Out to Lunch

Paper or Plastic – Out to Lunch – It’s New Orleans

New Orleans is a city torn between upholding traditions and embracing change.  In this Tale of Two Jonathans, Jonathan Bertuccelli’s Studio 3 creates centuries old papier mache art in the form of elegant Mardi Gras floats while Jonathan Schudmak’s NOLA 3D Printing creates our plastic future. In the Pay It Forward segment of the show…

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Brides ‘n Blooms – Out to Lunch – It’s New Orleans

Did you know New Orleans is America s second favorite spot for destination weddings There s a whole industry built on folks coming here to get hitched. At the heart of it are two New Orleans icons House of Broel and Harkins the Florist. John Harkins and Bonnie Broel join Peter Ricchiuti for a lunch…

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NOLA Baby – Out to Lunch – It’s New Orleans

Latona Giwa from Birthmark Doula Collective breaks down the A B C-sections of the NOLA baby biz. Angelle Missios, NOLA Birth Photographer, is there to capture baby’s first breath and first Facebook post. In the Pay It Forward segment of the show Peter, Angelle, and Latona take a look at The Elmer Group’s Nerium. For dessert, co-founder of Birthmark Doulas,…

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Fleurty Rock’n – Out to Lunch – It’s New Orleans

In 4 years Lauren Thom has taken Fleurty Girl from a bedroom in the front of her house on Oak Street to 5 stores citywide. At a time when the term “T shirt shop”was synonymous with “bottom feeding scum,” representative of everything that was wrong with New Orleans tourist centered economy, Lauren turned T shirt…

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La Luzianne Delivered – Out to Lunch – It’s New Orleans

David Darragh is President and CEO of Reily Foods. Even if Reily Foods is not a household name you probably have some of their products in your household. La Luzianne Tea, French Market Coffee, CDM Coffee, Blue Plate Mayonnaise and many more. Erik Frank is a former USA weightlifting champion who bench-pressed a then record…

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