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New Orleans CONT’D<br />
LOUISIANA<br />
GO EAT<br />
DEUTSCHES HAUS<br />
200 S Galvez St • 504-522-8014<br />
www.deutscheshaus.org<br />
The Big Easy meets bratwurst when this<br />
German club opens its doors each weekend this<br />
month for an Oktoberfest celebration featuring<br />
traditional German beer and snacks. $<br />
LIUZZA’S BY THE TRACK<br />
1518 N Lopez St • 504-218-7888<br />
The barbecue shrimp po’boy here may be the<br />
city’s single best sandwich. French bread is<br />
hollowed out and fi lled with close to threedozen<br />
shrimp dripping in butter-heavy New<br />
Orleans-style barbecue sauce. $<br />
JACQUES-IMO’S<br />
8324 Oak St • 504-861-0886<br />
www.jacquesimoscafe.com<br />
This restaurant’s unconventional style is a<br />
refl ection of its eccentric owner. The table in<br />
the back of the pickup truck out front is the<br />
best place to enjoy the signature alligator and<br />
cheesecake appetizer. $$$<br />
GO PARTY<br />
THE CAROUSEL PIANO BAR & LOUNGE<br />
At the Hotel Monteleone<br />
214 Rue Royale • 504-523-3341<br />
Help this merry-go-round-themed bar celebrate<br />
its 60th anniversary by stopping in for a drink<br />
and some live piano music. Ernest Hemingway<br />
and Tennessee Williams were both regulars.<br />
THE KINGPIN BAR<br />
1307 Lyons St • 504-891-2373<br />
www.kingpinbar.com<br />
This quirky Uptown bar with its eccentric<br />
clientele is a monument to days gone by, specifi<br />
cally the Elvis era. The effect is accentuated<br />
by decorative circa-1950 hubcaps.<br />
GO DAY-TRIPPING<br />
HONEY ISLAND SWAMP TOUR<br />
30 miles northeast of New Orleans<br />
Slidell, LA • 985-641-1769<br />
www.honeyislandswamp.com<br />
On these tours through Southern Louisiana’s<br />
swamps, alligators swim up to the boat and<br />
exotic birds call out to birdwatchers from thick<br />
Cypress trees.<br />
FUN FACT!<br />
Chocolate doberge cake (a local layered<br />
dessert) was fi rst created in New Orleans as a<br />
riff on a Hungarian pastry, the Dobos Torte.<br />
GO MAGAZINE OCTOBER <strong>2009</strong><br />
New York<br />
NEW YORK<br />
— Jacqueline Detwiler<br />
GO SHOP<br />
EVOLUTION<br />
120 Spring St • 800-952-3195<br />
www.theevolutionstore.com<br />
Normally, when you fi nd yourself looking at<br />
delicate fossils, they’re in a climate-controlled<br />
box, not the palm of your hand. Not so at this<br />
store, where you can buy replicas of prehistoric<br />
cave bear skulls to decorate your apartment.<br />
FROM THE SOURCE<br />
104 W 17th St • 212-255-9209<br />
www.fromthesource.us<br />
From driftwood tables to antique wood<br />
benches, the beachy furniture at this store is<br />
perfect for city folk looking to green up their<br />
image. All of the furnishings are handcrafted<br />
using vintage, salvaged or farm-grown wood.<br />
JACKRABBIT SPORTS<br />
42 W 14th St • 212-727-2980<br />
www.jackrbt.com<br />
Visitors in town for any of New York’s big<br />
races this month (the Yonkers Marathon and<br />
Westchester Triathlon among them) can gear up<br />
at this local purveyor of wetsuits, bike counters<br />
and cool running gear.<br />
LION BRAND YARN STUDIO<br />
34 W 15th St • 212-243-9070<br />
www.lionbrandYarnStudio.com<br />
Pull a couple of yards out of the sampling wall,<br />
take a crochet class or watch a free demonstration<br />
at the “learning bar” in this studio, then<br />
choose from an astonishing array of ultra-soft,<br />
organic or recycled yarns for your latest project.<br />
TOPSHOP<br />
478 Broadway • 212-966-9555<br />
www.topshop.com<br />
Brits are so fashionable it even makes New<br />
Yorkers want to tear their hair out—that is, before<br />
this Kate Moss-approved London import<br />
brought its über-trendy sequined jackets and<br />
neon shoes to the Stateside version of Soho.<br />
WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND<br />
351 W Broadway • 212-343-1225<br />
www.whatgoesaroundnyc.com<br />
Boho is the style at this vintage-inspired SoHo<br />
boutique. Flowy tops, ’70s-style dresses and<br />
slouchy old-South menswear make up most of<br />
the stock.<br />
GO SEE<br />
BALTO STATUE<br />
67th Street and East Dr<br />
www.centralpark.com<br />
Near the Tisch Children’s Zoo, this statue<br />
QualityPedalCars.com<br />
Growing up has never been so much fun!<br />
<br />
<br />
memorializes the indomitable sled dog who<br />
braved a blizzard to deliver medicine to a<br />
village of children sick with diphtheria. Rumor<br />
has it that Balto’s sheen comes from the oils<br />
on the hands of children who have petted him.<br />
BROADWAY DANCE CENTER<br />
322 W 45th St • 212-582-9304<br />
www.bwydance.com<br />
It’s never too late to learn to dance. Try on some<br />
tap, jazz or ballet shoes in a class at this dance<br />
center just steps from venues for Hair and<br />
Phantom of the Opera. You never know, you<br />
could have what it takes to make it onstage.<br />
“LINCOLN AND NEW YORK”<br />
At The New-York Historical Society<br />
170 Central Park W • 212-873-3400<br />
www.nyhistory.org<br />
In honor of the Abraham Lincoln bicentennial,<br />
this exhibit will examine the ways in which<br />
New York State impacted the great president’s<br />
life and political success. Begins Oct. 9.<br />
STAGE DOOR TOUR<br />
At Radio City Music Hall • 1260 Avenue of the<br />
Americas • 212-307-7171<br />
www.radiocity.com/tours<br />
Slip behind the scenes at one of the most<br />
iconic entertainment venues in the country to<br />
see where the stars hang out before and after<br />
performances. You may even meet a Rockette.<br />
WAVE HILL<br />
W 249th St and Independence Ave, Bronx<br />
718-549-3200<br />
www.wavehill.org<br />
Although it sits between Van Cortlandt Park<br />
and the Hudson River, this massive mansion<br />
and gardens feels miles away from the city.<br />
Visit this month, when cooler weather means<br />
more open space for strolling.<br />
WICKED<br />
At Gershwin Theater<br />
222 W 51st St • 212-586-6510<br />
www.wickedthemusical.com<br />
Although this musical has been on tour for<br />
awhile, there’s no place to see it like the enormous<br />
Gershwin Theater, which features animatronic<br />
sets and a perfectly witchy atmosphere.<br />
GO EAT<br />
88 PALACE<br />
88 E Broadway • 212-941-8886<br />
The almost impossibly cheap dim sum brunch<br />
at this Chinatown restaurant is so authentic<br />
you may fi nd yourself not knowing what you’re<br />
eating. You can’t go wrong with anything in<br />
dumpling form—be it pork buns or shumai. $
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