Green Room кухня earned a strong following for Slavic soul food and chef Matt's family’s Ukrianian cooking. But now it's coming to an end.

“I consider it a dream fulfilled,” Matt told me.

Link below has the story

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The laziji at Miss Shirley's is a dish I never want to stop eating, and I you keep thinking about when I must.

It's also emblematic of the bigger story, of a comeback showing the sequel can be better than the original. Link below has the story

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Porgy’s combines an old-fashioned neighborhood fishmonger with a modern seafood deli. I come here with an ice chest now for oysters, crudo makings.

Link in the Chris Granger photo below has the story

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Its down-home in a hurry at Hot Stuff.

They call it a meat and three and that fits the place to a t, but that is more serving suggestion than strict formula as my first tray showed.

Link below has the story

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Creole stuffed bread, one of my favorite New Orleans JazzFest snacks, has been here since 1983. But it's been missing, and missed, since its last appearance in 2019.

A road trip brought a reunion with it, a family story and word of what could be next

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On a spin through the Sunday farmers market at City Park, I found a bustling marketplace, a newly vibrant feast of street food from a harvest of pop-ups and a renewed appreciation for how a farmers market visit can transcend the task of shopping.

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New Orleans had nine restaurants and chefs in the running as semifinalists for 2024 James Beard Foundation awards. Now that’s down to three finalists, along with two neighbors from Mississippi. Link below has the story

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Remember the old Morton’s in Canal Place? That national chain pulled up stakes early in the pandemic. It’s been empty since. But very soon it will reopen as a second and much larger location for Brasa.

Link below has a look round and the story

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New Orleans is full of great neighborhood restaurants and our video series “Eating with Ian” is all about putting more of them on your list.

This time, we're off to Mid-City for a backstreet find called Queen Trini Lisa.
Link below has the video
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One of the city’s geographic misnomers will soon be rectified as Mid-City Pizza returns to Mid-City. A new owner is se to reopen the original Banks Street location

Link below has the story

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Shogun has new owners, a couple who have quietly built a small collection of restaurants in New Orleans.

Link below has my story on this long-lived and highly influential Japanese restaurant right now and what's ahead

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Does Monday call for a martini? It sure fit the easy elegance at Nighthawk Napoletana, where a martini is prominently featured on a menu that is short, straightforward, and just what a neighborhood pizzeria should be.

Link below has the story

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The tiny Manolito has established itself on the cocktail map of New Orleans for excellent drinks. Soon it will become much bigger, while also holding on to the elements that have helped define it.
Link below has the why, how and when:
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Looking for Friday fish fries? My NOLA.com colleagues assembled this super helpful listing, parish by parish (in both ways...get it?):

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The colorful old house that was long home to Nonna Mia pizza and, briefly, the Post, captured the imagination of a restaurateur with an impressive track record in the Charleston dining scene. Link below has the story on his plans for what's next here

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Tet Fest returns this weekend in New Orleans East, a rollicking fun display of community and a deep dive into Vietnamese cooking.

Link below has my story on what to expect, how to do it right

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Consider the one-block date night, easy pairings of dinner, drinks, dessert that extend the date night energy and make you look extra thoughtful for planning it out (because you are).

A dozen+ examples illustrating the idea in the link below

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'Spoon! Spoon! Spoon!'

That's what they'll will be yelling for as the Krewe of Lafcadio takes to the French Quarter streets Saturday with two chefs and a bartender as royalty and relatives of Lafcadio Hearn himself in the procession. Story below

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How long can a fever pitch around a king cake last? Especially when every season there are new iterations in the fray, and now a strong contender from another Vietnamese bakery in particular?

Link below has a fresh assessment, and how we got here

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