Although we had a relatively mild July here in New Orleans, August is really digging its hot little heels in. With a little over a month of dawn-to-dusk swelter in store, I thought I'd offer up some cooling treats (and words) to keep us all going.
In New Orleans, summer means cold sweet things. Get to Angelo Bracato's and dive into some gelato! Even a bracing espresso goes down easy after a scoop or two. I resoundingly recommend the apricot gelato, followed closely by their heady version of zabaglione.
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The past few weeks have been full of changes. The weather is a given, but also the pacing of the days, workloads and attitudes toward workloads, and self-designed ideas about life in general. Fall tends to have this effect on me regardless of what's going on in the world. This fall I'm busier than ever, but I'm choosing to regard the busyness as a gift instead of a headache. Living in this city is also still quite a challenge--almost too much of one at times--but I'm learning to be patient with it. Sometimes it feels unknowable. It throws so many parties for itself, how do you ever get a chance at some quiet one-on-one?
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