Ian McNulty goes gastropubbing in the Upper Quarter
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.
By Ian McNulty
May 13, 2013
New Orleans Restaurant Reviews, St. Lawrence, French Quarter
Ian McNulty on a new Metairie spot where Creole-Italian standards are the strong suit
The squiggles and strands of robustly flavorful meat are tender and laden with gravy but not sloppy with it. The top of the French loaf is crisp, while the bottom essentially becomes one with its moist contents.
By Ian McNulty
May 6, 2013
Restaurant Review, Luke's, Metairie Road, Zeke's Restaurant
Ian McNulty goes for Italian in Bywater
If New Orleans was not specifically pining for a modern coastal Italian dining experience in a refurbished industrial space at the Marigny/Bywater border, you wouldn't know it by the diners filling Mariza. Mariza's dining room glows at candlelight wattage but seems to pulse with its own energy.
By Ian McNulty
Apr 30, 2013
Restaurant Review, Mariza, Iris, Marigny/Bywater
Ian McNulty on a CBD diner that's strictly old school
New Orleans restaurant culture is abuzz with different flavors, new fashions and even a new lexicon. But then there are restaurants that ignore trends altogether, and in some cases stand apart by essentially standing still.
By Ian McNulty
Apr 23, 2013
Restaurant Review, Leni's Restaurant, CBD
Ian McNulty finds brunch and craft cocktails at a Magazine Street spot
Sunday brunch is indispensible in New Orleans, but it turns out the Sunday part of the equation isn't essential. Combine a crossover menu with the attitude that a daytime drink is not just permissible but integral and you can have brunch anytime you want.
By Ian McNulty
Apr 16, 2013
Restaurant Review, La Fin du Monde, Chef Jonathan Lestingi, Sunday brunch, Le Fin du Monde
Ian McNulty goes 'round and 'round about the new restaurant in the Hotel Monteleone
A more spacious, livelier Carousel Bar & Lounge was among the most noted changes at the Hotel Monteleone after a recent renovation of the historic French Quarter property.
By Ian McNulty
Apr 9, 2013
Restaurant Review, Criollo, otel Moteleone
Ian McNulty on the former pop-up pizza shop's new Bywater storefront
Get a few pizza geeks together and conversation can sound more like a mix of forensic engineering and anthropology than table talk.
By Ian McNulty
Apr 3, 2013
Restaurant Review, Pizza Delicious, Bywater
Ian McNulty finds a Riverbend staple is taking on a Vietnamese flair
The curries and chutneys interspersed across the Asian/Creole menu at Sara's Bistro long offered a cache of Indian flavor in a town with precious little of it.
By Ian McNulty
Mar 26, 2013
Restaurant Review, Sara's Bistro, Riverbend, Vietnamese
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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.
May 13, 2013
Five in 5, veggie burgers, new orleans
Ciro's Cote Sud7918 Maple St., (504) 866-9551www.cotesudrestaurant.comOnion soup, steak frites and French bistro classics are delivered to addresses in Uptown. Domenica123 Baronne St., (504) 648-6020www.domenicarestaurant.comNeapolitan pizzas are available in the CBD, French Quarter and Warehouse District.
Apr 30, 2013
Five in 5
DiMartino's Famous Muffulettas, Food Area IRoast beef po-boyThough overshadowed by the muffuletta, it's a classic in its own right. Gambian Foods,
Congo SquareCouscous with yogurt sauceThis sour, cool light item is garnished with golden raisins.
Apr 23, 2013
Five in 5, Jazz Fest 2013, food
Brigtsen's Restaurant
723 Dante St., (504) 861-7610
www.brigtsens.comBaked oysters with crab and shrimp is from LeRuth's.Mondo900 Harrison Ave., (504) 224-2633www.mondoneworleans.comTrout with "muddy waters" sauce was created at Uglesich's.Restaurant R'evolution777 Bienville St., (504) 553-2277www.revolutionnola.comWeekday lunch specials recreate dishes from Maylie's to Kolb's.Serendipity3700 Orleans Ave.,
(504) 407-0818www.serendipitynola.comA dessert salutes down-but-not-out Hubig's Pies. Upperline Restaurant1413 Upperline St.,
(504) 891-9822www.upperline.comGarlicky oysters bordelaise is a nod to Restaurant Mandich.
Apr 16, 2013
Five in 5, LeRuth's, Uglesich's, Kolb's
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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.
May 13, 2013
New Orleans Food News, Party in the Garden, Hollygrove Market & Farm
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.
May 13, 2013
New Orleans Food News, Good Karma Prasad Cafe, Mid-City, Swan River Yoga
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.
May 13, 2013
New Orleans Food News, Speakeasy Dinner, Arnaud's, prohibition
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.
May 13, 2013
New Orleans Food News, James Beard Foundation Award, Tory McPhail, Commander's Palace
"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.
May 13, 2013
New Orleans Food News, Ruth Reichl, Gourmet magazine, Los Angeles Times
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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.
May 13, 2013
3-Course Interview, Pete Breen, The Joint, BBQ
Proprietor and gelato maker, La Divina Gelateria
With a Ph.D. in business psychology, Carmelo Turillo was teaching in Madrid when he and wife Katrina Turillo devised a plan to open La Divina Gelateria (3005 Magazine St., 504-342-2634; 621 St. Peter St., 504-302-2692; Loyola University, Carrollton Hall, 504-258-2115; www.ladivinagelateria.com) based on the gelato shops they'd grown to love in Europe. They opened their original Magazine Street location in 2007 and later expanded, with two more local shops and another one planned for Baton Rouge this fall.
May 6, 2013
3-Course Interview, La Divina Gelateria, Carmelo Turillo
Co-Founder of Liuzza's by the Track
The New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival inspires countless personal rituals, and one many people share is a visit to Liuzza's by the Track (1518 N. Lopez St., 504-218-7888; www.facebook.com/liuzzas), a tavern near the Fair Grounds Race Course and Slots known for its gumbo and barbecue shrimp po-boys. Though the building had long been a bar, its culinary reputation accrued after Billy Gruber and business partner Jimmy Lemarie bought it in 1996.
Apr 30, 2013
3-Course Interview, Billy Gruber, Liuzza's by the Track, Jazz Fest 2013
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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.
By Megan Braden-Perry
May 13, 2013
Food & Drink Features, Carrollton Station, Michael and Colleen Miller, smoke-free
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