Issue Articles
From Pies to Dishes: Mimi Assad is the new executive chef at Bar Frances
Rising through New Orleans’ restaurant ranks, Mimi Assad first came on OffBeat’s radar as the gifted baker behind the yummy pies at the recently shuttered Noodle & Pie on Magazine […]
Five Questions with Scott Gold, local food writer and national bacon critic
You’re reaching the end of your appointment as a national bacon critic for ExtraCrispy.com. Please remind us how you got the job last year? Sixteen hundred people applied for this […]
Martin Krusche Hits the Spot
What are you eating? I always get the Pho Tai, with the thinly sliced raw beef that’s just dropped in the hot soup. You can get big or small—small is […]
Emma Jane Kulowski at Paladar
“I love Kermit—a lot. He’s one of my top five people. He embodies everything I love about New Orleans—fun, good times. He’s a really sweet guy and I love hanging […]
Meschiya Lake hits the Spot
What are your favorites here? Definitely the Craw Rangoons [with crawfish, cream cheese and spicy honey], and the Pork Belly Buns. They’re big bao buns—I love saying that—like tiny, soft […]
Leora Pearl Madden at Pearl
“I grew up here but spent seven years in California and got spoiled with great wine bars and retailers, so that’s why I opened Pearl. We just had our four-year […]
Margie Perez: Red Beans and Rice, or Rice and Beans?
Margie Perez’s Cuban heritage has her looking perhaps extra forward to listening, playing and eating at Jazz Fest this year. Vocalist Margie Perez is so well versed in everything […]
Havana Banana: Local pop-up Congreso Cubano serves fried plantains and other Cuban goodies at Jazz Fest
When Orlando Vega moved from Miami to New Orleans five years ago, he wasn’t exactly planning on planting his Cuban roots in the Mississippi mud. But an unfortunate combination of […]
Lawrence Cotton hits the Spot
What are you having? My favorite. Meatballs and spaghetti. On a po-boy?! No, I’m getting a plate! Wednesdays at Guy’s is meatballs and spaghetti. I know you just […]
In The Spirit: Kirk Estopinal at Cafe Henri
“I’ve been, like, in the ‘limelight’ of mixology for 12 years. But I’ve been in the service industry my entire life. I started as a busboy. Also, I was a […]
