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People Doing Special ThingsAt its 100th AnnualMeeting, TheGreater Shreve-port Chamber ofCommerce hon-ored Harold W.Turner as 2009’s

Business Leader of the Year.Involved in the financial indus-

try for over 30 years, Turner, whois a Shreveport native, began hisbanking career in 1972 with Guar-anty Bank & Trust in Alexandria,LA. After returning home toShreveport in 1991, he worked forHibernia National Bank until heretired December 31, 2005.

Yet retirement was not forHarold Turner, a past chair of theChamber and the Northwest La.Economic Development Founda-tion. So with his wife Helen and hisfather in law Fielder Calhoun en-couraging him, Turner began RedRiver Valley Bank here in 2006.

“We’re an old fashionedbank—we take deposits and wemake loans,” Turner puts it simply.Today, he also serves on theBoards of LSUS Foundation,LSUHS Foundation, Committee of100, Advocare and the Alliance forEducation. He is also an activelongtime member of the DowntownRotary Club of Shreveport.

Celebrity artist andoutstanding jazzenthusiast EugeneMosley createsmasterful collagesof history, givingrecognition to leg-ends in the exciting world of jazz.Because of this incredible artwork,Mosley has been inducted into the

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Greater Shreveport Chamber’sWalk of Stars. Using millions ofdots, meticulously arranged, hehas captured such legends as RayCharles, Cab Callaway and DukeEllington. Mosley is also himself inthe Jazz Hall of Fame at LincolnCenter and is the official artist forAltovise Davis and Sammy DavisJr. as well as for Frank SinatraEnterprises.

Shreveporter JohnZum Brunnen hasreceived a Certifi-cate of Apprecia-tion for Preservingthe Historic Char-acter of Marshall,

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TX for Exterior Painting of an His-toric Building. The award was be-stowed by the Marshall HistoricLandmark Preservation Board.

Now in the process of restor-ing an 1985 house on East AustinStreet (two houses down from theMarshall Town Square), ZumBrunnen is now residing in Shreve-port and will open a storefrontthere carrying Victorian collectiblesand architectural fragments.

Zum Brunnen, who was an artmajor at both Centenary Collegeand Northwestern State Universityin Natchitoches, is also an accom-plished gardener.

The Best of Times, a freemonthly magazine published forthose 50 years of age and older,earned 13 first place awards, in-cluding first places in the Best ofShow and General Excellence cat-egories at the meeting of the NorthAmerican Mature Publishers thattook place in Nassau. Judges were

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owned and operated by the hus-band/wife team of Tina and GaryCalligas, “a surprisingly fun andirrelevant publication.”

Margaret Stagg Sour andGeneral G. Peyton Cole werehosts for an afternoon reception atthe Petroleum Club in DowntownShreveport honoring John M.Rankin for 40 years of dedicatedservice to Goodwill Industries ofNorthwest Louisiana. Rankincame to North Louisiana in 1969from Wisconsin.

At the event special citationswere presented to Rankin fromMayor Cedric Glover of Shreveportand Mayor Lo Walker of BossierCity, as well as heartfelt apprecia-tion for his outstanding work fromnumerous Goodwill Ambassadors.

A professor in theDepartment ofHealth and Exer-cise at CentenaryCollege, ShelleyA r m s t r o n g ,Ph.D., has againbeen honored for her work andcontributions to her field by theSouthern District of AmericanAlliance for Health, PhysicalEduction, Recreation & Dance.Dr. Armstrong received theTaylor Dodson Young Profes-sional Award at the annual con-clave in Myrtle Beach, S.C.

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Portfolio Magazine is pub-lished quarterly by PortfolioPublishing Co. to promoteShreveport-Bossier, theArkLaTex and the GreatState of Louisiana in a posi-tive, upbeat way. For infor-mation about display adver-tising and/or promotionalstories, call at 318/868-8413or 318/470-3606 or [email protected]. Bothstory ideas and constructivecriticism are almost mostwelcomed and encouraged.

COVER: Shreveport attor-ney Gia Kosmitis and Reg-istered Nurse Shelly Hebertare a unique team in theRiver Cities. After graduatingLaw School at LouisianaState University, Kosmitistried it all before decidingthat protecting the elderlywould be the concentrationof her law practice. RNShelly Hebert joined hersoon after that decision andthe two continue to do in-credible work. See story byKay Chance beginning onpage 61 of this issue. Coverphotography and inside pho-tography by Scot R. Smith ofSmith Photographic Ser-vices of Shreveport.

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“I have cherished and cov-eted these things for ages, butnow I want to give them newhomes,” Kirkland announcedduring our chat in the upstairssitting room of his magnificenttownhouse in Bossier City.Without question, he and hisfavorite design team CindyMiciotto and Richard Clementshave turned his two-story intoone of the most dazzling dwell-ings in this area.

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ith the popularity ofBridge on the rise, I havereceived numerous calls

Bridge...A Game of Enduring FascinationBy Nell Cahn

from people who have an in-terest in the origin of the game.

Actually, it was a numberof years ago when I realizedthat I had played the game ofBridge for the better part of mylife and I really knew nothingabout the history of the gameitself. Therefore, I did some in-depth research and wrote acolumn published in Portfolioabout my findings.

So in response to the re-cent requests, I have revisedthat column of some yearsback, and start with this ques-tion: What is it about the gameof Bridge which attracts somany serious and devotedplayers?

Today most of us live in thefast lane with television, cellphones and computers. Welive in a remarkable century,one in which parents andgrandparents regularly emailtheir children and grandchil-dren in remote places as wellas in the same city. There islittle time to be spent on a lei-surely game of bridge.

In this fast lane, we findourselves dealing with manydifferent types of cards . . .Baseball Cards, TradingCards, Credit Cards, TarotCards, and yet none of thesehas the background of history

and art as does the game ofBridge. First of all, I must pointout that Bridge provides anavenue for social and mentalstimulation. Possibly it is theknowledge that the deck datesback to the 12th century inChina when the world was amuch more leisurely and gra-cious place.

I have always consideredBridge a game of royalty, agame of Kings and Queens, agame played in the parlors ofpalaces among the socially

elite. English playing cards areknown and used all over theworld, everywhere Bridge andPoker are played.

In England the same packis used for other games suchas Whist, Cribbage, Rummy,Nap and so forth. Cards en-tered Europe, however, fromthe Islamic Empire. In England,courtly human beings pictureswere added—kings and theirattendants, knights (on horse-back) and foot servants.

To my knowledge, there isno historical information as towho named the suits—spades,

hearts, diamonds and clubs.Bridge dates as far back as

the early 16th century, althoughat that time it was called Whist.Under that name, the gamewas played through succeed-ing centuries when prototypeforms of the game were playedunder such names as Triumph,Trump, Ruff, Slam andHonours. Then in the followingcenturies, Whist went throughstages of evolution, and actu-ally became popular with allclasses.

With the migration towards theNew World, both sailors andimmigrants alike took alongtheir card games, which be-came a very popular way topass the time. Around the1890s, the game of Bridge wasintroduced in the United States.The rules of the game under-went many changes. FinancierHarold Vanderbilt did much toperfect a system in 1925 by in-troducing rules, treatments andprinciples, and even a scoringtable. His established rules be-came so popular that his gameof Contract Bridge was adopted

by the majority of players.How did the card game

come to be known as Bridge?An interesting question but noone seems to be able to an-swer it. Many seem to attachvalue to the Russian word“biritch” or ”britch,” which ap-parently meant an announceror heralder of some news orevent. However, when you askan entomologist, you could re-ceive an answer like the follow-ing, but the truth alas is that noone knows precisely where thename Bridge came from. It isfairly certain though that it hasnothing to do with other sensesof the word bridge. The inven-tion of Bridge in the 19th cen-tury was evidently based upona card game long popular in theNear East and known at thattime as Russian Whist.

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Inside This Issue

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From the Publisher

eldom does anyone live lifewith such vigor & vitality asCaroline Jones Walters did.S

She died peacefully on April 6with family members and closefriends at her side and her lifewas celebrated at Osborn Fu-neral Home on Saturday withthe Reverend Ray Holman ofBethel Assembly of God and theReverend Kenneth Paul, for-merly the rector of Holy Cross

Episcopal Church, officiating.A lifelong resident of

Shreveport, Caroline graduatedhigh school at All Saints Episco-pal School in Vicksburg, MS andwas an active member of PiBeta Phi, elected a campusbeauty and was one of the cel-ebrated Breck Girls while earn-ing her B.A. in psychology fromthe University of Alabama.

After her collegiate years,Caroline returned home andwas among those instrumentalin raising funds for ShreveportSymphony and bringing its leg-endary Director Emeritus JohnShenaut to this area.

She was a talented interiordesigner, a gracious hostesswho loved to entertain and anexcellent cook. A truly devotedmother to her sons Winston,Craig and Clay and theirfriends, a loving grandmother tograndsons Winston and Chris-tian, and a caring sister to BeckyPerteka of Arlington, TX. Caro-line always saw the good in oth-ers, never said an unkind wordabout a soul. We will miss her.

Below: Seen ’bout town in a smockedwhite dress, Caroline Walters standsat the doorway of the E. Kings homewhere she lived most of her 81 years.

In Loving Memory of Caroline Waltersithout any question at allthis issue of Portfoliohas been in production

longer than any publicationever, and we certainly apologizefor the lengthy procedure.Spring 2010 is definitely filledwith photos, stories and adver-tisements that you will find inter-esting, a number informativeand still others exciting and itactually covers close to threeyears for your reading pleasure.

So please enjoy the CoverStory on two women in Shreve-port-Bossier—attorney GiaKosmitis and RN Shelly Hebert,who are working in a positiveway for this community, makinggiant steps for clients in today’slegal world. Scot Smith shot thecover and inside photographs.

Then there is the lengthystory of home-owned restau-rants in the River Cities, startingwith the oldest Herby K’s andErnest’s Orleans through DeliTini recently opened by MiLeaCasten just done Kings from herdad’s very popular eatery.

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We also hope you’ll enoythe 10 Best Dressed Women,again photographed by ScotSmith. Columns on healthcare,bridge and antiques offer perti-nent information. And there iscoverage of many annual ben-efits, a party for the new Chan-cellor of LSUHSC at Staffordand Marianne Comegys’ home,features on two of Shreveport’sfinest artists Jerry Wray andJasmine Morelock Field andmuch, much more. We are alsohappy to announce that Portfo-lio is now also featured on anonline video!

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You’ve heard the adage:“The proof is in the pudding.” Anexample could be the results of a12-week course instructed byCooper-Certified Personal Fit-ness Trainer (PFT) Blake DeFattaat his & wife Kelli’s fitness facilityon Youree. Seventy-one partici-pants who completed such acourse lost a combined 511 lbs.,440 inches and had an averagestrength gain of 42%. Hearingwhat some of those people said isas impressive. A sampling of theirtestimonials follows:

“I’ve been through manytrainers in my life and have livedthe weight loss roller coaster. Butyour class, Blake, provided mewith the life changing plan I’ve al-ways needed and I’m not going

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“After years of not doing formyself, I was feeling hopeless. Sowhen a friend told me about yourclass, I was excited about tryingsomething new. You made thingseasy and understandable. Thankyou for guiding us on food, exer-cise and attitude. I feel positivethat this isn’t an overnight fix.

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“You gave us the tools toimprove our health & overallbody appearance. The classwas fun; your encouragementgreat. If everyone does whatyou teach, it will work! Gerald

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osiah Spode was a man of remarkableachievements. He was born in Englandin 1733. In his lifetime he rose from

poverty and obscurity to become proprietorof an extensive pottery factory, exceeded inprominence in England only by theWedgewood factory.

The descendent of an old Staffordshirefamily, Mr. Spode began his life in the thentiny hamlet of Lane Delph in Stoke-on-Trentin Staffordshire, which was the center of theEngland’s pottery-making district. His fatherdied a pauper when young Josiah Spodewas only six years old, and some time laterhe was hired as a lathe treader (a job usu-ally reserved for a child) by ThomasWhieldon, the leading Staffordshire potter ofthat time.

Although he was not old enough to bean apprentice, evidence has been revealedthat he was treated more like an apprenticethan a mere hourly worker. Spode performeda number of different jobs for the Whieldonmanufactory company and during his timethere became well versed in all the pro-cesses of pottery making.

It is not known how many years heworked for Thomas Whieldon but in 1767Spode purchased a pot works in the areathat became known as Spode Works. It wasrun by the partnership of Spode andTomlinson except for the year 1775 whenSpode was the sole proprietor.

In the printing of books, the transfer ofink from an engraved copperplate to a sur-face such as paper or vellum began in 1477.Later in the production of transfer print earth-enware or bone china, the process beganwith a hand-producted etching on a copper


J plate made by a skilled and experienced en-graver. Ink was “floated” into the design onthe plate, a heavy oil controlling where theink was allowed to go, and the design wastransferred by means of pressure and glueto a thin “pottery” tissue, and from there tothe item to be decroated. Finally, the itemwas covered with a glaze and “hardened”by firing at very high temperatures in an enor-mous oven or kiln.

The incredible story of Josiah SpodeBy Emily Zum Brunnen

Joseph Spode introduced printing oneathenware at his manufactory in 1767. Thefirst items were in black only and were called“black printing.” Then “charcoal” followed.This on-glaze printing process was rapidlyfollowed by the development of underglazeblue printing at the Worcester (pronounced“Wooster”) and Caughley (pronounced “Caf-Lee”) factories. Spode began production in1784.

The first designs employed were lineChinese patterns. The engraving techniquesfor underglazed blue printing were not fullydeveloped until 1806 after the death of Jo-seph Spode I and during the tenure of Jo-seph Spode II. It was at this time that theOriental designs gave way to European art

on earthenware. The most collected series,“Spode’s Indian Sporting” was not produceduntil 1812 or later. Spode’s “Blue Italian”(shown in the illustration) was introduced in1815 and has been in production down toand including the present time.

In 1806, the Prince of Wales (who laterbecame King George IV of England) touredthe Spode factory. Observing the methodsused by the manufactuer, he was so greatlyimpressed that he bestowed upon SpodeWorks the appointment as “Potter to HisRoyal Highness, the Prince of Wales,” aswell as the right to display the “Royal War-rant,” (the Royal Coat of Arms).

In appreciating the lasting achievementsof the Spode manufactory, it seems appro-priate to consider conditions that existed inEurope that would affect trading conditionsduring its tenure. The factory continued de-spite the French Revolution in 1789; war withthe French Repulic and the Dutch, 1793-97;two wars with Napoleon and the GreatMoney Pan in 1823 when 60 or more banksin England failed. Today, the Spode factorycontinues to produce superior goods madeby traditional methods and original designswith the same copper molds, many datingback to its beginning, eagerly sought by aworld-wide market.

EMILY ZUM BRUNNEN, a graduate ofCentenary College who did two yearspost graduate work in architecture atOklahoma University, has closed herwonderful antiques atelier in Shreveport.But we are delighted that she will still besharing her exceptional knowledge of an-tiques in each issue of Portfolio.

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nual Meeting Luncheon on May 12. Newofficers were installed, awards were be-stowed and a video made during 2009’sLes Boutiques de Noel was shown someseventy luncheongoers. Sharon Avant andVirginia Israel were chairs for the event.

Maria Casten, who chaired the Guild’sLes Boutiques de Noel 2009, received the

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Fitness & Health


Blake DeFatta: My wife Kelli & Ihave always been interested inexercise and working out! My firstclients were two ladies in theirmid-20’s who asked me to trainthem at a local gym in 1998. Onedid exceptionally well, the othernot as well. The client who did ev-erything I asked was the one whokicked off my personal trainingcareer because her great resultsled to six new clients for me. Kellihad the idea to create an afford-able way to offer 1-on-1 training ina small group setting. We havepeople from all walks of life whohave joined our program becauseit works! I humbly tell you that withso many clients on the waiting list,I had to do something to helpwithin the limited amount of time Iwas afforded. That’s when Fit-ness Xcellence was born!

Portfolio: So what makes agreat Personal Fitness Trainer?

DeFatta: A truly great Trainer isone who has a strong knowledgeof six key principles plus the mostoverlooked quality which is hav-ing one who understands how toovercome the Client’s perceivedobstacles. We always teach theClient “Lead with the Mind andthe Body will Follow!”

Portfolio: Do you consideryourself to be a great Trainer?

DeFatta: I ’d like to think I am ef-fective at what I do and I doqualify myself as a Trainer who istruly passionate about what I do. Ilove assisting others and havebeen fortunate enough to be

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blessed with a passion to do so inthe Health & Fitness profession.

Portfolio: Why can’t I simplyjoin a gym & get great results?

DeFatta: Gyms are great and Ibelieve there are some intelligentand qualified trainers in some ofthe local gyms. However, the ma-jor difference is at a gym you mayor may not get the personal atten-tion that we provide in our settingat Fitness Xcellence. Gyms aremost interested in generatingstrong membership sales withcontracts that vary in length. Awell run personal training studio ismost interested in a “commit-ment” on behalf of the Client, nota binding contract. We’ve found away to make Personal Trainingmore affordable with a compre-hensive program focusing on all 6principles.

Portfolio: There are a lot of Per-sonal Fitness Trainers. Why goto a Fitness Xcellence trainer?

DeFatta: Both Kelli (who’s co-owner & a Cooper Institute Certi-fied PFT) and Mary Cobb (a Coo-per-Certified PFT) are excellentTrainers. Both incorporate theprinciples of the Fitness Xcel-lence program into their own livesand teach them to Clients. We’veall had great success.

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A Fond Tribute to Nena FlournoyNena Flournoy was a loving

wife to her husband Glenn ofmore than fifty years and trulydevoted mother, mother in-lawand grandmother to her daughterMelissa, son Brian, daughter-in-law Jenny and grandchildrenAlex, Tallie, Camille and Russell.

She adored the arts, was agifted artist herself and gave herlate parents Mr. and Mrs. E.Pendleton Courtney much creditfor instilling in her that apprecia-tion and love. Nena was proudthat her father was one of thefounders of Shreveport Operaand she served as president ofShreveport Little Theatre. Shewas also president of Shreve-port-Bossier Opera Guild and re-ceived the Eugenie SomdalAward for her volunteer efforts.In the community she was presi-dent of the Woman’s DepartmentClub, chairman of the CentenaryWomen’s Endowment Quorumand served on several otherboards, including ShreveportLittle Theatre Guild, ShreveportSymphony Guild and The JuniorLeague of Shreveport-BossierCity.

Very active all her life at FirstBaptist Church of Shreveport,Nena was president of WMU anda longtime member of the AgapeSunday School Class.

A graduate of C.E. ByrdHigh School, Nena attendedHollins College for two years,LSU in Baton Rouge a year

(where she was a Kappa Delta)and graduated from CentenaryCollege with a degree in art. Shewas presented by the Demoi-selle Club of Shreveport andwas a maid in the Cotillion Court.

And did she ever love totravel. Nena and Glenn cel-ebrated their 50th Anniversaryon a trip to Alaska with “in-laws”Martha and Sam Talbot joiningthem. The December before shebecame ill, Nena and Glenn tooka week-long vacation in NewYork...they stayed at TheWaldorf, enjoyed several Broad-way plays, went to 21 and dinedin fabulous restaurants through-out the Big Apple.

On return, Nena was hospi-talized with pneumonia andpassed away January 24, 2009.She was born March 12, 1932 inShreveport. We will long remem-ber her infectious laugh, delight-ful personality and kind heart.

Nena Flournoy

me direct @ 318-469-1052 or cane-mail me, day or night, [email protected]. Our stu-dio is in Broadmoor Center, justdown from Broadmoor Florist be-neath the giant globe. We havereally great neighbors: Bev’s, Ed-ible Arrangements, The Dinner

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T&T chair Jennifer Frierson & Rafflechair Michelle Doolittle Preview Night.

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Below: Posing on the Preview NIght dance floor are Kelly Stewart, Dellia Jeffcoat,Brandy Canatella Thompson, Kim Wood and Laura Alvis, from left. Far left: Jackand LInda Wlliams; at right: Sharon Regard, Holly Chan and Wendy Vickrey.

In the “Pink”: Chair Jennifer Frierson& Connie Rise up from Baton Rouge.

At Preview Night’s ending, David Alvis,above, and his new rug. Below: JuniorLeague of S-B’s prez Tracy Prestwoodand the then prez-elect Toni Thompson.

f you want to have a colossalspring benefit, one that raisesphenomenal funds for the

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the nation! Spring 08’s Trends &Traditions chairman JenniferFrierson (above, flanked by hercochairs Ashley Alley, at left, andPaige Reagan) put on A SpringMarket to be proud of. Kicked offby a “Pink” Preview Night with theincredible 15-piece band Soulfire

from Jackson, MS entertaining(with a mix of R&B & Motown favs),Opening Night at Bossier Conven-tion Center featured a Judith RipkaTrunk Show (with special jewelrygiveaways & raffles, thanks to the

a l w a y s - v e r yeager-to-helpSid Potts), su-per tasty gour-met fare byBella Fresca aswell as beer,wine & “PinkPizzazz” Cock-tails. KTBS’s

Tim Fletcher was MC and all en-joyed shopping at more than 80merchant booths! Sponsored byCapital One, the Friday followingwas “Girls Night Out: Martini Magic”with The Convertibles plus A LadiesRolex Raffle sponsored by Clarkesand Red River Bank. Beautiful!

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Below: Betsy Lunn, KKG alumnae prez Carla Marler, AmyKirkland and reference chair Carol Lorence, from left.

Then Mix & Mingle On A September Evelums of Kappa Kappa Gamma had a proverbial ball “mixing & mingling” in September ’09 atKKG sister Amy Williams’ & husband Allen’s East Ridge digs. And what fun it was... sippingwine, enjoying delish party fare in the Allens’ stunning state-of-the-art kitchen, some pre-

pared right before their eyes by Petro-leum Club chefs. Greeted by alum prezCarla Marler and rec chair Carol Lorence,all were reminded of the then upcomingevents on Kappa’s calendar...Founders’Day at Superior’s Steakhouse in October,KKG Holiday Brunch at Judith Werner’sPierremont home in December, KappaForks & Corks at Line Avenue reateries inMarch and a festive gathering on CantinoLaredo’s patio in May! Very memorable.

Above: Ole MIss Kappa Meredith Allen with mom Lori Allen, at left; and threegenerations of KKGs—Ginny Homza, Cissie Smith, Bev Hand & Ellen Homza.

Above: KKG Gracie Rice andgrandmother Margaret Rice at’07’s brunch, top. Below: Enjoy-ing ’09’s...KKG Carol Lorence &Baylor daughter Mary Margaret.

Above: KKG Brunch ’09 hostess JudithWerner & KKG Mary Margaret Weston.

ne of the area’s oldestChristmas festivities, theKappa Kappa Gamma

Above: KKGs Katherine Ferrier, Alison Touchstone,Evelyn Quinn & Jane Bicknell w/ Katherine Bicknell,& little Miss Ferrier. Below: KKGs Jariel Jones, Mel-issa Simon, Sara Price & her daughter Lindsay.

Alumnae’s Holiday Brunch is al-ways a study in merriment and sis-terhood. And so it was December19, 2009 at Judith Werner ’sPierremont home and at the 2007KKG holiday happening at Dayna

Willis’ home on Erie. For years it’sbeen a KKG tradition to bring allwomen in each Kappa’s family tothe festive gathering, always an-nually buzzing with memories, plusnews from actives & pledges atLSU & Tulane to Baylor, Ole Miss,SMU & Alabama and many othercampuses ’round the nation.

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Among Kappas, at left, sippingmargaritas & munching appe-tizers mid-May on CantinaLaredo’s patio: Dana Pickens,Josephine Car-mody &Loralee Cehajic, seated; KayChance, Carla Marla, CarolLorence, Sarah Price, EllenHussey, Amy Kirkland &Alison Touchstone, standing.

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the way, is an old British equivalent of“shhhhh!” And it is also the natural namefor a game that demands silence from itsplayers. Both Biritch and Britch soundRussian but neither is a Russian word.

In any case, once the British took upthe game, Britch became a Bridgethrough the process known as “folk ety-mology,” which is a fancy way of sayingthat people often substitute a word theydo know for one they don’t know, evenwhen the substitution makes sense. Sothe answer is that the name Bridge is al-most entirely random and does not meana thing, or so they say at my house, GoFish.

In 1929 the American Auction Bridgedropped the word “Auction” from its title,and it became clear that contract hadsupplanted auction. The growth of tour-nament Bridge was hampered in the1930s by the simultaneous activity ofthree separate organizing bodies.

But from 1937 onward the AmericanContract Bridge League (or ACBL as weknow it today) had the field to itself. Theyear 1935 was the year of the first recog-nized World Championship.

The only major innovation in ContractBridge during the first 40 years of exist-ence was the development of CHICAGO.But this, like Contract Bridge itself, was achange in scoring rather than in structure,and there have been very few changes inthe fame, nor do they seem likely in theimmediate future.

As we continue on in the fast lane to-day, that glamorous and social gameonce played in a grand salon is nowplayed on a computer. I find myself ableto play a social top-level game of bridgeon the computer with friends around theworld! I am able to have a game withsomeone on the East Coast, on the WestCoast and in Europe, all at the same time!

In fact, a bright spot in my day on thecomputer is when my friend who lives inBrisbane, Australia logs on as “Whynot”and types me: “Hi, NBC (my log name)care to play a few hands?” Or maybe I goto the table and watch Warren Buffet(who logs on as “Thone”) and his partnerplaying.

The game of Bridge in this day andage is being played in that grand salonknown as CyberSpace!

NELL CAHN is a National and WorldBridge Champion, a WBF World Mas-ter and ACBL Grand Life Master. To-day, she’s an avid internet player. Thisis the 7th year she has penned herbridge column for Portfolio’s readers.

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oretta had been told sheneeded to go on dialysis.Distressed by the diagno-

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The day that we met wasLoretta’s sixteenth time to havea treatment in the Ionic FootSpa System. She was lookingforward to more lab work the fol-lowing week, planning to con-tinue with the foot baths untilher levels were down.

Seated next to Loretta wasMary who had undergone openheart surgery (triple bypass andvalve work) and five hip re-placements! The foot detoxingwas one of several alternativemeasures she was following.

Connie had come to Phyllisfor hypnotic therapy, specificallyto smoke smoking. At the timewe were together, she wasthree weeks without a cigaretteand she was cleansing her bodywith regular foot baths.

The only man engaged inthat day’s for detoxing wasJohn, who was suffering withlymphedema. His medical doc-tors had told him to wear “thestockings” he shared with usdisgustedly. That day he hadbeen teated by the Chi Machineas well as the foot bath. His legswere not as swollen, he couldnow feel his toes and he waspleased with the results.

But no one can accuratelydescribe the water in whicheach individual was soaking hisor her feet. Personally, I wouldhave not believed it unless I hadseen it with my own eyes. Thewater is disgustingly filthy-look-ing, filled with horrible lookinglumps and several unappealingcolors.

So what does the proce-dure do? According to Phyllis,the benefits of the Detox FootSpa treatments include the fol-lowing: Full-Body Detoxifi-cation...removes heavy metals,improves sleep, relieves head-ache, pain and stress, deduces

fluid retention, aids in diseaseand injury recovery time and re-duces the effects of varicoseveins.

Several of the group optedto begin the FIR Machine, arather interesting contraptionthat one zips herself or himselfup in (after removing outerclothing and jewelry). FIRstands for Far Infra-Red Sauna,which moves the infra-red heatwaves in spirals that go roundthe body. The heat penetratesthe body approximately six cen-timeters and this helps circula-tion, the bones and joints andhelps with fat release! Regularusage helps arthritis as well!

Phyllis also reminds aboutthe medicinal properties ofherbs and plant life. “They offera variety of treatments for a va-riety of ailments, including emo-tional, physical and spiritual,”she points out. One way to treatailments is the use of EssentialOils, she continues. “Oils havebeen used throughout time inholistic healing,” she empha-

sizes, reminding that these oilsare made from the highest qual-ity of ingredients and extremecare is taken when they aremade.

“I also have a number of cli-ents whom I have helpedthrough hypnosis for stress,pain management, addictionsand smoking,” she added.

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Patricia DavisMarisa Baratelli Ballgown with Tone-on-Tone Beading

and Gay Boyer Bracelet, Earings & Necklace,all from Knox Goodman’s Boutique

Silver Silk Pumps by J. Reneé from Ruth’s in BossierHair by Shannon Vicknair of The Studio at 1935 E. 70th

Nails by Theresa Smith at The Loft on Line AvenueMake-Up by Kitty Roark of Couleur’s

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here’s little doubt about it...Patricia Davis loves clothes. “Itstretches back to my childhood,” she said. “I was the babyof the family and the only girl, plus my mother was a great

seamstress and she taught me to appreciate good clothes andfine fabrics.” Then Tricia added: My father always said I wasborn knowing the difference between velvet and burlap. Theconstruction of the garment plays a big part,” she continued,and said she leaned more to the tailored side with emphasis onwell-constructed, traditional clothing.” Plus, as those who knowher will attest, she always spices her dressing up with a touch ofher own personality.

Often Tricia is dressed in black & white or a combination ofthe two, some bright colors (yet never ever yellow!), plus sheinsists she must always be careful with pastels. She gives creditto her membership in the Pilot Club of Marshall (where she andher late husband Bill resided a number of years) for her model-ing ability. Not long after being invited to join Pilot Club, Triciachaired its annual fundraiser. Other modeling gigs have in-cluded tearoom shows for Knox Goodman’s Boutique and forRuth’s at the University Club, as well as for a professional photoshoot for Deborah’s Boutique in Marshall.

Having served as Shreveport LIttle Theatre Guild’s first vicepresident and recording secretary, Tricia Davis also chaired theGuild’s Silent Auction for the 2007 Gala. She made her actingdebut on the SLT stage in the hilarious Dearly Departed. Earlierin her volunteering, she served two-terms as president of theShreveport Rose Society and became a member of theWoman’s Department Club while still residing in Texas.

Back in Shreveport-Bossier for over a decade, Tricia is ac-tive in WDC and the SLT Guild, receiving its John Wray YoungAward in 2007, and is a devoted member of S’port Opera Guild,S’port Symphony Guild and PEO and she serves on the AltarGuild of the Reformed Episcopal Church.

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before our Best Dressed chat “I was rather sedate looking...black hair, cut in a bob, and usually I was dressed in a bubbleblouse, pencil skirt and very high heels.” Today, she describes herself as ‘“edgy and retro,” and may we add that the look workssensationally. But Regina did say she was having a bit of a time figuring out the make-up for her new look. “I’m still reinventingmyself,” she adds, cocking her chic, then newly-blonde head. Regina’s without question is what one would call a “stylish diva.”

A New Orleanian, born and bred, Regina and Shreveport native son Frank J. Hall Jr.were married in 1990 at the French Quarter’s magnificent St. Louis Cathedral, and notfor a moment does she deny that leaving the Crescent City and moving to Shreveport,way up in North Louisiana, was anything short of traumatic. “I have to admit I did feelsomething like a hostage at the time,” she went on. Time does heal, however, andbefore she knew it she was opening the Stein Mart in Pierremont Mall and enjoyingthe process. (Actually, it was her second retail position in fashion. Earlier, Reginawas a bridal consultant at Adler’s in New Orleans.) But after the local Stein Martopening, she and Frank moved back to New Orleans for a while, then on to SouthFlorida and Boca Roton. Though they enjoyed their stay there, the time seemedright after a while to move back to Shreveport. And so they did.

We shifted interview gears to talk about Regina’s questto find designer Robert Cavalli during one of theirfrequent trips to Europe, and also that shemight like to try her hand in the film business.Today, Regina’s involved with her church, St.Joseph’s Catholic, often preparing Sicilianpignolatti and her equally-awesome stuffedartichokes for functions there. “I’ve never been ahousewife per se,” she admits, “but today I’m en-joying being a domestic diva.” We admired hersmart wrist watch. ‘It’s a Michelle; Neiman’ssells them. Everyone in South Florida hasone,” sheadds. Yes,ReginaHall is a truediva, withmucho style.

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Hair by Joey Guin at Joseph Guin’s Salon in Evangeline SquareMake-Up for the shoot by Esthetician Zayda Ralph at Joey’s

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est Dressed Regina Hall and her adoring hubby Frank were in chilly Londontown welcoming in the New Year. Part of theirholiday included shopping on the city’s famed Bond Street, hence the avan-guard python Pradas that Regina is wearingbelow. “They were on sale, one-half of a zillion,” announced the ultra chic Mrs. Hall, quickly reminding that six monthsB

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Jennifer FriersonBlack Nicole Miller Cocktail Dress from Chez Rivage

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earing the stunning diamonds Diane Keaton wore in thefilm Mad Money and a very chic black Nicole Miller, BestDressed Jennifer Frierson made it crystal clear that she

loves the camera. And as photo guru Scot Smith clicked his digi-tal, it was obvious the camera also adores her. Now themommie of two young sons, Timothy and Matthew, Jennifer be-gan modeling at age 14 under the watchful, super critical eye ofMichael Turney. Through the years, without question, she’sproven she is an excellent mannequin in front of the camera andon the runway.

“I like to look good and wear things that look good on me,”Jennifer began. “I like, and I buy, designers of note, but I alsohave some fun stuff from The Gap and Old Navy that I bumaround in,” citing Bagely Miska, newcomer Randolph Duke,Louis Vuitton and Prada as designing favs. “Yes, I do shop outof town some,” she readily admitted, “but I also find many won-derful things in Shreveport, like the Nicole Miller I am wearing.”

At the time she talked with Portfolio, she was busy carryingout her duties as Junior League of Shreveport/Bossier’s Trends& Traditions chairman. And what was the theme of that 2008affair? “Pink,” she returned, “and, yes, it is my favorite color.”

Before motherhood, Jennifer was encouraged by hubbyTannie Frierson to following her modeling dream in New Yorkand in Boston. She did and also lived in New Orleans two yearswhere she had a part in a television series, a spin-off of The BigEasy. For an additional two years, she was in Los Angeles,working on The Practice and Ali McBeal, as well as modeling forboth print and broadcast. “Then after all that, I decided I wantedto have children,” she added matter-of-factly, and she did.

Today, it is not unusual for Jennifer and her longtime friendMichael Turney “to date” when Tannie’s skiing or hunting.They’re also phone buddies, talking for hours many nights.From time to time, Jennifer teaches a class or so for him as well.

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Linda BiernackiFeraud Pinstripe Pantsuit with Turquoise Silk Shell

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est Dressed Linda Biernacki, almost in a whisper, an-nounced “I love clothes and I love to shop.” Her expressivebrown eyes sparkled as she added almost apologetically:

“But I am a fast shopper, and I guess you could say I am a classic,traditional dresser with somewhat of a flair.” Often Linda calls KnoxGoodman’s for Knox or for James Osborne for assistance withwardrobe decisions. “And the same goes for Cynthia Cage at Per-fect Pair, and I also love Couleur’s and DeBruhl’s,” she said.

“I am very conscious of supporting local businesses. It is mostimportant,” Linda continued seriously, hurriedly reminding that SidPotts also offers exceptional jewelry to local shoppers. At that time,Linda was enjoying a Judith Leiber cocktail bag and a pair of thedesigner’s earrings that were gifts from her husband Richard. Sheadmitted she shops some out of town, for she & Richard and theirdaughters Emily & Nikki travel a lot, both for business and plea-sure. “My husband’s my support system,” Mrs. Biernacki reiterated.

A native of Kennington, Maryland, Linda spent her senior yearat North Caddo High after her family moved South. When wetalked, her Fire Tech Systems was celebrating its 20th year in busi-ness. The company has a laundry list of completed jobs, includingthe new Shreveport Convention Center, Harrah’s Casino (nowSam’s Town), Eldorado Casino & Hotel and Independence Sta-dium. Fire Tech’s highly conscientious ceo Linda had at that timejust signed a contract with John Goode for the upscale VilaggioApartments. In the community she has chaired Christmas in theSky and remains one of its mainstays.

Her Fire Tech has been named Shreveport Chamber’s SmallBusiness of the Year, she’s listed in the Cambridge Who’s WhoRegistry of Executives & Professionals and hers and Richard’snames appear on most patron lists in Shreveport-Bossier.

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Libby GleasonBlack & White d. terrell pantsuit selected

in New York by Dee Terrell of AtlantaBlack Croc Print Shoes by J. Reneé

from Ruth’s of Bossier CityJet & Pearl Earrings from Gleason & Co.

Hair by Debbie Lunn at True ColorsNails by Francine Brown at True Colors

Makeup by Grace of Australiaof All Natural Ingredients

Exercise & Aerobic Workouts with Beth Parker at the Gym at First Baptist Church and

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est Dressed Libby Gleason gives her late mother credit forher love of clothes. “She sewed for me constantly. I alwayshad a new formal and my older sisters had ballgowns for

the Mardi Gras Balls in New Orleans. My mother also made mevery conscious of fine fabrics,” Libby adds.

Though she does wear mostly “classic, tailored clothes,”Libby admits that for “fancy occasions” she enjoys “sparkly, fancyclothes.” It’s important, she contends, for women to be in styleyet dress their age. She’s also a card-carrying advocate of exer-cise, playing tennis three times a week and exercising atBroadmoor Baptist. Then to keep her mind alert, she plays bridgeregularly with the same club she’s played with for 40 years!

Now president of the Republican Women locally, Libby hasserved as president of Shreveport Symphony Guild, ShreveportLittle Theatre Guild and the Woman’s Department Club and con-tinues to be active in all, as well as serving on Shreveport OperaGuild’s Board (she’ll be prez 2009-2010) and the Big Board ofShreveport Little Theatre. (In 2007 she chaired SLT Guild’s “Nightof the Stars” and for both 2008 and 2009 galas headed the LiveAuction.) She’s past president of Altrusa, currently belongs withhubby Hubert to the North Shreveport Lions Club, and she’sinvolved with the Zeta Tau Alpha Alumnae.

A New Orleans native, Libby attended Centenary Collegebut graduated from LSU in Baton Rouge. She’s been involvedwith Mardi Gras here since its inception, in 1999 was Krewe ofCentaur’s Duchess of Fantasy, rides in the krewe’s parade eachyear and was very proud that her granddaughter Lindsay Gleasonwas a Centaur 2008 princess. Libby remains interested in thearts and is consistently involved in the community.

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hen anyone asks her to name her favorite designers of todayand yesterday, Best Dressed Cathy Zahn reminisces aboutsuch fashion greats as Geoffrey Beene, Bill Blass, Carolina

Herrara, Oscar de la Renta and Bob Mackie, and those memorabledays when they visited Shreveport. It was a magical time for thearea’s fashion-minded, she reminded. “I have a vintage closet fullof those designs from John Grambling (at The Fashion) and fromStefan (Scalco) and still others from Lois Gean’s in Magnolia,” Cathyreminisced. “I even have some vintage Carlisles, and I’m still enjoy-ing the furs from years ago that came from Stefan—you know thingsreminiscent of the Dynasty Days.” On one occasion, Cathy saidshe actually flew to Canada, picked out the pelts and Stefan hadthem made into a full length white mink coat!

Cathy, aside from her obvious flair for fashion, also has an ex-citing aptitude for entrepreneurship. Her creativity shines forth inher Flower Power which holds artistic court on Youree Drive. AcrossAlbert Street from Absolutely Abigail’s (which is definitely one of herfav shopping spots for daytime and nighttime dressing)). At glamevents ’round town, Cathy and her handsome husband of 29 years,chiropractor doc Bob Zahn, are always among the style setters.

Aside from running her floral/gift shoppe, Cathy Zahn contin-ues to be involved in local happenings. She was American HorseShow Association’s Zone 7 Adult Hunter Champion in the 1990’s,chair for The Times 2005 Best Dressed Women, Lori Allen’s co-chair of another year and also on the list herself. She’s served asParade Chair of the La. Redbud Festival and has been a CelebrityChef five years for the American Cancer Society’s “Let Them EatCake. She & Bob are longtime supporters of SRAC’s Christmas inthe Sky and patrons of SLT Guild’s Annual Gala and S’port-Bossier’sOpera Guild’s Les Boutiques de Noel.

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Above: Hostesses Mary Lou Shaffer, at left, and Julia Sippel chatting withPioneer Artist of the South Jerry Wray during a late afternoon party cel-ebrating the publishing of her impressive new book. Below: Carol Shafton,at left, reminiscing about her phenomenal grandmother Clyde Connell withhostesses of the day Stephanie Harrell, center, and Jean Hundley.

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artists, gathered together at Har-land and Jean Hundley’s home inSouth Highlands. The Friday after-noon soiree was to celebrate thepublication of artist Jerry Wray’smagnificent book, the first of sev-eral special events surroundingJerry Wray, Pioneer Artist of theSouth. At the time, upcomingwere an interview with LouisianaPublic Broadcasting, Jerry Wray’sSeptember visit (accompanied by20 friends) to NYC for a receptionat the National Association of Wo-men Artists and then a book-sign-ing on return at Tower Book.

Jerry Wray, Pioneer Artistof the South (printed locally atMid-South Press) was a labor oflove. Mrs. Wray dedicated it to herlate husband George Wray Jr.

“who always supported me in whatI wanted to do.” She praised herthree granddaughters for “con-stantly spurring me on,” anddaughter Nancy Armistead forsuggesting the book be published,daughter Deanie Galloway forwonderful ideas and daughterMary Virginia Hill for being “a com-passionate, strong editor.” Filledwith pictures of Jerry’s originals,info penned by Bob Trudeau,newspaper clippings & photos, thebook instantly gained a place oncoffee tables across the South.

So what made the afternoonan affair to remember except fordelish cucumber and pimento &cheese tea sandwiches, a bountyof fruits & cheeses, delisht deviledeggs, tasty cookies and favoritewines? The sensational guitar-playing of hostess Tookie Barr,who is a truly fabulous musician!

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Artspace’s talented ChefMichael Chisum presented delishcocktail fare, most of the elaborateplants and flowers were graciouslydonated for the eve by CathyZahn’s Flower Power and Akin’sNursery, and Instant Imprints do-nated the colorful posters announc-ing 2009’s Gala patrons and verygenerous business owners who

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“I love clothing collections,” JoAnna readily admits, adding thather very first interest in fashion began when she was a little girl.(Yes, she sewed her own doll clothes!) But more recently, in 2003she made the elaborate collars for both King Aesclepiius and QueenAesclepius, as well as the costumes for all six pages. A huge project,so much so that after all was completed, JoAnna officially retired!

Today, she’s enjoying the retro styles prevalent in the fashionworld and like a number of the world’s well-dressed women lovesantique jewelry (all of which her loving husband carefully selects).He always knows exactly what will please her to a “T,” she quicklyadds. It’s no surprise that she’s an accomplished artist and oncedid an Artist’s Sabbatical on the Island of Maui, Hawaii. JoAnna isalso an interior designer, worked in San Francisco and Los Ange-les, and last year did the interior design work for the offices andNew York-style apartment in the family’s Airline Plaza in Bossier.

She and Bob (a Bossier native who has a PhD in public health)were married 12 years ago in Santorini, Greece and honeymoonedin the Greek Islands. They both love to travel...in the United Statesand abroad. Their traveling took them to Great Britain one year.JoAnna and Bob both like to cook and enjoy the local restaurantscene, their favorites—Ernest’s, Giuseppe’s, Superior’s Steakhouseand Olive Street Bistro. Businesswise, JoAnna is a member of theToastmasters Club, Shreveport & Bossier Chambers and Women’sBusiness Council. She’s active in Bossier Arts Council, S’port LittleTheatre Guild, S’port Opera Guild ( served a year as president),Les Bons Temps Dance Club and Mardi Gras in the ArkLaTexMusuem. She’s been Queen of Aesclepius and a Gemini Duchess,and her favorite pastimes include dining, dancing, boating, swim-ming and, last but certainly not least, S-H-O-P-P-I-N-G!

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The Poimboeufs—Donna, hubby Cliff and young daughterGrace—spent a Thanksgiving several years ago in New York.During that family outing, Donna and Grace enjoyed fab shop-ping in SoHo, one of their favorite stops Michael Kors. “I like shop-ping out-of-town,” she readily admits, “yet I go often in Shreve-port to Knox Goodman’s. James Osborne is invaluable for spe-cial events; he knows me, my body. I also really enjoy Kitty Roark’sCouleurs in the local area.” Since she wears scrubs daily (takingcare of business for her Doctors Lab), Donna goes on to say thatdressing up is “especially enjoyable.” She classifies herself as aclassic dresser—no patterns, please, and almost always she wearsblack, white, red or navy.

So what’s on Best Dressed Donna’s agenda when she’s notworking? “I love to travel...anywhere, sometimes with friends,”she answers. A trip at interview time was up coming toi Italy withgal pals Melinda Kent and Emily Mott. Then there was a greattime on the calendar for Donna and Cliff, Jennifer and TannieFrierson and Linda and Richard Biernacki to the Bahamas. (Thethree couples had been high bidders as a team at the SciPortfundraisere.) “Then I like to stay home,” Donna inserts. “I love myhouse and we love to entertain.” They were hosts for a SouthfieldSchool benefit, Artscare’s appreciation dinner was staged at thePoimboeufs’ digs. S’port Little Theatre Guild’s 2006 gala took placethere as well and private parties are regular events there. Donna’scommunity involvement? Christmas in the Sky design co-chair,working with Artscare three years, Krewe of Gemini Board, RedCross Board and First United Methodist Church’s finance com-mittee. Yes, Donna Poimboeuf is a busy, fashionable lady!

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Married on June 7, 1958 at St. Peter & Paul’sChurch in the New Orleans French Quarter,Carol and Norm exchanged wedding vowsagain in Beaver Creek 50 years later, and leftthe church in a carriage pulled by two hugeblack horses. Then there was dinner atop Mt.Beano, some shopping and a dramatic visitfrom a mother bear and her cubs.

“Just breathing up there is something,”said Carol,after a successful kidney transplant

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The Zaffaters, their children and grandchildren have been going to Colorado for years.Daughter Nancy Carter (Baton Rouge adver-tising agency owner) got the shirts made forthe photo, at left, while pediatrician daughterChristine Smith made all the arrangements inColorado and purchased the cowboy hats.Daughter-in-law Barbara Zaffater arranged forthe varied activities while daughter JulieZaffater worked with the church for the vowsand the Cinderella Garage for the bride &groom, and finally daughter Paula Prevot madeall the flight and three condo arrangements.

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“Affordability is the name of the game,” she continues, add-ing that “we all develop our individual, unique style, but I person-ally always wanted to dress like my mother (Linda Thomas, aShreveport school teacher for decades).” Tabitha well remem-bers her mother sewing her a dress on Sunday morning beforechurch, and how proud she was to tell anyone who asked that hermother made it. Former Brit Jane Ryder, another well-respectedclothing designer, made the good-looking, bright orange suit thatTabitha had seen in a made-for-TV movie some years before forher Best Dressed photograph in The Times back in 2003. “Mystandard color is black but I also like bold colors,” Tabitha says.

So what was her suit label that day after photographer ScotSmith shot her photo for Portfolio’s Best Dressed spread? Shehad purchased the linen ensemble at New to You Boutique butwas actually unaware it was an Albert Nipon, not a dressmaker’scopy. “I like clothes that make me look and feel like a lady,” sheadds, and we assured her that she does.

Best Dressed Tabitha has a degree in mass communications/TV production from Southern University in Baton Rouge. Todayshe uses her major in her job—booking entertainment for EldoradoHotel & Casino. She also works as executive director for Odys-sey Foundation for the Arts and much of her time and energygoes into the DMT Agency, which is a workforce developmentprogram. “My strongest community involvement is Autism; it ismy passion,” Tabitha inserts. Her son Dominique is a student inthe program at Turner. Tabitha also works in the nursery at Green-wood Acres Baptist Church. She has received the HumanitarianAward for the National Association of Black Social Workers twiceand was one of the Chamber of Commerce’s 40 Under 40 Pro-fessionals two years ago.


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Above: Delton Harrison brought New Yorker Bootsy Barr to Les Boutiques de Noel, at left, andPatricia Davis, smashing in red cocktail jacket, was seen booth hopping that eve with Ted Roberts.Below: Dr. Ed and Mary Pat Morgan were among the revelers that Boutiques eve, at left, and GuilderPat Key & darling daughters enjoying the delish fare prepared by Upper Crust while listening to themusical sounds of the Ricky Diaz Orchestra, that was “discovered” by Merritt & Virginia Chastain.

Above: Barbara Sugar, at right, & daughterAshley after a fun night of shopping at the OperaGuild’s Boutiques, top, and Regina Hall, at left, &Ellen Rice in the memorable midst of the eve.

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And that’s a fleeting look at any givenweekend with Julia Sippel’s remarkabledesigning magic en progress. But thisgenteel designer is quick to give credit toher dedicated and “very talented” team...Gayle, of course, Julia’s son Paul Sippel(“who usually drives the truck”), herdaughter Julie Dickinson and “almost al-ways” Chester Williams and LavonnePennington.

As those who have known Julia foryears are well aware, floral magic a laJulia Cherry Sippel was for years strictlyvolunteered on her behalf, whether it befor a Junior League function, an OperaGuild tea or a friend’s birthday party. To-day, however, Flowers by Julia is afulltime business, and the thought of retir-ing never crosses her mind.

Julia stays extremely busy pleasingclients with her incredible floral designsfor engagement parties, weddings, debu-tante parties, anniversary celebrations,afternoon teas, luncheons and retirementevents. And when she’s not involved inthe above, she can be found atPierremont Oaks playing tennis, oftenwith her longtime doubles partner JeanHundley.

Honored as the Junior League ofShreveport-Bossier’s “Sustainer of theYear” two years ago, Julia Sippel is un-doubtedly the only honoree to date toever utter breathlessly: “I was so sorry toturn 40!” (The age, as many of you read-ers know, that Leaguers becomesustainers, leaving the active status foryounger members. A graduate of C.E.Byrd High School, she earned a bache-lor’s degree from Sophie Newcomb Col-lege and served at both as one of mostenthusiastic cheerleaders ever!

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ressed in a vintage gownthat belonged to her hus-band Henry Walker’s grand-

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At left: Ernest Palmisano Jr. sitsbeside a tempting tray of thefamily’s legendary marinatedcrabclaws in the dining room athis Ernest’s Orleans on SpringStreet Hill. He’s been namedRestaurateur of the Year by theLa. Restaurant Association, theonly one in North LA ever to beso honored! Below: In businesssince 1936, Herby-K’s on Pierreis the area’s oldest continu-ously running family-ownedeatery. The atmospheric cafeserves the award-wining ShrimpBuster, tasty gumbo & has thebest juke box on the planet!

Incredible Home-Owned Restaurants in The River Citiesn business on Pierre Avenuesince 1936, Herby-K’s is theoldest , home-owned restau-

rant today in the River Cities! Thepopular little eatery, now being op-erated by Herby’-K’s formerdaughter-in-law Jan Bean and hisgrandchildren, features the superbShrimp Buster along with to-die-for seafood gumbo, excellent friedoysters, outstanding marinatedcrabclaws, divine homemade on-ion rings, great burgers and a vari-ety of Daily Blue Plate Specials.

Memorabilia is historically un-matched, as delightful as the fareserved Monday-Saturday, insideor on the enclosed, temperature-controlled patio. Plus many “regu-lars” contend Herby-K’s hasmighty hot video poker and thebest jukebox on the planet.

“Despite the economy, we areblessed with business,” saidErnest Palmisano Jr. from be-hind his big desk off the kitchen atErnest Orleans, “and if it were notfor my Mama,” his voice trailed off,giving heartfelt credit to his beauti-

ful mother Margie Palmisano fora huge amount of the restaurant’sphenomenal success.

Then he pointed out the culi-nary path his late father ErnestPalmisano Sr. blazed in North La.A collection of photos—Ernest Sr.& Jr. and Ernest III to LynyrdSkinyrd bandmates—line the wallof the office. In the entrance arestill more celebs—the late greatBob Hope with Ernest Sr.,Denzel Washington, MichaelDouglas, Samuel Jackson andMel Gibson, each most apprecia-tive of the cuisine served by thePalmisano Family during theirShreveport/Bossier City visits.

Today, floral design is avail-able at the restaurant, thanks tothe exciting talent of Ernest’ Jr.’swife & soulmate Tina Marie. Eventplanning, including corporate, isnow in motion at Ernest’s—powerpoint presentations & wirelessinternet are available.

“We’re the perfect place forbusiness and social luncheons,”encourages Tina Marie, “and we



can set up projection screens pluswhatever’s needed for meetings.”

Then, of course, there is theincredible fare that Ernest Jr.proudly serves his guests, a re-markable staff to make each andevery visit memorable and enter-tainment in the lounge severalnights a week. It’s a true class act.

Anthony Williams excitedpalates at Merle Kemmerly’sSandpiper on Monkhouse beforejoining the well-respected culinarystaff at the Shreveport Club.“Christian Berge there allowedme to do my thing; he taught mehow vital butchering is to prepar-ing excellent steaks,” Anthonysaid as we visited late afternoon athis Anthony’s Steak & Seafoodon Mansfield Road. “He taught mehow to get the meal to the table,that presentation’s important. Youcould say it was at the ShreveportClub that I actually arrived.”

Following that rewarding ex-perience, Anthony lent his exper-tise & knowledge several years tolongtime friend Roger Wilbanksafter the latter bought The CubRestaurant.. But in 1993 the timewas right for Williams to open hisown place, and Anthony’s Steak& Seafood began serving custom-ers fine steaks & seafood of SouthLouisiana. Today, Anthony isproud to have on staff his daughterShariett and son Anthony Jr. , aswell as his wife and sister.

“Having your family workingwith you is a true blessing,” An-thony added sincerely. “I do enjoythe restaurant business and I love

working with all that goes with it.Monday-Friday at Anthony’s,there’s a reasonably priced buffet,11 ’til 2. For dinner there’s a su-perb selection of appetizers, ex-ceptional steaks to perfect friedsoftshell crab. Customers havefavs but are eager to try new itemsChef Anthony often introduces.

The Village Grille, owned &operated by the entrepreneurialCush Brothers, is often called“the most chic little restaurantaround.” But during Summer 2009,TripAdvisor.com took it to anotherlevel, naming The Village “the No.1 Restaurant in the Shreveport-Bossier area.” As one mightimagine Joey Cush and hisbrother Brian Cush are extremelypleased about it all!

Chef Reynaldo Jandresholds culinary court at The VillageMonday-Saturday for dinner only;Phillip Cuellar is the exceptionalfront manager; Phyllis Stoddard,a fab waitstaffer; and Joey &Brian the official greeters nightly.“We could have never done thiswithout them,” Joey emphasizes.“They’ve all been here since weopened 23-plus years ago!”

Main ingredients at The Vil-lage? “No corners are ever cut,”Joey Cush assures. “Drinks arequality, there’s an appealing atmo-sphere & impeccable service.” Itgoes without saying—the food’salways the finest...Chicago PrimeSteaks, Live Maine Lobster, NewZealand Baby Rack of Lamb,Shrimp/Beef Kabobs and BabyWhite Veal. After Dinner Drinks atThe Village Grille? They’re really,really awesome!

A stone’s throw off FairfieldAvenue, Olive Street Bistro,owned by the cordial FernandoMaldonado, is the favorite restau-rant of many discriminating diners.The place has been beautifully re-furbished, the kitchen staff pre-pares incredible edibles, dinersenjoy great food and piano musicnightly by Brett Endsley. Some-times, Fernando and others evensing along—opera, show tunesand Top 40.

There’s a deck outside wheremany enjoy eating when weatherpermits, and Olive Street canclaim the area’s first woodburningpizza oven. For lunch there...Can-taloupe Chicken Salad’s mostpopular; French Onion Soup, di-vine. For dinner: Incredible LambChops, Pastas and Salmon.

Roger Wilbanks bought TheCub Restaurant 20-somethingyears ago after selling his family’s

Chef Anthony Williams, above, “arrived” on the local culinary scene while onstaff at The Shreveport Club, was the man behind the fine food reputation atThe Cub Restaurant and opened his own place onf Mansfield Road in 1993.

Home-Owned Restaurants(Continued from page 35)

At left: Enterprising brothers Joey and Brian Cush welcome dinersnightly to The Village Grille on historic Louisiana Ave while Restau-rant Manager Renee Christopher nd Mollie Chiles, below, greetguests at David Alvis’ popular Texas St. Steakhouse in Bossier City.


marina business, never regrettingit one iota. Though he enjoys goodfood, Wilbanks is (and was) ad-mittedly not a food aficionado, sobrought in friend Anthony Will-iams to be in charge of TheCub’s cozy kitchen. “I would havenever been able to make it withoutAnthony,” Roger continues to tellpeople today. Currently, headwaiter Brad Victory keeps thingsrolling in the small dining roomwith seating for only 38 for dinner.

Many enjoy steaks, somesoftshell crab after salads toppedwith Red Vinaigrette (which Rogerfound in Southern Living) or withRanch (that is Anthony’s recipe)along with superb au gratins orperfect baked potatoes.

Most customers are there,enjoying the food, meeting theirfriends, celebrating birthdays andanniversaries. Most are more thanlikely ordering what they did on

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“My mother Laura Webb is a true fashion diva. She canwork up an outfit in many more ways than I can and my grand-mother June Touchstone took me shopping in Dallas from thetime I was a little girl. We’d go to Neiman’s, have lunch andwatch the beautiful models. It was wonderful,” Robin explains.

Is she passing her stylish ways on to her daughters?“Christine’s my actress and loves clothes; Caitlin’s my artistrides English and little interest in fashion; Catheryn at four lovesdolls and then there is seven-year-old Michael, who is into con-tracting,” Robin returns, slipping her only son into her answer.

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Carolyn Bewley Gray, above, holds an antique MadamAlexander at Antiques on Gladstone yet she admitsthat collecting furnishings is her real passion.

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Below: A birthday party setting, complete with honoree, guests and a cake, is shown, at left, while a miniature replica of a sleighbed is enhanced, at right, bycurtains sewned by talented Shreveport designer Caroline Walters. Other favorite settings in Carolyn Gray’s intriguing collection: A kitchen filled with periodfurnishings including a miniature ice box and pots & pans, and a master bedroom lighted with a William & Mary brass chandelier. Carolyn first put the roomstogether, then added portraits and other accessories. The rooms did happen “little by little,” she admits with a smile.

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From 1948 when she arrivedin Shreveport after marrying its na-tive son Albert Sklar, Miriam was“embraced” by the city and sheembraced it. Considered an in-

2009’s Pilot of the Year MiriamSklar waving to the crowd duringthe Guys & Doll Riverbend Revue.

Far left: Decked out in asmart red pantsuit, Miriamcelebrating at her 2009birthday bash is picturedwith son HOward & daugh-ter Suzie Simons, top; withrenowned designer HowardWolf & his wife Lois. At left:During the early 1990’s inAspen, Albert Sklar is allsmiles posing with a bevyof beauties that includedMarcy Everett, far left, andthe “love of his life” Mir andLinda Goldsberry, at right.

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he captivating charm of Mrs.McGregor’s Garden starts with avine-covered entrance on Line Ave.

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Mrs. McGregor’s proprietor PaulettePennison, ably assisted most days by herhusband “Mr. McGregor,” beams with prideas her wonderful wares are admired by visi-tors. And make no mistake about it: There’ssomething for everyone, for every taste andevery age. From statues and gardenbenches, unique clothing and jewelry tolamps, chandeliers, candles, and enoughbooks to fill an impressive library, merchan-dise simply keeps on growing and glowingas the shop celebrates a decade of offer-ing blissful shopping to customers.

“We sell lots of books, from coffee tableto practical, as well as many crosses andicons,” Paulette tells us. But Mrs.McGregor’s also is “home” to multitudesof angels, herds of fetching rabbits, count-less floral bouquets and works of art tocomplement most any interior. “You canactually buy things in here that cost 50cents to $3,000,” Paulette points out. “Andwe find it such a compliment that custom-ers bring out-of-town friends and relativesin to enjoy the atmosphere.”

The day she talked with Portfolio,Paulette excitedly reported that her daugh-ter Amy Lamb “was bringing her talentsback home to Shreveport-Bossier.” Thoughnow residing with her family in Lafayette,Amy will be doing design work in NorthLouisiana, and will be available for roommakeovers on a regular basis. (Amy hasassisted over the years in revamping theMrs. McGregor’s from time to time.)

Proudly, Paulette points out that Mrs.McGregor’s Garden is a “destination store.”Located on Line Avenue across from ByrdHigh, the shop’s more than doubled in sizesince being in a storefront across fromCentenary College. The fascinating shopis always appealing and artistically put to-gether, down to the smallest bunny. Butthere’s lagniappe: Mrs. McGregor’s Gar-den always smells positively divine!

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here’s a laundry list of fundraisers inShreveport-Bossier...many annual,several biennial. Some have raised

most impressive funds; one or two havereceived national and/or international ac-claim, and Shreveport Little Theatre Guildis proud about it. But the industrious groupof community theatre boosters couldn’t helpbut rave about its 2008 “Night of the Stars,A ‘Reel’ Southern Affair.” Very probably itwas the most fun party benefiting the artsever and everyone’s still talking about it.

“Night of the Stars,” instead of featur-ing the Oscars spotlighted the film busi-ness, focusing on the South—Gone withthe Wind, based on Margaret Mitchell’sspectacular novel; A Streetcar NamedDesire, filmed in New Orleans; TennesseeWilliams’ Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, that hada great run on SLT’s stage; The Divine Se-crets of the Ya Ya Sisterhood, written byAlexandria’s Rachel Wells; and The Guard-ian, which was filmed here in Shreveport.

All were the “stars” of the eve, eachplaying continuously from DVDs on HighDefinition TVs throughout the party (sanssound), thanks to the gracious generosityof Wright’s Sound Gallery’s Tom andBrenda Bartle, who were among the beau-tiful guests enjoying the chilly Gala eve. Itall started with the leaders of ’08’s “Nightof the Stars”—its pintsize, contagiously en-

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At five o’clock, two hours before thegala curtain would go up, the stage wasset (magnolia branches on the mantlesfrom Delton’s huge tree) and the commit-tee awaiting the then three oldest, continu-ously running restaurants in town—Kon Tikion the antique dining table, Don’s Seafoodwith gumbo & bread pudding on a side-board and Ernest’s Orleans & legendarycrabclaws on the sunporch...plus Eddie’sSeafood whose founder created the firststuffed shrimp at long revered Freeman &Harris with those famous delish seafoodmorsels on another dining room sideboard.

Back in the foyer, partygoers were find-ing Monroe Brown & Co. ready to enter-tain. Rhett Butler & Scarlett O’Hara, Ashley& Melanie were in character, oozing withSouthern charm; Mammy, her red petticoatrustling, was repeating “It’s not fittin, it’s justnot fittin’.” And that was just the beginningof the enchanting evening that handsomelybenefitted Shreveport Little Theatre.

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Among those enjoying the eve at WineCountry Bistro were Bubba & Kathy Rasberry,Gerry & Tommie Sue Brooks, Joe & SusanCage, Susan Rice, Dwight & Bonita Fugate,Pat & Patricia Johnson, Don & MauriceWilkins, Bud & Martha Storer, Charles & Mar-garet Ann Boone, Mann & Libby Wallace,

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Friends of the Meadows dine at Giuseppe’sriends of the Meadows Museum of Artenjoyed impeccable fare created byExecutive Chef Giuseppe Brucia,

sipped special wines provided by Kevin Hillfor the Annual Dinner Meeting, voted on aslate of new officers and talked about up-coming happenings at the museum.

Very special guests were Robert andJoile Shelton of Lafayette whose collectionof Martelé Sterling was shown at Meadomsfrom September 12 through October 26.

Outgoing Friends of the Meadows prezMary Virginia Hill was presented a lovelyWaterford pitcher for her two years of ser-vice, and Sean O’Con assumed the presi-dential duties. Betty Black and Neil Johnsonbegan their terms as vice-presidents (re-placing Rhonda Dossett and DeltonHarrison) and Stephanie Crowder assumedthe secretary duties. A special presentationwas made to Frank Pearce for his long ten-ure as treasurer.

Then the annual gala to raise fundsfor Meadows was held at Ernest’s OrleansRestaurant. Former Friends president Nell

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show was hanging at Meadows, including

art students of legendary artist/teacherCamille HIrsch...among them BeverlyCalhoun, Katharine Caruthers, Dr. JimCiaravella, Mary Jo Kot, Sylvia Goodman,Sarah France, Peggy Selber, MarthaStorer, Shirley Wilhite and CarolWedeberg. Zama Blanchard was showchair. Also hanging at the Meadows duringthe summer were photographic images byKate Sartor Hilburn, which were capturedat the historic Paris Metro Station ofClemenceau during its recent renovation.

Meadows Museum visitors are sure toenjoy viewing the selections from the per-manent collection of Jean Despujols paint-ings in the Main Gallery. The museum isopen Tuesday, Wednesday and FridayNoon-4, Thursday 12-5 and Saturday andSunday 1-4.

The sterling silver, above, handmade by Gorhamat the turn of the 20th century, is among pieces ondisplay recently at Meadows Museum.

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Artistic Happening

Jasmine Morelock Field shows paintings at WDCsk celebrated Shreveportartist Jasmine MorelockField what has been the

most rewarding aspect of hercareer, and she will probably re-turn quickly with “The best thingI ever did was teach children.”And those classes transpired atSouthfield School and C.E.Byrd High School as well as ather home in South Highlands.

What names of former artstudents come to mind? Jas-mine answers with an impres-sive list...artist/children’s bookauthor Bill Joyce, geologistStafford Comegys, ophthal-mologist Bruce Henderson,LSU-S professor Howard Sklarand cardiologist John Hardin.

Jasmine Morelock Fieldwas talking to Portfolio overdelish tomato soup & tea sand-wiches a few days after hershowing at The Woman’s De-partment Club. She was still ex-cited over the beautiful recep-tion that showcased some 30 ofher paintings which ran thegamut of techniques and medi-ums. (Another group of herpaintings would hang at Mead-ows Museum throughout May,she then told us.)

The phone rang; Jasmineexcused herself to answer. Itwas Susan Berry, one of the al-most 300 in attendance at April11 at the reception that featuredJasmine’s incredible paintings.Susan was excited to have pur-

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Artist Jasmine Morelock Field sits beside a painting in the collection ofmore than thirty that were on display at the Woman’s Deprtment Clubseveral weeks in April. Admiring the colorful work are Mary EileenLassiterand Shreveport portrait artist Jean Hundley.

chased her very first JasmineMorelock Field that day andwas calling to ask about whento pick it up. “I was kind of un-prepared for the people who re-sponded, but it was so nice,”Jasmine admitted, hanging upthe phone.

She was truly happy aboutthe hundreds who were gra-ciously greeted by former WDCpresident and friend MaredioBowden that reception after-noon. As Jerry Malone and GailRussell took turns playing at theclub’s grand piano, art lovers ofall ages admired the beauty ofJasmine’s work—Turner ArtCenter’s Bruce Allen & artisticwife Kristi Hanna, Sara Hudson-Pierce, Meadows Museum’s di-rector/art lecturer Diane Dufilho,Richard Lyles & sister BambiTrickett, Meadows gallery coor-dinator Kathy Brodnax, retiredLSU-S Librarian Bill McLeary,Bill & Doris Gray, legendary art-ist Jerry Wray, Minor & RuthVinck, Betty Black, Winn &Carolyn Gray Jackson, Housto-nian Gene Forsythe, JimGardner, Tom Bryson, Ed & Vir-ginia Henderson, Emily AnnOstendorff, Katherine Ericksonand son Chris Erickson, BettyMcDonald and three childhoodfriends of Jasmine’s daughterValerie—Gaynell Stacy, VickieVickery and March Kingdorf, thelatter in from Mandeville for theartistic occasion. And then there

were Tom & Nancy Reinowski,who were ever so helpful hand-ing the beautiful show.

They all admired the paint-ings throughout the clubhouseand enjoyed going through theartist’s fascinating scrapbooks.They sipped punch and coffeeand enjoyed tantalizing teasandwiches, delicious cheesestraws and delectable sweets ala the talented Vickie Potts!

Pouring punch were AnnGardner, Jean Wilkey and KayMoore; at the coffee servicewere Ann Brock, Betsy Lunn,Donna Erickson, Betty Arce-

neaux, Sheila Crumley, BillieBurt, Beverly McGoldrick andCarolyn Gray.

Under the tutelage of distin-guished Yugoslavian JamesPinto, Jasmine graduated cumlaude with a Masters of FineArts from the Instituto deAllende Guanajuato-SanMiguel, Mexico. Earlier sheearned a B.A. from LouisianaState University in Baton Rougeunder graduate professorConrad Alvrizio and a mastersdegree in painting from Louisi-ana Tech in Ruston.

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Fashionable Benefit

Loyola stages 57th Style Show & Luncheon

Among Loyola seniors modeling were Andrew Swan, co-captain of cheerleading squad Mary IvonMontgomery, Olivia Moore, Monica Sanchez, Emma Meeks, Katy McCalman and Elisa LeBarre, firstrow, from left; dance line member Haley Molen, Regional Girls Singles Title Holder Annis Smith,Loyola Flyer football player Drake Carmody, Ryan Harter, Flyer baseball player Dillon Berry, sec-ond row, same order; Leigh Oden, Flyer golf team member Scott D’Anna, baseball player GradyFlournoy, football & baseball player Jack Turnage and Flyers Aiding the Hungry cochair KimberlyRousseau, third row; lacrosse player Jackson Wheless, Andy Yokem & Danzeria Farris, fourth row.

hen 100 seniors walk the runwayNovember 4 at Bossier Civic Cen-ter, it was Loyola College Prep’s

57th Annual Style Show and Luncheon.Debbie Greenway and Derrie Lindley werecochairmen of the 2009 benefit at BossierConvention Center. Tickets for the fun-filled event were sold by school families &the LCP Development Office or at the door.There were corporate tables for eight,jointly sponsored tables for four. But theexcitement of the day was the style showwith seniors on the runway in clothes fromfine stores in Shreveport-Bossier.

Sweepstake prizes included: Two 6-month family memberships to ChristusSchumpert Wellness Center, earrings fromLee Michaels Fine Jewelry, a family sitting/photograph from Harrington House, a$600 certificate for teeth whitening, 2 tick-ets for Camelot at The Strand, an originalpastel by Diane Long and a pet portrait byphotographer Kathryn Gaiennie.

“The Magnificent Time Machine” wasthe theme of the style show/luncheon.Since 1952 the benefit has been the Par-ents Association’s primary funraiser withproceeds used for financial aid, classroom/lab enrichments and upgrades.

Gia Kosmitis found her nincheearly and has never regretted her decision


T wenty years ago, fresh out of LSUSchool of Law, Gia Kosmitis sawa distinct need, one that few if any

of her fellow, just-graduated cohorts even

briefly considered a legal road to travel. As

she “tried it all—domestic, personal injury,

wills and successions,” Kosmitis made up

her mind . . . nursing home abuse and/or

malpractice there in would be the concen-

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And she has continuously over the

years stood by and upheld several excel-

lent reasons for her decision and her dedi-

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Gia Kosmitis was instantaneously of-

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plus ago at several nursing homes. How-

ever, she was simultaneously challenged

and motivated by those intense observa-

tions. “I am Greek,” announces the forty-

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away our elderly.”

That thought understood, Kosmitis

added, excitement building in her voice:

“This is my passion, and today my vision is

to have places (nursing homes and retire-

ment centers) that older people really want

to go!”

She reiterates that “making people feel

useful and wanted is essential to their well

being,” and quickly followed that premise

with the fact that several nursing homes in

this area “do adhere to the right standards.”

She pointed out The Glen’s impressive ex-

pansion and the giant steps now being

taken at Live Oak Retirement Center as

two prime examples.

It was a little over a decade that the

law practice of Gia Kosmitis was a one-

woman show which included long work

weeks, more often than not including Sat-

urdays, with road trips to various parts of

Louisiana and sometimes flights to Wash-

ington, D.C.

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a fax came in one afternoon from Shelly

Hebert, a Registered Nurse who holds the

credentials of both a Rehabilitation Nurse

and a Forensic Nurse. She had learned in

Dallas the need for RNs in law practices

and had seen Kosmitis’ advertising in the

local telephone directory.

Hebert was impressed, so called

Kosmitis and talked with her briefly via

phone before sending over her resume.

The daughter of retired, long-re-

spected Shreveport police officer Frank

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McCormick in the Caddo Coroner’s Office

at night.

The two women talked with Portfolio

several weeks before they were flying to

Washington to make their voices heard on

staffing requirements in nursing facilities

nationwide.“A nursing home will actually

have 100 residents to one RN who in turn

is assisted by two to three LPN’s and per-

haps five certified nursing assistants,”

Kosmitis explains, and then pointed out the

need for more nursing schools in the

Shreveport-Bossier area. Shelly Hebert

shook her head in agreement.

Both insisted that the legal work done

by the Law Firm of Georgia “Gia” Kosmitis

is predominantly against the corporate

level at the nursing homes. The “profits

over people” mentality needs to change.

When you examine their cost reports you

see that nursing homes are extremely prof-

itable in our state despite low reimburse-

ment levels, Kormitis continues. And only

a very few cases are actually against health

care providers, she quickly emphasizes.

It was not until she prosecuted a mal-

practice case involving the death from un-

diagnosed stomach cancer of a single

mother with three young children that Gia

Kosmitis experienced a sort of vocational

epithany. Thankfully, she relates, the re-

sultant financial award has provided “a

comfortable and fine education” for all three

youngsters. The eldest, she announces,

is now in his first year of law school.

Gia Kosmitis was born and bred in

Shreveport, the youngest of three children.

Her father sold appliances at Sears and her

mother was a stay-at-home mom. Gia’s

brother is a dentist and her sister has five

degrees. “I knew early on that I wanted to

be either a tennis pro or a lawyer,” she ad-

mits. A lengthy list of clients are thankful

she chose the latter. However, as often as

she can, Kosmitis does work a game or so

of tennis into her busy schedule.

“I love what I do,” she continues. “I’ve

worked this entire week after a five-hour

deposition on Saturday. But I love it. I en-

joy the challenges and I enjoy the rewards.”

That morning she had received a letter of

thanks from a client. Most of her clients

begin their first visit saying “I am not one

of those people who sue!”

Kosmitis reports with pride that she has

only lost one case “in which we got no re-

ward for the client,” and that was mid-ca-

reer. Ninety percent of her cases are settled

out of court.

Proud of the progress made in nurs-

ing home lidigation over the past eighteen

or so years, Kosmitis points out that there

was a time that few attorneys throughout

the country handled such cases. Now the

number is in the hundreds. “Thank good-

ness,” Kosmitis says, reminding that she

welcomes competition.

However, she must admit that most all

nursing home related cases go on three to

four years “before you see any money.”

Seldom is a case not on contingency,

Kosmitis adds, but she reiterates that those

living in the nursing homes should be pro-

tected at all cost. “All must get the best of

care and business cannot get in the way,”

she explains. “ I am never the healthcare

provider’s enemy, we are justly on the side

of the patient, and I am always looking at

the big picture.”

That big picture, Kosmitis is quick to

relate, is often the result of information

given her by Hebert. “She is always able

How can patient care for the elderly be improved?More Registered Nurses in the facility, directing

qualified trained workers, insists Shreveport attorneyGia Kosmitis, who continues to devote a large

percentage of her law practice to keepingmedical facilities honest.

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to educate me by telling me what is real

and what is practical,” Kosmitis goes on.

Consequently, Hebert (who has worked at

all the local hospitals) is quickly able to say

what happened and how it all affects the

case at hand. She knows the standard of

care that’s consistent and, of course, is fa-

miliar with the realities. “I have always loved

being a nurse,” Hebert adds.

“Shelly comes with a pool of colleagues

who are willing to testify,” Gia Kosmitis con-

tinues. “I feel very lucky,” Hebert says, add-

ing “I have a key position here and I do not

know of another nurse in the state who

does what I do in this law firm.”

There are 19 nursing homes in Shreve-

port-Bossier, definitely a goodly number to

keep Gia Kosmitis’practice busy. “I travel

the entire state pursuing cases involving

starvation, dehydration, bed sores and

patients being kept over-medicated,” she

explains carefully.

“Anyone administering medication

needs to know the side-effects of each

medication,” Hebert hurriedly inserts.

“Nursing is to prevent problems.”

Both Kosmitis and Hebert are con-

stantly trying to bring about better stan-

dards in the workplace for nurses and bet-

ter care for nursing home patients.

“They go hand-in-hand,” insists

Kosmitis, “and who wouldn’t want both?

“My goal is for people to understand

there are problems but that they have so-

lutions. I am careful to explain what the goal

of the litigation is and what is just?” she

maps out her strategy in each case.

“Change comes through adversity,”

Gia Kosmitis reminds, and our lengthy in-

terview closed on that observation.

In the library of her law office on Line Avenue, Gia Kosmitis goes over important factswith RN Shelly Hebert who now works fulltime in the Shreveport practice, which concen-trates on nursing home abuse and malpractice. (Photography by Scot R. Smith/SPS)

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their last visits. Dinner is served,beginning at 6pm six days a week.

Vikki Parrish reminiscedabout her grandfather’s hotels,restaurants and grocery storesfrom Crowley up to Monroe/WestMonroe and Columbia. “He wouldbe so tickled,” Vikki continued,saying she wished he’d lived tosee her success. We were talkingwith the effervescent owner ofVikki & Co. after the lunch crowdwas gone from the “round buildingin the parking lot at Shreve City.”

Daily, hungry folks at Vikki &Co. are a diverse group. As Ms.Parrish aptly puts it—“we havepeople wearing muddy boots tothree-piece suits.” There are actu-ally a big number of people fromBarksdale AFB.” Vikki even had arecent satisfied customer whoheard about her place while onduty in Japan! So on arrival atBAFB made Vikki’s one of hisvery first eating-out haunts.

At Vikki & Co. expect awe-some burgers (butter buns madefresh daily), equally awesomebread pudding with vanilla sauceand other fanbulus desserts, plussoup du jour (potato Soup, sea-food gumbo, lobster bisque & veg-etable beef). Vikki’s ChickenEnchiliada Soup is one the verybest hot liquids I’ve ever eaten inmany years! On board at Vikki &Co. are Vikki, of course, plus hermom Beverly Parrish, brotherRay Parrish & her delightfuldaughter Reagan Rowell whocloses up each and every day.

A third generation dedicatedto good food, Rocky Cascio is ob-viously enjoying his Cascio Mar-ket Bistro, between Airline Dr.and Benton Rd. in Bossier City.Rocky remembers fondly beingwith his grandfather SalvatoreCascio at his grocery store estab-lished in the 1950s on BarksdaleBlvd., as well as working as a teenat the grocery his father revampedand expanded in the 1960s.

Then there was time spenttraveling in Italy after which Rockybegan working for Counter Cul-ture, subsequently becoming JanMiddleton’s first franchise (whichhe continued five years). Duringthat time he was in Kansas Cityvisiting an Italian grocery wherepeople dined in the evening, andthat experience convinced him toopen Cascio’s Market Bistro.

Today lunch is served; manyorders are picked up at the drive-thru window. For lunch: Soup(three daily), Salads, Burgers,Specialty Sandwiches, Paninis,Pasta (Chicken Pesto TortelliniNo. 1) and Pizza.The Dinner Menufeatures Angus Beef Steaks—Ribeyes, Filets & Strips, servedwith stuffed potato or rice, a veg-etable, salad, dinner roll & dessert!

There are cut-to-order Boar’sHead meats, Cascio’s home-made Italian Sausage & cheesesin the deli...olive oils, fresh toma-toes, breads, pickles, Roland SeaSalt, Polenta Cornmeal andCocina Artichoke Hearts.

Cascio’s Market Bistroseats 80 at lunch and dinner Mon-day through Saturday.

T ony Villa recommended Beanchiladas,one of his popular Tacomania’s forty-seven specialty items, and it proved

be an excellent suggestion for my fussytastebuds. The two enchiladas (your choiceof chicken or ground beef) are topped withbean sauce, sour cream, grilled onions and

Jalapenos. Plus they share the colorful platewith a crisp green salad. Very, very tasty.

During my brief wait, Tony’s pretty sis-ter (and his partner) Maria came from thekitchen, carrying steaming hot plates of stillother specialty items. She hugged each ofthree luncheongoers after setting their

lunches before them, then dropped by sev-eral other tables to say “hello.” Maria andTony want their customers to enjoy each andevery visit and always make sure they do.

Tacomania, aside from serving “unique”and “fresh” fare from South of the Border(and specifically that’s Mexico City), is proud

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The brother/sister team of Tony and Maria Villa stand outside their attractive restaurant on East Kings Highway.



At left: Loyal Tacomania custom-ers include Betty Segall, daugh-ter Suzee Robison and grandsonBryan Robison (who now lives inAustin). Below: Stephen andDeborah Roberts frequent Tonyand Maria’s popular Tacomania atboth lunch and dinner! Also seenin the lunch bunch that weekdaywere LSU/MC docs Mark Haver-kor, Jason Rigemen and DougMilton, all admittedly among the“regulars” at the E. Kings eatery.

of its excellent service and true concern forthe health and well-being of each and everycustomer. “We never use lard, we use thesmallest amount of vegetable oil possible,all our meats are grilled, and our ingredientsare always fresh,” Tony emphasizes.

Tony Villa came to Shreveport in 1981from beautiful Mexico City, via several yearsworking in California restaurants. It was notlong before Cadillac (now Superior Grill) wasopening on Line Avenue, and for severalyears, Tony served on the highly successfuleatery’s managerial team.

His sister Maria (who practiced law inMexico City) joined him in Shreveport dur-ing the early 1990’s, and the two of thembegan the original Tacomania, A Mexico CityCantina, a few blocks west on Kings Hwy.

Without exaggeration, it became anovernight success on the local eating outscene. Tony is quick to laud The Times, Port-folio and Forum for “putting us on the map.”That publicity certainly helped the momen-tum but without the fine food and impeccableservice, stories would not have been writ-ten, photos would not have been taken.

Today, things are running beautifully, in-side and out, at Tacomania. At interview timeluscious plants (including brilliant hibiscus,ferns and palms) welcomed customers at the

Linda McKaskle Pedro losther courageous eight-yearbattle with cancer on Octo-ber 11, 2008, two months af-ter her 68th birthday cel-ebrated at Chianti. A de-voted wife to her husbandSammy, a caring mother todaughters Susan & Stepha- Linda Pedro

nie and a loving grandmother to Taylor &Julia, Linda was tiny in statue but had a hugeheart, a unique understanding and remark-able spirit. She continues to be missed byfamily members and countless friends.

Her volunteer work was phenomenal,ranging from president of S’port Little The-atre Guild and chair of its 2008 “Night of theStars” to secretary, then treasurer of theWoman’s Department Club. Linda was S’portSymphony Guild’s Symphony House Mainte-nance chair and a loyal supporter of its ThriftShop. She served as Hospitality chair forS’port Opera Guild and its annual Les Bou-tiques de Noel. Linda was secretary of theBossier High Alumni and was looking forwardto her 50th Class Reunion. She also servedas president of The Quota Club of Shreve-port, attending (with Sammy by her side) theQuota International Convention in Californiaa short time before she died. It is not surpris-ing that Linda received numerous awards:SLT Guild’s John Wray Young Award, Sym-phony Guild’s Eleanor Colquitt, OperaGuild’s Beverly Sills & the President’s Awardgiven by S’port Little Theatre’s Board.

They made a difference!

It just wasn’t the same withoutJim Williams when the 14thChristmas in the Sky took placein December 2008. At every in-ternationally-acclaimed fund-raiser before, Jim was there at agrand piano, playing favorites forJim Williams

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doorway. Tony smiles appreciatively at thiswriter’s compliments, admitting he is proudof his gardening expertise. “You should seemy house; it looks like a nursery,” he adds.

There is one thing (aside from good foodand service) brewing at Tacomania, and thatis the very strong possibility of franchising.

“We’re still the Mama and Papa restau-rant, being ourselves, not imitating anyoneyet giving our nice clientele good choices.But we’d love to franchise sometimes in thefuture, especially in Bossier City,” Tony con-tinues, adding quickly that when it does hap-pen they would still keep the personal ser-vice, the same quality of food.

“The good, fresh food is thanks to mysister Maria who spends much of her time inthe kitchen, making sure things run smoothly,and the food is consistent,” he points out.

At the time they were looking forward tothe bar’s renovation, and were proud thatthe cantina’s margaritas are “awesome,”according to many “the very best in town.”Though “Tacomaniacs” can enjoy anythingon the big menu in the lounge, Tony andMaria also offer an outstanding appetizerlist—Queso Asado Billy served in a hot Skil-let and Mexican Pizza, perhaps the mostpopular of all the incredible “starters” at theever popular Tacomania on East Kings.

the crowd, donating his talent & time. He alsoplayed free of charge for S’port Opera Guild’sLes Boutiques de Noel each year, for SLTGuild’s luncheons and “gave himself” as a Si-lent Auction item at many benefits during his30-plus local career. During that time his pi-ano artistry was appreciated at Krock O’Cheese, Suzybelle’s, Cross Lake Inn, Chi-anti, Cambridge Club, Fairfield Place B&B,Fertitta’s 6301, University Club, his own JimWilliams Bistro where he played piano & wasthe accomplished chef and at many a privateparty and many weddings and receptions.

Jim died of pneumonia April 14, twodays after his 70th birthday. A celebration ofhis life was held at St. Mark’s with a receptionat Olive Street Bistro, where he last enter-tained. Baptized James William Katz, heshowed incredible talent at age five with hisparents & two sisters witnessing. He listenedto a classical piece on the radio, walked overto the piano & played it, note by note! Jim isalso survived by his daughter Kirsten Katz,now a S’port resident who works in CancerResearch at LSUHSC. Jim made a differencein this world and is greatly missed.

Home-Owned Restaurants(Continued from page 66)

Vince’s South Port on E.Bert Kouns is a class act, and itsowner Vince Lanoue & operatingmanager Bill Johnson arepleased as can be about it. DarrellBallentine, operating partner of12-year-old Vince’s North Port,trained the kitchen staff at SouthPort, which is open to serve youfor lunch & dinner 7 days a week.

Between Willis KnightonPierremont & Christus SchumpertHighland, South Port has All-You-Can-Eat Catfish and Seafoodfried, broiled, blackened & grilled.Yet there are also excellent RibeyeSteaks, which Vince is quick toannounce, are aged for 28 days!

Sunday Specials at Vince’sare “a little more upscale,” pointsout Johnson, including carvedturkey, roast beef, freid chickenand pork tenderloin with the trim-mings for a reasonable $10.95.

Though they both had thebest of intentions to continue the38-year-old traditiion establishedby Kon Tiki’s Chuck Wing Joe,brothers Pancho & Jorge Trejoare now serving only Mexican fareat their Trejos on Youree. But it’sall upscale, the family’s bestdishes, they insist today.

The bamboo-accented diningrooms are now decorated withbright colors, pinatas, sarapes andsombreros. True, some loyal fansdidn’t want Kon Tiki to becomehistory, yet that group never in-cluded Chuck himself. And hedropped by Trejos on a weekdayto talk about it. “Cooking is cook-ing,” he began, reminding thatfresh ingredients are the making ofgood food, regardless of its origin.Jorge Trejo jumped in assuringthat Trejos makes everything fromscratch...beans, rice, ground beef,hot sauce & guacamole. “And wealways shred our own cheese,”Jorge adds.

Pancho continued saying:“Chuck has handed us more thana building; he has given us memo-ries. We always want him to be inthe picture. We are friends so wedon’t ever want to disappoint him.”Open on Sundays, Trejos is doingall kinds of catering and likes hav-ing private parties there on site.

Above: Kon Tiki’sChuck Wing Joe poseswith Trejo BrothersPancho & Jorge out-side their Trejos onYouree Drive. (Photo byScot R. Smith) At right:The industrious VikkiParrish has estab-lished a fabulous eat-ery in the big roundbuilding on the ShreveCity parking lot. Threefamily generations areinvolved. Below: RockyCascio, standing at thecounter of his busyCascio’s Market Bistroin Bossier City, is car-rying on the family tra-dition his late grandfa-ther Salvatore Casciobegan in the 1950s.

Towne Oak Square is the up-scale address of Lance Hauth’ssuper popular Oyster Bar & Grilleon Line Avenue. Although theOyster Bar serves oysters everyway imaginable—Halfshell, Mes-quite Grilled, Angels, Barbecued,Fried, Oysters Champagne andCombos, there are many more en-ticing items on the big menu.

Lance, the former owner ofPodnuh’s and the one whobrought the BBQ haven to thisarea, is as adept at Marketing &PR as at food service & manage-ment. Hence, the packed house atOyster Bar & Grille just about anytime, day or night. Drinks are asgood as the food and Lance offersa most unique appetizer menu,perfect for Happy Hour—QuesoCheese Dip, Black Bean Dip,Papa Skins, Fried Calamari andthe fantastic Lucky Bread (NewOrleans french bread with spicytartar tomatoes, melted cheeseand choice of shrimp or crawfish!)

Ralph & Kacoo’s on Barks-dale Blvd. at Benton Rd. continuesto carry on the tradition estab-lished in the 1960s by Ralph &Kacoo Olinde at their first eateryon False River. Voted “The BestCajun Restaurant in Louisiana”more than once and one of the100 Places to Dine in America,”Ralph & Kacoo’s has been inBossier for a record-breaking 25years. Presently owned by DonBurdett of Nacogdoches, Texas,the seafood restaurant (which alsohas superb steaks!) is now underthe watchful eye of GM LeslieSisson, who pointed out that R&Kis back to using all of the Olindes’Original Recipes!

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Off North Market, overlookingthe Downtown Airport, Greg’sRunway Cafe serves specialbreakfasts & lunches five days aweek. Owner Greg Thatcheropened the cafe’s doors in Janu-ary 2009 after four years at CampJoy, and he’s mighty glad to beback in town. Customers arehappy to find such good break-fasts, including perfect waffles,biscuits, sausage and all kinds ofeggs. Of course, there are alsolunch specials, from Shrimp andOyster PoBoys, Greg’s grandfa-ther Ernest Palmisano’s Mari-nated Crabclaws and FriedShrimp & Remoulade, as well astop-drawer homemade pies. AtGreg’s Place, catering is big and

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With fond memories of work-ing beside his famous grandfather,Greg Thatcher often has helpfrom Suzanne as well as loyalstaffers Vera Upchurch &Carolyn McFann. Greg’s parentsCathie & A.J. Cascio are “my big-gest fans” and often help out at thecafe and on catering jobs. Gregreminds that dad A.J. founded theTwo-Tone Blues Band and attimes the band plays at events atGreg’s Runway Cafe.

At five years old, ChuckAshley stood on a chair in hisgrandmother’s Mississippi kit-chen, helping her make chicken &dumplings, cornbread muffinsand, of course, dozens and doz-ens of cookies. Today, the memo-ries are ever so fond; the recipesindelible in his mind, and Mama’sChicken Salad’s one of the favor-ites on his three-year-old Kitchen

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Home-Owned Restaurants(Continued from page 70)301’s menu. “I have also learned alot over the years from the FoodNetwork,” Chuck tells us as wechat mid-afternoon at his cafe ap-pointed with five tables of varyingsizes and shapes. A cooler holdscasseroles, desserts from greatcheesecakes to-die-for darkchocolate confections drizzledwith a raspberry/orange sauce.

It’s been 13 years sinceChuck Ashley arrived in Shreve-port/Bossier from Mississippi,working at Palmetto Country Club,then as a partner in the restaurantinside The Remington Hotel. Cur-rently, he stays busy Monday-Sat-urday at Kitchen 301 (also thehome of Charles Ashley EventProductions & Catering acrossfrom KTBS on Kings Hwy.) Andmake no mistake about it, Chuckputs on a memorable production!Don’t expect a set menu, hedoesn’t have one. Each party’s aspecial event, not like any other,food-wise, decorations-wise, etc.“I like to do it all—the food, flowers,everything.” His events are justthat...eventful, i.e. for a SundayBrunch, Chuck dressed out hisstaff in choir robes and they sanggospel music as they served!

Then, there was a Weddingand Reception for 500 staged in acow pasture, a spectacular fund-raiser in Longview with a BBQ pic-nic with lots of hay bales for seat-ing at the tables. The recentShreveport Regional Arts Coun-cil’s Johnny Appleseed Party wasall about apples—Green AppleMartinis to Jalapena CandiedApples, Apple Chutney, Fish &

At right: The CubRestaurant’s RogerWilbanks goes overbiz with headwaiterBrad Victory at theever popular 20-year-old steak-house. At right: Theinnovative ChuckAshley is SRAC’s“main man” when itcomes to cateringaffairs but he & tal-ented staff keep amultitude of foodafficiandos happyas can be with inno-vative casseroles, adelightuf array ofsalads, cakes, cup-cakes & pies. Be-low: At his Greg’sRunway Cafe at theDowntown AirportGreg Thatcher & hiswife Stephanie posein front of a framedphototograph of hislegendary grandfa-ther Ernest Palmi-sano Sr.

Chips with Apple Cider Vinegar toCranberry & Apple Cookies. “Andwe always give good discounts tononprofits,” Ashley inserted.

Out front 301 are two picnictables and wooden boxes filledwith fresh produce for sale, otherswith flowers blooming. During theirrespective seasons RustonPeaches are available Wednes-days, watermelons on Fridays.Chuck is currently growing toma-toes, eggplant, onions, green on-ions and numerous herbs.

At the front steps fragrantmint permeates the air as lunch-goers arrive at Cafe Pierremont.Inside huge sunflowers and dai-sies painted by the talented Bar-bara Landman herself decoratethe walls, while bouquets of freshdaisies center each table.

Barbara & Ernie Landman’sCafe Pierremont was precededby Big Ernie’s Snack Shopfounded in 1976 and by their el-egant Terrace Club almost a fulldecade later. Today, Cafe Pierre-mont offers a bountiful home-cooked buffet Monday-Friday, plussandwiches, soups daily, burgersand desserts. They do lots of ca-tering, sometimes in the attractiveatrim, and often deliver to longtimecustomers now homebound.

“In high school I had ateacher who told me I would neveramount to anything more than aburger flipper,” remembers Madi-son Square Garden’s new ownerDanny Zanelotti, “so I bought arestaurant.” Obviously not setback by the pointed insult,

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Les Boutiques de Noelbreaks record at its 35thhe biggest crowd ever—more than 10,000—enjoyed ShreveportOpera Guild’s 35th Les Boutiques de Noel’s three-day shoppingextravaganza. “It was a record,” excitedly reported overall chair

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At left: Barbara Landman stands at the counter of Cafe Pierremont whichshe & husband Ernie opened in 1995, top, and Danny Zanlotti is now theproud owner of Madison Square Garden, and there have been a few. But it’sa safe bet he’s the only one who funded the ventuere with the salary madekeeping security in Iraq. Below: Gerald Savoie, at right, and his restaurantmanager Josh LaGeose are all smiles in the entranceway to Savoie’sclosed-in patio. Now open all-year round again, Savoie’s has incrediblydelish seafood along with outstanding crawfish and melt-in-your mouthsteaks, plus Zydeco music on Fridays.

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Home-Owned Restaurants...(Continued from page 73)Zaneloiti managed a Domino’s, aBurger King and a Hardee’s be-fore his purchase of longtime suc-cessful Madison Square Garden.And the neighborhood eatery, heis happy to report, is progressingwell. If things continue, Danny willopen its sister store in Bossier Cityin the not-too-distant future. Cur-rently alternating tours in iraq(where he is in security for the U.S.State Department) with working atMadison’s, Danny visited withsuccessful restaurateur JohnCariere at “A Taste of Home Cook-ing,” and said he appreciatedCariere’s positive input aboutMadison Square Garden.

Danny reminded that peoplego out to eat & relax. Hence,Madison’s white tablecloths &candles. “We’s adding menu

items, have Happy Hour and thisis a great place to watch thegames.”

This area’s most recentlyopened fine dining restaurant is2Johns on Airline Dr., owned &operated by John Montelepre Jr.,longtime proprietor of Leon’s Bar-becue, and Josh Wilkinson is ex-ecutive chef, John Montelepre IIIthe sous chef.

Guests enjoy phenomenalcuisine—Steak Au Poiure is2Johns’ signature dish, ShrimpBisque divine and Snapper BuerreCreole incredible. The service isimpeccable; the atmosphere, ex-quisite. Open for dinner only,2Johns has two Happy Hours,late afternoon & late evening. Din-ner takes place in the dining room,the upscale piano bar (whereJames Pendley and other localartists tickle the ivories nightly) oron the attractive patio.

Discriminating palates highlyapprove the fare at 2Johns, andwe prophesy that you will, too.

It’s a fact: Gerald Savoie isthe most diversified restaurantowner in town. When he estab-lished his first local eatery calledThe Shrimp Boat on East 70th,

Gerald built the entire buildinghimself, poured the parking lot anddid all the cooking! Then fellowSouth Louisianian Dudley Valotcame on board, they changed thename to Dudley & Gerald’s andenjoyed 10 highly successfulyears, after which the eatery be-came Gerald Savoie’s and sooncatering moved into its own up-scale building across E. 70th.

Today, Savoe’s is again openyear-round, the legendary ShortyLenard’s grandson Josh La-Geose is manager, Chef DavidStoddard is in the kitchen withseveral longtime cooks who havebeen on board there for years.Gerald ’s there often, greetingfolks, and crawfish in season still abig part of business, but there arealso numerous seafood dishesand fine steaks on the menu andFridays there is Zydeco music!

Joe & Pat Monsour were inFlorida, relaxing and soaking upsome sun the entire month of July,leaving son Joey Monsour incharge of Monsour’s Real Picklein Towne Oak Square. “I did all theimprovements we’d talked about,hired some music for weekendsand then e-mailed them pictures,”reported Joey with a smile. But

not to worry...AT&T retiree JoeMonsour Sr. (who purchasedReal Pickle 12-plus years ago af-ter retiring) was very pleased aswas the younger Monsour’smother Pat.

After all, they knew well aboutupdating—they’d been the first inS’port/Bossier to put in a wrought-iron fenced patio at Real Pickle.They stepped out with the slogan:“If you can find Better LouisianaSeafood, buy it!” plus they’ve in-sisted since Day One that every-thing at Real Pickle be made fromscratch. “We just don’t cut corners,use Boars Head meats, hand-cut10 gallons of dill pickles a day &hand-select our breads. We canboast over 1000 in the Beer Club,claim the area’s biggest beer & alelist & have regular Beer Tastings.”

The Original Monjunis onLouisiana, owned & operated bythe industrious Rosso Family, islocated in one of Shreveport’smost historic neighborhoods.Beautifully landscaped outside, aculinary jewel inside, MonjunisCafe & Grocery has been in thecapable hands of Judy Rossosince her son Jimmy & his wifeLeslie and daughters took thepopular Monjunis several yearsago to Baton Rouge. Today, Ms.Rosso is Monjunis’ executivechef, its talented landscape archi-tect outside. You’ll not find betterLasagna anywhere, and the sameholds true for Spaghetti & Meat-balls, both made from recipes ofJimmy’s late paternal grand-mother Camille Rosso, long re-vered as one of the city’s finestcooks. Many Monjunis “regulars”rave about the Shrimp Toast, Ital-ian Salad, Curried Chicken Salad,PoBoys and the Muffalettas.

And Judy Rosso also offersan excellent selection of groceryitems, makes the most appealingbaskets on the planet, fills dozensof pickup oders weekly, does lotsof catering and continues to satisfyhungry shoppers during Les Bou-tiques de Noel, which annuallykicks off the local holiday season.

Two fine dining restaurants inthis area are Chianti and Maré,close by one another on Line Av-enue. Owned by the GiacaloneBrothers Enrico and Nino, the

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Above: Judy Rosso hasbeen in full charge of theOriginal Monjunis on La.Ave. since her son JimmyRosso & his wife Leslietook the eatery to BatonRouge several years back.At right: Richard Taylor be-gan Monjunis at Portico in1995 and today he & wifeTracy share responsibili-ties with son-in-law ToddMitchell, who’s manager, &daughter Brooke. Below:The father-son team of Joe& Joey Monsour prepare al-most all menu items fromscratch, have the area’slargest beer selection atMonsour’s Real Pickle,Line at Pierremont and arenow open every Sunday!

two Italian eateries have a host ofdevoted admirors. ExecutiveChef Enrico serves lunch & din-ner at his Chianti as well as a veryspecial Sunday Brunch. There’soften entertainment in Chianti’slounge and art includes everythingfrom a Venus de Milo statue to ahuge Henry Goodrich painting.

At his Maré, Nino Giacaloneconcentrates on “Coastal Cuisinewith an Italian Flair,” and everydish served at dinner is sublime.Vintage is between the twoeatereies where regular winetastings take place, and there is anenclosed patio that many enjoy.

The two other GiacaloneBrothers please palates atL’Italiano in Bossier City. Claudiois your host; Giovonni, the tal-ented chef. Open Monday-Fridayfor lunch and dinner, L’Italino isopen for dinner only on Saturdays.The restaruant has a wonderfulmenu, an impressive wine cellarand truly excellent service.

Guests can expect beautifulmusic, some operatic and Broad-way tunes, and often Claudio willsing along. Wall hangings includepaintings by local artists (most forsale), and there are signatures ac-companied by greetings on thewalls from customers throughoutthe years, which make for mightyinteresting reading.

A sign on the wall behind thefront counter suggests: “TakeFriends Some Lasagna,” count-less grapes hang from the ceilingand red & white checkered clothsdrape the dining tables. Monjunisat Portico—owned & operated byThe Richard Taylor Family since1995—is open 7 Days & 7 NightsA Week, the only Monjunis withsuch a fulltime schedule!

Richard Taylor & his wifeTracy share responsiblities withson-in-law Todd Mitchell (Mon-junis at Portico’s GM) & daughterBrooke, along with LSU student/daughter Paige who bakes all thecakes in-house, including theincredibley delish Italian CremeCake. Richard Taylor’s also quickto give credit to his extended res-taurant family—Kitchen ManagerIrma Taylor, Augustine Milesand Gloria Jefferson.

“We’ve basically had the

same menu for the past 12 years,”Richard continued, “but we addnew items from time to time.” Twoadded a while back—Little Sicilyand Eggplant Pirogue. Every dayfrom 3 to 7 Monjunis at Porticooffers a 2-for-1 House Wine.

Anyone interested can followM o n j u n i s @ Tw i t t e r . c o m /monjunis to find out the WeeklySpecials. The Taylor Family isalso proud to now have a Drive-Thru Window. Just call 797-9999with your order & when you drivethru, the order will be ready!

Hiep Danh opened his res-taurant Danh’s Garden on YoureeDrive in March of 2006, 15 yearsafter he studied the culinary arts atCalifornia’s San Jose University.Initially, he came to Shreveport-Bossier to work at Horseshoe Ca-sino & Hotel in Jack Binion’sSteakhouse, having even tried hishand on a shrimp boat out ofHouston for a while. He quickly willtell anyone “it was the hardest job Iever had” and now much preferspreparing shrimp in the kitchen atDanh’s Garden to catching themin the Gulf of Mexico.

Today at Danh’s Garden,open Tues.-Sun., 11a.m.-9 p.m.Hiep offers an outstanding menufeaturing both Vietnamese andThai dishes. In the not-too-distantfuture he hopes to be serving beerand wine, both domestic and im-ported. The most popular Viet-namese fare is the Noodle Soup (aspoon & a fork are needed to eatit). Spicy Thai dishes most popularinclude the Basil Chicken and Co-conut Shrimp, and Hiep Danh isproud of fish entrees that featurecatfish and tilapia.

With seating for 180, Danh’sGarden is available for privateparties. Children are welcomed,Hiep emphasized. His young sonis often there, and a smaller por-tion menu is available of mostdishes on the menu.

The Greek restaurant Yeero,Yeero! was founded by ownerThanasi “Tom” Triperianos asstrictly a drive-thru establishment12 years ago, and he liked it likethat. However, in 2005 Tomchanged his mind and added oneof the most elegant little diningrooms in the River Cities.

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“I wanted a little cozy place,more elegant than cozy,” Tom ex-plained, and you can rest assuredthat almost every Greek god andgoddess from Hermes and Zeus toAchilles and Aphrodite are repre-sented. Tom is also justly proud ofa huge collection of gold and silverGreek coins. The handsome ceil-ing is of metal tiles from Greeceand fine furnishings including adramatic chandelier work togetherto create a dramatic dining room.

Now the only Greek eatery inShreveport-Bossier City, Yeero!Yeero! proudly serves a wide ar-ray of Appetizers including Tzatzikiand Pita (thick sour cream, cu-cumbers, garlic and herbs);Dolmades Combo—six grapeleaves stuffed with rice & herbs,with sides that include fetacheese, hummus, tzatziki and pita,and Oven-Roasted Potatoes“Greek Style,” as well as Special

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Salads offering a choice of Greek, Athenian orCaesar. The Lemon Chicken Vegetable Soup isa big favorite, and Tom reminded that the Plat-ters are also ordered by regular customers asare the Kabobs, chicken or beef, each servedon rice pilaf with cheese and marinara sauce,grilled vegetables and Greek potatoes. The Fa-vorites, according to Yeero! Yeero!’s owner,start with Stuffed Cabbage Rolls topped withlemon cream sauce, also served with Greekpotatoes. Many regulars order The GreekSampler or Lamb Chops in the Pot!

Sandwiches at Yeero! Yeero! fall underthree headings: Homemade Pita Sandwiches,“From the Greek Gods” Sandwiches and Medi-terranean Paninis. Tom also serves to-die-forBaklava and Galatoboureko. At Yeero! Yeero!Special Cappuccinos and Smoothies are ex-ceptional as are Hot Drinks from Greek Coffeeand Espresso to Hot Chocolate.

Deli Tini is the delightful little eatery thatMiLea Casten opened in March on Kings High-way. Just down that busy food corridor from herdad George Casten’s long popular George’sGrill, the new deli is outfitted with stainlesstables surrounded by bright yellow chairs. It isopen from 11am-3pm Monday through Fridayand 11am-2pm on Saturdays. Deli Tini is man-aged by Pete Jones.

MiLea offers Signature Sandwiches clev-erly named for relatives and friends, the latterincluding her landlord Edward Nader. Also onthe menu—wraps, paninis, homemade potatosalad, seasonal fruit & fresh baked cakes.

Having been in the mortgage finance busi-ness for 15 years, MiLea says “I always wantedto open my own place,” and those who havelunched there are happy she’s done so. And,yes, MiLea like her dad is in the kitchen prepar-ing the food, and he is today proud as can bethat his daughter’s now in the food business.

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