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New Orleans Dining

A Thanksgiving Feast Fit for New Orleans

November 21, 2012 – 2:46 pm

Photo courtesy of LA. Cookin’ Magazine

Like any other celebration, New Orleans ups the ante when it comes to the uniqueness and deliciousness of holiday dishes. From soul food to seafood, the city’s chefs and home cooks eagerly anticipate the chance to show off their latest and greatest recipes to family, friends, and customers alike.

If you’ll be in New Orleans this holiday season, but you or your hosts don’t have the time or energy to cook a huge dinner for family and friends, local restaurants have you covered. You can enjoy traditional holiday fare like turkey with roast chestnut and mushroom bread budding and oyster dressing from Commander’s Palace, just up the road from Southern Comfort B&B.

You could go traditional with a local twist, like turducken gumbo, fried turkey, and Abita root-beer glazed ham at Red Fish Grill. Or you can enjoy whatever meat, seafood, or sides you might be craving, such as steak, oyster stuffing, and gingered sweet potatoes at Besh Steak or grilled veal loin with sweetbread sauce or grilled grouper at Criollo in the Hotel Monteleone.

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The Delachaise – Uptown’s Upscale, Late-Night

October 14, 2012 – 9:46 am

The Delachaise

The Delachaise is especially lively when packed with patrons touting plates of delicious, high-class bar food alternatives and topped-off wine and beer glasses. The wine and beer selection is enormous and impressive, with more than 20 different red, white, rose, and sparkling wines, as well as nearly 30 types of bottled beer and several more available on tap. I personnally think that this is the best selection of wine by the glass in the city.

In addition to fine spirits, the Delachaise’s food menu is the result of the chef’s world travels, unique, and served well into the night. In addition to the typical wine bar cheese plates and olives, they are perhaps best known for their French fries cooked in goose fat, frog legs, and flank steak bruschetta. They also serve gourmet grilled cheese and the Boz sandwich, plus Bangkok-style shrimp Clemenceau and Cuban twice-cooked pork.

After ordering your food and drinks at the bar, you can choose to dine inside or outside in their quaint but chic patio courtyard. The unique architecture of the building can really be appreciated from outside, especially its unusual shaped copper roof and the bright red sign matching the red umbrellas out back. Sit back, relax and watch the streetcar go by.

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Late-Night Dining in the Garden District/Uptown Area of New Orleans

August 19, 2012 – 1:09 pm

The Delachaise Wine Bar, great place for late night eats.

Looking for some late-night nom noms? A long day seeing the sights or hitting the town can work up quite the appetite. Luckily, New Orleans has some of the finest food in the world, even at all hours of the night. Not far from Southern Comfort, your New Orleans B&B and throughout Uptown New Orleans, you can find a wide variety of grub whenever hunger may strike.

Delachaise (3442 St. Charles Ave) serves up a swanky menu of wine, beer, and high-class food—a substantial upgrade from your typical late-night apps and cheeseburger fare. From cheese plates, pate, and eggplant cannolis to smoked salmon cakes, frog legs, and Cuban twice-cooked pork, guests can enjoy a wide variety of classy dishes and imported beer late into the evening. They have an incredible selection of wine by the glass. This is also a good last stop for dessert, their Chocolate Molten Cake is to die for.

Open 24-7-365, The Avenue Pub (1732 St. Charles Ave) boasts one of the largest and best beer selections in town, as well as a unique and impressive menu of nontraditional burgers, sandwiches, and appetizers. Try out the Dump Truck Fries, topped with pork roast, slow-cooked, au jus, and sautéed onions, Green Goblins, jalapeno, cream cheese, and bacon-stuff wonton shells, or The Tea Time, an Indian-inspired sandwich with chicken, kiwi, cucumber, and cucumber cream cheese spread.

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Char-Broiled Oysters, A New Orleans Seafood Favorite

August 9, 2012 – 2:35 pm

Basket of char-broiled oysters covered in butter and cheese

Char-Broiled Oysters , Oh So Good!

Today I want to spotlight an excellent New Orleans eatery, Drago’s Seafood Restaurant, located downtown at 2 Poydras Street. Drago’s has been in business since 1969 and has maintained a reputation of fresh, delicious seafood especially their famous char-broiled oysters. These oysters are arguably the best in town, with many restaurants around often imitating but never duplicating their flavor. They are cooked in their shell on a hot grill with a tasty garlic, butter, and herb sauce brushed over and dusted with a Parmesan/Romano cheese blend. Just add a little lemon juice, grab a cold Abita beer and you’ll be set! I guarantee you will be in food heaven! If you can’t get to New Orleans, than make your own!

Makes 18 Drago’s Charbroiled Oysters(Courtesy of Dragos Seafood Restaurant)

Prep Time: 15 minutes Cook Time: 5 minutes Total Time: 20 minutes

Ingredients:

8 ounces (2 sticks) softened butter, 2 tablespoons finely chopped garlic, 1 teaspoon black pepper , Pinch dried oregano, 1 1/2 dozen large, freshly shucked oysters on the half shell, 1/4 cup grated Parmesan and Romano cheeses, mixed, 2 teaspoons chopped flat-leaf parsley

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Bar Food That Will Surprise you!

June 12, 2012 – 6:20 pm

It used to be in New Orleans that a bar was a bar, and it served alcoholic beverages. Maybe potatoe chips were available at the counter. Not anymore. Neighborhood “dive” bars or even more upscale operations, are serving all kinds of interesting food now. They’re breaking ground in ethnic fare not previously found in New Orleans. Take Marie’s Bar in the Marigny, at 2483 Burgundy St. at the corner of St. Roch. On Sundays now, there’s a pop-up Filipino restaurant, Milkfish. Marie’s is a quintessential “dive” bar, with locals mixing in with afterhours Bywater bohemian and hipster types. And now they can all chow down happily on a menu including Filipino classics like lumpia and chicken adobo. The chef, Christina Quackenbush, has been in the food business for a while, including bartending at the High Hat Café’ and serving at Rio Mar Restaurant in the Warehouse District. A contingent of Filipinos moved to New Orleans after Katrina, joining the 2000 or so already here (according to the 2000 census), and their cuisine is diverse, spicy, and fits right in here. You can read an interview with Quackenbush here for a description of the food and her new business. http://www.bestofneworleans.com/gambit/cristina-quackenbush/Content?oid=2004793.

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New Orleans Dining

Bellocq

January 8, 2012 – 12:11 pm

The team behind New Orleans’ wildly popular Cure, cited as one of the best American bars of 2011 by the likes of Esquire and Travel & Leisure, are at it again. Neil Bodenheimer and Kirk Estopinal have recently unveiled Bellocq, a lounge located at the recently renovated Hotel Modern, formerly known as Hotel Le Cirque. The developers of this new venture hope to bring about the same type of revitalization to Lee Circle as was seen with Freret Street following Cure’s popularity.

Bellocq aims to focus on a time period that may seem foreign to the clientele, ranging from the 1820s to 1900, garnering its namesake from E.J. Bellocq, well known for his haunting photographs of prostitutes in the red light district of Storyville. The influences of the era can be found on the bar’s menu, which offers variations of cobblers, cocktails that traditionally include apertif wines, sugar, fresh fruit, and crushed ice. The bar has an updated boudoir decor with red walls, a zinc bar and drinks served on a silver tray. While Bodenheimer and Estopinal hope to provide a different type of drinking establishment, they understand what it takes for one to move out of their comfort zone. A unique, but small wine selection and hard to find 22-ounce beers sold by the glass will be available, as well as standard drinks.

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Green Goddess Restaurant in Exchange Alley

January 6, 2012 – 12:02 pm

If you’re searching for a funky and fresh dining experience that sets itself apart from the conventionality of many traditional French Quarter favorites, look no further than the Green Goddess. Located at 307 Exchange Alley off Bienville, this colorful restaurant is eccentric, to say the least! With limited indoor seating and a wonderful outdoor courtyard when weather permits, an intimate dining experience is in store. Chefs Chris DeBarr and Paul Artigues clearly know their stuff and together create a truly unique menu, combining local ingredients with flavors and traditions from nearly every inch of the globe . Where would one expect to see South Indian Lentil Pancakes, Korean Barbequed Pork Belly, Bangers and Mash, and Louisiana Oysters find a home on the same menu? Don’t be surprised to hear the exotic origins of each dish straight from the Chef’s mouth, as tableside visits are customary. For the truly adventurous, a surprise combination of the “Chef’s Cheese Treasures,” as well as a pre-set “Tasting Menu,” featuring an array of restaurant favorites, are offered daily and are perfect to split between 2 or 3. While the food is sure to please a diversity of palates (plenty of vegetarian options), the Green Goddess takes the cake with its extensive offering of beverages. The menu includes original infused cocktails, fresh tropical juices, Vietnamese coffee, teas, local and imported beer, and a truly impressive list of wines and champagnes to fit any budget. Treat yourself to an exploration of flavor and trust the staff’s rather enlightened recommendations!

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