Think you’ve seen all there is of the Deep South? Think again! This charming “insider’s” package captures the elegance and mystery of the south while treating you to the best the local color has to offer! Travel to New Orleans where you’ll stay for two nights at the Soniat House Hotel, located in the quiet residential section of the French Quarter. This luxurious boutique hotel has been noted one of the 1,000 places to see before you die and also one of the top 20 hotels in the world by Fodor’s Travel Guide. You will surely be relaxed by the time you meet with an in-house jewelry designer at The Bead Shop to create your own custom piece of jewelry. Following a day of shopping, treat yourself to one of the most popular restaurants in New Orleans. Galatoire’s traditions have been preserved with little change since opening in 1905. Known for its characteristic line snaking down Bourbon Street, it’s recommended to arrive early or try your best to reserve a table on the second floor. There won’t be a line at your next New Orleans dinner where you’ll visit the home of true southerner Julia Reed, author of The House on First Street, Queen of the Turtle Derby and contributing editor at Vogue and Newsweek. Enjoy cocktails and dinner with this queen of the south and she’ll send you off with a personally inscribed copy of The House on First Street, which details the renovation of the very house in which you’ll meet her! Leave Julia’s home and head over to Gautreau’s, who has now had three chefs named as "America's Top 10 Best New Chefs" in Food & Wine Magazine, and five chefs nominated for James Beard awards, where your dinner for four awaits! It has also received national recognition in The New York Times, Gourmet, Bon Appétit, and Town and Country.
