We hear a lot about mindfulness these days. Mindfulness is, basically, not taking things for granted but instead being consciously aware of what is going on in the present moment.

It’s unlikely that serious practitioners of mindfulness have a protocol for walking into a bar. But, hey, this is New Orleans. 

When you walk into a bar you might unconsciously be asking yourself, “What am I going to drink?”  A more mindful approach might be to let your gaze fall on the bottles behind the bar. And perhaps notice a particular bottle. Say, one with a bright blue wax seal, and a label that says, “River Basin Distillery.” And you might find yourself asking, “Who are the people who make this rye whiskey?”

Then, noting that all the bottles in here are made of glass, your next mindful moment might be to wonder, “How do you make glass?”  

Well, your mindfulness is paying off. These are the very questions Peter Ricchiuti's guests are answering on this edition of Out to Lunch.

The answer to question number one is Elliott Wiener. Elliott is co-founder of New Orleans rye whiskey company, River Basin Distillery. 

And so, to question number 2, How do you make glass? We put that question to Jean Blair. Jean is the founder of New Orleans Glassworks, on Magazine Street, near the World War 2 Museum. Glass artists make and sell glass creations there. And you can also sign up for classes at New Orleans Glassworks and learn to blow glass yourself.

When we talk about “the economy” we typically like to divide things into neat categories. Among those categories are “manufacturing,” “tourism,” “hospitality,” and “fine arts.”

But when we’re talking about manufacturing whiskey and high-end pieces of glass works, that are all purchased by tourists and locals, and can be found in bars and restaurants, those categories are blurred in a way that’s unique to our New Orleans’ economy. Jean and Elliott are both contributing to all kinds of categories of the local economy. 

Out to Lunch is recorded live over lunch at NOLA Pizza in the NOLA Brewing Taproom. You can see photos from this show by Jill Lafleur at our website itsneworleans.com. And check out more lunchtime conversation about making beer and homemade wine.

We hear a lot about mindfulness these days. Mindfulness is, basically, not taking things for granted but instead being consciously aware of what is going on in the present moment.
It&rsquo;s unlikely that serious practitioners of mindfulness have a protocol for walking into a bar. But, hey, this is New Orleans.&nbsp;
When you walk into a bar you might unconsciously be asking yourself, &ldquo;What am I going to drink?&rdquo; &nbsp;A more mindful approach might be to let your gaze fall on the bottles behind the bar. And perhaps notice a particular bottle. Say, one with a bright blue wax seal, and a label that says, &ldquo;River Basin Distillery.&rdquo; And you might find yourself asking, &ldquo;Who are the people who make this rye whiskey?&rdquo;
Then, noting that all the bottles in here are made of glass, your next mindful moment might be to wonder, &ldquo;How do you make glass?&rdquo; &nbsp;
Well, your mindfulness is paying off. These are the very questions Peter Ricchiuti's guests are answering on this edition of Out to Lunch.
The answer to question number one is Elliott Wiener. Elliott is co-founder of New Orleans rye whiskey company, <a href="https://www.riverbasindistillery.com/">River Basin Distillery</a>.&nbsp;
And so, to question number 2, How do you make glass?&nbsp;We put that question to Jean Blair. Jean is the founder of <a href="http://neworleansglassworks.com/">New Orleans Glassworks</a>, on Magazine Street, near the World War 2 Museum.&nbsp;Glass artists make and sell glass creations there. And you can also sign up for classes at New Orleans Glassworks and learn to blow glass yourself.
When we talk about &ldquo;the economy&rdquo; we typically like to divide things into neat categories. Among those categories are &ldquo;manufacturing,&rdquo; &ldquo;tourism,&rdquo; &ldquo;hospitality,&rdquo; and &ldquo;fine arts.&rdquo;
But when we&rsquo;re talking about manufacturing whiskey and high-end pieces of glass works, that are all purchased by tourists and locals, and can be found in bars and restaurants, those categories are blurred in a way that&rsquo;s unique to our New Orleans&rsquo; economy. Jean and Elliott are both contributing to all kinds of categories of the local economy.&nbsp;
Out to Lunch is recorded live over lunch at&nbsp;<a href="https://nolapizzaco.com/">NOLA Pizza</a>&nbsp;in the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.nolabrewing.com/">NOLA Brewing Taproom</a>. You can see photos from this show by <a href="https://www.lafleurphoto.com/">Jill Lafleur</a> at our website<a href="https://itsneworleans.com/2022/04/13/whiskey-glass/"> itsneworleans.com</a>. And check out more <a href="https://itsneworleans.com/2021/07/14/beer-wine-cider-pizza/">lunchtime conversation about making beer and homemade wine</a>.

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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