It's New Orleans: Out To Lunch

Peter Ricchiuti leaves his regular table at Commander s Palace in the Garden District and travels downtown to the Arts District. He s set up shop at the Contemporary Arts Center where art is taking a back seat to business. This is the current home of the Idea Village s annual bridge between Mardi Gras and Jazz Fest a party that s come to be known as NOEW pronounced "no wee" an acronym for New Orleans Entrepreneur Week. NOEW is an annual business festival celebrating entrepreneurship, innovation, and new thinking in New Orleans. As has become customary, Peter meets some of the more notable party goers. Brendan Anthony Dodd is better known to many New Orleanians as Bagel Boy. Brendan s company, Bagel Boy, specializes in delivering fresh bagels to your home or work, wherever you are in New Orleans. Bagel Boy grew out of Brendan s pretty logical idea to quit delivering bagels on his bike for free and to start charging folks for showing up at their house with fresh bagels. Alyson Kilday is the co founder of a comp