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CONTENTS Cover Story 8 Holy Snoballs!

Features 12 22 24 26 36 40 42 45

Summer Restaurant Guide Food News $20 and Under Exotic Louisiana Foods Vegan & Vegetarian Joints Tricentennial Series: Steamboats

Eat, Pray, Love New Orleans Val Kilmer

Events & Nightlife 28 Music Calendar 34 Lakeside 2 Riverside 43 Bar Guide

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Columns Around the Web Best of the Big Easy Ballot Where Ya Been? Where Y'at Chat

June 2018 Vol. 21 No. 11 Publisher/Editor-in-Chief: Josh Danzig Creative Director: Michael Fulkerson Assistant Editor: Kathy Bradshaw Movie Editors: David Vicari & Fritz Esker Copy Editor: Michelle Nicholson Contributing Writers: Emily Hingle, Kathy Bradshaw, Phil LaMancusa, Debbie Lindsey, Kim Ranjbar, Landon Murray, Krystral Christen, Leigh Wright, Emil Flemmon, Greg Roques, Carolyn Heneghan, Steven Melendez, Anthony O'Donnell, Andrew Alexander, Noah Stokes-Raab, Christopher Romaguera, Kimmie Tubre Director of Sales: Stephen Romero Cover Photo of a Snoball at Hansen's Sno-Bliz by Randy Schmidt Photographers & Designers: Gus Escanelle, Jason Hall, Steve Hatley, Romney Caruso, Jorge Menes, Kathy Bradshaw, Greg Roques, James Macaluso Interns: Marissa Williams, Sammy Odell, Ian Cogswell, Cody Downey, Brianna McManus, Becki Brown, Reed Darcey, Raven West, Hannah Rote Subscribe: Receive 1 year (14 issues) for $30 and get a FREE Where Y’at CD. Subscribe today at WhereYat.com. Logo © 2018 All rights reserved Bruce Betzer, Legal Counsel: (504) 304-9952 Where Y’at Magazine 5500 Prytania St., #133 New Orleans, LA 70115 (504) 891-0144 info@whereyat.com | WhereYat.com

Things are heating up with the arrival of summer, and the best way to cool down is with a snoball. Alison Cohen has the best job in the world of visiting nearly every snoball stand in town; she shares her thoughts on whose reigns supreme! This Summer Restaurant Guide is full of great spots that are brand-new as well as old standards. Pick one out that you have never been to for a culinary adventure. Speaking of adventures, do you like frog legs? Don’t miss Burke Bischoff’s article about Louisiana’s exotic foods. Join us on June 11, at Marche New Orleans at 914 N. Peters St. from 6 – 9 p.m. for the Absolut Bloody Mary Mix-off Finals. Finalists hail from Gallier’s, Felix’s, Manning’s, Stingray’s, Hilton Riverside, and Original French Market. Enjoy complimentary cocktail samples while cheering on your favorite bartender. Log on to WhereYat.com to vote in our Best of the Big Easy contest. This is your chance to pick your favorite places for dining, shopping, nightlife, and more. Voting ends June 12, so log on today! –Josh Danzig, Publisher

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Holy Snoballs! The Search for the Best Snoball in New Orleans By Alison Cohen

emperatures are rising in the Big Easy, and there’s only one way to beat this climate-change-induced thirst trap: the New Orleans snoball. The snoball, a hallmark of the city, has an origin largely accredited to a machine created by Ernest Hansen of Hansen’s SnoBliz in the 1930s. The number of snoball stands in New Orleans is now skyrocketing faster than a tourist’s blood alcohol level during a night on Bourbon Street, so how is one supposed to choose which spot to frequent? Can a dill pickle snoball compete with a classic chocolate with condensed milk? Is a cheesecake-stuffed creation worth abandoning your Weight Watchers? Snoball expert Megan Braden-Perry, author of Crescent City Snowballs, told me that at a snoball stand, “Everybody’s happy! Bob doesn’t like sweets? Cool, he can get nachos. Terri is vegan? Ain’t no animal in juice and ice. Jerry is diabetic? There are awesome sugarfree flavors.” Enter my search for the best snoball locations in the city. I’ve spent the past few months sampling over 100 snoballs because, hey, there’s no such thing as a free lunch. There is, however, such a thing as a free snoball. (Thanks, various snoball stands and Where Y’at Magazine!) So now, with my belt loosened a few notches and my heart a little icier, I humbly present to you the winners of Holy Snoballs 2018.

Best Traditional Flavors (Well, Mostly Chocolate): Chocolate with Condensed Milk and Orchid Cream Vanilla from Plum Street Snoballs 1300 Burdette St., (504) 866-7996, plumstreetsnoball.com You never forget your first love. (This strictly applies to snoballs, of course, #girlsruntheworld2018.) Plum Street Snoballs, my first “research” location and a neighborhood favorite in Uptown, would be where I’d compare every snoball I ate from then on. Served in their signature Chinese food containers, the snoballs are so smooth a baby could eat them, which was evidenced by the many babies outside with blue and green

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smudges all over their faces. The chocolate with condensed milk and the orchid cream vanilla are out of this world, and they’re clearly fan-favorites. Owner Donna Black, who has been with Plum Street for 39 years, spoke about the importance of Plum Street to her and to the city. Her husband would come to the stand as a little boy, and they took over the business as adults. She says that the best part is seeing when customers who came as kids bring their own kids to the stand, and she calls Plum Street her “home away from home.” After Katrina, she says, people would line up for snoballs and say, “Now we’re back to normalcy.” Sit here for an afternoon, watch generations of families enjoying a snoball, and you’ll realize: Plum Street has masterfully captured the feeling of returning home. Chocolate from Ro-Bears Snowballs & Soft Serve 6869 Jefferson Hwy., Harahan, (504) 737-5013 “You’re a reporter?” a teenage couple asks me as I pull out my camera, “You’ve gotta write a good review for Ro-Bears.” Bar set high. I take my first spoonful of chocolatey snow, and I realize that Ro-Bears will be soaring over that bar. Their rich and fudgy chocolate stands in a category of its own. I’ll have dreams about a Ro-Bears’s chocolate for many years to come, but their original cantaloupe equally blew me away. It’s light and surprisingly delicious. Ro-Bears raises the snoball bar to the next level. Chocolate from Lou Lou’s Snoballs & Ice Cream 734 Papworth Ave., Metairie, (504) 478-2858 A classic chocolate from Lou Lou’s in Metairie can hang with the best of them. Stuff it with some soft-serve ice cream and top it with condensed milk, and you’ll have yourself a creamy, smooth treat that you won’t be able to stop eating. Be sure to visit Lou Lou’s for their exhaustive list of sugar-free flavors as well as their SnoShakes.

Best Stuffed Snoballs: Hummingbird from Just Chillin’ Too 700 Florida St., Mandeville, (985) 951-2445 For the best of the stuffed stuff, make the drive to Mandeville. Five minutes past the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway sits the

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summer hangout shack, Just Chillin’ Too. The picnic tables and bright colors make you feel like you’re an extra in the beginning of Grease when Sandy and Danny are singing about summer lovin’. If you head down the road, you could make this fantasy a reality at Fontainebleau Park, but I digress. Just Chillin’ Too makes all of their ice cream at their Sweet Treats location nearby, and it’s worth a second trip just for the ice cream. Try the Hummingbird, which is insanely fluffy nectar ice stuffed with honeycomb ice cream. Tres Leches and Oreo Cheesecake from Sno-La Snowball Lounge 8108 Hampson St. in New Orleans and 2311 N. Causeway Blvd. in Metairie, (504) 3277669, sno-la.com If a snoball could be the “Uptown” of snoballs, it would surely be from Sno-La Snowball Lounge. Sno-La is famous for their over-the-top, Instagram-worthy, cheesecakestuffed, “supreme” creations. Tres Leches features cake batter cream with condensed milk, classically stuffed with vanilla ice cream. Oreo Cheesecake has its own Oreo cream and is stuffed with Oreo cheesecake. If you have portrait mode on your phone’s camera, a social media profile to upkeep, and a sweet tooth to indulge, Sno-La is a must. Caramel Frappuccino-Stuffed Snoball from NOLA Snow Snoballs 908 Harrison Ave. and 7040 Vicksburg St., (504) 373-6555, nolasnow.com The absolute gem of NOLA Snow is the Caramel Frappuccino snoball, which has a blend of flan and café au lait syrups and is stuffed with vanilla ice cream. The Caramel Frappuccino brings a brand-new concept to the table, and the vanilla ice cream functionally serves as the whipped cream on top. I heartily spoon-battled my friends for the majority of the stuffed treat.

Best Original Flavor: Thai Trio and Watermelon Satsuma from Hansen’s Sno-Bliz 4801 Tchoupitoulas St., (504) 891-9788, snobliz.com “This is the happiest place in the world,” Ashley Kansen Springgate, owner of Hansen’s Sno-Bliz, tells me from her dining room table. Walk through her backyard, and you’ll be in the kitchen of that happy place where her staff—or as she says, her extended family—is busy making the most lauded snoballs in the city. The two mind-blowing flavors, Thai trio and watermelon satsuma, both have the perfect amount of tangy, fresh, and new, resulting in an almost godly flavor profile. The perfectly smooth ice makes for a snoball you won’t put down. “Snoballs sweeten the passage of time,” Ashley tells me as I slurp them down, and she weaves together her family’s history, the city’s history, and snoballs into one mesmerizing fabric. Her grandfather Ernest Hansen largely gets credit for making the sno machine that Hansen is famous for, but the business was truly his wife Mary’s. She knew everyone’s name and order. “I’m like that now, too,” Ashley says.

tasting,” fear not. Imperial has plenty of flavors that can satisfy any sugar-crazed desire. There are house-mades such as cereal cream, but you’ll have to ask local experts Edgar (10), Marquese (9), and Mavierick (7) for the best flavors of all. They’ll tell you to get wedding cake or king cake.

Fresh & Funky: Dill Pickle Snoball from Freezy Street Rolled Ice Cream 2633 St Claude Ave., (504) 228-4149, freezystreetnola.com Freezy Street may specialize in the rolled ice cream craze, but HEAR YE, HEAR YE: the New York-inspired shop also creates fantastically weird snoballs. Specifically, try dill pickle. Shockingly delicious, the pickle snoball made me wonder if the snoball world is missing the potential of the savory realm. If pickle doesn’t tickle your fancy, try the buttered toffee with caramel. You’re welcome. Following Katrina, Ashley turned to Hansen’s to heal. “I didn’t know if it was correct, just, or even legal,” Ashley says about reopening so quickly. Hansen’s ended up being a healing experience not just for her, but for the city. “Snoballs are an inexpensive treat that you can share,” Ashley adds, “Kids will drag their parents here to buy Mom or Dad a snoball.” Ashley’s self-called “labor of love” is worth it. Hansen’s Sno-Bliz received the James Beard Award in 2014. Come to Hansen’s for the best flavors in town and a shop driven by a full force of love. Melipone Mexican Vanilla from SnoWizard SnoBall Shoppe 4001 Magazine St., (504) 899-8758, snowizardsnoballshop.com SnoWizard makes all of its own flavors, and they only source the best ingredients. For its homemade Georgia Peach, they import peaches from Georgia. For the spicy Cajun

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Red Hot, they melt down bits of the real candy. For the Mexican Vanilla … well, who knows what they do, but it’s really, really good. It’s the most vibrant vanilla I’ve had, in snoball form or otherwise. The ice in their snoballs is so smooth that SnoWizard manufactures their own machines and sells them to other snoball stands. Strawberry Basil from Imperial Woodpecker 3511 Magazine St., (251) 366-7777, iwsnoballs.com Imperial’s housemade flavors taste the way a fancy soap might taste, but in the best way possible. It’s the addition of basil that gives the ice that très chic feel, which is what separates it from its sugar-overloaded counterparts. The house-made flavors almost feel—dare I say it?—healthy. Call it a miracle on Magazine Street: healthy-tasting snoballs that are still delicious. Other house-mades include coconut milk, watermelon-jalapeno, and pineapple-cilantro. For those of you scared off by the “healthy-

Beer Snoball from Ziggy’s Snowballs 4450 LA-22, Mandeville, (504) 236-7717 If you’re willing to make the drive to Mandeville, Ziggy’s will give you a sweet reward, but also possibly a savory one. They switch up the homemade flavors weekly, and flavor profiles include beer, garlic, Sunny D, and pretzel. Their ice cream flavors are equally creative, such as jalapeno cookies and cream. Pro tip: mix one of these insanely good original sno flavors with one of the original ice cream flavors. I tried a white chocolate and macadamia cream, stuffed with break-up food ice cream (strawberry cake batter ice cream with ooey-gooey brownie chunks). Beef Snoball from Ike’s Snoballs 520 City Park Ave., (504) 208-9983 Nestled on the edge of a parking lot three blocks short of City Park sits Ike’s Snoballs. Visit Ike’s to hang out with friends and get a beef snoball for your pup. Yes, you read that right, BEEF. They also have chicken. For human tasters, get creative with peanut butter and jelly or cucumber melon.

Local Favorites: Pandora’s Snowballs 901 N. Carrollton Ave., (504) 357-5608 There’s a reason why iconic spots are icons. A simple, window-front store on North Carrollton, Pandora’s brings the New Orleans attitude and quality every time. There’s always a line, but it moves quickly. Owner Nick Pizzalato serves up beautiful snoballs to loyal customers, and he tells me, “People always come back here.” If you want a delicious, beautiful, and fresh original, go for a sky blue and orchid vanilla cream or an aquaberry, which tastes just like a Jolly Rancher. Red Rooster 2801 Washington Ave., (504) 895-6786, redroosternola.com A crowd of customers rests at the wooden tables outside the little shack on Washington. It has “RED ROOSTER” plastered across its red wood panels. A local hotspot since its inception in 1977, Red Rooster has a steady

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patronage ordering from the vast menu options ranging from snoballs to “yet-camein.” Considering the frequent clientele, I look like a total noob pulling out my camera to photograph my stuffed strawberry shortcake snoball and my pineapple snoball. “You never had a snoball before?” one customer asks me. Another tells me she eats here every night, “Monday through Sunday.” Come for the snoballs, but stay for all the delicious eats, such as crawfish nachos, and for the genuine local feel of the place. Tee-Eva’s Old-Fashioned Pies and Pralines 5201 Magazine St., (504) 899-8350, teeevapralines.com Ms. Tee-Eva’s Old-Fashioned Pies and Pralines is not your typical snoball stand. Walk into the dark, closet-spaced storefront, immerse yourself in the articles and photographs covering the walls, breathe in the wafts of freshly baked pies and pralines, and you know you’ve just walked into the kitchen of a New Orleans grandma. As Ms. Tee-Eva says, she was “blessed to establish this business,” but her granddaughter, Keonna, owns the store now. If asked, Ms. Tee-Eva will wax and wane on days past, such as when she started the snoball truck craze. She borrowed her neighbor’s Chevrolet pick-up truck for a Tulane moot court event and sold four flavors out of the bed. “Are you famous for your snoballs?” I ask her.

says, “Welcome to Pontilly Sno, where GOD makes all your snowball dreams come true!” There’s another one that says, “Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good! Psalm 34:8.” Even as a Jewish snoball-eater, I could appreciate the signs, especially as I found myself praising God for these snoballs. Hallelujah for the fluffy ice! Hallelujah for the outdoor picnic tables with big umbrellas! Hallelujah for the cheesecake-stuffed concoctions! Hallelujah for snoballs! My favorite here is the pink lady: a mix of pink lemonade, tiger’s blood, watermelon, and strawberry with condensed milk.

“I’m famous, period,” she tells me. Try Ms. Tee-Eva’s favorite flavor: peach. “Have a blessed day,” she tells me as I leave. “Come back and try our crawfish pie.”

Best Summer Hangout Spot: Sal’s Sno-Ball Stand 1823 Metairie Ave., Metairie, (504) 666-1823 “There’s a parking lot party right now at Sal’s,” the women working the cash register say, and there’s one almost every night. Customers come to hang out on the tree stump-seating that comes from an old tree, cut down in a 1969 expansion of the stand.

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When the stumps are all filled up, you’ll see people pull folding chairs out of their cars. The atmosphere feels like you’ve set foot on a campsite. While you’re at Sal’s, go for the original flavor, “Robin,” a combination of ice cream and nectar and named after Sal’s granddaughter. Pontilly Sno 3968 Old Gentilly Rd., (504) 303-8173 Pontilly Sno, a hidden gem in Gentilly, is part of a faith-based organization that offers residential treatment for people with a lifecontrolling issue. There’s a giant sign that

Sidney’s Snowballs 767 N. Claiborne Ave., (504) 266-4835 This Treme spot, decorated with bright umbrellas and beachy decorations, feels like an oasis next to noisy I-10. Step past the wooden, high-table barriers, and you’re swept away to the beach. The ice is smooth, the flavors are delicious, and summertime is clearly here. For an over-the-top summer treat, go for the ice cream and cream and coconut cream with condensed milk, stuffed. This one tastes the way that really good sunscreen smells. You know the one.

In a condensed milk-topped conclusion… Through the many snoballs I consumed this month, the wonderfully kind customers and people working the snoball stands I’ve met, and the passionate snoball Instagrammers I’ve encountered, I’ve

learned that the snoball means more to this city than just another summer treat. It’s bringing your kids to your favorite snoball spot where you went growing up. It’s going for a special treat with your mama, meeting up for a first date, or even getting engaged or having a baby shower, snoballstyle. It’s healing in tough times, and it’s returning home. Said the snoball expert BradenPerry, Snoballs "are more accessible to everyone in the city, unlike health care, convenient transportation, living wages, and affordable housing. So many people are still living away since Katrina, but when they come back home to visit and get snowballs, they seem so happy and full of pre-Katrina joy.” If you want to conduct your own search for your favorite snoball hotspot, download the New Orleans Snoball Finder app. A spokesperson for the Peter

Mayer Advertising and Marketing Agency said, "Technology enhances the snoball experience from start to finish… There's nothing worse than driving to a stand when you are craving a snoball, only to realize they are closed or don't have the flavor you want.” Thank you, New Orleans, for letting me in on the big chill and bringing me one step closer to a Fatter Tuesday. Stay icy cool this summer! Alison Cohen (pictured left) is a teacher in New Orleans East and a lover of all New Orleans food. If you have a suggestion for the next hot commodity or frozen commodity for Alison to try, you can contact her on Instagram at @FatterTuesday. Also, check out her full snoball article online at WhereYat.com!

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8550 Pontchartrain Blvd. | 486-4887 | lakeviewharbor.us Liberty Cheesesteaks has brought the unmistakably divine taste of a true Philly cheesesteak to New Orleans and has created with it an all-new companion piece: the Pizza Steak Hoagie, covered in mozzarella and house-made marinara. In a town known for its po-boys, Liberty has stepped up to the plate with superior sandwiches from an outside area. 5039 Freret St. | 875-4447 | libertycheesesteaks.com

African Bennachin offers African cuisine with a decidedly New Orleans twist. Those familiar with their delectable Jazz Fest fare, such as Poulet Fricassee (chicken on a stick) and Jama-Jama (sauteed spinach), can imagine the wonders emanating from their kitchen via signature beef and seafood dishes. 1212 Royal St. | 522-1230 | bennachinrestaurant.com

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half-pound burgers and an array of wraps and salads. Don’t forget to try their famous fries. 6221 S. Claiborne Ave. | 662-9933 | bayouhotwings.com

that melts in your mouth. It’s menus like these that make you glad you live in New Orleans. 634 Louisa St. | 945-0742 | thecountryclubneworleans.com

City Diner may sound like your average greasy spoon, but don’t let the name fool you. Serving breakfast, lunch, and dinner 24 hours a day, the diner offers such favorites as Country Fried Steak, Shrimp and Grits, and the Fried Catfish Po-Boy for you to chow down on, all night or all day long. 3116 S. I-10 Service Road E. | 831-1030 | citydiner.biz

Cuvee Bistro is perfect for the heartiest of appetites or the wine and tapaslover. Located right next door to sister establishment Briquette, the restaurant focuses on breakfast, lunch, and small bites. You’ll be delighted with the Stuffed Breads (featuring savory Pulled Pork and Brisket Verde) or one of their Wrapped Up Egg Scramblers. 701 S. Peters St. | 985778-2529

Apolline celebrates the best in local ingredients and offers one of the most memorable brunches in the city, providing great food, bottomless mimosas, and Bloody Marys. Try one of their outstanding seafood entrees, like the Seared Diver Scallops with Gulf Shrimp or Pan-Roasted Black Drum. 4729 Magazine St. | 8948881 | apollinerestaurant.com

City Donuts & Café is the newest donut shop here in the Crescent City, but with a twist: it’s open 24/7 and has a drive-thru window for extra convenience. Be sure to grab one or a few dozen of their assorted donuts or even one of their classic New Orleans dishes, like Shrimp and Grits, poboys, and more. 3301 S Claiborne Ave. | 372-5811

Bayou Hot Wings aims to please wing fanatics. There are 13 sauces, from the mild, yet delicious Bayou Sweet, to the intense, flavorful heat of the Bayou Beast. They also offer great alternatives, like

The Country Club specializes in distinctively modern Creole cuisine, served in a charming Bywater cottage. Try their divine Sweet Corn & Blue Crab Bisque, followed by a Duck Fat Roasted Chicken

Daisy Dukes now has four unique locations, each specializing in something different. While the 24/7 French Quarter location is home to terrific seafood platters and all-you-can-eat crawfish (in peak season), their all-night hotspot in the CBD is sure to offer whatever else you may be craving. Multiple locations | daisydukesrestaurant.com Gattuso’s Neighborhood Restaurant epitomizes the notion of a neighborhood eatery where you can get your drink on, too. Boasting a comprehensive appetizer menu and all kinds of mouthwatering burgers and sandwiches, Gattuso’s even finds the time to dish out some impressive salads and seafood platters. 435 Huey P. Long Ave. | 368-1114 | gattusos.net Gordon Biersch is a brewery and a restaurant that can rightfully be called a master of both. Enjoy one of their flagship beers on their Fulton Street patio, with lunch or dinner consisting of elegant entrees to please your palate, like their marinated Brewer’s Steak, Salmon Fillet, or Märzen BBQ Burger. Or share an appetizer with your friends, such as their Ahi Tuna Nachos. 200 Poydras St. | 522-2739 | gordonbiersch.com

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Lakeview Harbor has reopened at a new location on Pontchartrain Boulevard, but that doesn’t mean that their delicious food will be changing with it. They are known for their thick, juicy cheeseburgers topped with shredded cheese. Be sure to pair one with an order of spicy Harbor Wings and a frosty glass of draft beer to wash it all down.

The Mason Jar is casual Americanmeets-Southern, with local favorites like red beans and rice right alongside dynamite versions of Chicken Parmesan and Crab Cake and Shrimp Pasta. This family-friendly environment could very well become your new home away from home. 4517 W. Esplanade Ave. | 323-2115 | masonjarkitchen.com Spudly’s Super Spuds has a baked potato to satisfy all fans of America’s favorite side dish—only here, it’s the main course! And why not, when you can choose from scrumptious toppings, like crabmeat, crawfish, and roast beef, and smother it in enough cheese to make Wisconsin proud. Don’t know if you want a super spud? They have other great appetizers, soups, and salads as well. 2609 Harvard Ave. | 4553250 | spudlys.com Stein’s Market & Deli is a quaint JewishItalian market and Magazine Street staple that draws in crowds for their assorted specialty meats, cheeses, sandwiches, and unique selection of brews. If you're looking for a quick bite, they make classic deli sandwiches, like the reuben and pastrami, as well as great bagel sandwiches. 2207 Magazine St. | 527-0771 | steinsdeli.com Ted’s Frostop is a real survivor. A symbol of Katrina’s devastation, their famous root beer mug sign was turned upside down. Now it’s back upright where it should be, and they’re serving the same delicious Loto Burgers and rootbeer floats that have defined New Orleans lunches for years. Enjoy a shake and fries or try one of their po-boys or daily specials. 3100 Calhoun St. | 861-3615 | tedsfrostop.com Willie Mae’s Scotch House is the James Beard Award-winning destination for lovers of fried chicken and is both a tourist attraction and a New Orleans landmark. You’ll understand why when you delve into the late Willie Mae Seaton’s 50-yearold recipe, which is still unmatched for flavor. 2401 St. Ann St. | 822-9503 | williemaesnola.com WOW Café Doubletree combines everything you’ve ever loved about WOW Cafe & Wingery, plus so much more. Try their breakfast buffet, including delicious create-your-own omelettes. Or, you can join them for a classic New Orleans brunch, showcasing fresh Louisiana seafood. Any

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Bao & Noodle has blossomed into a real gem in the Marigny/Bywater. The Northern China-inspired cuisine begins with their amazing, hand-pulled noodles and steamed buns (bao), and it simply flourishes from there. Menu staples include the Slow Cooked Pork Shank and Cumin Braised Lamb. 2700 Chartres St. | 272-0004 | baoandnoodle. com

Momo Ramen + Poke is one of Uptown’s best ramen restaurants as well as a great spot to pick up a fresh poke bowl. Momo also has plenty of other Asian-inspired dishes, such as Kimchi Short Ribs and Red Curry Beef Rice Bowls, to help satisfy any picky palate. Be sure to check out their outdoor patio and new Happy Hour specials! 632 S. Carrollton Ave. | 2185248 | momoramenpoke.com Origami is proud of their three sushi chefs, and it’s no wonder. Signature dishes from this kitchen include the Burning Man (pepper-crusted tuna and avocado) and the Funky Margarita (crawfi sh layered with tuna, salmon, and guacamole). A favorite of college students, Origami has a vast appetizer menu, highlighted by their terrifi c Shrimp Tempura. 5130 Freret St. | 899-6532 | sushinola.com Viet Orleans Bistro is the perfect spot for lunch or dinner in the heart of the CBD. Enjoy a mouthwatering Banh Mi Po-Boy while relaxing with a hot sake, glass of wine, or cold beer in the pleasant atmosphere of their dining room. The comprehensive sushi menu is highlighted by favorites like the Viet Orleans and Volcano rolls. 300 Baronne St. | 3336917

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Green Tea offers the best in decadent Chinese food. Try the Seafood Delight, featuring lobster, jumbo shrimp, and scallops sauteed in the chef’s special sauce, or the Dragon and Phoenix combo, bringing General Tso’s Chicken and Spicy Shrimp together. You can even invite up to 30 of your closest friends for a memorable dining experience in their private dining room. 3001 Napoleon Ave. | 899-8005 | greenteanola.com

Miyako is known for its entertaining hibachi chefs and high-quality ingredients, like fl avorful New York strip steak and lobster. A great spot for large groups, Miyako offers a popular sushi menu that takes on a decidedly New Orleans fl air, with selections like the Mardi Gras Roll, Po-Boy Roll, and Saints Roll. 1403 St. Charles Ave. | 410-997 | miyakonola.com

Kyoto 2 is the premier spot for sushi and sashimi in the Elmwood area. Open for lunch and dinner, the restaurant features popular chef’s creations, including the Funky Margarita Roll (choice of crawfi sh or spicy tuna) and the amazing Rainbow Box with snow crab topped with tuna and salmon. 5608 Citrus Blvd. | Harahan | 818-0228 Mikimoto knows their sushi—and every other form of Japanese cuisine, for that matter. Start off with their deep-fried Crabstick Tempura or the delicious Kuruma Shrimp. Their extensive sushi menu features specialty rolls containing

Bars with Great Food Backspace Bar & Kitchen is a fantastic French Quarter spot. When you dive into such literary-themed sandwich creations as the Hemingway Cuban and the Whitman Roast Beef, you’ll understand why. If you’re a fan of old-school cocktails, then look no further than this celebratory retro establishment. 139 Chartres St. | 322-2245 | backspacenola.com Buffa’s Bar & Restaurant has one heck of a food menu, and their 24/7 hours

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should allow time for many repeat visits. Come hungry, whether you’re in the mood for breakfast and one of their awesome omelettes or looking for bar staples, like multiple varieties of chicken wings and burgers. Hint: save room for the Chorizo Chili. 1001 Esplanade Ave. | 949-0038 | buffasbar.com Flamingo A-Go-Go over to the Warehouse District for food, fun, and the largest openair patio in New Orleans! Enjoy lunch and dinner favorites every day, brunch every Saturday and Sunday with $10 bottomless mimosas or sparkling rosé, and Happy Hour every Monday thru Friday from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m. Their patio is pet-friendly, so bring your furry friends along to try one of their puppy plates. 869 Magazine St. | 577-2202 | flamingonola.com The Jimani is a bar that has everything: big-screen TVs for sporting events, trivia nights, over 100 beers to choose from, and an outstanding pub menu that keeps the patrons from having to go anywhere else. Start with a plate of Jimmy J’s Big Ass Nachos and progress to an array of po-boys, burgers, sandwiches, or a full rack of St. Louis BBQ Ribs. 141 Chartres St. | 5240493 | thejimani.com Mimi’s in the Marigny features two bars—each with a different mood— and their first-rate tapas menu reflects that, with numerous selections for both vegetarians and meat-eaters. Choice selections include the Goat Cheese Croquettes and Coffee Kahlua Glazed Salmon. Or order from Chef Hailey’s “Trust Me” menu, accentuated with fresh Louisiana produce and herbs. 2601 Royal St. | 872-9868 | mimismarigny.com NOSH (New Orleans Social House) plays upon the small plates craze with flavorsome selections, such as LobsterShrimp Tacos, Truffled Mac and Cheese, and Beef Short Rib Poutine. They even have a seafood bar where you can knock down Louisiana Gulf oysters, one after the other. Don’t miss the Bubbles Bar on Friday nights with champagne starting at $4! 752 Tchoupitoulas St. | 581-7101 | noshneworleans.com Ole Saint is the brainchild of New Orleans Saints legend Deuce McAllister, who wanted to bring Southern coastal cuisine to a relaxed bar atmosphere in the French Quarter. He certainly succeeded, with offerings like the Flash-Fried Louisiana Oysters and Southern Catfish with White Beans and Shrimp. You can enjoy an Ole

Saint Craft Burger here as well. 132 Royal St. | 309-4797 | olesaint.com Orleans Grapevine proves that fine food is paired best with the fruit of the vine, with over 375 wines to accompany your meal. Surf and Turf is a must, with the Black Angus Filet and Maine Lobster Tail. But if you’re just looking for seafood (and ‘tis the season), the decadent combo of Pan-Seared Scallops and Oysters Orleans is guaranteed to leave you satisfied and guilt-free. 720 Orleans Ave. | 523-1930 | orleansgrapevine.com

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Five Happiness is an authentic Chinese restaurant that has served locals for over 30 years. Their broad menu includes the Triple Dragons in Hot Garlic Sauce, a variety of succulent meat platters (shrimp, chicken, and beef), and chef’s specials such as the Crispy Ginger Shrimp or Stuffed Chinese Eggplant with ground pork and shrimp. 3605 S. Carrollton Ave. | 482-3935 | ﬁvehappiness. com

the likes of sea urchin and red snapper. 3301 S. Carrollton Ave. | 488-1881 | mikimotosushi.com

Poppy’s Time Out Sports Bar showcases its love for sports fans with 21 TVs, over 20 beers on tap, and Hurricanes that are categorized in intensity from one to fi ve. But what about the food, you ask? Well, there are Gator Bites (a fried hybrid of delicious alligator and andouille sausages), Blackened Shrimp Queso, 911 Fire Wings for the fearless, and so much more. 500 Port of New Orleans Pl. | 247-9265 | poppystimeoutsportsbar.com Rick’s Sporting Saloon has taken the combination of adult entertainment and culinary delights to new heights at the “Ultimate Man Cave” on Bourbon Street. If you can’t make it to Two-Legged Taco Tuesday, the Baller Platter or Saloon Burger (a combination of short rib, brisket, and chuck) will do you just fine while watching the big game on their 92-inch screen. 522 Bourbon St. | 552-2510 | ricks-saloon.com Shamrock Bar and Grill is the biggest neighborhood bar in New Orleans, with 32 televisions, 23 pool tables, and good things to eat. The perfect place to catch a sporting event with some great drink specials, Shamrock has a reasonably priced menu that is highlighted by a Buffalo Shrimp Platter and a 12-ounce Ribeye with potato and salad. 4133 S. Carrollton Ave. | 3010938 | shamrockparty.com

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Another Broken Egg Café is not just another brunch eatery. Their extensive menu boasts succulent omelettes, such as the Floridian (topped with garlic butter-

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sauteed crabmeat) and Stan’s Mardi Gras Omelette (filled with crawfish, Gulf shrimp, andouille, and red peppers). Also, try one of their “Sweet Temptations,” like the Bananas Foster Belgian Waﬄe or Cinnamon Roll French Toast. Uptown | Lakeview | 3012771 | anotherbrokeneggcafe.com Café 615 Home of Da Wabbit prides itself on being the most affordable restaurant in Gretna while serving savory meals that will make you a repeat customer. Where else are you going to get Seared Duck Breast for only $18? The extensive menu features everything: salads, seafood platters, sandwiches, and exotic appetizers, like turtle soup and Frog Legs Provencal. 615 Kepler St. | 365-1225 | dawabbit.net

and terrific entrees (such as the Singapore Chili Shrimp). 527 Julia St. | 875-4132 | cafecarmo.com Caffe! Caffe! has two locations serving you the soups, salads, sandwiches, and wraps that you can’t possibly live without. And dig this: they have brand-new items, like the Grilled Chicken Sandwich, served on a fresh-baked onion bun, and their Creamy

Mac, a love letter to mac and cheese fanatics everywhere. They serve breakfast, too. Two Metairie Locations | caﬀecaﬀe. com Jimmy J’s Café is perfect for breakfast, lunch, or dinner and has some of the tastiest creations in the French Quarter. Try their flagship breakfast: Eggs Lafitte with andouille sausage, hollandaise sauce, and

Café Amelie is housed in the historic, 150-year-old Princess of Monaco Courtyard and Carriage House for a lush, enchanting dining experience you won’t soon forget. The food is quite memorable as well, with standout lunch and dinner selections like the Cochon de Lait Sandwich on ciabatta and the Louisiana Crawfish Linguine. 912 Royal St. | 412-8965 | cafeamelie.com Café Carmo combines the flavors of West Africa, Southeast Asia, the Caribbean, and South America with fresh, local ingredients for a unique and exemplary take on vegetarian-friendly cuisine in New Orleans. Serving light bites, from sashimi appetizers to an array of fresh salads, they are also known for their signature Banquette Breads

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ratatouille. You can’t go wrong with their savory sandwich, 3 Little Pigs & The Big Bad Chicken, featuring battered chicken, bacon, Swiss cheese, and two kinds of ham. 115 Chartres St. | 309-9360 | jimmyjscafe. com Morning Call Coffee Stand can rightfully be considered a landmark New Orleans establishment, keeping customers happy for nearly 150 years. Everyone knows about their beignets and café au lait, but did you know that you can also enjoy NOLA favorites like muffalettas and crawfish etouffée, 24/7, while relaxing in their courtyard? 56 Dreyfous Dr. | 300-1157 | neworleanscitypark.com/in-the-park/ morning-call Petite Amelie is the quick and easy extension to Café Amelie, serving fresh salads, sandwiches, coffee, take-home entrees, and more. Geared toward the people who live and work in the French Quarter, Petite Amelie has a spectacular marketplace selection of fresh olives, cheeses, sandwiches, and pastries. There’s even a juice bar! Perfect for the person on-the-go. 900 Royal St. | 412-8065 | petiteamelienola.wordpress.com

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Café Degas is the embodiment of Gallic charm, for an experience formulated to recreate dining in the beautiful French countryside. Le Plateau de Fromage is an

excellent appetizer in keeping with the mood, followed by La Salade Au Crabe, the Pan-Seared Rack of Lamb, or Lamb Merguez Sausage. C'est merveilleux! 3127 Esplanade Ave. | 945-5635 | cafedegas. com Vyoone’s is bringing unique French fare to the Warehouse District. You ought to try their Chicken Roulade along with a refreshing cocktail while you soak up the afternoon sun in their outdoor courtyard. As for dinner, you may have a tough time deciding between the Chicory Rubbed Rack and Seared Duck Breast Chambord, not to mention that they have a wine list featuring 70 different vintages. 412 Girod St. | 5186007 | vyoone.com

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Josephine Estelle, inside Ace Hotel, is the invention of chefs Andy Ticer and Michael Hudman, who are reimagining Italian cuisine steeped in Southern tradition. Their wide range of pastas share the stage with platters of duck breast, speckled trout, and veal porterhouse. The fabulous weekend brunch is an opportunity to try items from each of their menus. 600 Carondelet St. | 9303070 | josephineestelle.com Mardi Gras Zone boasts the best of both worlds—delicious food and products concerning its namesake holiday—that New Orleanians just can’t live without! You won’t be sorry for picking up a slice (or more) of their incredible brick-oven pizza. Or try their local favorites like red beans and rice and hand-carved corned beef. Open 24/7. 2706 Royal St. | 947-8787 | mardigraszone.com Mosca’s Restaurant has been cooking up Italian specialties for over 60 years, thanks to the original founders Provino and Lisa Mosca. From familiar staples like spaghetti and meatballs and chicken cacciatore to signature dishes like Oysters Mosca, every Mosca’s dish is prepared to order and

served à la carte on family-style platters. 4137 U.S. Highway 90 West | Westwego | 436-8950 | moscasrestaurant.com Pascal’s Manale turns 105 this year, and they still serve the most delicious BBQ shrimp you’ve ever (or never) had. You might want to have a seat at their world-famous oyster bar, where the mollusks just keep on shucking! Whether you crave seafood, a juicy steak, or a great Italian dish, this Uptown institution is sure to provide a memorable culinary experience. 1838 Napoleon Ave. | 895-4877 | pascalsmanale.com Venezia has been serving homestyle Italian cooking with a New Orleans twist since 1957. Their house specialties, Fresh Fish Cynthia (topped with shrimp and crawfish in a dill cream sauce) and Eggplant Vatican (fried eggplant filled with shrimp and crawfish in a crabmeat cream sauce), are a culinary dream come true! Daily specials include Seafood Paella and Sauteed Cilantro Shrimp. 134 N. Carrollton Ave. | 488-7991 | venezianeworleans.net Vincent’s Italian Cuisine specializes in marvelous, robust meals and flavors. They’re rightfully famous for their Corn and Crab Bisque, served in a toasted bread bowl. But you just haven’t lived until you’ve indulged in the Seafood-Stuffed Pork Chop and the Veal- and Spinach-Stuffed Cannelloni. Visit both locations for unique dining atmospheres. Metairie | Uptown | vincentsitaliancuisine.com

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Carreta’s Grill has been serving quality Mexican cuisine since 1999, and they now have four locations. From signature appetizers, like Mariachi Fries and Popeye Dip to the sizzling Carnitas and Carne Asada Platters that you love, Carreta’s also offers six different authentic taco styles for the taco-lover extraordinaire. Multiple Locations | carretasgrillrestaurant.com

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with a twist, such as their Steak and Eggs Broussard, for 98 years. Whether it's for brunch, dinner, or Happy Hour, choose to dine in the majestic main dining room or in the palatial courtyard. Experience the historical Grand Dame restaurant, celebrating the tradition of nearly 100 years of fine dining. 819 Conti St. | 581-3866 | broussards.com The Columns Hotel offers elegant dining overlooking historic St. Charles Avenue. Try the Double-Cut Pork Chop stuffed with Oyster Dressing, Eggplant St. Claire, or their famous Rock Cornish Hen filled with wild rice. Be sure to wash it all down with one of their signature cocktails. This is Cajun/Creole cuisine at its finest, and they also serve one of the best Sunday brunches in the city. 3811 St. Charles Ave. | 899-9308 | thecolumns. com/dining Crescent City Brewhouse is a microbrewery in the French Quarter that just so happens to have one heck of a menu! You can find wonderful, freshly shucked oysters that are particularly delicious, especially when enjoyed on the charming balcony overlooking Decatur Street. Of course, a visit here wouldn’t be complete without sampling one (or all) of their six flagship beers. 527 Decatur St. | 522-0571 | crescentcitybrewhouse.com

PUBLIC SERVICE El Taco Loco is certainly the new kid on the Carrollton block, but from the affordability and taste of their food, it’s obvious they know what they’re doing. Tacos, burritos, quesadillas … you name it. Choose from 10 different meats and a slew of toppings for an unmistakably well-seasoned, build-yourown-platter experience. You can find them in Mona’s old spot. 1120 S. Carrollton Ave. | 372-3224 Juan’s Flying Burrito is a true success story with convenient locations all over town. The food speaks for itself, satisfying the most discerning of palates. You can’t go wrong with their signature Flying Burrito and enchiladas, but they also make vegetarian synonymous with delicious, with meat-free options like the Green Goat Quesadilla. Multiple Locations | juansﬂyingburrito.com

Middle Eastern

The Halal Guys is a certified hit, dishing out the tastiest Middle Eastern-meetsMediterranean fare. Whether it’s gyros you crave or one of their hot Chicken and Rice Platters covered in their signature White Sauce, all of the flavors you love now come together in the utterly amazing Fries Sandwich. Get your beef, chicken, or falafel as a sandwich or a platter, with or without hummus. Multiple Locations | thehalalguys.com Lebanon’s Café is known for their delicious Middle Eastern cuisine, served in one of the

Crossroads at House of Blues celebrates Southern cuisine in all its spectacular forms. Regional dishes such as Delta Fried Chicken, Memphis Baby Back Ribs, and Low Country

Shrimp and Grits adorn the menu. Be sure to mark your calendars for their weekly events: Friday’s seafood boil and live music and Sunday’s world-famous gospel brunch. 225 Decatur St. | 310-4999 | houseofblues. com/neworleans/menu The Governor Restaurant and Seafood Bar features Louisiana-inspired cuisine, using only the freshest, locally sourced ingredients from around the state. From old classics, like Shrimp Clemenceau and The Peacemaker, to new creations like Andouille and Fig Casserole and Choupique Caviar Deviled Eggs, The Governor is sure to delight. They also offer a “power brunch” all day long, seven days a week! 301 Chartres St. | 2911860 | governorrestaurant.com Joey K’s is an Uptown staple that you can’t possibly live without. Classic New Orleans dishes like Chicken Fried Steak and Breaded Veal Cutlet (just like Mama used to make) take their place alongside generous seafood platters. Every weekday has different specials to choose from, but every day is all-you-can-eat catfish day for only $13.95! 3001 Magazine St. | 891-0997 | joeyksrestaurant.com New Orleans Creole Cookery understands that great food and music go together. That’s why you can always enjoy the sweet sounds of live jazz while you sip a Category 1 thru 5 Hurricane and feast upon the spectacular creation known as a Seafood Tower (crab maison, shrimp remoulade, shrimp cocktail, oysters on the half shell, clams, and

most gorgeous dining rooms you’re likely to ever sit in. In addition to the high-quality shawarma and kabobs you’d expect to find, they also feature some amazing platters, such as the Rosemary Lamb Chops and Tuna Steak. As always, the restaurant encourages you to BYOB. 1500 S. Carrollton Ave. | 8626200 | lebanonscafe.com Pyramid’s Café is a favorite of both Tulane and Loyola students. Their menu prices are so budget-friendly, you’ll never have to choose between the falafel and the baba ganuj. All of the meats here are marinated to perfection, for outstanding kabobs, shawarma, and gyros. Try the Chicken Lula or Kafta Kabab and get a free drink with any entree. 3149 Calhoun St. | 861-9602 | pyramidscafeonline.com

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Antoine’s Restaurant has been a New Orleans landmark since 1840 and is the embodiment of authentic French-Creole dining. Home of the world-famous Oysters Rockefeller, Antoine’s offers other signature dishes, like the Filet de Gulf Poisson Amandine and Chateaubriand (center-cut beef tenderloin for two). Just remember to save room for Cerise (Cherries) Jubilée for dessert. 713 St. Louis St. | 581-4422 | antoines.com Broussard's is conveniently located in the heart of the French Quarter and has been serving classic New Orleans dishes

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mussels). 508 Toulouse St. | 524-9632 | neworleanscreolecookery.com The Original Fiorella’s Café has become a legend in a city that prides itself on its fried chicken. Winner of both the 2016 and 2017 “Best Fried Chicken” award from the National Fried Chicken Festival, this spot is worth a visit with friends and family. Don’t miss their Italian classics and hot boiled crawfish as well. 5325 Franklin Ave. | 309-0352 | originalﬁorellas.com The Praline Connection doesn’t want you to be fooled by the name. Sure, they have the best pralines money can buy, but that’s for dessert. Those pralines can be preceded by Creole/soul food dishes, like stuffed bell peppers, fried chicken livers, and crowder peas. Big appetites should check out the “Taste of Soul” with file gumbo, red beans and rice, fried chicken, ribs, and more. 542 Frenchmen St. | 943-3934 | pralineconnection.com Public Service (NOPSI Hotel) lives up to their name by serving delectable dishes in the joyous atmosphere of live entertainment. With appetizers like Braised Pork Belly and Blue Crab Dip, their food isn’t likely to disappoint. Bayou-Style Short Ribs are certainly a favorite entree, and if you order soup, make it the Lamb Stew Au Gratin, from a traditional Irish recipe. 311 Baronne St. | 962-6527 | publicservicenola.com

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Short Stop PoBoys has been a Metairie fixture for many years, serving as a one-stop shop for hungry sandwich-lovers. Every po-boy comes in small (six-inch), regular (nine-inch), and king-sized (14-inch) varieties. Their Soft-Shell Crab King must be seen to be believed. If you aren’t that hungry, the hearty combination of catfish, shrimp, and oysters should suﬃce. Enjoy it with some of their award-winning seafood gumbo. 119

Transcontinental Dr. | Metairie | 8854572 | shortstoppoboysno.com

Seafood

Acme Oyster House has been specializing in the mollusk fan-favorite since 1910. With four area locations, you can have them shucked, served in a shot glass, or chargrilled for a cheeseand butter-laden delight. But if you’re really looking for heaven on a plate, the Fish Pontchartrain, topped with crabmeat, shrimp, and butter cream sauce, is unparalleled in its sheer seafood decadence! Multiple Locations | acmeoyster.com Art & Vicki’s The Dock Slidell knows that exceptional seafood tastes good, especially when you’re dining right next to the water at their beautiful dockside restaurant. Catfish Christopher, served over cheesy mashed potatoes and covered in their house-made crawfish sauce, is a highlight. Or try the Shrimp and Crawfish-Stuffed Pistolettes at this family-run hotspot. 118 Harbor View Ct. | Slidell | 985-326-8882 | facebook.com/TheDockSlidell Briquette offers contemporary coastal cuisine in a stylishly chic dining room. The open-air kitchen adds a welcoming charm, especially when the picturesque entree arrives. Pork Porterhouse with a Bleu Cheese Crust and Crispy-Skin Steelhead Salmon are just a couple of highlights from an inspired dinner menu. 701 S. Peters St. | 302-7496 | briquette-nola.com Crazy Lobster Bar & Grill realizes there’s nothing finer than eating seafood in New Orleans, right in the atmospheric comfort of Spanish Plaza along the Mississippi River. Home of the Steamed Seafood Bucket and live music every day, Crazy

Lobster also offers a Stuffed Lobster with Crabmeat Dressing and Jambalaya that is perfect for any seafood-lover. 500 Port of Orleans Pl. | 569-3380 | thecrazylobster.com Jack Dempsey’s Restaurant is the spot to enjoy the satisfying crunch of fried seafood in New Orleans. Try the Half and Half Platter (shrimp, catfish, redfish) and add oysters, crawfish, or frog legs for $3 or less! You can also add market selections such as a halfpound of Dungeness crabs or fried softshell crab to any meal for $10. 738 Poland Ave. | 943-9914 | jackdempseys.net Jaeger’s Seafood specializes in big seafood dinners, whether fried or boiled. An example of the latter would be The King’s Platter, which includes Maine lobster, snow crabs, boiled shrimp, potatoes, corn, jambalaya, house salad, and garlic bread. Lesser appetites should check out their famous Char-Grill Lousiana Oysters. 901 S. Clearview Pkwy. | Metairie | 818-2200 | jaegersseafood.com Landry’s Seafood, now open in the French Quarter, is where you can get those specialty fish dinners you only hear about— speckled trout, grouper, amberjack, the list goes on—all prepared broiled, grilled, or pan-seared. A real seafood-lover's dream restaurant, they feature terrific house specialties like Smoked Bacon-Crusted Scallops or Blackened Catfish Atchafalaya. Multiple Locations | landrysseafood.com Seaworthy knows its oysters and has the distinction of having a full page of the menu dedicated to the 43 different varieties that they shuck. For those seeking a great fish dinner, try Redfish on the Half Shell with chili butter. Your experience will be accentuated by dining in a charming Creole cottage that was built in 1832. 630 Carondelet St. | 930-3071 | seaworthynola.com

The Catch Seafood Restaurant operates just as their name suggests, with fresh Louisiana seafood delivered to your table the way you want it. Located between Veterans Boulevard and I-10, The Catch offers overstuffed, fried seafood poboys for lunch and great recipes, like the Blackened Catfish Nantua (smothered in a creamy crawfish sauce), for a classic New Orleans lunch or dinner. 310 Cleary Ave. | 407-3316 Tito’s Ceviche & Pisco captures the authentic, dynamic flavors of Peruvian recipes (and the country’s signature white brandy) for a culinary journey in the comfort of their Uptown location. Try one of their signature ceviches, made with fresh Gulf fish and shrimp, or Seco de Cordero, a traditional plate of lamb shank with cilantro sauce. 5015 Magazine St. | 267-7612 | titoscevichepisco.com

Vegetarian

Seed demonstrates that vegan cuisine doesn’t need to sacrifice the flavors that exemplify New Orleans. The proof is in their pan-fried Eggplant Po-Boy or Creole Zucchini Wraps, comfort-food classics that will please anyone. Appetizing favorites like the Roasted Carrot Avocado Salad and Three Bean Chili show that good health can still equal good taste. 1330 Prytania St. | 302-2599 | seedyourhealth.com

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Oh ya (ya)! … After earning his chops cooking under beloved local chef Frank Brigtsen at Brigtsen's Riverbend restaurant, Chef Conner Mullins has opened YaYa's Comfort Food in Harahan. Located on Hickory Avenue, this casual eatery is all about breakfast, with dishes like Boudin Benedict, steak and eggs, huevos rancheros, and duck and waﬄes. During the week, the restaurant also offers a few lunch items, like a pork belly and pimento cheese po-boy and a “classic” roast beef, plus daily specials of fried chicken, meatloaf, and stuffed mirliton. YaYa's is open Tuesday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. 2317 Hickory Ave., Harahan, (504) 5753434, yayascomfortfood.com

formerly housed The Munch Factory. Gentilly, an area of New Orleans oddly bereft of restaurant options, will hopefully welcome the new eatery, featuring pizzas made with dough sourced from Gendusa's Bakery. Sink your teeth into the “Rocket Pizza” with garlic olive oil, mozzarella, salami, ricotta, and lemon or the “Spicy Mike” with house-pickled hot peppers, hot capicola, and honey. They also offer a few apps, salads, sandwiches, and pasta, featuring dishes like Mimi's Shrimp and Mirliton Spread and Mozza Mac—a mac 'n' cheese dish with Parmesan and mozzarella. Home Grown Pizza is open every day except Sunday, from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. 6325 Elysian Fields Ave., (504) 644-4762, facebook.com/NOLAHomegrownPizza

Movin' on up … El Libre, the cozy Cuban bar and restaurant formerly in the French Quarter, has moved Uptown to the old Bud's Broiler spot on Calhoun Street. The menu still features Cuban favorites like Ropa Vieja and the Cubano sandwich, and according to NOLA.com, El Libre is offering a respectful nod to Bud's by grilling burgers with their own version of Bud's barbecue sauce. El Libre is open Wednesday through Monday from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. 3151 Calhoun St., (504) 309-2699, facebook.com/ElLibreUptown

May I please have another? … Old-school Metairie po-boy shop Parran's, which has been in business on Veterans Memorial Boulevard for over 40 years, has just opened its third location Uptown on Prytania Street (the other opened on West Esplanade Avenue in Kenner in 2015). Located in the space that briefly held the Flying Pig Café, Parran's Po-Boys and Sandwiches is currently offering a limited menu of po-boys on Gendusa Bakery bread. Try the classic roast beef, the meatball, or the hot sausage … you won't even miss the ’burbs. 4920 Prytania St., (504) 875-4620, parranspoboys.com

From pizza trees … Mike and Kathleen Hansel, veterans of the New Orleans restaurant industry, have just launched Home Grown Pizza in the building that

Self-made menu … Entrepreneur Larry Morrow and his mother Lenora Chong

his popular pita bread (this time made using Bellegarde Bakery's freshly milled flour), plus plenty of newer dishes like octopus with shawarma spices, eggplant with peas and zhoug, and Harissa-roasted chicken. Saba is located Uptown on the corner of Magazine and Nashville Streets, in the building that formerly housed Kenton's. 5757 Magazine St., Ste. A, (504) 324-7770, eatwithsaba.com

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have launched Morrow's, one of the latest restaurants to pop up in the Marigny. Located on the corner of St. Claude Avenue and Music Street, this well-designed, modern restaurant features an odd mixture of New Orleans favorites and a few Korean items. Dishes include charbroiled oysters, BBQ shrimp, and a fried oyster po-boy, along with Korean-spiced lettuce wraps, bibimbap, and Korean BBQ short ribs. 2438 St. Claude Ave., (504) 827-1519, morrowsnola.com Huey, part deux … Creole Cuisine Restaurant Concepts has launched yet another restaurant dubbed The Governor on Chartres Street in the French Quarter. Mere steps from their other Huey P. Longinspired eatery Kingfish, the restaurant offers “Share the Wealth” appetizers like the Governor's Snack of peanuts, onion straws, hominy, and cracklings; Blasted Brussels Sprouts with mayhaw pepper jelly; and Gulf Shrimp and Crab Cakes. There's a ton of seafood options, like raw oysters served with a variety of toppings, including cucumber ponzu, plus dishes like Choupique-caviar deviled eggs and a New Iberia Seafood Salad. The Governor is open from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily. 301 Chartres St., (504) 291-1860, governorrestaurant.com Bring on the boil … Hieu Doan, owner of Mid-City Vietnamese restaurant Namese, has just launched Boil Seafood House in the Garden District. Located on the corner of Magazine Street and Louisiana Avenue, the new eatery features a different way of doing crawfish, not to mention other types of shellfish as well: steamed, boiled in a citrus mix, and finally tossed in your choice of buttery flavor. Choose your “catch” from shellfish like Dungeness crab, lobster, or (of course) crawfish, and add flavor like Cajun, Asian, and Caribbean Citrus with whatever heat level you can stand—from low to “extra high.” Boil Seafood House also offers raw and charbroiled oysters, seafood bread, fried crawfish salad, and common seafood boil sides like andouille sausage, mushrooms, and corn. 3340 Magazine St., (504) 309-4532, facebook.com/BOILSeafoodHouse

Your mouth wants their meat … Charcuterie champs Leighann Smith and Daniel Jackson teamed up to open Piece of Meat, a butcher shop and restaurant in Mid-City. Practically around the corner from Parkway Bakery on Bienville Street, the new neighborhood shop offers a wide array of meats, from cured items like prosciutto and salami to corned beef and terrines. Their short-but-sweet menu features sandwiches like The Reverend with thick-sliced corned beef, pickled cabbage, and spicy mustard, and “Not Turkey and the Wolf's Bologna” with thick-sliced bologna, provolone, BBQ sauce, and fried onions. Other notables include their incredible boudin egg rolls and a farro salad with roasted beets and goat cheese. Piece of Meat is open every day but Wednesday. 3301 Bienville St., (504) 372-2289, pieceofmeatbutcher.com On his own … James Beard Award-winning chef Alon Shaya and his new organization Pomegranate Hospitality have recently launched their first restaurant Saba, a name which means “grandfather” in Hebrew, with Cara Peterson as its chef de cuisine. Paying homage to the “ever-evolving cuisine of Israel,” Saba's menu features familiar dishes like labneh, hummus, matzo ball soup, and

A modern oracle … Gather all ye foodies in this virtual agora to hear our special announcement! The long-awaited Pythian Market's Grand Opening will be Thursday, May 31! Dubbed a “Downtown Urban Food Collective,” the Pythian Market will provide a “unique dining and shopping experience with 14 locally sourced purveyors, fast craft cocktails, and retail vendors.” The vendors include Fete au Fete, the same folks behind the food truck serving creative local comfort food, like crawfish poutine and “Trash Grits”; 14 Parishes Jamaican Restaurant's outlet, offering dishes like The Hanover—oxtails stewed in a rich brown gravy with carrots and potatoes; Eat Well, bringing you Vietnamese bánh mì and phoritos; and La Cocinita, with their Venezuelan stuffed corn pancakes. Chef Marlon Alexander will bring two new concepts: Cru, raw and cooked specialty seafood dishes including tempura-fried Gulf oysters paired with specialty craft cocktails and wines, and Poulet, fresh sustainable cuisine with an emphasis on rotisserie chicken. There will also be gourmet grilledcheese sandwiches from Frencheeze, woodfired pizzas from Covington-based Meribo Pizza, and authentic Southern barbecue from Central City BBQ. It wouldn't be a New Orleans food hall without a bar! Bar 1908 will offer local beers and a craft-cocktail menu developed by bartender Lisa Nguyen, formerly of Cure and Seaworthy, with creative beverages rooted in the classics. Hours of operation will be Sunday through Thursday, 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. 234 Loyola Ave., (504) 605-0414, pythianmarket.com

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Echo's Caprese with House-Made Bacon

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Banks Street Bites

asily one of the best things about living in a metropolis, even a smallish one like New Orleans, is the bounty of great eats and drinks mere blocks from your front door. Every main street in town, even ones not-so-main, includes a diverse array of restaurants offering everything from breakfast to a midnight snack, and yes, meals that will effortlessly fit into your budget. Certainly not one of the largest of the city's thoroughfares, Banks Street only stretches through Mid-City from S. Rocheblave Street bottoming out at St. Patrick Cemetery #1, but it makes up in quantity (and quality) what it lacks in length. Plus, Banks Street, like other popular corridors around town, seems to be growing slowly, but surely. One of the latest spots to hit Banks Street is the highly anticipated Echo's. A collaboration between the folks behind 1000 Figs (and the Fat Falafel food truck) and Kate Heller, who owns Leo's Bread (a small-batch wholesale bakery), Echo's is a wood-fired pizza joint located inside a historic building that was once a corner store. The space has lain vacant since the levee failures in 2005, and now it’s bustling with business and filled with the aroma of freshly baked bread and savory pies. All of the pizzas, which are quite a feast for one, are priced at $16 or less, not to mention a bevy of lunchtime sandwiches served on semolina focaccia and accompanied by a house salad. Try the caprese with fresh mozzarella, basil, and

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By Kim Ranjbar

tomatoes and add some house-made bacon for a stuff-yourself kind of lunch, priced at only $12.50. Heading away from the river, you only have to coast for five blocks or so before hitting one of the most popular Irish bars in the city, Finn McCool's. Known for its stellar St. Patrick's Day celebrations and the city's premier soccer club, this pub also houses Rum and the Lash, a kitchen installation created by Chef Michael Gulotta, the beloved local chef behind restaurants MoPho and Maypop. With what could only be described as creative bar food, their menu features dishes like their “Toas-Tites,” similar to meat pies, but filled with items like soft-ripened cheese with figs and bacon or cheddar and andouille with stout-braised onion. Nothing at Rum and the Lash will run over $12, making a dinner of pimento cheese dip and a “griddled” beef burger easily affordable. Amble two blocks up Banks Street, and you'll hit one of the city's oldest Mediterranean restaurants, Mona's Cafe. Open for over a quarter of a century in MidCity, Mona's also has two other locations, one on Magazine Street Uptown and one on Frenchmen in the Marigny. All three locations offer similar menus, featuring Lebanese cuisine, and both the Mid-City and Frenchmen locales have “international markets,” where one can find everything from baklava and Turkish delight to Middle Eastern teas and spices. Mona's is known for its more-than-fair prices, so hungry patrons could easily stop in for some baba ganuj

Biscuits & Buns on Banks' Andouille Hash Cakes and a falafel sandwich and still have ample money left over for a Turkish coffee or their signature Lebanese iced tea with rose water and pine nuts. On the other side of S. Carrollton Avenue, Banks Street offers a cluster of spots near the corner of S. Alexander Street. If you're seeking breakfast (or brunch), there are two places to choose from. First, there's Biscuits & Buns on Banks, a single shotgun houseturned-restaurant run by husband and wife team Yvonne Collazo and Gary Stall. Guests are welcomed in through the kitchen and seated in the brightly painted and decorated dining room in the back, where they can sip

their coffee and enjoy the artwork of Skip NOLA while waiting for their meals to arrive. Feast on dishes like chicken and waﬄes, fried andouille sausage hash cakes with Creole cheese sauce, or a plate of their minibiscuits with gravy for dipping. Though the menu changes seasonally, there's nothing priced over $12.50, which leaves plenty of room for an extra side of bacon and lots of coffee. The other breakfast option on Banks Street is the feel-good, hippie-esque joint dubbed Wakin' Bakin'. This tiny restaurant has lots of outdoor seating and is open daily from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m., offering dine-in, take-

Wakin' Bakin's Pancrepes w/ Eggs and Bacon out, and delivery to folks in the Mid-City area. Like Biscuits & Buns, Wakin' Bakin's menu changes up with the seasons, but there are some delicious constants on the menu you won't want to miss. Jump on the Gravy Train with two biscuits and eggs smothered in a white sausage gravy or stick a fork into their “pancrepes” and pork—three delicately thin pancakes served with two eggs and bacon, sausage, or ham. Almost everything on the menu will cost you less than a ten-spot, leaving a lot of money for scrumptious sides and several icy cups of CoolBrew coffee. Next door to Wakin' Bakin' and across the street from one of the city's best live music

venues, the Banks Street Bar, is Mid City Pizza. Located in a gorgeous, relatively new red building adorned with colorful, cartoonlike murals, Mid City Pizza is a simple pizzeria with only one thing on its mind: pizza! Though they do offer a couple of salads and sandwiches, the main attractions at Mid City Pizza are the pies. For $17, you can order an 18-inch T-Bird Special with pepperoni, Italian sausage, herb-roasted chicken, asparagus, and roasted red pepper. It's more than enough for lunch with lots left over for another meal or two.

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Native Nibbles:

Exotic Foods of New Orleans and Louisiana By Burke Bischoff

eople have said that Louisiana (New Orleans in particular) has the best food in the world so often throughout its history, it’s become a cliché or a stereotype by this point. But there has to be a definite truth to that cliché if so many people have said it. Whether it’s beignets, muffulettas, po-boys, etc., our state is recognized as a crowning achievement of culinary excellence. That being said, there are some dishes made in Louisiana that tourists (and even some locals) might give a glance at and shutter. So, let’s recognize some weird or exotic foods that are served in New Orleans and throughout Louisiana. Crawﬁsh Locals are going to think I’m crazy to put crawfish (pictured above) on a list of exotic Louisiana foods, but it’s true. While it’s common to have a crawfish boil for any type of gettogether in Louisiana, these critters (crayfish, as some tourists might call them) become strange and exotic outside of the state, unless they’re used as bait. Since Louisiana supplies about 95 percent of the crawfish harvest in the U.S., we know how to properly eat them. Commonly, someone from the outside coming in might be a little bit weirded out by these shellfish, especially if they try to peel them and realize they only get a minuscule amount of meat

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for their effort. While crawfish are as familiar to us as mosquitos in the summer, the rest of the country is silently wondering, “Why the hell are they sticking something that lives in mud into their mouths?” Frog Legs The practice of using frog legs (pictured below) as food in America came mostly from France. Recognized as a delicacy in French cuisine, parts of the Deep South that have had strong French influences (Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida) started incorporating frog legs into their diets. Commonly taken from bullfrogs and leopard frogs, frog legs can be grilled or deep-fried, marinated or battered. Rich in vitamin A, protein, and potassium, frog legs are one of the few foods that actually “taste like chicken” because they have the same texture and type of flavor as chicken wings. While frog legs are also commonly eaten in parts of Asia and Europe, frog legs in America really only tend to hop into Southerners’ mouths, and that includes ours here in Louisiana. Turtle Soup Known commonly as caouane in Creole communities, turtle soup has also made its way into New Orleans cuisine, mainly through local restaurants like Galatoire’s,

Commander’s Palace, and Brennan’s. Finding its origin in Singapore and China, turtle soup (which really is soup made from the flesh of a turtle) started becoming recognized as a delicacy in America as early as the 19th century. The type of turtle that is usually used in American turtle soup is the common snapping turtle, which the South has plenty of. Not only is turtle soup a regular part of Creole cuisine, it is also a huge part of Philadelphia cuisine. So, if you ever find yourself in Philadelphia, try some turtle soup and see how it compares to the New Orleans variety. Just ignore the kid next to your table crying out loud because he thinks you’re eating one of the Ninja Turtles.

Mirliton The mirliton (pictured above), or chayote squash if you’re not Cajun or Creole, is a type of gourd indigenous to Mesoamerica. Even though mirliton is quite common in Asia and Latin America, it can be kinda hard to find it used in American-style cuisine, unless you’re in Louisiana. Having been cultivated in Louisiana since around 1867, mirliton is a very good source of vitamin C. Although you can try to eat it raw, it is really not recommended because its tough texture makes it practically inedible. While it can be eaten whenever you want, in Louisiana mirliton is considered to be a seasonal dish, mainly for Thanksgiving. So, the next time you go out to get a Thanksgiving turkey, pick up some mirlitons, too. I’m sure you’ll get some interesting looks from your party guests, locals or tourists. Alligator Used in various different cuisines in the Deep South, alligator is another “tastes like chicken” type of meat, and it actually has some health benefits. It is high in protein and low in fat and contains large amounts of vitamin B12 and potassium. Alligator meat can be prepared using a number of different recipes, from tenderloins and ribs to fried balls and pies. Tourists may scoff at the idea of eating a giant lizard, but they can take comfort in the fact that we locals are basically eating the closest the earth has to a living dinosaur. So, that’s cool. The next time you take some out-of-town friends on a bayou tour, point to the first alligator you see and say, “Y’all wanna eat that?” I’m sure their reactions will be priceless.

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MUSICCALENDAR

Be sure to check out our new interactive concert calendar at WhereYat.com! Santos Bar - Russell Welch Quartet SideBar Nola - Matt Booth, Nahum Zdybel & Leo Forde Snug Harbor - Uptown Jazz Orchestra feat. Delfeayo Marsalis Spotted Cat - Chris Christy, Shotgun Jazz Band, Antoine Diel & the New Orleans Misfit Power Tapps II - Kevin Morris & Uptown Productions The Starlight Lounge - Gal Holiday Honky Tonk Happy Hour, Lynn Drury The Well - Tee Ruby & Mr. Fifths Three Keys (Ace Hotel) - Jasen Weaver Three Muses - Leslie Martin Trenasse’ - St. Louis Slim Vaso - Jason Neville & Friends, Joshua Kagler

ShaniaTwain The Queen of Country Pop will reign over the Smoothie King Center for one night in her NOW Tour. The five-time Grammy-winning songstress will grace audiences with hits from the album Come on Over; the best-selling album by a solo female artist of all time. Sun., June 10, 7:30 p.m., $36-$146. Smoothie King Center, smoothiekingcenter.com Monday, May 28 21st Amendment - John Zarsky’s Trad Stars Bamboula’s - Saint Louis Slim BMC - Zoe K. Bombay Club - David Boeddinghaus Buffa’s - Arsene DeLay, Antoine Diel Trio Cafe Negril - Noggin, In Business Chickie Wah Wah - Justin Molaison, Alex McMurray Circle Bar - Dem Roach Boyz Crescent City Brewhouse - New Orleans Street Beat d.b.a - John Boutte, Corey Henry & the Treme Funktet Dos Jefes - John Fohl Fontaine Palace - Louie’s Do the Bar Lounge Fritzel’s Jazz Pub - Tom Fischer and Richard Scott Hi Ho Lounge - Victoria Coy, Matt Slusher, Mark Andrews Houston’s Restaurant - David Hansen’s Garden District Band Jazz Playhouse - Gerald French & the Original Tuxedo Jazz Band Kermit’s Treme Mother-in-Law Lounge - Kermit Ruffins, Irvin Mayfield Kerry Irish Pub - Roy Gele Mahogany Jazz Hall - Stuart McNair, Gary Brown Maison - Chicken & Waffles, The Royal Roses, Sierra Green & the Soul Machine Maison Bourbon Jazz Club - The Leroy Marshall Band Maple Leaf - George Porter Jr Trio SideBar Nola - Patrick Shuttlesworth, Cinnamininit & Officer Desen Rascanco Sidney’s Saloon - Midriff Snug Harbor - Charmaine Neville Band Southport Hall - Nonpoint, Butcher Babies, Cane Hill Spotted Cat - Royal Street Winding Boys, Dominick Grillo, Jazz Vipers Three Muses - Monty Banks, Jeremy Lyons The Starlight Lounge - Burlesque Bingo, Joshua Benitez Band Vaso - Krawdaddy’s Band, Jason Neville Funky Soul Band Tuesday, May 29 21st Amendment - Shake It Break it Band Bamboula’s - Christopher Johnson, Damn Gina Trio, Mofongo B.B King’s Blues Club - Joy Orleans BMC - Mojo Shakers, Dapper Dandies, Slick Skillet Seranaders Bombay Club - Matt Lemmler Cafe Negril - 4 Sideman of the Apocalypse, John Lisi & Delta Funk Checkpoint Charlie - Jamie Lynn Vessels Chickie Wah Wah - Chip Wilson, Lynn Drury Circle Bar - Alex McMurray Columns Hotel - John Fohl and John Rankin Crescent City Brewhouse - New Orleans Street Beat d.b.a - Dinosaurchestra, Treme Brass Band Dos Jefes - Tom Hook & Wendell Brunious Fontaine Palace - Soul Rotisserie Fritzel’s Jazz Pub - Tom Fischer & Richard Scott Hi Ho Lounge - Second Hand Street Band, Afrodiziac's Jazz, Dzakpa Ewe Ensemble House of Blues - The Front Bottoms, An Horse House of Blues (Foundation Room) - Mighty Brother Houston’s Restaurant - David Hansen’s Garden District Band Jazz Playhouse - The James Rivers Movement Kerry Irish Pub - Jason Bishop

Little Gem Saloon - Yoshitaka Tsuji Trio Mahogany Jazz Hall - Monty Banks, Carl Leblanc Maison - Baby Giants Jazz Band, Gregory Agid Quartet, Gene’s Music Machine Maple Leaf - Rebirth Brass Band New Orleans Jazz National Historic Park - Joe Krown Old Arabi Bar - Open Mic feat. Paul Kemnitz Poor Boys - Cognizant, The Pallbearers, Raum Portside Lounge - Dirty Blues Ralph’s On the Park - Joe Krown Rare Form - Balkanique Siberia - Hot Blood Orkestar SideBar Nola - Will Thompson, Kyle Poehling, Cyrus Nabipoor Sidneys Saloon - Stanley Roy’s Stories, Songs, & Special Guests Snug Harbor - Stanton Moore Trio Spotted Cat - Andy Forest, Meschiya Lake & The Little Big Horns, Smokin’ Time Jazz Club The Starlight Lounge - Joe Welnick, Classic Soul, R&B, & Funk w/ DJ Fayard Three Muses - Josh Gouzy Trinity Episcopal Church - Albinas Prizgintas Vaso - KrawBuds Band, Funk It All Wednesday, May 30 21st Amendment - Prohibition All Stars, Dr Sick & The Late Greats Bacchanal - Jesse Morrow Trio Bamboula’s - Eight Dice Cloth, Bamboulas Hot Trio, Mem Shannon Bar Redux - West King String Band, Owen Cook BMC - Aaron Lopez, Hyperphlyy, Funk It All Bombay Club - Josh Paxton Buffa’s - Open Mic feat. Nattie Sanchez Cafe Negril - Maid of Orleans, Another Day In Paradise Checkpoint Charlie - T Bone Stone & the Happy Monsters Chickie Wah Wah - Ivor Simpson-Kennedy Circle Bar - The Iguanas Crescent City Brewhouse - New Orleans Street Beat d.b.a. - Tin Men, Walter Wolfman Washington & the Roadmasters Dos Jefes - The George French Trio Frenchmen Hotel Rooftop Bar - Evan Oberla & The Tasty Sapiens Fritzel’s Jazz Pub - Chuck Brackman & Barry Foulon Hi Ho Lounge - Delta Revues Houston’s - David Hansen’s Garden District Band Jazz Playhouse - The Nayo Jones Experience Kerry Irish Pub - Patrick Cooper Lafayette Square - Robin Barnes & the Fiyabirds, Shamarr Allen Little Gem Saloon - Anais St. John & Banu Gibson Mahogany Jazz Hall - Monty Banks, Spider Murphy Maison - Hector Gallardo’s Cuban Jazz Group, New Orleans Jazz Vipers, B Miller Zone Maple Leaf - Jordan Anderson & the Causeways Marigny Brasserie - Grayson Brockamp & the New Orleans Wildlife Band Mid-City Lanes Rock ‘n’ Bowl - Harvey Jesus & Fire Palm Court Jazz Cafe - Palm Court Jazz Band feat. Lars Edegran & Topsy Chapman Ralph’s - Joe Krown Rare Form - Scott Stobbe & Hanna Mignano Roosevelt Hotel Foundation Lounge - Tom Hook & Wendell Brunious

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Thursday, May 31 21st Amendment - G & The New Orleans Swinging Gypsies, Ed Wills & Blues-4-Sale Apple Barrel - The Slick Skillet Serenaders B.B. King’s Blues Club - Joy Orleans Bamboula’s - Marty Peters, Kala Chandra, Jenavieve Cook & The Royal St. Windin' Boys Bar Redux - JD Hill & The Jammers BMC - Ainsley Matich & Broken Blues, Andre Lovett Band, Chrishira Bombay Club - Kris Tokarski & Evan Christopher Buffa’s - Krewe De Bechet, Tom McDermott & Chloe Feoranzo Bullet’s - Kermit Ruﬃns Cafe Istanbul - Brother Hash Cafe Negril - Revival, Soul Project Carousel Lounge (Hotel Monteleone) - Antoine Diel Quartet Casa Borrega - Descarga Latina con Freddy Omar Checkpoint Charlie - Fuzzy Pustule Chickie Wah Wah - Phil Degruy Circle Bar - Dark Lounge feat. Rik Slave, Lonesome Leash City Park Botanical Garden - Harvey Jesus & Fire Creole Gardens Hotel - Davis Rogan Crescent City Brewhouse - New Orleans Street Beat d.b.a. - Alexis & the Samurai, Deltaphonic Daiquiri Lounge - The Original Royal Players Dos Jefes - The Matt Lemmler Trio feat. James Singleton & Steve Masakowski Dragon’s Den - Rapbaum, Khromethesia, Harbinger Project Fontaine Palace - Club On Your Own: Daryl Johnson Fritzel’s Jazz Pub - Tom Fischer & Richard Scott Hi Ho Lounge - Marina Orchestra House of Blues - Chon, Polyphia, TTNG House of Blues (The Parish) - Midge Ure Houston’s - David Hansen’s Garden District Band Jazz Playhouse - Ashlin Parker Trio, Brass-A-Holics Kerry Irish Pub - Chip Wilson Little Gem Saloon - Madeline Ford Trio Mahogany Jazz Hall - Spider Murphy, The Blue Blowers Maison - Russell Welch Hot Quartet, Kristina Morales & The Bayou Shuﬄers Maison Bourbon Jazz Club - The Leroy Marshall Band Maple Leaf - Tom Worrell, Johnny V, Mike Dillon & George Porter Jr Mid-City Lanes Rock ‘n’ Bowl - Lil Nathan & the Zydeco Big Tymers NOSH - DJ Torx Old Point Bar - Annunciators One Eyed Jacks - DJ Shane Love Palm Court Jazz Cafe - Crescent City Joymakers feat. Tim Laughlin & Clive Wilson Poor Boys - Gutter Villain, Rational Dads, The Sickness & more Ralph’s On the Park - Joe Krown Roosevelt Hotel Fountain Lounge - Amanda Ducorbier Saenger Theatre - Yanni Santos Bar - Petrification, Abysmal Lord & The Void Siberia - New Orleans Klezmer Allstars SideBar Nola - Mike Jenner, Doug Garrison, Jesse Morrow Sidneys Saloon - Puscuana, Picture the Waves Snug Harbor - Amina Scott Spotted Cat - Up Up We Go!, Miss Sophie Lee, Jumbo Shrimp The Puccini Bar - Debbie Davis & Josh Paxton The Starlight Lounge - DJ Mange The Well - Stooges Brass Band, DJ Illy Three Keys Ace Hotel - Birdfoot Late Night Octet Three Muses - Tom McDermott Tipitina’s - Stanton Moore & Friends, Bucktown All-Stars Friday, June 1 Art Klub - Billie Davies BMC - Lifesavers, Roadside Glorious, Hyperphlyy, La Tran K Bombay Club - Todd Duke Buffa’s - Ron and Friend, Dirty Rain Revelers Central City BBQ - Three feat. Mark Carson Circle Bar - Natalie Mae, Giorgio Murderer, Erik Nervous Crescent City Brewhouse - New Orleans Street Beat d.b.a. - R.Scully & the Rough 7, Greazy Alice Dos Jefes - The Panorama Jazz Band Dragon’s Den - DJ RQ Away Fontaine Palace - Louie Fontaine & the Starlight Searchers Gattuso’s - Junior Lacross & Aaron Foret

House of Blues - Leftover Salmon House of Blues (Foundation Room) - Claire Wellin House of Blues Restaurant - Dick Deluxe, Captain Buckles Band Houston’s - David Hansen’s Garden District Band Howlin’ Wolf (The Den) - Vibe Doctors Jazz Project, Mynah Byrd Jazz Playhouse - Shannon Powell, Romy Kae Kerry Irish Pub - Patrick Cooper, Beth Patterson Le Bon Temps Roule - Joe Krown Maison - New Orleans Swinging Gypsies, Eight Dice Cloth, Jasper Smitty, Mid-City Lanes Rock ‘n’ Bowl - New Orleans Arrhythmia New Orleans Jazz National Historic Park - Johnette Downing, Ranger Duo New Orleans Museum of Art - The Dirty Rain Revelers NOSH - DJ Torx Old Arabi Bar - GR3 Old Point Bar - Rick Trolsen, Jamey St. Pierre & The Honeycreepers SideBar Nola - Daniel Meinecke’s Panama Project feat. Shawn Meyers & Robin Sherman Spotted Cat - Andy Forest, Cottonmouth Kings, Doro Wat The New Orleans Jazz Market - New Orleans Opera: The Medium The Puccini Bar - Debbie Davis & Josh Paxton The Starlight Lounge - Michael Watson & the Alchemy The Well - DJ Rabbit Three Muses - Royal Roses, Doro Wat Jazz Band Tipitina’s - Gravy, Darcy Malone Vaughan’s Lounge - DJ Black Pearl Saturday, June 2 BMC - The Jazzmen, Willie Lockett & Blues Krewe, South Jones Bombay Club - Tap Room Four Buffa’s - Freddie Blue & The Friendship Circle, Joe Krown & Walter “Wolfman” Washington Circle Bar - DJ Ham Sandwich, DJ Asics Crescent City Brewhouse - New Orleans Street Beat d.b.a. - Sweet Crude Dmac’s Bar & Grill - Notel Motel Dos Jefes - Antonio! Dragon’s Den - Kala Chandra Quartet, DJ Legatron Prime; DJ Dizzi Fontaine Palace - Louie Fontaine & the Starlight Searchers Gattuso’s - Remember When House of Blues (Foundation Room) - Jake Landry & the Right Lane Bandits House of Blues Restaurant - Geovane Santos, Marcos & Crescent Citizen Houston’s - David Hansen’s Garden District Bar Jazz Playhouse - The Nayo Jones Experience Kerry Irish Pub - Roy Gele, Maggie Havens Maison - Chance Bushman & the Ibervillianaires, Leah Rucker, Michael Watson Quintet Mid-City Lanes Rock ‘n’ Bowl - Mike Zito New Orleans Jazz National Historic Park - Susan Landry, Reynold Kinsale NOSH - DJ CrushT Velvet Old Arabi Bar - The Melatauns Old Point Bar - Truman Holland & the Porch Review One Eyed Jacks - Lost Bayou Ramblers, The Iceman Special Oyster Festival - Treme Brass Band, Lost Bayou Ramblers SideBar Nola - Mike Dillon, Logan Schutts Southport Hall - Dead End Blues Band Spotted Cat - Antoine Diel & the New Orleans Misfit Power, Panorama Jazz Band The Starlight Lounge - Soul Stylings of Shawan Rice, Derrick Freeman Quartet The Well - DJ Square Three Muses - Chris Christy, Mia Borders, Shotgun Jazz Band Tipitina’s - Eyehategod, Benni Sunday, June 3 AllWays Lounge - The Hummingbirds, The Sabertooth Swingers BMC - Aaron Lopez, Jazmarae, Moments Of Truth Bombay Club - Kris Tokarski Trio Buffa’s - Jazz Brunch w/ Some Like It Hot; First Sunday w/ the Pfister Sister Bullet’s - Jon Pierre Circle Bar - The New Orleans Concert Band Clarinet Choir, Micah-n-Marlin d.b.a. - Palmetto Bug Stompers, Percy J Dos Jefes - Peter Nu Dragon’s Den - Anuraag Pendyal, Church Effervescence - Meryl Zimmerman House of Blues Restaurant - Jason Bishop Houston’s - David Hansen’s Garden District Band Howlin’ Wolf (The Den) - Hot 8 Brass Band Jazz Playhouse- Germaine Bazzle Kerry Irish Pub - Chip Wilson Maison - NOLA Jitterbugs Jazz Band Marigny Brasserie - Dinosaurchestra Marigny Opera House - Leif Anderson Old Point Bar - Shawan Rice, Romy Kae & Jeanne Marie Harris

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One Eyed Jacks - Joanna Tomassoni, Sabine McCalla & Kathryn Rose Wood Oyster Festival - Sweet Crude, The Mulligan Brothers, Naughty Professor, Bag of Donuts Ralph’s - Joe Krown Spotted Cat - Shotgun Jazz Band, Kristina Morales & The Inner Wild Superior Seafood - The Superior Jazz Trio The New Orleans Jazz Market - New Orleans Opera: The Medium The Starlight Lounge - Tango Night w/ Valerie Hart Three Keys Ace Hotel - Juju Child & The Hypnotic Roots Band Three Muses - Raphael et Pascal, Linnzi Zaorski Monday, June 4 BMC - LC Smoove, Lil Red & Big Bad, Paggy Prine & Southern Soul Bombay Club - David Boeddinghaus Buffa’s - Arsene DeLay, Antoine Diel Crescent City Brewhouse - New Orleans Street Beat Fontaine Palace - Louie’s Do the Bar Lounge Circle Bar - Dem Roach Boyz Crescent City Brewhouse - New Orleans Street Beat Dos Jefes - Troi Atkinson Dragon’s Den - Duo Brasileiro, DJ Ill Medina; Tom Saunders’ Hot Cats Fontaine Palace - Nappy Hour House of Blues Restaurant - Sean Riley Houston’s - David Hansen’s Garden District Band Jazz Playhouse - Gerald French & the Original Tuxedo Jazz Band Kerry Irish Pub - 2 Sheets To The Wind Maison - Chicken & Waﬄes, The Royal Roses, Sierra Green & the Soul Machine SideBar Nola - Chip Wilson & Marcello Benetti Spotted Cat - Royal Street Winding Boys, Dominick Grillo & The Frenchmen St. All-Stars, Jazz Vipers The Starlight Lounge - Burlesque Bingo, Joshua Benitez Band Three Muses - Bart Ramsey, Joe Cabral Tuesday, June 5 BMC - Mojo Shakers, Dapper Dandies, Slick Skillet Serenaders Bombay Club - Matt Lemmler Buffa’s - Tacos, Tequila & Tiaras w/ Vanessa Carr Circle Bar - Peach Kelli Pop, Viva L'American Death Ray Music, Rob Craig Columns Hotel - Harry Hardin & John Rankin Crescent City Brewhouse - New Orleans Street Beat d.b.a. - Dinosaurchestra, Treme Brass Band Dos Jefes - Mark Coleman & Todd Duke Ellis Marsalis Center for Music- Jonte Mayon Fontaine Palace - Soul Rotisserie House of Blues (Foundation Room) - Natalie Mae House of Blues Restaurant - Michael Liuzza Houston’s - David Hansen’s Garden District Band Jazz Playhouse - The James Rivers Movement Kerry Irish Pub - Jason Bishop Maison - Jazmarae Beebe, Gregory Agid Quartet, Gene’s Music Machine New Orleans Jazz Museum - Down on Their Luck Orchestra New Orleans Jazz National Historic Park - Richard Scott Old Arabi Bar - Open Mic feat. Mike Darby Spotted Cat - Andy Forest, Russell Welch Quintet, Smokin’ Time Jazz Club The Starlight Lounge - Joe Weinick, Classic Soul, R&B & Funk w/ DJ Fayard Three Muses - Sam Cammarata, Joshua Gouzy Wednesday, June 6 Bacchanal - Jesse Morrow Trio BMC - Nicole & The Tempted, Hyperphlyy, Funk It All Bombay Club - Josh Paxton Buffa’s - World’s Most Open Mic Night w/ Nattie Sanchez

Circle Bar - The Iguanas Crescent City Brewhouse - New Orleans Street Beat d.b.a. - Tin Men, Walter Wolfman Washington & the Roadmasters Dos Jefes - The George French Trio Dragon’s Den - Graﬃti Sounds East New Orleans Regional Library - Aziza & the Cure House of Blues (Foundation Room) - Lyrica Baroque House of Blues (The Parish) - The Posies House of Blues Restaurant - Cary Hudson Houston’s - David Hansen’s Garden District Band Jazz Playhouse - Michael Watson Band Kerry Irish Pub - Patrick Cooper Mahogany Jazz Hall - Lips & Trips Maison - Hector Gallardo’s Cuban Jazz Group, New Orleans Jazz Vipers, Sybil Shanell Mid-City Lanes Rock ‘n’ Bowl - The Creole Stringbeans New Orleans Jazz Museum - Lerin Williams Spotted Cat - Chris Christy, Shotgun Jazz Band, Antoine Diel & the New Orleans Misfit Power Tapps II - Kevin Morris & Uptown Productions The Starlight Lounge - Natalie Mae, Lynn Drury Three Keys (Ace Hotel) - Helen Gillet + 1 Three Muses - Leslie Martin, Hot Club of New Orleans Thursday, June 7 BMC - Ainsley Matich & Broken Blues, Andre Lovett, Chrishira Bombay Club - Kris Tokarski & Tim Laughlin Buffa’s - Kelley Dixson, Rebecca Zoe Leigh & Harry Mayronne, Gumbo Cabaret CD Release Party, Tom McDermott & Aurora Nealand Bullet’s Sports Bar - Kermit Ruﬃns Carousel Lounge (Hotel Monteleone) - Antoine Diel Quartet Catahoula Hotel - Charlie Halloran Circle Bar - Dark Lounge feat. Rik Slave, Bob & The Thunder City Park Botanical Garden - Evan Christopher Crescent City Brewhouse - New Orleans Street Beat d.b.a. - Soul Brass Band Dos Jefes - The Todd Duke Trio Dragon’s Den - Rapbaum, Harbinger Project, Khromethesia House of Blues (The Parish) - Transviolet + Magic Bronson House of Blues Restaurant - Jake Landry Houston’s - David Hansen’s Garden District Band Jazz Playhouse - Brass-A-Holics Kerry Irish Pub - Will Dickerson Maison - The Function, Sweet Substitute Jazz Band, Dysfunktional Bone Mid-City Lanes Rock ‘n’ Bowl - Geno Delafose & French Rockin Boogie New Orleans Jazz Museum - Michael Watson NOSH - DJ Abibas Ogden Museum of Southern Art - Kristin Diable Old Point Bar - Luna Mora SideBar Nola - Joel Wilson, Micah Bluin & Bob Kling Spotted Cat - Up Up We Go, Dana Abbott Band, Jumbo Shrimp The Starlight Lounge - Sam Friend Band; DJ Mange & Guest DJ Goth/Electronica The Well - Stooges Brass Band, DJ Illy Three Muses - Tom McDermott, Arsene DeLay Friday, June 8 Blue Moon Saloon - Valerie Sassyfras BMC - Lifesavers, Roadside Glorious, Hyperphlyy, La Tran K Bombay Club - Riverside Jazz Collective Buffa’s - Greg Schatz, Margie Perez Bullet’s - The Pinettes Brass Band Circle Bar - Natalie Mae, Dot.s, Killer Dale, The JimJims Crescent City Brewhouse - New Orleans Street Beat d.b.a. - Ike Stubblefield Dos Jefes - Vivaz! Dragon’s Den - Aaron Lopez Barrantes, DJ RQ Away

Maroon5 The Red Pill Blues Tour from this multi-platinum group is coming to the Smoothie King Center. The three-time Grammy-winning band will be performing hit songs from their namesake album, such as “What Lovers Do,” “Cold,” and “Wait.” Thurs., June 14, 7:30 p.m., $46-$165+. Smoothie King Center, smoothiekingcenter.com

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Anthrax&Testament These two powerhouse bands are bringing their intense energy and thrash metal sounds to the House of Blues with Anthrax’s biggest hits, including their certified-gold, breakout album and fan-favorite, Among the Living, and Testament's successful Practice What You Preach album. Mon., June 18, 6:30 p.m., $36-$79.50. House of Blues New Orleans, houseofblues.com Gattuso’s - Swamp Fire w/ Danny Herbert Hi Ho Lounge - The Somerton Suitcase, Kuwaisiana House of Blues (Foundation Room) - Noelle Tannen House of Blues Restaurant - Dick Deluxe, Captain Buckles Band, Jason Bishop Band Houston’s - David Hansen’s Garden District Band Jazz Playhouse - Shannon Powell, Romy Kae Kerry Irish Pub - Beth Patterson, Lynn Drury Le Bon Temps Roule - Joe Krown Maison - New Orleans Swinging Gypsies, Shotgun Jazz Band, Raw Deal, Rue Fiya Mid-City Lanes Rock ‘n’ Bowl - Groovy 7 New Orleans Jazz National Historic Park - Ranger Duo New Orleans Museum of Art - The Dirty Rain Revelers, Shawn Williams & The Light Set NOSH - DJ CrushT Velvet Old Arabi Bar - Ainsley Matich & The Broken Blues Old Point Bar - Rick Trolsen, Lakeshore Drivers Southport Hall - Clifton Brown & the Rusty Bucket Band, 90 Degrees West, Bud Torres Spotted Cat - Andy Forest, Washboard Chaz Trio, Dr. Brice Miller & Buku NOLA The Starlight Lounge - Michael Watson & the Alchemy The Well - Dave Lemon & The Fleaux, DJ Rabbit Three Muses - Matt Johnson, Doro Wat Jazz Band Tipitina’s - Khris Royal, Big Easy Brawlers Saturday, June 9 Blue Moon Saloon - Marina Orchestra & Brass Mimosa BMC - The Jazzmen, Willie Lockett & Blues Krewe, Vance Orange, New Thousand Bombay Club - Tap Room Four Buffa’s - Kyle Rousell, Davis Rogan Circle Bar - The Hormones, The Sickness, Death Ed. Crescent City Brewhouse - New Orleans Street Beat d.b.a. - Little Freddie King Dos Jefes - The Betty Shirley Band Dragon’s Den - Kala Chandra Quarter, DJ Legatron Prime; DJ Dizzi Fulton Street - Antoine Diel Trio Gattuso’s - Cypres House of Blues (Foundation Room) - Todd Adams, Damon Kirin, Jim McCormick House of Blues Restaurant - Geovane Santos, Marcos & Crescent Citizen Houston’s - David Hansen’s Garden District Band Jazz & Heritage Center - Troy Sawyer & Calvin Johnson Jazz Playhouse - The Nayo Jones Experience Kerry Irish Pub - Vali Talbot, Hurricane Refugees Maison - Chance Bushman & the Ibervillianaires, T’Canaille + Marshland Marigny Opera House - New Orleans Chamber Orchestra Mid-City Lanes Rock ‘n’ Bowl - The Topcats New Orleans Jazz National Historic Park - Susan Landry, Reynold Kinsale NOSH - DJ CrushT Velvet Ogden Museum of Southern Art - The Original Pinettes Brass Band, DJ Dreamer Old Arabi Bar - Vic Poppa Experience Old Point Bar - Rebel Roadside Republic New Orleans - Blunts & Blondes SideBar Nola - Improlesque feat. Geovanne Santos, Ryan Scott Long Spotted Cat - John Lisi & Delta Funk, Panorama Jazz Band, Jazz Vipers The Starlight Lounge - Soul Songstress Shawan Rice, Glen David Andrews The Well - DJ Square

Three Muses - Chris Christy, Debbie Davis, Shotgun Jazz Band Tipitina’s - Debauche, Brother Nutria Sunday, June 10 AllWays Lounge - The Hummingbirds, Little Coquette Jazz Band BMC - Foot & Friends, Jazmarae, Moments Of Truth Bombay Club - Kris Tokarski Trio Buffa’s - Jazz Brunch w/ Some Like It Hot, Banu Gibson, Steve Pistorius Quartet Bullet’s - The Wizz Circle Bar - Micah -n- Marlin, Leisure Boys Crescent City Brewhouse - New Orleans Street Beat d.b.a. - Palmetto Bug Stompers Dragon’s Den - Anuraag Pendyal, Church Effervescence - Susanne Ortner Ellis Marsalis Center for Music - Nikia Russell & Family Fontaine Palace - Nappy Hour House of Blues (The Parish) - Shredders + Astronaulis Houston’s - David Hansen’s Garden District Band Howlin’ Wolf (The Den) - Hot 8 Brass Band Jazz Playhouse - Germaine Bazzle Kerry Irish Pub - Beth Patterson Maison - NOLA Jitterbugs Jazz Band Marigny Brasserie - Dinosaurchestra Old Point Bar - Gregg and James Martinez, Romy Kaye & Jeanne Marie Harris Spotted Cat - Jamey St. Pierre & The Honeycreepers, Kristina Morales & The Inner Wild Superior Seafood - The Superior Jazz Trio The Starlight Lounge - Tango night w/ Valerie Hart The Tigermen Den - Jonno Frishberg & Band Three Muses - Raphael et Pascal, Linnzi Zaorski Monday, June 11 BMC - LC Smoove, Lil Red & Big Bad, Paggy Prine & Southern Soul Bombay Club - David Boeddinghaus Buffa’s - Arsene DeLay, Antoine Diel Circle Bar - Dem Roach Boys Crescent City Brewhouse - New Orleans Street Beat Dragon’s Den - Jeremy Joyce, DJ Ill Medina Dragon’s Den “Upstairs” - Jeff Kreis & The Crescent City Blue Blowers Fontaine Palace - Louie’s Do the Bar Lounge House of Blues Restaurant - Sean Riley Houston’s - David Hansen’s Garden District Band Jazz Playhouse - Gerald French & the Original Tuxedo Jazz Band Kerry Irish Pub - Kim Carson & Buckshot Willie Maison - Chicken & Waﬄes, The Royal Roses, Sierra Green & the Soul Machine Spotted Cat - Royal Street Winding Boys, Dominick Grillo & The Frenchmen St. All-Stars, Jazz Vipers The Starlight Lounge - Burlesque Bingo, Joshua Benitez Band Three Muses - Joe Cabral Tuesday, June 12 BMC - Mojo Shakers, Dapper Dandies, Slick Skillet Serenaders Bombay Club - Matt Lemmler Buffa’s - Tacos, Tequila & Tiaras w/ Vanessa Carr Columns Hotel - The New Orleans String Kings feat. Don Vappie, Matt Rhody, John Rankin Crescent City Brewhouse - New Orleans Street Beat d.b.a. - Dinosaurchestra, Treme Brass Band

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Fontaine Palace - Soul Rotisserie House of Blues (Foundation Room) - Jim McCormick, Mia Kylie House of Blues Restaurant - Michael Liuzza Houston’s - David Hansen’s Garden District Band Jazz Playhouse - The James Rivers Movement Kerry Irish Pub - Jason Bishop Maison - Jazmarae Beebe, Gregory Agid Quartet, The Key Sound Marigny Opera House - Octeto Sicaru Guitar Ensemble New Orleans Jazz Museum - Down on Their Luck Orchestra New Orleans Jazz National Historic Park - Richard Scott Saenger Theatre - Waitress the Musical SideBar Nola - Simon Lott, Doug Garrison & Justin Peake Spotted Cat - Andy Forest, The Little Big Horns, Smokin’ Time Jazz Club The Starlight Lounge - Joe Welnick, Classic Soul, R&B & Funk w/ DJ Fayard Three Muses - Keith Burnstein Wednesday, June 13 Bacchanal - Jesse Morrow Trio BMC - Nicole & The Tempted, Hyperphlyy, Sandra Love & The Reason Bombay Club - Josh Paxton Buffa’s - World’s Most Open Mic Night w/ Nattie Sanchez Circle Bar - The Iguanas Crescent City Brewhouse - New Orleans Street Beat d.b.a. - Tin Men, Walter Wolfman Washington & the Roadmasters Dragon’s Den - Graﬃti Sounds House of Blues (Foundation Room) - Michael Liuzza House of Blues Restaurant - Cary Hudson Houston’s - David Hansen’s Garden District Band Howlin’ Wolf (The Den) - Blueprint & Proper Channels Jazz Playhouse - Mario Abney Joy Theater - The Glitch Mob Kerry Irish Pub - Dave Hickey Mahogany Jazz Hall - Lips & Trips Maison - Catie Rogers & Her Swinging Orchestra, New Orleans Jazz Vipers, B Miller Zone New Orleans Jazz Museum - Lerin Williams Old Arabi Bar - Open Mic feat. Steve Pigman Saenger Theatre - Waitress the Musical Southport Hall - Insomnium & Event Horizon Spotted Cat - Chris Christy, Shotgun Jazz Band, Antoine Del & the New Orleans Misfit Power Tapps II - Kevin Morris & Uptown Productions The Starlight Lounge - Gal Holiday Honky Tonk Happy Hour, Lynn Drury Three Muses - Leslie Martin, Hot Club of New Orleans Thursday, June 14

BMC - Ainsley Matich & Broken Blues, Andre Lovett, Chrishira Bombay Club - Kris Tokarski & Duke Heitger Buffa’s - Doyle Cooper, Tom McDermott & Aurora Nealand Bullet’s - Kermit Ruﬃns Carousel Lounge Hotel Monteleone - Antoine Diel Quartet Circle Bar - Dark Lounge feat. Rik Slav, People Museum City Park Botanical Garden - Ronnie Kole Crescent City Brewhouse - New Orleans Street Beat d.b.a. - South Jones Dragon’s Den - Rapbaum, Harbinger Project, Khromethesia House of Blues Restaurant- Jake Landry Houston’s - David Hansen’s Garden District Band Jazz Playhouse - Brass-A-Holics Kerry Irish Pub - Patrick Cooper Le Bon Temps Roule - The Soul Rebels Maison - Good For Nothin’ Band, The Function, Dysfunktional Bone New Orleans Jazz Museum - Mike Doussan NOSH - DJ Abibas Old Point Bar - Extended Recess Saenger Theatre - Waitress the Musical Spotted Cat - Up Up We Go, Miss Sophie Lee, Jumbo Shrimp The Starlight Lounge - Sam Friend Band; DJ Mange & Guest DJ Goth/Electronica The Well - Stooges Brass Band, DJ Illy Three Keys (Ace Hotel) - Little Cosmicana, LUTHI Three Muses - Tom McDermott Tipitina’s - Shawn Williams CD Release Show Vaughan’s Lounge - DJ Black Pearl, Corey Henry & the Treme Funktet Friday, June 15 BMC - Lifesavers, Nola Treblemakers, Hyperphlyy, La Tran K Bombay Club - Stephen Gordon Buffa’s - Jerry Jumonville, Cricket & the 219 Bullet’s - The Pinettes Brass Band Chickie Wah Wah - Woodenhead (live recording) Circle Bar - Natalie Mae, Cruz de Navajas, Fatal Figure, Webbb Crescent City Brewhouse - New Orleans Street Beat d.b.a. - Bon Bon Vivant Dragon’s Den - Aaron Lopez Barrantes, DJ RQ Away Gattuso’s - The Set Up Kings House of Blues (Foundation Room) - Jake Landry & the Right Lane Bandits House of Blues (The Parish) - Maps & Atlases, Prism Tats House of Blues Restaurant - Dick Deluxe, Captain Buckles Band, Jason Bishop Band Houston’s - David Hansen’s Garden District Band Jazz Playhouse - Professor Craig Adams Band, Romy Kaye Kerry Irish Pub - Patrick Cooper, Paintbox w/Dave James &

TheEagles With an overwhelming demand for more concerts, the six-time Grammy-awarded Eagles are coming to the Smoothie King Center. One of the most influential rock bands of all time, they were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and have sold 120 million albums worldwide. Wed., June 20, 8:00 p.m., $46.50+. Smoothie King Center, smoothiekingcenter.com Tim Robertson Maison - New Orleans Swinging Gypsies, Shotgun Jazz Band, Chegadao Marigny Opera House - New Orleans Chamber Orchestra Mid-City Lanes Rock ‘n’ Bowl - Karma New Orleans Jazz National Historic Park - Ranger Duo NOSH - DJ Abibas Old Arabi Bar - Keith Stone Band Old Point Bar - Rick Trolsen, Hallelujah Hat Rack One Eyed Jacks - DJ Soul Sister Saenger Theatre - Waitress the Musical Spotted Cat - Andy Forest, Cottonmouth Kings, Shake’em Up Jazz Band

The Starlight Lounge - Michael Watson & the Alchemy The Well - Michael Ward, DJ Rabbit Three Muses - Royal Roses, Doro Wat Jazz Band Tipitina’s - Good Enough For Good Times Saturday, June 16 BMC - The Jazzmen, Yisrael, Gumbo Funk, New Thousand Bombay Club - Kris Kotarski Trio Buffa’s - The Royal Rounders, Luna Mora Chickie Wah Wah - Woodenhead (live recording) Circle Bar - Belladonna Lovers Crescent City Brewhouse - New Orleans Street Beat

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.

June 1-3........................................... 65th Annual Symphony Book Fair June 30.................................................................... Big Easy Rollergirls July 6...............................................................Copeland’s Chicken Jam July 21...................................................................... Big Easy Rollergirls October 3..... The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill 20th Anniversary Tour October 19-21........................... PAW Patrol Live! Race To The Rescue Tickets can be purchased at www.ticketmaster.com, Lakefront Arena Box Office, or charge by phone at 800-745-3000.

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d.b.a. - Soul Rebels Dragon’s Den - Kala Chandra Quartet, DJ Legatron Prime; DJ Heel Turn Gattuso’s - Da Rockits House of Blues - Jesse McCartney & Nina Nesbitt House of Blues Restaurant - Geovane Santos, Marcos & Crescent Citizen Houston’s - David Hansen’s Garden District Band Jazz Playhouse - The Nayo Jones Experience Kerry Irish Pub - Mike Kerwin & Geoff Coats, Van Hudson Maison - Chance Bushman & the Ibervillianaires, Leah Rucker Mid-City Lanes Rock ‘n’ Bowl - Contraflow New Orleans Jazz Museum - Rock & Rouge Women’s Festival presents Frenchie Moe Trio New Orleans Jazz Historic Park - Susan Landry, Reynold Kinsale NOSH - DJ CrushT Velvet Old Point Bar - Gal Holiday & The Honky Tonk Revue Saenger Theatre - Waitress the Musical SideBar Nola - Lee Tiger & the Broken Blue Band feat. Alexi Papadopolous Spotted Cat - Russell Welch’s Mississippi Gypsy, The Catahoulas, Jumbo Shrimp The Starlight Lounge - Soul Stylings of Shawan Rice, James Williams The Well - DJ Square Three Muses - Chris Christy, Esther Rose, Shotgun Jazz Band Tipitina’s - Bonerama Sunday, June 17 AllWays Lounge - The Hummingbirds, Royal St. Winding Boys BMC - Foot & Friends, Key Sound, Moments Of Truth Bombay Club - New Orleans Ragtime Trio Buffa’s - Jazz Brunch w/ Some Like It Hot, Nattie Sanchez Songwriter Circle Bullet’s - Big Frank & Lil Frank Circle Bar - Micah-n-Marlin Crescent City Brewhouse - New Orleans Street Beat d.b.a. - Palmetto Bug Stompers Dragon’s Den - Anuraag Pendyal, Church Effervescence - Harry Mayronne Fontaine Palace - Nappy Hour House of Blues Restaurant - Jason Bishop Houston’s - David Hansen’s Garden District Band Howlin’ Wolf (The Den) - Hot 8 Brass Band Jazz Playhouse - Germaine Bazzle Kerry Irish Pub - Will Dickerson Maison - NOLA Jitterbugs Jazz Band Marigny Brasserie - Dinosaurchestra Marigny Opera House - LadyBabyMiss Old Point Bar - Anais St. John, Romy Kaye & Jeanne Marie

Harris One Eyed Jacks - Marina Orchestra Saenger Theatre - Waitress the Musical Spotted Cat - Aurora Nealand & The Royal Roses, Kristina Morales & The Inner Wild Superior Seafood - The Superior Jazz Trio The Starlight Lounge - Tango Night w/ Valerie Hart Three Keys (Ace Hotel) - Juju Child & The Hypnotic Roots Band Three Muses - Raphael et Pascal, Linnzi Zaorski Monday, June 18 BMC - Lil Red & Big Bad, Paggy Prine & Southern Soul Bombay Club - John Royen Buffa’s - Arsene DeLay, Antoine Diel Circle Bar - Dem Roach Boys Crescent City Brewhouse - New Orleans Street Beat Dragon’s Den - Nanci Zee, DJ Ill Medina; Ben Fox’s Syncopation Syndicate Fontaine Palace - Louie’s Do the Bar Lounge House of Blues - Anthrax, Testament Houston’s - David Hansen’s Garden District Band Jazz Playhouse - Gerald French & the Original Tuxedo Jazz Band Kerry Irish Pub - Beth Patterson Maison - Chicken & Waﬄes, The Royal Roses, Sierra Green & the Soul Machine SideBar Nola - The Classic Free Jazz Aestheticians w/ Alexi Papadopolous & Bernard Pearce Spotted Cat - Royal Street Winding Boys, Dominick Grillo & The Frenchmen All-Stars The Starlight Lounge - Burlesque Bingo, Joshua Benitez Band Three Muses - Bart Ramsey, Russell Welch Tuesday, June 19 BMC - Sweet Magnolia, Dapper Dandies, Slick Skillet Serenaders Bombay Club - Matt Lemmler Buffa’s - Tacos, Tequila & Tiaras w/ Vanessa Carr Columns Hotel - John Rankin Crescent City Brewhouse - New Orleans Street Beat d.b.a. - Dinosaurchestra, Treme Brass Band Fontaine Palace - Soul Rotisserie House of Blues (The Parish) - Roger Clyne & the Peacemakers House of Blues Restaurant - Michael Liuzza Houston’s - David Hansen’s Garden District Band Jazz Playhouse - The James Rivers Movement Kerry Irish Pub - Jason Bishop Maison - Novos Sapatos, Gregory Agid Quartet, Gene’s Music Machine New Orleans Jazz Museum - Down on Their Luck Orchestra

New Orleans Jazz National Historic Park - Richard Scott Old Arabi Bar - Open Mic feat. Alex Davis Spotted Cat - Andy Forest, The Little Big Horns, Smokin’ Time Jazz Club The Starlight Lounge - Joe Welnick, Classic Soul, R&B & Funk w/ DJ Fayard Three Keys (Ace Hotel) - NORUZ Three Muses - Sam Cammarata, Joshua Gouzy Wednesday, June 20 BMC - Nicole & The Tempted, Hyperphlyy, Funk It All Bombay Club - Josh Paxton Buffa’s - World’s Most Open Mic Night w/ Nattie Sanchez Circle Bar - The Iguanas Crescent City Brewhouse - New Orleans Street Beat d.b.a. - Tin Men, Walter Wolfman Washington & the Roadmasters Dragon’s Den - Graﬃti Sounds House of Blues (Foundation Room) - Michael Liuzza House of Blues Restaurant - Cary Hudson Houston’s - David Hansen’s Garden District Band Jazz Playhouse - Michael Watson Band Kerry Irish Pub - Chip Wilson Mahogany Jazz Hall - Lips & Trips Maison - Hector Gallardo’s Cuban Jazz Group, New Orleans Jazz Vipers, Roccadile Spotted Cat - Chris Christy, Shotgun Jazz Band, Antoine Diel & the New Orleans Misfit Power Tapps II - Kevin Morris & Uptown Productions The Starlight Lounge - Dayna Kurtz & Robert Mache, Lynn Drury Three Muses - Leslie Martin, Schatzy Thursday, June 21 Banks Street Bar - Half Pagan BMC - Ainsley Matich & Broken Blues, Andre Lovett, Chrishira Bombay Club - Kris Tokarski & Meryl Zimmerman Buffa’s - Gumbo Cabaret, Tom McDermott & Chloe Feoranzo Bullet’s - Kermit Ruﬃns Carousel Lounge Hotel Monteleone - Antoine Diel Quartet Catahoula Hotel - Charlie Halloran Circle Bar - Dark Lounge feat. Rik Slave City Park Botanical Garden - Julio & Cesar Crescent City Brewhouse - New Orleans Street Beat d.b.a. - Little Freddie King Dragon’s Den - Rapbaum, Harbinger Project, Khromethesia Hi Ho Lounge - Marina Orchestra House of Blues (Foundation Room) - Yat Pack House of Blues (The Parish) - Combichrist, Wednesday 13, Night Club House of Blues Restaurant - Jake Landry

Houston’s Restaurant - David Hansen’s Garden District Band Howlin’ Wolf (The Den) - Rival NOVA (Porch) Jazz Playhouse - Brass-A-Holics Le Bon Temps Roule - The Soul Rebels Kerry Irish Pub - Maggie Havens Maison - Good For Nothin’ Band, Kristina Morales & The Bayou Shuﬄers, Dysfunktional Bone Marigny Opera House - The Light Set Mid-City Lanes Rock ‘n’ Bowl - Nathan & the Zydeco Cha Chas NOSH - DJ Abibas Ogden Museum of Southern Art - Palmetto Bug Stompers Old Point Bar - Bruce Tyner Trio Republic New Orleans - King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard Spotted Cat - Eight Dice Cloth, Miss Sophie Lee, Jumbo Shrimp The Starlight Lounge - Sam Friend Band; DJ Mange & Guest DJ Goth/Electronica The Well - Stooges Brass Band, DJ Illy Three Keys Ace Hotel - Walter Wolfman Washington & The Roadmasters Three Muses - Tom McDermott, Arsene DeLay Vaughan’s Lounge - DJ Black Pearl, Corey Henry & the Treme Funktet Friday, June 22 BMC - Lifesavers, Calling Home, Hyperphlyy, Treces Del Sur Bombay Club - Don Vappie Buffa’s - Suzy Malone & Amasa Miller, Simple Sound Retreat Bullet’s - The Pinettes Brass Band Circle Bar - Natalie Mae Crescent City Brewhouse - New Orleans Street Beat d.b.a. - Dinola, Egg Yolk Jubilee Dragon’s Den - Aaron Lopez Barrantes, DJ RQ Away Gattuso’s - MJ & The Redeemers House of Blues (Foundation Room) - Jake Landry & the Right Lane Bandits House of Blues Restaurant - Dick Deluxe, Captain Buckles Band, Keith Stone & Red Gravy Houston’s - David Hansen’s Garden District Band Jazz Playhouse - Little Freddie King, Romy Kae Kerry Irish Pub - Tim Robertson Maison - New Orleans Swinging Gypsies, Shotgun Jazz Band, Raw Deal Mid-City Lanes Rock ‘n’ Bowl - Crescent City Soul NOSH - DJ CrushT Velvet Old Arabi Bar - Shawn Williams Band Old Point Bar - Rick Trolsen, The Hounds Spotted Cat - Andy Forest, Washboard Chaz Trio, The Rhythm Stompers The Starlight Lounge - Michael Watson & the Alchemy The Well - Elliot Luv, DJ Rabbit Three Muses - Matt Johnson, Doro Wat Jazz Band

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FOOD/DRINK Big Easy Brunch Sheraton New Orleans Hotel: 500 Canal St. Sunday, June 3; 10:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. eventbrite.com For the first time, the National Kidney Foundation of Louisiana is hosting a Big Easy Brunch. The festival is offering a wide range of traditional New Orleans breakfast dishes. The Big Easy Brunch is an adult event with an age restriction of 21 and up. The National Kidney Foundation of Louisiana invites you to pull out your most festive brunch clothes or costumes to attend this event. Get your tickets before they sell out, as there is a 300-guest limit.

to Restore Coastal Louisiana (CRCL), is the largest Louisiana conference that focuses on the state of the coastal communities, economy, and environment. The CRCL was founded in 1988 and is the longest-operating organization that pushes to rebuild Louisiana’s coastal land. The State of the Coast Conference encourages engineers, scientists, students, and researchers to participate in the conference. New Orleans Parade of Homes Various Locations June 2 – 3 and June 9 – 10 ; times vary hbagno.org/parade-of-homes The New Orleans Parade of Homes is a fantastic opportunity for first-time home buyers to tour properties located in neighborhoods that are minutes away from the most upbeat areas of the city. Attendees can also find inspiration to renovate their own homes. The New Orleans Parade of Homes will be offering tours of homes in Orleans, Jefferson, Plaquemines, and St. Bernard Parishes. Circovia Beau Rivage Theatre 875 Beach Blvd., Biloxi, MS June 9 – August 7; times vary beaurivage.com Circovia is a live performance event that delivers world-class cirque-style entertainment and features the finest in acrobatic, aerial, and circus talents. Watch death-defying stunts, trapeze artists, balancing acts, and so much more. Circovia is presented by Misha Matorin, owner of DreamCast Entertainment and guest creator of Cirque Du Soleil’s Mystere in Las Vegas, whose choreography can also be found in other world-renowned productions.

Dining Out for Life Participating Restaurants FESTIVALS Thursday, June 7; times vary diningoutforlife.com/neworleans Louisiana Sports Fest We New Orleanians love our food, 6400 River Rd., Baton Rouge and Dining Out for Life is the perfect June 9 – 10; times vary opportunity to indulge ourselves while visitbatonrouge.com doing some good. On June 7, dozens LegendBorne is hosting the of the city’s best restaurants will donate Louisiana Sports Fest, a sport-filled a portion of their proceeds to NO/AIDS weekend where you can get active and Task Force, a community-based organization enjoy a bit of friendly competition. There will that aims to reduce the spread of HIV and to 10 be events including the 5k Obstacle Course provide services, advocate empowerment, and Loui 9s ia e Race, featuring 25+ obstacles, and the "Big na S n safeguard the rights and dignity of HIV-infected p or t s Fe s t Ju Easy" Heat that involves solving obstacles and patients. To make an additional donation, simply ask problems in a group, as well as a scavenger hunt, your server for a donation envelope and you’ll be entered a rock-climbing showdown, an off-road duathlon, and trail to win various prizes. Online donations are also possible. runs. All of the events are time trials and are either individual or group activities. There will also be live music to enjoy while EVENTS/PERFORMANCES keeping fit, provided by The Strays and Epic. State of the Coast Conference French Market Creole Tomato Festival New Orleans Downtown Marriot at the Convention Center French Market District, French Quarter 859 Convention Center Blvd. June 9 – 10; 10 a.m. – 7 p.m. May 30 – June 1; times vary frenchmarket.org stateofthecoast.org The Creole Tomato Festival is back for its 32nd year of The State of the Coast Conference, hosted by the Coalition

PrideFest 2018 941 Elysian Fields Ave. June 9; 12 – 6 p.m. togetherwenola.com/pride/pridefest-2018 New Orleans Pride weekend is June 8 thru 10, and is highlighted on Saturday the 9th with PrideFest. Enjoy food and drink, booths from LGBTQ organizations and businesses, and a pre-parade street party, with live entertainment from Marshall Harris, Sissy, Nicole DuBois, and Dominique Delorean. The Fagedelics play live at 1 p.m., TCB Brass Band (with Mardi-Gras Indians) at 2 p.m., Pepper MaShay at 3:15 p.m., and Amanda Shaw at 4:30 p.m. New Orleans Pride stands by three values: inclusivity, diversity, and creativity. The weekend’s celebration hopes to bring all people together.

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Creole Tomato Festival June 9 - 10 celebrating our delicious tomatoes in the historic French Market. In addition to a two-mile fun run, a Bloody Mary market, and a parade, there will also be live music from Twerk Ya Brass, Gina Brown, and Big Daddy O. And don’t miss out on the cooking demos from some of the best chefs in the city. Kids are welcome, too; the arts and crafts stations make the festival family-friendly.

The Rock & Rouge June 16 The Rock & Rouge The New Orleans Jazz Museum at the Mint 400 Esplanade Ave. Saturday, June 16; 10 a.m. therockandrouge.com The first annual Rock and Rouge “Women’s Music + Food Festival + Beyond” is one of the latest events hosted in New Orleans that raises awareness of the need for equality. The festival, which features all female-led bands and vendors, is being held in light of the New Orleans Women’s March that took place in January 2017, as well as the election of Mayor LaToya Cantrell in January 2018. “The Soul Queen of New Orleans,” Irma Thomas, is headlining the festival and will be accompanied by The Vettes, Lynn Drury, Di Nola, and more.

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Eating Clean in L the Crescent City A Vegan and Vegetarian Guide to New Orleanian Restaurants By Megan Boyanton

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ong regarded as the land of fried and fattening foods, the Big Easy has started taking steps toward better dietary habits in recent years. As the vegan and vegetarian movements grow more popular, New Orleanians are beginning to look for healthier eating options. These 11 restaurants are at the forefront of a cultural revolution—fighting for inclusivity and wholesome meals—in a renowned foodie city. A cozy Mid-City joint with quirky touches, 1000 Figs is located at 3141 Ponce de Leon St. #1. It is open Tuesday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. First started as a food truck, the Mediterranean restaurant was successfully established two years ago. The house specialty of falafel is served several creative ways—as a sandwich, on a small plate, or as part of a platter. The restaurant’s Middle Eastern influence resonates down to its sauce selections of tahini (sesame), zhoug (cilantro-chile), and toum (garlic). Depending upon the season, the restaurant offers different rotating specials, but the quick and friendly service is provided year-round. Not only determined to serve quality food, 1000 Figs also has a mission to plant 1000 fruit trees in New Orleans, and, so far, almost 300 are in the ground. Established seven years ago at 4113 Magazine St., the Superfood Bar touts the title of “Louisiana’s first vegan restaurant.” For $10 and under, customers can purchase shots of vitamin C, ginger, and maca, or stock up on vegan chocolate pudding, pecan

maple cookies, and raw brownies. Every day of the week, the simplistic restaurant sells not only powders and vitamins, but also personalized wellness packages. The Superfood Bar concentrates on avoiding petrochemical absorption in its organic juices by abstaining from plastic use during production. The “Shhh Smoothie” blends together banana, pineapple, date, coconut, coconut oil acerola, and Coconut Secret enzymes. City Greens, with locations at 909 Poydras St. in New Orleans and 5161 Citrus Blvd. in Elmwood, is the perfect place for customers in need of a quick, healthy bite. From 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., patrons can check out the seasonal menus of vegetarian, vegan, and paleo options for $10 and under. City Greens has a strict policy of avoiding pesticides and fertilizers, so the establishment makes it simple by growing its own vegetables at a hydroponic farm. The “Beet Street” salad features roasted beets, carrots, goat cheese, honey-roasted walnuts, mixed greens, romaine, and citrus vinaigrette. City Greens’s impressive dressing list includes spicy Thai peanut sauce, pineapple BBQ sauce, Dijon aioli, and lemon-basil vinaigrette. Functioning inside of Swan River Yoga at 2940 Canal St., the Good Karma Café emits its positive vibrations from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. every day except Sunday. Selling “plant-based cuisine and coffee,” the colorful restaurant within the former Canal Branch Public Library serves breakfast, entrees, salads, sandwiches, and wraps, along with

The Daily Beet juices, smoothies, coffee, and tea—all 100 percent vegan. During its three years in business, the café has strived to keep its food organic, local, and fair-trade, investing in Orleans Coffee and buying from city bakeries. The team at Good Karma Café produces its almond milk and chai inhouse. The Malaysian Curry Bowl follows the owner’s mother’s traditional recipe and consists of seasonal vegetables, soy protein, basmati or brown rice, peanuts, and a lemongrass and ginger coconut sauce. For almost five years, the Sneaky Pickle has nestled itself into the Lower Ninth Ward within a renovated house at 4017 St. Claude Ave. Every day from 9 a.m. to 9:30 p.m., its loyal clientele either sit inside or in the courtyard and munch on vegan, vegetarian, and non-vegetarian food, which rotate

onto the menu according to the season. Owner Ben Tabor doubles as the chef. He is an adamant supporter of investing in local, fresh ingredients. When he decides to buy meat, Tabor will butcher the livestock himself, avoiding waste by utilizing every part of the animal's body. Every item offered at the Sneaky Pickle is priced at $10 or less, including the acclaimed vegan chocolate chip cookies. The sushi bowl entrée includes the day’s raw vegetables, furikake, fried legumes, fried garlic, pickled ginger, and sriracha aioli. Located at 1000 Girod St., The Daily Beet is a Downtown juice bar focused on human connectivity through healthy living and healthy eating. For almost a year, the establishment has aimed to cater to the needs of its clientele through its breakfast

options, bowls, salads, and smoothies. The economical menu keeps items priced at $12 and under. Crowd favorites include the Skinny Green smoothie—a kale, spinach, pineapple, mango, and banana blend— and the PB&J smoothie, which combines blueberries, strawberries, banana, peanut butter, and raw agave. Offering vegan, vegetarian, and nonvegetarian variations, Carmo Tropical Café and Bar maintains a busy atmosphere at its 527 Julia St. location, open from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and dessert. Influenced by countries from Puerto Rico and Cuba to Sri Lanka and Singapore, the establishment aspires to expose its guests to the different flavors of the world, valuing, above all else, authenticity and education through food.

Since Carmo’s founding seven years ago, it has been heavily rooted in the Slow Food and Slow Fish movements. With the city’s largest selection of artisanal cachaças, the restaurant has not only traditional cocktails, but also a wide variety of fruit juices, like cacao, passionfruit, and graviola. The Tiradito Avocado appetizer features thinly sliced avocado, topped with yellow chili peppers, yuzu sauce, and cancha. Every day except Sunday, the Green Fork caters to the local community as a hole-inthe-wall juice bar on “Conscious Corner”—a pet name by owner Stephanie Kern for the 1400 Prytania St. location. Voted by Condé Nast Traveler magazine as the #8 juice bar in the country, the establishment of eight years had its humble beginnings in Kern’s house as a catering project. Today, the shop

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Seed sells $9 juices and smoothies, along with custom cleanses, tonics, elixirs, and detoxes. The Green Fork fridge is also stocked with fresh salads, lentil burgers, yogurts, and puddings. The Patience smoothie includes a special “Love” juice, with spinach, spirulina, bee pollen, hemp protein, and a choice of fruit. Functioning according to its motto of “Garden-Based + NOLA Taste,” Seed at 1330 Prytania St. is a quiet and comfortable eatery, dedicated to the vegan and organic lifestyles. The restaurant’s vision is one of “healthy nourishment.” From 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., customers can expect cocktails, sweets, starters, soups, salads, entrees, and even brunch on weekends. Seed guarantees to quench the thirst from the New Orleans heat with its fair-trade coffee

and tea, along with its organic juices and Oogave colas. Owner Edgar Cooper was a rookie in the restaurant industry when he first opened Seed’s doors in 2014. However, with his passionate staff, vegan chef, and a carefully crafted menu, reflective of both his travels and the city’s culture, Cooper has succeeded over the past four years in turning his dream into a foodie reality. The raw vegetable spaghetti is a dish served cold, consisting of spiralized vegetable noodles, coconut, shredded spinach, and puttanesca sauce. Inconspicuously tucked into a French Quarter alleyway for almost 10 years, the Green Goddess at 307 Exchange Pl. operates as an alternative to typical New Orleans restaurants. Serving lunch, dinner, and cocktails, the artsy restaurant imports

cheeses from around the world, specializing in raclette. The enthusiastic staff works Wednesdays through Sundays to provide a warm and comfortable environment with unique cuisine, squeezing juices in-house and cooking meals in a shared space. The local lemongrass tofu po-boy has grilled tofu, sesame carrot and mirliton slaw, fresh greens, napa slaw, and sweet soy sauce. An up-and-comer in the plant-based food scene, Max Well New Orleans opened in December 2017 at 6101 Magazine St. Maintaining a cheery ambiance, the vibrant and open space has attracted a neighborhood crowd of vegans and non-vegans alike. The restaurant is open daily from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., and owner Maxwell Eaton and his staff are currently experimenting with the brand-new menu.

Customers can sip fresh-pressed juices or munch on five-seed crackers while admiring the eatery’s details, like its floppy disk coasters and pink Himalayan salt shakers. So far, the “Po’Bowl” has stolen the show at Max Well New Orleans; it consists of the chef’s choice of proteins and greens. For those enthusiastic about the developing vegan scene in New Orleans, keep an eye out for the Church Lady Café at the Church of Yoga on 1480 North Rocheblave St. Owner Dana Trixie Flynn is excited to bring her “fun, fresh, healthy grub” to the 7th Ward, envisioning open mic nights with local musical acts. Patrons will be able to enjoy “cosmic bagels” and baked sweet potato fries in a community space where diversity is not only welcomed, but encouraged.

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Blowing Off Some Steam New Orleans Tricentennial Series: Steamboats By Steven Melendez

n Louisiana in the early 1800s, travel on the Mississippi River wasn’t easy. The river’s strong currents could carry simple wooden vessels, called flatboats, downriver with travelers and trade goods, but made the return trip so arduous that many were sold for scrap lumber upon arrival in New Orleans or other points south. Slightly more sophisticated boats, called keelboats, could be poled upriver with constant manual effort, but often traveled at speeds as slow as one mile per hour. All that began to change rapidly when steamboat pioneer Robert Fulton and financial backer Robert Livingston, who had successfully used steam-powered vessels to traverse New York’s Hudson River, turned their attention to the Mississippi. In late 1811, their steamboat dubbed the New Orleans set sail from Pittsburgh, down the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers to its namesake city, where it would arrive in early 1812. Steamboats burn fuel like wood or coal in order to boil water and generate steam that’s forced into a chamber that drives a piston. The piston, in turn, powers a paddlewheel immersed in the water, driving the boat forward. The wheels on the New Orleans, as well as on later, more powerful models, turned with enough force to drive the boats down or up the river at a reasonable clip. The New Orleans would soon be making regular journeys back and forth from the Crescent City to Natchez, Mississippi, until sinking in 1814.

Within a couple of decades of that first boat’s arrival, steamboats were regularly carrying passengers and trade goods up and down the Mississippi. The boats helped speed settlement along the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers, which were the Western outskirts of the United States at the time, though not without conflict with Native Americans. Tow boats pulled barges laden with cargo, specialized steamboats delivered additional fuel to other vessels, and boats known as snagboats helped clear debris from the river that could stall or even sink an unsuspecting boat. Steamboat pilots had to have an acute knowledge of the rivers they traveled in order to steer their boats around potentially deadly obstacles. Probably the most famous steamboat pilot was Samuel Clemens, better known as Mark Twain, the pen name he adopted from a nautical term referring to a two-fathom line that indicates the minimum depth safe for navigation. Twain reminisced about his boyhood longing to set sail and his time on the river in his 1883 classic Life on the Mississippi, though he lost his brother Henry to an explosion onboard the steamboat Pennsylvania in 1858, as it sailed from New Orleans to Memphis. Boiler explosions and fires were commonplace aboard the steamboats of that era, claiming thousands of lives. In 1859, as the Princess carried hundreds of passengers on a route from Vicksburg, Mississippi, to New Orleans, with many on their way to celebrate Mardi Gras, a boiler

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explosion set the boat on fire just past Baton Rouge, ultimately killing dozens. And in 1865, the steamboat Sultana exploded and sank near Memphis, killing more than 1,000 passengers, many of them Union soldiers returning north. But despite such tragedies, steamboats were high technology for the era and continued to be vital for transportation and to capture the interest of Americans. An 1870 race between boats called the Natchez (the sixth boat by that name) and the Robert E. Lee drew crowds to the docks to see the vessels depart from New Orleans. While many thought the Natchez was the technically superior boat, the Lee’s captain carried little cargo, made few stops, and pushed on through fog to arrive more than six hours before his rival. The race was captured in a famous print by 19th-century lithographers Currier & Ives and even became the subject of multiple songs. With the growth of the railroad industry, steamboats gradually became less significant for cargo transportation, but still presented a luxurious way to travel from New Orleans up the Mississippi River. Extravagant food, drink, and entertainment awaited passengers, and gambling was far from unheard of. So-called showboats brought music and theater to cities and towns along the river. They were memorialized by the 1927 musical Show Boat, often said to be the first modern musical. The calliope, a kind of steam-

powered organ, was audible for miles around. (The instrument featured heavily in MacArthur “genius grant”-winning artist Kara Walker’s piece The Katastwof Karavan, which was exhibited this winter in Algiers Point as part of the Prospect.4 art festival.) Steamboats in general would ultimately be mostly replaced by diesel-powered barges along the river, railroads and trucking for land-based cargo and cars, and planes and trains for passenger travel. While riverboat casinos still exist along the Mississippi and other rivers as a kind of nostalgic exemption to gambling restrictions, many remain docked and seldom, if ever, actually set sail. But in New Orleans, the ninth Natchez has, since 1975, taken passengers on cruises along the Mississippi, entertaining locals and visitors with onboard jazz, food, and drink while delighting and sometimes confusing those on land with its own calliope. Upriver in Kentucky, the century-old steamship Belle of Louisville sets sail on its own, similar excursions. The local steamboat the Creole Queen offers daily trips to the Chalmette battlefield as well as dinner cruises. And there are also a few riverboat-cruise lines that offer week-long cruises up and down the Mississippi River aboard steamboats such as the American Queen. Modern boilers, navigation technology, and fire safety, as well as the skill of the boats’ crew members, make their trips a far cry from the sometimes-perilous journeys of the 19th century.

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How to Eat, Pray, Love New Orleans By Julie Mitchell

id you get swept up in the whirlwind that was the 2006 release of the book Eat Pray Love by Elizabeth Gilbert? Or maybe it didn’t hit you until later, in 2010, when America’s sweetheart Julia Roberts starred in the film version of the classic tale. Either way, at some point, you were probably thinking to yourself, “Okay, but how can I go on this spiritual and food-based journey without buying three different international plane tickets? How can I translate this to my own life in the Gulf South?” Well, worry no more. Here is a detailed list of how you can eat, pray, love—and experience all the emotional growth of this brave woman’s journey—without leaving the comfort of Louisiana! Here is how to Eat, Pray, Love New Orleans: 1. Get Divorced I’d recommend the courthouse on Broad Street (if it’s uncontested!); it’s very grand, and you can see a movie afterwards. Or, go to Whole Foods down the street. The prison is also right there, so you can be grateful that you both got out before one of you made a huge mistake. 2. Drown Yourself in Pasta This one’s shockingly hard because there seems to be more bad pasta than good out there, but Pizza Delicious will always be there for us, as well as Reginelli’s. Don’t forget them. Also, if you just want to do the spirit of the thing, the pizza at Ancora is something that could inspire a third of a novel.

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3. Meditate While Eating Indian Food Go to the Hare Krishna temple on Esplanade Avenue on a Sunday at 7:30 p.m., and you can do all of this and more (“more” being share a bench with an Indian child drinking a Capri Sun). You’re gonna be waiting in line for quite some time (get there early!), so you should use this time to practice

a mantra, clear your mind, and approach enlightenment. Make sure you can leave enlightenment when it’s your turn for free samosas, though; it’s rude to hold up the line. 4. Search For “Balance” Well, you can always just try to walk on a pole somewhere, or you could take a yoga class. Or, honestly, any workout class. Pure Barre seems good if you need a little Top 40 while you try to achieve balance and if you think there’s a Lululemon in heaven. Also, there’s free yoga (if that’s more your speed) when it’s nice out—by the river on Thursdays at 6:00 p.m. in Crescent Park. It’s crowded, though, so make sure you’re really into balancing your personal space as well. 5. Ask Yourself a Lot of Existential Questions About Your Path in Life You don’t need to be anywhere specific to do this, but when considering your life’s direction, it’s always good to be by some train tracks. The ones by the end of Saint Claude Avenue are always good; they have plenty of gravel to kick as you walk aimlessly, and there’s a dog park if your mulling takes a dark turn and you need to be reminded of unconditional love and paws. 6. Fall in Love with a Brazilian Man I mean, this could happen anywhere, but I feel like it’s most likely to happen in the Rouses on Carrollton Avenue. 7. End Your Celibacy Stilettos! 8. Write the Word “Love” in Rose Petals and Photograph it and Make it a Cover of a Book The Home Depot on the I-10 Service Road has a good garden section and natural light. Congratulations, you did it! You’re now the best version of yourself. Feel free to write your own book.

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Alto (Ace Hotel) 600 Carondelet St. 900-1180

Relax poolside at Ace Hotel's rooftop garden, Alto, while snacking on small plates, sipping seasonal cocktails, and enjoying panoramic views of the city.

Backspace Bar 139 Chartres St. 322-2245

Stimulate your mind (and taste buds) at this literarythemed haunt that, while specializing in classic cocktails and comfort food, is also known for its milk and cookies.

Bar Tonique 820 N. Rampart St. 324-6045

This joint is the embodiment of the craft cocktail movement, and their impressive cocktail list is only rivaled by the extensive knowledge of their bartenders.

Buffa’s Bar & Restaurant 1001 Esplanade Ave. 949-0038

This neighborhood gem has been “on the border of the Quarter since 1939,” with 24/7 full service at an affordable price and a live music backroom.

Crescent City Brewhouse Opened in 1991, this microbrewery in the heart of the Quarter became the first brewpub in New Orleans and 527 Decatur St. Louisiana; so grab a pint—prost! 522-3901

Fontaine Palace 218 S. Robertson St. 525-3277

The newest bar in town offers great food, live music, and great daily drink specials in a convenient location in the heart of Downtown.

Gattuso’s 435 Huey P. Long Ave. 368-1114

Head to Gretna’s Historic District for this Westbank gem with 14 beers on tap and a full menu stocked with New Orleans favorites, like crawfish dip.

Golden Lantern 1239 Royal St. 529-2860

Famous not only for the founding of Southern Decadence, the Golden Lantern is also reputed to have one of the best Bloody Marys in the city.

Hermes Bar at Antoine's 725 St. Louis St. 581-4422

Featuring encased Mardi Gras memorabilia, the Hermes Bar is about as Old New Orleans as it gets. Try their takes on the Sazerac or Ramos Gin Fizz.

Hot Tin 2031 St. Charles Ave. 323-1500

This penthouse-turned-bar on the rooftop of The Pontchartrain Hotel offers a 270-degree view of Downtown, the Mississippi River, and St. Charles Avenue.

House of Blues 225 Decatur St. 310-4999

This well-established concert venue also houses its own bar and restaurant with a menu featuring regional dishes, from Nashville hot wings to Voodoo Shrimp.

Jimani 141 Chartres St. 524-0493

If you’re looking for somewhere to end your late-night (or early-morning) adventures, Jimani is the French Quarter spot. Be sure to try their Bacon Bloody Mary.

Kerry Irish Pub 331 Decatur St. 527-5954

With no cover charge, Kerry's offers live music almost nightly. They are also reputed to pour the best Guinness in town, so have a pint or two today.

Martine's Lounge 2347 Metairie Rd. 831-8637

This Metairie neighborhood hideout does Happy Hour right—every day from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. Come grab a domestic beer for only $2 or try a seasonal cocktail.

MOXY Hotel Bar 210 O'Keefe Ave. 525-6800

This handcrafted-cocktail bar serves as your check-in desk as well as a coffee house in the a.m. and the perfect place for a quick bite at night.

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

Located in a nondescript house in Mid-City, Pal’s Lounge will make you feel right at home with affordable drinks, plenty of pool tables, and food pop-ups.

Rick’s Cabaret 315 Bourbon St. 524-4222

Rick’s Cabaret sets itself apart from the rest of Bourbon Street with over 18,000 square feet and two floors, so stop in for a drink and stay for the show.

Rick's Sporting Saloon 522 Bourbon St. 552-2510

Rick’s has all the amenities of a sports bar and gentlemen’s club. Drinks are half-price every day until 7 p.m., making it well worth the stop on Bourbon Street.

Rivershack Tavern 3449 River Rd. 834-4938

Only in New Orleans is there a bar with a barter system involving free drinks for tacky ashtrays. Rivershack Tavern is off the beaten path, but it is worth the visit.

Shamrock Bar & Grill 4133 S. Carrollton Ave. 307-4350

A great spot for groups of friends, this neighborhood bar has 16,000 square feet of fun, including 23 pool tables and dozens of games, such as ping-pong and shuffleboard.

The Country Club 634 Louisa St. 945-0742

A Bywater hotspot for over 40 years, this fully renovated restaurant and bar is an absolute tropical oasis for dining in or drinking with friends.

The Starlight Lounge 817 St. Louis St. 827-1655

Come lounge in the French Quarter at Starlight, a livemusic haven with plenty of great food bites and specialty cocktails housed inside a refurbished New Orleans home.

Tropical Isle Multiple Locations 529-1702

There is arguably nothing more definitively Bourbon Street than the Hand Grenade, “New Orleans’s most powerful drink,” and it is 100 percent the brainchild of Tropical Isle.

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Val Kilmer Visits New Orleans with Cinema Twain By Fritz Esker

n an acting career that has spanned close to 35 years, Val Kilmer has starred in movies that were box oﬃce hits upon their initial release (Top Gun, Heat, Tombstone) and others that found devoted audiences on video and cable (Top Secret!, Real Genius, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang). On Saturday, June 30, at 8 p.m., Kilmer will be bringing his passion project Cinema Twain, a filmed version of his one-man play Citizen Twain, to New Orleans. The show, coproduced by Val Kilmer Live and Jonathan Mares Productions, will be at the historic Joy Theater (TheJoyTheater.com) on Canal Street. An audience Q & A session with Kilmer will follow the screening. The play’s birth came from Kilmer looking for “a great American story” to make into a film. He was drawn to the relationship between the celebrated American author and satirist Mark Twain and Mary Baker Eddy, the founder of the Church of Christ, Scientist (better known to the world as Christian Science), and the Pulitzer Prizewinning magazine The Christian Science Monitor. Kilmer himself is a Christian Scientist. Twain was quoted as calling Eddy “the most interesting woman that ever lived,” but he was also fiercely critical of her. He suspected she was selling Christian Science as a way for her to become rich and famous. He published an entire book about her and her movement in 1907, titled Christian Science. Eddy wrote very little about Twain

but acknowledged his humor and cleverness. The two never met in person, and both died in 1910. While Kilmer still hopes to make his film on Twain and Eddy, he said the one-man show’s genesis came from his own desire to create the character of Mark Twain for his film. He said he always takes a long time to prepare, and Citizen Twain was part of the preparation process for the film on Twain and Eddy. The one-man show would simultaneously serve as a way to promote the movie to potential investors and get Kilmer himself ready to play Twain on screen. He debuted the show in 2012. Even though Kilmer trained at Julliard’s prestigious drama school and has been acting in films since the 1984 comedy Top Secret! (made by the same team that brought moviegoers Airplane and The Naked Gun), he found the task of performing a one-man show to be a unique challenge. Actors are used to sharing the audience’s focus with other actors and reacting to co-stars. That’s not the case for Kilmer in Citizen Twain. “It’s the hardest thing imaginable, as you have nowhere to hide …[It’s] only you and the audience,” Kilmer said. “I wanted to offer an honest profile of [Mark Twain’s] soul and character (he was extremely complex), as well as the incredible warmth we’re so used to from his famous comedy.” The idea of two intelligent, accomplished people like Twain and Eddy having such markedly different opinions interested Kilmer, as it taps into his passion for freedom of speech, which he said is under “day-to-day assault” in America. “I urge all Americans to take a chance and reach out to someone who believes differently than you, as Mark Twain and Mary Baker Eddy did. Look for love as the answer, and just see how much more fun life is when you leave some of that fear at the door,” Kilmer said. Kilmer is no stranger to New Orleans, which he called “one of our national treasures.” He has shot two films in the Crescent City. The first was 2006’s post-Katrina thriller Deja Vu with Denzel Washington and the second was 2009’s Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans with Nicolas Cage. But it hasn’t been all work and no play for Kilmer in New Orleans, as he also reigned as the King of Bacchus during 2009’s Mardi Gras. He said he and his brother still laugh out loud remembering some of the situations they found themselves in during Carnival season. The Los Angeles-born actor was effusive when asked to discuss his favorite things about the city. “I love the burgers at Port O’Call and every world-class joint in between,” Kilmer said. “I love how the love of the city just pours out of the locals … the laughter, the genuine love of the fellow man … and the music!”

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TalesFromTheQuarter By Debbie Lindsey

Oak Haven

oday, more than ever, a vacation to Oak Haven Cottages in Fairhope, Alabama, is a true getaway. If you need time for unplugging and unwinding, yet haven’t the desire to camp or hike your way into the wilderness for the desired effect of escape, then consider a drive and check into a homey cottage within view of Mobile Bay. I love Mother Nature, but my idea of camping involves indoor plumbing. I want certain luxuries like running water, air conditioning, and the option to watch television if so inclined. What I do not want are cookie-cutter cubicles within a could-be-anywhere-U.S.A. hotel or some Airbnb with its granite-counter-topped fancy kitchen, wet bar, movie-theater-sized flat-screen TV, Rooms-To-Go furniture, and carpeted floors that my dog will certainly deem pee-able. What I do want is a home away from home. Oak Haven is that place for me. Over the years, I have come to know nearly every one of the 16 cottages dotting the several acres of tree-shaded land. But it is Number 3 that was my first cabin to call home. Nearly 25 years ago, my best friend Marinnette and I drove over to Fairhope from New Orleans to attend my Aunt Ethel’s 95th birthday bash. On our way home, we drove past Oak Haven Cottages, and my friend, intrigued by the place, turned the car around, pulled in, and drove to the oﬃce. There we met and began a friendship with the proprietor, Miriam. After a short tour of the grounds and a peek into a couple of cabins, we booked the first of many, many vacations there. Later, when Boyfriend came into my life, he was introduced to Fairhope and the cottages. He now is considered “family” by Miriam and her husband Ralph. All of the cottages have their own personal identities that we have further personalized, based, in part, on when and why we stayed in them. Number 3 was our first and is a sentimental favorite, especially to Marinnette. Boyfriend and I favor Cottage 5 when it’s just us. Number 9 was where Miss M. and I spent a rainy Labor Day weekend binge-watching TV reruns of Alfred Hitchcock Presents. Cabin 6 is where Boyfriend and I rode out a hurricane. Cabin 8 was where I made spring rolls. The apartment above Miriam’s house was where we stayed when in town for Aunt Ethel’s funeral. The dogs hated the yard in front of Cottage 5 because it was there that we hosed them clean after swims in the bay and rolls in the sand.

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The dogs loved Cottage 5 because they napped and ate inside after the dreaded baths. Number 3 was where I had my best night’s sleep ever after a year of working without a day off. Cottage 5 was where Boyfriend and I fell in love all over again. So, you can see that I am partial to everything about Oak Haven, but would I recommend a vacation there to others? Oh, yeah! But you can’t be fussy and want all the furniture to match or housekeeping to be at your beck and call or to have a computer/phone/Wi-Fi cluster. What you get is that rare chance to be off-leash, to have the creature comforts of a cozy little house—which means A/C, basic cable TV, and a kitchen where you can cook up some fresh produce from the farmer’s market or locally sourced seafood. (Note: if your cottage’s kitchen lacks anything, like a large cast-iron skillet or extra wine glasses, Miriam will give you the keys to her vacant units, and you can pick out what you need.) You can dine while relaxing on your porch, or you can carry a picnic to the pier one block away. You wake up to the sound of birds and disconnect from the noise of your otherwise too-busy life. When Boyfriend is asked, “So, what is there to do there?” he replies, “Nothing.” He finds this slower pace the absolute best thing about going to Fairhope and lodging at Oak Haven. I argue that there is much to do (if you want). I have a most delightful itinerary: wake up and swim in my beloved bay. Nowhere else would I rather swim; it is home for me. The peaceful waters are home to low-flying seagulls and pelicans, skimming the surface and dipping in for a catch of the day. The mullets jump for joy, and if I am really lucky, a small school of dolphins just might pass by. Weather-worn piers and wharfs ease into the bay from its sandy tree-lined shore. After my swim, it’s time for coffee and breakfast and then a stroll into town. Yep, sometimes you just have to get out of that swimsuit and go to town. Fairhope is the only place I really like to shop. This little town is aﬄuent enough (along with tourism) to support some really quaint gift and antique shops; an amazing book store, Page & Palette; and plenty of places to dine, snack, and forage for that kitchen back at your cottage. There’s a fabulous consignment clothing shop, Hertha’s Second Edition, and a thrift store a short stroll away. My walk to and from this area of commerce takes me through Fairhope’s residential streets, filled with cottages and houses of various designs and historical significance. Come evening, it’s time to walk down to the American Legion, grab a rocking chair, and partake of a couple of cold beers while looking out on the bay. As the sun sets, I look across the bay to where I was born, Mobile, but that is not where my heart is—my heart is in this town, and it resides as often as possible at Oak Haven Cottages. Thank you, Marinnette, for turning the car around that day and introducing us to our home away from home. And thank you, Boyfriend, for loving it as much as I do.

Po-BoyViews By Phil LaMancusa

Seasoning Sluts OR Alimentary, My Dear Watson

t starts when a big-hipped woman turns from a kitchen counter and places on the table before you a perfect, hot, buttery slice of cinnamon toast; you’re only seven years old, but you have fallen deeply and completely in love for the very first time. It continues a year or so later when you marvel at the freshly fried donut, dusted with sugar and the elusive hint of nutmeg caressing your olfactory senses. Fast forward: today, I counted over 70 containers of spices, herbs, and combinations thereof in my kitchen. Surely, a monster had been created those 60 odd years ago. Incidentally, for the perfect cinnamon sugar, use two tablespoons of good cinnamon mixed with half a cup of granulated sugar. Obviously at an early age, not only did I want to explore new flavors, but I wanted to know how and why those flavors combined to lift hearts and spirits: the taste of smothered onions on a hot dog at a ball game, the way chili and a cheeseburger go so well together, why sage can put a turkey dressing over the top, and how just a pinch of salt completes the taste of freshly whipped cream. I started studying seasoning mixtures after I worked with Paul Prudhomme at Commander’s Palace over 45 years ago. I cooked in a Japanese restaurant in Santa Fe, a Polynesian joint in Lake Tahoe, and a Jewish country club in Denver. I became a curry chef in Monterey and perfected my scallop ceviche in San Diego. I also can make a pousse-café and a damn good Sazerac cocktail. I went to culinary school where we did food pairings and ingredient tastings. I excel in classic beurre blancs and make a mean oeufs à la neige. Dolmades and tiropitas are not just Greek to me; I’ve perfected the classic ciabatta, and folks have been known to holla for my challah. Now, I’m into spices, and you should be, too. Why? Because we are a food city, and the tastes that are arriving into our food culture are like swallows (pun intended) descending on Capistrano. No longer only the Creole/ Cajun capitol of gustatory delights, New Orleans has new culinary citizens, including more Middle Western, Asian, and Hispanic than you can shake a spatula at, and counting, and it’s high time you got into that number! My advice is that you get together with a few friends and bounce some ideas around; discuss the wonders of a great Ras al Hanout, whether a gulai nangka really needs candlenuts to be complete, and what amount of berbere to put into your favorite doro wat. Getting with others of your ilk will allow you to purchase ingredients in quantity. I am convinced that the prices that markets (over)charge for the excessive packaging of spices has daunted many a seasoning adventurer.

For starters, you should pick up a copy (your local library should have one) of Paul Prudhomme’s Louisiana Kitchen, the bible of our local food, and study the seasoning mixes that he developed. There must be at least 30 in that one book alone. Next, go on field trips. The Spice and Tea Exchange of New Orleans (521 St. Louis St.) is a great place to start; check out their seasoning mixtures and flavored salts. Next, foray to Mona’s Grocery (3901 Banks St.), where Kashmiri, Maras, and Aleppo peppers are found; Rosalie’s Apothecary (3201 Toulouse St.) for the rosebuds that you’ll need for your Northern India Garam Masala; Maypop Community Herb Shop (2701 St. Claude), where they have classes on teas and things; and F & F Botanica (801 N. Broad) to wonder at other uses for plants. Get a peep at all the chilies that you don’t know about by cruising Ideal Market (205 S. Broad St.). There is an emerging flavor culture that I’m giving you a head’s up on, and you won’t want to be left out of conversation when someone wants to discuss the difference between Cubeb berries and Szechuan peppercorns or how to make a great Chakalaka (just to be able to say that name makes it worth cooking it). Soon you’ll be making your own gochujang, harissa, and massaman spice rubs; you will know the difference between a berbere and a Baharat and be able to pull off a great kaeng ped ka-ti nuea at your next dinner party. It just so happens that at our shop (Kitchen Witch Cookbook Shop, 1452 N. Broad St.), I have eight seasoning mixtures that I can discuss and vend. It just so happens that I have at home and in the wings another six. You’ve definitely come to the right place to nail down someone who is interested in the perfect jerk (seasoning), the marvels of South East Asian flavor components, and/or what constitutes a perfect herbes de Provence, five-spice, 10-spice, or 23-pepper blend. How about adjika or Khmeli-Suneli? Yes? No? The other day I made an alligator, duck, and andouille jambalaya. I added juniper berries, sage, bay leaves, rosemary, smoked paprika, chipotle, mustard seed, and annatto to the mix (in my own special way). Do you know how it came out? Farking incredible! (And you can do that, too.) Okay, here’s your first challenge: you know that great recipe that you have for your famous four-alarm chili that calls for a retail chili powder? Pick up that box and read the ingredients. Do you really want to put those additives into your food and body? My guess is no. Myself? I’m comparing 20 masala recipes to be able to cut my ingredients down to only 10, instead of the 26 that I’m pretty much locked into. Anyone know where I can get some nigella?

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NewOrleansToHostSuperBowlIn2024 After a unanimous vote on Wednesday, May 23, it has been decided that New Orleans will host Super Bowl LVIII in 2024. It will fall on February 4, right in the middle of the Mardi Gras season, and will follow the College Football Playoff National Championship in 2020, the NCAA Women’s Final Four in 2020, and the NCAA Men’s Final Four in 2022—all to be hosted right here in New Orleans.

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The sweltering heat begs for the New Orleans treat: a delightfully sweet, flavored snoball. A passion for snoballs and for the people of New Orleans is what powered Peter Mayer (of the Peter Mayer Advertising and Marketing Agency) to gift the community with the first-ever snoball-finder app, making it easier to locate surrounding stands and their opening hours and menus. With 45 well-known stands already included, the summer will be much sweeter, now that we’re able to “find a flavor” before stepping out into the sauna that is our city.

Below are our staff's New Orleans hashtag picks from Twitter for May. Tag us @WhereYatNola or #WhereYatNola to be featured in an upcoming issue.

@caramcclain: Roll up to the pool just in time for a burlesque show #onlyinneworleans @hchaet1: #onlyinneworleans will you get the scents from crawfest, marijuana, honeysuckles and pee on the same block @drcompton: Last night I dreamed the cat that lives with me finally told me her name and it was Anthony Davis. #pelicans #nolalife #livingwithacat @NattyVader: Just came up on a pothole so Big I used my turn signal to go around it. #NewOrleans #NOLA #nolaliving @ThatWitch_Hazel: Every year during the Termitocalypse in #NOLA, I always try to soothe my anxieties by reminding myself it could be worse. It could be cockroaches! @rudekaty: Planning dinners this week based on when the termites may swarm...because quick cooking means we can be lights out earlier #NOLAlife

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JamesBeardWinnersFromNOLAShine New Orleans chefs and restaurants were recognized by the James Beard Foundation for their delicious meals and excellent dining experiences on the evening of Monday, May 7. Award-winners included Cure, for Outstanding Bar Program; Nina Compton of Compere Lapin, Best Chef in America-Best Chef: South (AL, AR, FL, LA, MS, PR); Lally Brennan and Ti Adelaide Martin (co-proprietors, Commander’s Palace), for the 2018 James Beard Foundation Who’s Who of Food & Beverage in America Inductees; and Dong Phuong Bakery (owner Linh Tran Garza), for the 2018 James Beard Foundation America’s Classics.

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BEST SHOPPING: Best Bike Shop: Best Men’s Clothing: Best Women’s Clothing: Best Smoke Shop: Best Adult Novelty Store: Best Vintage Clothing Store: Best Costume Shop: Best Record Shop: Best Supermarket: Best Place to Buy Wine/Liquor: Best Tattoo/Piercing Parlor: Best Athletic Club:

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The Merry Antoinettes enjoyed Jazz Fest.

Steve Gleason hung out at Jazz Fest with his wife Michel and friends.

Things got wild at Hancock-Whitney’s Zoo-To-Do at Audubon Zoo.

Bayou Boogaloo organizer Jared Zeller and Jennifer Pearl watched Leo Nocentelli play.

Belle Isle made a huge splash at The Country Club during their summer kick-off party.

Chefs Chris Borges and Justin Koslowsky from Josephine Estelle at Ace Hotel enjoyed the Bardolino wine dinner with winemaker Fabio Zenato.

Café Adelaide’s Meg Bickford was all smiles at the release of their new Flavor by Loews program.

Food enthusiasts tried the new menu items at Ace Hotel’s rooftop bar Alto.

WGNO’s Kenny Lopez and Meghan Kluth waited to taste from the 18-liter bottle of Jordan Cabaret Sauvignon presented by the Saints’ Cam Jordann.

10. Chef Christopher Lynch and Chef Tory McPhail from Commander’s Palace enjoyed Bugs & Brew with Sobou’s Chef Juan Carlos Gonzalez.

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Red's Chinese, on St. Claude Avenue in the Bywater, is where American Chinese takeout meets indulgent Southern comfort food in an unassuming, yet charming setting. Heaping plates of creative fried-rice dishes, from market vegetable medley to cheeseburger, complement meaty entrees and mouthwatering appetizers. Don't miss the Thai Tea frozen daiquiri!

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<< Monica Pierre Founder, Pierre Principle Communications

<< Amy Mosberger Owner, Red’s Chinese 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Spaghetti and meatballs. Miss Red Dragon! CheeseBERGER fried rice, à la Red’s. Sit on the porch and drink tons of beer. Dragonfl y.

<< Maxwell Darling Chef, Red’s Chinese 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

It's NEVER too hot for what I crave. Cheeseman Max. More cheeseburgers, please! Anything he damn-well pleases! Jeff Goldblum.

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Gumbo in New Orleans summer. Miss Joan of Arc. Endless supply of dirty rice. Get the broom outta the closet ... and DANCE! Dragonfl y.

Where Y’at Chat Questions:

1. It’s Where Y’at’s Summer Restaurant Guide issue! What food do you love, yet do not crave in the summer? 2. You are a New Orleans restaurant tour guide. What is your “a.k.a”? 3. You like “Cheeseburgers in Paradise.” What other food would you like in paradise? 4. Happy Daddy’s Day! If Dad had a “hall pass” on Father’s Day, what would he do? 5. June is “Fight the Filthy Fly” Month. Besides a Spanish fly, what other fly would you be?

<< Joshua Davis Sous Chef, Red’s Chinese

<< Donna Hennessey The Bookkeeper

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Boiled seafood. J. Bishop the Cool! My wife's smothered steaks, gravy, and rice. He would cook for the family. Humble fly.

<< Kimberly Johnson Director of Sales, The Mercantile Hotel 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Mashed potatoes. Miss French Quarter Friday. Wedding cake snoballs. Go to Sam's Club, then golf. Madame Butterfl y.

<< Brenda Harlow RN, Ochsner Hospital 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Pasta. Miss Gigi Brochelle. Charbroiled ersters. Drive his "Winnebagel” across the country! Spy fl y.

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Duck. Mr. Buns and Biscuits. Ripe Ponchatoula strawberries. Use it! Seth Brundle.

<< Robert Hennessey Co-Owner, The Morning Call Coﬀee Stand 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Sizzling, table-side fajitas. Pierre Montriel. All Louisiana seafood. All! Fly to Bologna, Italy, and thrash a Bugatti V4. Tsetse fly.

<< B.J. Rust Radio Host, Something to Say Show, WGSO 990 AM 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

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Pizza. Miss Crazy! A male. Sleep. F*** fly.

^^ Thurston Thomann Food Additive Designer

Red beans and rice. Mr. Smartass. "Peacemaker" po-boys! Golf, then go to a St. Louis Cardinals game. Irish fl y, and I'm not even Irish!

Corrections for May 2018 Chat: • • •

Colleen Page: Director of Weddings and Events, NOPSI Hotel Meghan Kluth: News Anchor/Reporter, WGNO 26 Kenneth Landriault: Co-Founder, Cheer Up Missions, Inc.