Former New Orleans Radio DJ (WZRH 106.1 The Zephyr) Ross Shields opens up about Bipolar Disorder, Cancer, Hurricane Katrina, and living with Don, his cat who has been diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder. Before getting to the Bipolar Disorder stuff, meet Ross Shields: Selling shoes isn’t easy in Louisiana. It might be the humidity or…
Read MoreIf you had to name the biggest fried chicken business in Louisiana, you probably wouldn’t have to think about it too long. You might take a bit longer to name the next biggest. And even then you might not come up with Krispy Krunchy. Krispy Krunchy has over 1,800 reatail locations in 36 states. It’s everywhere…
Read MoreChuck Magid grew up as he calls it, “Full blooded Carney.” His father and grandfather both owned carnivals and Chuck aand his brother grew up travelling with the show, working games and rides. The first game he and his brother invented was when they were around 8. It was a duckpond where little toy ducks…
Read MoreThe term “Renaissance Man” – not surprisingly – comes from the renaissance. A period of history where the possibilities for self-expression flourished. Today the term has come to refer to a person who is not only capable of doing a number of tasks, but who’s able to excel at all of them. Peter Ricchuti’s guests on…
Read MoreManhattan Jack is an innocuous looking storefront on Prytania Street in Uptown New Orleans, at first glance not remarkably different from other coffee shops that punctuate the neighborhood. But walk inside and you discover that coffee is just a small part of this place. Everything from gourmet pastries and handmade in-store chocolates to a full…
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