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Blue Oak BBQ Finds Another Sweet Home in Alabama

August 26, 2021 No Comments

One of our city’s beloved barbecue joints is expanding to another Mid-City location . . . in Alabama! Louisiana natives Philip Moseley and Ronnie Evans, proprietors of the ever-popular Blue Oak BBQ on N. Carrollton Ave., have reached an agreement with Alabama-based real estate firm RCP Companies to open a […]

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8 Reasons Why New Orleans is Butt Over Brisket for Barbecue

October 1, 2016 No Comments

Memphis, St. Louis, Austin, Kansas City, Decatur . . . these cities tend to spring to mind when talking about great barbecue, but over the past several years New Orleans has finally entered the smoke ring to prove our our bark is a far more pleasant bite than previously imagined. […]

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Though she was born in the San Francisco Bay Area, Kim Ranjbar felt New Orleans calling her home as soon as she hit puberty. A graduate of granola U (a.k.a. Sonoma State University) with a BA in English and a concentration in Creative Writing, Kim took her passion for the written word and dragged it over 2000 miles to flourish in the city she loves.

After over seventeen 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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🍫 Chocolate Truffle, chocolate ganache, whipped cream, creme anglaise and raspberry coulis @annunciationnola 

🍋 Yuzu & Raspberry Opera Torte with yuzu ganache, raspberry buttercream, cocoa nib nougatine, and fresh raspberry @thewindsorcourt 

🌺 Toasted white chocolate cremieux with hibiscus tea sorbet and coffee liquor ganache by Chef Suelen Peira @hyattneworleans 

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The Rib Room's new head chef Ronald Proano wasn't The Rib Room's new head chef Ronald Proano wasn't blowing smoke with his "Surf & Turf" -- A5 Wagyu 🥩 atop a fried rice cake with Cajun caviar and torched bernaise AND pastry chef Autumn Heckman sweetened the deal with her Royal version of Peach Melba - vanilla bean Bavarian cream, warm peach bourbon compote, raspberry coulis and rosemary shortbread 🍑
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