Champers & Chicken, More on the Smoke-Free Battle

MID CITY— The Latino Heritage Festival happens at Easton Park (3141 Toulouse) tomorrow, July 26, with food demonstrations, live entertainment and activities from noon to 5 p.m. [MidCityMessenger]

GARDEN DISTRICT— Todd Price on Coquette's upcoming fried chicken and champagne dinner (July 31): "The bubbly to be poured includes Perrier-Jouët Grand Brut and Diebold-Vallois 'blanc de blancs.' The family-style meal will include seasonal sides, a Champagne punch at the start and an array of seasonal fruit desserts at the end." [NOLA.com]

NOLA— An impending smoking ban may be terrifying for local bar owners, but this week a Latoya Cantrell staffer notes: "The opposition we've gotten has not been from bar owners. It's been from patrons." [UptownMessenger]

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