Issue Articles — OffBeat Eats
The Sound of Frenchmen Street
You’re walking down Frenchmen Street on a Friday night. The street is silent and empty of vendors. You go to a night club, but don’t hear the music until you […]
Dining Out: Sylvain
In recent history, dining options in the French Quarter could be represented by a reverse bell curve, with most restaurants falling into two categories at opposite ends of the spectrum. […]
Lynn Drury Hits the Spot at Domenica
Domenica 123 Baronne Street (504) 648-6020 What did you order? I got the prosciutto pizza, which has prosciutto, mozzarella, arugula, tomato and three different cheeses. How does this compare to […]
Blue Dot Donuts: Out of the Blue
For locals and visitors to New Orleans, a morning ritual of “coffee and doughnuts” connotes the image of a steaming cup of café au lait paired with a trio of […]
Dining Out: McClure’s Barbecue
Fact: 90 percent of all great barbecue restaurants are (a) difficult to find, (b) have strange hours of operation, or (c) all of the above. If playing by the rules […]
Mark Mullins Hits the Spot at Maximo’s Italian Grill
Maximo’s Italian Grill 1117 Decatur Street (504) 586-8883 What do you usually get here? I get the fire-roasted chicken and sausage, which is cooked in a habanero-infused olive oil. They […]
Dining Out: Rare Cuts
Food historians believe that the first iterations of civilization began thousands of years ago when meat met flame. As the story goes, mankind was drawn in from the wild, where […]
Chris Edmunds of the New Orleans Moonshiners Hits the Spot at Baru
Baru Bistro & Tapas 3700 Magazine Street (504) 895-2225 How often do you come here? I come here once every couple of months with my girlfriend. It’s one of her […]
Andrew Zimmern and Bizarre Foods in Louisiana: Soy Sauce and Wildebeest
Andrew Zimmern has yet to encounter a culinary specialty in Louisiana that he didn’t fall in love with. The region is known for its unusual fare compared to many other […]
Dining Out: Carmo
After an overindulgent holiday season, the start of a new year marks an appropriate time for your body and palate to break completely from the norm, resolve to eat a […]
