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Raw Jazz – Out to Lunch – It’s New Orleans

One of our favorite foods here in Louisiana is raw oysters. Oysters are also the favorite place to hang out for a couple of bacteria that are very unfriendly to human beings. Notwithstanding,  nobody in Louisiana has gotten sick from a raw oyster in some time. The reason for that is a company called AmeriPure….

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Not Titty Bingo – Happy Hour – It’s New Orleans

Hugo Montero is the impressario behind the art-space, hip Mexican restaurant and sophisto tequila bar Casa Borrerga on OCH in Central City New Orleans.   The reason the place is a joyful and riotous success on many levels is a direct reflection of Hugo’s larger than life personality and intellect. Hugo started out as an…

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Wipeout! – Out to Lunch – It’s New Orleans

Just by living in New Orleans you can naturally develop a lot of useful skills. Dodging potholes and catching Mardi Gras beads improves hand-eye coordination. Peeling crawfish increases dexterity. One of the skills you will not have learned growing up or living here, is surfing. That’s about to change. Thanks to Becky Hardin’s City Surf…

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I Am The Rooster – Midnight Menu +1 – It’s New Orleans

Many things in life are not as simple as they appear. That goes for sausage. And hogshead cheese. And hearts, bellies, snouts, stomachs and every part of an animal you could butcher that ends up in a meat product or on a smoker. Chris Roos (aka The Rooster) is a meat broker. A meat middle…

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In the Land of Gray – Death: the podcast – It’s New Orleans

Dr. Judith Schwarz is the Clinical Director of End of Life Choices New York. She specializes in talking with the critically or terminally ill about how they wish to live the remainder of their days. Dr. Schwarz has devoted her career to navigating the gray areas that emerge when death is near. What obstacles do…

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