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Restaurant Reviews

Restaurant Reviews

Slice Pizzeria (@SLICENola) on Magazine Street, Uptown, New Orleans

The average second-line runs four hours, so it’s important to get a decent meal beforehand if you plan on walking the whole parade route. Slice Pizzeria (@SLICENola)  in Uptown New Orleans on Magazine Street is a great, fun place to get some really good pizza before the second-line (or the Saints game, for that matter). It’s best to visit them in person, but if that’s not possible, visit them at http://slicepizzeria.com/, follow them on Twitter at https://twitter.com/SliceNola or like them on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/SlicePizzeriaStCharles.

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Tea Cakes at Velvet Espresso Bar (@ThrowACupcake), Uptown NOLA

Next door to Dirty Coast is the Velvet Espresso Bar (@ThrowACupcake) which offers gourmet coffee drinks and tiny little cupcakes known as “tea cakes.” On Sundays when the Saints play, the cakes are designed like little football helmets, and they feature the numbers of Saints players. It’s actually a lot of fun as well as delicious. Visit http://throwacupcake.com or friend them on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/velvet.espressobar. You can also follow them on Twitter at https://twitter.com/ThrowACupcake.

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Relaxing at the River Grille in Monroe, Louisiana

After the Grambling game, I drove back to Monroe to have dinner at the River Grille with my homeboy Vitus Shell, who is a graphic designer and hip-hop promoter in Monroe. The River Grille is a relatively new restaurant, located in north Monroe near the junction of Bayou Desiard with the Oauchita River. It’s a fairly small place, with a neighborhood bar-and-grill feel, but it features great food and a beautiful view of the water. You can like them on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-River-Grille/259318470777820.

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