Beth D’Addono has written about food and travel for Gambit, USA Today, the Los Angeles Times, Eater and more. She’s also a past president of New Orleans’ chapter of Les Dames d’Escoffier, a philanthropic group dedicated to the restaurant and hospitality world. D’Addono recently published “City Eats: New Orleans,” the second book in a new culinary series from Harper Collins. The book features profiles of more than 50 New Orleans restaurants, plus recipes and sidebars about the city’s cuisine. D’Addono will do a series of happy hour book events with featured chefs, and upcoming events include Aug. 21 at Antoine’s,…

“Commander’s Palace” by seafaringwoman is licensed under CC BY 2.0Ar   New Orleans is renowned for its vibrant culture, rich history, and, most notably, its incredible food. From classic Creole cuisine to innovative contemporary dishes, the Crescent City offers a culinary adventure that satisfies every palate. Whether you’re a local or a visitor, here are our top picks for the best restaurants in New Orleans, along with some must-try dishes that promise an unforgettable dining experience. 1. Dooky Chase’s Restaurant Dooky Chase’s exterior / By Krista, CC BY 2.0 Must-Try Dish: Fried Chicken and Gumbo Dooky Chase’s Restaurant is a…

There is some good news though. As for the Junction, Norman says the farm-to-table joint could be back in the area at some point. NEW ORLEANS — On Saturday, The Junction will open its doors for the last time.  “It’s been increasingly difficult the last few months especially,” The Junction Manager Spike Norman said.  Junction Manager Spike Norman says business was booming around ten years ago, but with the rising price of pretty much everything, the owners just can’t keep up.  “The cost of food has gone up, cost of energy has gone up, and people generally just aren’t as…

With its twin copper-topped towers, terra cotta roof and graceful, domed interior, the former Our Lady of Lourdes Church has been a monumental presence at 2400 Napoleon Ave. for very close to a century. But it’s been closed since Hurricane Katrina.Local developers are in the process of converting the former church into a grand venue for weddings and other events, and now it will be run by one of the best-known names in New Orleans dining. The restaurant group Dickie Brennan & Co. has partnered with the developers, a team led by David Fuselier and his sister Mimi Spiehler. The…

Last updated: 11:50 AM ET, Thu August 1, 2024 WHY IT RATES: Coolinary New Orleans is one of the many expamples of how New Orleans elevates its cultural assets to drive business during a shoulder season. —Janeen Christoff, TravelPulse Managing EditorFor the 20th year, New Orleans & Company is pleased to promote its annual restaurant promotion, COOLinary New Orleans, with extended dates from August 1 to September 15 to celebrate the special milestone. Some of New Orleans’ finest dining establishments are offering specially curated prix-fixe menus at unbeatable prices. This year’s celebration also includes a partnership with Second Harvest Food Bank. COOLinary…

I hope you already have your plan down for Mother’s Day. Me? I’m over here turning over the latest gift my own mom gave me, one that resonates through New Orleans food and hospitality.New Orleans is a hospitality town, and that doesn’t just mean it’s a draw for tourists and convention business. I think hosting is part of the cultural DNA of this city. One of the great pleasures I take from living here is showing people a proper time when they visit. I want them to tell stories of us when they go home.  Long before I made New…

Dooky Chase (and the late Leah Chase) was featured on an episode of Treme. | William A. Morgan/Shutterstock David Simon’s Treme was famously a love letter to the city’s music scene, but it also embraced the destination’s food culture. Local chefs such as Emeril Lagasse, John Besh, Susan Spicer, and even Miss Linda of yak-a-mein fame either made appearances or were name-checked during the show, and many restaurants served as locations for filming individual scenes. The show also serves as a time capsule of sorts for since-shuttered restaurants of New Orleans past which were featured, including Cafe Rose Nicaud, Upperline,…

We find sanctuaries where we can in the depths of a New Orleans summer, and sometimes a really good restaurant deal fills that role, if only for the duration of a meal.There will be loads of these in August when the annual Coolinary program returns, this time longer than ever, stretching more than six weeks from Aug. 1 to Sept. 15. Parmesan-crusted sheepshead is a specialty at GW Fins, the upscale seafood house in the French Quarter. (Photo contributed by GW Fins) But many local restaurants gin up their own specials to entice local diners before that program begins, in…

The downtown building at 748 Camp St. has an alluring look within, and a significant role in New Orleans music history, though it has more recently sat dormant. That will soon change. Junebug is a new bar now taking shape here, based around cocktails and a kitchen promising to help address the dearth of late-night food in this part of town. It’s expected to open in October. Junebug is the latest project from Neighborhood Restaurant Group, which runs Brewery Saint X and the attached Devil Moon BBQ a few blocks away in the South Market District. Who’s behind it Neighborhood…

There’s an exciting new bar and restaurant in the works in New Orleans’s Warehouse District, and it promises to fill a pandemic-related void just about everyone in town is aching for: good late-night food. Junebug, from the restaurant group behind nearby Devil Moon BBQ and Brewery Saint X, is set to take over a historic recording studio location at 748 Camp Street. The food will vary from those spots, where New Orleans pitmaster Shannon Bingham serves nostalgic Southern staples alongside Louisiana-style barbecue, and instead aim for “sophisticated bar food” with Southern and French inflections, according to a press release. While…