food to refrigerated truck, and zipped family-style. their oyster bar.

5. Their menu also features plenty of Wit’s fried Inn or grilled seafood options if you’re not into mollusks.

141 N Carrollton Ave. | 486-1600 | witsinn.com Landry’s Seafood 1. Wit’sLocations Inn is a Mid-City favorite, located Multiple | landrysseafood.com the corner of Canal and Carrollton.

1. near Landry’s Seafood is all about family, warmth, exceptional seafood at 2. They haveand a pizza kitchen churning out everyand location. fresh amazing pizzas.

2. The Every a tasteTVs of New 3. barlocation has 15 flhas at screen for Orleans cuisine, with dishes like BBQ sports.

Shrimp.

4. support 25 percent 3. They Landry’s alsoteachers. offers exotic options,off like teachers musicians every Monday smoked and bacon-crusted scallops with cheese grits. night.

4. Thursday This holiday season, you purchase 5.

Night is the ifpopular $5 Pizza a $50 Landry’s gift card, you’ll also Night.

Starts at 6 p.m. and you’ll have receive a free $10 reward card. to dine in.

5. Be sure to pair one of your seafood dishes with a mouthwatering cocktail from their extensive cocktail list.

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2100 St. Charles Ave. | 509-6675 | poseidonnola.com Another Broken Egg Café 1. Poseidon offers a variety of seafood, 2917 Magazine St. | 301-2771 | but their specialities are oysters and anotherbrokenegg.com sushi.

1. café boasts a whopping menu 2. This Open until midnight Sunday114 through Thursday and 2 a.m. on Fridays and items. they are one of the few late2. ASaturdays, great brunch option, they’re open 7 night sit-down restaurants. a.m. til 3 p.m. daily.

3. Their take-out is served just as fresh as 3. One-of-a-kind breakfast apps include their dine-in cuisine.

Beignets 4. Biscuit Their menu features nearly 30 signature sushi rolls, including the and Hurricane and Black and Gold.

5. After dinner, check out one of their private karaoke rooms.

Seaworthy 630 Carondelet St. | 930-3071 | seaworthynola.com 1. Seaworthy can be found in an 1832 Creole cottage next to Ace Hotel.

2. Their oysters are wild-caught and sustainably harvested.

3. Their menu also features locally

sourced City Grits.fish and game.

4. Another Their prix-fi xe “Crew Mess” ($29.90) is 4.

Broken Egg Café is healthpriced according to their coordinates. conscious with several gluten-free 5. options.

They offer artisanal, proprietary, and classic cocktails.

5. Although focused on breakfast, they offSeafood er great burgers and fresh The also Catch Restaurant salads.

3010 Cleary Ave. | Metairie | 407-3316 | facebook.com/ thecatchseafoodrestaurantLA/timeline Daisy Dukes 1. The locations Catch Seafood Multiple | Restaurant is one of Metairie’s best seafood restaurants. daisydukesrestaurant.com 2. The Catch has a new daily food special 1. They’ve often won “Best of the Big every Tuesday thru Saturday. theoff Bloody Mary category.

3. Easy” Theyin also er fried seafood platters, blackened boiled restaurants shrimp, and 2. Some of thedishes, Daisy Duke’s more. are open 24 hours a day.

4. Be sure to grab a cup or quart of their 3. You can enjoy pancakes and raw fresh corn and crab bisque. oysters at the same time.

5. They also offer a great kids' menu, so 4. They feature the Alligator Omelette. be sure to bring the kiddos!

Mmmm, gator!

Tito’s Ceviche & Pisco 5. They’re wings are to die for, especially 5015during Magazine St. | 267-7612 | the game. titoscevichepisco.com 1. Tito’s Ceviche & Pisco is a new Peruvian Dot’s restaurant Diner located Uptown.

Multiple | dotsdiner.com 2. The locations restaurant’s owner, John Lock, is originally from Peru.

1. Patrons love theLima, classic 50s style of this 3. spot.

Their menu is built on traditional dishes, such asare ceviche 2. Some locations opencriollo.

24 hours.

4. Be sure to try their “Lomo Saltado,” 3. Every weekend, the restaurant hosts a stir-fried beef tenderloin with sauteed pancake onions, breakfast. served with crispy potatoes.

4. a massive breakfast the Big 5. Enjoy The bar features nearly 50with varieties of Peruvian Dot Platter.pisco.

5. The menu includes Country Fried Steak and Grilled Catfish.

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Max Well New Orleans Maple Street Patisserie 6101 Magazine Street | 301-0510 | Multiple Locations | cargocollective. maxwellneworleans.com com/maplestreetpatisserie 1. Max Well is the Crescent City’s newest plant-based eatery, located is Uptown, 1. The pastry chef’s homeland Poland. justahead off Magazine 2. Call to orderStreet. one of their 2. amazing Max Well wants to prove that veggies pies for the upcoming holiday can taste as good or better than your season. favorite piece of meat.

3. delicacies based the chef’s 3. The Their deliciousare salad andon protein studies bowls, throughout stuffed withEurope. greens, rice, and delicious super-fi lling.

4. They offer toppings, their own are version of the New 4. Orleans Try theirspecialty, Sparta Power Bowl, featuring the praline. red pepper hummus, quinoa tabouli, 5. They also have chickpeas, a great selection of of dill-seasoned and tons sandwiches at the Magazine Street other toppings.

5. location.

If you’re in the mood for a quick juice pick-me-up, they offer a variety of freshly Deli squeezed juices daily.

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Multiple locations | mcalistersdeli.com Seed 1. There are mulitple McAlister’s Multiple locations | 302-2599 | Delis within the New Orleans area. seedyourhealth.com 2.

McAlister’s Clubversions Sandwich includes 1. The Seed offers vegan of classic comfort food, ranging from nachos to up to 13 layers. gumbo.

3. They sell their McAlister’s Famous 2. Sweet They encourage sustainable dining Tea by the gallon, as they should. through recycled menus, available 4. The Frenchand Dip solar-powered with provoloneenergy. and Au compost, is outstanding.

3. Jus A portion of the restaurant’s proceeds donated Project Orangutan For are health freaks,tothe menu offers a and the Humane of Louisiana. number of saladSociety options.

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Food News

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Haydel's Bakery Did someone say cake? … Haydel's Bakery, a source for king cakes and more for almost 60 years on Jefferson Highway, has expanded its operations to the Garden District. Spearheaded by Ryan Haydel (grandson of Lloyd Haydel, the original founder), Haydel's Bake Shop recently opened on Magazine Street, offering all of the beloved favorites and a few new items made especially for this location, like miniwedding cakes, petits fours, brownies, and

six-inch cakes—mini-doberge, anyone?

The new bake shop is also a coffee shop featuring French Market Coffee in the form of frozen coffee drinks and specialty espresso brews.

3117 Magazine St., 800-442-1342, haydelbakery.com Holy bar food! … Hotel Peter & Paul, the Marigny's newest (and possibly only) luxury boutique hotel, opened just over a month

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ago, and recently, they launched The Elysian Bar, located inside the former church's rectory. The team behind Bacchanal developed the new bar, including a wine list curated by locally well-known sommelier Joe Briand. Much to the satisfaction of Angeline fans, chef Alex Harrell has been tapped to head the kitchen, which is open from 10:30 a.m. to 12 a.m. Can we get an amen?

2317 Burgundy St., (504) 357-6769, theelysianbar.com Little red coffee shop …

Petite Rouge, one of a few vintage Citroën trucks serving coffee around town, now has its own digs. Owner Julie Pieri recently launched the Petite Rouge café on Calhoun Street, serving specialty Pe espressos and drip and tite cold-brewed coffee using Roug e locally roasted French Truck Coffee. For those who are wondering, the little red truck will still be rolling, and a second, baby-blue truck will soon join the family.

3146 Calhoun St., (504) 520-9688, petiterougecoffeetruck.com

Let's taco 'bout it! … NOLA Cantina opened on the corner of Esplanade Avenue and Frenchmen Street, dishing out tacos and tequila with reckless abandon. The Gambit reported word of the new launch by husband-and-wife team Chloe and Robert Watters, the proprietors of Backspace Bar & Kitchen and Boot Scootin Rodeo. Chef Octavio Ycaza is consulting on the cantina's menu, which offers new taco variations like the “Gringas” with American cheese, al pastor pork, and charred pineapple.

They also offer tequila and mezcal sangria.

437 Esplanade Ave., (504) 266-2848, nolacantina.com Squash and apples and figs, oh my! … Commander's Palace and SoBou ck invite diners to savor ru the season with new T Coffee additions to their menus. At Commander's Palace, Chef Tory McPhail has added dishes like Roasted Pumpkin Gnocchi with brown butter, sage, and parmesan, Smoked Joyce Farms Chicken with grilled oyster mushrooms, and Candy Apple-Lacquered Quail stuffed with fireroasted chili boudin.

NOLA Cantina

Over at SoBou, Chef Juan Carlos has incorporated the fabulous fig into the menu, with items like Croquettes of Duck Confit with fig and bacon jam and a Brown Fig & Pickled Grape salad with citrus-infused mascarpone. Carlos is also playing up the candy apple with his Andouille Sausage & Caramel Apple Beignets with sugarcane, rum, and chicory coffee ganache.

1403 Washington Ave., (504) 899-8221, commanderspalace.com 310 Chartres St., (504) 522-4095, sobounola.com They've got an app for that! … The Crescent City Farmers Market recently launched their own app, making it easier to shop! Market Umbrella, the organization that operates the Crescent City Farmers Markets, partnered with Rhode Island-based food technology company Crave Food Systems to create this custom eCommerce marketplace.

They've created a virtual farmers market that allows customers to see what farmers and other vendors are bringing to the market and to order what they like for pickup. Additionally, first-time users of the app have a one-time opportunity to receive 25 percent off their first order, using the coupon code “FIRSTORDER.” Vendors include A&K Citrus, Hot Plants, Gonsoulin Land

& Cattle, Our Family Farm, Poche Family Farm, and more. Pre-ordering and paying in advance guarantees that customers receive the products they want without fear of them selling out before they get to market and alleviates the vendor’s concern that a product will go unsold. The Crescent City Farmers Market app is a free download for iOS and Android devices. crescentcityfarmersmarket.org So sad to see you go ...

Warehouse District restaurant Sac-a-Lait shuttered its doors. Dynamic duo chefs Samantha and Cody Carroll opened the restaurant over three years ago, offering a bold take on Louisiana cooking. According to The Advocate, the couple does have future plans in the works. We certainly can't wait to see what they come up with next.

John Michael Wade, owner of La Casita restaurants, recently announced the decision to close the Warehouse District location, La Casita on the Patio. “We would not have enjoyed years of success in the Warehouse District without the community, many of whom are now friends, and we recognize we would not have made it this far without the support of our valued guests and vendors,” said Wade. Thankfully, the Oak Street location still remains.

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umbo is as Louisiana as the Saints, brass bands, Huey P. Long, bald cypress trees, and alligators.

Although it should always start with a roux, gumbos found throughout New Orleans (and beyond) are as varied as Mardi Gras krewes. Almost every year, you will discover chefs creating their own interpretations of this classic dish, much to the joy (and chagrin) of locals.

Because gumbo was a dish born by incorporating the seasonings and cooking techniques of many different cultures— French, German, Spanish, Choctaw, and African—I have no problems with new and interesting “variations on a theme,” but I know it's a touchy subject. There are also hundreds of gumbos in Orleans Parish alone, and I have tasted only a small percentage of them. But honestly, can there ever be too much gumbo?

If you've never set your lips to a spoonful of this heady stew, I've quite a few suggestions, from new restaurants and old. The best part? Gumbo is almost always under $20 for a bowl; in fact, some are even under $10, and it's so thick, rich, and chockfull of meat or seafood, it easily makes a satisfying meal, especially with several slices of New Orleans French bread on the side to sop up every drop.

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Antoine's, easily the oldest restaurant in the country, there's the classic “Gombo Creole,” which is overflowing with shrimp, blue crab, and oysters, at only $10 a bowl.

Even I can afford to dine at Antoine's if I go straight for the gumbo.

Dooky Chase's has been serving up Creole Gumbo since 1941, a thick stew that also has shrimp, crab, and oysters, plus smoked sausage, hot sausage, brisket or veal, and smoked ham. You'll have to get a reservation for Holy Thursday if you want to try the Gumbo Z'herbes, a beloved pot full of tradition with tons of greens (spinach, turnip greens, mustard greens, collards, Swiss chard, and kale), seasoned with pickled pork.

Chef Frank Brigtsen, who candidly admitted to me that he devours gumbo on the daily, offers a filé gumbo with rabbit and andouille sausage at his Riverbend restaurant, Brigtsen's, for $9 per bowl.

And not only will you revel in his delicious gumbo, you will be treated like a member of the family.

In Mid-City, Ye Olde College Inn is currently serving a turkey and andouille gumbo for $8. Add a plate of their BBQ shrimp or a “famous” stack of onion rings, and you'll be stuffed till morning. The Bombay Club in the French Quarter has a smoked duck and andouille gumbo served with Creole potato salad, an addition I

Copper Vine's Quail & Boudin Gumbo personally prefer instead of rice.

Plenty of newer restaurants are serving up a more classical gumbo, and believe me, they are doing it oh-so-well. Avery's on Tulane offers a dark seafood gumbo with crab and oysters ($10.25) or a chicken and sausage gumbo ($9). It's certainly tempting to order their fried potato salad along with it. Over on Freret Street, High Hat is offering a Chicken & Andouille Gumbo YaYa, a thick and dark roux-based stew with loads of chicken, for $8 per bowl. It’s a dish that goes well with a side of braised greens or sweet potato salad. And if you're looking for an incredible lunch combo, head over to Central City for a combo of filé gumbo with rice, a grilled cheese sandwich, and potato salad for $10 at Heard Dat Kitchen, a spot I would never have discovered without the help of NOLA food goddess Lorin Gaudin.

For something a little different, you can start with the Tabasco pulp roux-based chicken and andouille sausage gumbo at Cavan. Thibodeaux-born chef Nathan Richard is offering a bowl at the Uptown restaurant for $9, meaning you'll have plenty of money left over for some corn fritters with honey butter or a glass of wine.

Another slight twist can be found further Uptown at Patois, on the corner of Laurel and Webster, where you can currently score a hearty bowl of wild boar and chicken gumbo for $9 and still have enough left over to treat yourself with Chocolate Budino (a.k.a. pudding) with mint Chantilly and a cookies-and-cream crumble.

Maypop's Blue Crab & Fermented Black Bean Gumbo

Easily the most expensive, though still slightly under budget, is the “Death by Gumbo” at R'evolution, the uber high-end restaurant by chefs John Folse and Rick Tramonto in the French Quarter. Made with roasted quail, andouille sausage, Louisiana oysters, and filé rice, this bountiful bowl will set you back $18. If you're not prepared to shell out that kind of cash, you could try a less-expensive version at Copper Vine, where Executive Chef Mike Brewer is wowing diners with his quail and boudin gumbo for $10, leaving some financial wiggle room for a plate of deviled eggs made with jumbo lump crab. Or, you could head over to the recently re-opened Gabrielle in the Treme for a bowl of Chef Greg Sonnier's smoked quail gumbo, made with anise-flavored green sausage and popcorn rice for $12.

Finally, for something completely different, head Downtown for a big bowl of Chef Michael Gullotta's blue crab and fermented black bean gumbo with roasted okra, andouille, and rice fritters at Maypop.

Though this unusual dish of gumbo will set you back $14, it's sure to blow your mind and elate your palate.

Although it feels like I've been rattling off a long list of favorites, believe me when I say I've barely scratched the surface. I only wish I could taste gumbos lovingly prepared in the family homes all over Louisiana.

Where do you go for gumbo?

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Where Y’at’s List of Naturally New Orleans Gifts

By Kimmie Tubre

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is the season to be jolly. To fill the roof with lights, the staircase with garland, and the doorways with mistletoe.

It is the time of year where red and green is everywhere and a lavishly decorated evergreen is a must. Of course, with all of the family time, parties, and events, one is always on a hunt for the perfect gift. And as we end out this tricentennial year, nothing says perfect like a gift that is naturally New Orleans.

Here is a list of some of Where Y’at’s favorite finds with Big Easy written all over them.

with these delicious holiday gifts.

The Spirited Gifts From Sazerac to French 75, the average New Orleanian would be oh-so-grateful to receive a spirited holiday gift. Fortunately, there are many alcoholic sets and gifts on display during the holiday season, but here are a few favorites: Daisy Dukes has Bloody Mary Mix Set options that make excellent gifts for that friend who’s a sucker for a good brunch cocktail. From their Jazz Fest Set to the Black and Gold Set, there’s a little something for every Bloody Mary enthusiast.

Of course, your Bloody Mary wouldn’t The Edible Gifts be complete without the right If you’re looking to start a diet vodka. Thanks to Cajun this month, think again. The Spirits Distillery, everyone holiday season is a time on your gift list should to fill our tummies with have no issue making sweet treats, gumbo, the best cocktails in and fried turkey. When town. Cajun Spirits it comes to NOLA offers more than holiday gifts, edible just vodka; the New options are a great Orleans-based choice. One of New distillery also makes Orleans’s many rum and gin. staples is a sweet, Speaking of rum, French-influenced we can’t mention it treat: the praline. The without recommending Praline Connection a gift of Old New offers pralines in cute Orleans Rum. From the box sets. Just add a bow, Ca e distillery founded by artist and it's ready to go. With e fé ff James Michalopoulos, there Bei all the sweet delights that gnet's icory Co Ch are several rum flavors and are native to the city, none is options, along with a shop that more traditional than the beignet. includes souvenir glasses, t-shirts, magnets, Pairing beignet mix from Café Beignet and a and much more. bag of their chicory coffee is always a hit gift, While the locals love their spirits, New especially for those who love baking. If they Orleans beer culture is one with are true coffee-lovers, PJ’s Coffee much history and is currently offers many flavors and logo growing. One local favorite paraphernalia. is NOLA Brewing We can’t talk about Company. Though they getting down in the also offer shirts, hats, kitchen without and other lagniappe, mentioning how simply getting a delicious Cajun and case of the popular Creole cuisines Hopitoulas IPA are, and that can would be a perfect be credited to our Christmas surprise. local hot sauces Last, but not least, and spices. World it wouldn’t be right Famous N’awlins to forget the worldCafé and Spice famous Pat O’Brien’s Emporium has a Hurricane Mix Set. multitude of spice options Nothing says New Orleans and sets that would make like a traditional Hurricane. a perfect gift for that friend Old um New away who’s homesick and Orleans R Blinging in the New Year missing those delicious NOLA When it comes to holiday gifts, you spices and sauces. While you’re at it, ride can never go wrong with accessories, and at on over to a local book store and grab Pascal’s the top of that list is jewelry. One of the city’s Manale Cookbook: A Family Tradition or John most famous jewelers is Mignon Faget.

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Metairie, Mignon Faget offers such a variety membership cards and gift certificates make of signature pieces that it would be silly to perfect gifts for the kids. The Audubon only highlight one. The jeweler’s Nature Institute offers gift animalistic pieces and NOLAmembership options, which can themed designs are more on be individual memberships the pricier side, but would or membership make a very special gift packages to all of the for a special person. attractions, including One jewelry piece the zoo, aquarium, that will never get insectarium, and old is the NOLA more. skyline necklace Every child from Sarah Ott dreams of waking New Orleans. Also up on Christmas known for the NOLA morning to find coordinates pendant, a brand new Sarah Ott’s jewelry bicycle. GNO Cyclery is reasonably priced, in Uptown has been unique, and represents all making that dream come things NOLA. true for over 25 years.

While repping the Big Ar t Easy, Home Malone New The Odds, Ends, and In& Eye's Glasses Orleans is a store known for Betweens its local lagnaippe, including all sorts of For sure, New Orleans is an eccentric holiday gifts, from accessories to home décor. city filled with many holiday gift options. You There you can find their original NOLA Tile really can’t go wrong with a gift that is truly, Cuff bracelet and necklace. Buy it as uniquely New Orleans. If nothing’s a set, and it will guarantee a tickled your fancy so far, here are magical holiday. a few odds and ends that will Right in the realm scream NOLA as soon as of accessories are they are unwrapped. sunglasses, and Art & In the city of voodoo Eyes has a plethora and hoodoo, a voodoo of sunglasses and doll from Marie frames that are Laveau’s House unique and customof Voodoo would made. make an excellent If all else fails, gift for that friend jewelry from an art seeking revenge. market is always For the person who a winner. With all has an open mind of the local markets and sense of humor, a and seasonal pop-ups, signature t-shirt from any finding local jewelry of the many shops along Da ix Bourbon Street would be and accessories should isy M y D r u a be pretty easy. And it’s a great gift that is sure to stir ke's Bloody M certain to make a perfect NOLA up some laughter.

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From Latkes to Lo Mein: The American Jewish Tradition of Eating Chinese Food on Christmas Day

By Greg Roques

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But it wasn’t until I married into a Jewish still recall the original South Park family some 15 years later that I learned the Christmas special, wherein keytruth of exactly what Jews in America do on character Kyle withdraws deep in his feels Christmas day: eat Chinese food. over being the lone Jewish child in his town Many of you may be as surprised to learn during Christmas. The episode spawned this as I was; however, this is a popular one of the musically minded program’s tradition among secular American Jews. most memorable songs, “The Lonely Jew An article in the Israeli newspaper Haaretz on Christmas,” as well as introducing Mr. from December 24, 2014, titled “Tis the Hankey, a levitating log of festive holiday Season: Why do Jews Eat Chinese Food on feces in a Santa hat, into the Christmas?” dates this observance seasonal sitcom rotation. The to the turn of the 20th century sketch remains as funny in New York City. Chinese today as it did when and Jewish immigrants I first saw it at the were the largest nonstart of high school.

Christian groups living However, back then, side-by-side in the it did make me Lower East Side at wonder what my the time, forging best friend, who relations based on was also my class’s their proximity and sole Jewish student, shared outsider did while the rest status. Not only of us overdosed on were the neighboring stuffed turkeys and Chinese restaurants debt-inducing displays open for business on of consumerism.

Christmas Day, but the As it turned out, he lack of dairy incorporated celebrated Christmas into their cuisine (which Avenue Pub in his own fashion, too, many of you have probably with his mother’s family, and he never considered before) made joyfully threw in my face the fact that he keeping kosher, which prohibits the mixing enjoyed nine days of presents to my one. of meat and milk, easier.

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“Chinese food is the ethnic cuisine of American Jews,” states Jennifer Lee, producer of the 2014 documentary The Search for General Tso, in Haaretz. "They identify with it more than they do gefilte fish or all kinds of the Eastern Europe dishes of yore.”

Regardless of your faith, traditions, or lack of desire to cook for two-dozen family members, Chinese food is delicious—and New Orleans has plenty of delectable options to choose from. Below are five good choices for this December 25th.

Netflix and chill (it’s certainly the only “chill” you’ll get with our frightfully unseasonal weather), you can’t go wrong ordering from Green Tea. This has been my go-to Chinese take-out spot for more than a decade, though you can dine in if you wish. The portions exceed what could be described as overly generous, delivery usually takes less than 20 minutes, and the food is always hot and delicious when it arrives at your door.

I usual go with the Chicken and Broccoli Lo Mein with a side of spring rolls.

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3009 Magazine Street com 504.891.8280 | jungschinese.com Praised for its prolific picking of craft Living in the Irish Channel almost 10 beers on tap, this refined St. Charles years ago, I obliviously walked past Jung’s Avenue watering hole is likely not the first maybe a hundred times before hunger destination that comes to mind and proximity finally guided when discussing Chinese me towards its doors dining options in New one year following the Orleans. But ’tis the annual Irish Channel season, and Avenue Parade. Discovering Pub is bringing good this exceptional, cheer in the form overlooked eatery is of its fourth annual probably the only Chinese Food good thing that has and Doctor Who ever come from a party. Beginning day of devouring at 7 p.m., enjoy a green Jell-O shots.

Chinese food popThe mandarin duck up and conclude and mango chicken your Christmas with a have always been cocktail while watching personal favorites. the Doctor Who Christmas The location offers many Special. options for a cocktail or coffee before or after your Green Tea Five Happiness meal as well.

3605 S. Carrollton Ave. 504.482.3935 | fivehappiness.com Red’s Chinese No list of New Orleans Chinese 3048 St. Claude Ave. restaurants would be complete without 504.340.6030 | redschinese.com mentioning Five Happiness. Start off A clever menu, solid cocktail selection, with the hot and sour soup and quirky ambiance, and an ironic share a plate of BBQ ribs solid-red sign with no text and steamed dumplings marking its location give with your table as an Red’s all the charming appetizer. As far as personality you would entrees go, I highly expect along this recommend the stretch of St. Claude.

Peking Duck with Red’s has remained Ten Crepes—it’s so open on Christmas good, I can’t help Day the past several but order it each years, and its staff time I go, no matter anticipates it will how often I try to not sever the streak convince myself to try in 2018. If the Kung something new.

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MartinLawrence Hollywood funnyman and comedic genius Martin Lawrence will host the Lit AF Tour and bring his unique style and a few special guests to the Crescent City. Friday, November 30, 7:30 p.m., $49 - $125. UNO Lakefront Arena. calendar.uno.edu Sunday, November 18 BMC Balcony Music Club - Shawn Williams Band, Abe Thompson & Drs. of Funk, Jazmarae, Moments of Truth Buffa’s - Jazz Brunch with Some Like It Hot, Nattie Sanchez Songwriter Circle, Steve Pistorius Quartet Circle Bar- Micah McKee & Friends, Blind Texas Marlin Crescent City Brewhouse - New Orleans Streetbeat d.b.a – The Palmetto Bug Stompers, Strange Roux Dos Jefes - Ramshackle Revival Gasa Gasa – Electric Kif, Juan Tigre House of Blues – Linda Wright, SOJA House of Blues (The Parish) – Lary Over Jazz Playhouse – Germaine Bazzle Kerry Irish Pub - Traditional Irish Session Le Bon Temps Roule - Jon Bubon Maison – NOLA Jitterbugs Jazz Band with Chance Bushman, Nanci Zee, Eight Dice Cloth, Royal Street Winding Boys, Higher Heights One Eyed Jacks – Marina Orchestra Preservation Hall – Preservation All Stars with Wendell Brunious Siberia – Pony Hunt Snug Harbor – Cindy Scott Quartet Starlight Lounge - Gypsy Stew, Dile Que Nolle, Gabrielle Cavassa Jazz Session Three Keys - Ernie Vincent Band with Marc Stone Three Muses – Raphael et Pascal, The Clementines Monday, November 19 BMC Balcony Music Club - Zoe K., Lil Red & Big Bad, Paggy Prine & Southern Soul Buffa’s - Arsene DeLay, Antoine Diel Circle Bar - Dem Roach Boyz, Gene Black & friends Crescent City Brewhouse - New Orleans Streetbeat d.b.a - John Boutte Dos Jefes - John Fohl Gasa Gasa - Ingested, Enterprise Earth & more Hi-Ho Lounge - Victoria Coy, Matt Slusher & Mark Andrews, Arn Mait’n Jazz Playhouse - Gerald French & the Original Tuxedo Jazz Band Kerry Irish Pub - Beth Patterson Maison - Chicken & Waffles, Aurora Nealand & The Royal Roses, Sierra Green & The Soul Machine One Eyed Jacks - Black Lips, Iceage, Surfbort

Preservation Hall - Preservation Jazz Masters w/ Leroy Jones, Preservation All-Stars w/ Charlie Gabriel Snug Harbor - Charmaine Neville Band Starlight Lounge - Modern Jazz Mondays with Brad Webb, Shindig Singer Songwriter Series hosted by Amanda Walker and Keith Burnstein Three Keys - Movement Monday Three Muses - Monty Banks Tipitina’s - Nicki Bluhm & Gill Landry Tuesday, November 20 BMC Balcony Music Club - Laura Dyer, Dapper Dandies, Ryan Hall Buffa’s - You Got This presents Taco Tuesday with TBA, Vanessa Carr Crescent City Brewhouse - New Orleans Streetbeat d.b.a – Dinosaurchestra, Treme Brass Band Dos Jefes - Mark Coleman & Todd Duke Gasa Gasa – Acid Dad, Lawn Hi Ho Lounge – Think Less, Hear More House of Blues – The Internet, Moonchild Jazz Playhouse – James River Movement Kerry Irish Pub - Jason Bishop Maison – Cyrus Nabipoor Quartet, Gregory Agid Quartet, The Key Sound Preservation Hall – Preservation Legacy Band with Wendell Brunious, Preservation All Stars with Charlie Gabriel Siberia – Andre Bohren Snug Harbor – Stanton Moore Trio Starlight Lounge - Piano Happy Hour with Tom McDermott, Asher Danziger & Luke Brechtelsbauer Three Keys - Night Janitor Three Muses – Mia Borders Wednesday, November 21 BMC Balcony Music Club - The Tempted, Yisrael, LC Smoove Buffa’s - World’s Most Open Mic Night with Nattie Sanchez Circle Bar - The Iguanas Crescent City Brewhouse - New Orleans Streetbeat d.b.a - Tin Men, Walter “Wolfman” Washington & the Roadmasters Dos Jefes - The Carl LeBlanc Trio Gasa Gasa - Old Wounds, SeeYouSpaceCowboy, Chamber Decoy

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Hi-Ho Lounge - Delta Revues, Jason Martin & Hitchhikers House of Blues (Foundation Room) - Michael Liuzza Jazz Playhouse - John Papa Gros Band Kerry Irish Pub - Patrick Cooper Mahalia Jackson Theater - A Crunk Azz Comedy Show Maison - New Orleans Jazz Vipers, RnR Music Group Marigny Brasserie - Grayson Brockcamp & The New Orleans Wildlife Band Orpheum Theater - Ghost Preservation Hall - New Orleans Sounds w/ Joe Lastie, Preservation All-Stars w/ Mark Braud Siberia - Valerie Sassyfras Snug Harbor - Uptown Jazz Orchestra w/ Delfeayo Marsalis Starlight Lounge - Piano Happy Hour with Keith Bernstein, La Mancha, Hot Jazz Jam with Nahum Zdybel Three Muses - Leslie Martin Tipitina’s - Noisewater, Darcy Malone & the Tangle, & The Fortifiers Thursday, November 22 BMC Balcony Music Club - Ainsley Matich & Broken Blues, Andre Lovett Band, Ryan Hall Buffa’s - Football for Thanksgiving Circle Bar – Dark Lounge with Rik Slave Crescent City Brewhouse - New Orleans Streetbeat Hi Ho Lounge – Midnight Brass Jazz Playhouse – Brass-A-Holics Le Bon Temps Roule - Soul Rebels Brass Band Preservation Hall – Preservation Legacy Band, Preservation All Stars with Lucien Barbarln Three Keys - E- Clazz vs DJ GrooveKidd Friday, November 23 BMC Balcony Music Club - Lifesavers, Category 3, All for One Brass Band, Category 3 Buffa’s - Meryl Zimmerman Circle Bar - Natalie Mae & Friends Crescent City Brewhouse - New Orleans Streetbeat d.b.a - Aurora Nealand & The Royal Roses, Marc Stone’s Allstar Band Dos Jefes - The Joe Krown Trio Gasa Gasa - 3 Guys from Milwaukee, Fat Tony and Urban Mystic House of Blues - PJ Morton & Grace Weber House of Blues (Foundation Room) - Erika Flowers House of Blues (The Parish) - LA Dispute Howlin’ Wolf - Alt 92.3 Hurricane Michael Benefit Jazz Playhouse - Mario Abney Joy Theater - The Last Waltz Le Bon Temps Roule - Noah Young Trio Mahalia Jackson Theater - Lil Baby Maison - The New Orleans Swinging Gypsies, Shotgun Jazz Band, Ashton Hines & The Big Easy Brawlers, 21st Century Brass Band Preservation Hall - Preservation Legacy Band w/ Wendell Brunious, Preservation All-Stars w/ Will Smith Saenger Theatre - Nine Inch Nails: Cold and Black and Infinite North America 2018 Siberia - Champagne Girls Snug Harbor - Ellis Marsalis Quintet Starlight Lounge - DJ Derrick Smoker presents “Groove City”, Lost and Found presents Our House Three Keys - Soul Rebels, Raj Smoove Three Muses - Matt Johnson, Doro Wat Jazz Band Tipitina’s - Paris Avenue

Saturday, November 24 BMC Balcony Music Club - Mojo Shakers, Abe Thompson and the Drs. of Funk, the Tempted, Vance Orange, Southern Komfort Brass Band Buffa’s - Marc Stone, Marina Orchestra Circle Bar – DJ BuyItNow, DJ Matty & Kristen Crescent City Brewhouse - New Orleans Streetbeat d.b.a – Tuba Skinny, MainLine Dos Jefes - Sunpie & The La. Sunspots Gasa Gasa – Gal Holiday & the Honky Tonk Revue Hi Ho Lounge – Pink Room Project House of Blues – Cookies n Cream Howlin’ Wolf - Hot 8 Brass Band Jazz & Heritage Center – Jeffery Miller and John Michael Bradford Jazz Playhouse – The Nayo Experience Joy Theater - Juvenile Le Bon Temps Roule - The Clark Gang Maison – Chance Bushman & The Ibervillianaires, Royal Street Winding Boys, Smoking Time Jazz Club, Brass-A-Holics, Dysfunktional Bone Preservation Hall – Preservation Brass Band with Kevin Louis, Preservation All Stars with Rickie Monie Saenger Theatre - Nine Inch Nails: Cold and Black and Infinite North America 2018 Snug Harbor – Ike Stubblefield Organ Trio Starlight Lounge - Piano Happy Hour with Shaye Cohn, Flamenco with John Lawrence & Ven Pa’CA, Shawan Rice, Julie Odell + Alejandro Skalany Three Muses – Chris Christy, Debbie Davis, Russel Welch Trio Sunday, November 25 Allways Lounge - The BellaDon-nas BMC Balcony Music Club - Short Street, Foot & Friends, Alicia Renee, Moments of Truth Buffa’s - Jazz Brunch with Some Like It Hot, Coney Island Pete and Old Gold, Steve Pistorius Quartet Circle Bar - Micah McKee & friends; Blind Texas Marlin Crescent City Brewhouse - New Orleans Streetbeat d.b.a - The Palmetto Bug Stompers, Watson’s Theory Dos Jefes - Ashley Beach & The Odd Ditties Gasa Gasa - Oshun House of Blues - Linda Wright, Silverstein Jazz Playhouse - Germaine Bazzle Kerry Irish Pub - Patrick Cooper Le Bon Temps Roule - Crazy Whisky Duo Maison - NOLA Jitterbugs Jazz Band w/ Chance Bushman, Bob Bon Vivant, Brad Walker, Higher Heights Preservation Hall - Preservation Legacy Band, Preservation All-Stars w/ Wendell Brunious Saenger Theatre - Nine Inch Nails: Cold and Black and Infinite North America 2018 Siberia - Sam Doores Snug Harbor - Benny Bloom All Stars w/ Nir Felder & Lee Fish Starlight Lounge - Tango , Gabrielle Cavassa hosted

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Dos Jefes - John Fohl Hi Ho Lounge – Victoria Coy, Matt Slusher and Mark Andrews House of Blues – The Wonder Years, Have Mercy, Oso Oso Jazz Playhouse – Gerald French & the Original Tuxedo Jazz Band Kerry irish Pub - 2 Sheets To The Wind Maison – Chicken & Waffles, Aurora Nealand & The Royal Roses, Sierra Green & The Soul Machine Music Box Village – Mac DeMarco Preservation Hall – Preservation Jazz Masters with Leroy Jones, Preservation All Stars with Charlie Gabriel Snug Harbor – Charmaine Neville Band Starlight Lounge - Modern Jazz Mondays with Brad Webb, Shindig Singer Songwriter Series hosted by Amanda Walker and Keith Burnstein Three Muses – Bart Ramsey Tuesday, November 27 BMC Balcony Music Club - Sweet Magnolia, Dapper Dandies, Ryan Hall Buffa’s - You Got This presents Taco Tuesday with TBA, Steve de Troy d.b.a - Dinosaurchestra, Treme Brass Band Crescent City Brewhouse - New Orleans Streetbeat Dos Jefes - Tom Hook & Wendell Brunious Gasa Gasa - Sean Hobbes, The Hi Res, Anne Elise Hastings & her Revolving Cast of Characters, & Chloe V Hi-Ho Lounge - Painted From Memory House of Blues (Foundation Room) - Jim McCormick, Mark Carson, & Jayce Guerin House of Blues (The Parish) - Wild Child Jazz Playhouse - The James Rivers Movement Kerry Irish Pub - Jason Bishop Maison - Baby Giants Jazz Band, Gregory Agid Quartet, Gene’s Music Machine Preservation Hall - Preservation Legacy Band w/ Wendell Brunious, Preservation All-Stars w/ Charlie Gabriel Saenger Theatre - On Your Feet! The Musical Siberia - Anuraag Pendyal Snug Harbor - Kyle Roussel Quartet Starlight Lounge - Piano Happy Hour with Joe Welnick, Asher Danziger and Adrienne Edson Three Muses - Sam Cammarata, Joshua Gouzy Band

Thursday, November 29 BMC Balcony Music Club - Ainsley Matich & Broken Blues, Andre Lovett Band, Kennedy Kuntz & Men of the Hour Buffa’s - Doyle Cooper and Ryan Hansler, Tom McDermott and Aurora Nealand Circle Bar - Dark Lounge w/ Rik Slave Crescent City Brewhouse - New Orleans Streetbeat d.b.a - Fufu Allstars Gasa Gasa - Brother Dege & Drunken Prayer Hi-Ho Lounge - TheDopestMatrix & ColdLe’Roy TGC House of Blues - Minus the Bear Jazz Playhouse - Brass-A-Holics Le Bon Temps Roule - The Soul Rebels Kerry Irish Pub - Chip Wilson Mahalia Jackson Theater - Daughtry Maison - The Function, Good For Nothin’ Band, Dysufunktional Bone One Eyed Jacks - Patterson Hood Preservation Hall - Preservation Legacy Band, Preservation All-Stars w/ Louis Ford

Saenger Theatre - On Your Feet! The Musical Snug Harbor - Jason Marsalis & 21st Century Band Starlight Lounge - Piano Happy Hour with Keith Bernstein, Yoga Happy Hour with Karina (upstairs), Lulu & the Broadsides feat. Dayna Kurtz & James Singleton Three Keys - The Asylum Chorus Three Muses - Tom McDermott, St. Louis Slim Tipitina’s - Jade Cicada & Detox Unit Friday, November 30 BMC Balcony Music Club - Lifesavers, the Tempted, Vance Orange, Southern Komfort Brass Band Buffa’s - Soul O’ Sam, Greg Sanchez Circle Bar – Natalie Mae & Friends Crescent City Brewhouse - New Orleans Streetbeat d.b.a – Aurora Nealand & The Royal Roses, Dwayne Dopsie & the Zydeco Hellraisers Dos Jefes - The Michael Mason Band Fairgrounds Race Course - The Phunky Monkeys Fontaine Palace – Frenchie Moe

Gasa Gasa – The Tanglers with Mikey B3 Hi Ho Lounge – The River Dragon, Davis Rogan House of Blues – Strange Love House of Blues (Foundation Room) – Jake & the Right Lane Bandits Jazz Playhouse – Shannon Powell, Romy Kaye Kerry Irish Pub - Patrick Cooper, Halfway To Bob Dylan’s Birthday Tribute w/ Foot & Friends Le Bon Temps Roule - Corporate America Maison – The New Orleans Swinging Gypsies, Shotgun Jazz Band, Raw Deal One Eyed Jacks – DJ Soul Sister Preservation Hall – Preservation Legacy Band with Wendel Brunious, Preservation All Stars with Will Smith Saenger Theatre - On Your Feet! The Musical Siberia – The Essentials Snug Harbor – Ellis Marsalis Quintet Starlight Lounge - DJ Derrick Smoker presents “Groove City”, Michael Watson & the Alchemy, Lost and Found presents Our House Three Muses – Gal Holiday, Doro Wat Jazz Band

Wednesday, November 28 BMC Balcony Music Club - The Tempted, Andre Lovett Band, Galbraith Buffa’s - World’s Most Open Mic Night with Nattie Sanchez Circle Bar – The Iguanas Crescent City Brewhouse - New Orleans Streetbeat d.b.a – Tin Men, Walter Wolfman Washington & the Roadmasters Dos Jefes - Carl LeBlanc & Ellen Smith Hi Ho Lounge – Delta Revues House of Blues (Foundation Room) – Michael Liuzza Jazz Playhouse – Michael Watson & The Alchemy Kerry Irish Pub - Will Dickerson Maison – Reid Poole’s Boppin’ 5, New Orleans Jazz Vipers, RnR Music Group Marigny Brasserie – Grayson Brockamp & the New Orleans Wildlife Band Preservation Hall – New Orleans Sounds with Joe Lastie, Preservation All Stars with Kevin Louis Saenger Theatre - On Your Feet! The Musical Siberia – Rory Danger & The Danger Dangers Snug Harbor – Uptown Jazz Orchestra with Delfeayo Marsalis Starlight Lounge - Piano Happy Hour with Shea Pierre, Tuba Skinny, Hot Jazz Jam with Nahum Zdybel Three Keys - Shea Pierre & Commentary Three Muses – Schatzy

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Tipitina’s – Cyril Neville’s Swamp Funk UNO Lakefront Arena - Lit AF Tour

Royal Roses, Sierra Green and the Soul Machine One Eyed Jacks - Blind Texas Marlin

Saturday, December 1 Ace Hotel (Three Keys) - The Asylum Chorus, Soul Sister Buffas’ - Derrick Freeman Band, No Law Circle Bar - Lovie Dovies, James Rose, Zach Quinn Crescent City Brewhouse - New Orleans Streetbeat d.b.a - Tuba Skinny, Alvin Youngblood Hart & Muscle Theory Dos Jefes - The Betty Shirley Band House of Blues - Bad Girls of Burlesque, DJ Matt Scott Howlin’ Wolf - Hot 8 Brass Band Jazz & Heritage Center - Courtney Bryan Jazz Playhouse – The Nayo Jones Experience Le Bon Temps - SLUGGER Little Gem Saloon - Cole Williams Maison - Chance Bushman & The Ibervillianaires, Smoking Time Jazz Club Oak Wine Bar - Pontchartrain Wrecks Old Point - Dana Abbott SideBar NOLA - Helen Gillet Spotted Cat - A2D2 w/ Arsene DeLay & Antoine Diel Tipitina’s - Walter “Wolfman” Washington

Tuesday, December 4 Ace Hotel (Three Keys) - Crowning Achievement Buffa’s - Tacos, Tequila, and Tiaras with Vanessa Carr Columns Hotel - John Rankin Crescent City Brewhouse - New Orleans Streetbeat d.b.a - Dinosaurchestra, Treme Brass Band Dos Jefes - Tom Hook & Wendell Brunious Gasa Gasa - Sexy Dex & The Fresh, Monobody, Particle Devotion, Midriff Jazz Playhouse – The James Rivers Movement Maison - Gregory Agid Quartet One Eyed Jacks - Grace Gibson

Sunday, December 2 Ace Hotel (Three Keys) - Marc Stone Band Buffas’ - Jazz Brunch w/ Some Like It Hot, Pfirst Sunday Pfister Sisters, Steve Pistorius Jazz Quartet Columns Hotel - Chip Wilson Crescent City Brewhouse - New Orleans Streetbeat d.b.a - The Palmetto Bug Stompers, Keith Stone w/ Red Gravy Gasa Gasa - Broncho House of Blues - Gospel Brunch, Loyola Music Industry Showcase Jazz Playhouse – Germaine Bazzle Le Bon Temps - Jon Bubon Maison - Swingin’ Jazz Brunch w/ Chance Bushman & The NOLA Jitterbugs feat. Nancy Zee & Lisa Casper, Higher Heights Old Point - Shawan Rice Orpheum Theater - Damien Rice Monday, December 3 Ace Hotel (Three Keys) - Drinks and Diversions Buffa’s - Antoine Diel Duo Columns Hotel - David Doucet Crescent City Brewhouse - New Orleans Streetbeat d.b.a - John Boutte’, Bon Bon Vivant Dos Jefes - John Fohl Gasa Gasa - Born Ruffians Jazz Playhouse – Gerald French & The Original Tuxedo Jazz Band Maison - Chicken & Waffles, Aurora Nealand & The

Wednesday, December 5 Ace Hotel (Three Keys) - Helen Gillet & Simon Berz Buffa’s - World’s Most Open Mic Night w/ Nattie Columns Hotel - Kathleen Moore Crescent City Brewhouse - New Orleans Streetbeat d.b.a - Tin Men, Walter “Wolfman” Washington & the Roadmasters Dos Jefes - Carl LeBlanc Gasa Gasa - Five For Five Jazz Playhouse – John Papa Gros Band Joy Theater - John Butler Trio Maison - The New Orleans Jazz Vipers Northshore Harbor Center - Marine Forces Reserve Band Spotted Cat - Antoine Diel & The New Orleans Misfit Power Thursday, December 6 Ace Hotel (Three Keys) - Roland Guerin Band Buffa’s - Rebecca Leigh, Harry Mayronne and Chris Wecklein; Tom McDermott & friends Carousel Lounge - Antoine Diel Quartet Crescent City Brewhouse - New Orleans Streetbeat d.b.a - Esther Rose, Ari Tietel Dos Jefes - The Todd Duke Trio Gasa Gasa - Wild Pink Jazz Playhouse – Brass-A-Holics Joy Theater - Atmosphere + Dem Atlas & The Lioness DJ Keezy Maison - The Good For Nothin’ Band, Sweet Substitute Jazz Band, Dysfunktional Bone, ROUGE Ogden Museum - Dana Kurtz & Robert Mache Old Point - The Twos One Eyed Jacks - Rising Appalachia Smoothie King Center - Elton John Friday, December 7 Ace Hotel (Three Keys) - Ally BEA Buffa’s - Greg Schatz, Jamie Bernstein and Dave Easley Crescent City Brewhouse - New Orleans Streetbeat d.b.a - New Orleans Swinging Gypsies, Johnny Sketch & The Dirty Notes Dos Jefes - The Panorama Jazz Band Gasa Gasa - Backyard Trailer Film Kickstarter feat. DJ Guadeloupe, Daria & The Hip Drops Duo HiHo Lounge - Cole Williams House of Blues - Eagles Fest Jazz Playhouse – Cyril Neville & Swamp Funk, “Tease the Season” Burlesque Ballroom featuring Trixie Minx & Jazz vocals by Romy Kaye Le Bon Temps - The Chadeleurs Maison - The Rhythm Stompers, New Orleans Swinging Gypsies, Shotgun Jazz Band, Buena Vista Social Latin Dance Party New Orleans Jazz Museum - Tomas Jay Experience Old Point - Tres Bien Tipitina’s - The Subdudes Saturday, December 8

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TheStruts The English rock band The Struts will be decking the halls of The Howlin’ Wolf for ALT 92.3’s Humbug Bash, where costumes are thoroughly encouraged. Friday, December 14, 7:30 p.m., $30 - $90. The Howlin’ Wolf. alt923.com Ace Hotel (Three Keys) - NOJO Buffa’s - Freddie Blue “Sock It To Me,” Asylum Chorus Crescent City Brewhouse - New Orleans Streetbeat d.b.a - Tuba Skinny, Little Freddie King Dos Jefes - Sunpie & The Louisiana Sunspots House of Blues - Southern Accents: A Tribute to Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Them ‘Ol Ghosts Howlin’ Wolf - Hot 8 Brass Band Jazz & Heritage Center - Davell Crawford Jazz Playhouse – The Nayo Jones Experience Maison - Chance Bushman & The Ibervillianaires, Smoking Time Jazz Club New Orleans Jazz Museum - Jon Batiste + Evan Christopher & more Oak Wine Bar - Jordan Anderson Band Old Point - Carolyn Broussard Tipitina’s - Dragon Smoke Sunday, December 9 Ace Hotel (Three Keys) - Soul Sister & Tom Vickers, Marc Stone Band Buffa’s - Jazz Brunch w/ Some Like It Hot, Nattie Sanchez’s Songwriters Circle, Steve Pistorius Jazz Quartet Columns Hotel - Chip Wilson Crescent City Brewhouse - New Orleans Streetbeat d.b.a - The Palmetto Bug Stompers, The Fessters Gasa Gasa - Sightsee EP Release Show House of Blues - Jazz Brunch Jazz Playhouse – Germaine Bazzle Le Bon Temps - Crazy Whisky Duo Maison - Swingin’ Jazz Brunch w/ Chance Bushman & The NOLA Jitterbugs feat. Nancy Zee & Lisa Casper, Higher Heights Old Point - “Carol of the Belles” w/ Amanda Walker and Anais St. John Saenger Theatre - Marine Forces Reserve Band Monday, December 10 Ace Hotel (Three Keys) - Too Trill Trivia Allways Lounge - Todten Tanz Trio + The Telegraph Salesman and The Afrodiziac’s Jazz Buffa’s - Antoine Diel Duo Columns Hotel - David Doucet Crescent City Brewhouse - New Orleans Streetbeat d.b.a - John Boutte’, Bon Bon Vivant Jazz Playhouse – Gerald French & The Original Tuxedo Jazz Band Maison - Chicken & Waffles, Aurora Nealand & The Royal Roses, Sierra Green and the Soul Machine

One Eyed Jacks - Blind Texas Marlin Tuesday, December 11 Ace Hotel (Three Keys) - Think Less, Hear More: Nightmare Before Christmas Buffa’s - Joe Krown Columns Hotel - John Rankin Crescent City Brewhouse - New Orleans Streetbeat d.b.a - Dinosaurchestra, Treme Brass Band Jazz Playhouse – The James Rivers Movement Maison - Gregory Agid Quartet One Eyed Jacks - Grace Gibson Wednesday, December 12 Ace Hotel (Three Keys) - Maggie Belle Band Buffa’s - World’s Most Open Mic Night w/ Nattie Columns Hotel - Kathleen Moore Crescent City Brewhouse - New Orleans Streetbeat d.b.a - Tin Men, Walter “Wolfman” Washington & the Roadmasters Gasa Gasa - Andrew Combs Howlin’ Wolf - Tank & the Bangas Jazz Playhouse – John Papa Gros Band Maison - The New Orleans Jazz Vipers Spotted Cat - Antoine Diel & The New Orleans Misfit Power Thursday, December 13 Ace Hotel (Three Keys) - Little Cosmicana Buffa’s - Gumbo Cabaret, Tom McDermott & friends Circle Bar - Dark Lounge w/ Rik Slave Crescent City Brewhouse - New Orleans Streetbeat d.b.a - Gal Holiday & the Honky Tonk Revue, Billy Iuso & the Restless Natives Gasa Gasa - Plattenbau Jazz Playhouse – Brass-A-Holics Le Bon Temps - Soul Rebels Maison - The Afrodiziac’s Jazz Ogden Museum - Roman Street Old Point - Born Toulouse Tipitina’s - North Mississippi Allstars + Alvin Youngblood Hart & Papa Mali Friday, December 14 Ace Hotel (Three Keys) - Nice Rack & Unicorn Fukr Buffa’s - Sherman Bernard & the Old Man River Band, Davis Rogan Champions Square - Cole Swindell Crescent City Brewhouse - New Orleans Streetbeat d.b.a - Hot Club of New Orleans, Soul Rebels

“Santa can wait”

Cabaret 315 Bourbon St

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Gasa Gasa - Swearin’ House of Blues - The Throwback Party Howlin’ Wolf - The Struts Jazz Playhouse – Shannon Powell Quartet, “Tease the Season” Burlesque Ballroom featuring Trixie Minx & Jazz vocals by Romy Kaye Le Bon Temps - Crazy Whisky Band Maison - The Rhythm Stompers, New Orleans Swinging Gypsies, Shotgun Jazz Band, Buena Vista Social latin Dance Party Old Point - Jamie & the HoneyCreepers One Eyed Jacks - DJ Soul Sister Saenger Theatre - Jerry Seinfeld Tipitina’s - Anders Osborne feat. Joan Osborne, Theresa Andersson & Gina Forsyth Saturday, December 15 Ace Hotel (Three Keys) - Intersection Freedom, Muevelo! and Mambo Orleans Buffa’s - The Royal Rounders, Bywater Skanks Crescent City Brewhouse - New Orleans Streetbeat d.b.a - Tuba Skinny, Cedric Burnside Project Gasa Gasa - Valerie Sassyfras Intergalactic Holiday Blowout House of Blues - Grunge Fest feat. Nirvanna: A Tribute to Nirvanna, The Fixers & The Bummers Howlin’ Wolf - Hot 8 Brass Band Joy Theater - 6LACK Jazz & Heritage Center - Ellis Marsalis Quintet Jazz Playhouse – Chucky C & Clearly Blue Le Bon Temps - The Clark Gang Maison - Chance Bushman & The Ibervillianaires, Cajun/Country Fais Do-Do w/ T’Canaille, Gal Holiday and The Honky Tonk Revue, Smoking Time Jazz Club Oak Wine Bar - Mikayla Braun Old Point - the UnNaturals Tipitina’s - Anders Osborne feat. Vince Herman & more

UNO Lakefront Arena - Harry Connick, Jr. Sunday, December 16 Ace Hotel (Three Keys) - Marc Stone Band Buffa’s - Jazz Brunch w/ Some Like It Hot, Tiffany Pollock, Steve Pistorius Jazz Quartet Columns Hotel - Chip Wilson Crescent City Brewhouse - New Orleans Streetbeat d.b.a - The Palmetto Bug Stompers, Panorama Brass Band House of Blues - Gospel Brunch Jazz Playhouse – Germaine Bazzle Le Bon Temps - Jon Bubon Old Point - Gregg & James Martinez One Eyed Jacks - Marina Orchestra Monday, December 17 Ace Hotel (Three Keys) - Movement Mondays Columns Hotel - David Doucet Crescent City Brewhouse - New Orleans Streetbeat d.b.a - Bon Bon Vivant Gasa Gasa - The Great Plains, Champagne Girl, Leafdrinker Jazz Playhouse – Gerald French & The Original Tuxedo Jazz Band One Eyed Jacks - Blind Texas Marlin Tuesday, December 18 Ace Hotel (Three Keys) - Night Janitor Buffa’s - ZouKeys w/ Beth Patterson and Josh Paxton Columns Hotel - John Rankin Crescent City Brewhouse - New Orleans Streetbeat d.b.a - Dinosaurchestra, Treme Brass Band One Eyed Jacks - Grace Gibson Wednesday, December 19 Ace Hotel (Three Keys) - Sound Observatory New Orleans

ColeSwindell&DustinLynch Country superstars Cole Swindell and Dustin Lynch will be bringing a little bit of country to the city with special guest Lauren Alaina. Friday, December 14, 7:15 p.m., $30 - $140.

Champions Square. champions-square.com Buffa’s - World’s Most Open Mic Night w/ Nattie Columns Hotel - Kathleen Moore Crescent City Brewhouse - New Orleans Streetbeat d.b.a - Tin Men, Walter “Wolfman” Washington & the Roadmasters Smoothie King Center - Trans-Siberian Orchestra Spotted Cat - Antoine Diel & The New Orleans Misfit Power Tipitina’s - Professor Longhair’s 100th Birthday Tribute feat. John Cleary, Marcia Ball, Cyril Neville, Zeke Fishhead & more

Thursday, December 20 Buffa’s - Darcy Malone & Amasa Miller, Tom McDermott & Friends Crescent City Brewhouse - New Orleans Streetbeat Gasa Gasa - The Grooxs, Dummy Dumpster House of Blues - Avery Sunshine Le Bon Temps - Soul Rebels Ogden Museum - Walter “Wolfman” Washington Old Point - Cardboard Cowboy Tipitina’s - Rory Danger & The Danger Dangers + Michot’s Melody Makers

+ MORE

New Orleans, LA _ Lakefront Arena _ 1.31.19

Step into Spotlights with us prior to the event and enjoy our exclusive lounge with private entry, complimentary premium bar and light hors d’ourves.

Tickets for Spotlights can be purchased at www.ticketmaster.com or at the Box Office.

November 24........................................................................ UNO Privateer Basketball November 28........................................................................ UNO Privateer Basketball November 30................................................. LIT AF Tour Hosted by Martin Lawrence December 5........................................................................... UNO Privateer Basketball December 7-8.............................................................. Sesame Street Live! Let’s Party!

December 15....................................................................................... Harry Connick Jr. January 31..........................................................................Winter Jam 2019 – Tour 360 Tickets can be purchased at www.ticketmaster.com, Lakefront Arena Box Office, or charge by phone at 800-745-3000.

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Lakeside2Riverside U P C O M I N G F E S T I VA L S & E V E N T S

Canal Street During Christmas

Krewe of Jingle Parade Downtown New Orleans Saturday, December 1: 1:00 p.m. downtownnola.com/Holidays Join the Downtown Development District and the Roosevelt Hotel to ring in the holiday season New Orleans-style with the Krewe of Jingle Parade. The parade will start at Lee Circle, go down Canal Street, and end on Howard Avenue. With marching bands, floats, and Santa and friends, this parade is the perfect family-friendly way to kick off Christmas in New Orleans.

Anytime is parade time! Plus, Mardi Gras is right around the corner.

Plaquemines Parish Fair and Orange Festival Fort Jackson, Buras Friday, November 30 - Sunday, December 2 orangefestival.com Head on down to Buras for good food, music, fun, and, of course, oranges. The event features a Civil War reenactment, carnival rides, and music from Aaron Foret, Junior and Sumtin Sneaky, and many more. Try your luck at the orange-eating, catfish-skinning, duck-calling, or shrimp-peeling contests. Participate in the 5K run/ walk, or if you want a faster way to get around, take a helicopter ride. The Orange Festival provides endless fun for the whole family in a beautiful, historic setting.

HOLIDAY EVENTS Mandatory Merriment: A New Holiday Musical Southern Rep Theatre November 28 - December 23 southernrep.com/plays/mandatory-merriment The Southern Rep Theatre proudly presents the world premiere of Mandatory Merriment. You will not want to miss this fun and unique take on the holidays in New Orleans. Six strangers stranded in a French Quarter bar, amidst the city’s first blizzard, must find a way to celebrate the holidays, even if that means getting creative. Hilarity and harmony ensue and make for a fun holiday story that the whole family is sure to love.

Kermit Ruffins’ Kickoff to Christmas Washington Artillery Park: 700 Decatur St. Friday, November 30: 5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. frenchmarket.org Celebrate the Christmas season with Kermit Ruffins and the Roots of Music Fireworks Show and get your holidays started on the right foot. Enjoy music, food, and the French Market District Tree Lighting Ceremony.

Come relax and bring the family to enjoy great entertainment and holiday cheer.

Latkes with a Twist Press Street Station: 5 Homer Plessy Way Thursday, December 6: 7:00 p.m. jcrs.org/events/latkes-with-a-twist Join the Jewish Children’s Regional Service for what has been dubbed one of the top Hanukkah parties in the country. An evening of fun, food, music, and auctions awaits. Join “Latke Master” Adam Biderman, chef and

Kermit Ruffins' Kickoff to Christmas November 30 Running of the Santas Manning’s: 519 Fulton St. Generations Hall: 310 Andrew Higgins Blvd.

Saturday, December 8: 3:00 p.m - late runningofthesantas.com/event/new-orleansrunning-santas How long does it take a group of Santas to get from the South Pole (Manning’s) to the North Pole (Generations Hall)? Well, that probably depends on how many libations they’ve had. While speed is not required for the Running of the Santas, having fun is. With so many drink specials, food options, contests, and live music, you’ll think it’s Christmas morning. Partial ticket sales will benefit That Others May Live Foundation, while the rest of your ticket goes to food and drinks and enters you in some pretty cool contests.

Grab your best Santa costume and head out to the largest gathering of Santas in New Orleans.

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Meowy Catmas December 7 - 23 owner of Company Burger, at the Latke Bar. Or, sit back and have a Hannukkah-themed cocktail at the bar. The Joe Gelini Trio will provide the entertainment and set the mood for the evening. The event will also feature a silent auction with countless great items. Come enjoy food, drinks, and Jewish culture at this fifth annual celebration of the Festival of Lights.

The Amazing Acro-Cats: Meowy Catmas Allways Lounge & Cabaret: 2240 St. Claude Ave. December 7 - December 23: Times vary circuscats.com If you love furry felines and Christmas time, then this is the event for you. Head on over to the Allways Lounge to see the coolest cats in town. Come join the Amazing Acro-Cats and see them do some amazing holidaythemed tricks, including jumping through wreaths. And don’t miss a special performance by the Rock Cats. All of the cats are rescues, and a portion of the proceeds will benefit the Jefferson SPCA. Kick off the holidays in a fun and furrocious way and help a great cause.

Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra Holiday Spectacular Mahalia Jackson Theater for the Performing Arts: 1419 Basin St. Saturday, December 8: 7:30 p.m. lpomusic.com/online/article/holiday-spectacular-2018 Santa came down to New Orleans for Jazz Fest and decided not to leave (can you blame him?), and now the 610 Stompers and special guests must find Santa and save Christmas. Join the LPO for this hilarious and breathtaking musical mystery. New Orleans’s favorite dancing men are the stars of this show, but will dancing be able to help them solve this problem? You’ll just have to wait and see. Bring the family and get your holiday

season started on a fun and funky foot at this truly unique musical.

Festival of the Bonfires Lutcher Recreational Park: Lutcher Avenue–LA HWY 3193, Lutcher December 14-16: Times vary festivalofthebonfires.org The Festival of the Bonfires is held the second week of December each year in Lutcher. Enjoy great food, live entertainment, crafts, and carnival rides throughout the weekend and expect a visit from Santa himself! Each night of the festival will be highlighted with a single bonfire lighting. Money raised will help offset the cost of insurance, which is now required to build the bonfires. Come out and feel the burn.

FUNDRAISERS Art Against AIDS Club XLIV at the Superdome Saturday, December 1: 8:00 p.m. 11:00 p.m.

501auctions.com/crescentcare Art Against AIDS began in 1986 and has since grown into one of the largest galas in New Orleans. This year, Art Against AIDS will take place on World AIDS Day, which is quite fitting for the occasion. This year's event will feature food from local restaurants, a juried art auction, a holiday boutique, and live entertainment. It will focus on how far we’ve come in the fight against HIV/AIDS and how far we still have to go. Join a great group of people and support a worthwhile cause.

New Orleans Jazz Museum Gala New Orleans Jazz Museum: 400 Esplanade Ave. Saturday, December 8: Patron Party, 7:00 p.m.; Gala, 8:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. nolajazzmuseum.org/improvisations Don’t miss out on this opportunity to

see some truly breathtaking works of art at the New Orleans Jazz Museum.

The event will feature cocktails provided

by Sazerac Rye, delicious food from the area's top chefs, a silent auction, and a chance to see the Luna Fete Celebration of Light and Music, which combines art, technology, and film to make a truly oneof-a-kind display. Digital sculptures, videomapping projections, and illuminated art will all be showcased, transforming the museum into a playground for the senses.

All proceeds from the gala will directly help the Jazz Museum to promote jazz globally.

ENTERTAINMENT SKYY Vodka Best Bartender in New Orleans Finals Party Manning’s: 519 Fulton St. Monday, December 3: 7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.

NO COVER! whereyat.com The highly anticipated finale of the Best Bartender of New Orleans Contest will be held at Manning’s in early December. Out of 48 nominees, all of whom submitted their best SKYY Vodka cocktail creations for consideration, the list has been narrowed down to eight bartenders, representing bars all over the city, from Metairie to the French Quarter. The finalists are Victoria Pisarello of Felipe's Mexican Taqueria (Uptown), Ryan Mears of The Bulldog Mid-City, Ashley Loetzerich of Chateau Pub, Abraham Thacker of Embassy Suites by Hilton, Brian Thayer of Central City BBQ, Lindsy Lebrun of Shenanigan's, David Naser of Martine's, and Amy Downey of World of Beer. Be sure to check out whereyat.com for more details.

Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra Holiday Spectacular December 8

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A Holly Jolly Tricentennial

300 Years (or Almost) of Christmas in New Orleans

By Kathy Bradshaw

T

his year, New Orleans will be celebrating its 300th Christmas.

That’s 300 visits from Papa Noël, 300 gumbo-laden dinners, and 300 eggnoginduced hangovers. Of course, we all have our own ways of celebrating the festive holiday, and traditions have come and gone, been altered and been modified, over these many years. Maybe your triedand-true family traditions are to hang the stockings, roast the chestnuts, and string the popcorn. Or maybe you’re more the type to dress your cat in an ugly Christmas sweater; bake gluten-free, dairy-free, farmto-table fruitcake; and drink mimosas at Christmas Day Drag Queen Brunch. But whether you’ve got visions of sugarplums dancing in your head or visions of The Walking Dead on your TV, whether you saw Mommy kissing Santa Claus or her latest Tinder date, this is still the most wonderful time of the year. So, however you choose to celebrate the holidays, there are some traditions that never go out of style. Here are a few New Orleans Christmas customs that have stood the test of time.

Wake Up and Smell the Roasts It’s become a cliché, but it’s a cliché based on hundreds of years of history: New Orleanians love to eat, and they eat well.

One of the oldest holiday traditions in the city comes from this longstanding love of the vittles. Réveillon—which is based on

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the French word for “awakening,” though it is actually more accurately translated to “eve”—dates back to the 1800s. Back then, the highly religious population of New Orleans would attend midnight mass every Christmas Eve. And, as they were good, devout Catholics, they fasted for the entire day leading up to the evening mass.

Unfortunately, however, hunger is a rather unwelcome distraction from the Christmas sermon, and by the time the congregation sang their last “Silent Night” of the service, they were all starving. But a lavish repast awaited them at home, and families and friends would gather together to break their fast in style—with meat, oysters, turtle soup, gumbo, rich desserts, and plenty of wine and brandy. Nothing wakes you up in the evening like a four-course meal, and some of these dinners evolved into an overnight pig-out that lasted till morning. And they would do it all over again on New Year’s Eve. This custom dwindled and eventually fell out of favor by the 1940s, but there was a huge Réveillon revival in the 1990s (largely as a draw for tourists) that has continued to today—with one small change. These days, instead of eating in, Réveillonists tend to eat out. Many local restaurants offer a special Réveillon prix-fixe menu, often for the entire month of December (such as Antoine’s, Café Degas, and Bombay Club). Locals take advantage of the holiday season to try out a restaurant they’ve never eaten at before or to revisit an old favorite.

All Sweetness and Lights If you’ve ever wandered along Canal Street during the holidays, you know that the thoroughfare is more decked out with boughs of holly and Christmas lights than all the halls in town.

As early as the mid-1800s, businesses along Canal Street started decorating their storefronts and display windows with Christmas décor and showing off their finest holiday merchandise. Of course, this was a marketing ploy with capitalistic incentive, intended to seduce gift-seeking shoppers, but it was also motivated by a good dose of holiday cheer. Festively dressed revelers would saunter down Canal Street, soaking up the Christmasness as they admired the many window displays that gradually became fancier and more illuminated as time went on. Today, the Downtown Development District hangs over a million sparkly lights on and around Canal Street every year, kicking off the season in late November with an official lighting ceremony, followed in early December by the annual Krewe of Jingle parade. Fa la la la la.

Just off Canal Street and equally as oozing with Christmas is the Roosevelt Hotel (pictured right). The fancy hotel has been showing off its Christmas splendor since as far back as the 1930s, which, coincidentally, is about as long as Rockefeller Center in New York City has been sporting its colossal spruce. With nearly 113,000 twinkly white lights, including 1,610 feet of lighted garland, the lobby of the Roosevelt gets as lit as a drunken tourist on Bourbon Street. The

hotel also displays an extended archway of gilded birch branches and as many as 124 flamboyant Fraser firs decorated with up to 4,065 hand-blown ornaments, 387 bows, and all those sparkling lights. The whole elaborate display takes 52 hard-working Roosevelt elves around 1,800 hours to plan, set up, and dismantle. That’s long enough to walk from here to the North Pole! (At least, North Pole, Alaska.) And in case Christmas tends to bring out your inner intellectual, it’s also long enough to earn approximately 18 PhDs. If you really want to make light of Christmas, Celebration in the Oaks (pictured on page 46) is one of the best light displays around and one of the most integral parts of the holiday season here in New Orleans. Celebration in the Oaks came into being over 30 years ago as a fundraiser for the New Orleans Botanical Garden in City Park. It started out in 1984 as nothing more than a bunch of artistically decorated Christmas trees exhibited in a tent in the Botanical Gardens. And sadly, almost nobody came. Luckily, by 1987, the idea was catching on—many more lights were being hung around the park, and many more people were coming out to see them. At this point, “Christmas in the Oaks,” as it was called then, was a driving event, and merrymakers would drive around from festive display to fancily lit oak tree by car.

The next year, Storyland and the Carousel Gardens were added, and this was the first year of the annual two-mile Celebration in the Oaks Run/Walk that still takes place

today. In 1990, 350,000 people—more than double the current population of Lafayette— came out to celebrate in the oaks.

Nowadays, Celebration in the Oaks is quite the production, with nearly 600,000 LED lights hung around the park. (Interestingly, that’s the exact same number of reindeer in the world. A Christmas coincidence?)

There are 42,000 LED bulbs in the famous “Dripping Snow” Tree alone, and 32,800 linear feet of rope light—which is enough to string from City Park to Metairie and back again. Other highlights of the event include

the 500 poinsettias, mini-train, Cajun Night Before Christmas display, and, of course, Mr. Bingle. The celebration takes eight months of preparation to pull off and brings in more than 165,000 Christmas-craving merrymakers a year.

Jingle, Jangle, Jingle In most places, nothing says Christmas like Santa Claus. But in New Orleans, Ol’ Saint Nick has some serious competition for the title of The Most Iconic Symbol of Christmas. Mr. Bingle is challenging him

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for that honor. Created in 1948 for the old Maison Blanche department store on Canal Street (now the Ritz Carlton Hotel), Mr. Bingle was designed as the store mascot and Santa’s right-hand man. With the body of a snowman, wings of holly, an ice cream cone hat, a red ribbon, jingle bells, and a candy cane in his red-and-white-striped mitts, Mr. Bingle is pretty much Christmas incarnate. Back then, he had an illustrious career, starring in daily puppet shows at Christmastime and appearing on radio and television. Maison Blanche marketed their iconic Christmas hero, selling plush Bingles and other related merchandise; dedicated an in-store museum to him; and even created a peppy little jingle (“Jingle, jangle, jingle, here comes Mr. Bingle”). The department store also kept a giant fiberglass figure in his likeness, displayed prominently above the entrance to their building. When the figure began to deteriorate, it was moved to a warehouse.

During Hurricane Katrina, a levee nearby Mr. Bingle’s digs collapsed, but in true, Christmas miracle-style, Mr. Bingle survived.

Today, the giant, flying Mr. Bingle replica has found a permanent home, appearing every Christmas season at Celebration in the Oaks in City Park, where he is visited, photographed, and loved. It wouldn’t be Christmas without him.

Adding Fuel to the Fire You take a kid away from home on Christmas, and he or she is almost certain to ask, “But… how will Santa find me?” Well,

in this part of the country, the answer is simple: He’ll follow the bonfires. In a Cajun custom that dates back at least two centuries, folks light as many as 200 bonfires along the levees up and down the Mississippi River in order to show Papa Noël the way to deliver his gifts—and also, likely, to show ordinary citizens the way to midnight mass. This may be a vestige of the archaic European convention of setting a bonfire in celebration of a good harvest.

Locals build approximately 20-foot structures out of willow branches, cover them with cane reed, stuff them with wood and paper, and, come Christmas Eve, throw on some diesel fuel and set

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the whole thing ablaze. The towers used to be as tall as 40 feet, until one fell on some poor, unsuspecting reveler. They are usually a simple teepee shape, which actually resembles a Christmas tree, though sometimes people get creative and design boats, airplanes, or buildings—just to later destroy them by fire. Yes, the labor-tolongevity ratio is seriously skewed. It takes about a month to construct a tower that will burn to ashes in roughly five hours.

While the fires blaze on, people scarf jambalaya, drink beers, sing carols, and socialize, maybe even mingling with some of the thousands of tourists who come out to bask in the fiery glow of Christmas. The

bonfires usually die down by midnight, just in time for everyone (except, perhaps, the tourists) to head to mass.

New Orleans has had 300 years to come up with some pretty joyful holiday traditions, from caroling on Jackson Square to the Running of the Santas, and every one of these observances helps us to have ourselves a merry little Christmas.

No matter what you put in your stocking or in your eggnog, there’s really no wrong way to ring in the holidays. Deck the halls, rock around the Christmas tree, and have a good, strong cup of cheer. We know how to celebrate here; we’re New Orleanians. God bless us, every one.

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Battling the Holiday Bulge

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rom now until New Year's Day, your schedule will likely be filled with traveling, family obligations, and festive outings that include all sorts of tempting holiday treats. It's no surprise that many of us notice that our waistlines expand during this season. But this year can be different.

Staying true to your fitness routine during the holidays may be the last thing on your mind; however, the following exercise and nutrition recommendations could be your best defense against stress, illness, and the dreaded holiday gain.

To help keep us on track, I've enlisted the aid of several colleagues—leading experts in health and fitness, diet, and nutrition— for some motivation and advice. Here are their secrets to staying in shape during the upcoming holiday season.

Emile Tujague is the owner of SMX Personal Training, located at 735 Octavia St., Uptown (one block from Whole Foods).

SMX was designed to provide an exercise protocol that delivers results far more efficiently, in just 30 minutes once or twice per week. The exercise protocol used at SMX revolves around very slow, controlled, and deliberate movements using exercise equipment that was designed for proper exercise execution as well as rehabilitation.

Every moment of each session is closely monitored by a skilled exercise clinician.

Tujague is looking forward to the opening of his new studio, Rogue Culture, located at 3138 Magazine St., Suite B, Uptown (across

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from Rum House).

“Most of us want to look really good in that new dress, at that special holiday party, and in the hundreds of permanent appearances you will make in photographs, both in picture frames and social media postings,” he said.

“There is no question that when we know ahead of time that we will be exposing or presenting ourselves for such viewings,” Tujague added, we can prepare accordingly.

“For example,” he said, “going to the beach can be very motivating to do what it takes to get yourself in gear.”

To combat the critical celebratory season, Tujague advised people to write down the party dates and keep those dates as reminders of what is coming up in the near future. “Although I adore food, I try to pass on little things that add up that aren’t particularly special, like Hershey’s kisses on the coffee table,” said Tujague. “I try to save my calories for the 'special' treat that my friend or family member slaved over all day to produce.”

April Dupre is a fitness and wellness expert and founder of Footprints To Fitness, a health and wellness company with a mission to help others and provide accessible services to everyone through a variety of programs, including fitness classes, workplace wellness, special events, and CPR training.

“Less is more,” said Dupre. “The body doesn't require as much food as most Americans think. Smaller portions and more frequent meals allow our bodies to become more balanced.” Also, “Spice it up,” Dupre

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added. “Your diet is huge, but so is your physical lifestyle. Don't just stick to the same boring workouts, attending the same classes, etc. Spice it up for life by creating muscle confusion. Try different styles of exercise.”

Moreover, Dupre advised to “Treat ya self!” “This is my personal motto and the motto of Footprints. We live in New Orleans!

It's completely unrealistic to think that we're never going to eat unhealthy and drink, so why not accept our surroundings, but in moderation? Just don't overindulge on a regular basis. Your mind, body, spirit, and hips will thank you.”

Lindsey Stouder is a 26-year-old fitness instructor certified in group fitness and spin.

She currently works for TOUR Cycle Studio and Hour Blast. TOUR Cycle Studio was the first indoor cycling boutique, located at 860 Tchoupitoulas St., started in November 2015.

As a rhythmic-based cycle studio, the classes are fun, yet challenging, on and off the bike.

Stouder also instructs high-intensity circuit training classes at Hour Blast, located at 105 Focis St., off Metairie Road, and at 5171 Citrus Blvd., Suite 2020, in the Elmwood area. Hour Blast is recognized for its serious hardcore, full-body workout that incorporates cardio (on treadmills) and strength training.

Stouder’s perspective on health and fitness is about finding your happiness. “Find what you love the most—run, dance, weights, yoga—and do it every day. I’ll promise you that you will feel a thousand times better, physically and mentally.”

Her three tips to battle the holiday bulge include the following:

1.

Indulge in moderation. Grab a smaller plate (and only fill it once) for your meal and use the two measuring cups attached to your body—your hands. Carbs, such as rice, pasta, and vegetables, should be equivalent to the size of your fist (one cup). Proteins should be able to fit in the palm of your hand, or three ounces per meal. Use them to help you fill your plate with the right amount of food.

2. If you do overeat, then get up and walk. Avoid getting stuck on the couch after a heavy meal. Get your metabolism going by taking a nice walk down your street and back. It doesn’t have to be a power walk, but walking after large meals always helps digest your food better.

3. It’s not a time to get lazy in the gym and wait till the new year to work on the “new you.” Amp up your game more during the holidays.

Although exercise may help ward off those unwanted pounds during the holidays, the other essential component is diet. Even if you think you consumed enough to feed Santa, Mrs. Claus, and all the reindeer, don't starve yourself to make up for it. Here are a few tips from two locally known dieticians to keep your eating on track: “Negotiate with yourself,” said Molly Kimball, a registered dietician with Ochsner Fitness Center and Eat Fit NOLA. “Ask yourself if this is really worth it. Allow yourself to indulge, but stay away from everyday indulgences. Don’t be so hard on yourself.

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Get right back on track the next day.”

From Halloween to Christmas, holiday overeating and family feasts are inviting, with their sugary desserts, fancy cocktails, and buffet-style meals. If you are hosting the family gathering, Kimball recommendeds that you offer healthy options. “If you would like to serve the hot spinach dip for your guests, as an example, then you can make it a healthier option by mixing it with Greek yogurt instead of mayonnaise or cream cheese,” said Kimball. “For the creamier dips, you can use the reduced-fat Greek yogurt, which is very tasty.”

Another local registered and licensed dietician with 30 years’ experience, Blythe Peters, R.D.N., L.D.N., revealed her top-five recommendations to avoid sabotaging healthy eating during the holidays: 1. Realize holiday foods and the quantities available are generally NOT served with healthy eating in mind, so having a PLAN to eat healthy is important.

2. Set realistic and attainable GOALS, such as making room for an alcoholic beverage, a serving of dessert, or a serving of snack food. Reminder: Portion sizes are important 3. Avoid saying that holiday weight gain is inevitable. Eating healthy during the holidays is about choices. Choosing the best for you will enable you to feel your best during and after the holiday season.

4. Don't skip meals to save calories for later. This leads to overeating later

during the day, which does not fit into a healthy eating plan.

5. Try to view all the foods/beverages available before beginning to eat/ drink. This gives you time to get an idea of what will fit into your healthy-eating plan and what can be avoided. Eating slowly and enjoying the food choices made will help you to feel full and satisfied, not deprived. “Mindful eating, also known as eating with purpose,” Peters said, “means taking two seconds and acknowledging the foods on the menu. You may say, ‘ooh, that looks good.’ Then take another two seconds and think about a better choice.” Peter emphasized that it only takes two seconds to make a decision.

So, why not take a healthier approach to what we eat during this holiday season, and beyond?

According to a recent survey, almost 20 percent of people say that it’s hard for them to eat healthy because they don’t want to stop eating their favorite foods. The good news is that you don’t have to. Rather, you can still enjoy your favorite occasional indulgences, but in moderation. It’s all about being mindful of what you eat and not mindlessly eating.

Celeste Turner is a writer, blogger, and fitness guru who was born and raised in New Orleans. Please email comments, suggestions, or ideas for quarterly articles to cmturner10966@gmail.com or check out her website at celestefit.com.

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Out-of-Print But Never Out-of-Style New Orleans Independent Bookstores Offer Rare and Unique Finds

By Greg Roques

A New Orleans Tradition

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“There is no knowledge that is not power.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

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ruth: I obtained the above adage in middle school because it was featured in the opening sequence to Mortal Kombat 3 for Super Nintendo. Despite my less-than-scholarly knowledge acquisition (or the fact that I know little of Emerson beyond that he authored this quote— thanks, Siri!), I am a voracious consumer of the written word. My reading habits, however, have changed over the past few years. I have found myself abandoning the printed page in favor of a fluorescent message board, devouring nightly Twitter captions while the books by my bedside accumulate dust.

As a result, reading no longer nourishes my mind as it once did: I now think in hashtags, emojis, and GIFs. I also can’t remember the last time I read an article past the first few paragraphs before leapfrogging to the next attention-ensnaring headline. In his book The Shallows: What the Internet is Doing to Our Brains, Nicholas Carr highlights research revealing brain

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activity is very different when reading web pages compared to printed material. Online reading—with its asteroid storm of ads, live comments, and videos—is besieged by distractions, underutilizing mental regions associated with language, memory, and visual processing. Simply put, you are less likely to interpret and remember that which you read via the interwebs.

There are other downfalls to an intellectual diet of digital empty-calories. For starters, web writing (in addition to the #s and the squares) generally eschews verbal craftsmanship in favor of buzzwords to attract search engines and click bait.

Second, you can’t trust that the information you are imbibing online is authentic.

This past summer, Facebook proved its crusade to end “fake news” was a charade when founder Mark Zuckerberg defended not removing pages promoting the 9/11 truth movement and Holocaust denial because they don’t want to lose users (or, as he put it, excusing those who may not be “intentionally getting it wrong”…riiight). Still, nearly two-thirds of Americans get news from social media, particularly from Facebook. Most prominent

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publishing houses, on the other hand, put their bestsellers through a dissection squad of editors and legal experts ensuring the accuracy of presented information.

Finally, circling back to Emerson, is knowledge still power when everyone has access to it? It took me barely five minutes to learn Ralph Waldo Emerson’s career CliffsNotes from his Wikipedia bio and a handful of articles in a Google search.

That said, there is sure to be more esoteric knowledge of his life lurking in the longforgotten labyrinths of enlightenment spiraling through the inside of your local library or independent bookstore.

Unlike big-box stores and Amazon, which are governed Cre scent by sales, algorithms, and paid promotion, New Orleans independent bookstores are treasure troves of rare, local, and carefully selected collections.

“Having curated my bookstore for the past 23 years, I know my merchandise inside and out,” says Steve Lacey, owner of Dauphine Street Books. “That’s something you won’t find at a big-box store.” Every other local store owner I spoke with echoed Lacey’s sentiment that it is their unique selection that sets them apart. “I’ve found a large growth of young readers these past few years yearning for a more authentic shopping experience,” says Russell Desmond, owner of Arcadiana Books & Prints. “My favorite customers are browsers.

There’s a saying among us booksellers: ‘It’s not so much the book you are looking for as the one next to it.’”

Below are 10 of New Orleans’s independently owned bookstores, all with their own specialties, to help you discover that next great page-turner.

Arcadiana Books & Da uph Prints ine 714 Orleans St. | (504) 523-4138 “We specialize in Louisiana history and French-language books, with a large section of Louisiana authors,” says owner Russell Desmond. “Most of our books

are secondhand. We have a large case of very antique books as well, including illustrations.”

Beckham’s Bookshop 228 Decatur St. | (504) 522-9875 “We are a general secondhand bookshop, with volumes in most areas of ordinary interest,” says Carey Beckham, who coowns the shop with his partner Alton Cook. “We also maintain a section of new books on subjects relating to New Orleans history, as this is an area of constant interest, and it is hard to come by our demand secondhand. In addition to books, we also feature old map and art prints s k have a record store, City Boo Manand Ray Records, on our third floor that carries classic and popular albums.”

Blue Cypress Books 8126 Oak St. | (504) 352-0096 “We are the only secondhand seller in the city specializing in children’s books, which is something I am very proud of,” says Elizabeth Ahlquist, owner of Blue Cypress books. “We work with local schools, as well as providing a selection of home-school books for parents and Scholastic books with non-commercial tie-ins. We also have a carefully curated selection of secondhand books for adults in good condition, mostly contemporary fiction and science. We don’t necessarily have a broad range; however, what we do have is very selectively cherry-picked to cater to the tastes of our local clientele. Our new editions consist mainly of local New Orleans books.”

Crescent City Books 124 Baronne St. | (504) 524-4997 “We have more ks than 30,000 books, o o many dating back as early Street B as the last half-century,” says manager Jason Moore. “We also have a large selection of surrealism, including literature and poetry from around the world. Additionally, Crescent City Books is

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famous for our cat Isabel, who has been featured in books and on Reuters and is the cover model for our store calendar.”

Dauphine Street Books 410 Dauphine St. | (504) 529-2333 “Our store primarily offers a selection of modern literature. However, we also have an impressive collection of jazz history, local and New Orleans fiction, and nonfiction, as well as African American history,” says owner Steve Lacey. “I’d say 95 percent of our books are secondhand— many outof-print, all carefully curated.”

baby showers.”

Garden District Book Shop 2727 Prytania St. | (504) 895-2266 “We specialize in signed books,” says owner Britton Trice. “We have several hundred signed books in stock from both local and national authors and hold more than 80 book-signings each year here at our store. We have a small secondhand section, mostly comprised of signed, modern first editions and out-of-print books on New Orleans and Louisiana.

We also have probably the largest selection of regional and New Orleans books in the p city.” ho

Faulkner House Books 624 Pirate Alley | (504) 524-2940 Ga “Our store is located rde S n Dis in the room where William trict Book Kitchen Witch Cookbooks Faulkner completed his first novel and began work on his second,” 1452 N. Broad St. | (504) 528says employee Peter Webb. “As our name 8382 and history would suggest, we have a “There are only a handful of culinary book large section dedicated to Faulkner. We shops in the country,” says Debbie Lindsey, specialize in Southern writers and literary who co-owns Kitchen Witch with her fiction of all kinds, including rare books, partner and fellow Where Y’at contributor first editions, and some signed works. We Phillipe LaMancusa. “We currently have feature mostly new editions—there’s no roughly 10,000 cookbooks and food-and secondhand section—which are all very drink-related books. These range from carefully curated by the store’s owners. We vegan to venison, Asia to Alabama, rare are a book-lover’s paradise.” to used, used to new, and out-of-print cookbooks from New Orleans and other The French Library Louisiana cities, including cookbooks from 3811 Magazine St. | (504) 267-3707 local restaurants and chefs no longer with “We specialize in French books, us. We carry vintage and rare primarily French children’s books as well. We’ve had books,” says store manager collectors with a passion Cristina Lamia. “We also for Junior League have a selection for and community adults, including cookbooks. If we cultural guides don’t have it, and culinary we’ll do our and lifestyle best to help books. We have you find it.” a café in the back, including Octavia room for folks Books to relax and 513 Octavia read, as well St. | (504) as a play area 899-7323 and crafts table “We offer a for children. On broad selection Saturdays, the of new books, Alliance Française particularly offers 'Petite Alliance,' general fiction,” says a French language Tom Lowenburg, Kit class for three- to fives who co-owns the che ok Uptown store with his year-olds; we also have o n b Witch Cook story time in French once wife, Judith. “What truly a week and a family storyteller sets us apart, however, are our presentation once a month. We are author events. We host several, including closed to the public on Sundays; however, signings, each week—typically three or four, the space is available for private events, but sometimes as many as two a day during including birthday parties, tea parties, and the busier times of year.”

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Boot Scootin Rodeo is as country as it comes, with plenty of honky-tonk and the refreshments to go with it, as well as the largest oak dance floor on Bourbon Street.

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New Orleans is known for its 24/7 party scene, and Buffa’s Lounge makes sure its doors are always open for everyone—and has been doing so for almost 80 years!

Crescent City Brewhouse The first brew-pub in New Orleans, Crescent City Brewhouse offers nightly live music, skillfully house527 Decatur St. brewed lagers, and monthly exhibitions of local art.

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A cozy neighborhood spot since 1934, Cosimo’s offers a great Happy Hour and delicious bar food options, such as mouthwatering pizzas, burgers, and wings.

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Fontaine Palace takes everything that’s expected of a bar and raises those expectations, with great music and appetizing dishes to accompany their drinks.

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A gem in the Gretna Historic District, Gattuso’s is the perfect place for family night, a meet-up with a group of friends, or Trivia Night every Tuesday.

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The Golden Lantern, open 24/7, is full of fun times to be had, thanks to their weekly drag shows every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, and friendly atmosphere.

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In a converted dining room of the renowned Antoine's restaurant, the polished and pleasant Hermes Bar serves up classic New Orleans cocktails alongside traditional dishes.

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This long-standing concert venue features great live music and a rich atmosphere. Be sure to try their deliciously soulshaking Crossroads Cadillac Margarita.

Jimani 141 Chartres St. 524-0493

Whether you’re looking for a place to end the night or start it, the Jimani is a great haunt for any night owl, with one of the largest beer selections in the Quarter.

Kerry Irish Pub 331 Decatur St. 527-5954

If you’re looking to escape the Bourbon Street scene, Kerry Irish Pub is the welcoming, authentic bar you need, with possibly the best Guinness poured in the city.

Lucy's Retired Surfers Bar Satisfy your inner surfer at the dog-friendly Lucy’s, with chef-crafted coastal bites and cocktails inspired by surfing 701 Tchoupitoulas St. hot spots around the globe.

523-8995 Martine's Lounge 2347 Metairie Rd. 831-8637

Whether you’re a weekend warrior or a weekday barfly, any day spent at Martine’s Lounge is far from dull, thanks to their variety of weekly events and drink specials.

Pal's Lounge 949 N. Rendon St. 488-7257

If you’re looking for a neighborhood bar with sophisticated cocktails, then Pal’s is the place to go, offering a unique rotation of drinks and pop-ups.

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For an unforgettable night of luxury or to celebrate a special event, Penthouse Club is the place for mature entertainment on one of three stages.

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One of the largest neighborhood bars in the city, Shamrock has 16,000 square feet of wall-to-wall fun, with over 20 pool tables, ping pong, and arcade-style games.

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Widows

By Fritz Esker Director Steve McQueen makes a solid return to the silver screen with the heist thriller Widows, five years after his last effort, 12 Years a Slave, took home the Oscar for Best Picture.

Based on a 1983 British TV mini-series by the same name, Widows starts with four Chicago criminals (led by Liam Neeson) killed in a $2 million heist. Neeson’s wife Veronica (Viola Davis) is threatened by Jamal Manning (Brian Tyree Henry), the criminal her husband robbed. Manning has designs on a more genteel face to his criminal enterprises, though, and is running for alderman against the scion (Colin Farrell) of a family of politicians. Manning gives Veronica a month to return his $2 million in exchange for her life.

Veronica forms an uneasy alliance with the widows (Elizabeth Debicki, Michelle Rodriguez) of two of the other criminals. Their goal is to carry out the plans Neeson drew up for what was to be his next robbery. They do this while being stalked by Manning’s brother and chief enforcer (Get Out’s Daniel Kaluuya).

As you’ve probably guessed by now, there are a lot of plot threads in Widows. But McQueen, who co-wrote the script with novelist Gillian Flynn (Gone Girl, Sharp Objects), keeps things pretty easy to follow. The stakes are clearly established, the dialogue’s sharp, and there are a number of memorable supporting characters (the above summary did not even mention Robert Duvall as Farrell’s racist father). There is a twist about two-thirds of the way through that is genuinely surprising, but still makes sense when you think about it (a relative rarity in film). The main weakness is that the finale feels a little too pat and convenient for a world as grim and cynical as the one in Widows.

McQueen’s visual skill as a director is still evident as well. There is an excellent shot where Farrell’s character leaves after a stump speech in a poor, run-down neighborhood on the South Side, and the camera follows his car from the slum to the ritzy neighborhood he calls home. It’s a great visual representation of the divide between Chicago’s haves and have-nots without underlining the point too much.

Green Book

By Fritz Esker Filmed in New Orleans, director Peter Farrelly’s Green Book is a charming addition to local theater programming during the holiday season.

Based on a true story, the film follows Tony (Viggo Mortensen), a gruff Italian-American bouncer in early 1960s New York City. He is asked to escort a fastidious African American concert pianist (Oscar-winner Mahershala Ali) in a tour throughout the racially segregated Deep South.

The movie derives a lot of humor from the personality clashes between the two men. In some ways, it sort of plays like a socially conscious version of Planes, Trains and Automobiles (this is not meant as an insult). The two leads give excellent performances. The script, which was co-written by the real-life son of Mortensen’s character, does a good job of showing the audience Ali’s loneliness as a man who does not quite fit in with any group.

There is, of course, an important message here about bigotry, tolerance, and learning to change your attitudes. But Farrelly, who is best known for co-directing broadly pleasing comedies like There’s Something About Mary, remembers the importance of entertaining the audience while delivering a message. As a result, Green Book never feels like the cinematic equivalent of taking your medicine.

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Bohemian Rhapsody

The Girl in the Spider's Web

By Fritz Esker

By Fritz Esker

Sometimes a movie can work even if the individual parts don’t all fit perfectly together. Such is the case with the Queen biopic Bohemian Rhapsody. It’s a film with plenty of entertaining scenes that don’t always smoothly connect to each other.

Rami Malek proves himself a frontrunner for the Best Actor Oscar with his performance as Queen's lead singer Freddie Mercury. Mercury was raised in London as the son of immigrants from Zanzibar. With his bandmates Brian May, John Deacon, and Roger Taylor (Gwilym Lee, Joe Mazzello, and Ben Hardy), he rises to the top of the pop charts with Queen.

There’s a lot to unpack with the story.

There’s the flamboyant Mercury’s strained relationship with his traditional parents. There’s his marriage to Mary (Lucy Boynton), his best friend whom he ultimately divorces when he comes to terms with his homosexuality. There’s also friction within the band as a manipulative manager (Allen Leech) tries to convince Mercury to go solo. And more. Like a lot of biopics, some of this feels rushed and a little underdeveloped.

The film’s original director, Bryan Singer, was fired during production and replaced by Dexter Fletcher (an arbitration panel chose to give Singer credit).

However, despite the messiness alluded to above, the film still works. Malek is utterly convincing, both in performance scenes and quiet scenes. The movie also manages to make real characters out of May, Deacon, and Taylor. The later scenes with the band and between Malek and Boynton are affecting. And even though I have watched Queen’s Live Aid set on YouTube countless times (full disclosure: Queen is one of my all-time favorite bands), the movie’s re-creation of it in its final act still got my blood pumping and put a smile on my face.

Stieg Larsson’s novel, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (and David Fincher’s worthwhile adaptation of it), was a clever locked-room murder mystery where the locked room was, in fact, an island. It introduced Lizbeth Salander, a socially awkward hacker with a violent, vengeful streak.

The character became a sensation, with additional novels focusing on her more and more (even after Larsson’s death), including The Girl in the Spider’s Web, which is now a film directed by Fede Alvarez.

Salander (Claire Foy) is enlisted by a computer genius (Stephen Merchant) who created a program giving governments online access to nuclear weapons. Merchant is afraid it could be abused or fall into the wrong hands (what could possibly go wrong with such technology?), so he wants it destroyed. Salander steals it, but things quickly go wrong, and her long-lost sister (Sylvia Hoeks) is involved.

With every book (and film) after The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, Salander seems less and less like a human being and more like a fantasy-avenging angel figure. There was always that element to her character, but the original book and film’s plotting covered up for it.

Now, she just seems like an unstoppable force. This could be forgivable if the action scenes were thrilling or the plotting kept you guessing or if the villain was charismatic. However, there’s never much doubt to the villain’s identity, and the film doesn’t develop that character enough for the finale to have the emotional resonance it clearly hopes to have. The action scenes are simply ho-hum. There’s a satisfying comeuppance for the villain’s chief henchman (Claes Bang) at the end, but that’s about it.

There’s nothing wrong with Foy’s performance as Salander. She’s just stranded in a nothing story.

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TalesFromTheQuarter

By Debbie Lindsey

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World Traveler

complain that I never get to go anywhere, that my world is so small because I am confined to our shop day in and day out. And then, in walks another world. Travelers from Alabama to Australia cross our threshold with regularity, and with them, my ears are graced with varying accents and anecdotes. If I’m lucky, they become friends. Just a moment ago, Patrick and Bryan, tourists-turned-friends from Adelaide and Sydney, Australia, popped in to share some conversation. While they were here, we googled Judy Hill, a New Orleanian they had befriended during previous vacations. There on YouTube, she is walking the red carpet at the Venice Film Festival after being featured in a locally shot documentary. And thanks to my Aussie friends, I met her here in the shop last year.

So, right here, trapped at my desk and never going anywhere, I vicariously traveled to Australia and Venice.

This happens all the time here. Our little shop seems to draw in interesting characters, whether tourists or locals. I have met the already-famous and the soon-to-be, the bat-shit crazy and the boring-as-dirt, beggars and braggarts, and, as they say, all walks of life. The folks who have wandered in over the past 13 years have profoundly changed my life and that of Boyfriend’s. (Note to those new to this column: Boyfriend, aka Husband—I still like to call him my beau—and I have a small cookbook shop together.) Certainly, we have both been psychomagnets; maybe we’re just too nice to strangers before we realize they are truly crazy, or we simply have that magnet that indiscriminately draws folks—all folks.

Speaking of drawing in people, we are utterly cursed with a daily hammering of solicitors, marketing agents, salespersons, nonprofits needing donations, charities needing even more money, fundraisers requesting items for auctions, the “May I have a moment of your time?” sales-pitchers, and every automated/computer-generated, pre-recorded/non-human phone-call pitch imaginable. And, trust me, the “Just press #9 to be removed from this list” is bull. The real problem with all of the above is that it makes you a bit jaded and downright exhausted, and when that truly amazing soul walks in or telephones, I am at risk of being brisk. So, I take a deep breath and start all over again with “Hello there, welcome to our shop.”

Some days, I look about the walls and see the photographs, greeting cards, and various

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memorabilia that friends, customers, and tourists have given us: postcards, thank-you notes, their kid’s drawings, newspaper clippings, and an array of tidbits to remind us of the personalities we have come to know. And often (well, always), our own personal opinions are displayed among the artwork—Bernie Wants You to Vote For Hillary, We Know You Can Get It Cheaper on Amazon, Cheryl Gerber For Mayor (my friend whom I keep hounding to run for office, any office). And these opinion posters sure make for great dialogue with folks, especially our international travelers. But the one universally popular wall hanging is an autographed photograph of The Golden Girls. I never knew there were so many straight young men who love these “broads of a certain age”! Yep, our walls make for conversation.

So yes, our shop plays the part of the perfect cocktail-party hostess—she (of course our shop is a “she”) is bright and full of sass with lots to say. But like any party, it’s the guests who make it work, make it a success. Boyfriend and I can put together a venue, a business; but what good is that without the personalities of those who walk in? Now, with that said, there have been some personalities that sauntered through the doorway and kinda took me by surprise, some of which we’ve had to extricate as quickly as possible (the man who wanted to live in our restroom, for example). And then there are some we mistook for odder than even our business model could embrace, but who lingered long enough to prove themselves utterly amazing.

One such fellow visited our shop when in the Quarter. He walked in and pretty much stayed the day, and the next day, and the next day. We simply couldn’t figure out why he wanted to spend so much of his vacation time in our shop. We just thought him an odd bird and would try and work our days around him as he sweetly nattered and chattered. Then, near the end of his seemingly endless visit, something clicked. All of a sudden, a connection was made, whereas until that moment, he was like a 70-watt bulb trying to fit into the 40-watt socket of an unplugged lamp. So, for reasons still unknown to me, he right then and there became one of my dearest friends, and this relationship grows stronger each year he visits.

So, as I sit here, day in day out, sometimes feeling sorry for myself and my small world, I look about and realize my world is not so tiny, but rather it is larger than life, full of people who deem me worthy of their time and friendship. These days are peppered with conversations thick with international inflections, titillating twangs, and brogues from boroughs I may only get to visit vicariously. Therefore, I am able to feel—albeit briefly— transported to other cultures, countries, and communities.

And sometimes, I am able to return the gift of in-house travel. Our visitors most always fall in love with this city and express sadness upon ending their vacation. This is when I turn them on to WWOZ, so they can access our musical culture anytime, anywhere. I suggest New Orleans-centric books, film/television, and, of course, cookbooks. I encourage them to plan a return and partake in Jazz Fest. I invite them to stay in touch. I give them my world.

Po-BoyViews

By Phil LaMancusa

More OR Less

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ey, hey, hey! Welcome to the December issue of Where Y’at, which, as you know, will encompass Christmas, Chanukah, Kwanza, and Festivus for the Rest of Us (I think I might have not made that up). I’m partial to the fat man coming down the chimney, and this year, we gonna have a talk. If it takes a bottle of tequila, some of Holly’s tamales, and even some Peruvian Marching Powder, we have to get this year’s gift straight. I want my illusion back. Right now, I’m so disillusioned with New Orleans that I could kick sand. I’m tired of pretending that we have sweet, pretty party people, instead of seeing that in actuality, they are wet-brained functioning alcoholics who live in their own subjective reality. Don’t stop me now.

I am weary of seeing the “homeless” fly cardboard at most intersections, telling me that “Anything helps/God bless,” as if my donation to their existence comes with a benediction, of watching the same scammers fleece a new crop of tourists, the same scam artists whom I’ve seen ply that trade for 15 years with impunity. I am weary of the second line that passes, weaving music and frivolity on their way and leaving a trail of littered bottles, wrappers, and plastic cups enough to choke an elephant.

It’s all fun and games until it’s your bike that gets stolen, your car that gets broken into, or you’re the one face-down on the pavement being mugged; wouldn’t that tend to take the sheen off your brogans? It’s done that to me, and if it takes Santa to bring back the love, so be it.

Yes, if you were passing on the 900 block of Dumaine Street at 2:00 in the afternoon last Sunday, that was me yelling for help as some stranger on a bicycle tried to part me from my hard-earned; that was me waiting for the police who didn’t come; that was me the next day getting a CT scan of my head and X-rays of my foot and ribs. Just some guy on a bike who believed that what I had should be his and decided to take it. Where did he come from and what created that thought process in the year 2018 in a “great American city”?

You tell me.

It does not fail to flummox me that I witness sexism, ageism, racism, and speciesism coming from all hues of complexion. Pick a color, pick an ethnicity or social strata, and sure enough, you’ll find an exclusiveness in their attitude and make-up that just doesn’t like, trust, respect, or downright give a shyte about anyone who is not just the same as they are. Covertly AND overtly. And I’m not against looking at that man in the mirror to see if I’m not resembling that remark myself.

And don’t get me started on inconsideration.

Vehicles that weave in and out of traffic, ignoring safety and turn signals, now royally piss me off. People who leave dirty diapers

as they drive away from city parking spots madden me. I’m getting incensed when someone loads up their groceries and leaves the shopping cart in the middle of the parking lot. How about making groceries, and the checkout clerk wants to put your purchases in 15 additional plastic, ocean-clogging, wildlifestrangling bags? You’re killing me here.

My neighbor wants to use RoundUp on his weeds, the guy across the street is scraping lead paint from his shutters into the street, the worker down the block is cleaning his paintbrushes into the storm drain, and the kids walking home from school are throwing candy wrappers and drink cups like they’re Mardi Gras float throws. My ex-landlord decries the outlawing of DDT to kill termites.

Somebody is spraying my Cheerios with cancer-causing chemicals, and that hippydippy grocery chain has been taken over

by Amazonians. Can I get a witness? I’m supremely disillusioned when I realize that this is a microcosm of the city, state, country, and world that we live in. Please, somebody, give me back my grace; and while you’re at it, where is my Sewerage and Water bill—eight months now and NO bill?

There are too many good people here to put up with that pre-Katrina nonsense; do we not know what year it is? Wasn’t there some rumor way back that this was the dawning of the Age of Aquarius? No, this is the age of poverty, substandard education, and a lapse of any moral compass in our elected leaders.

Mass shootings. Global warming. Poison in our drinking water.

I hate it when anyone says “affordable” anything. Affordable housing means subsidized rent. Affordable healthcare means the government is paying for it. Affordable groceries means reading the sale fliers and shopping at five different stores, varying your eating habits to whatever is on sale that week.

Prices go up, wages stagnate, and the powers that be tell us that the economy is booming— for whom?

On a personal level, the City that Care Forgot is the city that forgot to care—unable to raise the minimum wage and, BTW, when you do see wages go up, it’s a sure sign that hours are being cut. Do you find it amusing that most family providers have to work more than one job, that there are no longer any stay-at-home moms, and Louisiana leads other states in obesity, teen pregnancy, and infant mortality? Approximately 88,000 cityservice workers means that we’re sending our kids out, ignorant, to become dishwashers, porters, and garbage collectors: great, legitimate employment for sure, but with what future? Have you considered renters’ rights or rent control? Don’t. There is no such animal.

Man, I can’t wait to catch that red-suited, bearded, “Ho Ho Ho”-yelling jerk and have him dig deep in his bag. He ain’t leaving without me getting my mojo back. Happy Holidays.

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Below are our staff's favorite #NOLA hashtags on Instagram for November.

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@DavidMora: Every time I walk past this Creole cottage on Bourbon Street, I always think of Christmas time!

The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival is celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2019! And to honor an entire half-century of Jazz Fests, the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Foundation has decided to add an extra day to the upcoming festival. Instead of beginning on a Friday, as in the past, Jazz Fest will begin next year on Thursday, April 25, and last a full eight days over two weekends. The festival also announced that on “Locals Thursday,” those with a valid Louisiana ID will be allowed to purchase up to two discount tickets for that day. Ticketing information and the lineup for both weekends—Thursday thru Sunday, April 25 – 28, and May 2 – 5—will be released in December.

BackstreetBoysAnnounceNewTour The Backstreet Boys have announced that their biggest tour in 18 years will be making its way to New Orleans’s own Smoothie King Center on Friday, August 30, 2019. Fans will be excited to know that the tour is accompanied by the release of their new album DNA, coming out January 25, on RCA Records. The album will feature songs written by Lauv (Charli XCX), Andy Grammer, Stuart Crichton (DNCE), and Mike Sabbath (J Balvin).

CityParkWelcomesChihulySculpture The Rose Crystal Tower sculpture by world-renowned artist Dale Chihuly will be calling the plaza in front of the New Orleans Botanical Garden in New Orleans City Park home until November 2020. The statue was underwritten by the Helis Foundation, whose mission is to bring internationally significant artists to public view in New Orleans. An exhibition of new works by Chihuly, who praised New Orleans as being “infinitely inspiring,” is planned for the Arthur Roger Gallery in the spring of 2019. Photo by Christa Rock.

@Armandoburger: Just photobombed a group of people on bourbon street while holding four cocktails #NewOrleans @TrumaineBradley: I wore my @BetoORourke gear while in #NewOrleans and somebody bought me drink after finding out I was a Manager on the campaign. Love > All. #Beto2020 @HelenaMorenoLA: Proud to be part of the dedication of the Latino Workers Monument to express gratitude for all of their contributions to rebuild #NOLA after hurricane Katrina. @CraigHorbinski: Flying in to #NOLA, can’t imagine why they call the #Mississippi “The Big Muddy”. @RIREDMON: There is no place on earth where you can wander for hours without a plan and find amazing food, drinks, music, and friends. You find your soul there and it's still there when you go back. #NOLA #Heaven

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Ride-HailingMoreExpensiveThanOwnership A recent analysis by AAA found that annual expenses for car-hailing services exceed those of car ownership. The study covered 20 major urban areas and found that the average yearly cost of owning a new vehicle is around $7,321, while the average cost of on-demand transportation services is around $20,500. Although car ownership often seems to be an expensive option, ride-hailing services effectively cost nearly three times more.

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Fright Night at The Metropolitan featured great costumes and music by Porter Robinson.

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Travers Mackel and wife Meg Gatto enjoyed Boudin, Bourbon & Beer with Kenny Lopez and Fletcher Mackel.

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Sonny Lee of the Son of a Saint organization attended the launch party of First Team Athletic Apparel at Eiffel Society with Jeff Gapultos and his wife, Cat Vo.

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The party for the opening of the New Orleans Jazz Museum’s “Drumsville” exhibit featured legendary brass band members.

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Chris Owens and Kitsy Adams enjoyed the French Quarter Citizens’ event in honor of New Orleans’s 300-

year anniversary.

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The kick-off party for the NOMAD Food Truck App featured great cocktails and numerous food trucks.

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The staff of Porch & Patio had fun at the Kenner Food & Wine Festival at Chateau Estates Country Club.

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Isaac Toups celebrated the release of his new cookbook Chasing the Gator with his wife Amanda.

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ALT 92.3's Ashley O was Wonder Woman this year at Voodoo Music + Arts Experience.

10. NOMA’s Odyssey Ball was a colorful affair.

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Port Orleans Brewing Co. is the collaboration of New Orleanians who love nothing more than a great-tasting beer. Their fondness for a great session of beers and food is rivaled by their appreciation for the inspiring history of New Orleans. Have a pint with them on Tchoupitoulas, near Napoleon.

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Sunpie Barnes

Director of Marketing, Port Orleans Brewing Co.

Master Zydeco Phenom

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Celery.

Buffalo chicken sandwich.

Immobile.

Strawberry cake with white chocolate icing.

Not appropriate for print, Nikki!

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Anchovies.

Domilise's debris sandwich.

Plus que beaucoup!

Homemade chocolate cake with icing.

"U.S. House of Justice�!

Sara Ritsch

Ana Maria Cornejo

Tasting Room Manager, Port Orleans Brewing Co.

Louisiana Licensed Realtor, HGI Realty, LLC

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Scallops.

Pizza.

Inadvertently grumpy!

Chicken pot pie.

Donald T***p!

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Rice pudding.

Scrambled egg, mayo, and mustard sammich!

Satisfied.

Swan's flour cake.

James Curry.

Kyle Weinstein

GG Pender

Brand Ambassador, Port Orleans Brewing Co.

Singer/Songwriter, "UNO" (You Know)

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Sauerkraut.

BBQ sandwich.

Docile.

Cream cheese-frosted cake!

Will Ferrell.

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Insects!

Hot sausage with ketchup and pickles.

Lazy!

Apple pie.

The guy from church.

Joshua Repel

Jacob Stroman

Owner, Wild Louisiana Tours

Programs Director, JSPCA

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Chitlins.

Central Grocery's muffaletta.

BEACHED! Meat pies.

Way too many!

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Oysters!

The Bus Barn Sandwich from Whole Foods.

Comatose.

Lemon bundt cake and chocolate cream pie.

Actress/comedienne Kristen Wiig.

Jestin Quiett

Bishop Ryan Warner

CEO, JQ Technologies, LLC

Founder and Executive Producer, Praise Fest

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Grilled chicken panini.

FINISHED! Sweet potato pie.

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Parkway Tavern's shrimp po-boy.

Much too HEAVY! Lemon pound cake.

Satan himself!

Where Y’at Chat Questions: 1. It's Where Y'at's Holiday Dining Guide issue. What's the one food you would NEVER eat?

2. What's your favorite kind of sandwich?

3. What word best describes you AFTER your Thanksgiving feast?

4. Cake or pie?

And what kind?

5. December 12 is National Ding-a-Ling Day! Who would you consider a ding-a-ling?