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WINTER RESTAURANT GUIDE
BY CUISINE
By
Natalie Brown,
Frank Etheridge,
Alison Fensterstock,
Kandace Power Graves,
Kathryn Jezer-Morton,
Eileen Loh Harrist,
Sarah O'Kelley,
Todd A. Price,
Alex Rawls and
David Lee Simmons
Edited by David Lee Simmons
In her farewell 'Food News' column as Gambit Weekly's restaurant critic, Sara Roahen mentioned 10 restaurants she'd never had the opportunity to review and 10 new restaurants to watch out for. In these 20 restaurants alone, you can see the culinary diversity of the city: the French bistro fare of La Crepe Nanou, the contemporary Louisiana of Jacques-Imo's, the history of Galatoire's, the Panasian delights of Sweet Ginger, the Southwestern sass of Vaqueros. If variety is the spice of life, New Orleans restaurants form one moon-sized spice rack.
Of our four season dining guides, the Winter Restaurant Guide is the most focused in celebrating the myriad influences on this city's culture -- by cuisine. If we are not a continental city, we are certainly a city of continents, taking our culinary cues from all corners of the world and making them, one way or another, uniquely New Orleans. It's why we don't just say something is 'Creole' or Cajun'; there's also 'Louisiana Contemporary.' It's where the line sometimes blurs between 'American Contemporary' and 'Intercontinental.' And it's where 'Chinese,' 'Japanese,' 'Indian' and 'Thai' dance around the word 'Panasian.'
So if you're wondering what's for dinner tonight, here's a little -- OK, a lot -- food for thought.
PRICE KEY:
$ -- $5 to $10
$$ -- $11 to $20
$$$ -- $21 or more
African | American | American Contemporary | Bagels
Bar & Grill | Barbecue | Belgian | Brewpub | Burgers | Cafe
Cajun | Caribbean | Chinese | Coffee & Dessert | Creole
Crepes | Deli | Diner | French | Gourmet-to-Go |
Greek
Indian |
Intercontinental | Italian |
Japanese |
Latin American
Louisiana Contemporary | Mediterranean
Mexican & Southwestern | Middle Eastern | Music & Food
Neighborhood | Panasian | Pizza | Sandwiches & Po-Boys
Seafood | Soul
Steakhouse | Tapas | Thai
Vegetarian & Health Food | Vietnamese
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