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WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO: New Orleans Cooking Experience • ©Neil Alexander EAT • Grab a meal and support a good cause at Café Reconcile, a nonprofit that supports youth job training. • Feast on good food and great music at open-air food market and performance space Roux Carré. • Order exotic dishes that defy dining categories at new restaurant Primitivo. DRINK • Jazz up your visit with a stop at the Bolden Bar, housed in The Peoples Health New Orleans Jazz Market. SEE & DO • Soak up some local flavor by visiting the Southern Food & Beverage Museum’s photo and artifact exhibitions. • Learn about New Orleans' African-American history at the Ashé Cultural Arts Center. • Walk the hallways of the George and Leah McKenna Museum of African American Art. • Cook up your own Creole meal at New Orleans Cooking Experience. Bartender ©Primitivo SHOP • Grocery shop for a cause at Dryades Market, which supports farmers and seafood producers by selling local products. • Shop at The Oretha Castle Haley Art Market on the second Saturday of the month from September through June. THE GIST OF IT: With numerous restaurants and a new museum and market, Central City is one of the fastest-growing cultural hubs in town. HOW TO GET THERE: From the French Quarter, drive or take a cab Uptown from St. Charles Avenue, and turn right on Felicity Street to reach Oretha Castle Haley Boulevard.
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