The New Orleans School of Cooking
The New Orleans School of Cooking occupies a renovated molasses warehouse that was built in the 1830s in the heart of the French Quarter. Join us as the chef shares the secrets of preparing flavorful Crescent City cuisine. Fun is the key ingredient in the kitchen, where you will learn the basics of Louisiana cooking, seasoned with history, trivia and Louisiana lore.
City of New Orleans
Begin in the French Quarter where lacy balconies, Spanish architecture, secluded patios and vibrant markets speak of the city’s European forebears. Travel down Esplanade, “Promenade of the Creoles,” to the languid Bayou St. John and one of the city’s most historic cemeteries. See the historic “dueling oak,” the New Orleans Museum of Art, the Botanical Gardens and the route of the St. Charles streetcar. Pass Tulane and Loyola universities on the way to Uptown and the Garden District. Returning to the “new” city, the Central Business District, brings us full circle: New Orleans past, present and future.
Mardi Gras
Mardi Gras celebrations in New Orleans date back to the early 1800s, and have forever set the mood of the city: joyous, jubilant, just waiting to celebrate! Tour Mardi Gras World and see the actual site where the fabulous floats for Mardi Gras Parades are built, as well as the props, sets and decorations for the extravagant Mardi Gras balls.
Residential Design Tour
Oak Alley Plantation
Visit Oak Alley Plantation, the most famous of the River Road plantations. At the entrance to Oak Alley, blooming bougainvillea and fragrant magnolia frame towering columns and wide verandas. Imagine cypress floors polished by time, gleaming chandeliers and gracious furnishings. Oak Alley boasts rose-colored walls rising magnificently at the end of an alley of 28 majestic oak trees. The birthplace of several early Louisiana governors, this home is southern graciousness personified.