Issue Articles — Dining Out
A Snowball’s Chance
Snowball fans will defend their favorite with the ferocity usually reserved for sports teams and deities. One hot afternoon, three intrepid OffBeat staffers set off with a thirst for knowledge […]
Dining Out: Coco Hut
I found Coco Hut because of a shortcut. Heading to Jazz Fest, we cut down Bayou Road and, on a corner that I’d never noticed before, I saw a stand […]
Dining Out: St. James Cheese Company
Sandwiches are the second-class citizens of the food world. They’re what you toss in a brown bag when you can’t eat a real meal. Those few, truly worthy sandwiches don’t […]
People Get Ready
The Ralph Brennan Group, which runs Bacco, Red Fish Grill and Ralph’s on the Park, had a one-page hurricane plan before Katrina. It was simple. The employees should grab the […]
Dining Out: Tacos San Miguel
Tacos San Miguel barely qualifies as a restaurant. The miniature space in a shiny new strip mall is almost equally split between the kitchen and the cramped dining room. The […]
Dining Out: Mat and Naddie’s
Mat and Naddie’s nestles along the levee, just below the waters of the Mississippi. Only blocks from the bustle of Carrollton Avenue, it feels remote, like a roadhouse along a […]
Dining Out: Café Amelie
Walking the French Quarter’s cramped streets, I sometimes glimpsed more expansive spaces. Beyond the clumps of tourists who seemed to have multiplied in recent months, private oases of fountains and […]
Dining Out: Tucker’s Tavern
Two guys jogged past me as I approached Tucker’s Tavern. They were getting a midday workout and I was headed to the home of the deep-fried burger. I felt guilty […]
Dining Out: Dunbar’s
At Dunbar’s new location inside Loyola’s Broadway Activity Center, you’re not likely to see a meeting of officers from Zulu. And at the original location on Freret, I don’t remember […]
Cook Me Something, Mister
On Twelfth Night, members of the Garden District Citizens Command Post gathered to plot their strategy for Carnival. Laminated signs had been printed. A port-a-potty had been rented. Last year, […]
