Issue Articles — OffBeat Eats
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 […]
The King of Tiki (Online Exclusive)
Jeff “Beachbum” Berry, probably the world’s leading expert on tiki drinks, first encountered tropical cocktails when he was 10 years old. He watched his dad sip a navy grog at […]
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 […]
The Sweet Science
I know people who don’t like desserts. I know them, but I’m not sure I trust them. From my perspective, refusing sweets is like abstaining from water. I just 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 […]
Eight is Enough
Many folks enter the Fair Grounds hungering for the holy trinity of Jazz Fest eats: crawfish bread, crawfish Monica and the cochon de lait po-boy. We’ll be prowling the vendors […]
Behind the Green Flap
It’s hot and you’re hungry. A five-minute wait for a cochon de lait po-boy or a bowl of crawfish Monica can seem like an hour when the band you want […]
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 […]
The Countdown: Chef Scott Boswell
Scott Boswell is an ambitious man. Scott Boswell wants to be New Orleans’ top chef. And Boswell, the chef and owner of Stella and the soon to open Hoshi, knows […]
