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…

The annual Coolinary program returns in August, bringing summer dining deals at a wide range of restaurants.The format has expanded this year. The deals run longer than before, from Aug. 1 to Sept. 15.This year, Coolinary restaurants offer two-course lunches for $28 or less, and three-course dinners and brunches for $58 or less.More than 130 restaurants are taking part in Coolinary, a mix of top names and neighborhood gems, upscale destinations and casual joints, and many of these show how creative they can get with the “or less” pricing tactics. You can find the special menus at coolinaryneworleans.com, and check…

During the New Orleans summer, we travel if we can, hunker down when we must and take any seasonal satisfactions we can wring from this time of year.One of these is Coolinary, the annual program of citywide summer dining deals which marks its 20th year in 2024. It’s a boost for restaurants that can potentially transform the summer doldrums, and it’s become something locals and regional travelers have embraced and make plans around. The annual Coolinary program returns in August, bringing summer dining deals at a wide range of restaurants. This year, it returns with a greatly expanded format and…

On the one hand, it is silly to argue about which city is America’s sandwich capital. Like debates around other regional specialties—say, pizza or hot dogs—sandwich disputes end up offering more proof of how deeply these foods are stitched into our common foodways than they do of differences in how we enjoy them. I’ve learned that the correct question when I visit a new American city isn’t “Is there a famous local sandwich?” but “Where can I find it?” I dream of sandwiches and I bet you do, too, wherever you may call home. On the other hand: C’mon. You…

There are only a few more days left to get a burger from Junction Bar and Grill in the Bywater.The restaurant announced on Instagram that it would be closing the doors. The final day of service, for now, is Saturday, Aug. 3.Junction opened in 2014 and quickly became known for its burgers. The restaurant serves other bar fare including wings, fried pickles, loaded fries, good beer and cocktails. The Junction team is still deciding on what will happen to the space at 3021 St. Claude Avenue. The restaurant is encouraging guests to stay tuned for a potential update in the…

This nosh requires more “bread” than most. As if the Big Apple didn’t have enough ritzy repastes of late, creative Japanese cocktail bar Sip & Guzzle is getting in on this gastronomic gold rush by selling a $150 beef sandwich that’s served on a golden platter. Dubbed the “Royale with Cheese,” the souped-up sammie was recently described by “Chew York City” foodfluencer Ella Kahan as the “fanciest cheeseburger you’re ever going to eat.” Sip & Guzzle specializes in offbeat food and drink hybrids, but its culinary crown jewel is arguably the aforementioned nosh, which was created by chef Mike Bagale,…

The opening of a new Chinese restaurant in New York City is not exactly newsworthy — unless, of course, it’s Din Tai Fung. The acclaimed Taiwanese chain, known for its expertly made Xiao Long Bao, was founded in 1958 and has several American outposts among its 181 global locations — including multiple restaurants in California, Oregon, and Washington state, as well as a buzzy restaurant in Las Vegas’ Aria Resort & Casino. But it’s the chain’s newest opening in midtown Manhattan that has excited even the most jaded of New York diners — especially Asian immigrants craving a taste of…