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FA L L I N G I N L O V E W I T H …
NEW
ORLEANS
THE CRESCENT CITY’S
CHARMS ARE IRRESISTIBLE
— AND EVERYWHERE.
SARA ROAHEN EXPLORES
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W W W. R I T Z C A R LT O N . C O M
EMILY DELAMATER
I
I’ve been in New Orleans as a tourist only once —
in 1998, for a wedding. My most vivid memory
from that trip is of a brisk, dark drive along a
stretch of pavement that seemed to be the end
of civilization even though we were within city
limits. I know now that it was a river road. We
were headed to dinner, and as we proceeded
north, railroad tracks and the Mississippi River
levee followed us on the left, while a residential
neighborhood whizzed by on our right. Eventually,
a well-lighted 150-year-old shotgun house loomed,
and our hosts parked. At Mat & Naddie’s restaurant, I encountered the city’s penchant for savory
first-course cheesecakes and the cozy restaurantin-a-house design model of some superb Uptown
eateries — Brigtsen’s, Dick & Jenny’s, and Bistro
Daisy among them.
It’s a subtler New Orleans memory than the
others I’ve carried from that life-altering trip of
firsts — the deep-fried pork chop at the rehearsal
dinner; the warm, oozy Brie and sugary pecans
encased in pastry at the reception; the sherrybrightened turtle soup at Commander’s Palace
restaurant; the grab-and-go daiquiris in the
French Quarter; the soundtrack of brass bands
that seemed to follow us everywhere; the heavy
heat; the stiff juleps. I realize that this list reads
like your typical guidebook’s description of Big
Easy highlights, but even now as a seasoned
local, I still get warmhearted at the prospect of
experiencing any/all of the above (except that I
now prefer a rye-based Sazerac cocktail in my
“go-cup”). That’s because some of the city’s most
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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Ritz-Carlton Magazine - Summer 2013
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Contents
Contributors
Editor’s Letter
President’s Letter
Falling in Love With … New Orleans
Design
Technology
On the Boulevards
Shopping
Jewelry
Watches
Family
Local Knowledge
Sports
Cancun
Doha
Fashion
Culinary
Let Us Stay with You
Heritage
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