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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 · 12d
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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 · 6d
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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 · 5d
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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 · 4d
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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 · 6d

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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 · 5d

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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 · 16d

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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 · 6d

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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 · 6d

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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 · 6d

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These 10 Louisiana Restaurants Give You Plenty Of Delicious Choices Of Soul Food

Fun fact: one New Orleans spot on this list serves a gumbo built on a recipe that’s about sixty years old. Another one swaps out the meat entirely and still makes jambalaya and yakamein work. Who knew soul food could stretch that far?. A Shreveport kitchen on this list...

Louisiana · 17d

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This Louisiana Scratch Kitchen Turns 10 With Fried Green Tomatoes And Creole Classics

A restaurant named after a little girl now serves hackleback caviar at Friday lunch. It’s an unexpected pairing, and a good clue that this kitchen takes fun seriously. The owners met while working at Commander’s Palace in New Orleans. Later, they moved to her hometown and built a scratch kitchen of their own. They named it after their daughter, which gives the whole story a personal touch.

Baton Rouge, LA · 15d

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Freddy’s Frozen Custard & Steakburgers announces Houma opening date

The wait is almost over for Houma residents eager to try Freddy’s Frozen Custard & Steakburgers. The restaurant has announced it will officially open Tuesday, Nov. 3, with three days of giveaways to celebrate its arrival in the community. Opening-day customers will have a chance to score free frozen...

Houma, LA · 14d

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Jacmel Inn in Hammond: Sunday Brunch, Duck Bowls and Nearly 50 Years Under the Oaks

Some restaurants are built for a quick bite. Jacmel Inn, a white house with green shutters tucked under the live oaks at 903 E. Morris Ave. in Hammond, was built for lingering. The restaurant has billed itself as Louisiana fine dining since 1977, when the founders opened in a former...

Hammond, LA · 7d

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Lesbian bar opens in historic Marigny location with ties to a New Orleans gay-rights icon

Women haven’t always been allowed on ships, maritime superstitions being what they once were. But at Capt. Mary’s Pub in the Marigny, women are at the helm. The new, nautical-themed queer bar geared toward lesbians and other sapphics is up and running each day from 1 p.m. to 1 a.m. at 940 Elysian Fields Ave., a historic location with deep roots in New Orleans’ LGBTQ community.

New Orleans, LA · 8d

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Parkway’s ‘monster’ Thanksgiving po-boy for a good cause is back. Here’s when, how to get one.

The Thanksgiving sandwich has become almost as common as pumpkin spice this time of year, with big brands now heavily promoting their own renditions. But the Thanksgiving turkey po-boy from Parkway Bakery & Tavern is something different, a phenomenon in its own right that has been harnessed for a good cause by two New Orleans restaurant families.

New Orleans, LA · 8d

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At Po-Boy Fest, find sandwiches from the past, lost NOLA restaurants, one-day wonders

How far can a po-boy stray from the familiar template and still be a po-boy? Explorations of that question and fodder for hearty debate will be directly at hand Sunday, Nov. 8, at the Oak Street Po-Boy Festival. Creative interpretations of the po-boy are fueled by the many vendors’ own...

New Orleans, LA · 7d

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‘House of Snacks’: Slavic chef turns pop-up into Marigny restaurant

Chef Katya Simkhovich opened Dom Zakuski in the Marigny on Oct. 30, bringing Slavic flavors to New Orleans. Simkhovich opened Dom Zakuski, which translates from Russian to “house of snacks,” as a pop-up after moving to New Orleans in 2023. Now a brick-and-mortar restaurant at 2440 Chartres St., the restaurant serves everything from caviar crepes to beet-pickled deviled eggs.

New Orleans, LA · 8d

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Lunchtime Lagniappe: Celebrating National Fried Chicken Sandwich Day with Krispy Krunchy

Nov. 9 is National Fried Chicken Sandwich Day, so Krispy Krunchy Chicken brought sandwiches to "Lunchtime Lagniappe."

New Orleans, LA · 6d