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New Orleans

The Big Easy

New Orleans skyline

From Bourbon Street to Bánh Mì, there’s a lot to love about the Crescent City. Its Bywater neighborhood is home to an eclectic mix of bars, restaurants, and an artist community that shows itself in murals and brightly painted Creole cottages and shotgun-style homes. Carrollton, thanks to its riverfront location, feels (and is) refreshingly local. At its center is Oak Street (Main Street back when Carrollton was a city), a stretch that’s home to independent businesses and some of NOLA’s best eateries. New Orleans has long been known as a whiskey wonderland, but there’s no finer place to get rummy (after all, the Caribbean is only a rock-skip away). The past five years have bestowed an embarrassment of laurels upon our fair city. The James Beard awards, the Oscars of the restaurant and hospitality industry, continues to accolade New Orleans chefs, restaurateurs, and bartenders like no other city. But it’d be a shame to not mention the variety of live local music. Stop by Preservation Hall, the city’s premier venue for traditional jazz since 1961.

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The breakfast table at Up for Brunch, one of the new restaurants in Louisiana
Dining Out

12 New Restaurants in Louisiana

12 new and exciting restaurants in Louisiana bring even more thriving personality to the Pelican State. Come explore the dynamic flavors.

Table of fried chicken and okra at Cafe Reconcile
In the Field

Café Reconcile Serves a Greater Purpose

With a team of employed teenaged interns, Café Reconcile sets itself apart as a soul food restaurant that blends service with community support.

Plate of the potato masala pani puri from Mister Mao
Roots

Sophina Uong Embraces Chinese to Cajun Influences at Mister Mao

Mister Mao chef-owner Sophina Uong channels Cambodian, Indian, and other Asian flavors in an “unapologetically inauthentic” space.

RECIPES

local flavor

Key Ingredient

New Orleans-Style Beignets

Transport yourself to the center of the French quarter in New Orleans with powdered [...]

Recipes

Chicken and Andouille Sausage Gumbo

Chef Tory McPhail of Commander's Palace on New Orleans - Chicken and Andouille Sausage [...]

Other

Brennan’s Eggs Hussarde

Make the marchand de vin sauce: In a 2-quart saucepan, melt butter and lightly [...]

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Brennan’s Turtle Soup

Turtle soup at home? Thanks to the abundant supply of amphibian from South Louisiana’s [...]

Recipes

Cochon Butcher’s Muffaletta

Chef Stephen Stryjewski of Cochon Butcher, New Orleans, LA - Cochon Butcher’s Muffaletta

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Pork Shoulder Grillades and Grits

Executive Chef Rushing’s chapter at Brennan’s includes adding dimension to a traditional New Orleans [...]

Recipes

Red Velvet Dark Chocolate and Beet Cake with Cream Cheese Ice Cream and Candied Beets

Red Velvet Dark Chocolate and Beet Cake from pastry chef Kelly Fields of Restaurant [...]

Recipes

Stuffed Cabbage with Tomatoes and Onions

This delicious and savory dish makes all who try it feel warm and comforted [...]

Key Ingredient

Sugar and Spice Dusted Calas

Adrienne Cheatman changes things up with some savory, rustic sugar and spice dusted calas. [...]

cocktails

drinks from the big easy

The Riff

Spicy Island Breeze by Ian Julian

Ditch the office and kick back with a spicy island breeze cocktail. This tropical [...]

The Riff

Clairinha Cocktail by Ian Julian

Try the Clairinha for an easy-going cocktail. Ian Julian from Fritai offers a Caribbean [...]

The Riff

Fritai Fruit Cup

Take punches to a new level with the Fritai Fruit Cup that id great [...]

Drinks

Nettles and Beets

Christopher Brian, bar curator at Meauxbar in New Orleans, Louisiana, was inspired to develop [...]

Drinks

Scotch Old Fashioned

A traditional and authentic recipe for an old fashioned cocktail: a muddle of sugar, [...]

Recipes

The Original Sazerac

The Roosevelt Hotel in New Orleans gave their top recipe for the original and [...]

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