Issue Articles — Dining Out
Dining Out: Shaggy’s
We are a nation united by our love of processed meat between a bun. At least that’s what I believed before a friend and I tore through the half-dozen different […]
Chef John Besh
This month, Restaurant August celebrates its fifth anniversary. During those years, John Besh, the restaurant’s chef and now owner, became one of the city’s most celebrated chefs and a rising […]
Backstage at Emeril’s
John Boutte walks onto the set of Emeril Live in New York City, tired and triumphant after a sold out show at Joe’s Pub the night before. Leonard “Doc” Gibbs, […]
Dining Out: Coco Hut
I found Coco Hut because of a shortcut. Heading to Jazz Fest, we cut down Bayou Road and, on a corner that I’d never noticed before, I saw a stand […]
A Snowball’s Chance
Snowball fans will defend their favorite with the ferocity usually reserved for sports teams and deities. One hot afternoon, three intrepid OffBeat staffers set off with a thirst for knowledge […]
Dining Out: St. James Cheese Company
Sandwiches are the second-class citizens of the food world. They’re what you toss in a brown bag when you can’t eat a real meal. Those few, truly worthy sandwiches don’t […]
People Get Ready
The Ralph Brennan Group, which runs Bacco, Red Fish Grill and Ralph’s on the Park, had a one-page hurricane plan before Katrina. It was simple. The employees should grab the […]
Dining Out: Tacos San Miguel
Tacos San Miguel barely qualifies as a restaurant. The miniature space in a shiny new strip mall is almost equally split between the kitchen and the cramped dining room. The […]
Dining Out: Mat and Naddie’s
Mat and Naddie’s nestles along the levee, just below the waters of the Mississippi. Only blocks from the bustle of Carrollton Avenue, it feels remote, like a roadhouse along a […]
Dining Out: Café Amelie
Walking the French Quarter’s cramped streets, I sometimes glimpsed more expansive spaces. Beyond the clumps of tourists who seemed to have multiplied in recent months, private oases of fountains and […]
