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Local tiki and tropical drinks expert*Jeff "Beachbum" Berry*will be opening his first bar, Latitude 29, in the French Quarter this fall. The space, at 321 N. Peters St. in the Bienville House hotel, is*currently occupied by*Iris, which will be closing at the end of May. Iris proprietors Laurie Casebonne and Ian Schnoebelen will be concentrating on their*newer restaurant, Mariza, which opened in the Bywater in 2013.

According to an email sent this afternoon, Latitude 29 will feature two other familiar names from the New Orleans hospitality industry: head bartender and co-general manager Steven Yamada, who has worked at local bars including Bar R'evolution and Tivoli & Lee, and executive chef Chris Shortall of Coquette and Twelve Mile Limit.? [ Read more ]

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