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K. Michelle WED. NOV. 27 | R&B singer and “Love & Hip-Hop” star K. Michelle recently announced her forthcoming fifth studio album, “All Monsters Are Human,” so expect some new cuts when she performs in New Orleans. At 7 p.m. at The Fillmore New Orleans.

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FRI. NOV. 29 | Singer-songwriter PJ Morton started out 2019 with a Grammy win and a performance at the Super Bowl with Maroon 5, the megastar band in which he plays the keyboards. He’s closing out the year with a national tour for his personal, new album, “Paul.” Asiahn and Pell open at 8 p.m. at House of Blues.

THE NEW ORLEANS STAND-UP COMEDY SCENE has come a long

way in less than 10 years. There are now comedy shows every night of the week, but finding venues or an open mic wasn’t so simple in 2011, when Vincent Zambon tried to put together his first comedy series. Anjay Keswani allowed Zambon to do a monthly show in the Shalimar Room, a wedding and banquet space above his restaurant, Nirvana Indian Cuisine. “That’s where I cut my teeth,” Zambon says. “When I started, I didn’t know a thing and it went really bad.” The series lasted for eight months, and good nights drew audiences of 20, Zambon says. “The room looked majestic,” Zambon adds. “But there were like 70 chairs, and they were really heavy.” Zambon now produces comedy shows at the House of Blues and hosts Comedy Beast at The Howlin’ Wolf and Comedy F*ck Yeah at Dragon’s Den, where he’s brought in national comedians, including Todd Barry, to perform. Zambon returns to Nirvana to host Come as You Are at 8:30 p.m. Saturday. It’s one of several special comedy shows scheduled for Thanksgiving weekend, including solo shows by Mark Normand and Chris Tucker. Come as You Are is hosted by Mary-Devon Dupuy and features several local comedy veterans, including Ed Black, Isaac Kozell, Lisa Smith, Amanda G and more. Kozell hosts local comedy shows and writes for the comedy website Splitsider. Amanda G performs locally and produces the podcast “Near and Queer to My Heart.” (Tickets are $15.) Normand started his comedy career at New Orleans open mics, and jokes about drinking and dining figure heavily in his self-deprecating brand of humor. On late night TV show spots on “Conan,” “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” and “The Late Show with Stephen

WED. NOV. 27 | George Porter Jr. leads a tribute to Dr. John featuring appearances by Ivan Neville, Jon Cleary, Walter “Wolfman” Washington, Anders Osborne, Big Chief Monk Boudreaux, Theresa Andersson, Tony Dagradi, Herlin Riley and more. At 8 p.m. at Tipitina’s.

Tank and The Bangas SAT. NOV. 30 | With its unique mix of hip-hop, jazz, soul and R&B, Tank and the Bangas has been a local favorite for years, but the band just drew a Grammy nomination for best new artist. Houston, Texas’ “Gulf Coast soul” purveyors, The Suffers, and New Orleans’ Casme open at 10 p.m. at Tipitina’s.

Frizzi 2 Fulci Colbert,” he’s joked about trying to avoid the attention brought by overly dramatic restaurant dishes, like sizzling fajitas, and worried that swapping a smartphone addiction for alcohol hasn’t improved his life. At parties, he tries to avoid social awkwardness by turning to his phone instead of booze, he says, and he totes a battery backup instead of a flask, because he’s afraid of running out of juice. He’s been featured on a half-hour comedy special on Comedy Central, and he released the album “Don’t Be Yourself” in 2017. Normand performs at 10 p.m. Friday at One Eyed Jacks (tickets $20). Tucker is best-known for his “Rush Hour” action comedies with Jackie Chan and most recently starred in “Silver Linings Playbook.” He moved from his native Georgia to Los Angeles after high school and pursued acting and comedy. Tucker became a regular on Def Comedy Jam shows in the 1990s, and has returned to his focus on stand-up comedy in recent

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years. Tucker performs at 9 p.m. Saturday at the Mahalia Jackson Theater for the Performing Arts (tickets $49.50 and up). Chris Lane hosts “Comic Strip,” a weekly show combining standup and burlesque dancing acts at Carnaval Lounge. He co-hosts a similar special show called “The Kool Moe Dee Appreciation Society” on Friday. Comedians include Corey Mack, Ashleigh Branch of No Lye Comedy and Black Girl Giggles and Shep Kelly of Black Girl Giggles. There are burlesque performances by Juno of Inferno Burlesque and following the show, DJ Tony Skratchere spins old-school hip-hop for a dance party. At 9 p.m. Friday at Carnaval Lounge (tickets are $8; or $5 for just the DJ party).

MON. DEC. 2 | Composer Fabio Frizzi was a regular collaborator of Italian goremaster Lucio Fulci, including on Fulci’s unnerving 1981 film “The Beyond.” Frizzi performs a live score to a new composer’s cut of “The Beyond,” bringing the film home to its New Orleans and Northshore setting. A second set of Frizzi works from Fulci films follows. At 7 p.m. at Hotel Peter & Paul.

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The Emeril Lagasse Foundation raised $3.6 million

for children’s charities during its Boudin, Bourbon & Beer and Carnivale du Vin events Nov. 8-9. It’s the 15th year the foundation has scheduled a weekend of events to raise money. The funds will be used for children’s culinary, nutrition and arts education programs, including Emeril’s Culinary Garden & Teaching Kitchen, a national education initiative to give schoolchildren a fresh perspective on food.

Raising Cane’s donated $104,622 to Kidd’s Kids, a program started by the late New Orleans radio host Kidd Kraddick of the “Kidd Kraddick Morning Show” that airs on B97-FM. It’s the eighth year 150 Raising Cane’s stores have donated a portion of a day’s proceeds to Kidd’s Kids, which takes children with life-altering conditions and their families on a five-day trip to Walt Disney World.

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nated $71,127 to the Ochsner Cancer Institute to support alternative therapies for cancer patients. The funds were raised during the “Lend a Helping Can” campaign of customer donations during October at Winn-Dixie stores in Louisiana. Port Orleans contributed a portion of its beer sales during the campaign.

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THE FATE OF MUSIC LEGEND BUDDY BOLDEN’S HOUSE IS STILL UNCLEAR IT WAS STANDING ROOM ONLY with about a dozen members of the public piled into a small office of Orleans Tower for a code enforcement hearing Nov. 18. They were gathered for the latest update on the fate of the crumbling childhood home of Buddy Bolden, a local cornetist in the 1890s often credited as one of the earliest developers of jazz. After the tense hearing concluded, the historic house’s fate remained uncertain, and those fighting to save it from collapse say time is running out. The house where the jazz legend lived from age 10 to about 25 sits at 2309-2311 First St. Its windows are boarded up, its weatherboards are coming off and its back porch is now caved in. Bishop Paul S. Morton and Pastor Debra Morton of Greater St. Stephens Full Gospel Baptist Church — the parents of Maroon 5 keyboardist and New Orleans native PJ Morton — bought the Central City property in 2008, just a few doors away from their church. Residents say before the Mortons bought the property, renters occupied the house but that it’s been boarded up ever since the city declined the church’s request to demolish it to build a parking lot. The city has cited the property on several occasions this year for a laundry list of code violations including accumulated trash and debris, peeling and chipped paint, deteriorated, loose and missing weatherboards and defective gutters and downspouts. Devon Hulbert, a code enforcement case manager representing the city, said the only changes the owners made to the house to address the citations were a new paint job on the front of the house and the addition of numbers to identify the address. “It was basically just a little lipstick on the front, and that was about it,” he said. The house, which was built in the 1880s, is one of the few existing remnants of Bolden, whose music was never recorded. The Mortons have said they were not aware of the house’s historical significance when they bought it. Earlier this year, PJ Morton pledged to form a nonprofit to save and restore the house as a museum honoring Bolden and turn the house next door into a recording studio and event space. He formed Buddy’s House Foundation in March to raise money for these efforts, but the organization has not received its tax-exempt status as a nonprofit. PAGE 8

The Society of St. Vincent de Paul, an affiliate of the Catholic Church, announced last month it hadsold the building to a developer who plans to turn it into a hotel and parking garage. Board members who run the shelter have until next spring to move into a new building. The society has had money troubles over the years, and there are concerns about a former leader possibly mishandling its funds.

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Tim Kappel, a lawyer for PJ Morton and the foundation, said the lack of nonprofit status to encourage donations was one of the reasons the foundation had not addressed several of the violations. Although Kappel said there was an agreement between the church and Morton to donate the house to the foundation, he also said there was no formal act of sale or record to reflect an official transfer of the property. Jazz historian John McCusker said he believes transferring the property will just delay repairs even further and “restart the blight clock.” Kappel did not cite a timeline for repair of the property. Hulbert said the city recommended the fine for the violations to be $500 for each day for 30 days the property remains in violation of city code (potentially up to $15,000) plus an additional $75 to cover the administrative cost of the hearing. But Thomas G. Robbins, the hearing officer, said he found that maximum daily fine to be excessive and did not want to financially impede restoration efforts. He set the fine at $100 per day of violation, plus the hearing cost — $3,075 total. To McCusker, this story is all too reminiscent of when the city demolished jazz icon Louis Armstrong’s home and street to make room for court and police buildings. He said that the city does not have a governmental mechanism to save these historic properties from demolition and preserve history. — KAYLEE POCHE

Taxes in New Orleans all but set Months after a citywide reassessment caused property values to shoot up across New Orleans, its likely impact on taxpayers’ wallets is becoming clearer. The bottom line: Total property tax rates levied by City Hall for 2020 are going down, but millage rates, the rate used to calculate local property taxes, imposed by other agencies such as the Orleans Parish School Board have been “rolled forward” to their 2019 levels, which means higher taxes overall for most property owners. Whether individual property owners’ bills will be higher, lower or about the same depends on how — and how much — their particular property values changed as result of the citywide reassessment. The Louisiana Constitution requires all property to be reassessed at least once every four years. For most properties in New Orleans, 2019 was the year, with the new (mostly higher) values kicking in for the 2020 tax bills. The constitution also requires all millage rates to be adjusted (usually downward) after a reassessment to

make the new property values revenue neutral — that is, total property tax revenues will remain the same even though property values have increased. This process is known as the “roll back.” However, the constitution also allows tax-recipient agencies to “roll forward” the same millages up to the level they were at the time of reassessment. November has been roll-forward season across Louisiana. The New Orleans Council is one of the few large taxing bodies that has kept its overall rate at the “roll-back” level. Two of the biggest taxing bodies in the city are taking opposite approaches to that of the City Council, though the council has the final say on the lion’s share of property tax millages in New Orleans. On Nov. 21, council members approved an agreement that would cut the city’s overall tax rate by about 4.6 mills, which is the level of the roll back. Council members then juggled about a dozen individual millage rates to come up with a deal that would reduce the rate further for some dedicated millages but increase it for public safety and drainage. The overall rate for the city and its agencies would remain at the lower roll-back level, however. Two days earlier, on Nov. 19, the Orleans Parish School Board, the other major taxing body, voted unanimously to roll forward its millage, keeping its rate the same as in 2019 and reaping the benefits of the higher property values. Part of the reason is because the higher assessments will trigger a $9.1 million automatic cut in state funding for the city’s schools, and the roll forward will fill that gap — and provide an additional $15.1 million for New Orleans schools. The overall tax rate in New Orleans is expected to drop from around 151 mills to somewhere in the mid 140s. A mill is equivalent to a dollar of property tax for every $10,000 of a property’s fair market value after subtracting the $75,000 homestead exemption, if there is one. The impact on individual tax bills depends on several factors, including where property is located, because some taxing bodies cover only portions of the city, as well as how much a property’s assessed value increased. Tens of thousands of homeowners who saw substantial jumps in their property values will face significantly higher tax bills. Property taxes controlled by the City Council cover a wide range of agencies and purposes, including paying for general city government, funding the library, public safety and paying for the Sewerage & Water Board’s drainage system. Overall, that rate will fall by 4.6 mills. Mayor Cantrell originally wanted to roll the tax rates forward all the way back up to their 2019 levels. She later proposed rolling them back halfway. Some council members, however, pushed for deeper cuts. Unlike the 50% roll forward advo-

cated in the budget Cantrell submitted last month, the deal approved by council members would individually adjust all millages under the city’s control. —JEFF ADELSON & DELLA HASSELLE | THE TIMES-PICAYUNE/ THE NEW ORLEANS ADVOCATE

Lift Louisiana organizes protests over the state’s tax on feminine hygiene products Women’s advocacy group Lift Louisiana is gearing up to engage New Orleans in a national effort to end state sales taxes on tampons and sanitary pads. The first step was setting up a truck that read “Stop taxing our periods!” on Tulane University’s campus Nov. 22 and having people stop by to submit a sales tax reimbursement form to the Louisiana Department of Revenue, claiming the sales tax is unconstitutional. The groups plan to use these submissions in a lawsuit against the 33 states that currently don’t exempt tampons and sanitary pads from sales taxes. Louisiana currently deems groceries, medication and utilities as necessary, and therefore state sales tax exempt, but not feminine hygiene products, which it taxes as “luxury items.” State Sen. JP Morrell, D-New Orleans, authored a bill in this year’s legislative session to eliminate the state sales tax on feminine hygiene products and diapers. His bill passed the Senate but ultimately did not become law. Morrell has introduced similar bills before but failed to get them passed before he was termlimited out of the Legislature. — KAYLEE POCHE

Beverage company founder shot to death Devin Espadron, a musician and founder and CEO of New Orleans’ Element Beverage Co., was shot to death Nov. 20. He was 22. New Orleans police responded to a shooting Tuesday night in the 6300 block of Perrier Street, near Audubon Park. They found an adult man on the sidewalk, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead on the scene by EMS, NOPD said. Family members identified the victim as Espadron, WDSU confirmed Wednesday morning. Espadron reportedly was with his friend and Element business partner, Danion Green, when two other men approached and fired at least one gun. Espadron was hit at least once and died at the scene. A family standing outside a home near the scene of the killing said they were told by police that the shooting was not random. The family didn’t elaborate. Police haven’t discussed a possible motive in the case or named any suspects. — JAKE CLAPP & RAMON ANTONIO VARGAS

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THE 2019 ELECTIONS SAW SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN LOUISIANA’S POLITICAL LANDSCAPE , including

a record-high early voting turnout for a non-presidential election and the largest African American turnout since the 1991 runoff between Edwin Edwards and David Duke. Herewith our three main takeaways: • African American and female voters factored big in John Bel Edwards’ win. When a candidate wins a statewide election by a mere 40,000 votes — out of more than 1.5 million votes cast — pretty much everything that worked in the winner’s favor provided the difference. Two of the largest blocs of voters in Edwards’ winning coalition, however, deserve special mention: African Americans and women. Blacks comprise slightly more than 31% of the Louisiana electorate, and women make up 55% — the largest demographic in the state. Both turned out in large numbers in the Nov. 16 runoff. By all estimates, Edwards garnered at least 95% of the African American vote. While it’s impossible to determine how women voted, polls consistently showed Edwards’ support among women was between 56% and 59%. That “gender gap” between Edwards and Republican Eddie Rispone, like the governor’s overwhelming support among African Americans, helped put him over the top. • Suburbs are the new swing vote. For generations, statewide politics was a geopolitical game in which upstate rural parishes and black voters more or less canceled each other out while Cajun voters determined who won. Nowadays, Cajuns are so reliably Republican that they’re no longer in play for Democrats. The new paradigm is all rural parishes versus urban parishes, with suburbs tilting the balance. This reflects a national trend that factored significantly in the 2018 midterm elections. Suburban parishes typically lean Republican, but many of their voters will cross party lines if the Republican candidate is weak or flawed and the Democrat is conservative enough to appeal to them. In St. Tammany, where Republicans outnumber Democrats two-to-one, Edwards got just over 40% of the vote. In Jefferson,

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which has the same raw number of Republicans as St. Tammany, he got 57%. Edwards won re-election not because he carried all the suburbs but rather because he carried enough of them. Echoing that takeaway from a slightly different angle, pollster and demographer Greg Rigamer told Gambit: “Edwards crushed Rispone in the state’s four largest parishes. He lost a little ground in the next four largest parishes, and then he slides from there. If a candidate can build a significant lead in the eight largest parishes, he or she can’t be beat.” • Louisiana politics is becoming nationalized. Across America, both political parties have tried for years to nationalize state and local elections to suit their purposes. In conservative Louisiana, the GOP has led the charge for decades — and the gubernatorial runoff was the closest it has come yet to succeeding. Credit President Donald Trump for that, but note that he was a double-edged sword. He drove as many anti-Trump voters to the polls as he did supporters. Meanwhile, Louisiana’s down-ballot races between Democrats and Republicans all followed the same pattern — Republicans garnered roughly 56% of the vote to 44% for the Democrats. Edwards convinced 51% of the voters to focus on state issues in his race, but the other statewide results reflect Louisiana’s new normal.

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SOMETIMES THERE’S SO MUCH CARNAGE ON THE BATTLEFIELD that it’s difficult to

tell who won and who lost. In some ways, that’s what happened between Louisiana Democrats and Republicans this election cycle — and it’s why I count both political parties among the victors as well as the vanquished. Elsewhere across the landscape, it’s easier to tell the difference. This quadrennial exercise is not a recap of which candidates won and lost, but rather which special interests, puppet masters and political forces (including high-profile elected officials who were not on the ballot) shaped the election’s outcome — and its aftermath. We’ve been counting “da winnas and da loozas” for almost four decades now, but there are always new lessons to be gleaned from the ashes. Politics, like all human endeavors, runs in cycles yet constantly changes. With that, we begin with …

Da Winnas

1. Black voters and Louisiana’s working poor — They turned out in their greatest numbers since the Edwin Edwards-David Duke runoff of 1991. African American voters cast more than 95% of their ballots for another Edwards this time, reminding all that no Democrat can win statewide without their solid support. The working poor likewise are clear winners because newly re-elected Gov. John Bel Edwards will make sure they keep their Medicaid coverage, which literally has saved many of their lives. It certainly has made them and their families healthier. 2. Mayor LaToya Cantrell and the City of New Orleans — The mayor helped lead the push for Edwards in The Big Easy, and she got most of her “Ballot of Yes” propositions passed. She did not get the 3-mill property tax for infrastructure maintenance, but she did get voters to approve (by large margins) a $500 million bond issue and the 6.75% tax on shortterm rentals. Meanwhile, the city’s 90% vote for Edwards

— a margin of nearly 101,000 votes — helped give him his 40,000-vote margin. As the Legislature turns more partisan, more right-wing and potentially anti-New Orleans, the mayor and the city will need a friend in the governor’s office more than ever. 3. LABI — The Louisiana Association of Business and Industry (LABI) is the state’s leading business lobby and one of the Bayou State’s loudest (and most influential) conservative voices. Although LABI failed to oust Edwards, it pretty much owned the ballot elsewhere. LABI-backed legislative candidates beat trial lawyer proxies in most head-to-head contests and in the all-important state Supreme Court special election. LABI also backed all eight successful candidates for the state Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, which guarantees continued support of charter schools and other education policies favored by the business group. 4. Louisiana Republicans — Though the GOP lost The Big One (see “Loozas,” below), it captured a super majority in the state Senate and came within two seats of doing likewise in the House. Equally important to GOP insiders, the incoming class of Republican lawmakers is far more conservative (read: partisan) than the term-limited folks they will replace. For good measure, the state GOP also re-elected all its statewide incumbents. 5. Louisiana Democrats — They got trounced in legislative contests (see “Loozas,” below), but they showed that they could unite behind a moderate-to-conservative candidate for governor and beat Donald Trump in a state he carried by 20 percentage points in 2016. Sometimes you count your wins in small measures, such as newcomer Mack Cormier’s defeat of two-term Republican state Rep. Chris Leopold in Plaquemines Parish-based House District 105. That upset helped keep the GOP from getting a super majority in the Lower Chamber.

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Da Winnas & Da Loozas

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Gov. John Bel Edwards, left, and New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell were winners Nov. 16.

6. Teachers — The state’s public school teachers provided votes and canvassers to help put Edwards over the top, proving once again that they are a statewide political force that cannot be ignored or taken for granted. Their efforts also were a big “thank you” to the governor who championed their causes (and pay raises). 7. The Jefferson Chamber — The parish’s leading business PAC supported a slate of candidates that swept into parish government, including Sheriff Joe Lopinto, new Parish President Cynthia Lee Sheng and every member of the parish council. The Chamber may now be the most valuable endorsement in Jefferson. 8. BOLD — The Black Organization for Leadership Development (BOLD), a mainstay in New Orleans politics, ran the table in the most hotly contested local legislative races, particularly those in which its candidates squared off against candidates backed by U.S. Rep. Cedric Richmond, D-La. In most if not all instances, BOLD teamed with Mayor Cantrell, whom the organization supported in the mayor’s race two years ago. 9. New Orleans LGBTQs — They were the driving force behind the proposed City Charter amendment establishing a Human Rights Commission. The details are yet to come from the City Council, but no one doubts the council will give LGBTQ citizens protections not yet accorded them under state and federal law. Which brings us to …

Da Loozas

1. Donald Trump — The president chose to make this election about himself; no one made him do it. He threw down the gauntlet at

his rallies when he told his fervent supporters to win the governor’s race for him. For lots of reasons, things didn’t go his way. For starters, Trump likely turned out as many voters against him as for him. He also lost ground among suburban white voters in key areas, particularly metro New Orleans. (This mirrors a trend in the 2018 midterms.) He’ll be a strong favorite to carry Louisiana a year from now, but this election season proved that his coattails don’t extend beyond his trademark long, red ties — not even in this ruby-red Southern state. 2. U.S. Rep. Cedric Richmond —The congressman helped re-elect Edwards and many candidates in tough races outside New Orleans (including Byron Lee’s Jefferson council race and Cleo Fields in a tight Baton Rouge Senate contest). However, he spent a lot of political capital — and came up short — in hotly contested legislative races in New Orleans. In those local races, his candidates faced candidates backed by BOLD and Mayor Cantrell, and they all lost. 3. Republicans — The LAGOP actually suffered two losses in the governor’s race. It lost the qualifying round in August when the party failed to convince a firststring Republican candidate to challenge Edwards; then it lost the race itself. Let’s face it, U.S. Sen. John Neely Kennedy and state Attorney General Jeff Landry talked big in the run-up last year, but both ultimately opted out. That left the field to U.S. Rep. Ralph Abraham, R-La., and mega-donor Eddie Rispone, both second-stringers. Credit Rispone for making the race a cliff-hanger — with help from Trump — but the fact that a guy with no electoral

experience and no platform could come within 40,000 votes of defeating Edwards proves that the GOP missed a golden opportunity this election cycle. 4. Democrats — They held onto the Governor’s Mansion, but they lost bigly in state Senate and House contests. Overall, the Dems failed to field electable candidates in the vast majority of legislative contests, as well as every statewide race except the one for governor. Ditto for the regional state Supreme Court contest. Looking ahead, the Legislature is likely to be more Republican, more partisan and more right-wing than ever. That’s not good news for Dems. 5. Lane Grigsby — The self-proclaimed “kingmaker” shot at the king … and missed. Grigsby is a Louisiana oligarch, a mega-wealthy Baton Rouge contractor prone to bullying and buying his way into the halls of power. He’s a big wheel in LABI and plays heavily in electoral politics by funding PACs that support right-wing Republicans (or pliable Democrats willing to support his arch-conservative agenda). Rispone called Grigsby his mentor, and Grigsby pulled out all the stops to try to get his protege elected governor. In the process, Grigsby boasted to a Baton Rouge reporter that he’s a “kingmaker” who speaks “from the throne.” Even though it’s largely true, it didn’t help Rispone’s cause that Grigsby bragged about it so brazenly. Going forward, Grigsby’s every move will make news. 6. Trial lawyers — The state’s big-league plaintiff attorneys helped re-elect Edwards but, like the Democrats, they lost some effective supporters in the Legislature to term limits and an all-out assault by LABI and other conservative interests. They also lost their proxy war with LABI in the state Supreme Court special election. Those two losses will hurt them a lot more, and for a lot longer, than Edwards’ victory will help them.

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Hey Blake, On Poppy Tooker’s “Louisiana Eats” radio show, she and a guest discussed Madame Begue. They called her one of the first New Orleans celebrity chefs. Where was her restaurant?

Dear reader,

Born in 1831, Elizabeth Kettenring — later known as Madame Begue — came to New Orleans from her native Bavaria in 1853. Her brother Philip was a butcher at the French Market. Not far from there, at Decatur and Madison Streets, Louis Dutruil (whose name was sometimes Americanized as Dutry or Dutrey) operated a coffee house and restaurant. He and Elizabeth married and she made a name for herself in the restaurant’s kitchen by popularizing the meal we know as brunch. It was designed for workers at the French Market, who began their day before dawn and craved a hearty midmorning meal. After Louis Dutruil died, Elizabeth married the restaurant’s bartender, Hypolite Begue. By 1880, they changed the name of the restaurant to Begue’s, becoming famous for their breakfasts, served at 11 a.m. “The multi-course affair began with a piece of cap style French bread, ceremoniously dipped in red wine as demonstrated by Hypolite Begue, who presided tableside,” Poppy Tooker writes in the foreword to the revised edition of “Madame Begue’s Recipes of Old New Orleans Creole Cookery,” originally published in 1937. The menu, prepared by Madame Begue, would change daily but often began with crawfish bisque, turtle soup or gumbo. There would be an

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Tujague’s Restaurant first opened in 1856 and moved to the former site of Begue’s Restaurant in 1914.

omelet and a fish course followed by liver, lamb chops, steak or even “mutton feet a la Creole.” Tooker explains that a green salad and cheeses were served at the end of the meal, followed by chicory coffee spiked with brandy. Newspapers across the country began writing about Madame Begue’s restaurant, particularly around the 1884 World’s Industrial and Cotton Centennial Exposition, which drew thousands of visitors to New Orleans. When Madame Begue died in 1906, The Times-Picayune called her “the queen of culinary art in New Orleans.” A short time after her death, her husband remarried and reopened the restaurant. He died in 1917. In more recent years, the name Begue’s was used by the Royal Sonesta for its hotel restaurant. As for the site of Madame Begue’s original restaurant, you know it better as the longtime location of Tujague’s Restaurant. Tujague’s had opened in 1856 at another location on Decatur Street and moved to the Begue’s building in 1914. Recently, Tujague’s owner Mark Latter announced that restaurant will move to 429 Decatur St. in 2020.

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Plant-based dining is getting easier in New Orleans

EFORE 2014, PLANT-BASED EATERS IN NEW ORLEANS HAD SLIM PICKINGS. There was Breads on Oak and the Superfood Bar, international restaurants like Small Mart and vegetable dishes on otherwise meat-filled menus. Then, in 2014, Seed, Sneaky Pickle and Good Karma Prasad Cafe opened, trailblazers announcing New Orleans’ growing curiosity with animal products-free eating. Today Broad Street alone has six plant-based eateries, and in the second half of 2019, three brickand-mortar plant-based restaurants opened around the city. Compared to other places around

the country, New Orleans has been slow to embrace plant-based eating. The trend had to navigate cultural and logistical barriers before it could gain popularity, but now it is taking off. “We are really on a mission to reshape and resculpture our city and just change the way that we view food,” said Joseph Robinson, also known as Rayoseph or Chef Ra, who along with his fiance Regina Hall, operates I-tal Garden on St. Claude Avenue. New Orleans is known for crawfish boils, not its boiled vegetables. From hot plates full of fried seafood to fish bathed in butter-based sauc-

es at classic Creole restaurants, traditional New Orleans food culture relies heavily on animal products. And a diet heavy in animal products is a known risk factor for heart disease, cancer, obesity, hypertension and more. The Centers for Disease Control reports that heart disease is the leading cause of death in Louisiana, and the state has the fifth highest rate of heart disease and the fifth highest rate of cancer in the nation. Robinson and Hall said they view plant-based eating as a means of community uplift, especially when it comes to health. Chetwan Smith struggled with her

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Vegan Going

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weight, migraine headaches and hypertension. In a quest to heal herself, she adopted a vegan eating plan. The diet resolved her health issues but was restrictive and tricky to maintain. “It can be isolating if you’re on a vegan diet and that’s the main thing we don’t want here,” Smith said. “It’s a normal restaurant. ... It’s everyday, home cooked, casual food.” Smith owns Sweet Soulfood, a cafeteria-style restaurant that serves vegan versions of New Orleans soul food like collard greens, fried cauliflower and gumbo. The cafeteria line doesn’t just speed up service; Smith said she displays her food so customers who may be skeptical can see it looks like the food they might have bought for dinner last night, just without the andouille sausage in the red beans. Smith, Robinson, Hall and other restaurant owners said

there’s a stigma associated with the words “vegan” or “plantbased” and a preconception that the food lacks flavor. To the restaurateurs, changing this perception is more than good business, it’s integral to their mission of improving the health of their community. Smith said 80 percent of her customers are African American men, a population that statistically has higher rates of lifestyle-related illness like obesity, heart disease and hypertension. Some of these men told her it is their struggle with health issues that has inspired them to explore plant-based eating and Sweet Soulfood, she said. “Everything is about taste,” Smith said. “If the food tastes (like) what they’re normally used to, then they’re fine. Most people say it tastes like what their grandmother used to make.” Tourists who visit New Orleans come with knowledge of nation-

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al trends of all types, including tastes and dining preferences, such as plant-based eating, that have been shaped outside the city. Restaurant owners said tourists made up a significant portion of their business. Smith estimated 30 percent of her customers are tourists. “Our whole city is based around tourism,” said Bolingo Ashay, owner of Original Thought. “If we get the tourists to eat our food, we’ll be successful.” Tourists seeking plant-based meals use social media sites like Facebook, Instagram and Happy Cow, an online vegan restaurant guide similar to Yelp, to discover dining options and spread the

word to like-minded travelers. “It surprises me all the time,” said Roy Joseph III, owner of Vegan Wit A Twist. “A lot of people come and say, ‘Hey man, I can’t wait to try your food,’ ” and honestly I feel like ... ‘You know about me and you’re thousands of miles away?’ But it’s pretty much on a daily basis.” Keely Williams, owner of the Catahoula Hotel and its vegan lobby bar the Piscobar, said her profit margins increased after the hotel decided to make the bar completely vegan. It was the result of an increase in foot traffic and the ability to sidestep the high prices and perishability of meat, she said. “We’re getting new customers

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in … because they are desperately looking for vegan food and vegetarian food,” Williams said. “We have a lot of people who stay at [Catahoula Hotel] because of it too.” New Orleans’ changing demographics are well-documented. In 2018, about 61 percent of people who moved to New Orleans did so from outside Louisiana, according to the New Orleans Data Center. While locals like Smith craved the familiar flavors of her childhood, those who moved to New Orleans from other places crave their own tastes of home. Originally from San Diego, Diane Heying arrived in New Orleans in 2007. Heying has worked as a nutritional counselor and opened Lamara Coffee & Kitchen with an eye toward health and healing. But that wasn’t her only goal. Heying wanted to recreate some of her favorite moments with her friends in Southern California — evenings shared over veggie burgers and wine or a vegan enchilada — as well as her favorite restaurants around the world. Heying says her mission was to create something that incorporated influences from the places she and her husband discovered during their travels. Plant-based eating had to overcome an engrained meat culture and low access to resources before it could gain traction in New Orleans. Navigating these barriers, however, has helped create a burgeoning food scene where the pursuit of flavor is rivaled only by the pursuit of healthy, sustainable ingredients. And it’s working. Joseph left his business as a barber to start Vegan Wit Twist. Originally a pop-up, he opened his first brick and mortar location this month. Soon, Breads on Oak will open a second location in the Central Business District. The Daily Beet recently opened its third restaurant. As more and more New Orleans chefs begin to focus less on meat, they are creating a culinary culture as diverse and complex as the city itself. Take Good Karma Prasad Cafe, for example. It’s an Indian cafe inspired by the tenets of Hare Krishna and run by

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Diane Heying started Lamara Coffee and Kitchen to recreate fun moments with friends and her favorite restaurants around the world.

As more and more New Orleans chefs begin to focus less on meat, they are creating a culinary culture as diverse and complex as the city itself.

INDEX VEGAN RESTAURANTS LIST

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Breads on Oak

Original Thought

(8640 Oak St., Suite A, 504-324-8271; www.breadsonoak.com)

(1871 Agriculture St., 504603-5005; www.facebook. com/originalthoughtmarket)

The Daily Beet

Piscobar (Catahoula Hotel, 914 Union St., 504-6032442; www.catahoulahotel/ pisco-bar)

(1000 Girod St., 504-6054413; 2381 St. Claude Ave., 504-609-3813; 3300 Magazine St., 504-766-0377; www.thedailybeetnola.com)

Good Karma Prasad Cafe (Swan River Yoga, 2940 Canal St., first floor, 504-401-4698; www. goodkarmanola.com)

I-tal Garden

(New Orleans Healing Center, 2372 St. Claude Ave., 504-515-7321)

Lamara Coffee & Kitchen (1300 N.

Broad St., 504-920-9991; www.lamaracoffeeandkitchencom)

Seed (1330 Prytania St.;

www.seedneworleans.com)

South of Eden Kitchen & Coffee

(Good Karma Cafe, 2940 Canal St., 504-401-4698; www.southofedennola.com)

Sweet Soulfood

(1025 N. Broad St., (504) 821-2669; www.sweetvegansoulfood.com)

Vegan Wit A Twist (3735 Ulloa St.; @VeganWit)

Sughosh Berg. Berg met Liliana Ruiz-Healy, a vegan chef from Mexico City who owns South of Eden, and the pair began collaborating. The two created Mexican-Indian fusion dishes, serving jackfruit mole poblano alongside upma and dahl. The dahl adds a welcome kick of Mexican habanero to the Indian staple. “We didn’t grow up eating American food,” RuizHealy says. “So for us, that was very important to give something from our cultures and our history and our story through food and flavors. … I didn’t grow up with mac and cheese.” South of Eden now operates out of Good Karma’s space, and Berg and Ruiz-Healy are engaged to be married. Sneaky Pickle has been looking for a new location since its building burned in March. Then there is Seed, one of the city’s first purveyors of vegan soul food. Seed was acquired by Aaron Vogel and Chris Audler, the duo behind District Donuts. Sliders. Brew. They expect to reopen the restaurant in mid-December. Though they aren’t vegans, Vogel said they view plantbased eating as a new frontier in New Orleans cooking. “I think there’s been a positive culinary shift in that there’s bigger, wider perspective on food,” Vogel said. “People from different spaces are bringing their gifts to the city.”

Creole-Italian revival

All in the Familles THE OWNERS OF RESTAURANT DES FAMILLES (7163 Barataria Blvd.,

Crown Point, 504-689-7843; www. desfamilles.com) are about to launch a new eatery at 898 Baronne St. in the Warehouse District. Nola Caye will serve Caribbean-inspired dishes melding island flavors and local touches. Co-owners and spouses Bryan and Brooke Zar have extensive experience in the hospitality industry. They spent six years working in management with the Houston’s restaurant chain in nine cities before returning to New Orleans, Bryan’s hometown, in 2008. In 2009, the couple purchased Restaurant des Familles and have spent the last decade

Elle-J’s dishes up casual Creole-Italian cuisine in Lakeview BY RE B ECC A F R I E D M A N ELLE-J’S IS AN UNAPOLOGETIC THROWBACK to the days when red

sauce Creole-Italian food dominated neighborhood restaurant menus and diners could plan on carrying home a stack of Styrofoam clamshells filled with the following day’s lunch. It also seems to be the kind of place Lakeview neighbors want. It was packed on recent visits, and customers visited between tables, wine in hand. Elle-J’s took over the space formerly home to Susan Spicer’s Mondo, which closed in August. The new restaurant also cooks pizzas in a wood-fired oven, but chef Ludovic “Vic” Gerrets’ menu is filled with satisfying Creole-Italian classics, from hearty pastas and veal dishes to a tempting list of desserts. Portions are large, so ordering requires a bit of strategy or a fondness for leftovers. Among appetizers ($7 to $12), a heap of calamari fritti arrived crackly and golden with a side of chunky red gravy. She-crab soup was creamy and carefully seasoned. Shareable pizzas ($12 to $18) make good starters. A margherita had a nicely crisped crust, and the outstanding salsiccia pizza was piled with toppings including locally made Marciante’s Italian sausage, peppers, onions and broccoli rabe. Elle-J’s offers many salads, from a simple, well-executed Caesar to the hefty Biggie’s Italian filled with meats, cheeses and marinated vegetables. Among entrees ($15 to $25), the pork chop Leone was a favorite. The breaded 12-ounce bone-in chop is prepared Milanese style and topped with sauteed crabmeat and lemon butter. Roasted potatoes with onions

WHERE

900 Harrison Ave., (504) 459-2262; www.ellejslakeview.com

and rosemary and broccolini were an ideal accompaniment. No menu of this kind would be complete without the full selection of “Parmesans,” and the chicken option was very good, breaded and covered in red gravy and cheese and served with a pile of spaghetti. Lasagna also hit the mark with a soft and saucy texture rather than firm block. Pappardelle Bolognese ($10.95 for an enormous “small”) was flavorful, but the pasta was overcooked. For those seeking a lighter preparation, veal paillard caprese combined tender meat with smoky grill flavor and a generous topping of arugula, tomatoes, basil, capers and mozzarella in a light lemon dressing. The fish basilico — drum when I ordered it — was floured and sauteed with a tomato concasse, lemon butter, mushrooms and capers. The topping was delicious, but a heavy hand with the sauce overwhelmed the fillet. A menu of child-friendly options

WHEN

HOW MUCH

lunch and dinner Tue.-Sat., brunch Sunday

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moderate

WHAT WORKS

calamari fritti, pork chop Leone, tiramisu

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Elle-J’s fish basilico is topped with tomato, mushrooms, capers, basil and lemon butter.

features dishes priced at $7 each. The cocktail list includes local favorites such as a French 75 and the Canal Boulevardier, served in a brandy snifter. The heavily Italian wine list offers a moderate selection by the glass and bottle, including many familiar names. It’s worth the effort to save room for dessert, including classics like white chocolate bread pudding, New York-style cheesecake and Sicilian cannoli. A few bites of tiramisu might be the perfect ending to a meal at Elle-J’s. And like everything else on the menu, diners can take home whatever they can’t finish. It will be just as tasty the next day.

WHAT DOESN’T

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com), the burger brand with roots in New York City’s fine-dining scene, will open a new location at Canal Place (333 Canal St.) Dec. 3, the company announced. The restaurant, which has been under renovation for months, is in a street-level spot in the shopping center at the edge of the French Quarter, and it has a patio for outdoor seating. This Shake Shack will serve wine and beer, including local brews from Abita Brewing Company, Dixie Beer, NOLA Brewing Company and Second Line Brewing. The dessert menu features frozen custards (aka “concretes”) mixed with sweets from local bakeries, including cookies from Willa Jean and pies from Haydel’s. Shake Shack opened two locations in the area this year: one at 3501 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, where it replaced the longtime local tavern Lager’s International Ale House, and one in the new terminal at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport. The Shake Shack chain is part of the “better burger” trend that has spawned many fast casual burger

brands, including the homegrown Company Burger (www.thecompanyburger.com) in New Orleans and Atomic Burger (www.theatomicburger.com) in Metairie. Shake Shack started as a vending cart pop-up from New York City restaurateur Danny Meyer. From a sideline, however, the concept grew into a phenomenon with more than 180 locations around the U.S. and overseas. — IAN McNULTY/ THE TIMES-PICAYUNE | THE NEW ORLEANS ADVOCATE

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chise opened Nov. 20 in the Central Business District at 1200 Poydras St. and is open around the clock, serving an extensive selection of donuts and pastries in a rainbow of colors. The Hurts franchise originated in 2013 in Springfield, Missouri, and now has locations across several states. Co-owner Kim Brower hails from southwest Missouri and moved to New Orleans with her husband

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Eric four years ago. They believed New Orleans could use more doughnuts, so they took the Hurts franchise plunge along with friends and co-owners Clay and Cindy Goddard. “We have tons of bakeries and decadent things to eat here, but not too many doughnuts,” Brower says. Customers are greeted with shouts of “Welcome” from staff behind the counter, and cases hold a large array of doughnuts selected from 77 varieties in the Hurts repertoire. Flavors include cherry pie, Twix, mint Oreo, plain cake and Nutella-stuffed. A maple bacon bar and giant cinnamon rolls and fritters also are specialties. Another staple flavor is the Jesus (pronounced “Hay-soos”), which combines cinnamon sugar with white glaze and caramel icing. It also serves a full menu of coffee and espresso drinks and savory kolaches. Prices range from $1.20 for a glazed doughnut to $2.50 for a specially flavored one. A Hurts Dozen includes flavors selected by staff for $15, or $18 if customers choose their own. The purchase of a Hurts Donuts T-shirt buys a lifetime of buy-oneget-one-free doughnuts anytime the buyer wears the shirt in store. — REBECCA FRIEDMAN

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Jacquie Cyronek and Cia Nypower met in Minneapolis, Minnesota where Nypower spent nine years as a chef while Cyronek built a portfolio of hospitality skills as a bartender, server and manager. They fell in love with each other and New Orleans on their first trip to the city and moved here two-and-a-half years ago after many visits. Though the two work during the day at Toast locations (Cyronek in Uptown and Nypower in Gentilly), they started their Hatch+Harvest pop-up last year. Nypower cooks, and Cyronek helps cook, serves food and handles marketing and other tasks. The pop-up is at Urban South Brewery on Tuesday nights and Miel Brewery & Taproom on Wednesday nights. The duo will hold events at Barrel Proof and Wrong Iron in December. Menus and schedules can be found www.facebook.com/ hatchandharvest and on Instagram @hatchandharvest.

What’s behind Hatch+Harvest? CYRONEK: We aren’t from New Orleans, so we didn’t want to pretend to cook Creole or Cajun food. We wanted to find something a little different. Cia was exposed to green chili growing up in Colorado, and the flavor, the dedication — it’s really a labor of love that kind of had a correlation to gumbo down here. The people of the Southwest have their own versions and family recipes. Cia cooked it with her father growing up, and it’s something we kept coming back to. “Harvest” is where Cia likes to cook because she can change our menu week to week; it’s driven by the seasons. We are exposing people to hatch green chilis here in New Orleans, where a lot of people really don’t even know what they are. They are grown in the Hatch Valley in New Mexico, and we get them shipped here. The flavor of the hatch chili when they are in season [during

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late summer] — you can’t beat it. We’ve got a chili roaster, which is really cool. It’s like a rotisserie. That’s what breaks down the skins so you can peel them and use the chili.

How would you describe your food? NYPOWER: One of our customers who’s been buying our chili since we started came up to us and said, “I know what you are: You’re the sweetest girls with the spiciest chili.” We’re definitely known for our spicy chili. My other items besides the chili and the egg rolls [with chicken, hatch chili and cheese] change every week, and I try to keep it as seasonal as possible. This week I’m doing a sage roast chicken rice bowl with roasted root vegetables and a butternut squash soup. It’s been great to have a residency at Urban South and Miel because we have been able to acquire a consistent clientele. It’s fun for them because they come in every week and say, “What are we having for dinner tonight?”

What is next for Hatch+Harvest? CYRONEK: We would love our next step to be a food truck. That’s something we are working toward now, to be a little more mobile and do more events. The end goal would be a brick and mortar, where we can create what we like in that environment. Right now, we love doing the pop-ups, but we’ll see. You never know. — REBECCA FRIEDMAN

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14 Parishes — Pythian Market, 234 Loyola Ave.; www.14parishes.com — Jamaican-style jerk chicken is served with two sides such as plantains, jasmine rice, cabbage or rice and peas. Delivery available. No reservations. L and D daily. $$ Eat Well — Pythian Market, 234 Loyola Ave.; www.pythianmarket.com — Phoritto is a spinach tortilla filled with brisket, chicken or tofu, plus bean sprouts, jalapenos, onions and basil and is served with a cup of broth. Delivery available. No reservations. L and D daily. $ Edison’s Espresso and Tea Bar— Pythian Market, 234 Loyola Ave.; www.pythianmarket.com — An Edison’s coffee combines cold brew, espresso, caramel and milk over ice. There is a menu of toasts and pastries, Delivery available. No reservations. B and L daily. Cash not accepted. $ Fete au Fete StrEATery — Pythian Market, 234 Loyola Ave.; www.feteaufete.com — Trash Grits features creamy stoneground grits topped with pulled pork, poached eggs, grilled onions, green onions and Sriracha. No reservations. B and L daily, D Fri-Sat. $$ Frencheeze — Pythian Market, 234 Loyola Ave., (504) 269-3871; www.pythianmarket.com — Macaroni and cheese balls are deep fried. No reservations. L and D daily. $ Kais — Pythian Market, 234 Loyola Ave., (941) 481-9599; www.pythianmarket.com — A Sunshine bowl includes salmon, corn, mango, green onions, edamame, pickled ginger, ponzu spicy mayonnaise, cilantro, masago and nori strips. Delivery available. No reservations. L and D daily. $$ La Cocinita — Pythian Market, 234 Loyola Ave., (504) 309-5344; www.lacochinitafoodtruck.com — La Llanera is an arepa stuffed with carne asada, guasacasa, pico de gallo, grilled queso fresco and salsa verde. Delivery available. No reservations. B, L and D daily. $ Little Fig — Pythian Market, 234 Loyola Ave.; www.little-fig.com — A falafel platter includes hummus, roasted beet and kale salad and bread. No reservations. L daily, D Mon-Sat. $$

CARROLLTON/UNIVERSITY NEIGHBORHOODS Catalino’s — 7724 Maple St., (504) 6186735; www.facebook.com/catalinosllc — The menu includes many traditional Guatemalan dishes. Pepian is a chicken stew made with mirliton, potatoes, string beans and pumpkin seeds served with rice and corn tortillas. Reservations accepted. L and D daily. $$ Chais Delachaise — 7708 Maple St., (504) 510-4509; www.chaisdelachaise. com — The eclectic menu includes bouillabaisse, grilled Caribbean lobster, jerk shrimp and more. New York strip steak is served au poivre or with chimichurri sauce and comes with fries. Reservations accepted. L Sat-Sun, D daily, late Fri-Sat. $$ Mikimoto — 3301 S. Carrollton Ave., (504) 488-1881; www.mikimotosushi. com — Sushi choices include new and old favorites, both raw and cooked. The South Carrollton roll includes tuna tataki, avocado and snow crab. Delivery available. Reservations accepted for large parties. L Sun-Fri, D daily. $$ Pyramids Cafe — 3151 Calhoun St., (504) 861-9602 — Diners will find Mediterranean cuisine featuring such favorites as shawarma prepared on a rotisserie. No reservations. L, D daily. $$ Vincent’s Italian Cuisine — 7839 St. Charles Ave., (504) 866-9313; www. vincentsitaliancuisine.com — See Metairie section for restaurant description.

CITYWIDE Breaux Mart — Citywide; www. breauxmart.com — The deli counter’s changing specials include dishes such as baked catfish and red beans and rice. No reservations. L, D daily. $

FAUBOURG MARIGNY Kebab — 2315 St. Claude Ave., (504) 383-4328; www.kebabnola.com — The sandwich shop offers doner kebabs and Belgian fries. A falafel sandwich comes with pickled cucumbers, arugula, spinach, red onions, beets, hummus and Spanish garlic sauce. Delivery available. No reservations. L and D Wed-Mon, late Fri-Sat. $ Mardi Gras Zone — 2706 Royal., (504) 947-8787 — The grocery and deli has a counter offering po-boys, sides such as macaroni and cheese and vegan and vegetarian dishes. Wood-oven baked pizza is available by the pie or slice. No reservations. Open 24 hours daily. $ Marie’s Kitchen — 2483 Burgundy St., (504) 267-5869; www.mariesbarandkitchen.com — A Double Stuffed sandwich features an Italian sausage-stuffed pork loin medallion topped with provolone

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Antoine’s Annex — 513 Royal St., (504) 525-8045; www.antoines.com — The Annex is a coffee shop serving pastries, sandwiches, soups, salads and gelato. The Caprese panino combines fresh mozzarella, pesto, tomatoes and balsamic vinaigrette. The ham and honey-Dijon panino is topped with feta and watercress. No reservations. B, L, D daily. $ Antoine’s Restaurant — 713 St. Louis St., (504) 581-4422; www.antoines. com — The city’s oldest restaurant offers a glimpse of what 19th century French Creole dining might have been like, with a labyrinthine series of dining rooms. Signature dishes include oysters Rockefeller, crawfish Cardinal and baked Alaska. Reservations recommended. L, D Mon-Sat, brunch Sun. $$$ Bourbon House — 144 Bourbon St., (504) 522-0111; www.bourbonhouse.com — Bourbon House serves seafood dishes including New Orleans barbecue shrimp, redfish cooked with the skin on, oysters from the raw bar and more. Large picture windows offer views of Bourbon Street. Reservations accepted. B, L. D daily, brunch Sun. $$$ Brennan’s New Orleans — 417 Royal St., (504) 525-9711; www.brennansneworleans.com — Brennan’s features innovative takes on Creole dishes from chef Slade Rushing as well as classics such as its signature bananas Foster. Eggs Sardou features poached eggs over crispy artichokes with Parmesan creamed spinach and choron sauce. Reservations recommended. B, L Tue-Sat, D Tue-Sun. $$$ Criollo — Hotel Monteleone, 214 Royal St., (504) 681-4444; www.criollonola.com — The shrimp, blue crab and avocado appetizer features chilled shrimp, crab, guacamole and spicy tomato coulis. Baked stuffed Creole redfish is served with crabmeat and green tomato crust, angel hair pasta and Creole tomato jam. Reservations recommended. B, L, D daily. $$ Dickie Brennan’s Steakhouse — 716 Iberville St., (504) 522-2467; www.dickiebrennansrestaurant.com — The house filet mignon is served atop creamed spinach with fried oysters and Pontalba potatoes. Popular starters include the jumbo lump crabcake with aioli. Reservations recommended. D daily. $$$ Gazebo Cafe — 1018 Decatur St., (504) 525-8899; www.gazebocafenola.com — The Gazebo features a mix of Cajun and Creole dishes and ice cream daquiris. The New Orleans sampler rounds up jambalaya, red beans and rice and gumbo. Other options include salads, seafood po-boys and burgers. No reservations. L, early D daily. $$ House of Blues — 225 Decatur St., 3104999; www.hob.com/neworleans — Panseared jumbo shrimp top a grit cake and are served with chipotle-garlic cream sauce and tomatoes. The buffet-style gospel brunch features local and regional groups. Reservations accepted. L, D Mon-Sat., brunch Sun. $$ Killer Poboys — 219 Dauphine St., (504) 462-2731; 811 Conti St., (504) 252-6745; www.killerpoboys.com — Killer Poboys offers a short and constantly changing menu of po-boys. The Dark and Stormy features pork shoulder slowly braised with ginger and Old New Orleans Spiced Rum and is dressed with house-made garlic mayo and lime cabbage. No reservations. Hours vary by location. Cash only at Conti Street location. $

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The Market Cafe — 1000 Decatur St., (504) 527-5000; www.marketcafenola. com — Dine indoors or out on seafood either fried for platters or po-boys or highlighted in dishes such as crawfish pie, crawfish etouffee or shrimp Creole. Sandwich options include muffulettas, Philly steaks on po-boy bread and gyros in pita bread. No reservations. B, L, D daily. $$ NOLA Restaurant — 534 St. Louis St., (504) 522-6652; www.emerilsrestaurants. com/nola-restaurant — A 14-ounce grilled Niman Ranch pork chop is served with brown sugar-glazed sweet potatoes, toasted pecans and a caramelized onion reduction sauce. Garlic-crusted drum is served with brabant potatoes, crimini mushrooms, bacon, haricots verts and beurre rouge. Reservations recommended. L Thu-Mon, D daily. $$$ Palace Cafe — 605 Canal St., (504) 523-1661; www.palacecafe.com — Creative Creole dishes include crabmeat cheesecake topped with Creole meuniere. Andouille-crusted fish is served with Crystal beurre blanc. For dessert, there’s white chocolate bread pudding. Reservations recommended. B, L, D daily, brunch Sat-Sun. $$$ Red Fish Grill — 115 Bourbon St., (504) 598-1200; www.redfishgrill.com — Seafood favorites include hickory-grilled redfish, pecan-crusted catfish, alligator sausage and seafood gumbo. Barbecue oysters are flash fried, tossed in Crystal barbecue sauce and served with blue cheese dressing. Reservations accepted. L, D daily. $$$ Restaurant R’evolution — 777 Bienville St., (504) 553-2277; www.revolutionnola.com — Chefs John Folse and Rick Tramanto present a creative take on Creole dishes as well as offering caviar tastings, house-made salumi, pasta dishes and more. “Death by Gumbo” is an andouille- and oyster-stuffed quail with a roux-based gumbo poured on top tableside. Reservations recommended. D daily. $$$ Roux on Orleans — Bourbon Orleans, 717 Orleans Ave., (504) 571-4604; www.bourbonorleans.com — This restaurant offers contemporary Creole dishes including barbecue shrimp, redfish courtbouillon, gumbo and catfish and shrimp dishes. Reservations accepted. B daily, D Tue-Sun. $$ Tableau — 616 St. Peter St., (504) 934-3463; www.tableaufrenchquarter. com — Tableau’s contemporary Creole cuisine includes marinated crab claws in white truffle vinaigrette and pan-roasted redfish Bienville with frisee, fingerling potato salad and blue crab butter sauce. Balcony and courtyard dining available. Reservations accepted. B, L, D daily, brunch Sat-Sun. $$$

HARAHAN/JEFFERSON/ RIVER RIDGE Cold Stone Creamery — 1130 S. Clearview Parkway, Suite F, (504) 736-5037; www.coldstonecreamery.com — The ice cream parlor’s menu includes sundaes, ice cream cookie sandwiches, cupcakes, cakes, yogurt, sorbet and more. Delivery available. No reservations. L, D daily. $ The Rivershack Tavern — 3449 River Road, (504) 834-4938; www.therivershacktavern.com — This bar and music spot offers a menu of burgers, sandwiches and changing lunch specials. No reservations. L, D daily. $ Theo’s Neighborhood Pizza — 1212 S. Clearview Parkway, Elmwood, (504) 7333803; www.theospizza.com — There is a wide variety of specialty pies and diners

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Akira Sushi + Hibachi — 3326 N. Arnoult Road, Metairie, (504) 304-8820; www. akirametairie.com — The menu includes sushi, teriyaki and other Japanese favorites. A Godzilla roll features salmon, tuna, snow crab, yellowtail, avocado, asparagus, cucumber and cream cheese in soy paper with eel sauce. Delivery available. No reservations. L and D daily. $$ Andrea’s Restaurant — 3100 N. 19th St., Metairie, (504) 834-8583; www.andreasrestaurant.com — Chef/owner Andrea Apuzzo’s specialties include speckled trout royale which is topped with lump crabmeat and lemon-cream sauce. Capelli D’Andrea combines house-made angel hair pasta and smoked salmon in light cream sauce. Reservations recommended. L, D daily, brunch Sun. $$$ Kosher Cajun New York Deli & Grocery — 3519 Severn Ave., Metairie, (504) 8882010; www.koshercajun.com — This New York-style deli specializes in sandwiches, including corned beef and pastrami that come from the Bronx. No reservations. L Sun-Thu, D Mon-Thu. $ Mark Twain’s Pizza Landing — 2035 Metairie Road, Metairie, (504) 832-8032; www.marktwainpizza.com — Disembark at Mark Twain’s for salads, po-boys and pies like the Italian pizza with salami, tomato, artichoke, sausage and basil. No reservations. L Tue-Sat, D Tue-Sun. $ Tandoori Chicken — 2916 Cleary Ave., Metairie, (504) 889-7880 — The menu features tandoori dishes with chicken, lamb, fish or shrimp; mild and spicy curries and spicy hot vindaloo dishes; chicken, lamb or shrimp biryani; and vegetarian dishes including palak paneer (spinach and cheese) and bhindi masala with okra. No reservations. L, D Mon-Sat. $$ Theo’s Neighborhood Pizza — 2125 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, (504) 510-4282; www.theospizza.com — See Harahan/Jefferson section for restaurant description. Vincent’s Italian Cuisine — 4411 Chastant St., Metairie, (504) 885-2984; www. vincentsitaliancuisine.com — Corn and crab bisque is served in a toasted bread cup. Osso buco features a veal shank with angel hair pasta and veal demi-glace. Reservations accepted. L Tue-Fri, D Mon-Sat. $$

MID-CITY/TREME Angelo Brocato’s — 214 N. Carrollton Ave., (504) 486-1465; www.angelobrocatoicecream.com — This sweet shop serves its own gelato, spumoni, Italian ice, cannolis, fig cookies and other treats. No reservations. L, D Tue-Sun. $ Brown Butter Southern Kitchen & Bar — 231 N. Carrollton Ave., Suite C, (504) 609-3871; www.brownbutterrestaurant. com — Smoked brisket is served with smoked apple barbecue sauce, Alabama white barbecue sauce, smoked heirloom beans and vinegar slaw. The Brunch burger features a brisket and short rib patty topped with bacon, brie, a fried egg, onion jam and arugula on a brioche bun. Reservations accepted. L Mon-Fri, D Mon-Sat, brunch Sat-Sun. $$ Cafe NOMA — New Orleans Museum of Art, City Park, 1 Collins C. Diboll Circle, (504) 482-1264; www.cafenoma.com — A pair of roasted golden beet sliders is topped with herb goat cheese, arugula and citrus marmalade on multi-grain bread. Other options include chipotle-marinated portobello sliders and flatbread pizza topped with manchego, peppers and roasted garlic. Reservations accepted for large parties. L TueSun, D Fri. $ Five Happiness — 3511 S. Carrollton Ave., (504) 482-3935; www.fivehappiness.com — The large menu at Five Happiness offers a range of dishes from wonton soup to sizzling seafood combinations served on a hot plate to sizzling Go-Ba to lo mein dishes. Delivery and banquet facilities available. Reservations accepted. L, D daily. $$ FullBlast Brunch — 139 S. Cortez St., (504) 302-2800; www.fullblastbrunch. com — Fried chicken strips, poached eggs, bacon and seared tomato are served over jalapeno-cheddar grits cakes with hollandaise. Reservations accepted. Brunch Thu-Mon. $$ Ikura Sushi + Hibachi — 301 N. Carrollton Ave., (504) 485-5658; www.ikuranola. net — There is a sushi bar, seating at a hibachi grill and an array of Japanese dishes. Assorted sushi dinners include tuna, salmon, yellowtail, eel, shrimp, a snow crab roll and more. Delivery available. No reservations. L and D daily. $$ Katie’s Restaurant — 3701 Iberville St., (504) 488-6582; www.katiesinmidcity.com — Favorites at this Mid-City restaurant include the Cajun Cuban with roasted pork, grilled ham, cheese and pickles pressed on buttered bread. The Boudreaux pizza is topped with cochon de lait, spinach, red onions, roasted garlic, scallions and olive oil. There also are salads, burgers and Italian dishes. No reservations. L daily, D Mon-Sat, brunch Sun. $$ Namese — 4077 Tulane Ave., (504) 483-8899; www.namese.net — Shaken pho features bone marrow broth, flat noodles and a choice of protein (filet mignon, short rib, brisket, seafood, chicken, tofu) stir-fried with onions, garlic and bone marrow oil. Reservations accepted. L, D Mon-Sat. $$ Ralph’s on the Park — 900 City Park Ave., (504) 488-1000; www.ralphsonthepark.com — Popular dishes include turtle soup finished with sherry, grilled lamb spare ribs and barbecue Gulf shrimp. Tuna two ways includes tuna tartare, seared pepper tuna, avocado and wasabi cream. Reservations recommended. L Tue-Fri, D daily, brunch Sun. $$$ Theo’s Neighborhood Pizza — 4024 Canal St., (504) 302-1133; www.theospizza.com — See Harahan/Jefferson section for restaurant description. Willie Mae’s Scotch House — 2401 St. Ann St., (504) 822-9503; www.williemae-

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snola.com — This neighborhood restaurant is known for its wet-battered fried chicken. Green beans come with rice and gravy. There’s bread pudding for dessert. No reservations. L Mon-Sat. $$ Wit’s Inn — 141 N. Carrollton Ave., (504) 486-1600; www.witsinn.com — The neighborhood bar and restaurant offers a menu of pizza, calzones, salads, sandwiches, chicken wings and bar noshing items. Creole Italian pizza is topped with red sauce, spicy shrimp, Roma tomatoes, feta, mozzarella, red onions and pesto sauce. Reservations accepted for large parties. L, D, late daily. $

UPTOWN Apolline — 4729 Magazine St., (504) 894-8881; www.apollinerestaurant.com — Stuffed quail is served with cornbread dressing, haricots verts, cherry tomatoes and rum-honey glaze. For brunch, grilled hanger steak is served with fried eggs and potato hash. Reservations accepted. brunch, D Tue-Sun. $$$ The Columns — 3811 St. Charles Ave., (504) 899-9308; www.thecolumns.com — There’s live music in the Victorian Lounge at the Columns. The menu features Creole dishes such as gumbo and crab cakes. Reservations accepted. B daily, L Fri-Sat, D Mon-Thu, brunch Sun. $$ The Delachaise — 3442 St. Charles Ave., (504) 895-0858; www.thedelachaise. com — The bar offers wines by the glass and full restaurant menu including mussels steamed with Thai chili and lime leaf. Twice cooked pork is served over plantains. No reservations. L Fri-Sun, D and late daily. $$ Emeril’s Delmonico — 1300 St. Charles Ave., (504) 525-4937; www.emerilsrestaurants.com/emerils-delmonico — Paneed veal bordelaise is served with linguine, jumbo lump crabmeat, artichoke, mushrooms and charred tomatoes. Pecan-glazed Colorado lamb loin is served with bourbon and lamb bacon-braised kale, black-eyed peas and pecan gremolata. Reservations recommended. D daily. $$$ G’s Kitchen Spot — Balcony Bar, 3201 Magazine St., (504) 891-9226; www. gskitchenspot.com — Brick-oven Margherita pizza includes mozzarella, basil and house-made garlic-butter sauce. G’s grilled Philly steak sandwich is topped with red onions, bell peppers, mushrooms and Muenster and mozzarella cheeses on grilled bread. No reservations. L Fri-Sun, D, late daily. $ Joey K’s — 3001 Magazine St., (504) 8910997; www.joeyksrestaurant.com — This casual eatery serves fried seafood platters, salads, sandwiches and Creole favorites such as red beans and rice. Daily specials include braised lamb shank, lima beans with a ham hock and chicken fried steak served with macaroni and cheese. No reservations. L, D Mon-Sat. $$ Le’s Baguette Banh Mi Cafe — 4607 Dryades St., (504) 895-2620; www.facebook.com/lesbaguettenola — The menu includes pho, banh mi, noodle bowls and more. A lemon grass pork banh mi is topped with cucumber, pickled carrots, daikon radish, cilantro, jalapenos and Sriracha aioli. No reservations. B SatSun, L and D daily. $ Miyako Japanese Seafood & Steakhouse — 1403 St. Charles Ave., (504) 4109997; www.japanesebistro.com — Miyako offers a full range of Japanese cuisine, with specialties from the sushi or hibachi menus, chicken, beef or seafood teriyaki, and tempura. Reservations accepted. L Sun-Fri, D daily. $$ Piccola Gelateria — 4525 Freret St., (504) 493-5999; www.piccolagelateria.

com — The cafe offers 18 rotating flavors of small-batch Italian-style gelatos and sorbettos. The menu also includes flatbreads on piadina, crepes and espresso drinks. No reservations. L, D Tue-Sun. $ Theo’s Neighborhood Pizza — 4218 Magazine St., (504) 894-8554; www. theospizza.com — See Harahan/Jefferson section for restaurant description. The Trolley Stop Cafe — 1923 St. Charles Ave., (504) 523-0090; www.thetrolleystopcafe.com — Chicken and waffles includes fried chicken that’s been marinated for 48 hours and is served with chicory-infused maple syrup. Delivery available. No reservations. B and L daily, D and late-night Thu-Sat. $ Twisted Waffles — 1410 Annunciation St., Suite 2117, (504) 586-0573; www.twistedwaffles.com — Waffled French toast is topped with berries and whipped cream. The menu also includes waffle sandwiches and burgers. Delivery available. No reservations. B, D daily, D Mon-Sat. $$

WAREHOUSE DISTRICT Emeril’s Restaurant — 800 Tchoupitoulas St., (504) 528-9393; www. emerilsrestaurants.com/emerils-new-orleans — Cast-iron baked escargot are served with angel hair pasta tossed with garlic-chili oil, bottarga fish roe and Parmesan. A tamarind-glazed double-cut pork chop is topped with green chili mole and served with sweet potatoes. Reservations recommended. L Mon-Fri, D daily. $$$ Meril — 424 Girod St., (504) 526-3745; www.emerilsrestaurants.com/meril — Emeril Lagasse’s small-plates restaurant offers an array of internationally inspired dishes. Sofrito-marinated turkey necks are tossed in Crystal hot sauce. Esses fettuccine is tossed with olive oil, garlic, Calabrian chilis, jumbo lump crabmeat, arugula and almonds. Reservations accepted. L, D daily. $$ Vyoone’s Restaurant — 412 Girod St., (504) 518-6007; www.vyoone.com — The French and Louisiana-inspired menu includes French onion soup and New Orleans-style barbecue shrimp. Coq au vin is boneless chicken cooked with red wine and root vegetables. Reservations accepted. L Tue-Fri, D Tue-Sat, brunch Sat-Sun. $$$

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WEST BANK Mosca’s — 4137 Hwy. 90 W., Westwego, (504) 436-8950; www.moscasrestaurant.com — This family-style eatery has changed little since opening in 1946. Popular dishes include shrimp Mosca, chicken a la grande and baked oysters Mosca, made with breadcrumps and Italian seasonings. Reservations accepted. D Tue-Sat. Cash only. $$$ Specialty Italian Bistro — 2330 Belle Chasse Hwy., Gretna, (504) 391-1090; www.specialtyitalianbistro.com — The menu combines Old World Italian favorites and pizza. Chicken piccata is a paneed chicken breast topped with lemon-caper piccata sauce served with angel hair pasta, salad and garlic cheese bread. No reservations. L, D daily. $$ Tavolino Pizza & Lounge — 141 Delaronde St., (504) 605-3365; www.facebook. com/tavolinolounge — The menu includes thin-crust pizza, salads, pasta and antipasti. Ping olives are fried Castelvetrano olives stuffed with beef and pork or Gorgonzola cheese. Reservations accepted for large parties. D daily. $$

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WEDNESDAY 27 30/90 — Justin Donovan, 5; Colin Davis and Night People, 9 BMC — Ron Hacker, 5; R&R Smokin’ Foundation, 8; Keva Holiday, 11 Bamboula’s — Eight Dice Cloth, noon; Bamboulas Hot Jazz Quartet, 3; Mem Shannon, 6:30; Crawdaddy T’s Cajun/ Zydeco Review, 10

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POP BAND THE 1975 made its major breakout in the U.S. with its 2016 sophomore studio album, “I Like It When You Sleep, For You Are So Beautiful Yet So Unaware Of It,” clueing Americans in on a band that already had found success in its native England with a string of well-received EPs and a U.K. chart-topping debut. The group’s 2018 follow-up, “A Brief Inquiry into Online Relationships,” has further solidified The 1975 as one of the late-2010s stand-out bands. The 1975 has managed to create pop rock that bridges the gap between commercial success and artistic depth: The band mixes electropop, rock, jazz, R&B and Afrobeat into an infectious mix, but boiling underneath is self-deprecation, clever allusions, unease at stardom and horrific commentary on life in the social media age. The single “Love It If We Made It” is the musical distillation of scrolling through Twitter — “A beach of drowning 3-year-olds / Rest in peace Lil Peep” — that distracts you from throwing your iPhone into traffic with beating drums, a synth pulse and 90 beats per minute. “Thank you Kanye, very cool!” The 1975’s fourth studio album is due out in February. Catfish and The Bottlemen open at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 26, at UNO Lakefront Arena, 6801 Franklin Ave., (504) 280-7171; www.arena.uno.edu. Tickets start at $15.50.

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d.b.a. — The Russell Welch Hot Quartet, 4; Aurora Nealand & Royal Roses, 7; Big Sam’s Funky Nation, 11 DMac’s Bar & Grill — Midnight Revel, 9 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — The Afrodisiacs, 10 Fair Grinds Coffeehouse (Mid-City) — Lexi Caulfield, 8 Fountain Lounge — Sam Kuslan, 5:30; Antoine Diel, 9 Hi-Ho Lounge — Mikey B3 & Hash Cabbage, 9 House of Blues — Shawan Rice, 12:30;Captain Buckles Band (Restaurant & Bar), 4; Matt Bartels, 7:30; PJ Morton (Music Hall) , 8; DJ Chevi Red (Foundation Room), 10 Howlin’ Wolf — Pig Lizard, 10 The Jazz Playhouse — Crescent By Choice, 8 Le Bon Temps Roule — Jeff ‘Snake’ Greenberg, 7 NOLA Brewing Company — John Lisi and Jack Joshua, 3 Oak Wine Bar — Jordan Anderson Band, 9 Old Point Bar — Rick Trolsen, 5; Jamie & The HoneyCreepers, 9:30 Preservation Hall — Preservation AllStars, 1 & 2:30 Rock ‘n’ Bowl — Bucktown Allstars, 9:30 Sidney’s Saloon — Mama’s Boy, 9 Santos Bar — DJ Otto, 11:59 SideBar — Luke Spurr Allen, 7; Klaas Huebner, Quintron and Justin Peake, 9

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MONDAY 2 30/90 — Margie Perez, 5; Gene Harding’s New Orleans Super Jam, 9 Circle Bar — Joe Kile, 7 DMac’s Bar & Grill — Danny Alexander’s Blues Jam, 8 Fountain Lounge — Sam Kuslan, 5:30 Hi-Ho Lounge — No Frets featuring Amine Boucetta, 6; Ken Swartz & The Palace of Sin, 10; Bluegrass Pickin’ Party featuring Tucker Baker, 10 House of Blues — Sean Riley, 6:30 The Jazz Playhouse — Gerald French & The Original Tuxedo Jazz Band, 8 Kerry Irish Pub — Patrick Cooper, 8:30 One Eyed Jacks — Blind Texas Marlin, 10 Preservation Hall — The Jazz Masters with Leroy Jones, 5 & 6; with Charlie Gabriel, 8, 9 & 10 Rock ‘n’ Bowl — Nola Swing Dance Con-

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CLASSICAL/CONCERTS Albinas Prizgintas. Trinity Episcopal Church, 1329 Jackson Ave. — The organist’s performance includes selections from baroque to vintage rock. www.albinas.org. Free admission. 6 p.m. Tuesday. Dr. Ko’s Coats for Kids Concert. Hotel Peter and Paul, 2317 Burgundy St. — Annual event collects winter coats for children in need and there are performances by Ellis Marsalis, Faubourg Quartet, members of Xavier University’s Music Department, Maureen, Rumba Buena, Maureen and Carlos Urrego, Jee Yeoun Ko and more; new or gently used coats or donations accepted. $10. 7 p.m. Tuesday. Fabio Frizzi’s. Hotel Peter & Paul, 2317 Burgundy St.— Frizzi performans a score for Lucio Fulci’s “The Beyond,”

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Turkey Giveaway. New Home Full Gospel Ministries, 1605 Carondelet St. — Turkey, sides and fixings are given away by Cash Money Records through the Johnny and Gladys Williams Foundation; the event also features health screenings, music, video games and more. 2 p.m. Wines to Pair With Thanksgiving Dinner. Pearl Wine Co., 3700 Orleans Ave. — Jennifer Erivez, Wine and Spirit Education Trust level three-trained sommelier discusses four wines. www.pearlwineco.com. Tickets $25-$30. 6:30 p.m.

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Bayou St. John Walking Tour. The Pitot House, 1440 Moss St. — The tour includes the historic neighborhood, Pitot House, Faubourg Pontchartrain and St. Louis Cemetery No. 3 on Esplanade Avenue. www. louisianalandmarks.org. Tickets $30. 1 p.m.

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TUESDAY 26 Dr. Ko’s Coats for Kids Patron Party. Rinck Residence, 2538 N. Rampart St. — The sponsors’ party precedes the annual concert benefit for Coats for Kids, and includes food and a birthday celebration for Ellis Marsalis. Information is available on www.eventbrite.com. Tickets $100-$150. 5 p.m. Holiday Lighting Ceremony. Astor Crowne Plaza Hotel, 739 Canal St. — The Downtown Development District turns on holiday lights on Canal Street and downtown with music by the Voices of Peter Claver and a visit from Santa Claus; kids who bring an unwrapped toy can join Santa and decorate holiday cookies. www.downtownnola. com. 5:30 p.m. Hoppy Thanksgiving. Audubon Butterfly Garden and Insectarium, 423 Canal St. — Visitors can sample new twists to traditional Thanksgiving recipes such as turkey with waxworm cranberry sauce, cornbread and mealworm muffins and cricket pumpkin pie. Also Wednesday. www.audubonnatureinstitute.org. 10 a.m. Tree Lighting. The Outlet Collection at Riverwalk, 500 Port of New Orleans Place — There is a lighting of the tree, music, beverage samples, face painting and more. www.riverwalkneworleans.com. 5 p.m.

THURSDAY 28 THANKSGIVING Human Horse Races. Easton Park, St. Peter Street at North Rendon Street — Human “horses” and jockeys race in the alternative to Thanksgiving at the New Orleans Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots. There’s wagering, live music and free drinks. www. humanhorseraces.com. Free admission. 1 p.m.-4 p.m. Sheriff’s Thanksgiving Day Celebration. Ernest N. Morial Convention Center , 900 Convention Center Blvd. — Orleans Parish Sheriff Marlin N. Gusman’s annual Thanksgiving feast includes holiday dishes and music by Irma Thomas, Leo Nocentelli, Rockin’ Dopsie Jr., James Andrews, Earl Smith and more; transportation information is available at (504) 202-9251. www.opcso. org. Free admission. 10 a.m. Turkey Day Race. Tad Gormley Stadium, 5400 Stadium Drive, City Park — The New Orleans Athletic Club’s annual Thanksgiving races (5 miles and half-mile) benefit Spina Bifida of Louisiana, and there are pre- and post-race activities. www.runnotc. org. Tickets $15-$50. 7 a.m.

FRIDAY 29 Audubon Zoo Lights. 6500 Magazine St. — The holiday and winter light display opens and there are holiday activities, including photos with Santa photos, a twinkle tunnel, a 30-foot endangered species holiday tree, an elves’ workshop and more. Through December. www.audubonnatureinstitute. org. Tickets $10-$18. 6 p.m. Bayou Classic Greek Show and Battle of the Bands. Mercedes-Benz Superdome, 1500 Sugar Bowl Drive — Greek organizations and the bands from Grambling State and Southern University square off in competition for pre-game festivities for the Bayou Classic. www.mybayouclassic.com. Tickets $20-$40. 7 p.m.

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PREVIEW Human Horse Races BY WILL COVIELLO AT THE RACE TRACK, placing bets based on a horse’s appearance or clever name may not be a good strategy, even if it’s amusing. Those may be two of the better reasons to choose “ponies” at the alternative Thanksgiving day race event Ingrid Anderson has organized at Easton Park. Human volunteers will serve as “horses” and jockeys, and attendees can bet on them and enter a grand prize raffle. Artists have created four horse heads for individuals running the straightaway. Gamblers can bet on Intergalactic Horn Star, Baron “Floodsy” Morganza, L’Oral Fixation or Peanut Butter Skittles. People interested in running as a horse or riding as a jockey can sign up on the event website or volunteer at the park. Anderson says she already has enough volunteers for a few races. The first race is at 2 p.m. and The Dapper Dandies band performs between races. There also are complimentary cocktails. Per Thanksgiving Day tradition at the New Orleans Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots, dressing up for the event is encouraged. Anderson, who is known as Ingrid Victoria in her makeup business, organized the races as an alternative holiday event because of her concerns about the treatment of race horses. Proceeds will benefit Trampled Rose Ranch, which raises goats and also is a refuge for former race horses, Anderson says. 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 28. Easton Park, St. Peter Street at North Rendon Street; www.humanhorseraces.com.

KCS Holiday Express Train. Along the train tracks, Hemlock Street and Parish Road, LaPlace — Kansas City Southern holiday train features six cars with Santa, elves, minature village, ginger bread boxcar and more. www.sjbparish.com 4 p.m.

from around the world from 10 different vintners, and light appetizers are available. www.deutscheshaus.org. Tickets $75$100. 7:30 p.m.

Weindorf. Deutsches Haus, 1700 Moss St. — Guests can sample more than 50 wines

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SUNDAY 1 “From Page to Stage.” Christ Episcopal Church, 120 S. New Hampshire St., Covington — Author Barry Lemoine speaks about plays, politics and his show “Bless Ya, Boys: The Curse of the Goodell” for the Northshore Literary Society. RSVP to cdevineauthor@gmail.com. Tickets $10. 2 p.m. Sunday. A Grateful Heart Celebration. Tipitina’s, 501 Napoleon Ave. — Fundraiser for Heartbeat NOLA and release of “Grateful” by Miracle Meaux. www.heartbeatnola.org. Tickets $25-$300. 4 p.m. Sunday.

BOOKS Justin Devillier. Garden District Book Shop, The Rink, 2727 Prytania St. — The chef signs “The New Orleans Kitchen — Classic Recipes and Modern Techniques for an Unrivaled Cuisine” and serves samples. www.gardendistrictbookshop. com. 10 a.m. Saturday. The Rev. Peter Hammett. St. Joseph Abbey Gift Shop, 75376 River Road, St. Benedict — The author signs “Liturgy — The Pulse of the Universe.” Noon. Saturday. Sally Asher. Hubbell Library, 725 Pelican Ave. — The author leads storytime with her book “The Mermaids’ Night Before Christmas,” and a craft activity follows. www.nolalibrary.org. 10:30 a.m. Saturday. Shannon Sims. Octavia Books, 513 Octavia St. — The journalist and contributor signs copies of the compendium of travel stories “The Best American Travel Writing.” www. octaviabooks.com. 3 p.m. Sunday.

SPORTS Bayou Classic. Mercedes-Benz Superdome, 1500 Sugar Bowl Dive. — Grambling State and Southern University play football. www.mybayouclassic.com. Tickets $16-$50. 4 p.m. Saturday.

New Orleans Pelicans. Smoothie King Center, 1501 Dave Dixon Drive — The Pelicans vs. the Los Angeles Lakers at 8:30 p.m. Wednesday and the Oklahoma City Thunder at 4 p.m. Sunday. www.nba. com/pelicans. Tickets $35-$280.

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OPENINGS “Knives Out” (PG-13) — In this noir film from director Rian Johnson, a detective (played by Daniel Craig) investigates the death of a patriarch of an eccentric family. AMC Dine-In Clearview Palace 12, AMC Elmwood Palace 20, AMC Westbank Palace 16, The Grand 16 Slidell, Prytania Theatre, Regal Covington Stadium 14, Regal Grand Esplanade 14 & GPX. “Queen & Slim” (R) — Daniel Kaluuya and Jodie Turner-Smith star as a couple whose first date takes an unexpected turn after a police officer pulls them over. AMC Dine-In Clearview Palace 12, AMC Elmwood Palace 20, AMC Hammond Palace 10, AMC Westbank Palace 16, Broad Theater, Chalmette Movies, The Grand 16 Slidell, Prytania Theatre, Regal Covington Stadium 14, Regal Grand Esplanade 14 & GPX. “Varda by Agnes” — In this documentary, photographer and installation artist Agnes Varda provides an insight into her unorthodox work. Zeitgeist Theatre & Lounge.

NOW SHOWING “21 Bridges” (R) — Chadwick Boseman stars as a NYPD detective on a citywide manhunt for a pair of cop killers. AMC Dine-In Clearview Palace 12, AMC Elmwood Palace 20, AMC Hammond Palace 10, AMC Westbank Palace 16, Chalmette Movies, The Grand 16 Slidell, Movie Tavern Northshore, Regal Covington Stadium 14, Regal Grand Esplanade 14 & GPX. “The Addams Family (2019)” (PG) — The animated comedy about the peculiar, ghoulish family features the voices of Oscar Isaac and Charlize Theron. AMC Elmwood Palace 20, The Grand 16 Slidell. “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood” (PG) — Tom Hanks stars as Fred Rogers in this biographical drama based on Rogers and journalist Tom Junod’s real-life friendship. AMC Dine-In Clearview Palace 12, AMC Elmwood Palace 20, AMC Westbank Palace 16, Broad Theater, The Grand 16 Slidell, Movie Tavern Northshore, Regal Covington Stadium 14, Regal Grand Esplanade 14 & GPX. “Black and Blue” (R) — Naomie Harris stars as a New Orleans cop trying to balance her life as a woman and a police officer while corruption runs amok in her unit. AMC Dine-In Clearview Palace 12, AMC Elmwood Palace 20, Regal Grand Esplanade 14 & GPX. “The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open” — A woman encourages a domestic abuse victim to seek help in this drama from directors Kathleen Hepburn and Elle-Maija Tailfeathers. Zeitgeist Theatre & Lounge. “Charlie’s Angels (2019)” (PG-13) — Kristen Stewart, Naomi Scott and Ella Balins-

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SPECIAL SHOWINGS “Elf” (PG) — Will Ferrell stars as an elf trying to find his real father. At 1 p.m. Saturday at Regal Covington Stadium 14. “Faustina — Love and Mercy” — A faith-based docudrama tells the story of St. Faustina Kowalska’s vision of Christ. At 7 p.m. Monday at AMC Elmwood Palace 20, AMC Westbank Palace 16, Movie Tavern Northshore, Regal Covington Stadium 14; 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. Monday at The Grand 16 Slidell. “Never Surrender — A Galaxy Quest Documentary” — This documentary examines the 1999 cult classic sci-fi comedy that turned into a pop culture phenomenon. At 7 p.m. Tuesday at AMC Elmwood Palace 20, AMC Westbank Palace 16, The Grand 16 Slidell, Regal Covington Stadium 14. “Planes, Trains and Automobiles” (R) — Steve Martin and John Candy star in writer-director John Hughes’ comedy about two men trying to get home in time for Thanksgiving. At 10 a.m. Wednesday at Prytania Theatre. “When Harry Met Sally” (R) — Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan star in this 1989 romantic comedy about friends who fear sex would ruin their friendship. At 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. Sunday and Tuesday, Dec. 3, at AMC Elmwood Palace 20; 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. Sunday and Tuesday, Dec. 3, at AMC Westbank Palace 16; 4 p.m. Sunday, and 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. Tuesday at Regal Covington Stadium 14.

ON STAGE “A Merry Canteen Christmas.” National World War II Museum, BB’s Stage Door Canteen, 945 Magazine St. — When a WWII veteran gifts a trunk full of wartime memorabilia, the Victory Belles unwrap memories and sing; brunch and dinner seatings are available. Through Dec. 23. www.nationalww2museum.org. Tickets $34-$66. 1 p.m. Sunday, 11:45 a.m. Monday. “Elf The Musical.” Slidell Little Theatre, 2024 Nellie Drive — In the stage production based on the film, a man raised by Santa’s elves travels to New York City to meet his real father and spread holiday cheer. www.slidelllittletheatre.org. Tickets $17.50-$28. 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday. “Horsefeathers.” Cafe Instanbul, 2372 St Claude Ave. — The variety show includes storytelling and comedy with non-binary burlesque host Precious Ephemera. www. neworleans.boldtypetickets.com. Tickets $18. 7 p.m. Saturday. “In the Red and Brown Water.” Beaubourg Theatre, 614 Gravier St. — Set in the fictional Louisiana town of San Pere, the story examines a teen, her family and friends, and her future as she declines a college athletics offer to care for her aging mother. Tickets available on www. eventbrite.com. Tickets $25-$35. 8 p.m. Friday to Sunday, 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. “Scrooge in Rouge.” Rivertown Theaters for the Performing Arts, 325 Minor St., Kenner — Ricky Graham, Varla Jean Merman, Yvette Hargis and Jefferson Turner present a quick-change, cross-dressing musical loosely based on “A Christmas Carol.” www.rivertowntheaters.com. Tickets $37-$41. 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday. “Songs That Won the War.” National World War II Museum, BB’s Stage Door Canteen, 945 Magazine St. — The Victory

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The marching bands of Southern University of New Orleans and Grambling State University perform in the Bayou Classic Battle of the Bands and Step Show at 6 p.m. Friday and at the Bayou Classic, which begins at 4 p.m.Saturday, at the Louisiana Superdome.

Belles sing World War II-era tunes such as “White Cliffs of Dover,” “Harbor Lights,” “The Last Time I Saw Paris,” “La Vie En Rose” and “I’ll Be Seeing You.” www. nationalww2museum.org Tickets $41-$43. 11:45 a.m. Wednesday. “The Feel of Christmas.” Cutting Edge Theater, 747 Robert Blvd., Slidell — Holiday season kickoff show. www.cuttingedgetheater.com. Tickets $28.50-$32.50. 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday. “The Kingfish.” Fuhrmann Auditorium, 317 N. Jefferson Ave., Covington — John “Spud” McConnell plays Huey P. Long in this one-man production about the infamous Louisiana governor and U.S. senator. Also 3 p.m. Sunday. www.kingfishonstage. com. Tickets $35. 7:30 p.m. Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday. “Trixie Minx’s Burlesque Ballroom.” The Jazz Playhouse at the Royal Sonesta, 300 Bourbon St. — The burlesque show features Trixie Minx and guests, with music by Romy Kaye and the Mercy Buckets. www. sonesta.com/jazzplayhouse. Tickets $20. 11 p.m. Friday. “Van Ella Bordella.” The Allways Lounge , 2240 St. Claude Ave. — The show includes burlesque, comedy and singing. www. theallwayslounge.net. Tickets $15-$20. 9 p.m. Thursday.

COMEDY Bear with Me. Twelve Mile Limit, 500 S. Telemachus St. — Laura Sanders and Kate Mason host an open-mic comedy show. Sign-up at 8:30 p.m., show at 9 p.m. Monday. Chris Tucker. Mahalia Jackson Theater for the Performing Arts, 1419 Basin St. — The comedian and actor known for the “Rush

Hour” movies performs. www.saengernola.com. Tickets $50. 9 p.m. Saturday. Come as You Are. Nirvana, 4308 Magazine St. — Vincent Zambon, Ed Black, Isaac Kozell, Lisa Smith and others perform. 8:30 p.m. Saturday. Comedy Beast. Howlin’ Wolf Den, 901 S. Peters St. — Vincent Zambon and Cyrus Cooper host a stand-up comedy show. 8:30 p.m. Tuesday. Comedy Fuck Yeah. Dragon’s Den, 435 Esplanade Ave. — Vincent Zambon and Mary-Devon Dupuy host a stand-up show. 8:30 p.m. Friday. Comedy Gold. House of Blues, Big Mama’s Lounge, 229 Decatur St. — Leon Blanda hosts a stand-up showcase of local and touring comics. 7 p.m. Wednesday. Comedy Gumbeaux. Howlin’ Wolf Den, 901 S. Peters St. — Frederick RedBean Plunkett hosts an open-mic stand-up show. 8 p.m. Thursday. Comedy in the Kennel. The Ugly Dog Saloon, 401 Andrew Higgins Blvd. — A stand-up comedy show features a variety of performers. Free admission. 9:30 p.m. Friday. Comedy Night in New Orleans. The New Movement, 2706 St. Claude Ave. — The New Movement comics perform. 8 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. Saturday. Comic Strip. Siberia Lounge, 2227 St. Claude Ave. — Chris Lane hosts the standup comedy open mic with burlesque interludes. 9:30 p.m. Monday. Crescent Fresh. Dragon’s Den, 435 Esplanade Ave. — Ted Orphan and Geoffrey Gauchet host the stand-up comedy open mic. Sign-up at 7:30 p.m., show at 8 p.m. Thursday. Haeg and Butts Presents. Parleaux Beer

Lab, 634 Lesseps St. — The weekly standup, improv and sketch show features local performers. www.parleauxbeerlab.com. 8 p.m. Sunday. Jeff D Comedy Cabaret. Oz, 800 Bourbon St. — This weekly showcase features comedy and drag with Geneva Joy, Carl Cahlua and guests. 10 p.m. Thursday. Joy Hour. Hi-Ho Lounge, 2239 St. Claude Ave. — Geneva Joy hosts Bing-Oh! 6 p.m. Tuesday. “The Kool Moe Dee Appreciation Society.” Carnaval Lounge, 2227 St. Claude Ave. — Comedy, burlesque, dance party and more with Black Girl Giggles, No Lye Comedy, Corey Mack and more. Tickets $8. 9 p.m. Friday. Local Uproar. The AllWays Lounge & Theater, 2240 St. Claude Ave. — Paul Oswell and Benjamin Hoffman host a stand-up comedy showcase with free food and ice cream. 8 p.m. Saturday. Mark Normand. One Eyed Jacks, 615 Toulouse Ave. — The comedian performs a show in his hometown. 10 p.m. Friday. NOLA Comedy Hour. Hi-Ho Lounge, 2239 St. Claude Ave. — Duncan Pace hosts an open mic. Sign-up at 7:30 p.m., show at 8 p.m. Sunday. St. Claude Comedy Hour. The New Movement, 2706 St. Claude Ave. — Clark Taylor hosts a stand-up show. 9:30 p.m. Friday. Spontaneous Show. Bar Redux, 801 Poland Ave. — We Are Young Funny comedians presents the stand-up comedy show and open mic in The Scrapyard. 8 p.m. Tuesday. Stand Up or Shut Up. Igor’s Buddha Belly Burger Bar, 4437 Magazine St. — Garrett Cousino hosts a weekly openmic show. Signup at 10 p.m., show at 10:30 p.m. Sunday. Sunday Night Social Club. The New Movement, 2706 St. Claude Ave. — A different show each week features local talent from The New Movement. 7 p.m. Sunday. Think You’re Funny? Carrollton Station Bar and Music Club, 8140 Willow St. — Brothers Cassidy and Mickey Henehan host an open mic. Sign-up at 8 p.m., show at 9 p.m. Wednesday. Thursday Night Special. The New Movement, 2706 St. Claude Ave. — A rotating comedy showcase features innovative stand-up, sketch and improv comedy shows. 8 p.m. Thursday. Voix de Ville. MRB, 515 St. Philip St. — Jon Lockin hosts a weekly comedy variety show complete with musical guests, burlesque, drag and stand-up comedy. 8 p.m. Tuesday. Wheel of Improv. The New Movement, 2706 St. Claude Ave. — A blend of TV show formats are jammed together. 8 p.m. Saturday.

ART OPENINGS Academy Gallery, 5256 Magazine St. — “The Miniature Exhibition” features small paintings and sculpture, through Dec. 14; opening reception, 6 p.m. Saturday.

MUSEUMS Louisiana State Museum Presbytere, 751 Chartres St. — “Grand Illusions: The History and Artistry of Gay Carnival in New Orleans” explores more than 50 years of

GOING OUT Newcomb Art Museum, Tulane University, Woldenberg Art Center, Newcomb Place — “Flint is Family” is an exhibition of photography by LaToya Ruby Frazier, through Dec. 14; “The American Dream Denied” is an exhibition by Critical Visualizations and Media Lab about the impact of toxic waste on local communities, through Dec. 14. www.newcombartmuseum.tulane.edu. Ogden Museum of Southern Art, 925 Camp St. — “Louisiana Contemporary” features art by Louisiana artists, through Jan. 5, 2020; “Memory is a Strange Bell: The Art of William Christenberry” includes paintings, sculpture, found-object assemblage and photography, through March 1, 2020. www.ogdenmuseum.org.

FARMERS MARKETS Art Market. Palmer Park, South Claiborne and South Carrollton Avenues — There are two days of art, food vendors and live music at this monthly market. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Camellia City Farmers Market. Griffith Park, 333 Erlanger St., Slidell — Weekly market with items sold that must be handmade, garden or farm grown. 8 a.m. to noon Saturday. camelliacityparket5@gmail.com. Covington Farmers Market. Covington Trailhead, 419 N. Hampshire St., Covington — The Northshore market features local produce, meat, seafood, breads, prepared foods, plants and music. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Wednesday, 8 a.m. to noon Saturday. Crescent City Farmers Market. The market offers fresh produce, prepared foods, flowers and plants at locations citywide, including Tulane University Square (200 Broadway St.) 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday; Ochsner Rehabilitation Hospital (2614 Jefferson Highway) 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday; Bywater at Rusty Rainbow (Chartres and Piety streets) 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday; the American Can Apartments (3700 Orleans Ave.) 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday; Bucktown Harbor (325 Hammond Highway) 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Friday; and in the CBD (750 Carondelet St.) 8 a.m. to noon Saturday; Rivertown (400 block of Williams Boulevard, Kenner) from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday. French Market. Corner of Gov. Nicholls Street and French Market Place — The historic French Quarter market offers local produce, seafood, herbs, baked goods, coffee and prepared foods. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. German Coast Farmers Market. Ormond Plantation, 13786 River Road, Destrehan — The market offers fresh produce, prepared foods, flowers and plants at two locations: Ormond Plantation (13786 River Road, Destrehan) 8 a.m. to noon Saturday; and Luling market (1313 Paul Maillard Road) 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday. www.germancoastfarmersmarket.org. Gretna Farmers Market. Huey P. Long Avenue between Third and Fourth Streets, Gretna — The weekly rain-or-shine market

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77 Think aloud 82 “You are not!” rebuttal 83 Carta lead-in 84 Roundish 85 Nick Jr. girl 87 “Fee, fi, fo, —!” 88 Bacterium, e.g. 89 Stuck 90 Soiled 91 Certain food factory 93 Actor Chaney 94 German conjunction 96 Green-light 99 Loyal subject 100 Just kills time 101 — -mo 103 Utah city 104 Use as a surface for a meal 105 Munches on 109 Reverse 110 Journey 111 Gusto 114 Pothole-filling stuff 115 Outdated RCA product 116 Sundial’s “3” 117 Brief moment 118 Suffix with hobby 119 — tai

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EMPLOYMENT

REAL ESTATE FOR RENT

2321 MEHLE ST.

2460 BURGUNDY ST.

6015 CHARTRES ST.

High quality new construction in ultra convenient Arabi Park location. Easy downtown commute. Open floor plan, high ceilings, master suite with walk in closet. Priced to sell $269,000.

Two (2) separate renovated cottages on a large 48 x 127 Lot in an excellent Marigny location. Main house is a 2 bedroom camelback and 2nd cottage is a 2 bedroom rental. Off street parking for several cars and room for a pool in the rear. $799,000

Double converted to 4 bedroom single. Neat and clean with space to breathe. Off street parking in the Historic Holy Cross District. $159,900

LOWER GARDEN DISTRICT 1/2 BLOCK TO MAGAZINE

1 & 2 bedrooms available in ideal location and ROOMS BY THE MONTH with PRIVATE BATH. All utilities included monthly. Call 504-202-0381 for appointment.

CITY PARK 912 CITY PARK AVE

1BR, LR/DR combo, large furn kit w/breakfast area, wd flrs, cvr’d pkg. No Pets. $900/mo, water pd. 504-450-0850.

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE UPTOWN

Licensed by the Louisiana Real Estate Commission for more than 35 years with offices in New Orleans, LA 70130

Michael L. Baker, ABR/M, CRB, HHS President Realty Resources, Inc. 504-523-5555 • cell 504-606-6226

FOR SALE - 1906 JENA

Cristina’s

Cleaning Service

Let me help with your

cleaning needs!

Holiday Cleaning After Construction Cleaning Residential & Commercial Licensed & Bonded

504-232-5554 504-831-0606

Location Location Location! Very spacious 3-story corner townhouse condo. Close to Freret street, St. Charles Ave. and MARDI GRAS PARADES!! Lots of natural light and wood-burning fp. 2 Bdrms with en-suite ba, eat-in kit w/granite counter tops and stainless appliances. The 3rd fl has a lrg open bonus/game rm. Off-st pkg for one car. (504) 494-1375.

ANNOUNCEMENTS Attention all Vendors in the area of this newspaper distribution. The television series Ax Men (that was broadcast on the History Channel) was filming during the dates of May 2015 through August 2016. All production had ceased as of August 2016. If there are any inquires to the production please contact Original Productions at: 308 W Verdugo Ave, Burbank CA 91502 (818) 295-6966. Please ask to speak to the legal Department or mail inquiries to their attention.

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call 483-3100

1312 FOURTH STREET

340 MAPLERIDGE DRIVE

Gorgeous 4Bd/4Ba home. Great for entertaining. Lrg Kit w/ Comm’l oven, marble counters, wetbar & lrg pantry & Commander’s palace is only a blk away! Master Suite, w/ lrg priv sitting area, plenty of closet space & renov’d bathroom. Balcony. Off street prkg & garage in back. Great home for Mardi Gras, plus walking distance to fine foods and a good time!

Every home has a story & this Exquisite Estate has much to offer, from its sprawling grounds of over 5 acres, to the guest house w/ 2 Beds, 1 Bath eat in kit w/granite counters, gas FP, covered porch, & att’d garage. The lovely main home offers 5 Bed /3 full Baths and 2 half Baths. Mstr Ste w/ priv sun room, sep jetted tub & shower. Handcrafted tile work done in Mstr Bath. Hard surface floors on main floor. Home is a Masterpiece! A must see too many amenities!!!

GARDEN DISTRICT • $1,195,000

MANDEVILLE • $949,900

RE/MAX REAL ESTATE PARTNERS, INC. • 4141 VETERANS BLVD., SUITE 100 • METAIRIE, LA 70002 • 504-888-9900 Licensed in Louisiana • Each Office Independently Owned & Operated

MJ’s

Black Friday SALE

Weekly Tails

NOLA Socks WAS $9.99 NOW $4.99

CALL JEFFREY • (504) 610-5181

(20+ styles available)

YOUR AD HERE!

CALL 483-3100

NOLA Tote Bags WAS $14.99 NOW $7.50

BACARDI

Kennel #43173933

Bacardi is a 12-year-old Pit Bull mix. November is adopt a senior pet month, but don’t tell Bacardi that. This senior still has the outlook on life of a young pup, and is looking forward to living out his golden years with a loving family! Bacardi knows he is handsome, but he will still gladly stop to let everyone tell him that he is.

NOLA Cutting Boards WAS $27.99 NOW $13.99

10” Ceramic Jambalaya Dinner Plates WAS $8.99 NOW $2.50 Nola Dish Towels WAS $5.99 NOW $2.99

MJ’s

1513 Metairie Rd. 835-6099

METAIRIE SHOPPING CENTER MJSMETAIRIE • mjsofmetairie.com

CUDDLES

Kennel #42641846

Cuddles is a 4-year-old, neutered, Domestic Short Hair that was brought to us by a kind stranger who saw him limping around a school. Cuddles does not let whatever happened in his past affect his future, though. This sweet boy lives up to his name, and he will happily snuggle up next to you for a bunch of cuddles.

To meet these or any of the other wonderful pets at the LA/SPCA, come to 1700 Mardi Gras Blvd. (Algiers), 10-4, Mon.-Sat. & 12-4 Sun., call 368-5191 or visit www.la-spca.org

REAL ESTATE / SERVICES

GAMBIT EXCHANGE

REPAIRS

Roofing • Gutters • Plumbing • Sheetrock Patio Covers • Decks • Siding/Fascia

GABBY RAY 504-444-6818

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to place your ad in the

Pressure Washing • Painting Gutter Cleaning

BECKY RAY GIROIR 504-333-2645

43 G A M B I T > B E S T O F N E WO R L E A N S . C O M > N OV E M B E R 2 6 - D E C E M B E R 2 > 2 0 1 9

Food Safety Specialist - Harahan, LA for sanitation consulting firm. Review practices of food industry, associated clts; reco best practices on progs, procedures, cleaning methods, designs, pathogen, contaminant, vermin control, allergen mgmt, other food safety issues. BS or higher, Food Sci or related; 1 yr exp food safety, incl. some exp in: reg reqts in food processing; HACCP; food safety prerequisite progs (GMP’s, environmental monitoring, allergen control, sanitation, pest control); foodborne pathogen cross contamination control; plant audits; experimental design, data mgmt; presentations to nonscientific stakeholders. Telecommuting from any location in the US is an option for this position. Must mail cvr ltr, CV to Michelle Donnelly, Commercial Food Sanitation, LLC, 200 Laitram Lane, Harahan LA 70123 w/i 30 days, ref. job #15010.

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