Food & Drink, Gambit

New Orleans Craft Beer Week

Nora McGunnigle — Mon, 13 May 2013 04:00:00 -0500

Nora McGunnigle on craft beer's ascendance in the Crescent City -- plus a full schedule of events by Nora McGunnigle Polly Watts, owner of the Avenue Pub, remembers that during New Orleans' first American Craft Beer Week (ACBW) in 2008, Harpoon Brewing sent six 12-ounce bottles of its Leviathan series double IPA (DIPA) for the bar to pour, and it was gone in 15 minutes. "Everyone was so excited to have a DIPA," Watts says, whose bar is on St. Charles Avenue, "and in 2008 it was the only one available in the entire city."…

Five virtuous veggie burgers

Mon, 13 May 2013 04:00:00 -0500

13517 Frenchmen St. (504) 942-1345www.13monaghan.comA loose-packed black bean burger on French bread is served late. Cowbell8801 Oak St., (504) 298-8689www.cowbell-nola.comA varied harvest of vegetables is ground together and griddled crisp.…

Tory McPhail Wins James Beard Foundation Award

Mon, 13 May 2013 04:00:00 -0500

Commander's Palace (1403 Washington St., 504-899-8221; www.commanderspalace.com) chef Tory McPhail won the Best Chef: South category at the James Beard Foundation Awards (www.jamesbeard.org), which was held last week at New York's Lincoln Center. McPhail was part of a contingent of New Orleans chefs who attended the ceremony.…

2009 Altano Tinto

Mon, 13 May 2013 04:00:00 -0500

Douro Valley, Portugal $9-$11 Retail One of many noted wineries and Port houses owned by the renowned Symington Family Estates in Portugal's Douro region, Altano produces this bargain-priced red wine.…

Carrollton Station

Megan Braden-Perry — Mon, 13 May 2013 04:00:00 -0500

by Megan Braden-Perry When word got out that Carrollton Station (8140 Willow St., 504-865-9190; www.carrolltonstation.com) would be up for sale, former employees Michael and Colleen Miller left Steamboat Springs, Colo. and returned to New Orleans to purchase the bar and help restore it to its former glory. "We are doing everything we can to make some positive changes while still retaining the history that makes it a special place," owner-operator Michael Miller says.…

Trends, notes, quirks and quotes from the world of food

Mon, 13 May 2013 04:00:00 -0500

"The people who really spend a lot of money in restaurants now are the twenty- to thirtysomethings. Pretty soon they're going to start wanting that other piece of the restaurant experience, which is the thrill of grand dining, the privilege of being taken care of.…

Good Karma Prasad Cafe coming to Mid-City

Mon, 13 May 2013 04:00:00 -0500

Good Karma Prasad Cafe is a new vegetarian restaurant in the works for Mid-City. Michele Baker and business partner Sughosh Berg plan to open it by the end of the summer inside Swan River Yoga (2940 Canal St., 504-301-3134; www.swanriveryoga.com), a yoga studio Baker operates in a historic former library building.…

Review: St. Lawrence

Ian McNulty — Mon, 13 May 2013 04:00:00 -0500

Ian McNulty goes gastropubbing in the Upper Quarter by Ian McNulty The chalkboard sidewalk sign outside St. Lawrence advertises an eye-catching burger. Inside, icy booze swirls in daiquiri dispensers behind the bar and the undersized kitchen pumps out the plates until 2 a.m.…

Party in the Garden at Hollygrove Market & Farm

Mon, 13 May 2013 04:00:00 -0500

It's normal to see chefs making the rounds at local farmers markets, but on the evening of May 20 there should be many on hand at Hollygrove Market & Farm (8301 Olive St., 504-483-7037; www.hollygrovemarket.com) and its annual Party in the Garden. The event is an important fundraiser for Hollygrove, a nonprofit that functions as an urban farm, a market for small-scale farmers and food producers and an education center.…

Pete Breen

Mon, 13 May 2013 04:00:00 -0500

Proprietor and pit master at the Joint A native of Baltimore, Pete Breen moved to New Orleans after college. He'd held office and constructions jobs, but had no restaurant management experience when he and wife Jenny decided to turn their hobbyist passion for barbecue into a business plan.…

Speakeasy Dinner at Arnaud's

Mon, 13 May 2013 04:00:00 -0500

There's a certain intrigue in the long history and the labyrinthine warren of dining rooms, service bars and corridors at Arnaud's Restaurant (813 Bienville St., 504-523-5433; www.arnaudsrestaurant.com). The French-Creole grande dame has been stoking that mystique lately with periodic "Speakeasy Dinners," which evoke the days of Prohibition when, according to restaurant lore, Arnaud's served bootleg liquor to guests in the know.…

Trends, notes, quirks and quotes from the world of food