I love old-timey places that have survived and thrived over the years, and certainly Casamento’s fits that description. The consummate oyster restaurant in New Orleans, it’s been open continuously since 1919. Except when they close every June, July, and August, much to the dismay of locals, who eagerly await it’s reopening every year. With a [...]
Twas the night before Mardi Gras, and all through the burb, Denizens were in place to see the parades, even lining the curb; The beads were hung from the floats with care, In anticipation of the throngs that would soon be there; The children were nestled all snug in the car, Dreaming of doubloons tossed [...]
(From our travel archives) Where do ex-spouses of great restaurants go? Why, down the street to start their own. Tommy Andrade (nee “Irene’s”) is happily serving the public a little bit of Italian and a little bit of Creole at “Tommy’s Cuisine,” 744 Tchoupitoulas. I had noticed this place out of the corner of my [...]
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No Comments »(From our travel archives) Sal Impastato is from Sicily – having come to a America as a young man 50 years ago, and worked in restaurants in NOLA and TX, Sal finally got to open his own place several decades ago – on a quiet country road in Lacombe, Louisiana. “People” say “Italian” in New [...]
Posted in Hot off the Grill, Miscellany, Other Tags: #Nola, New Orleans, New Orleans Italian, New Orleans restaurants 1 Comment »(From our archives) I had some out of town visitors the other day – eschewing my dining suggestions, they wanted to go to the Pelican Club, on Exchange Place in the Quarter. The owner chefs, Richard Hughes, and Chin Ling, despite having heritages that come from tenures at other fine dining establishments, carry fusion a [...]
Posted in Hot off the Grill, Miscellany, Other Tags: #Nola, #Nolaeats, French Quarter, New Orleans No Comments »(From our archives) Went to Bozo’s in Metairie tonight, had been meaning to get there. A bit hard to find if you don’t know exactly where it is, and very little signage when you are right on top of it. (It’s behind Borders in Metairie). It’s one of those places that locals say is the “best…” [...]
Posted in Hot off the Grill, Miscellany, Other Tags: #Nola, New Orleans dining, New Orleans Seafood No Comments »(From our archives) In a city known for great seafood, and as I have written before, I’m delighted there are so many great steakhouses here. Especially ones that have endured w/o change over the years. For the past 70 years, Charlie’s has been selling the “sizzle” right along side the best of them, but doing [...]
Posted in Hot off the Grill, Miscellany, Other Tags: #Nola, New Orleans, New Orleans Steak No Comments »(From our archives) Proving once again that, as in most categories, reviewers don’t know shit from shinola, Tom Fitzmorris gave the Upperline “Four Stars;” the Times-Picayune lauded it with “Four Beans;” it has received the Wine Spectator’s “Award of Excellence,’ and Frommer’s called it “Best Contemporary Creole” in the city. What a load of hooey. [...]
It was blistering hot, humidity off the scale. No electricity. No AC. No phone. No interwebs. No hot water. It was a few days after Katrina, and the previous descriptions would be my life for a couple months back then. The cuisine? MRE’s, (meals-ready-to-eat), courtesy of the United States Government, handed to me by prisoners [...]
The Simon Hubig Pie company didn’t get its start in New Orleans, but it is where it moved from “baker” to “legend”. Opening in the Faubourg Marigny neighborhood (adjacent to the French Quarter) in 1922, Hubig’s has been making up and distributing its wide line of pocket sized fried pies ever since. Surviving Katrina, Hubig’s [...]
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