Slurping wetly and noisily at the nourishment that is New Orleans
Founder of Your Nutrition Delivered offers healthy catering to the decadent city of New Orleans “Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food.” – Hippocrates Revered as the father of Western medicine, Hippocrates wisely preached the benefits of a healthy, balanced diet. He believed that most human ailments […]
Growing up on his family’s 8-acre farm in Ferndale, Washington, Tory McPhail knew he wanted to be a chef even when he was only 5 years old. “As a kid, when you plant the seeds and watch them grow, you tend to have a greater appreciation of the final product.” […]
“Local boy makes good” on an childhood dream Growing up in New Orleans’ 7th Ward, Daniel Davillier sought to be an attorney since he was in 3rd grade. “My mother had saved an essay I wrote that I nearly forgot about, “ Davillier says, “It said ‘I have a dream […]
“I liked medicine because it was hands on,” admits Dr. Eric R. George, “It’s such a rewarding profession.” Although the Yeager Scholar was swinging on a professional pendulum between law (both his brother and father were attorneys) and medicine, George chose to be a doctor and went on to study […]
Exuberant cries erupt from the kitchen and chef/owner Cristina Quackenbush does a vigorous happy dance, waving a piece of paper in her hand. “We just got our health inspection approved, so it’s a definite go for tomorrow! I am really … so excited. I can’t believe it’s happening!” she exclaimed, […]
Scott and Cat McKearn of Discoveries Furniture & Finds re-decorate their lives and our living rooms with their new, Uptown location on Magazine Street. Stuck inside the Hammond store due to Mardi Gras, Scott and Cat discovered something between them that harmonized. “We talked all night long and we haven’t […]
Reid Stone puts the heart and soul back into advertising with HERO|Farm. Like attorneys, insurance agents and dentists, Reid Stone believes that advertisers have been among the most hated of professionals. After all, who wants the “Mad Men,” slick, holier-than-thou attitude in a three-piece suit telling you how to represent […]
Local interior designer Jennifer Kelly shares insight into her latest labor of love, Dickie Brennan’s Tableau. “I can’t wait for you to see it!” she exclaimed. Anxious devotees have been patiently awaiting the opening of Le Petite Theatre and Dickie Brennan’s Tableau, but perhaps none so more than interior designer […]
Kelly Boffone devotes her dreams to creating delicious, gluten-free and vegan pastries at Peacebaker A Chapelle High School graduate, Kelly Boffone is a local girl who gives back to the community she loves through pastry. Boffone has adored cooking since she was a young girl, watching Julia Child and Yan […]
Local Chef Robert Bruce helps realize a dream with the opening of The Little Gem Saloon. Locally born and raised, Robert Bruce started his career in the kitchen at the tender age of 15, washing dishes at Andrew Martin’s Cuisine. In his later years at high school, Bruce was fortunate […]