The Fillmore New Orleans, a new live music venue on the second floor of Harrah’s Casino, features design elements that effortlessly blend San Francisco’s historic psychedelic 60s with the cultural archetypes of New Orleans. Hundreds of fans queued up in front of the old-fashioned theater marquee on Canal Street last […]
From Fine Art to the Culinary Arts
What was briefly the Louisiana ArtWorks building has become the New Orleans Culinary & Hospitality Institute, a world-class brainery dedicated to one of the city’s finest virtues. Early last month, classes began for the first full-time students of the New Orleans Culinary & Hospitality Institute now located on the corner […]
Such stuff as dreams are made on . . .
A small, used furniture store in Mid-City could be just what you’re looking for when decorating the house of your dreams, especially on a budget. Located on the corner of Toulouse and N. Pierce Street, House Stuff is an unassuming shop, formerly a neighborhood grocery store, that’s been selling used […]
A Spiritual Space: Hotel Peter & Paul
Long vacant, a historic church and its surrounding buildings on the corner of Burgundy and Mandeville streets in the Marigny has been renovated into a stunning 71-guest room boutique hotel. Over 150 years ago, Irish-born architect Henry Howard designed the Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church and the accompanying rectory […]
A Market Re-imagined: Il Mercato
A historic, Spanish colonial-style building in the Lower Garden District is transformed by Joel Catering into an exquisite event space. Located on a wedge-shaped piece of land bordered by Magazine Street, St. Mary Street and Sophie Wright Place, Il Mercato functions as an elegant venue for weddings and other events. […]
Where there’s smoke . . .
The smoldering new restaurant Couvant Bar & Brasserie that opened inside The Eliza Jane hotel offers a New Orleans atmosphere with a modern French bistro vibe. The Eliza Jane hotel in the Central Business District recently unveiled their French bistro-inspired restaurant dubbed Couvant, a French word which means “smoldering” Located […]
Take the Long Way
Liam Deegan and Robert LeBlanc, co-owners of Barrel Proof, have joined forces once again to create Longway Tavern, a French Quarter “waystation” that exudes a bohemian sense of camaraderie and hospitality. Originally built in 1794, the building that houses Longway Tavern sits just about midway between Bourbon and Royal Streets […]
A Beguiling Boutique :The B on Canal
After a multi-million dollar interior renovation, a 1930s-era hotel is transformed into an alluring boutique hotel and equally enticing restaurant on Canal Street. Originally designed as the Hotel New Orleans in 1927, the structure on the corner of S. Saratoga has seen many incarnations in its near century-old existence. In […]
A Taste for Design: Luvi Restaurant
Amateur designer Jennifer Wade creates a space that reflects the lifelong passion of her husband Chef Hao Gong at his new uptown restaurant Luvi. Famous British Interior Designer Kelly Hoppen once said “Learn to look not just with your eyes, but with your heart. Find the things that connect with […]
Uncovering the past: The Eliza Jane
Celebrating the indomitable spirit of its namesake and city, a 196-room boutique hotel embraces its storied history in an elegant design touched with just the right amount of nostalgia and whimsy. Located in the Central Business District, The Eliza Jane is a uniquely-designed addition to The Unbound Collection by Hyatt. […]
Letting in the light: Auction House Market
Local real estate firm Felicity Property Co., with the help of Bell Design & Architecture and the team behind St. Roch Market, has taken the dingy ground floor of a two-story property in the Warehouse District and transformed it into a bright, delightful “contemporary” food hall. Built over 120 years […]
Holistic Design at the Sunday Shop
A pair of Baton Rouge natives offer a comprehensive approach to interiors, everything from furnishings and art to scents and textiles, with their home goods shop in the Lower Garden District. It seemed destined that Katie Logan Leblanc and Jensen Killen would one day be working together in a field […]