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BEER! – Midnight Menu +1 – It’s New Orleans

October 21, 2014 Midnight Menu +1

Two guys walk into a bar. One owns a beer brewing store. The other is opening a brewery. They sit down at a bar table with the guy who owns the bar, and a guy who – despite being known as “The Man Who Ate New Orleans” – hasn’t had anything to eat all day….

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Hitler and Juliet – Happy Hour – It’s New Orleans

October 17, 2014 It's New Orleans: Happy Hour

One theory goes that if Hitler hadn’t failed out of art school he wouldn’t have become an insane dictator. Then there’s a whole other story about shaving pubic hair. And that’s just the first few minutes of this extraordinarily strange meeting of a bunch of random folks on a Fall afternoon on Freret Street in…

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French Market Film Market – Out to Lunch – It’s New Orleans

October 16, 2014 Out to Lunch

In New Orleans we have an uneasy relationship with progress. We want to grow, but not like Atlanta. Or Houston. Or Austin. Or pretty much any economically successful Southern city.  One of the battlegrounds where we fight to retain our local identity and accommodate a changing economy is The French Market. A glance at the…

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Food of the Gods Ice Cream – Midnight Menu +1 – It’s New Orleans

October 14, 2014 Midnight Menu +1

Bryan Gilmore likes to mix it up. Blast freeze it. Thaw it. Freeze it. Serve it. That’s how you make ice cream and that’s what Bryan does all day on Prytania Street in the old McKenzie’s Bakery, which according to the Historic Places designated red neon sign outside, is still McKenzie’s but in fact is…

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Mail Order French Fiance – Happy Hour – It’s New Orleans

October 10, 2014 It's New Orleans: Happy Hour

Did you know there was a time in America when you could take your kid to the post office and mail him? Lionel Milton was certain it’s true, and sure enough it is. Lionel is on top of a lot of stuff, including his business, his art, and his New Orleans lifestyle. Just don’t ask…

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