Summarize this content to 2000 words in 6 paragraphs in Arabic Unlock the Editor\u2019s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.One of my earliest memories is standing in front of a row of Porta Potties at the New Orleans Jazz Fest. I was seven or eight, and I remember having 20 can coolers around my neck because all the grown-ups were peeing. I\u2019ve been going to Jazz Fest since I\u00a0was in the womb; it\u2019s almost a spiritual pilgrimage. The festival is not for everyone: it\u2019s hot as fuck \u2013\u00a0like, so hot. But it\u2019s the best music in the world. I lived in New Orleans until I was 17, then moved to New York, then LA. I come back all the time \u2013 for Mardi Gras, for Jazz Fest, for the New Orleans Book Festival. I\u2019ll often stay at Hotel Peter and Paul in a neighbourhood I love called Marigny. From there we ride our bikes to the festival, but you can also ride to Parkway Bakery & Tavern, a famous po\u2019boy place near the bayou. Having a bike is the best way to get around, although I would never ride here at night. Everyone is drunk… not necessarily me, but probably me \u2013 and definitely everybody else. Jazz Fest is spread over two weekends in late April and early May, and is held at the Fair Grounds Race Course. During the festival, I have no self-control \u2013 something happens, I\u2019m possessed. There\u2019s a blues tent, a jazz tent and a gospel tent, among others. We spend most of our day at Congo Square Stage, where lots of the Black artists \u2013 Erykah Badu, Ludacris, Earth, Wind & Fire \u2013 play. The main stage is usually where pop and rock acts perform \u2013 last year it was The Rolling Stones \u2013 and I\u2019ve also seen the Dave Matthews Band there; they\u2019re playing again this year. There\u2019s zero hustle or grind culture in New Orleans, and without that, the city has its own identity outside of America\u2019s intense, capitalistic pace. It was built for enjoying the day. You don\u2019t want to go anywhere too quickly because there\u2019s music in the streets and, as you\u2019re moving through it, you might see a balcony with a beautiful iron design and flowers hanging over it. Those kinds of sensory elements demand you slow down and enjoy it. There\u2019s zero hustle or grind culture in this city, so it has its own identityWe\u2019re especially known for a non-fussy dining experience; you\u2019re not going to have foam coming to the table here. But whether you\u2019re having a beautiful seafood dinner at Mosquito Supper Club or oysters at P\u00eache, it\u2019s a truly creative experience. The city does amazing French\u00a0food \u2013 go to La Cr\u00eape Nanou or Caf\u00e9 Degas, our stomping grounds during Jazz Fest. Then there are all the traditional Creole restaurants like Brennan\u2019s, Dooky Chase\u2019s and Brigtsen\u2019s. New Orleans is one of the only places in America that has things that are truly indigenous to it. Hot dogs and pizzas are Eurocentric things that were brought over, but if you\u2019re having gumbo, that comes from America. And when you listen to jazz or blues, those are indigenous music forms that were born in New Orleans. The streetcar runs through most of the city: you can get off at the Garden District to look around, or Saint Charles Avenue to walk down Magazine Street. There you\u2019ll find beautiful design and vintage stores like Shop Lekha and Blue Dream. Everything seems cool and cheap\u00a0\u2013 kind of youthful and more modern than the French Quarter. You might find a Pilates class. If\u00a0you\u2019re in New Orleans for more than four days, you\u2019ll probably want to find a green\u00a0juice or a vegetable or something, so it\u2019s nice to know\u00a0where the young people are. There\u2019s so much charm to New Orleans. It has some of the most beautiful trees and landscapes, and all these quaint neighbourhoods and Caribbean influences. Then there are the old houses that have been turned into little restaurants or dance clubs \u2013 juke joint, old shack kind of things. There\u2019s a page in my latest book, May You Love and Be Loved, that says: \u201cMay you feel rhythm deep in your soul. May song lyrics make you laugh and cry. May there be nights you stay out too late because the music was too good to go home early.\u201d That\u2019s my New Orleans page. May You Love and Be Loved: Wishes for Your Life by Cleo Wade is published by Feiwel & Friends at $18.99<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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