https://www.myneworleans.com Dining, Entertainment, Homes, Lifestyle and all things NOLA Wed, 06 Sep 2023 18:03:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.1 https://assets.myneworleans.com/2021/10/cropped-favicon-transparent-1-32x32.png https://www.myneworleans.com 32 32 https://www.myneworleans.com/editors-note-64/ Fri, 01 Sep 2023 13:15:49 +0000 https://www.myneworleans.com/?p=147124 New Orleanians have had a long, rich love affair with coffee. In fact, according to a 2017 report by our sister publication Biz New Orleans, “More than 1.29 million tons of coffee were imported through the Port of New Orleans between 2011-15,” with millions of square feet of storage, plus roasting facilities across the area.  […]]]> https://www.myneworleans.com/the-coffee-conversation/ Fri, 01 Sep 2023 13:15:48 +0000 https://www.myneworleans.com/?p=147251 The Crescent City’s unrivaled coffee culture is where well-versed aficionados and more simplistic sippers can clink cups in harmony. Here, life-punctuating moments are spent lingering over a café au lait on a first date, strategizing over espressos at a workspace meeting of the minds, strolling with an iced coffee on Royal Street to gawk at […]]]> https://www.myneworleans.com/closing-the-deal/ Fri, 01 Sep 2023 13:15:44 +0000 https://www.myneworleans.com/?p=147281 Once you’ve decided to list your home, getting it ready for the market requires preparation. But where do you begin? We asked local real estate and design experts for advice on what sellers should know so that both the preparation process and the sale go smoothly.      First Things First Before jumping in, it’s […]]]> https://www.myneworleans.com/how-to-ace-the-back-to-school-test/ Fri, 01 Sep 2023 13:15:12 +0000 https://www.myneworleans.com/?p=147276 It’s that time again. Anyone with school-aged kids knows this period can be a jolt from the quieter rhythms of site summer to the madness of homework, sports practice, and all the accoutrement of school life (reusable water bottles, overstuffed backpacks…) We’ve pulled together some ideas to help ease the transition, with guidance for study […]]]> https://www.myneworleans.com/a-challenging-month/ Fri, 01 Sep 2023 13:00:57 +0000 https://www.myneworleans.com/?p=147228 Oh, September. In many ways, it’s a lovely month. Kids are back in school, so parents are freed from the stress of trying to put together a piecemeal schedule of relatives, babysitters, and camps with odd and inconvenient hours to try to manage childcare – and yet things are still new enough that we aren’t […]]]> https://www.myneworleans.com/the-peristyles-dance-of-time/ Fri, 01 Sep 2023 13:00:52 +0000 https://www.myneworleans.com/?p=147185 Oscar Wilde, the Irish playwright, poet and a bit of a rogue gave the world many quotes including several on the topic of beauty. Among those was this simple, but oh so true. statement: “What is beautiful is a joy for all seasons.” That statement was quite likely among many repeated one evening in 1982 […]]]> https://www.myneworleans.com/matthew-kraemer/ Fri, 01 Sep 2023 13:00:50 +0000 https://www.myneworleans.com/?p=147171 Since 1991, the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra has done an exceptional job of amplifying their mission of “transforming people and communities through music.” Whether accompanying local celebrities like Bryan Batt for a night of Broadway classics or lending their strings to rapper Juvenile during his recent Tiny Desk Concert, the LPO truly has a little something […]]]> https://www.myneworleans.com/fall-flowers/ Fri, 01 Sep 2023 13:00:44 +0000 https://www.myneworleans.com/?p=147239 Saba’s Lead Bartender Will Strout started making cocktails before he could drive. “I asked for a cocktail shaker set for my birthday at 15,” he said. “The ‘Bramble’ was the first drink I made that my dad really loved…my mom preferred margaritas.” He began with the foundations. “A classic daiquiri made me fall in love […]]]> https://www.myneworleans.com/ketching-up/ Fri, 01 Sep 2023 13:00:39 +0000 https://www.myneworleans.com/?p=147177 So my nephew Comus just started eighth grade at a new school this year – I ain’t going to say which school, but it’s one of them Uptown ones – him coming from the rich side of the Gunch family.  He’s taking stuff like Latin, and French, and algebra, and chemistry, and governmental studies. Very […]]]> https://www.myneworleans.com/dessert-cocktails/ Fri, 01 Sep 2023 13:00:28 +0000 https://www.myneworleans.com/?p=147146 Bakery Bar, the Lower Garden District eatery and cocktail bar from the team behind Debbie Does Doberge and Debbie on the Levee, has released a selection of dessert cocktails that pair perfectly with the restaurant’s sweet treats. Try the “Big Bertha Alexander” (a boozy sundae with brandy, Frangelico, white creme de cacao and milk). Other […]]]> https://www.myneworleans.com/buon-appetito-2/ Fri, 01 Sep 2023 13:00:26 +0000 https://www.myneworleans.com/?p=147154 Osteria Lupo, the new northern Italian restaurant under the direction of Chef Brian Burns and Reno De Ranieri, has introduced a four-course family-style tasting menu ($60 per person, full table participation required) featuring seasonal antipasti, pastas and desserts. The restaurant also has launched weekend lunch (with a rotating selection of lunch specials) and dinner seven […]]]> https://www.myneworleans.com/ashley-cullichia-cash/ Fri, 01 Sep 2023 13:00:26 +0000 https://www.myneworleans.com/?p=147224 As we head into fall, it’s a great time for homeowners to take stock of whether they are equipped to comfortably host guests. Event planner, owner of The Graceful Host in Covington, wife, and mom of two boys, Ashley Cullichia Cash, offers her expertise. First, Cash advises a host or hostess to think about what […]]]>