New Orleans is a city built on tradition that is indestructible. We’ve proven this in our own lifetime. In 2005, New Orleans was as close to being totally destroyed as is possible.

After the flood waters receded, there were all kinds of plans for how we could re-imagine and rebuild the city. After we vigorously debated the possibilities of green spaces, canals, and many other options, we decided that the best thing we could do was build the city back exactly how it was.

Two of the pillars of these indestructible New Orleans traditions are our historic architecture, and Mardi Gras.

Mardi Gras in New Orleans is more than the Tuesday before Lent. Like the tip of the iceberg, there’s a big part of Mardi Gras that most of us don’t get to see – the year-round activities of Mardi Gras Krewes. The center-piece of this activity is each Krewe’s Mardi Gras ball.

If you’re a woman, what you wear to the Mardi Gras ball is as important as your wedding dress. And it takes just as much time and planning to design and make it, especially for you. Today, the premiere designer and dressmaker of Mardi Gras ball gowns is Suzanne Peron St Paul.

If you drive, walk, or bike around the Garden District, the French Quarter, or Uptown New Orleans, you can’t help but admire the architectural beauty of the city’s grand homes.

Here’s another thing you’ll notice: if there’s a “For Sale” sign outside any of these substantial structures, there’s a fair chance it has the name Eleanor Farnsworth on it.

Your casual observation can be backed up by statistical fact. Eleanor has sold the most expensive house in New Orleans history and she's the holder of a host of other prestigious real estate records, including a Lifetime Membership of the Million Dollar Club. Eleanor Farnsworth is a living legend. 

In every grand institution – even one as magical as Mardi Gras or as majestic as the Garden District - there is a place where creativity meets business. At that juncture, you find a human being – a person who is responsible for making the magic happen.  Suzanne Peron St Paul and Eleanor Farnsworth are both great examples of the magician behind the curtain, the person who works in the background to allow beauty and pageantry to take center stage.

This show was recorded live over lunch at Commander's Palace. You can find photos from this show by Jill Lafleur at our website. And here's lunchtime conversation about the strangest Mardi Gras in New Orleans history.

 

New Orleans is a city built on tradition that is indestructible. We&rsquo;ve proven this in our own lifetime.&nbsp;In 2005, New Orleans was as close to being totally destroyed as is possible.
After the flood waters receded, there were all kinds of plans for how we could re-imagine and rebuild the city.&nbsp;After we vigorously debated the possibilities of green spaces, canals, and many other options, we decided that the best thing we could do was build the city back exactly how it was.
Two of the pillars of these indestructible New Orleans traditions are our historic architecture, and Mardi Gras.
Mardi Gras in New Orleans is more than the Tuesday before Lent. Like the tip of the iceberg, there&rsquo;s a big part of Mardi Gras that most of us don&rsquo;t get to see &ndash; the year-round activities of Mardi Gras Krewes. The center-piece of this activity is each Krewe&rsquo;s Mardi Gras ball.
If you&rsquo;re a woman, what you wear to the Mardi Gras ball is as important as your wedding dress. And it takes just as much time and planning to design and make it, especially for you.&nbsp;Today, the premiere designer and dressmaker of Mardi Gras ball gowns is <a href="https://www.suzanneperron.com/index.asp">Suzanne Peron St Paul</a>.
If you drive, walk, or bike around the Garden District, the French Quarter, or Uptown New Orleans, you can&rsquo;t help but admire the architectural beauty of the city&rsquo;s grand homes.
Here&rsquo;s another thing you&rsquo;ll notice: if there&rsquo;s a &ldquo;For Sale&rdquo; sign outside any of these substantial structures, there&rsquo;s a fair chance it has the name <a href="http://www.eleanorfarnsworth.com/">Eleanor Farnsworth</a> on it.
Your casual observation can be backed up by statistical fact. Eleanor has sold the most expensive house in New Orleans history and she's the holder of a host of other prestigious real estate records, including a Lifetime Membership of the Million Dollar Club. Eleanor Farnsworth is a living legend.&nbsp;
In every grand institution &ndash; even one as magical as Mardi Gras or as majestic as the Garden District - there is a place where creativity meets business. At that juncture, you find a human being &ndash; a person who is responsible for making the magic happen.&nbsp; Suzanne Peron St Paul and Eleanor Farnsworth are both great examples of the magician behind the curtain, the person who works in the background to allow beauty and pageantry to take center stage.
This show was recorded live over lunch at<a href="http://www.commanderspalace.com/"> Commander's Palace</a>. You can find photos from this show by <a href="https://www.lafleurphoto.com">Jill Lafleur</a> at<a href="https://itsneworleans.com/2021/06/16/uptown-ruler/"> our website.</a> And here's <a href="https://itsneworleans.com/2021/02/10/alternative-mardi-gras/">lunchtime conversation about the strangest Mardi Gras in New Orleans history</a>.
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OUT TO LUNCH finds economist and Tulane finance professor Peter Ricchiuti conducting business New Orleans style: over lunch at Commander’s Palace restaurant. In his 9th year in the host seat, Ricchiuti’s learned but uniquely NOLA informal perspective has established Out to Lunch as the voice of Crescent City business. You can also hear the show on WWNO 89.9FM.

OUT TO LUNCH finds economist and Tulane finance professor Peter Ricchiuti conducting business New Orleans style: over lunch at Commander&rsquo;s Palace restaurant. In his 9th year in the host seat, Ricchiuti&rsquo;s learned but uniquely NOLA informal perspective has established Out to Lunch as the voice of Crescent City business. You can also hear the show on WWNO 89.9FM.

Tulane finance professor Peter Ricchiuti conducting business New Orleans style: over lunch at Commander's Palace restaurant.

It's New Orleans: Out to Lunch

OUT TO LUNCH finds the country's most entertaining finance professor Peter Ricchiuti conducting business New Orleans style: over lunch. Each week Peter invites guests from the New Orleans business world to join him, sometimes for fine dining others for pizza. From CEO's to startups, managers, musicians, biomed needle-movers, Silicon Bayou success stories and entrepreneurs of all stripes put aside the elevator pitch and the talking points and actually enjoy themselves. It's business, New Orleans style. 
You can also hear the show on WWNO 89.9FM.

OUT TO LUNCH finds the country's most entertaining finance professor <a href="https://freeman.tulane.edu/faculty-research/finance/peter-ricchiuti">Peter Ricchiuti </a>conducting business New Orleans style: over lunch. Each week Peter invites guests from the New Orleans business world to join him, sometimes for fine dining others for pizza. From CEO's to startups, managers, musicians, biomed needle-movers, Silicon Bayou success stories and entrepreneurs of all stripes put aside the elevator pitch and the talking points and actually enjoy themselves. It's business, New Orleans style. You can also hear the show on <a href="https://www.wwno.org/show/out-to-lunch">WWNO 89.9FM</a>.

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