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M Bistro
After a brush with death, a chef brings new life to a hotel kitchen
M Bistro The Ritz-Carlton Hotel, 921 Canal St., 670-2828; www.ritzcarlton.com/neworleans
By Ian McNulty |
February 1, 2010
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Le Foret makes an ambitious debut in the CBD
Quiet reserve isn't a virtue that usually constrains new restaurateurs, especially those who may have reason to believe they're bringing something different and extraordinary to the dining scene. Yet that is what has marked the young, promising life of Le Foret.
By Ian McNulty |
January 18, 2010
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Tastee Bones Barbecue
A Franklin Avenue smokehouse offers Slow cooking and fast lunches
No type of restaurant teases the anticipation quite like a good barbecue joint. The presence of smoking meat should fill the air with heavy, compelling aroma and fill the nose with expectation.
By Ian McNulty |
January 11, 2010
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Green Goddess
Two chefs, a tiny space and one eclectic dining experience
WHAT Green Goddess
By Ian McNulty |
January 4, 2010
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The Year in Dining
A rich and diverse wave of restaurants joined the dining scene in 2009
Discouraging economic reports seemed inescapable this year, but
narrow the focus to local restaurant news and you might have thought
2009 was a boom time.
By Ian McNulty |
December 28, 2009
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French Market Dining
A mix of new ventures and familiar faces have expanded the food options at the French Market
French Market 1100 N. Peters St., 522-2621
By Ian McNulty |
December 21, 2009
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Charlie's Seafood
A veteran chef reinvigorates a neighborhood stalwart
Frank Brigtsen says family dinners at Charlie's Seafood as a child
during the 1950s were his very first restaurant experiences. But
Brigtsen's culinary career followed quite different lines than
Charlie's bedrock of boiled and fried seafood.
By Ian McNulty |
December 14, 2009
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Stanley
Scott Boswell's Stanley has the right flavors for the right place
Stanley is like a model who is so pretty he doesn't need to be smart
to succeed, but this is a smart restaurant, too, and that makes it a
double threat.
By Ian McNulty |
December 7, 2009
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Domenica
Domenica Spans the Italian culinary map
The Roosevelt Hotel will surely be busy this month as its "winter
wonderland" lobby of holiday decor returns.
By Ian McNulty |
November 30, 2009
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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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Tarka
There's a new entry to the small collection of Indian restaurants in the New Orleans area. Tarka (3207 Williams Blvd., Kenner, 471-6141) is now open and serves a menu with familiar choices including curries, biryani rice dishes and tandoori grilled meats, plus a few northern Indian and Pakistani regional specialties.
February 8, 2010
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Doors Pub & Pizza
Anyone who has pored through a local architectural salvage shop will recognize the primary design feature at Doors Pub & Pizza (7537 Maple St., 302-2547; www.doorspubpizza.com). Stripped wooden doors adorn the walls and form the tabletops at this new tavern and pizzeria.
February 8, 2010
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Sid-Mar's Returns
More than four years after Hurricane Katrina wrecked its original Bucktown location, Sid-Mar's Restaurant & Bar (3322 N. Turnbull Drive, Metairie, 831-9541; www.sidmarsrestaurant.com) has reopened at a new address. The Burgess family opened Sid-Mar's in 1967 next to the fishing docks on a spot with an unimpeded view of the lake.
February 1, 2010
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Mike's East-West
The restaurant Mike's on the Avenue closed in 1999. Now the chef and restaurateur responsible for that touchstone of '90s dining in New Orleans have teamed up again on another restaurant at the same address.
February 1, 2010
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M Bistro Opens at Ritz-Carlton
Last summer, Ritz-Carlton executive chef Matt Murphy was in an intensive care unit, fighting for his life against a rare blood condition. Now, he's at the helm of a new restaurant the hotel has named in his honor, M Bistro (921 Canal St., 524-1331; www.ritzcarlton.com), which replaces Melange.
January 18, 2010
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Banana Blossom Thai Cafe
The recently opened Banana Blossom Thai Cafe (2112 Belle Chasse Hwy., Gretna, 392-7530; www.eatbananablossom.com) brings a new Thai option to the West Bank. Located in a strip mall set back from the street, the cafe serves an extensive menu covering curries, noodles and Thai dishes using local seafood.
January 18, 2010
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Mid-City Crescent City Farmers Market
Thursday marks the return of the Mid-City edition of the Crescent City Farmers Market (CCFM) outside the American Can apartment building (3700 Orleans Ave.). The nonprofit CCFM operated a market there before Hurricane Katrina, but the separate Mid-City Green Market rose in its place after the flood.
January 11, 2010
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Chef's Fundraiser for St. Michael's Special School
In an annual tradition dating back three decades, a dream team of local chefs will put on the Chefs' Charity for Children, a fundraiser for St. Michael's Special School for developmentally disabled children. The chefs conduct cooking demonstrations and then serve a banquet lunch of their creations.
January 11, 2010
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A Mano
A Mano (870 Tchoupitoulas St., 208-9280; www.amanonola.com), the Italian restaurant from chefs Adolfo Garcia and Joshua Smith, will begin lunch service Wednesday, Jan. 6. Look for sandwiches, salumi, pastas and a $14, two-course lunch from Wednesday through Friday.
January 4, 2010
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2007 C Squared Merlot
Sonoma, California / $25 Retail The 100 percent Merlot fruit for this high quality bottling was sourced from Bennett Valley, one of Sonoma's newest and smallest viticultural designations, from vineyards owned by New Orleanians Bonnie and Ron Christner.
February 8, 2010
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2007 Kumeu River Village Chardonnay
Kumeu, New Zealand / $18 Retail Influenced by France's white Burgundys, this Chardonnay from a highly regarded vintner is an excellent value.
February 1, 2010
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2007 Il Ghizzano Toscana
Toscana, Italy / $13-$16 Retail
More than 35 years ago, a few Tuscan vintners defied Italian wine laws by adding traditional Bordeaux varietals such as Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot to wines. The resulting "Super Tuscans" are generally very good and very expensive.
January 18, 2010
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2008 Conquista Malbec
Mendoza, Argentina / $10 Retail
Argentine Malbec remains in the spotlight for American consumers.
January 11, 2010
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2007 Clos de l'Origine Soif de Plaisir
CÔtes de Roussillon-Villages, France / $19-$20 Retail Neslted on the Mediterranean coast between southern Rhône and Spain, Roussillon is one of France's most dynamic viticultural areas.
January 4, 2010
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2008 Dama del Rovere Lessini Durello Brut
Veneto, Italy / $15-$17 Retail Made from old-vine Durello grapes sourced from
hillside vineyards 1,500 feet above sea level, this wine is crisp,
lively and refreshing with a wonderful effervescence.
December 28, 2009
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2007 Diseno Malbec
Mendoza, Argentina / $11-$13 Retail
A high-quality, bargain Malbec from Argentina's
prime Mendoza region, Deseno sources its grapes from high altitude
vineyards in the foothills of the Andes.
December 7, 2009
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2006 Monte Antico Rosso
Toscana, Italy / $10-$15 Retail Wine Spectator just added this Super Tuscan
to its "2009 Top 100" list.
November 30, 2009
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Five Savory Pies
St. James Cheese Co. 5004 Prytania St., 899-4737
January 4, 2010
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Wine With Each Course
Bryan Burkey's Wine Institute of New Orleans brings professional wine education to the Crescent City
Bryan Burkey caught the wine bug relatively late in life. A 39-year-old New York City artist in 1997, Burkey was at Manhattan's March Restaurant for a birthday dinner with his wife, a wine enthusiast.
By Noah Bonaparte Pais |
May 18, 2009
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Italian Renaissance
Italy produces more wine than any country in the world, but many of
its grapes and wine styles are not well known here.
By Brenda Maitland |
May 18, 2009
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Tasting Notes
The New Orleans Wine and Food Experience adds more own local flavor
Moving its Grand Tasting events to the Louisiana Superdome opened
the door to various types of growth for the New Orleans Wine and Food
Experience (NOWFE). More vintners and restaurants are participating
this year, the second in the Dome, but the venue is helping organizers
build on the "New Orleans Experience" part of the event.
By Will Coviello |
May 18, 2009
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Cru World Order
Local sommeliers recommend Old and New World wines
When choosing wines, New Orleans diners both rely on old favorites
and explore newer wines from around the globe.
By Brenda Maitland |
May 18, 2009
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Swizzle Wine Reviews
It's not officially summer yet, but it's long past
the time to tuck away big, red tannic bombs we love so much in the
fall. And they'll do better with a little aging, anyway.
By Brenda Maitland |
May 18, 2009
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Soil Wealth
Biodynamic farming isn't just a technique, it's grounded in a philosophy
After Miljenko "Mike" Grgich introduced organic farming to his
Rutherford, Calif., winery in 2000, the vintner didn't get the results
he had hoped for. So Grgich Hills Estate turned to biodynamics.
By Alex Woodward |
May 18, 2009
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Complements to the Chef
Wine picks lighten up for summer menus.
There's no mistaking Jacques Saleun's French heritage when he talks about the wonders that fresh summer produce and local seafood do for the bistro cuisine at his Kenner restaurant Chateau du Lac. When it comes to the topic of wine, however, Saleun sounds more like a native Louisianan.
By Ian McNulty and Will Coviello |
May 23, 2006
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