EW NEWS & OPINION
20
April 2016
family should be, but rather we
should make the best of what we
have. To this day it remains my
favorite essay I have ever read.
My son is a card carrying mil-
lennial, and I'm a card carrying baby
boomer, and that essay shows how
by Eric Donnenfeld, MD, EyeWorld chief medical editor
explained that even in a family as
dysfunctional as theirs, when there
is an overwhelming sense of love
and acceptance, the family unit is
successful. His conclusion was that
we should not try to live up to a
preconceived notion of what a
F
or my son's college applica-
tion, he was given the task
of writing about someone
living or dead, real or
fictional, and explain why
this person or character was import-
ant to him. He chose to write about
Homer Simpson. I bristled. After all,
Homer Simpson and his family were
not the baby boomer picture of what
a family should be. I argued futile-
ly that this character was not an
appropriate subject for an essay that
a reputable college would consider.
In the end, he wrote that Homer
Simpson was a buffoon, who will
always be an inept father who loves
donuts and beer. However, my son
Are millennials different? YES
Young eye surgeons attending the ASCRS YES ACT meeting in New York
Source: Eric Donnenfeld, MD
Chief medical editor's corner of the world
we think differently. Millennials are
that enormous generation of 80 mil-
lion Americans who are children of
the baby boomers. Sometimes I have
a hard time understanding millen-
nials, but it is clear that they have
a beautiful appreciation for those
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Eric Donnenfeld, MD
August
301 Tchoupitoulas Street
504-299-9777
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Bayona
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Brennan's
417 Royal Street
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Cuisine: French and Creole
Brigtsen's
Restaurant
723 Dante Street
504-861-7610
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Cuisine: Contemporary
Louisiana
Clancy's
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Cuisine: Traditional Louisiana
Cochon
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Cuisine: Traditional Louisiana
Commander's Palace
1403 Washington Avenue
504-899-8221
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Cuisine: Modern New Orleans
Coquette
2800 Magazine Street
504-265-0421
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Cuisine: Southern
Domenica
123 Baronne Street
504-648-6020
domenicarestaurant.com
Cuisine: Italian
El Gato Negro
81 French Market Place
504-525-9752
elgatonegronola.com
Cuisine: Mexican
Galatoire's
209 Bourbon Street
504-525-2021
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Cuisine: Traditional Louisiana
Gautreau's
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504-899-7397
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Cuisine: American/French
Herbsaint
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504-524-4114
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Quick and
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Café Du Monde
800 Decatur Street
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Central Grocery Company
923 Decatur Street
504-523-1620
Dat Dog
5030 Freret Street
504-899-6883
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Felipe's Taqueria
301 North Peters Street
504-288-8226
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Johnny's Po-Boys
511 St. Louis Street
504-524-8129
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The Company Burger
4600 Freret Street
504-267-0320
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