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Life On Esplanade Ave.

Get to Know the Real New Orleans

Category: Dining & Drinks
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Pontilly Coffee

I am at Pontilly Coffee this morning. It is next to the God is Good Carwash on Chef Menteur Highway. It is run by the same people. It is across the street from the New Orleans Baptist Seminary. I am looking at the live oaks on the seminary grounds as… Read more
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Flour Moon New Orleans

When something is Uptown, there is its equivalent Downtown. It is hard to find a good bagel in New Orleans.  Uptown, on Freret Street, there is Humble.  Downtown, at 457 North Dorgenois Street, Is Flour Moon Bagels.  When you are in Ne… Read more
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The Peacemaker Po' Boy

Have you ever had a sandwich?  A New Orleans po’ boy is a sandwich on steroids.   You can usually get them 6″ long or 12″ long.  Six inches of overstuffed po’ boy is enough for me.  Peacemaker po’ boys only come in 12 inches. When… Read more

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The best New Orleans memories are made on Esplanade Avenue