Slurping wetly and noisily at the nourishment that is New Orleans
Chef John Besh and business partner Octavio Mantilla reflect on the inception of their flagship restaurant and the future of BRG Hospitality. There are events in our lives that often seem predestined; romance blooming between two people escaping a rainstorm under the same awning; bumping into a high school friend […]
Ukrainian-born tenor Bogdan Mynka brings fresh vision to the Marigny Opera House as its newly appointed executive artistic director. “I jokingly said to myself when I moved to New Orleans: If there’s not much going on, I’ll start something myself. I didn’t realize how serious that was. “But that is […]
A new festival celebrating legendary New Orleans writer Lafcadio Hearn and the city’s ties with Japan is the brainchild of Amy Kirk Duvoisin, founder of the beloved Joan of Arc Parade. If you Google the name Lafcadio, a top result offers pronunciation help: laf-KAH-dee-oh. But if Amy Kirk Duvoisin has […]
LGBT+ Archives Project of Louisiana opened a new French Quarter exhibition space this spring, offering a comprehensive – and fascinating – overview of Queer history in New Orleans. Over a decade ago, Stuart Butler, a veteran political activist for the local LGBTQ+ community, invited a few close friends over to […]
Royal Street phenom Christian Davenport, otherwise known as “Cubs the Poet,” finds a permanent space for his art – and his trusty typewriter – in the Shops of the Upper Pontalba. From tiny Voodoo effigies and custom-made perfumes to antique glass eyes and tailored wigs, shops in the French Quarter […]
An educational non-profit settles into a new home in the French Quarter, where it’s raising awareness on sustainability – and offering fun, colorful solutions through the art of sewing. Tucked away in an early 20th century brick building only a few blocks from Canal Street, the sewists at ricRACK are […]
There’s something to be said for infotainment, as a tour with ‘The Professor’ blends historical facts with a little local flavor. “This is a weird ass town . . . it really is.” laughs Ric “The Professor” Coleman of Hottest Hell Tours. “You can mine its history for a thousand […]
Artist Rishita Monga recently opened a boutique jewelry shop on Chartres Street where the ethereal has become tangible . . . and infinitely wearable. Enveloped in billowy white linens and adorned with a crystal chandelier, Ajoonii is a fantastical bijou shop, a dream manifested by owner and creator Rishita Monga. […]
Adjunct history professor Bond Ruggles runs a guided tour company offering entertaining, historically accurate, adult-only tours, proving the old adage that truth is stranger, and often more macabre, than fiction. On any given day or night, you’re bound to run into tour groups clustered around arm-waving guides, crowding the French […]
The Wyly family business is blossoming; from selling wreaths and garlands at farmers markets, to a sustainable, agritourism destination growing a bounty of blooms. While they were both attorneys living in New Orleans, Teri Wyly’s husband Bubba began squirreling-away plots of undeveloped land in Mississippi. Bubba, who grew up on […]
“Louisiana’s Culinary Ambassador to the World” John Folse achieved his celebrity status through a well-seasoned blend of diligence, enthusiasm, and providence. Chef, entrepreneur, food historian, author, and radio and television personality, John Folse has amassed a list of accolades and accomplishments as long as a Louisiana summer. From his successful […]
Board-certified dermatologist Dr. Laurie Harrington recently brought the aesthetic part of her Louisiana practice to the Mississippi Gulf Coast. For over 30 years Dr. Laurie Harrington has been in practice, offering both medical and cosmetic dermatology services to people in Louisiana. She is co-owner of Renaissance Dermatology & Aesthetics, a […]
King Patrick Van Hoorebeek’s bacchanalian Krewe of Cork rolls into 2024 granting knighthood to the first female lieutenant in the organization’s history. Around this time of the year, you’d typically find corporate event manager Maurye Aycock spending her free time at home, awash in glitter, hot glue-gun in hand, creating […]