Courtesy of Booty’s
Want to learn how to open a restaurant in New Orleans? Nick Vivion and Kevin Farrell can show you how.
The co-owners of Booty’s Street Food, which is scheduled to open this Friday evening, have been documenting their adventures as they transform this old Bywater building into a contemporary space with walls made of reclaimed wood, ceilings of tin and a bar of steel. On their blog, which features a series of photos and videos, Nick and Kevin take you through the demolition and construction of this space and the various obstacles they run into along the way.
Grab some popcorn as Nick and Kevin also uncover some of the history of the old building, which has stood in the Bywater for over 150 years. In one video chapter, they discover the charred remnants of a fire that occurred back in 1901 during one of the building’s past lives as a pharmacy.
What’s even more fascinating is what happens when they try to dig up some buried “booty” of their own. Some of what they find dates back to 1906, and became an inspiration to the owners as they designed the space. Check it out.
Booty’s will serve street food from around the world and will be open daily from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m.
Earthtalk: “Cool Roofs” for New Orleans
It’s hot outside, but it could be cooler! In this article, Brooke Theis explores Cool Roofs, an effective solution to the urban heat island effect that makes the New Orleans heat so unbearable. The author also explores inequalities in how people experience the environment from identity perspectives like race and class.
Big Chem-EZ: How can small Louisiana communities access clean drinking water after a hurricane?
When I went to visit the Pointe-au-Chien tribe after Hurricane Ida with my Service Learning class, I heard that one of the biggest challenges in the aftermath of the hurricane was finding enough drinking water, so in this article, I explore water purification methods: 1) when they are necessary, 2) how they work, and 3) if they really make your water safe to drink.
