Slurping wetly and noisily at the nourishment that is New Orleans
Virtually delicious . . . Still pining for the delicate croissants created by Jeff Becnel at the now-defunct La Petite Sophie Patisserie? Though he isn’t reopening anytime soon, now you can enjoy his work digitally. While it isn’t quite as fabulous as sinking your teeth into a slice of a […]
Segunda parte . . . Any savvy Westbanker knows a delicious deal on Honduran food when they see one, which makes visiting hole-in-the-wall Nany’s Antojitos on Van Trump Street in Gretna a no-brainer, but now there are two! Under the same ownership, Nany’s Bar & Grill recently opened a hop […]
Here we come a-waffling . . . New Orleans-born entrepreneur Jelani Hankins has launched only coffee, a pink pick-up window next to Habana Outpost on the corner of Esplanade Avenue and Rampart Street. Serving specialty coffee drinks pulled from beans they imported from Brazil and Ethiopia and roasted “in-house,” the […]
Neighborhood nosh . . . Among the first culinarians to graduate from New Orleans Culinary & Hospitality Institute (NOCHI) and kin of The Kupcake Factory owners, Laura Bueso recently partnered with her mother to launch Barrio Bites Mid-City. Located in the former Church Alley Coffee shop space on Canal Street, […]
Bonafide splash . . . For over a decade hungry diners have enjoyed fried chicken sandwiches and Belgian fries from Bonafried which began life in 2014 as a pop-up and started rolling as a food truck two years later. People would flock to the truck whether it was parked downtown […]
Crossing the pond . . . After almost five years in business, a Mid-City smash burger joint has branched out across the lake. Banks Street’s Bub’s Burgers has opened a third location (or does the grab-n-go spot opened last year on Freret Street only count as half a location?) in […]
Hip, hip … hooray! . . . Where Y’at Magazine would like to take this opportunity to offer three, loud cheers for the three New Orleans restaurants to be awarded Michelin stars; One for Bywater’s Saint Germain created by chefs Blake Aguillard and Trey Smith; one for Chef Sue Zemanick’s […]
Presentation is key . . . Veho Hospitality, the folks who gave us the endlessly-entertaining Tacos Del Cartel (Shots, shots, shots, shots, shots!), recently opened a whole new restaurant concept dubbed Sushi by Us. Located on O’Keefe Avenue inside The Beacon at South Market, the new restaurant took over what […]
A pastry by any other name . . . Gracious, the beloved New Orleans bakery launched in Gert Town by Megan and Jay Forman over a decade ago, is now under new ownership. Callais Capital Management, a Louisiana-based, venture capital investments firm, has purchased the bakery with promises to keep […]
Canary in Spanish Plaza . . . They say forgiveness is a gift we give ourselves, so instead of swallowing that oh-so bitter pill, allow your taste buds some grace for Chef John Besh’s new restaurant on the Riverfront. Inspired by the Isleños fishing and hunting communities in St. Bernard […]
A’gathering a cuppa . . . Algiers Point java destination Congregation Coffee Roasters recently launched a second location Uptown on the corner of Jefferson Avenue and Magazine Street. Ever since former owner Eliott Guthrie sold the coffee house and roastery to Patrick Brennan in 2023, they’ve promised a reach into […]
Classin’ up the joint . . . Restaurateur and contractor Cassi Dymond has partnered with chef Melissa M. Martin of Uptown’s Mosquito Supper Club to launch Saint Claire located in Algiers. Part of a complex that served as an internment camp for “enemy aliens” during WWII called Camp Algiers and […]
Made a move … After spending nearly two decades feeding office denizens in the CBD, the Empire State Delicatessen picked up shop and moved all the way past the far end of St. Charles Avenue to Oak Street. A change in names coincided with the move, as the new spot […]