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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...

New Orleans, LA · 1d
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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.

New Orleans, LA · 22h
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New Smalls Sliders in Hammond to open on Tuesday

HAMMOND — A new Smalls Sliders location in Hammond is set to officially open Tuesday at 10 a.m. The restaurant is located at 1743 SW Railroad Ave., off E. Minnesota Park Road. As part of the grand opening ceremony, the Food Pantry at Southeastern Louisiana University will be recognized...

Hammond, LA · 1d
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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.

New Orleans, LA · 1d
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These 10 New Orleans Louisiana Restaurants Could Be The Dining Hits Of 2027

One new spot in the French Quarter sits on the exact ground where the city’s first theater once stood. Another restaurant’s name translates to House of Dreams. I love that a fresh wave of kitchens is borrowing this much from history and imagination. The list gets better from...

New Orleans, LA · 8d

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Freddy’s officially opens new Houma location on MLK Boulevard

Freddy’s Frozen Custard & Steakburgers, a fast-casual restaurant, has officially opened their new Houma branch. opens today. Located at 1769 MLK Jr. Blvd., Freddy’s is known for its cooked-to-order steakburgers made with lean 100 percent ground beef, all-beef hot dogs, crispy shoestring fries and frozen custard treats made with freshly churned chocolate or vanilla frozen custard.

Houma, LA · 8d

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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.

New Orleans, LA · 1d

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Prime Rib Takes Center Stage At This Louisiana Sunday Brunch Buffet

A carving station serving prime rib sits right in the middle of a Sunday brunch buffet. That alone got my attention. The same spread also offers buttermilk waffles, crawfish fettuccine, and grillades. I like how breakfast and Sunday supper share one long table here. Nobody has to pick a lane.

Harvey, LA · 4d

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Wego Winter Wonderland Chili Cook-Off Listed in Westwego

The Wego Winter Wonderland Chili Cook-Off is listed in Westwego. The event is at the Westwego Farmers Market, 484 Sala Avenue in Westwego, Louisiana. The cook-off is part of a broader calendar at the Westwego Farmers & Fisheries Market, which serves as a community gathering place with covered vendor stalls for local produce, seafood, prepared foods and crafts. The market also hosts regional music and seasonal family events, alongside an annual crawfish cook-off. Its outdoor amphitheater and regular community programming make the Sala Avenue site a year-round event venue, not just a location for the chili competition.

Westwego, LA · 4d

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Blake Pontchartrain: The rise and fall of the Metairie-born Cucos Mexican restaurant chain

A friend and I were sharing memories of Cucos Mexican restaurant, a favorite of ours in the 1990s. Was it a local or national chain and why the name? My friend remembered it also had some connection to Liuzza’s restaurant?. Cucos was a chain of Mexican restaurants which originated...

Metairie, LA · 11d

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For Over 120 Years This Louisiana Sicilian Bakery Has Been Serving Cannoli And Gelato

The very first gelato flavor sold here was torroncino, a vanilla scoop with cinnamon and ground almonds. That was back when most people in town had never tasted gelato at all. Pretty bold move for a young Sicilian confectioner. The cannoli get filled to order, so the shells stay crisp....

New Orleans, LA · 4d

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Marigny bar mourns the loss of Pepper, namesake of the NOLA watering hole: ‘Complete legend’

In the back of Pepp’s Pub on Thursday afternoon, owner Sam Wurth and two regulars raised their glasses and knocked back shots of unforgiving Malört in a toast to the bar’s gentle, brown-eyed namesake, Pepper Ann. Bouquets of pink roses and white lilies sat beside a prayer...

New Orleans, LA · 4d

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Pastry chef departs Michelin-starred restaurant; Jones Walker adds attorneys

South Louisiana businesses and nonprofit groups recently announced the following promotions, new hires and resignations. Jen Giragos has been hired as pastry chef at Arnaud's Restaurant. Giragos previously served as head pastry chef at Doris Metropolitan, worked at Emeril Restaurant and owned and operated Wicked Queen Confections. Gina Locatto has...

New Orleans, LA · 3d

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NOLA-Born Hospitality Group Lands Riverfront Park Restaurant and Bar Deal

Goldring Woldenberg Riverfront Park — Site of Planned Crew Restaurant. A restaurant and bar group with deep New Orleans roots is coming home to run the food and drink program at one of the city's newest public spaces. Audubon Nature Institute has selected Crew, the New York-founded hospitality company led by New Orleans natives Alex and Miles Pincus, to operate a waterfront restaurant and bar at Goldring Woldenberg Riverfront Park.

New Orleans, LA · 4d

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Dolfy's Reunites Father, Son and Mentor for One-Night Panama Gold Dinner

Dolfy's on Freret Street is turning its wood-fire kitchen over to a family reunion on Nov. 17, bringing together chef Adolfo Garcia Jr., his father and a mentor who shaped his career in Panama for a single night of ceviche, fried oysters and fry bread. The one-night-only Panama Gold dinner is set for Nov. 17, with staggered reservations and an à la carte menu built around Panamanian culinary traditions filtered through Dolfy's signature wood fire.

New Orleans, LA · 4d

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Gumbo Season Is Here, And These 9 Louisiana Kitchens Make The Best Dark-Roux Pots

When the first cool front rolls through Louisiana, gumbo pots start showing up on stoves all over the state. The best ones begin with a dark roux, flour and fat stirred slowly until it turns the color of chocolate or even coffee. That patience is what gives a good bowl...

Baton Rouge, LA · 15d

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Trying brunch at Holywater in New Orleans

You've likely heard about Holywater's cocktails and oysters, but this French Quarter spot also has a new brunch menu. We had to check it out four ourselves!. #nola #neworleans #foodie #brunch #frenchquarter #holywater #newrestaurant #nolaliving #wherenolaeats #downtown #seafood #lunch #dinner.

New Orleans, LA · 4d

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Southern Sweets to bring Cajun culture and community to Mathews

Jamie Fitch has always wanted to give back to her community. Now, with her family's support, she is opening Southern Sweets, a Cajun-inspired ice cream shop in Mathews, La., on Nov. 7. As a girl, Fitch dreamed of operating a nonprofit. More recently, she has helped her husband, Morgan Fitch,...

Mathews, LA · 5d

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Sweet Potato Pie: A Southern Thanksgiving Tradition

The JQ List may earn a commission when you buy through links in this article. In much of the American South, and above all in Black Southern kitchens, the Thanksgiving pie is not pumpkin but sweet potato. Sweet potatoes thrived in Southern soil, and generations of cooks turned them into a pie that is richer, silkier and more deeply flavored than its pumpkin cousin.

New Orleans, LA · 5d