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Tommy’s Cuisine
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Tomas Bistro 746 Tchoupitoulas St. New Orleans, LA. 70130 504.581.1103
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· rehearsal dinners · cocktail parties · weddings and receptions · business meetings · customized menus available · located in Warehouse Arts District
through this mecca of eye candy, because the store is packed with gift items for everyone from infants to grandparents. The shop sells a variety of New Orleans- and Saints-themed items and works by local artists in mediums ranging from jewelry to home decor to books. Oh yeah, gift wrapping is free. 2. Fleurty Girl (632 St. Peter St., 504-3045529; 1720 St. Charles Ave., 504-309-3944; 2885 Hwy. 190, Suite C, Mandeville, 985-7780341; 3117 Magazine St., 504-301-2557; Lakeside Plaza, 3313 Severn Ave., Metairie, 504-454-1433; www.fleurtygirl.net; @fleurtygirl) 3. Hazelnut (2735 Hwy. 190, Mandeville, 985-626-8900; 5515 Magazine St., 504891-2424; www. hazelnutneworleans.com) BEST PLACE TO BUY WINE 1. Martin Wine Cellar (714 Elmeer Ave., Metairie, 504-8967350; Village Shopping Center, 2895 Hwy. 190, Mandeville, 985-9518081; 3500 Magazine St., 504-894-7420; www.martinwine.com; @martin_wine) — Once again the perennial favorite takes top spot for its vast selection of wines in a wide range of prices from wineries around the world. 2. Dorignac’s Food Center (710 Veterans
Memorial Blvd., Metairie, 504-834-8216; www. dorignacs.com; @bestisbetter) 3. Rouses (Citywide; www.rouses.com; @rousesmarkets) BEST SHOPPING MALL 1. Lakeside Shopping Center (3301 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, 504-835-8000; www. lakesideshopping.com; @shopatlakeside) — You can do almost everything you need to do and find whatever you want in one sprawling location — transfer your car title and get a tune-up while you have lunch and find local shops like Earthsavers, Adlers and Jean Therapy alongside national retailers like the Disney Store, Apple, Abercrombie & Fitch and Steve Madden. 2. The Shops at Canal Place (333 Canal St., 504-522-9200; www. theshopsatcanalplace. com; @theshopsatcanal) 3. The Esplanade (1401 W. Esplanade Ave., Kenner, 504-468-6116; www.simon.com/mall/ the-esplanade; @shopesplanade) BEST SMOKE SHOP 1. Herb Import Company (711 St. Peter St., 504-525-4372; 712 Adams St., 504-8614644; 5055 Canal St., 504-488-4889; www.herbimport.com; @theherbimport) — Each store has a special area that’s an emporium of smoking accoutrements, including herbal vaporizers, hookahs, electronic cigarettes, American Spirit
cigarettes, and a wide array of glass, wooden and ceramic pipes, onehitters and more. 2. Up In Smoke (2101 Magazine St., 504-899-0005; www. upinsmokeneworleans. com; @upinsmokehq) 3. Ra Shop (Citywide; www.rashop.us; @rashop) BEST SWEET SHOP 1. Sucre (3025 Magazine St., 504-520-8311; Lakeside Shopping Center, 3301 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, 504-834-2277; www.shopsucre.com; @sucreneworleans) — If you can imagine it as a confection, Sucre can make it real. Can you say gelato po-boy? 2. Angelo Brocato (214 N. Carrollton Ave., 504-486-1465; www.angelobrocatoicecream.com) 3. Blue Frog Chocolates (5707 Magazine St., 504269-5707; www. bluefrogchocolates.com; @bluefrogchoc) BEST ATTORNEY 1. Troy Broussard (3231 N. I-10 Service Road W, Metairie, 504835-9491) — Juris doctor Troy Broussard is the self-proclaimed “DWI Dr.,” and voters have shown he has the cure for what nails you. 2. Morris Bart (909 Poydras St., Suite 2000, 504-525-8000; www.morrisbart.com; @morrisbart) 3. Josh Mathews (2550 Belle Chasse Hwy., Suite 200, PAGE 86