While our TMC family gathers in NOLA – a list of fun things to do and places to eat/drink!

You’ve heard about our conference agenda, created by our members and for our members. And you know Team TMC also loves to have fun at our events. So, here’s the skinny on the extras we have planned for NOLA next month.

Saturday, February 15th – Mulligans Fore Morgan
Sponsored by our friends at Get Credit Healthy and People’s United Bank, we’re honored to host our charity golf tournament in honor of Morgan, my 12 year old daughter fighting a big battle, she doesn't deserve. A four-person scramble teeing off at noon at Bayou Oaks at City Park in support of the Cystinosis Research Foundation’s quest to find a cure for a rare genetic disease affecting only 500 people in the US.
With over $110,000 donated in Morgan’s name through my fundraising and support from our TMC Family, we invite you to join us for a fun day on the links, in support of a cause near and dear to our hearts. The bus will leave The Roosevelt at 11:15, lunch will be provided, and we’ll have prizes on the course up for grabs, plus a whole lot of fun!

​Sunday, February 16th – Opening Reception at The Roosevelt
To kick things off on the first day of the conference, we’re hosting a Casino Night for our TMC Family with the support of our buddies at Total Expert. Back by popular demand, we’ll gamble and share laughs in a low-key atmosphere, full of opportunity to connect inside the network at a historic hotel. And something tells us we all might end up at the Sazerac Bar afterward…the locals insist it’s a must-visit, and where it all began.

Monday, February 17th – Networking Reception at the House of Blues
After a full day of networking and collaborating, we’re certain our conference attendees will be itching to get out of the hotel. So, be sure to join us at the House of Blues. Our generous friends at Docutech are throwing a terrific party, highlighted by live music by Soul Project. What a way to unwind after a long day with our TMC family!

Tuesday, February 18th – Closing Reception at Latrobe’s on Royal
To wrap it all up before we head home, we’re getting into the New Orleans spirit by bringing the network offsite yet again! Hosted by our long-time closing reception sponsors at Blend, we’ll have tarot card and palm readers joining us at Latrobe’s on Royal. And we’ll be giving away some goodies to our most engaged members - there are always fantastic prizes up for grabs, and you won’t want to miss it!

Where are the best places to visit, eat and drink to squeeze in as much as possible?
We’re glad you asked… we’ve put together a pretty fantastic list, thanks to our friend Stephen Barton from Eustis Mortgage. He knows how to have a lot of fun, and we consider him our unofficial guide to the city.
Things to Do:

• Airboat Experience – this is a blast, 20 minutes outside of the quarter but totally worth it.  https://www.viator.com/tours/New-Orleans/New-Orleans-Airboat-Ride/d675-6455NOLAAIR [viator.com]
• Night on Frenchman Street listening to live music
• Preservation Hall – really cool experience about how jazz starting in NOLA, it's off of Bourbon Street an only 1 hour show.  Buy front tickets so you have a good seat!  http://preservationhall.com/hall/ [preservationhall.com]
• Cemetery tour – not super exciting but really cool history. Combine this with dinner or brunch at Commander’s palace
• Jackson Square – people watching at its finest and beignets as Café DU Monde (MMM… a NOLA must!)
• Shopping on Royal street while you drink and have fun –  truly awesome and the shops are legit.  Stop into Krewe Sun Glasses – a local NOLA shop that makes the best sunglasses and keeps you on file always so if something happens they get you a new pair.  So awesome!
• Lafeyette’s blacksmith shop – the 3rd oldest bar in America and the spot of the original hurricane! Plus they will have the coolest piano person you have seen
• Segway tour – very touristy, just don't have any hurricanes before you start riding around

 
Places to Eat:

• Jack Rose – new and awesome
• Commander’s Palace – a local favorite! – Sunday Brunch is an event experience unlike any other... get the turtle soup no matter what
• Park City Tavern off Bourbon Street or NOLA Poy Boy on Bourbon Street – to get your poy boy fill
• Deloris Metropolitan – great steak house
• Meril’s – cool tapas
• GW Fins – the biscuits are sick and they will even give you the recipe
• The Blue Crab Restaurant – by the water, a great spot to drink beer and eat oysters during the day
• Revolution – get the rabbitt
• Desire – just for the charbroiled oysters 
• Willie Jean – amazing

 
Places to Drink:

• Absinthe
• Carousel Bar
• Sazerac – the place that started it all, has a great cream expresso martini (and this one is in our hotel lobby!)
• Molly’s on the Market – stop and pick up an Irish Milkshake
• The Rooftop Bar of the Nopsy Hotel
• Lucy’s Retired Surfer Bar – good for game day as Saints players go here and decent food (and it's right by Meril’s)
• Pat O’s – just to say you did and it's attached to Preservation Hall - do it together!

We’ll be in the thick of the Mardi Gras festivities, too!
Check out the parade schedule here, and be sure to plan your travel accordingly so you’re not delayed getting to where you need to be. It’s gonna be a blast!