As a lover of both a well made cocktail and a vibey courtyard or candlelit corner, these are some personal favorites:

• Jewel of the South

• Salon Salon

• The Tell Me Bar

• Sylvain

• Seaworthy

I am a firm believer in a good meal being a form of foreplay in itself. Here’s a few places where we can play footsie under the table:

• Saint-Germain (recently got their first Michelin star!)

• Paladar 511

• Acamaya

• August

• Dolfy’s

• N7

• Maison Revant

• Kenji Omakase

• Dakar

• Mosquito Supper Club

• Compére Lapin

• Catching some live local music together (I know some good spots)

• Couple’s massage at the Waldorf

• Wandering around a museum (The Storyville museum, NOMA, Pharmacy Museum and CAC are some personal favorites)

• Burlesque show at the Always Lounge

• Flirting with the gorgeous entertainers at Bourbon Street’s many gentlemen’s clubs

• Check out an opera or ballet at the Mahalia Jackson Center (I’m a nerd for both)