Banana Manor

10/17/2026

This is my life. You can’t make this s**t up.

I walked onto a rooftop bar in Boulder yesterday and walked by two guys in LSU gear. I gave them an obligatory “Geaux Tigers” and then I exclaimed, oh my god I know you!

Dawicki. Ed Dawicki. A character beyond words, that bartended at my Brazilian Steakhouse in Baton Rouge (Marrazil) over 20 years ago. And now he owns two restaurants in Florida named, wait for it…Banana Cafe.

The even crazier part is he and his friend were talking about me that morning. Reminiscing about when I went to Vegas to see them compete in the National Quarters Championship and the insane time we had doing things that can’t be mentioned here;)

Dawicki had written a book before he worked for me, basically telling people how to hustle the system and live for free.

He embodied this and was living for free in a fraternity house, overseeing the boys. He orchestrated a hustle where they practiced playing the drinking game “Quarters” all year and would go to a regional competition to win the tournament and the two man team would win an expense paid trip to Vegas for the national competition, sponsored and covered by ESPN. Then they would have two other guys win another regional competition, etc.. until the whole crew ended up in Vegas.

Ahhhh….memories. Blurry, unclear but magical memories, brought back in a moment on a roof top in Boulder as I am here for my son’s CU Family Weekend. Which I refer to as my Groundhog Day weekend, because i don’t ever want it to end.

10/14/2026

If you love beautiful things, you will love what you find at Banana Manor.

Plus you’ll save so much money you can treat yourself to a fur coat and a bottle of bubbly to celebrate your rug find.

But if you are this sloppy of a “drink dancer”, you may want to get some of our rug cleaning solution. AKA “Rug Juice”. Don’t drink it though. Stick with the bubbly.

10/13/2026

The inspiration for this racer tank design came from us coming up with a wallpaper design for one of our Banana Crew’s office. The design directive given to the designer was to be inspired by the image from Dr. Strangelove, where Major King Kong, played by Slim Pickens, rides a rocket to a glorious death like a badass cowboy.

But I wanted Major King Kong to be replaced by a sexy lady riding a banana, like the one that is on my favorite b**r can-Blonde Bombshell Blonde Ale by Southern Star .

He nailed it. Next stop is a version of the wallpaper for my office. Where I am the one riding the banana:)

10/13/2026

“Having a good time. Hey hey hey!”
-Fat Albert

Two bananas having a good time at the Best of Gambit winners shindig.

10/10/2026

“These deals will blow you away.”
-Hurricane Isaias

10/07/2026

10/07/2026

With the back and forth uncertainty of Hurricane Isaias hitting New Orleans, we decided to take the necessary steps to thwart this storm.

We had some academics from the LSU Meteorology Dept. research what could be done to stop it. Deep in the archives in Baton Rouge, they found that the Pilgrims were super aggravated by the Native Americans doing their Rain Dance to make it rain all of the time.

So apparently the Pilgrims came up with the “No-Rain Dance”.
We reenacted it today and so far I see nothing but blue skies.

All in a days work at Banana Manor. We don’t just make Rug Magic happen up in here;

10/03/2026

Banana Manor Oushak + Local Louisiana Art= A Divine Interior

10/01/2026

When swatches meet the perfect rug. 🥰💕😍

You can feel the magic and see the twinkle in the customers’ eyes when they see “the one”.
You would see it in the swatches eyes too, but swatches don’t have eyes.

Bring your fabric & paint swatches, pics of your room and the approximate rug size you need and we will work with you to select the perfect rug for the space + you’ll have a great time going through the process.

A Rug Store Like No Other.

09/30/2026

Thank YOU New Orleans!!!!
🍌🍌🍌🍌🍌🍌🍌🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁
Note: Purchases over 5k get to go for a cruise in the Banana-Mobile. Just ask!