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New Orleans is one of those deep soul-binding places. Once you go there, it gets into your soul and never leaves.

My maternal grandmother was born in Convent, LA and both her parents are products of Louisiana soil. Both great-grand parents worked and lived in the French Quarter. I have also recently uncovered that my paternal lineage also comes from the Louisiana Purchase. 

Sadly, I have a great, great, great, grandmother who was purchased at 3 years old to populate her plantation.

That is a story for another day, meanwhile, back to the joys of blogging ... I was invited by ROSALIND to attend the New Orleans & Company , AFAR Magazine and Commander's Palace for a "CELEBRATE NEW ORLEANS" Evening! It was spectacular!

Chef-Owner and Sancerre Hospitality Culinary Director-Partner of Rose Mary, Joe Flamm along with Neal Bodenheimer ( Tales Of The Cocktail, Co-Chair and Cure CO. ) and Meg Bickford ( Commander's Palace Executive Chef ) kept our taste buds delighted all evening.

A NO band Parigi hit the notes and even led us into a Second Line! ⚜⚜⚜⚜





#BuiltToHost #VisitNewOrleans #ChiNO


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