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• 2010 Favorites

  A Few of Your Favorite Things 2010 Browse through the results that appeared in our 2010 Favorite Things issue using the links below. They reflect not only the most votes in each category ("the winners"), but also a wide variety of treasures large and small, famous and secret, well-known and off-the-beaten-path.

  Favorite Getaways
  	• Place to Take a Visitor	• Place to Take Your Kids
  	• Weekend Getaway Destination	• Hostess Gift with Local Flair
  	• Main Street or Downtown District	• Local Shop
  	• Place to Commune with Nature	• Stretch of Country Road
  	• Place to Take Your Dogs	• The Region's Best Kept Secrets

  Favorite Culinary Finds
  	• Local Chef	• Regional Dish
  	• Small Town Dining Destination

   

  Favorite Cultural Pursuits
  	• Local Musician or Band	• Museum or Cultural Site
  	• Venue for a Live Performance	• Annual Event
  	• Local Artist

   

  Favorite Celebrations
  	• Mardi Gras Parade	• Place to Take Your Valentine
  	• Festival	• Place to Spend Your Birthday

• 2011 Favorites

  A Few of Your Favorite Things 2011 In this second annual "Favorite Things” issue, it seems as though all country roads lead to the Crescent City. Yet, while there is much to celebrate about New Orleans, there are also plenty of worthwhile diversions to draw readers off of that beaten path. So what would you like to do this weekend? Adventures await in the categories below.

  Favorites in New Orleans
  	• Place to Take a Visitor	• Place to Take Your Kids
  	• Weekend Getaway Destination	• Place to be Pampered
  	• Festival	• Place to Stroll and Shop
  	• Hotel	• Museum
  	• Dress Up Dinner

  Favorite Culinary Finds
  	• Casual Dining Spot	• Regional Dish
  	• Small Town Dining Destination	• Gourmet Goodies
  	• Regional Chef	• Regional Cookbook

   

  Favorite Cultural Pursuits
  	• Local Musician or Band	• Local Art Gallery
  	• Venue for a Live Performance	• Local Shop
  	• Local Artist	• Place for Antiquing
  	• Place to Commune with Nature

• Favorite Things 2012

  Favorite Things 2012 For our third annual "Favorite Things” issue, to be published in February 2012, we've asked cultural experts from Natchez to New Orleans to share their favorite treasures—both well-known and off the beaten track. Our experts have chosen nominees in a wide range of categories that represent "the good life" in Louisiana and Mississippi. Read about their selections below.

  Culinary Favorites
  Natchez' Best Biscuit by Dale Irvin	Best Seafood Joint in Acadiana by Jan Risher
  Tastiest Sandwich in Baton Rouge by Alex V. Cook	Alfresco Dining on the Northshore by Brenda Maitland
  Most Promising New Chef by Brenda Maitland	Most Imperiled Louisiana Delicacy by Poppy Tooker
  Best Baton Rouge Watering Hole by Cherry the Dive Bar Girl	Celebratory Restaurant in New Orleans by Brenda Maitland

  Favorite Cultural Diversions
  Top Treasure Along Magazine Street by Bonnie Warren	Most Beloved LSU Landmark by Ruth Laney
  Best New Read by Local Author by Cheré Coen	Top Antiquing Destination by Ruth Laney and Dale Irvin
  Most Unexpected Place to Hear Live Music by Alex V. Cook	French Quarter Cultural Experience by Ruth Laney
  Place to Two-Step in Acadiana by Alex V. Cook

   

  Favorite Escapes
  Loveliest Louisiana Main Street Community by Anne Butler	Best Girls' Getaway on the Gulf Coast by Shannon Hurst Lane
  Favorite B&B in a Garden Setting by Dale Irvin

  Favorite Glimpes into the Past
  Place to Connect with Acadian History by Jan Risher	Place to Encounter LA History by Jan Risher
  Historic Preservation Project by Ruth Laney	Historic Site in Natchez by Mimi Miller

  Favorite Outdoor Adventures
  Feliciana Bike Ride by James Fox-Smith	Dog-Friendly Spot on the Northshore by Brenda Maitland
  Place to Photograph Nature by James Fox-Smith	Local Paddling Trip by Dale Irvin
  Birding Spot in Louisiana by Harriett Pooler