It's New Orleans: Out To Lunch

"Do something you re passionate about" is tossed about so often as the key to starting up an entrepreneurial business that it s become all but a cliche. This episode of Out to Lunch will restore your faith in the place of passion in business, and if you ve ever thought about starting up your own business, in 30 minutes you ll be inspired to run out and do it Amanda Dailey was in real estate in Texas when her New Orleans friend Julie Araujo invited her to go check out Julie s mom s house in Portugal and advise her mom on selling it. On the trip Amanda fell in love with cork. So much so that Julie starting referring to her as "Queen of Cork" from which the nominal contraction and business "Queork" was born. Starting with cork dog collars, Amanda, Julie and Queork branched out to include handbags, shoes, cell phone cases and much more. Above is a roll of cork fabric and a cork man s wallet on our lunch table in the wine room at Commander s Palace. Based in New Orleans French Quarter, Queork is now one of the onl