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New Orleans Cake Cafe
A once-wandering baker feathers his Marigny nest with frosting
Steve Himelfarb made his name in New Orleans as a man on the move.
By Ian McNulty |
November 16, 2009
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Sandro's Trattoria
A Metairie restaurant proves a neutral ground between two popular styles of Italian dining
The downtown dining buzz right now is fixed on a pair of new Italian
restaurants, Domenica and A Mano. Drawing on highly specific regional
dishes, each is a welcome flip side to the beloved-but-predictable
Creole-Italian fare that dominates the local red-sauce circuit.
By Ian McNulty |
November 9, 2009
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Panda King
Dim sum carts and Chinese cuisine at a sprawling West Bank eatery
I thought I had Panda King pegged the first time I saw its glowing
sign and semi-imperial facade shining from a Terrytown strip mall.
By Ian McNulty |
November 2, 2009
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Madrid Restaurant
Paella and tapas turn up at an unlikely Lakeview den
There aren't many areas where an upscale Spanish restaurant could
begin slinging paella in a former convenience store and still seem to
fit right in. Fortunately for the second incarnation of Madrid
Restaurant, post-Katrina Lakeview is one of those areas.
By Ian McNulty |
October 26, 2009
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Rum House
Rum and tacos highlight a restaurant navigating treacherous waters
Rum House restaurant styles itself as a Caribbean taqueria, which
translates as a cantina with lots of rum punch and other tropes of an
island vacation resort.
By Ian McNulty |
October 19, 2009
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Ciro's Cote Sud
French classics and crowd-pleasing pizza share the bill at a cozy Uptown cafe
WHAT Ciro's Côté Sud
By Ian McNulty |
October 12, 2009
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Sammy's Food Service & Deli
A Creole treasure trove hides in plain view in Gentilly
The next time visitors drop in and need a quick, no-fuss crash
course in New Orleans flavor, I'm taking them straight to Gentilly to
visit my new crush. We'll get shrimp-and-mirliton soup, maybe seafood
gumbo and certainly we'll split a heaping combo of shrimp remoulade and
crabmeat ravigote, doing business here under the deceptively mundane
name of stuffed tomato salad.
By Ian McNulty |
October 5, 2009
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Pho Orchid
Options abound on Metairie's widest-ranging Vietnamese menu
WHAT Pho Orchid
By Ian McNulty |
September 28, 2009
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Il Posto Italian Cafe
Simple elegance and Italian flavors define a backstreet cafe
WHAT Il Posto Italian Cafe
By Ian McNulty |
September 21, 2009
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Ralph's on the Park
A new chef and new flavors are turning heads
There's an air of stately permanence at Ralph's on the Park, one
that restaurants many times its age often don't achieve. It may come
from the bones of the 1860s-era building Ralph Brennan extensively
renovated to open his most ambitious restaurant in late 2003, and it's
surely abetted by the timeless grace of neighboring City Park.
By Ian McNulty |
September 8, 2009
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The Store
Offbeat specials keep an upscale CBD deli jamming
If you want to show visiting out-of-towners a vignette of New
Orleans as a bustling city of young, well-groomed professionals, take
them to The Store on any given weekday at lunchtime. That's when this
small, casual, CBD spot buzzes with law firm junior associates, bank
assistant vice presidents and nonprofit executive directors
By Ian McNulty |
August 29, 2009
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Creole Cottage
Casual Creole flavors are the draw at a downtown Gretna roost
WHAT Cafe Etienne
By Ian McNulty |
August 24, 2009
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Pupuseria La Macarena
A colorful Riverbend pupuseria offers hearty Salvadoran fare
The Ochoa family has introduced many locals to Salvadoran cooking as
they've moved their restaurant Pupuseria La Macarena to a
succession of locations over the years. At its latest spot, a snug
Riverbend storefront painted as brightly as a tropical fruit stand, all
that practice really shows.
By Ian McNulty |
August 17, 2009
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Phil's Grill
The burger gets a family friendly makeover at Phil's Grill
The concept at Phil's Grill addresses the heated issue of what makes
the best burger by lobbing the question at the customer. The menu at
this bright, casual restaurant by Lakeside Shopping Center has a short
list of house burgers with predetermined toppings.
By Ian McNulty |
August 10, 2009
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New Orleans embraces Mexican sandwiches
South of the Po-border
Taqueria Sanchez 46 West Bank Expwy., Gretna, 361-3050; 2633 Williams Blvd., Kenner,
467-1449; 4432 South I-10 Service Road, Metairie, 883-2649
By Ian McNulty |
August 3, 2009
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Galvez Restaurant
A grand riverfront space gets new life as a Spanish restaurant
WHAT Galvez Restaurant
By Ian McNulty |
July 27, 2009
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Cochon Butcher: Pigging Out
Old-World craftsmanship fuels an upscale destination for meats.
Working under one roof, staff at the restaurant Cochon and the
charcuterie/sandwich shop Cochon Butcher prepare different versions of
such south Louisiana staples as andouille and boudin. A hallway
connects the two businesses, which share a mailing address, and chefs
Donald Link and Stephen Stryjewski are co-owners of each, along with
chef Warren Stephens who is the third partner of Butcher.
By Ian McNulty |
July 20, 2009
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Mike's American Grill
A downtown chef Takes a new approach in the Suburbs
Once a chef gets a reputation in this town, it can be a hard thing
to shake.
By Ian McNulty |
July 13, 2009
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Garage Pizza
Familiar fare mingles with meatless dishes at a downtown pizza joint
Calling in a take-out order to a pizza joint is usually done by
rote, but my first call to Garage Pizza went far off the typical
script.
By Ian McNulty |
July 6, 2009
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Joe Sepie's Cafe
Familiar local flavors stand out at a no-frills Jefferson cafe
WHAT Joe Sepie's Cafe
By Ian McNulty |
June 29, 2009
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