Launched early this fall, plates (yep, with a lowercase “p”, if you please) is a new restaurant in the Warehouse District by Chalmatian-born chef Farrell Harrison. The immense restaurant is located behind the Cotton Mill Apartments, on the corner of Annunciation and John Churchill Chase, and while its gone through […]
Prominent West Coast Hospitality Group to Open Kimpton Hotel Fontenot in the CBD
The Kimpton Hotel Fontenot, a new, 202-room boutique hotel on the corner of Tchoupitoulas and Poydras streets, is opening it’s doors next month on Tuesday, May 11th. Formerly the Staybridge Suites, the hotel has been completely transformed by New York architecture and design firm MARKZEFF, featuring “artful, bold and sophisticated […]
Sommelier-Owned Pluck Wines to Launch in the Warehouse District
pluck – \ ˈplək \ transitive verb – to pull or pick off or out noun – courageous readiness to fight or continue against odds: dogged resolution Though she was born in New Jersey, Skye LaTorre’s wine journey has come full circle right here in New Orleans. This month, she […]
Letting in the light: Auction House Market
Local real estate firm Felicity Property Co., with the help of Bell Design & Architecture and the team behind St. Roch Market, has taken the dingy ground floor of a two-story property in the Warehouse District and transformed it into a bright, delightful “contemporary” food hall. Built over 120 years […]