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Midnight Menu +1 – Donut Town – Midnight Menu +1 – It’s New Orleans

July 8, 2013 Midnight Menu +1

Michael Caine and Glenn Haggerty’s pop-up Upper 9 Doughnut Company is taking the daily donut into the gourmet realm, and into a permanent home in the CBD, reclaiming the glory days of McKenzie’s when New Orleans was a donut town.

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Out to Lunch – Superstars of Startup – Out to Lunch – It’s New Orleans

July 7, 2013 Out to Lunch

Kenneth Purcell’s iSeatz is the engine that drives online booking for American Express Travel, Delta, Orbitz and more, from right here in New Orleans. Gary Solomon’s The Solomon Group lights up the Superdome, and that’s just for starters.

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VietNOLA – Stay Alive – Head East – VietNOLA – It’s New Orleans

July 1, 2013 VietNOLA

Tulane Public Health Professor Mark Vanlandingham’s lifelong study of New Orleans’ Vietnamese community has surprising findings – and some eye-opening anecdotes.

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Who Needs Tom Cruise? – Midnight Menu +1 – It’s New Orleans

July 1, 2013 Midnight Menu +1

Chef David Bridges’ career rocketed him around the world, to Shreveport, and now to the HQ of funky-swank, Upperline restaurant in New Orleans. Playing the part of both himself and his sous chef “Pedro”, Bridges is a one man riot. Refusing Tom Cruise a reservation is just one of a string of wild stories.

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Out to Lunch – Films and Festivals – Out to Lunch – It’s New Orleans

June 30, 2013 Out to Lunch

Andre Champagne’s massive fleet of Hollywood Trucks keeps Hollywood South industry rolling. A.J.Niland’s New Orleans-based HUKA Entertainment stages some of the nation’s biggest and brightest music festivals.

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