Issue Articles — OffBeat Eats
Still the Guide
Food blogs, message boards, and Twitter pages have made restaurant reviews a more democratic process. Each person with access to a computer becomes an Internet Craig Claiborne. Depending on whom […]
Dining Out: St. James Cheese Company
At St. James, cheese receives a level of attention that should be given to levees. Cheeses are kept at a cheese specific temperature and the proper humidity, which helps age […]
Nominees: Back to the Beat
Once again, OffBeat will take over the House of Blues for our Best of the Beat, which this year takes place January 31. The evening starts at 6 p.m. with […]
More Meat
Donald Link won a James Beard Award for Best Southern Chef for his work at Herbsaint and Cochon, the latter putting a fine-dining spin on Cajun cuisine and its use […]
Dining with 70,000 Close Friends
A $100 dollar meal should be served piping hot by a uniformed waiter who remarks as he sets down the dish, “This is an Alaskan Halibut served over seared baby […]
December 2008 Letters
VIP PROBLEMS My girlfriend and I paid close to $1,000 for Voodoo Fest LOA (VIP) tickets and we feel, along with many other people that we were ripped off. We […]
Dining Out: Rambla
Tucked away on a construction-riddled street in the CBD is a delightful tapas restaurant nestled next to the International House Hotel. An offshoot of the culinary and management team behind […]