One of our favorite Out to Lunch shows, for many reasons, was a 2019 episode  called High on Mushrooms that brought together two interesting, unlikely guests, whose worlds could not have been more different.

Paul Charbonnet, a drone pilot and the owner of Atmosphere Drones, which shoots all sort of aerial scenes for movies, TV and a variety of users; and Cyrus Lester, co-owner of Mushroom Maggies Farm, a Saint Francisville based farmer of specialty and exotic mushrooms that Cyrus and his wife Maggie sell to local restaurants, farmers markets and specialty distributors.

Though Paul and Cyrus were strangers to each other when they met on the show, several months later, quite by chance, they became next door neighbors! And from there they've become real friends.

In the few years since a lot has changed. Both have weathered the pandemic. Cyrus has had a second child. Paul has started a second company called Compass Visuals, which specializes in robots that work with their cameras to hyper real videos for commercials. And Cyrus has had a second child, in addition to growing his farm.

On this reunion edition of Out to Lunch we're welcoming back two old guests and new friends to see how they’re doing and find out what’s new at Atmosphere Drones and Mushroom Maggie's.

Out to Lunch is recorded over lunch at Mansurs on the Boulevard. You can find photos from this show at itsbatonrouge.la.

One of our favorite Out to Lunch shows, for many reasons, was a 2019 episode  called <a href="https://itsbatonrouge.la/2019/04/11/high-on-mushrooms-out-to-lunch-its-baton-rouge/">High on Mushrooms</a> that brought together two interesting, unlikely guests, whose worlds could not have been more different.
Paul Charbonnet, a drone pilot and the owner of <a href="https://www.atmospheredrones.com/">Atmosphere Drones</a>, which shoots all sort of aerial scenes for movies, TV and a variety of users; and Cyrus Lester, co-owner of <a href="https://mushroommaggiesfarm.com/">Mushroom Maggies Farm</a>, a Saint Francisville based farmer of specialty and exotic mushrooms that Cyrus and his wife Maggie sell to local restaurants, farmers markets and specialty distributors.
Though Paul and Cyrus were strangers to each other when they met on the show, several months later, quite by chance, they became next door neighbors! And from there they've become real friends.
In the few years since a lot has changed. Both have weathered the pandemic. Cyrus has had a second child. Paul has started a second company called <a href="https://www.compassvisuals.com/">Compass Visuals</a>, which specializes in robots that work with their cameras to hyper real videos for commercials. And Cyrus has had a second child, in addition to growing his farm.
On this reunion edition of Out to Lunch we're welcoming back two old guests and new friends to see how they’re doing and find out what’s new at Atmosphere Drones and Mushroom Maggie's.
Out to Lunch is recorded over lunch at <a href="https://www.mansursontheboulevard.com/main/home">Mansurs on the Boulevard</a>. You can find photos from this show at <a href="https://itsbatonrouge.la/2023/06/14/high-on-mushrooms-reunion/">itsbatonrouge.la</a>.

OUT TO LUNCH finds Baton Rouge Business Report Editor Stephanie Riegel combining her hard news journalist skills and food background: conducting business over lunch. Baton Rouge has long had a storied history of politics being conducted over meals, now the Capital Region has an equivalent culinary home for business: Mansur's. Each week Stephanie holds court over lunch at Mansur's and invites members of the Baton Rouge business community to join her. You can also hear the show on WRKF 89.3FM.

It's Baton Rouge: Out to Lunch

OUT TO LUNCH finds The Advocate business reporter Stephanie Riegel combining her hard news journalist skills and food background: conducting business over lunch. Baton Rouge has long had a storied history of politics being conducted over meals, now the Capital Region has an equivalent culinary home for business: Mansur's on the Boulevard. Each week Stephanie holds court over lunch at Mansur's and invites members of the Baton Rouge business community to join her. You can also hear the show on WRKF 89.3FM.

OUT TO LUNCH finds The Advocate business reporter Stephanie Riegel combining her hard news journalist skills and food background: conducting business over lunch. Baton Rouge has long had a storied history of politics being conducted over meals, now the Capital Region has an equivalent culinary home for business: Mansur's on the Boulevard. Each week Stephanie holds court over lunch at Mansur's and invites members of the Baton Rouge business community to join her. You can also hear the show on WRKF 89.3FM.

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