Dining Out: Sucré
Posted by Peter Thriffiley on OffBeat.com. Comfort and guilt. According to Pastry Chef Tariq Hanna, indulging in a sweet treat satisfies those two basic human emotions like no French fry can. So it’s...
View ArticleCarrollton Market is Goodenough
Posted by Cate Czarnecki on OffBeat.com. If it’s true that less is more, the simple, modern approach to fine dining on display at Carrollton Market will come as a welcome addition to the new generation...
View ArticlePhillip Lopez Gets to the Root of Things
Posted by Elsa Hahne on OffBeat.com. Photo by Elsa Hahne When you take one of the 16 reservation-only seats at Square Root, you won’t see knives or drops of sweat flying through the air. You won’t hear...
View ArticleVietnamese Cuisine in the Big Easy
Posted by Scott Gold on OffBeat.com. Photo by Scott Gold The Vietnamese population in New Orleans has been growing steadily since the 1970s, and with it, so too has Vietnamese cuisine. Where years ago...
View ArticleIn the Spirit: Murf Reeves at Erin Rose
Posted by Elsa Hahne on OffBeat.com. I started out as a bouncer in Boston. The first question they asked me was, ‘Can you handle yourself in a fight?’ The main clientele was blacks and skinheads. They...
View ArticleDining Out: Tracy’s
Posted by Peter Thriffiley on OffBeat.com. Photo by Renee Bienvenu Many a city describes itself as a “drinking town with a football problem,” but few embody that description better than New Orleans in...
View ArticleIn the Spirit With Chris Benton of Le Foret
Posted by Elsa Hahne on OffBeat.com. “I’ve worked in the restaurant industry for the last 15 years. I kind of fibbed my way into my first bartending job, pretending I had a little more experience than...
View ArticleDining Out: Kebab
Posted by Peter Thriffiley on OffBeat.com. Those fortunate enough to have traveled abroad during their youthful years will likely recall an inebriated escapade in foreign lands when they first stumbled...
View ArticleIn the Spirit: Tyler Chauvin of Treo
Posted by Elsa Hahne on OffBeat.com. I started bartending 12 years ago at Café Banquette. I was 18 and started as a shot girl. That was the heyday, packed with people wall to wall and they would have...
View ArticleOffBeat Eats: MoPho
Posted by Peter Thriffiley on OffBeat.com. When Chef Michael Gulotta announced his departure from his post as Chef de Cuisine at Restaurant August to open a Southeast Asian restaurant in Mid-City,...
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