Issue Articles — Dining Out
Always Beating
Vote for YOUR favorites here: https://www.offbeat.com/bob09 Who’s the Artist of the Year? Veterans BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet, whose Alligator Purse underlined BeauSoleil’s place in the Americana conversation, or Allen Toussaint, […]
The Maestro: Patrick Van Hoorebeek, Maitre d’ of Restaurant August
In the last 15 years, chefs have undergone a remarkable metamorphosis. Back in the day, a cook and a waiter would meet working in someone else’s restaurant. After a few […]
Dining Out: Lakeview Harbor
Tucked away in a strip mall along Harrison Avenue is the kind of no-frills, cold beer, stiff drink, good food hangout every neighborhood wishes they had. Lakeview Harbor, the iconic […]
Girls on Film
Rik Slave moves like a marionette. The lead singer for Rock City Morgue is onstage at One Eyed Jacks dancing like his arms and legs are on separate strings from […]
Dining Out: Stanley
When we first visited the reopened and relocated Stanley back in January, we sadly left very disappointed. The lowlights: burned gumbo, raw steak masking as Korean barbecue, and dishes that […]
Dining Out: Crabby Jack’s
If one measures a restaurant’s excellence by how long you need to wait for a table, then Jacques- Imo’s is quite possibly the best restaurant in the city. But if […]
Dining Out: Vega Tapas Cafe
The foodie press will have you believe the small plates revolution has arrived in America with a gusto not seen since the Beatles. But for Vega Tapas Café, small plates […]
Dining Out: Dooky Chase’s
Every now and then, a hug is in order. Dooky Chase’s provides that hug and more. The history of Dooky Chase is iconic. Leah Chase has tended the fires, watched […]
Dining Out: Walker’s Barbecue
There is more to Walker’s in New Orleans East than their world famous cochon de lait po-boy, the yearly food darling of Jazz Fest: In fact, we feel extremely confident […]
Dining Out: Ciro’s Cote Sud
Your 401K is shot, your savings are depleted, and the vacation fund is paying for a new set of tires. You are not traveling abroad this year, but one need […]