| BY ANNETTE SISCO | Staff writer |
Greetings, New Orleans food fans! This week, we bid farewell to Sam's Po-Boys in Jefferson and reminisce about the neighborhood sandwich shop's old-school flavors. We meet the beloved 83-year-old proprietor of a classic New Orleans corner store, Gloria's Grocery. Meanwhile, Tales of the Cocktail is pouring again, and a small community on the outskirts of New Orleans is showcasing its restaurant scene. Check out this new Japanese bar on Oak Street. And finally, we get some help figuring out what to do with all those blueberries we've been picking. Let's dig in ... 1. The last po-boy. There used to be more of them: neighborhood po-boy shops that drew customers, and fierce loyalty, from a tight-knit area. We lost another one this summer, as Sam's Po-Boy Shop in Jefferson closed for good after 60 years. Ian McNulty pays tribute. 2. Happy birthday, Gloria! A few miles downriver, in another close community, neighbors gathered recently to celebrate the birthday of grocery store owner Gloria Hillliard, 83 years old and the "queen, legend, mom" of her domain. Visit with Gloria here. 3. Wait! There's more. The spirits convention Tales of the Cocktail returns, and just outside New Orleans, a town trumpets its special dining options. New Orleans restaurants are going solar to help their neighbors cope with power outages. And on Oak Street, a new Japanese bar is rolling sushi. 4. Berried treasure. Molly Reid Cleaver has a lot of blueberries on her hands. But never fear, she also has great recipes for blueberry breakfast cake, carrot and blueberry salad, and blueberry lemonade. That's it for the food newsletter, but in New Orleans the food news never stops. For more, visit us at NOLA.com. Thanks for reading, and have a great weekend! -A.S. P.S. If you aren't already subscribing to this free weekly newsletter, click here to subscribe. Want to support our award-winning journalism? Check out this great deal, just $1 for six months - for local journalism that matters! Subscribe here today. How does the New Orleans business climate impact your favorite restaurant? Sign up for NOLA Business Insider to find out: nola.com/biz. | 