Last Call

Getting started
Let’s not kid ourselves, New Orleans isn’t renowned as a start-the-day-early-with-lots-of- energy kind of town. Left to our own devices, we simply aren’t “morning people.” At no point during the day or night is our laid back culture more at ease than in the morning....

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Mobile pet grooming
Animal lovers Erica Hirsch and Stephanie Trumbauer are lucky: their working hours are spent with the very creatures that they adore. “While other people have to deal with coworkers and bosses, we get to play with dogs all day,” says Hirsch, who serves as president of...

Nola by the Numbers

2
Number of April fools it takes to screw in a light bulb (one to hold the bulb and one to turn the ladder).

9
Louisiana’s current number of Electoral College votes.

40,000
Number of objects in the permanent collection at the New Orleans Museum of Art....

30˚90˚ Dining Features

Delicacies at Dominique’s
Dominique’s Restaurant at the Maison Dupuy Hotel is known for its soothing evening dining experience. Walter Bertot, who manages the restaurant, is joined by Chef Dominique Macquet who creates contemporary French cuisine in an elegant and contemporary...

Festivals All Around

Pontchatoula Strawberry Festival

No other state in the union celebrates anything and everything like Louisiana, and this month the merry-making really starts to roll. We’ve got more festivals on the horizon than a crawfish boil has runaway crustaceans, so consider the following merely an introduction, organized by region, to help...

The Rest of the Fests

Festivals big and small to be enjoyed by all.

Last Call

Putting the Irish in coffee

The clouds surrounding history have finally parted and “The Truth” can now be told. Despite what you may have heard after visits to the Buena Vista in San Francisco, Irish Coffee was not invented in the City by the Bay.

Actually, Irish...

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1762
Year the world’s first St. Patrick’s Day parade was held: March 17, in New York City.

284
Miles between New Orleans and Shamrock, La. (Approx.)

8-14
Lifespan, in years, of a healthy bunny.

1857
Year Dr....

Featured Dining

The Magic of Muriel’s
With a balcony that overlooks Jackson Square, Muriel’s restaurant offers a nationally recognized, Contemporary...

Home Brew

Heritage and history combine in New Orleans coffee cups