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Bites & Backstories: Pâté at Patois

July 6, 2026 No Comments

The moreish chicken liver pâté at Aaron Burgau’s flagship, Uptown restaurant traces back to a time when he was the sous under chef/owner Gerard Maras at the fondly remembered restaurant Gerard’s Downtown. Only a few blocks from Audubon Park, a century-old, corner store building plays host to Patois, a snug, […]

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Hot Chefs, Cool Flavors

June 1, 2020 No Comments

If there’s one thing summer stirs, it’s the childhood memories of cool, sweet treats. Though any kid from Los Angeles to Manhattan can enjoy creamy ice cream and fruity popsicles, only New Orleans kids (both young and old) are blessed with sno-balls. A super simple confection at its core – […]

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Though she was born in the San Francisco Bay Area, Kim Ranjbar took her passion for the written word and dragged it over 2000 miles to flourish in the city she loves. For well over a decade, she's been eating, photographing and writing about food (and more!) in New Orleans, her work appearing in local publications such as French Quarter Journal, Where Y'at Magazine, New Orleans Living Magazine, NewOrleans.com and Louisiana Kitchen & Culture.

After over 20 years as a transplant — surviving hurricanes, levee failures, oil spills, boil water advisories and hipster invasions — Kim hopes to eventually earn the status of local and be welcomed into the fold.

Feel free to contact her at kimranjbar@gmail.com

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