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This New Orleans bartender holds down Buffa’s graveyard shift with an unlikely weapon: Malört

Danyell Prestridge doesn’t particularly enjoy drinking Malört. But, then again, does anyone?. The bitter digestif has long been a rite of passage for locals in its hometown of Chicago, admired there for its intense flavor despite being described by its own distiller as “not a drink for most people.”

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Old school Italian flavor at Daughter's brings new life to former NOLA restaurant Upperline

The house standard side dish of pasta says a lot about the new restaurant Daughter’s Neighborhood Italian. It’s spaghetti with red sauce, with an optional meatball to add on top. That is indeed the way of neighborhood Italian restaurants, American Italian style, heavy on the red sauce, where...

New Orleans, LA · 2d

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The best Japanese spot in Metairie is expanding to Magazine Street, but it won’t be a sushi bar

In Metairie, chef Huy Pham spun his obsession with Japanese cuisine into Yakuza House (2740 Severn Ave.), a restaurant that upped the local sushi game with artistically dressed nigiri and platters of hand rolls. Now he has a new restaurant in the works, where sushi will be part of the...

Metairie, LA · 3d

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A Local Taste of Michelin Star Standards

Three new restaurant in the South earn a coveted star rating, plus 14 new Bib Gourmands to taste. The MICHELIN Guide is known for many things but mostly for its highly coveted Star system for rating restaurants. A restaurant can be awarded up to three stars, but one star alone is worth celebrating. That’s what the three restaurants earning one star in the 2026 MICHELIN Guide American South did recently during an Oct. 21 ceremony at The Pinnacle in downtown Nashville.

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Cooking the Past Forward: Shrimp Creole

We are in love with our Glover Gardens focaccia, and I was planning to make a loaf to serve with Sunday dinner, so I wanted a main course with enough sauce to justify some serious sopping. It seemed like a golden opportunity to leverage the Cooking the Past Forward project and pick a dish that would be a perfect complement. When I checked the growing corpus of vintage cookbooks and recipes that have been documented and analyzed, Shrimp Creole jumped out at me.

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10 Iconic Restaurants In Louisiana With Steaks So Good You’ll Crave Them All Year

In Louisiana, a steak can land on your table still crackling in a plate of hot butter. That style dates back to the 1930s, and I’m choosing to be very excited about it. Am I making too big a deal out of this? Possibly. But the butter is only one chapter.

Louisiana · 5d

The Call Of

Forty Years In, This Riverbend Cottage Still Takes Reservations Only by Telephone

Brigtsen's turns 40 this year, and the restaurant still will not take a reservation online. Frank Brigtsen started cooking in 1973 while attending LSU. By 1979 he was apprenticing at Commander's Palace under Paul Prudhomme, and in 1980 he became the first night chef at K-Paul's Louisiana Kitchen when that restaurant began serving dinner. Over […]

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3 New Orleans Kitchens Where the Growers Decide What Gets Cooked

Most restaurants say they source locally. A smaller number let the harvest actually dictate what goes on the menu that week, which means the kitchen gives up some control over its own plan. Herbsaint - Central Business District The flagship of Donald Link's restaurant group at 701 St. Charles Avenue publishes a page listing the […]

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PJ’s Coffee Returns to Its Original New Orleans Neighborhood

The location sits between Carrollton Avenue and Broadway Street, giving students, local residents, and longtime fans a fresh spot to gather over roasted coffee and freshly made treats. “Maple Street has always held a special place in our hearts,” said Paul, Steven and Scott Ballard, brothers and co-founders of Ballard...

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Feast For Less: How to trim your Thanksgiving budget

Thanksgiving is less than three weeks away, and many of you will likely start planning your feast soon. With trips to the grocery store and gas station costing more for some of you these days, you might be craving ways to do some trimming to your holiday budget. But what...

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6 New Orleans restaurants worth booking for Thanksgiving dinner

Why spend all day in the kitchen when New Orleans restaurants are ready to do the cooking for you? Thanksgiving falls on Thursday, Nov. 26, and some of the city’s most beloved dining rooms are rolling out special holiday menus that pair turkey and all the trimmings with local flavor. Whether you want white tablecloth elegance, a laid-back family feast or a seafood spread, these six restaurants are worth reserving a table at before they fill up.

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These Louisiana Sandwich Shops Have Deli Meat Fans Coming Back For Another Bite

One New Orleans sandwich shop has five full-time butchers who craft, smoke, and cure over 2,000 pounds of meat every single week. I had to read that twice. That’s a serious amount of salami love. The deli scene here goes way beyond one meaty overachiever. One counter still serves...

New Orleans, LA · 8d

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5 Best Italian Restaurants in New Orleans, Louisiana that Will Make You Feel Like You’re in Rome

New Orleans — a city where the river bends like a brass note, where pastel houses lean into the sun and the air is thick with the scent of chicory and the promise of something simmering on the stove. Here, the streets are stitched together by second lines and the laughter of neighbors, by porch swings and the hush of old oaks, by the mingled voices of Creole, Cajun, Sicilian, and dreamers from every corner of the world. This is a place where food is a language, a celebration, a bridge between generations and cultures — where every meal is a memory, and every table is set for one more.

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Galatoire’s Table Auctions to Benefit 9 Nonprofits

NEW ORLEANS – November 9, 2026 – Galatoire’s Restaurant and Galatoire Foundation announced today the beneficiaries for their annual Christmas and Mardi Gras Table Auctions to be held at Galatoire’s Restaurant. The Christmas Table Auction will take place on Monday, November 30, 2026. The Mardi Gras Table Auction will be held in January.

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Gumbo pot pie, gumbo pizza or gumbo ramen: which would you try first?

Gumbo dumplings, gumbo pot pie, gumbo pizza and gumbo ramen are all real. See the most creative Louisiana gumbo twists, from Metairie to Shreveport.

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