It's New Orleans: Out to Lunch

What kind of business person looks at the New Orleans landscape and decides we need more booze? Kirk Coco from [NOLA Brewing][link1] and Jed Haas from [Atelier Vie][link2], that's who. Plus, what next for Idea Village prize winning biz, [Your Nutrition Delivered][link3]? [link1]: http://www.nolabrewing.com/ [link2]: http://ateliervie.com/ [link3]: http://yournutritiondelivered.com/ See omnystudio....

Jerry Strahan has been wrangling [Lucky Dog][link1] vendors for nearly 40 years and has the stories to prove it. Amy Wendel carries on the family tradition of [Hove][link2], the French Quarter's French Creole perfumery. Amy and Jerry pay it forward with online marketers[Ember Networks][link3] . [link1]: http://www.luckydogs.us/ [link2]: http://www.hoveparfumeur.com/ [link3]: http://www.getwithembe...

Seth Hamstead from full service butcher [Cleaver and Co][link1] and Tess Monaghan from online farmer's market [Good Eggs][link2] lead the local revolution back to the future of good, old fashioned, locally grown, seasonal and sustainable food. And they deliver. [link1]: http://cleaverand.co/ [link2]: http://www.goodeggs.com/nola See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

At either end of the energy spectrum, Robert Suggs from [South Coast Solar][link1] and Todd Hornbeck from [Hornbeck Offshore Services][link2] are in very different worlds. But they do have a few ideas in common about [NOLA Bikinis][link3] [link1]: http://www.southcoastsolar.com/ [link2]: http://www.hornbeckoffshore.com/ [link3]: http://www.nolabikinis.com/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy i...

Drew Bevolo's family founded and has owned [Bevolo Gas and Electric Lights][link1] since 1945. Burt Benrud's family business, [Cafe du Monde][link2], started up in the 1860's. These two standard bearers of New Orleans' enduring icons talk about the present, the future, and entrepreneur [NOLA Pie Guy][link3]. [link1]: http://www.bevolo.com/ [link2]: http://www.cafedumonde.com/ [link3]: http://www.n...

Latona Giwa from [Birthmark Doula Collective][link1] breaks down the A B C-sections of the NOLA baby biz. Angelle Missios, [NOLA Birth Photographer][link2] is there to capture baby's first breath and first Facebook post. Angelle and Latona pay it forward with [The Elmer Group's Nerium][link3]. [link1]: http://birthmarkdoulas.com/ [link2]: http://www.nolabirthphotographer.com/ [link3]: http://www.n...

Drew Ramsey is facing his century-old company's challenge of a lifetime, rebuilding after a devastating fire destroyed [Hubig's Pies][link1]. Rod Olsen jumped ship from Zapp's to launch [Hola Nola Foods][link2], La's first and only tortilla makers. [Shoplocalstyle][link3] brings Magazine Street to the world. [link1]: http://www.hubigs.com/ [link2]: http://www.holanolafoods.com/ [link3]: http://sho...

Investor John Koerner's bet on Barq's Root Beer paid off when he grew the company big enough to sell to Coca Cola. Charles Allen's local sports supplements venture, [BQuick Nutrition][link1], is following in Barq's footsteps. Koerner and Allen Pay It Forward to online wellness startup [Get Healthy][link2]. [link1]: http://www.bquicknutrition.com/ [link2]: https://gethealthy.com/ See omnystudio.com...

Hansel Harlan minces up nutria and feeds' em to the dogs as super healthy [Marsh Dog][link1] biscuits, treats, and jerky. [Arthur Matherne zips around the swamp on an airboat][link2], occasionally with superstars and sometimes shooting alligators. [link1]: http://www.marshdog.com/ [link2]: http://www.airboattours.com/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jerry Strahan has been wrangling [Lucky Dog][link1] vendors for nearly 40 years and has the stories to prove it. Amy Wendel carries on the family tradition of [Hove][link2], the French Quarter's French Creole perfumery. Amy and Jerry pay it forward with online marketers[Ember Networks][link3] . [link1]: http://www.luckydogs.us/ [link2]: http://www.hoveparfumeur.com/ [link3]: http://www.getwithembe...

Pete Tompkins and Joel Dondis, the Kings of chocolate city empires [Southern Candymakers][link1] and [Sucre][link2] hold court at [Commander's Palace][link3], on the joys and struggles of the candy biz. On the other side of street, the opposite of candy - the new alternative healthy living store, [Well][link4]. [link1]: http://www.southerncandymakers.com/ [link2]: http://www.shopsucre.com/ [link3]...

La State tax credits aren't just for Hollywood producers any more. Peter Loop introduces [eTax Credit Exchange][link1] where YOU can buy a credit and lower your taxes. [Orleans Parish Assessor][link2] Eroll Williams will also lower your taxes, if you can convince him. Want everyone in NOLA to send you money? Click here: [FundDat][link3]. [link1]:http://etaxcreditexchange.com/ [link2]: http://nolaa...

Iftikhar Ahmad, Director of Aviation at [Louis Armstrong International Airport][link1] is ready to take off with an $860m overhaul of the airport. At the Lakefront airport Keith Sisson from new [Southern Airways Express][link2] will fly you to the beach. Peter Pays it Forward with [Clandestine New Orleans][link3]. [link1]: http://www.flymsy.com/ [link2]: http://www.iflysouthern.com/index.cfm?fusea...

Greg Ensslen is founder of the Freret Street Market and one of the prime movers in bringing [Freret Street][link1] from blight to boom. President of the [Greater Mid City Business Association][link2] Josef Wright presides over the sprawling new hospital district and resurgence of Carrolton Avenue. Plus we hit the swamps with [Lost Lands][link3]. [link1]: http://thenewfreret.com/ [link2]: http://mc...

"....then one night in misty Baton Rouge the Tax Credit Fairy waved her magic wand and created Broadway South." Dramatic tales about the resurgence of theater in New Orleans with Cassie Steck Worley and Bruce Hoefer form [Le Petit Theater][link1]. Plus building a better waiter with [Sidework][link2]. [link1]: http://www.lepetittheatre.com/ [link2]: http://gosidework.com/ See omnystudio.com/listene...

Pink-dumpster diva, Simone Bruni aka [Demo Diva][link1], meets [Green Coast Enterprises][link2]' Will Bradshaw. While the Diva's knocking it down to the dirt Will's rebuilding, notably commercial Broadmoor. Also on the lunch menu, cyber security company [504ensics][link3]. [link1]: http://demodiva.com/ [link2]: http://www.greencoastenterprises.com/ [link3]: http://www.504ensics.com/ See omnystudio...

Drew Bevolo's family founded and has owned [Bevolo Gas and Electric Lights][link1] since 1945. Burt Benrud's family business, [Cafe du Monde][link2], started up in the 1860's. These two standard bearers of New Orleans' enduring icons talk about the present, the future, and entrepreneur [NOLA Pie Guy][link3]. [link1]: http://www.bevolo.com/ [link2]: http://www.cafedumonde.com/ [link3]: http://www.n...

Iftikhar Ahmad, Director of Aviation at [Louis Armstrong International Airport][link1] is ready to take off with an $860m overhaul of the airport. At the Lakefront airport Keith Sisson from new [Southern Airways Express][link2] will fly you to the beach. Peter Pays it Forward with [Clandestine New Orleans][link3]. [link1]: http://www.flymsy.com/ [link2]: http://www.iflysouthern.com/index.cfm?fusea...

NOLA BIZ SUPERSTARS! Chairman of [Whole Foods Market][link1], John Elstrott, tells the fascinating tale of the birth of the health food giant and equally fascinating tale of what's ahead. CEO of [GNO Inc][link2] Michael Hecht is one of the architects of New Orleans' sensational business resurgence. [link1]: http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/ [link2]: http://gnoinc.org/ See omnystudio.com/listener fo...

Arts administrator Mia Volkemmer and fine artist mask maker John Flemming join Peter Ricchiuti for a lunch filled with tales of the art world that range from Uptown to Afghanistan and Bridget Bardot. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jessica Blanchard turned her back on international finance and came home to New Orleans to found Balance Yoga and Wellness Studio. Mackie Shilstone never left home and from New Orleans has turned himself into an international sports training phenomenon. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kenneth Purcell's [iSeatz][link1] is the engine that drives online booking for American Express Travel, Delta, Orbitz and more, from right here in New Orleans. Gary Solomon's [The Solomon Group][link2] lights up the Superdome, and that's just for starters. [link1]: http://iseatz.com/ [link2]: http://www.solomongroup.com/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Andre Champagne's massive fleet of [Hollywood Trucks][link1] keeps Hollywood South industry rolling. A.J.Niland's New Orleans-based [HUKA Entertainment][link2] stages some of the nation's biggest and brightest music festivals. [link1]: http://www.hollywoodtrucksllc.com/ [link2]: http://www.hukaentertainment.com/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We can't keep saying forever that we're in a boom in New Orleans. Dana Eness from [The Urban Conservancy][link1] and Blair duQuesnay from [Ignite Investments and Planning][link2] on the dawn of the day after the boom. Will we have longterm change or a nostalgic golden era to look back on? [link1]: http://www.urbanconservancy.org/ [link2]: http://ignitemyplan.com/ See omnystudio.com/listener for pr...

Kevin Morgan Rothschild, co-founder of [VertiFarms][link1], and Megan Nuismer, founder of [The New Orleans Fruit Tree Project][link2], are changing the way we grow vegetables in a swampy urban food desert and harvest fruit in an abundant garden of Eden. [link1]: http://growvertifarms.com/tags/vertifarms [link2]: http://www.nolafruit.org/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.