Adore A-List 2022

DJ JOHNSON MARIGNY

FOUNDER AND OWNER Baldwin & Co. Coffee and Bookstore

WHAT YOU LOVE ABOUT WHAT YOU DO I have always been an avid reader. I love books. The most rewarding thing about what I do is helping young readers become literary experts. WHY NEW ORLEANS? I grew up here and this is the perfect place to breed better readers and book lovers. With the literacy rate the way it is, why not? SOMETHING ABOUT NEW ORLEANS THAT PUTS YOU IN A GOOD MOOD The hospitality and the food, and of course my mother. FAVORITE RESTAURANT Morrow's FAVORITE BAR New Orleans Art Bar FAVORITE MUSEUM New Orleans Jazz Museum FAVORITE ART GALLERY Studio Be FAVORITE SIMPLE INDULGENCE Café Du Monde FAVORITE MEAL AND WHERE TO GET IT Loretta's (Frenchmen location) CURRENTLY READING The 1619 Project by Nikole Hannah-Jones NECESSARY EXTRAVAGANCE A staycation at Hotel Peter and Paul CURRENTLY WATCHING Snowfall BEST MUSICAL CONCERT EVER Essence Festival 2022 ADVICE TO YOUR TWENTY-YEAR-OLD SELF Don't stop, Baldwin & Co. is just a wake up away!

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ADORE • A-LIST 2022