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What a difference a day makes. In just 24 hours the storied Galatoire's restaurant on Bourbon Street in New Orleans -- owned for 104 years by the same family -- was sold. And sold again, the Times-Picayune reported.

At the end of the day Wednesday, New Orleans mayoral candidate and entrepreneur John Georges had a majority stake in the James Beard award-winning Galatoire's, famous for its Creole cuisine and Friday business lunches that last all day.

"You're not investing in a restaurant when you're investing in Galatoire's," Georges told Slashfood. "Galatoire's is just a way of life in New Orleans."