Biking Barroom Balloons

Most of us spend our days at work, whether that’s at the office
or in this new post-covid world, in some sort of hybrid, virtual,
workspace. But whatever it is you're doing, it’s probably pretty
serious and grownup. But, imagine if you spent your work day
doing something totally fun and goofy! The kind of thing most
people do at parties or on vacation.


Stephanie Morace is owner of Balloonatics of Baton Rouge, a local
business that specializes in balloon arts and entertaining. That
includes everything from the balloon animals and sculptures you
see at carnivals and kids’ birthdays to high-end decorative walls
for corporate events and galas.


Beyond her day-today balloon world, Stephanie travels the country
demonstrating her techniques at trade shows and competitions.
It’s not at all what she envisioned she would be doing back in
2013, when she left her job as an environmental engineer to hang
out her shingle as a balloon artist and entertainer. In the years
since Balloonatics has grown beyond Baton Rouge to New
Orleans.  


Herb Piert has a business that's possibly even more fun than
balloon art. Herb is co-owner of Pedal Pub Baton Rouge, a
portable barroom that's powered by folks sitting at the bar with
pedals at their feet, pedaling what is essentially a party bike.
Customers get a self-powered sight seeing tour of the city while
the bar serves them beer and plays music.


You may have seen one of these contraptions with a bunch of
bachelorette partygoers singing and laughing very loudly in
Nashville or New Orleans and now Baton Rouge. Herb and his wife
and business partners brought Pedal Pub Baton Rouge to the
capital region in late 2021 as franchisees of the Pedal Pub
concept.  


Out to Lunch is recorded live over lunch at Mansurs on the
Boulevard. You can find photos from this show by Erik Otts at
itsbatonrouge.la.


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