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Acquired by Calvert Retail (www.calvertretail.com) in August of 2016, Southern Season is the premiere destination for specialty foods and products. Since its creation in 1975, Southern Season has been known for the breadth and quality of its gourmet foods, wines, housewares, and cookware. A food lover’s paradise with exciting and innovative products from vendors local to international, Southern Season offers more than 80,000 items sold in-store and online. With a belief in Southern hospitality and a passion for the art of entertaining, Southern Season prides itself upon great tasting and distinct products offered by a knowledgeable and friendly staff. Known as a “culinary mecca,” the store features specialty food products, chocolate and candy, wine and beer, coffee and tea, prepared foods, kitchen tools, home items, gifts and much more. Guests, however, don’t come to Southern Season solely for the food. A visit to the store often includes samples from featured vendors, a hand-crafted java from the full service Coffee & Tea bar, a glass of wine from the full service Wine & Beer Tasting Bar, or a cooking class taught by a celebrity chef. Southern Season also has a full service indoor/outdoor restaurant showcasing a menu of creative, seasonal fare that highlights local ingredients also available in the store.

For over 30 years, the Barbour family has remained focused on providing the best possible cooking equipment to enhance any outdoor experience. Offering a broad variety of cooking products – from Crawfish Cookers to Seafood Steamers; Great Lakes Boilers to Cast Iron Cookware - there is something for every region and occasion. Bayou Classic brings the essence of coastal living to back yards everywhere.

Since 1980, the New Orleans School of Cooking has introduced countless visitors from around the world to the wonderful food and rich culture of New Orleans and Louisiana as a whole. The heart of the school is our daily offering of demonstration cooking classes which provide an entertaining education about the unique food, history and culture of our city served with storied New Orleans dishes that are prepared by our instructors during the classes. Over the years we've expanded to include hands-on, group, team-building and off-site classes of all kinds. The school's retail arm, the Louisiana General Store, offers our own proprietary goods as well as a "best of" selection of local and regional foods and related products.