While our cholesterol levels know no boundaries, we often must yield to the health consciousness of our loved ones. We both have women in our lives who sometimes are not in the mood for a lunch consisting of a deep-fried foie gras po-boy, cheese fries covered in gravy, and four or five glasses of red [...]
Hot enough for ya? This time of year, the temperature in New Orleans more resembles a valedictorian’s report card rather than any climate in which humans should live. Eating a meal is a chore unto itself, and a steaming bowl of gumbo or a plate of red beans is far down on the list of [...]
New Orleans is littered with restaurants and bars stashed in unassuming locations along less-traveled paths. Capdeville, the newest addition to that clique, is tucked away on the eponymous CBD street across from the loading dock of the US Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Building. Labeled as “an American interpretation of a British social house,” Capdeville [...]
Before I-10 made a trip to Florida a three-hour affair, the road east began on Chef Menteur Highway. You can still take the road to the East, but now instead of sand and surf, the pleasures of Vietnam await you at Dong Phuong Restaurant & Bakery. Operating out of an old motel, Dong Phuong is [...]
There are po-boys, and then there is the Parkway Bakery. The Mid-City stalwart serves up impeccable examples of the iconic New Orleans sandwich, while always innovating and adding new po-boys to the menu. Case in point, the Surf and Turf, which pairs the debris-style roast beef with large, golden fried shrimp. The key is tearing [...]
There is a saying about mice, men and their plans. We are not really sure what it means, but Bart Bell and Jeff Baron most certainly do. The duo had originally planned on opening Crescent Pie & Sausage Co. in a former TV/VCR repair shop on Banks Street, but that building collapsed during Hurricane Gustav. [...]
Last month during his performance of the inaugural New Orleans’ Speaker Series, culinary bad boy Anthony Bourdain highlighted the proliferation of food trucks as a growing trend in eating out. Around the country, lunch trucks that were once scoffed at as the lowest form on the dining hierarchy are now revered by loyal followers who [...]
Natives of Harahan and River Ridge know Charlie’s Seafood (or “Charles,” for those who go by the sign outside) as a neighborhood restaurant which served casual seafood dishes for 50 years before being shuttered by Katrina. Chef Frank Brigtsen grew up in the neighborhood and often dined there in his youth, so he and his [...]
If one measures a restaurant’s excellence by how long you need to wait for a table, then Jacques- Imo’s is quite possibly the best restaurant in the city. But if the quality of the food serves as your barometer, Crabby Jack’s is where you will find Chef Jack Leonardi’s best work. Located in the former [...]
Eating well in New Orleans is a birthright. The bounty of ingredients and dishes makes choosing what to eat a daily chore. But what goes best with boudin? What to serve with the seafood platter? Is it a cold beer a glass of champagne? In order to find out, a crack duo of adult beverage [...]
