Joe Briand graduated from the Donald Link school of restaurant management before opening his new venture Lucky Rooster. Christine Jeanine (C.J) Nielsen is Joe’s Rooster Cocktologist with a passion for cocktails matched only by her passion for tattoos about cocktails.

When you can’t get to the farmer’s market the framer’s market comes to you. Tess Monaghan and Millie Shamburger at Good Eggs get farm fresh food from local farmers and bring it your front door.

Megan Roen Forman came to open Gracious Bakery by way of NOLA super-pedigree career that included working with Susan Spice and Sucre. Her +1, Jay, married into the bakery. It’s a Tale of Two Hurricanes. And two birthdays: Ray’s, and the show’s 1 year anniversary.

Mexican/NOLA street artist Hugo Montero was a Jackson Square sensation in the 90’s. Today he says his greatest work of art is his new ultra-authentic Mexican restaurant Casa Borrega which Margo describes as “going to church.” Manager & cocktailer Jess Gall is Hugo’s passionate +1.

Chef David de Felice grew up in his family’s Pascal Manele’s restaurant. John Brisbi was a bus boy. Together they had a dream to open their own restaurant. Brisbi’s is it. Rising again where restaurants were washed away, the buddies tell the story of their fresh new twist on a whole range of NOLA traditions.