Issue Articles — Dining Out
Gerard Maras: Maras the Magnificent and Seven of New Orleans Most Influential Chefs
The most important chef in New Orleans history is sitting across from me. He is lithe and his silver hair is pulled back into a tight ponytail. A former cook […]
Desert Island Dish: New Orleans Musicians Divulge City’s Must Eats
Most of us experienced it after Katrina— that horrible anxiety that comes with not knowing whether you’ll ever again be able to sink your teeth into a loaded bahn mi […]
Dining Out: Angelo Brocato’s (Restaurant Review)
Sicilian influence in New Orleans’ culinary canon is most prominently noted in the smooth, sweet tomato sauce known locally as “red gravy.” But immigrants from this Mediterranean island also introduced […]
August 2013 Letters to OffBeat
WELCOMING ALL TYPES This is in response to Jan Ramsey’s Blog post “Live In The City. Or Not?” which questions the opposition to developing entertainment on Rampart Street.—Ed. As a […]
Dining Out: Kingfish (Restaurant Review)
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, Greg Sonnier toiled as a line cook at K-Paul’s, honing his craft from Chef Prudhomme while courting his co-worker wife-to-be. […]
Essence Festival 2013 (Alternative) Guide to New Orleans
People have always been drawn to the bright lights and big stages of New Orleans, whether it’s a sprawling party like Mardi Gras or a world-class event like the Essence […]
Dining Out: Borgne (Restaurant Review)
The renovated Hyatt Regency Hotel on Loyola boasts a sleek design and high-tech features not often embraced by a city that seems to relish in its antiquity. Such a modernist […]
Dining Out: Morning Call Coffee Stand (Restaurant Review)
New Orleans has long been the center of caffeine culture in North America. With bags upon bags of green coffee beans being unloaded off ships from Central and South America, […]
New Eats on the Block: New Orleans’ Restaurant Expansion Reaches New Neighborhoods
It has been said that New Orleans is the only city in the world where new restaurants open, but no restaurants ever close. That aphorism holds true today, where seemingly […]
Jazz Fest Food Vendors Dish on Their Top Eats
Ever loved a dish from a restaurant? Really loved it? As in, no matter how many times you visit the restaurant, nor how expansive the menu, you always order it? […]
