Barry Kalt, a native New Yorker, has brought New York pizza to Baton Rouge in the form of Mama Della’s N.Y. City Pizzeria, a pizza parlor with the charm and food from the big city.
Kalt said all the recipes are made in-house and are family recipes, most from his mother Adele, who became known as Mama Della. When I was in the shop, Kalt admitted to me that he hadn’t told his family about his new business venture, and he was planning on surprising them by sending the menus and news clippings from various local publications to share the news.
Pretty cool, huh?
Barry Kalt, owner of Mama Della's N.Y. City Pizzeria, makes a cheese pizza in the kitchen on Thurs., Mar. 8, 2012. Kalt said he makes everything from scratch in-store and all the recipes are from his family and his mother, Adele. (Photo by Erin Parker / 225)
To read Rachael Upton’s piece on Mama Della’s and other pizzeria’s, read Pizza Popularity.
Eliza Eaton, Daniel Kahn and Sarah Broome all came to Baton Rouge for Teach for America. Once their TFA tenure ended, they stuck around, and they are making major waves in the Baton Rouge area with the projects they are currently working on.
Teach for America alumna Eliza Eaton stands with her viola at the Kids' Orchestra office on Thurs., Jan, 5, 2012. Eaton is the program manager for Kids' Orchestra. The program establishes after school music lessons for diverse children in the Baton Rouge area. (Photo by Erin Parker / inRegister)
I first met Eliza when I visited Kids’ Orchestra for the first time last year. I was pleased to be working with her again, as she was kind and uber-helpful on my first assignment with her. Eliza and other workers with Kids’ Orchestra are teaching students of all ages to play various instruments and empowering them through this.
We met at the Kids’ Orchestra office for her portraits, and she pulled out her viola, an instrument she has been playing for years. I thought this portrait was stunning.
Teach for America alumnus Daniel Kahn sits on the porch of the Baton Rouge Youth Coalition House in downtown Baton Rouge on Thurs., Jan, 5, 2012. Kahn founded the Baton Rouge Youth Coalition after three years with Teach for America. (Photo by Erin Parker / inRegister)
I’d never met Daniel Kahn before this assignment, but I’ve heard his name a lot more after it. Daniel Kahn founded the Baton Rouge Youth Coalition after noticing many of his students could get into universities, but they lacked exposure to the college application process. Kahn and his team are working to help empower teens to drive their own futures through this.
We met at the BRYC House in downtown Baton Rouge for his portraits, and I particularly loved this portrait of Daniel on the front porch swing.
Teach for America alumna Sarah Broome sits inside the Teach for America offices in downtown Baton Rouge on Thurs., Jan, 5, 2012. Broome taught for three years in Baton Rouge, and was compelled to start THRIVE after one of her students died in a fatal stabbing offsite. (Photo by Erin Parker / inRegister)
Sarah Broome is the last TFA alum I worked with for this story, and we met at the Teach for America offices here in Baton Rouge. Broome is the founder of THRIVE, a public boarding school for at-risk students. Broome drafted the residential charter school, which would allow students to live in a highly focused, local boarding school environment during week, and spend the weekends with their families at home.
After talking a bit, we walked around the building to find the optimal spot for her portrait. I’m particularly loving this portrait, shot against the window next to her desk.
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To read more about Teach for America alumni who are making a difference in the Baton Rouge educational scene, check out February’s edition of inRegister.
Hey-o! It’s Friday again! And tomorrow, I have the pleasure of shooting one of my sorority sisters and her husband for their maternity portraits! I honestly cannot wait, and while it’s something a little different for me, I know we will have a lovely time, especially since Jessica was one of my very first models when I delved into photography in 2004. (Goodness, that feels like a LONG time ago!)
It’s going to be a fantastic weekend, that’s for sure. But before we begin, I wanted to share some of my favorite links with y’all from this week:
Photography
Odds & Ends
Happy (almost) weekend!
What do y’all have on tap?
MaryKatherine Callaway, Director of the LSU Press, center, and Portia Levasseur, Director of Development at LSU Press, right, listen to their co-workers during a launch meeting inside the LSU Press Building on sorority row on Wed., Jan. 18, 2011. (Photo by Erin Parker / 225)
LSU Press is one of those names you get to know when you either go to school at LSU (and live next door to the LSU Press Building during your tenure as a sorority member) or you live in the state of Louisiana. They print all kinds of books — from art to history books — and they still thriving despite cuts.
I spent a morning at an LSU Press and Southern Review launch meeting, photographing everyone and listening to what they had to say about their upcoming publications. As someone who has always loved books, it was encouraging and exciting to see so many people passionately speaking about them. And it was then encouraging to hear that LSU Press is becoming more and more self-supporting as budget cuts are threatening so many industries.
To learn more about the LSU Press and The Southern Review, LSU Press’ quarterly short fiction and poetry publication, read Emilie Staat’s article Pressed for Greatness.
To see the titles LSU Press has published recently, visit their website.
Kabuki Sushi and Japanese Steak House is open for lunch on Mon., Jan. 23, 2012. Kabuki, located on Bluebonnet near I-10, opened in early November. (Photo by Erin Parker / 225)
Before I lived in Baton Rouge, I had never tried sushi. True story. And now? I’m a huge fan.
Baton Rouge is booming when it comes to sushi restaurants, and Kabuki Sushi and Japanese Steakhouse is one of the newer ones offering various sushi rolls, hibachi lunches and private rooms for guests.
To read Rachael Upton’s article on the sushi explosion in Baton Rouge, check out Mas Sushi, Por Favor.
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