New Orleans Dining
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“Champagne wishes and caviar dreams” … delivered!
If you thought our current predicament couldn't get any stranger, get a load of this! French Quarter bubbly bar and restaurant Effervescence is offering champagne and caviar...
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The Toups Step up With Daily, Free “Family Meals”
Mid-City neighborhood restaurateurs Isaac and Amanda Toups of Toups' Meatery are doing their part to support the community, cookin' up free "family meals" daily to anyone in need,...
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NOLA Wine "To-Go" Places
Restaurants across New Orleans may only be offering pickup and delivery orders due to COVID-19, but that doesn't mean that we can't still enjoy their incredible wine menus. Check...
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Copeland's encourages feeding friends in need
Copeland's Family of Restaurants just announced a new program, #FeedYour___. In an effort to help local healthcare workers, first responders and pretty much anyone who is in...
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Open for Business: NOLA Eateries
Looking for NOLA eateries open for business? Here ya go! Bywater, Treme, and 9th Ward Bao and Noodle. Takeout, curbside pickup, and delivery....
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NOCHI offers “Cooking in Quarantine” classes
Seeking creative ways to reach out to the community and beyond, the New Orleans Culinary & Hospitality Institute is offering "Cooking in Quarantine," a lineup of office hours...
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Lenten Curbside “Fish Fry”
Over the next several Fridays (including tonight!), Craig Borges and Drew Knoll of New Orleans Seafood Co. are teaming up with six local restaurants to offer take-out "fish fry"...
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INTERNATIONAL BITES IN THE BIG EASY: Expanding Your Culinary Horizons with Global Cuisine
Editor's note: At the time of this posting not all of these places are currently open due to the city's health precautions, though the restaurants listed may offer take-out or...
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$20 & UNDER: Prodigious Plates: For the Love of Leftovers
Though there's many a snob who would scoff at a dish piled high with more food than any average person could eat in one sitting, there are also those who seek to "supersize."...
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ONE FOR THE ROAD: Snack Places on Metairie Road
If you're heading to Metairie, it would be a mistake not to consider grabbing a meal at one of the many excellent restaurants on and around Metairie Road. No suburban wasteland of...
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Food News: March 2020
Arbor eats … Southern brasserie and bar Laurel Oak opened recently inside the new Magnolia Hotel on Gravier Street Downtown. Chef and restaurateur Troy Guard was tapped to...
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The 20 Best Places to Get Boiled Crawfish in New Orleans
Lent is here, which means that crawfish season is in full swing in New Orleans. Look forward to meatless Fridays with fresh and delicious boiled crawfish, which is starting to...
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EATING IN THE EAST: Great Restaurants in New Orleans East
New Orleans East has suffered in more ways than one following Hurricane Katrina, with businesses leaving and struggling redevelopment efforts. It's the largest area of land in New...
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The Louisiana Shell Game: 2020 Oyster Outlook
Copey Pulitzer is hooked. His family has feasted on fresh Louisiana Gulf oysters at Pascal's Manale for three generations. "However they cook their oysters, they're always...
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Union Ramen Bar Coming to the Lower Garden District
Following a few years of highly anticipated pop-ups, a small operation known as "Union Ramen" will be evolving into a brick-and-mortar restaurant in the Lower Garden...
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Food News: February 2020
Ho, ho, hot and sour soup? … The Lower Garden District is booming with the recent opening of Blue Giant (@bluegiantnola), an American-Chinese restaurant by Bill Jones and...
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$20 and Under: Low-Priced Lunch by the Boxful
Though you'd like to believe that the plate lunch, sometimes called a "meat and three," is a down-home, Southern, or Midwestern invention, its origin is actually Hawaiian. Even...
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Food News: January 2020
One cat, two cats … Bearcat Cafe, the super-hot brunch and lunch spot just off Freret Street, recently announced on Instagram that a second location in the CBD was imminent. The...
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Being Resolute with Ingrid Rinck
To say that Ingrid Rinck is busy would be the understatement of the year. She's mom to several kids-including one with Type 1 Diabetes-the partner to a comedian and National TV...
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New Recipes for New Year's Day
It's New Year's Day, and you probably got home from your raucous New Year's Eve festivities only hours before the sun rose. You're jarred awake by the sound of your phone ringing....
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Humble Bagel Fills a Hole in the New Orleans Food Scene
Humble Bagel opened in 2016 to fill a hole in the New Orleans food scene: fresh, fast breakfast food. In fact, according to the founder of the bakery, he learned much of what he...
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Food News: December 2019
Man vs. Fire … Across Lake Pontchartrain in Covington, a new restaurant named Pyre Provisions has ignited the appetites of Northshore denizens. Located in the space that formerly...
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Revel in Réveillon & Other Holiday Feasts
All year round-from winter to summer and back again-there's always something to celebrate in New Orleans. Whether you're barhopping on Bourbon Street or relaxing in City Park, a...
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Fried Catfish: A Southern Secret
Like the recipe for your Great Aunt Edie's flaky, buttermilk biscuits, many chefs and restaurants jealously guard the secret behind their signature dishes. Consider Olive Garden's...
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Taking It Light: Try A Mocktail
Whether it's to regain some health or save some wealth, we all like to take it easy on the alcohol from time to time; however, living in a place where imbibing is nearly expected,...
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Make Your Way Down the Oyster Trail
The Taste of Louisiana Oyster Trail is the perfect place to find the best of this local favorite dish. On November 13-14, visitors and locals alike are invited to enjoy this day...
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Great Date Night Bars
Whether it's a first date, the 50th, or a celebration for your spouse's new promotion, these date night bars all have a few things in common that go beyond carefully crafted drink...
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Food News: November 2019
Preserving a classic … The beloved neighborhood spot Parasol's Restaurant & Bar has changed hands again after the previous owners were unable to renew the liquor license due to...
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Where to Get a Bite Before Your Flight: The Restaurants at the New Terminal
At last, the new terminal at the Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) is open! The $1 billion terminal offers many amenities, but the new restaurant row takes...