tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78722751879474512282024-03-14T04:07:52.269-05:00 napkin local: NEW ORLEANSHadi Ktirihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05365207983808884936noreply@blogger.comBlogger63125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872275187947451228.post-45263358217474418792016-07-21T23:24:00.005-05:002017-01-16T12:55:34.874-06:00Where to go during Tales of the Cocktail<div class="p1">
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Plenty of people will give you ridiculously massive lists of places to go during Tales of the Cocktail. Problem is, you only have five days. Some of the best places you’ll go this week are the ones I probably didn’t even list. They’re the ones you get talked into by that cute girl with tattoos. They’re the places that seem shrouded in mystery and rock & roll. They're the places that you feel you discovered all on your own — the next Erin Rose kind of places.</div>
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<span class="s1">Lastly, a disclaimer: for those who will comment about how I left some place off — this is not a list of all the places there are in New Orleans. Also this list isn't written on a napkin. I'm working all week and couldn't be bothered. #sorrynotsorry</span></div>
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<li class="li1"><span class="s2"></span><span class="s1">Latitude 29</span></li>
<li class="li1"><span class="s2"></span><span class="s1">Compere Lapin</span></li>
<li class="li1"><span class="s2"></span><span class="s1">Cure</span></li>
<li class="li1"><span class="s2"></span><span class="s1">Barrel Proof</span></li>
<li class="li1"><span class="s2"></span><span class="s1">Sylvain</span></li>
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<li class="li1"><span class="s2"></span><span class="s1">Black Penny</span></li>
<li class="li1"><span class="s2"></span><span class="s1">Cosimos</span></li>
<li class="li1"><span class="s2"></span><span class="s1">Erin Rose (if you can fit in there)</span></li>
<li class="li1"><span class="s2"></span><span class="s1">Molly’s on Decatur</span></li>
<li class="li1"><span class="s2"></span><span class="s1">R Bar</span></li>
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<li class="li1"><span class="s2"></span><span class="s1">Cavan</span></li>
<li class="li1"><span class="s2"></span><span class="s1">La Petite Grocery</span></li>
<li class="li1"><span class="s2"></span><span class="s1">Kenton's</span></li>
<li class="li1"><span class="s2"></span><span class="s1">Coquette</span></li>
<li class="li1"><span class="s2"></span><span class="s1">Bacchanal</span></li>
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<li class="li1"><span class="s2"></span><span class="s1">Arrow Cafe</span></li>
<li class="li1"><span class="s2"></span><span class="s1">Spitfire Coffee</span></li>
<li class="li1"><span class="s2"></span><span class="s1">High Volt </span></li>
<li class="li1"><span class="s2"></span><span class="s1">Church Alley</span></li>
<li class="li1"><span class="s2"></span><span class="s1">(Ask nicely and tip well) Coffee grog at Latitude 29</span></li>
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<li class="li1"><span class="s2"></span><span class="s1">St. Lawrence</span></li>
<li class="li1"><span class="s2"></span><span class="s1">Backspace Bar</span></li>
<li class="li1"><span class="s2"></span><span class="s1">Yo Mama’s</span></li>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The person who can send me the best place to get one of these will get a shoutout when I update this article to include this elusive New Orleans cocktail.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Steak Tartare at Cure</td></tr>
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1. "All that Jazz" is an amazing sandwich. But Verti Marte has a variety of middle school lunch-esque entrees that anybody will like - especially if it's late and you're drunk. Also - you have to take the food to-go, and it's cash only.<br />
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2. Hoshun only delivers as far downtown as Canal Street, which is amazing if you're at the Roosevelt, and heartbreaking if you're in the FQ.<br />
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3. Yo Mama's has a great tequila selection if you're into that kind of thing.<br />
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4. To save some time googling - Hoshun closes at 2, Yo Mama's at 3, Verti Marte is 24 hrs, Cleos's is 24hrs, and Viex Carre Pizza closes between 3 & 4:30.<br />
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<br />Hadi Ktirihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05365207983808884936noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872275187947451228.post-25384630501530715582015-11-20T11:57:00.000-06:002015-11-20T11:57:23.132-06:005 Great Dishes at 5 Great Restaurants<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">No one is really sure how Max attracts women, <i>but boy does he</i>. Some say it's his South Florida charm or his Sperry-Topsiders. All we know is he makes <i>one</i> <i>hell of a cocktail</i>.</span><br>
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<br />Hadi Ktirihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05365207983808884936noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872275187947451228.post-52859925532654944062015-05-09T11:49:00.000-05:002015-05-09T15:31:33.383-05:00Best Cigar Shops in New Orleans<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Konrad Kantor of Doris Metropolitan says: Shaya, James Beard Award winning Chef Alon Shaya's new Israeli restaurant. (Big flavor, small plates)<br />
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Hadi Ktirihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05365207983808884936noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872275187947451228.post-68696508083930228012014-10-27T13:35:00.000-05:002014-10-27T14:48:36.036-05:00The Next Big Thing in Cocktails? Service<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;">E</span>verybody wants to know what’s coming next. And like half-drunk soothsayers, many bartenders will make their predictions. Some say it’s tiki. Others say that fresh fruit and vegetable juices are the rising stars. The newer cocktail markets repeat the same things that New York, Chicago, and New Orleans have been saying for years -- Mezcal, American gin, and rye whiskey. And honestly none of them are really wrong. But they are missing one very important item; a trend so vital and often forgotten that just implementing this program in a cocktail bar can make it one of the best in the city overnight. It is surprising that so many service industry professionals lack the one thing that gives their job description any waft of meaning: service.</div>
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<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="color: #444444; white-space: pre;"> </span><span style="color: #444444;">Before the advent of modern craft cocktails, most bars were judged on atmosphere and service alone. After all, it’s not hard to get a whiskey and coke right. But when bartenders became local and then national celebrities in the bar world for their cocktails one very strange thing happened. They started forgetting good service. Convinced that everyone in the bar was there to see them, they assumed selfish “me-party” attitudes that, frankly, turned these bartenders into assholes. I remember years ago when I was training under Chris Hannah at the</span> <span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 102, 204);">French 75 Bar</span><span style="color: #444444;">, I decided one day that I was going to have a fancy shake. Out of nowhere I started doing this ridiculous up and down shake that I had seen bartenders do in New York. But almost immediately Hannah pulled me aside and told me to cut it out. He said, </span><i style="color: #444444;">“No one came here to fucking watch you shake.”</i><span style="color: #444444;"> And he was right. In that brief moment I had forgotten what I was really there to do. And that was to serve people.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Great service by a bar staff means turning the attention to the guest as much as possible. Sure, a guest might ask questions about the bartender, but what people really want is to talk about themselves. It’s a bartender's job to stay out of the spotlight so that the guest’s ego is the only thing being nurtured. Great service also means making guests any drink the bar is equipped to make, happily, and without judgement. National brand legend Chris Morales told me once, <i>“If you want a Pappy Van Winkle and coke, I’ll only say ‘Would you like a single or a double?’”.</i> After all if the guests are paying for it, they get to do whatever they want with it. That’s the magic of a bar. At a salad bar, the staff would never dream of telling you what dressing to use, so why do bartenders think it’s okay to do it behind a cocktail bar?</div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(68, 68, 68); color: #444444;"> Across the country right now great bars like </span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 102, 204);"><a href="http://maisonpremiere.com/" target="_blank">Maison Premiere</a></span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(68, 68, 68); color: #444444;"> in New York, </span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 102, 204);"><a href="http://threedotschicago.com/" target="_blank">Three Dots and a Dash</a></span><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(68, 68, 68);"> in Chicago, and the <a href="http://www.arnaudsrestaurant.com/french-75/" target="_blank">French 75 Bar</a> in New Orleans are all giving fantastic service to each and every guest that walks in the door. That singular quality is making all the difference, and these bars deservedly getting a lot of attention for it. Slowly other cocktail bars are noticing and are beginning to restructure how they view service. Even the most famous bartenders in the world aren’t actually famous. They are bar famous. Chris Hannah is bar famous. Brad Pitt is actually famous. There’s a big difference. So bartenders: the next time you think giving your guests the cold shoulder is going to launch you into superstardom, fix your attitude and serve the guests who came to your bar for a great experience. -HK</span></span><br />
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Hadi Ktirihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05365207983808884936noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872275187947451228.post-72221782103808577322014-10-14T15:50:00.000-05:002014-10-14T16:31:59.322-05:00Best New-ish Restaurant<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: x-large; font-style: italic;">For years</span> I have been going to dinner at <a href="http://www.sylvainnola.com/" target="_blank">Sylvain</a>. The food is fantastic, the drinks are delicious, and the staff delivers world-class service that (unfortunately) is rarely seen in this town. But a few days ago I ventured across the street with the lovely Meagan Burke from <a href="http://www.fandbdepartment.com/" target="_blank">F&B Department</a>. The experience we had was superb. <a href="http://www.dorismetropolitan.com/" target="_blank">Doris Metropolitan</a> has one of the most impressive menus in New Orleans right now, and that is saying a lot. </span><br />
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Hadi Ktirihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05365207983808884936noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872275187947451228.post-44167050465070473062014-07-05T16:57:00.000-05:002014-07-05T16:57:31.471-05:00Sleeper Bars for watching SoccerWe all know the popular places to watch the World Cup. But it's likely that all those places are going to be packed. Below are some dope sleeper bars for watching the USA v. Germany match today that might not be as packed as Finns or Cooter Browns. (List courtesy of Chris Hannah)<br />
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<br />Hadi Ktirihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05365207983808884936noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872275187947451228.post-43172117542603350072014-06-18T15:18:00.000-05:002014-06-18T15:30:11.032-05:00Where to go when it's raining... (part 1)You could probably set your watch to the summer rain out here. Of course hiding in your hotel room or house is an option, but not a very fun one. Brave the rain, and the New Orleans you find - just might be better than you expected.<br />
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Hadi Ktirihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05365207983808884936noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872275187947451228.post-73351947654572667332014-06-15T12:57:00.000-05:002014-09-04T20:53:21.189-05:00Best Sports Bars for Watching the World Cup<div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> I</span>t had been nearly ten minutes before I remembered to hit record on my computer. <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">When I finally did, I caught Kim in the midst of a story about the merits of Uptown New Orleans.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>Kimberly Patton-Bragg</b></span>: Uptown creeps me the fuck out. It's too quiet. I mean, it's lovely.... but...</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b>Napkin Local</b>: Where would you say uptown starts?</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000;">KPB</span></b>: (laughs) You know where I would! Passed the I-10. That's fucking uptown, Hannah. Sorry.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b>NL</b>: I think it was Steve Yamada who said, "..it's a direction, not a location."</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000;">KPB</span></b>: I think that’s a valid point. But he lives uptown in my eyes. I don’t care what side of Jackson. It’s like how the politicians do during elections. They just change their demographic so they can get more of their people to vote for them.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>KPB</b></span>: Awwwww. That means so much to me! Oh my god. They are all such damaged people. That really means a lot to me. It’s been kind of a running joke that I’ve been mama bear, and I don’t think it’s because I’m older; I think it’s because they really know that I do care about them. They know if I’m in jail, you can call Kim. She’s not gonna call my mom. I wanna protect everybody because I love the community we have so much. Not only in New Orleans, but around the country. When we did <a href="https://www.facebook.com/CampRunamok">Runamok</a>, they said, "..we have to have mama bear here." And it’s from doing tales...</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b>NL</b>: How long have you done Tales?</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000;">KPB</span></b>: God. six years. I'm now retired. I think I’ve done enough. And I’m grateful for everything that it’s done. And that’s what’s helped me get the mama bear status that I have. But I don’t think I have to get up at eight in the morning and batch Sazeracs anymore. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b>NL</b>: I think you've done your time.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000;">KPB</span></b>: Right. Somebody else gets to figure out how to use those orange buckets.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b>NL</b>: So besides Ann Tuennerman, who has done the most for this city as a figurehead for the bar community?</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>KPB</b></span>: I so don’t want to give this to him, but Chris Hannah in a way. He’s the one that everyone comes down to see, and deservedly so. And he goes around the world saying, “New Orleans is valid. Things are happening here.” Whether he wants to be an ambassador or not, he is. And all of us consider ourselves ambassadors when we go around the country or the world. Because you have to be. Everything’s been so new york, or San Francisco, or Chicago, everyone kind of looks at us as doing classic cocktails, and that’s it. But we’re doing some really interesting shit here. There are people who have sick knowledge of history. There’s Rhiannon who's walking librarian as far as history is concerned, and it’s not one of my fortes at all. You wanna ask me how to make a weird syrup out of fennel tops, I got you. But if you’re asking me about the first ten cocktails in the bon vivant, I have no idea. So I would say Chris Hannah, whether he likes it or not, is definitely one those beacons. Chris Mcmillian as well. And I can’t wait until the museum reopens again so he can really take that leadership again. Because he is one of the papa bears around here. When I was new down here and I was like “oh my god, it’s Chris Mcmillian” and just open arms. Anything I needed, and he does that with everyone. I think our entire community does in a way.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000;">KPB</span></b>: I think it’s absolutely opposite. It’s not true. <span class="s1">I think there is one stipulation and that is you conduct yourself in a way that’s becoming of a New Orleans bartender. </span>Really the only rule in New Orleans is just don’t fuck up, and don’t be an idiot. But I think that people who think we’re cliquey, it’s when we’re all out together, which is so rare. And when we're all out together, it’s a celebration. Because we never get together because we’re always working. So I think that may be where that comes from. We know we have Mardi Gras day off. We know we have Christmas day off. We’ve all sort of agreed on that. But we never excluded anyone. It’s like “..absolutely! Come bring your friends!”</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000;">KPB</span></b>: I still love that <a href="http://www.sylvainnola.com/">Sylvain</a>’s doing it. I wish they were getting a little more press than they’re getting. I love that Luci’s getting press, but I think Darrin Ylisto deserves some. They’re crushing it. I’m excited about <a href="http://oxalisbywater.com/">Oxalis</a>. That’s Sonali and Ed. I really want them to succeed because I think they’re really great people. <a href="http://mophonola.com/">Mopho</a> I’m really excited about too. I think it’s really interesting and exciting that someone from August decided to separate and do a pho bar. That’s pretty ballsy.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b>NL</b>: Pho is really popular in New Orleans.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>KPB</b></span>: Everywhere in the world there is a hangover soup, and this is the hangover capital of the world. I’m glad to see that Root’s doing well, and I’m interested to see how <a href="http://squarerootnola.com/">Square Root </a>does. Oh, and <a href="http://www.caneandtablenola.com/">Cane and Table</a>. I really think they’re knocking it out of the park. Nick Deitrich was the right person to manage and run that. I love Nick. They have the right people. Braden is amazing. Matt is amazing. I love that Adam Biderman’s involved, and I’m glad they took over that space.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b>NL</b>: People say New Orleans is so far behind that we’re ahead. Why do you think that is?</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000;">KPB</span></b>: It’s like the Cherry Bounce. I would love to see that on someone’s menu. That’s a very New Orleans thing. It’s cherries macerated with sugar in high-proof alcohol. You could look up the cherry bounce and see five million family recipes. We take those backbones and skeletons of what we have, and we create something amazing. Cure does amazing things. Cane and Table does amazing things. I like that we’re pushing those envelopes. And I think we’re just as valid as any of the other major markets. And there are smaller markets coming up too; Kansas City is doing great things. And we’ve got Jamie and Ted Kilgore in St. Louis doing some cool shit. But none of it would have happened if New Orleans hadn’t started bringing this culture back.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b>NL</b>: Who do you think has led the charge in New Orleans?</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000;">KPB</span></b>: I really have to say Neal Bodenheimer and <a href="http://curenola.com/">Cure</a> started everything. And he changed Freret Street for sure. And they’ve got incredible bartenders — Ryan Gannon. I fucking love that cat. Nick Jarrett - Jesus Christ. He’s a liver-killer. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b>NL</b>: I think that everybody's worst night is with Nick Jarrett.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000;">KPB</span></b>: ...and you think you’re on the same level as him, but you’re not because he seems completely in control. You think, if he’s in control, then I’m in control. No. I’m not. I’m dying. I probably have alcohol poisoning.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000;">KPB</span></b>: Two of the texts I’ve gotten from him, and one was from Runamok, was how his first tingling in the nether regions were due to the Land-O-Lakes girl. And I didn’t know about the folding it and making the knees into boobs thing. </span></span><br />
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<br />Hadi Ktirihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05365207983808884936noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872275187947451228.post-69672777289337298172014-06-01T12:45:00.004-05:002014-06-01T12:45:35.725-05:00quote of the week<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Hadi Ktirihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05365207983808884936noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872275187947451228.post-25629291090714154232014-05-19T02:32:00.001-05:002016-01-31T12:34:26.163-06:00Best Coffee in the French Quarter<div style="text-align: right;">
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We realize that there are quite a few really good places to get a good cup of coffee in this town, but our friend Jane and her astounding coffee house on Rampart have effectively blown the doors clean off. Magical, wave-shattering, and fucking unbelievable, are all words that come to mind when describing this place. </div>
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I don't often give myself a heart attack, but when I do, it's with Arrow Cafe pour-over coffee.</div>
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(Now if it's after 3pm and Arrow is closed I suggest heading to Spitfire Coffee which is right up the street. They do a bang up job and are counted among the best espresso shops in the city.)</div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">If you are out and about today and tomorrow for the Kentucky Derby, we've found you some amazing spots to drink your mint julep's. Drink them slowly, drink them well, and drink them 'till your hearts swell. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 11pt;">Our good friend </span><b style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 11pt;">Abigail Gullo</b><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 11pt;"> of SoBou bar on Chartres St. was kind enough to share her tradition for Derby Day: </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i><span style="font-size: 11pt;">"<span style="background-color: white;">Let us stretch out the most exciting 2 minutes in sport with some goodwill to your fellow Nola Bar keeps stuck behind the stick for Jazz Fest. </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><i><br /><span style="background-color: white;">Last year, dressed in my derby finest, I made a Julep and then ran it to the French 75 Bar who in turn made another Julep for me to run to someone else. And so on until my break was over...with a frosty Julep from Chris McMillan, the Julep master.<br /><br />This year I would like to get a gang together to run juleps all over town. Lets start around 3pm at SoBou, just in time to fuel up with some Happier Hour Derby Gator Dogs and then it’s off to the Races! 4pm to watch the Race and then Run Those Juleps!<br /><br />Oh and please dress the part my lovely southern Ladies and Gentlemen! Seersucker and big hats abound!"</span></i></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">If you're at home watching the races, here is a super dope Julep recipe courtesy of <b>Jared Schubert</b> of the Monkey Wrench bar in Louisville, KY:</span></span></div>
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Hadi Ktirihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05365207983808884936noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872275187947451228.post-835270814876485562014-04-30T15:24:00.000-05:002014-04-30T15:24:23.743-05:00Quote of the Week<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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