Where Y'at Chat Questions (May 2019):
- It's Jazz Fest, and you're the last performance. What song do you sing?
- It's Cinco de Mayo! What Spanish name would you give yourself?
- May 16 is Top Taco Fest, and you're a taco! Are you a soft or a hard one?
- It's Mama's Day! What term of endearment do you want Mama to say to you?
- May is my birthday month. What wish would YOU like as I blow out my candles?

Alex Watters
General Manager, NOLA Cantina
- "Hurricane" by Band of Heathens.
- Alesandro.
- I'm a soft in the hard!
- "Poo-Bear."
- A productive year!

Daniel Warsaw
Chef, NOLA Cantina
- "The Big Sleep" by Streetlight Manifesto.
- Rodrigo.
- Soft with hard bits!
- "Sweetie."
- That you continue to make grown men blush!

Octavio Ycaza
Executive Opening Chef, NOLA Cantina
- "Jump Around" by House of Pain.
- John Smith.
- I'm a hard, messy taco.
- "Mijo."
- A sustainable and prosperous relationship.

Mikko Macchione
Film Actor and Author of New Orleans Rum: A Decadent History
- "It's the End of the World as We Know It" by R.E.M.
- Mikko-Razon.
- A soft one with extra hot sauce!
- "I remember your name."
- The success of my kids!

Quinton Hakeem
Musician, Painter, and Renaissance Man
- "Thank You" by Quinton Hakeem.
- Rrrrico Felipe.
- Miss Nikki, I'm a burrrrito!
- "I am proud of your accomplishments."
- Good health.

Irma Thomas
Matriarch/Soul Queen of New Orleans
- "Sing It" by Marcia Ball, Tracy Nelson, and me.
- I have never chosen one.
- Hard.
- "I am PROUD of YOU!"
- Re-confirming, I am a STRONG WOMAN!

Sheba Songz
Divine Radio Personality, Q-93 FM, I Heart Radio
- "Ape***t" by Jay-Z and Beyonce.
- Salina.
- Hard taco!
- "Blessing to you."
- I will be a top music writer-EVER!

Rachel Sonn
Private Investor
- "At Last" by Etta James.
- Rrrrraquel.
- I'm soft. [As she bats her lashes.]
- "Ray-Chee."
- More travel in my life!

Angie Z
Chanteuse, Burlesque, Model
- "La Vie En Rose" by Edith Piaf.
- Gringa Rosada.
- I'm a soft taco.
- "I found nothing alarming in your house."
- A good life for my cats.

John Filostrat
Director of Public Affairs, Gulf Coast B.O.E.M. (Bureau of Ocean Energy Management)
- "Walking to New Orleans" by Fats Domino.
- Juan.
- A softy!
- "Numero uno hombre."
- Peace and love!

Be prepared for French Quarter prices at this Frenchmen Street/Esplanade Avenue spot that opened late last year in the former Rare Form space-but know that the individually priced tacos are bigger than normal and very, very good. Ecuadorian chef Octavio Ycaza, who ran the pop-up Miti, nails them all, but a good place to start is with the carne asada, shrimp, or the Cochinita Pibil. You can try them for half-price from 4 to 7 p.m. on weekdays. For a solid post-work wind-down, add one of their light, refreshing, and strong house margaritas while sitting on their spacious patio.