Review: Molly’s Rise and Shine on Magazine Street has Mason Hereford’s typical insouciance
![]() | GambitFebruary 18, 2019 Take a moment to recall the breakfast sandwich of your youth. Was it served on an English muffin or a buttermilk biscuit? Did you prefer fatty strips of bacon, greasy sausage patties or a combination of both? What cheese held your morning kick-starter together: cheddar? Pepper Jack? American?… |
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New Orleans Culinary & Hospitality Institute
![]() | Food & Beverage MagazineFebruary 15, 2019 NOCHI offers non-degree vocational training in Baking & Pastry Arts and Culinary Arts certificates. It’s an industry-driven accelerated program (100 days with just as much lab hours/hands on experience as others) for a fraction of the cost as competitor schools. One of the most exciting offerings is the enthusiast courses that invite visitors for in-depth lessons on technique and hands-on experience with preparing staple Louisiana cuisine like crawfish and gumbo. |
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NOLA Flavor with Effervescence
WGNOFebruary 14, 2019 “Effervescence Bubbles & Bites is an elegant champagne bar with chef-inspired sharing plates on the edge of the French Quarter in New Orleans” – nolabubbles.com… |
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Marley Gras Jerk Chicken Festival this weekend at Central City BBQ
![]() | WGNOFebruary 5, 2019 Marley Gras Jerk Chicken Festival is back, bigger and better than ever with more music, food, dance, celebrity guests, and vendors all at our beautiful outdoor/indoor venue, Central City BBQ, 1201 South Rampart st!… |
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Why New Orleans needs to be on your vacation list this summer
![]() | GQFebruary 6, 2019 Hotels too line Tchoupitoulas Street. Old Number 77 is probably the hippest call, all cool exposed brick and dark wood, with a nightclub vibe in the bar of a night. Almost opposite, The Cambria is the new kid in town with a ‘baroque and roll’ themed interior and yet surprisingly tranquil atmosphere, big bright rooms and good service… |
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Where to eat barbecue in New Orleans: Gambit’s 2019 winter restaurant guide
![]() | GambitFebruary 5, 2019 Central City BBQ – A two-meat combo plate includes choices of brisket, pulled pork, chicken, ribs and smoked sausage and comes with pickles, sweet onions, white bread and two sides such as french fries, Brussels sprouts, beans or coleslaw. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily… |
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Where to eat contemporary Louisiana food in New Orleans: Gambit’s 2019 winter restaurant guide
![]() | GambitFebruary 5, 2019 Gris-Gris – A double-cut pork chop is seared with Creole spices and served with Southern greens, smothered new potatoes and blueberry pork jus. Reservations recommended. Lunch and dinner daily… |
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Where to drink coffee, eat dessert in New Orleans: Gambit’s 2019 winter restaurant guide
![]() | GambitFebruary 5, 2019 Bakery Bar – A rainbow doberge cake has seven different colored layers and white icing. No reservations. Brunch, lunch, dinner and late-night… |
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The 5 Best Beignets In New Orleans
![]() | DelishFebruary 4, 2019 Bakery Bar describes these gorgeous King Cake-inspired beignets as “filled with a whipped Grand Marnier cream cheese and dusted with cinnamon-infused sugar.” They’re a prettier, fancier alternative to the heap of simply sugared ones you’ll inhale elsewhere… |
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Event preview: Marley Gras Jerk Chicken Festival
![]() | GambitFebruary 4, 2019 As Carnival season heats up, the Marley Gras Jerk Chicken Festival adds Caribbean flavor with a daytime event at Central City BBQ. The music lineup mixes reggae, bounce, New Orleans brass bands and more on two stages… |
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Local flavors and more at Nochi
![]() | Travel WeeklyJanuary 31, 2019 The New Orleans Culinary & Hospitality Institute (Nochi) opened this month, welcoming aspiring professionals and enthusiastic amateurs alike to hone their culinary skills within its five-story, 90,000-square-foot facility in the city’s Central Business District… |
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Marley Gras Jerk Chicken Festival is Feb. 9 at Central City BBQ
![]() | GambitJanuary 30, 2019 The Marley Gras Jerk Chicken Festival presents a day of reggae, bounce and brass band music and plenty of jerk chicken on Feb. 9 at Central City BBQ (1201 S. Rampart St.)… |
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![]() | USA TodayJanuary 21, 2019 New to New Orleans’ Warehouse District, the Auction House Market welcomes visitors to have breakfast, lunch or dinner in a sleek food hall with 10 different chef-driven concepts. The lineup includes seafood, tacos, Hawaiian poke, empanadas, Thai street food and fresh roasted coffee… |
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Molly’s Rise and Shine in the LGD is the rad, tubular ’90s brunch spot you need
![]() | Very Local New OrleansJanuary 21, 2019 Molly’s Rise and Shine has an overall style is one that I can get with – perfectly arranged articles of nostalgia like old Wheaties boxes, a statue of E.T., and Disney movies on VHS tapes, just to name a few. We pointed out all the games we used to play and all the toys we wanted as kids as we waited in line to place our order… |
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Aw, Shucks: Central City Oyster Jam Returns This Weekend
![]() | Offbeat MagazineJanuary 16, 2019 On January 20, the Central City Oyster Jam will host a festival celebrating the region’s food and music. With performances from Raw Oyster Cult (featuring four original members of The Radiators-Dave Malone, Camile Baudoin, Frank Bua and Reggie Scanlon, plus the addition of Michael Burkart), Louis Michot, The Iceman Special and Motel Radio, the festival will place as much focus on music as oysters. But, let’s face it…it’s called Oyster Jam for a reason… |
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New Orleans Culinary & Hospitality Institute (NOCHI) Announces Team of Chef-Educators
![]() | Food & Beverage MagazineJanuary 15, 2019 New Orleans Culinary & Hospitality Institute (NOCHI) is pleased to announce the recent staff appointments of Shawn Hanlin as Culinary Education Director, Allison Vines-Rushing as Culinary Arts Instructor, and Zak Miller as Baking & Pastry Arts Instructor. The chefs will lead the classes in the school’s certificate programs and support additional programming at the recently opened facility. |
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At Central City Oyster Jam, it’s shuck and groove to cap a Radiators reunion weekend
![]() | The New Orleans AdvocateJanuary 15, 2019 The name says it all. The Central City Oyster Jam brings both the jams and the oysters to Central City on Sunday (Jan. 20)… |
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2 New Orleans chefs join staff of new cooking school
![]() | NOLA.com | The Times-PicayuneJanuary 15, 2019 Chefs Shawn Hanlin, Allison Vines-Rushing and Zak Miller have joined the staff at the New Orleans Culinary & Hospitality Institute, which welcomed its first class of 21 students on Jan. 7… |
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New cooking institute welcomes first students, begins ‘enthusiast’ classes
![]() | NOLA.com | The Times-PicayuneJanuary 8, 2019 New Orleans Culinary & Hospitality Institute on Monday (Jan. 7) welcomed an inaugural class of 21 students into its culinary arts, and the baking and pastry arts certificate programs… |
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Carla’s Tasty Feature: Effervescence
WGNOJanuary 8, 2019 Effervescence pours glasses from a different Magnum table side every Wednesday thus they call their Wednesdays, ”Big Wednesdays!”. It’s a great way to taste Champagne in the best format available and try amazing bubbles at a glass price: plus, it’s just darn fun midweek to have a server pour you a glass of bubbles tableside from an impressive magnum!.. |
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New Orleans Culinary & Hospitality Institute opens
![]() | New Orleans CityBusinessJanuary 8, 2019 New Orleans Culinary & Hospitality Institute has opened with 21 students in its culinary arts and baking and pastry arts certificate programs… |
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26 upcoming restaurants and bars around New Orleans
![]() | NOLA.com | The Times-PicayuneJanuary 4, 2019 Danny Millan, who owns the nearby Cava, is building his second Lakeview restaurant on a lot on Harrison Avenue. Azul will be a “family friendly” sports restaurant, with more than 20 TVs and a menu that relies on a charcoal grill for burgers and po-boys… |
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What’s New in New Orleans Hospitality for January
![]() | Travel PulseJanuary 2, 2019 New Orleans Culinary & Hospitality Institute (NOCHI) will launch its inaugural culinary class this month at 725 Howard Avenue with classes officially beginning January 7th… |
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![]() | New Orleans MagazineJanuary 1, 2019 Molly’s Rise and Shine is the second restaurant by the folks who opened Turkey and the Wolf in 2016. The focus is on breakfast, which you may have gathered from the name, but it’s breakfast through the lens of fine-dining chefs making imaginative, eclectic fare… |
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![]() | New Orleans MagazineJanuary 1, 2019 The Royal Frenchmen Hotel, beautifully forged from two historic townhouses facing Washington Square Park, opened its doors last autumn with 13 rooms, three suites, and a large, interior courtyard with a stunning fountain. The courtyard, serviced by the cozy Royal Bar with inspired craft cocktails, artisan wines and spirits, and an extensive list of craft beers, is the scene for a changing roster of live jazz ensembles… |
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![]() | New Orleans MagazineJanuary 1, 2019 When the New Orleans Culinary and Hospitality Institute (NOCHI) opens its doors on January 7, the state of the art teaching facility will include training for students from across the region, reception areas, classrooms, wine and spirits labs and so much more. The 90,000 square foot, five-story building, and education system has been led from the near beginning in 2013 by executive director Carol Markowitz, who comes to the project with a clipboard fully loaded with business and creative ideas, and leadership skills honed by years in finance. |
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New Orleans Hotspot Turkey and the Wolf Goes to Flavortown Tonight
![]() | Eater New OrleansDecember 29, 2018 Nationally-recognized Lower Garden District sandwich shop Turkey and the Wolf will be featured on tonight’s episode of Food Network’s Diners, Drive-ins and Dives (December 28) at 8:00 p.m., according to the restaurant’s Facebook page. |
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New Orleans 2019 food festival guide: Mark your calendar
![]() | NOLA.com | The Times-PicayuneDecember 27, 2018 Is there a festival for each of our favorite foods? Not quite, but we’re close. We don’t want you to miss a tasty food-centric fest, so we started a 2019 calendar for the greater New Orleans area… |
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Off the menu: New Orleans and the year in food
![]() | GambitDecember 24, 2018 It’s hard not to stare at the stunning renovation that’s taken place at the former Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Faubourg Marigny. The hotel’s four main buildings include a former schoolhouse, church, convent and rectory, the latter of which is home to The Elysian Bar… |
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52 dishes (plus some drinks) from dining around New Orleans in 2018. Try them in 2019
![]() | The New Orleans AdvocateDecember 19, 2018 Ceviche at Elysian Seafood, 801 Magazine St. – When the food hall Auction House Market opened downtown, it meant a second location for this always impressive seafood counter and oyster bar. Coconut milk, jalapeno and mint bring this ceviche into a refreshing harmony of flavor… |
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Sweet spots for New Orleans holiday get-togethers? 12 bar-restaurant combos to get festive
![]() | The New Orleans AdvocateDecember 18, 2018 An intricately detailed den inside an old church rectory, the style of this bar inside the new Hotel Peter & Paul can feel enveloping. While unmistakably upscale, decked in drapes and antiques, it is also walk-in casual. The menu from chef Alex Harrel (recently of Angeline) is a progression of small plates mixing the hearty (confit chicken leg) and the exuberantly fresh (whipped ricotta, mussels escabeche)… |
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A Hogs for the Cause champion is new pit master for Central City BBQ
![]() | The New Orleans AdvocateDecember 18, 2018 James Cruse Jr. has racked up some hefty honors in the competitive barbecue circuit, and he’s twice won the top food award in the most-watched New Orleans barbecue event, Hogs for the Cause… |
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Dozen best new or reopened restaurants in 2018
![]() | New Orleans CityBusinessDecember 12, 2018 I had trouble deciding which restaurant should lead this list until I recalled another list of a few years ago… Gris Gris, the restaurant, took over Square Root’s former space… The menu is much more conventional than its predecessor’s, with a decided Cajun-Creole tilt. It starts with first-class fresh ingredients, and injects them with adventure… |
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Gracious Bakery expands to downtown culinary school, with chef Michael Doyle at helm
![]() | The New Orleans AdvocateDecember 12, 2018 Gracious Bakery + Café has made its name and expanded across New Orleans with a mix of classic and creative baked goods… |
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Where to Eat Some of the Best Gumbo in New Orleans
![]() | Eater New OrleansDecember 11, 2018 Chef Eric Cook manages to cast even the most traditional Creole dishes in a new light, thanks to his elegant use of supreme ingredients and technique practiced in kitchens from American Sector and Bourbon House to Tommy’s Cuisine… |
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Mo’s Art Supply gets City Council approval to move to Mid-City church building
![]() | Mid-City MessengerDecember 11, 2018 Marked by zero outspoken opposition, the arts store proposal has moved through the application process smoothly to be able to operate as a commercial establishment within a historic residential district… |
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Fodor’s Finest: The Best Hotels in the USA
![]() | Fodor’s TravelDecember 6, 2018 While still maintaining a boutique feel, this Art-Deco building in New Orleans’ Warehouse District (a 10-minute walk from the French Quarter) includes three restaurants, a rooftop pool and lounge, an art gallery, music venue, coffee shop, barber shop, private dining room, and local storefronts. They even have a cultural coordinator on staff in charge of making sure the latest local drag performers, DJs, poets, and artists fill the art and performance spaces. The Ace knows you came to New Orleans to experience New Orleans—and it provides… |
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New Orleans’ Eater Awards Winners 2018
![]() | Eater New OrleansDecember 6, 2018 Importantly, all the winners took the New Orleans food world by storm in 2018. |
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Boucherie opens in 2008 with creative Southern fare: Bites from the Past
![]() | NOLA.com | The Times-PicayuneDecember 4, 2018 It began with a purple truck. Chef Nathanial Zimet, who had cooked at high-end restaurants like Stella! and Commander’s Palace, launched a food truck in 2006 called the Que Crawl. It could often be found outside Tipitina’s, selling cheese grits and pulled pork po-boys. Two years later, in December 2008, he opened Boucherie, a modern and modestly priced Southern bistro inside a former cottage on Jeanette Street… |
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Molly’s Rise and Shine from Turkey and the Wolf crew opens in the Irish Channel
![]() | GambitDecember 3, 2018 Molly’s Rise and Shine (2368 Magazine St., 504-302-1896), the new breakfast joint from the Turkey and the Wolf crew, opens today. |
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Molly’s Rise and Shine brings Turkey and the Wolf style eats to the breakfast table
![]() | The New Orleans AdvocateDecember 3, 2018 The latest courting your morning dollar comes with perhaps more anticipation than most, and it serves something a bit different from the usual eggs and flapjacks. |
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Turkey and the Wolf tackles breakfast at Molly’s Rise and Shine: Opening alert
![]() | NOLA.com | The Times-PicayuneDecember 3, 2018 At Molly’s Rise and Shine, the attitude remains the same, but Hereford and his crew throw fewer curveballs… If you want eggs and sides, like grits, bacon, collard greens or a homemade biscuit, you can get that. You also can order a tostada smeared with deviled egg filling and topped with poached eggs and fiery salsa macha… |
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Turkey and the Wolf’s New Breakfast Spot Opens its Doors Today
![]() | Eater New OrleansDecember 3, 2018 The hotly-anticipated follow-up to the nationally-recognized debut of sandwich shop Turkey and the Wolf is now open in the Irish Channel. |
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![]() | New Orleans MagazineDecember, 2018 The space that the recently-opened restaurant occupies was once Square Root, and chef Eric Cook has kept the open kitchen on the first floor. The food is quite different – Cook’s menu features sophisticated Southern food rather than molecular gastronomy, but it’s delicious and every bit as interesting to watch Cook and his staff prepare it… |
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Cooking, wine, cocktail classes coming soon to New Orleans Culinary & Hospitality Institute
![]() | NOLA.com | The Times-PicayuneNovember 29, 2018 Home cooks and wine aficionados: Keep your eyes open for a new place to hone your sauté and sipping skills. |
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“Shuck Cancer” event was a fundraising pearl for American Cancer Society
![]() | NOLA.com | The Times-PicayuneNovember 29, 2018 The American Cancer Society and Superior Seafood hosted the inaugural “Shuck Cancer” oysters galore event, which 650 people attended outside the Napoleon Avenue restaurant. McKell Favrot and Shelby Sanderford co-chaired the block party that raised more than $115,000 for the ACS’s lifesaving services… |
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See inside the New Orleans Culinary & Hospitality Institute, set to open in January
![]() | NOLA.com | The Times-PicayuneNovember 28, 2018 Learning kitchens, classrooms and an event space are taking shape at the five-story, $32 million New Orleans Culinary & Hospitality Institute, which will open in the old Louisiana ArtWorks building at Howard Avenue and Carondelet Street. The institute will welcome its first students in January…. |
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Carla’s Menu: Bourrée at Boucherie
WGNONovember 27, 2018 NEW ORLEANS – On this Carla’s Menu, I’m taking you to a Cajun smokehouse, Bourrée. Owner, Chef Nathanial Zimet, opened this casual Cajun smokehouse next to his fine dining restaurant, Boucherie, in 2015. |
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Take a look inside New Orleans’ new culinary school, see why famous chefs support it
![]() | The New Orleans AdvocateNovember 27, 2018 The New Orleans Culinary & Hospitality Institute, a school aimed at forging new paths in the restaurant business, is about to start its own journey. With NOCHI’s inaugural class slated to begin in January, the school’s founders opened the doors to its downtown New Orleans facility on Tuesday for an early tour for supporters, media and future students… |
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9 places to eat now in New Orleans: November 2018
![]() | NOLA.com | The Times-PicayuneNovember 26, 2018 What to order at a business that’s hooked its identity to sparkling wine? One of the reasons I really like this bubbly wine bar is that the staff is genuinely eager to help. You’ll want that assistance so you can make the most of Effervescence’s heady bottle list of cremant, vintage Champagne, cava and other fizzy, elegant inebriants…. |
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Fharmacy, MoPho and Lings Wings win top prizes at Wing Wars festival
NOLA.com | The Times-PicayuneNovember 19, 2018 Thousands of chicken wings sauced and sautéed in a variety of ways were sampled and judged at the first Wing Wars festival held Saturday (Nov. 17) at Central City BBQ on South Rampart Street… |
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Mo’s Art Supply a step closer to moving into Life Church on Bienville
![]() | Mid-City MessengerNovember 16, 2018 Mo’s Art Supply and Framing is one more step closer to moving into the Life Church building on Bienville Street with the City Planning Commission’s approval Nov. 13. |
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New Orleans’s Newest Hotel Designed by ASH NYC Is Travel-Worthy
![]() | Architectural DigestNovember 12, 2018 Five years ago in New Orleans, Will Cooper, Ari Heckman, and Jonathan Minkoff of the firm ASH NYC found themselves smitten. On the search for their next hotel location, the Brooklyn-based designers were brought by their local partner Nathalie Jordi to a vacant 1860s church complex in the Marigny, designed in part by architect Henry Howard, complete with rectory, schoolhouse, and convent. As they took in the property’s swooping cypress staircases, gingerbread façade, and gilded altars, they knew this was it, the perfect site and the perfect neighborhood—bohemian, mostly residential, without a competing hotel. “We’d do whatever it takes,” Cooper remembers thinking… |
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Virginia’s Roadside Country Stores Inspired this Soulful Chef
SaveurNovember 12, 2018 Today, Mason lives in New Orleans, where he is the chef and owner of Turkey and the Wolf, an oddball sandwich shop in the sleepy Irish Channel neighborhood that has lines out the door and more accolades than most restaurants with tasting menus and sommeliers… |
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Where to drink in the CBD and Warehouse District: Gambit’s 2018 big bar guide
![]() | GambitNovember 12, 2018 Ace Hotel Lobby Bar, Alto Rooftop Bar and Pool: 600 Carondelet St., (504) 930-3066; www.acehotel.com/neworleans… |
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Take a Look at the Elysian Bar’s Opening Menu
![]() | Eater New OrleansNovember 8, 2018 The much anticipated new project from the people behind wine-centric Bacchanal has been open about a week now. |
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![]() | New Orleans MagazineNovember 8, 2018 When starting a new business, it’s a no-brainer to want to put all the positive vibes you can into your company. That’s exactly what Chef Eric Cook was thinking when planning his latest venture, at 1800 Magazine St… |
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‘Where you’d get that boudin?’ New Orleans increasingly becoming the answer
![]() | The New Orleans AdvocateNovember 7, 2018 My own personal honor roll runs through Piece of Meat in Mid-City, Shank Charcuterie in the Marigny, Très Bon Cajun Meats in River Ridge, Bourree at Boucherie in Carrollton and Butcher downtown, Chris’ Specialty Meats in Lakeview and Gourmet Butcher Block in Gretna (details below)… |
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It Doesn’t Get More Charming Than This New Hotel
![]() | Guest of a GuestNovember 5, 2018 Following a four-year restoration process, Hotel Peter and Paul is finally open, and oh was it well worth the wait. Located in the Faubourg Marigny neighborhood of New Orleans, the impressive property spans four uniquely designed landmark buildings: a former school house, rectory, church and convent… |
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The Elysian Bar opens with chef Alex Harrell at the helm
![]() | GambitNovember 2, 2018 It’s been five months since Alex Harrell’s French Quarter stunner Angeline closed. Now, Harrell is the executive chef of The Elysian Bar, which opened last week inside the Hotel Peter & Paul in the Marigny… |
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Celebrated chef Alex Harrell now at The Elysian Bar in the Marigny: Opening alert
![]() | NOLA.com | The Times-PicayuneNovember 2, 2018 Looking for Alex Harrell? The chef, who created the original menu at the gastropub Sylvain and then opened a modern Southern restaurant called Angeline, is now at The Elysian Bar inside the Marigny’s new Hotel Peter and Paul. The hotel sprawls across a desacralized Catholic church, which is now full of impeccably decorated nooks to explore… |
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Developers propose $29M apartment complex in New Orleans East
![]() | New Orleans CityBusinessOctober 23, 2018 Nicole Webre of Webre Consulting, who is handling the zoning process and community outreach efforts for the developers, said the purchase agreement is contingent on the approval of the conditional use permit. The site is currently owned by AGA Development Partners… |
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Effervescence: a French Quarter destination for lovers of bubbles
![]() | NOLA.com | The Times-PicayuneOctober 22, 2018 The walls are as white as an art gallery’s. The bar top is pale marble. Crystal chandeliers drape from the ceiling. This Rampart Street destination is a study in sophistication, which suits a place where champagne is the drink of choice. The long list of sparkling wines cover the expected regions (France, California) and those rarely seen… |
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Mojo working: Gris Gris revives New Orleans classics on Magazine Street
![]() | The New Orleans AdvocateOctober 22, 2018 Some diners might have memories of the lavish, multi-course extravaganzas served at Square Root, the tasting menu-only restaurant that for several years occupied the corner building at 1800 Magazine St. Gris Gris, a very different type of restaurant, opened in the space in early summer… |
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Things Editors Like: An Hymn to Gingham in New Orleans
![]() | T: The New York Times Style MagazineOctober 19, 2018 Twelve different variations of gingham appear across the 71 rooms of the Hotel Peter & Paul, which had its soft opening earlier this month in the Marigny district of New Orleans. The custom fabrics, created by the 100-year-old Swiss textile manufacturer Filtex, come in dusty pine green, Venetian red, sunflower yellow and cornflower blue… |
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Ribs with a side of red beans: A taste of New Orleans’s new barbecue scene
![]() | The Washington PostOctober 15, 2018 NEW ORLEANS — The platter of food in front of me seems out of place. Smoked brisket, pork ribs and pulled pork in New Orleans?… |
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Arts supply store seeks new home in former church building on Bienville Street
![]() | Mid-City MessengerOctober 18, 2018 A historic church on Bienville Street is ready to begin a new life as the new location of a local art supply store. |
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32 upcoming restaurants around New Orleans
![]() | Nola.com | The Times-PicayuneOctober 11, 2018 AZUL: Danny Millan, who owns the nearby Cava, is building his second Lakeview restaurant on a lot on Harrison Avenue. Azul will be a “family friendly” sports restaurant… |
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Auction House Market launches monthly dinner series
![]() | GambitOctober 9, 2018 A new monthly dining series begins Oct. 25 when Warehouse District food hall Auction House Market (801 Magazine St.) launches the Market Supper Club… According to a statement from the market’s organizers, the the events will highlight a local chef, who will create a family-style dinner to be served with drink pairings from the market’s cocktail bar, The Mayhaw… |
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Where to eat in the French Quarter: Gambit’s 2018 fall restaurant guide
![]() | GambitOctober 8, 2018 Effervescence: 036 N. Rampart St., (504) 509-7644; www.nolabubbles.com. An octopus tentacle is served with sugar snap peas, hummus, barbecue sauce and radishes. Reservations accepted. Lunch Sun., dinner Wed.-Sun., late-night Fri.-Sat. $$… |
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Where to eat Uptown: Gambit’s 2018 fall restaurant guide
![]() | GambitOctober 8, 2018 Bakery Bar: 1179 Annunciation St.; www.bakery.bar… |
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Where to eat in the Warehouse District: Gambit’s 2018 fall restaurant guide
![]() | GambitOctober 8, 2018 Alto: Ace Hotel, 600 Carondelet St.; www.acehotel.com/neworleans/alto… |
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Chef Alex Harrell teams with Bacchanal at new Marigny hotel
![]() | NOLA.com | The Times-PicayuneOctober 1, 2018 Last month, Bacchanal announced that it would run the bar and cafe at the soon-to-open Hotel Peter & Paul in the Marigny. Now the project has a name: The Elysian Bar. It also has a chef: Alex Harrell… |
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Boucherie is on the move (a very short one), a one-night Mango House revival is on the way
![]() | The New Orleans AdvocateSeptember 30, 2018 The next moves for the Carrollton restaurant Boucherie have a back to the future element. They even come complete with cameos from the past, including a one-night return of the pre-Katrina restaurant Mango House… |
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New Orleans Continues To Digest The National Food Hall Trend
![]() | Offbeat MagazineSeptember 27, 2018 Like other food halls across the country, Auction House and Pythian Market occupy the ground floor of sleek and newly refurbished mixed-use buildings. They’re also both operated by industry pros who specialize in that particular format and have experience working with real estate developers as well as culinary entrepreneurs… |
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Farm-to-table ‘Backyard BBQ’ fest supports Crescent City Farmers Markets
![]() | NOLA.com | The Times-PicayuneSeptember 19, 2018 Love backyard barbecues? Really into farm-to-table eating? Then the new Crescent City Farmers Market’s fundraising event, Backyard BBQ, may be right up your alley. The family-friendly afternoon of fall produce, barbecue and drinks will be Oct. 7, from 4 to 7 p.m., at Central City BBQ, 1233 S. Rampart St… |
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Here’s Everything To Eat at Liberty Kitchen’s Big Bash at the Ace Hotel
![]() | Eater New OrleansSeptember 17, 2018 It’s nearly time for Liberty’s Kitchen’s Come Grow With Us fundraising bash, easily one of the city’s top dining (and drinking and dancing) nights. On September 21, the non-profit organization that provides training and support to underserved young adults will take over the Ace Hotel. Plus, there’s an unreal silent auction featuring items like a private dinner for 10 from Martha Wiggins… |
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New chicken wing festival, dubbed ‘Wing Wars,’ set for Nov. 17
![]() | NOLA.com | The Times-PicayuneSeptember 6, 2018 Add another chicken festival to your feasting roster: The first “Wing Wars” fest, which will be “dedicated exclusively to everyone’s favorite appetizer,” is set for Nov. 17 at Central City BBQ… |
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The Nine Most Anticipated Restaurants Opening in New Orleans This Fall
![]() | Eater New OrleansAugust 28, 2018 Following the off-the-charts debut of sandwich shop Turkey & the Wolf, owner and chef Mason Hereford is getting into the breakfast business with Molly’s Rise and Shine (named for his youngest sister). Chef de cuisine Colleen Quarls (she’s leaving Turkey &t the Wolf to helm the Molly’s kitchen) and Hereford are plotting a slightly less cheeky menu with both basic breakfast items as well as kookier dishes like a “Grand Slam McMuffin…” |
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2018 Best of New Orleans readers’ poll: food
![]() | GambitAugust 27, 2018 Best bakery |
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2018 Best of New Orleans readers’ poll: bars & entertainment
![]() | GambitAugust 27, 2018 Best happy hour |
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An Eater’s Guide to New Orleans
![]() | Eater New OrleansAugust 27, 2018 It’s said that New Orleanians plan dinner while sitting around eating lunch. The Crescent City is a land brimming with gumbo, po-boys, and brightly colored snoballs, and restaurants ranging from 150-year-old stalwarts to corner stores to energetic newcomers making waves… |
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‘Leave happy’ is the goal for Turkey and the Wolf’s new breakfast joint
![]() | NOLA.com | The Times-PicayuneAugust 23, 2018 At his upcoming restaurant, Molly’s Rise and Shine, chef Mason Hereford has the same mission as at his first, the sandwich shop Turkey and the Wolf. |
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Cocktail of the Week: You Cannot Touch the Rainbow
![]() | Very Local New OrleansAugust 21, 2018 When Bon Appetit brazenly named Turkey and The Wolf–the kitschy sandwich shop nestled in a suburban corner of the Irish Channel–the 2017 Best Restaurant in America, the editor and Foodist-in-chief, Andrew Knowlton noted that every dish and cocktail in the unassuming joint has a backstory… |
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![]() | Cool HuntingAugust 20, 2018 While the Ace might be best known for compact and affordable accommodation, the space in the Warehouse District affords the Downtown NOLA location some palatial rooms, a large rooftop pool and bar, plenty of drinking and dining venues… |
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Ace Hotel New Orleans occupies art-deco building extended by Eskew+Dumez+Ripple
![]() | DezeenAugust 11, 2018 The Ace Hotel chain has opened a location in New Orleans, where moody interiors fill a historic building and extra rooms are housed in a contemporary addition. |
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Gris-Gris, new Magazine Street restaurant, keeps the flavors local: Opening alert
![]() | NOLA.com | The Times-PicayuneAugust 8, 2018 Eric Cook wants Gris-Gris, which opened this month on Magazine Street, to be a neighborhood restaurant. So his first step was going door-to-door to introduce himself… |
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The Hottest Restaurants in New Orleans, August 2018
![]() | Eater New OrleansAugust 2, 2018 With its rust-colored velvet bar stools, stark white walls, gold accents, and soaring ceilings, this sleek food hall housed in a former warehouse has become a chic destination for casual cocktails, sushi, Mediterranean, Indian, and healthy food… |
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A Bite of Cook Magic at Gris-Gris Restaurant
![]() | Very Local New OrleansAugust 1, 2018 Inside a wedge-shaped, historic building in the Lower Garden District, at the very beginning of Magazine Street’s Uptown six-mile stretch, Gris-Gris has taken shape. By adapting the space’s existing open kitchen and expanding the industrial-chic wood and metal furnishings, Chef Cook has created a space with a great feel… |
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Here Are New Orleans’ Essential Summer Salads
![]() | Eater New OrleansJuly 30, 2018 Good on Uptown brasserie Boucherie for breathing new life into the classic with grilled hearts of romaine and a hint of sweet basil in the house-made croutons… Easily enough for two, this brawny entree salad includes fresh romaine, ham, turkey breast, real bacon, cheddar, Swiss, hard boiled egg, and cherry tomatoes, best enjoyed with Artisan’s housemade blue cheese dressing… |
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With roux and trinity, Gris-Gris aims to bring a high-flying restaurant down to earth
![]() | The New Orleans AdvocateJuly 29, 2018 Does Gris-Gris have the power change the soul of a once high-flying New Orleans restaurant? |
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All new #TheDeed Airing Wednesday at 10p!
The Deed on FacebookJuly 11, 2018 Who remembers Nicole from season one? |
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At Three B’s in Lakeview, burgers pair with wine: Opening alert
![]() | NOLA.com | The Times-PicayuneJuly 2, 2018 At Three B’s, you can get a burger and fries with a beer to drink. Almost all the beers are local or regional. But wine is the drink of choice here, with whites, reds and even a prosecco on tap. A big window behind the bar lets you peek into the wine cellar… |
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Effervescence cooks a Provencal feast for the next Todd Price Taste Club
![]() | NOLA.com | The Times-PicayuneJune 26, 2018 Can’t swing a trip to the Mediterranean this summer? We have the next best thing. On July 25, the Todd Price Taste Club will bring you the flavors of Southern France when Effervescence prepares a Provençal feast… |
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Burgers are back at a familiar Lakeview spot, but Three B’s is a different animal
![]() | The New Orleans AdvocateJune 26, 2018 The Lakeview address that Three B’s Burger & Wine Bar now calls home is practically hard-wired for burger cravings in this neighborhood. And burgers are right in the full name of this new eatery… |
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Colors And Flavors Of The 2nd Annual NOLA Caribbean Festival
![]() | OffbeatJune 26, 2018 On June 23 and 24, the 2nd Annual NOLA Caribbean Festival took over Central City BBQ for a vibrant, multicultural two-day event. Despite sweltering temperatures, throngs of native Islanders and fans of Caribbean culture celebrated the art, dance, fashion, food and music… |
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Inside the humble New Orleans sandwich shop hailed as America’s best new restaurant
![]() | CBS NewsJune 23, 2018 New Orleans has a world-renowned dining scene and more than its share of iconic restaurants. But just a few miles from the French Quarter there is a lesser-known establishment – Turkey and the Wolf – with a simple menu and no shortage of hungry fans… |
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24 restaurants opening in New Orleans later this year
![]() | NOLA.com | The Times-PicayuneJune 18, 2018 Hungry for something new? Here are two dozen new restaurants coming to New Orleans in the upcoming months… |
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Love on Another Level: Joy in Fatherhood
![]() | New Orleans Moms BlogJune 15, 2018 We are forever thankful. As a same sex couple, we never imagined that we would be allowed to adopt children… But how times have changed, and for the better. We fostered and adopted the two most beautiful children in the world! We knew love on one level, but wow! The unconditional love that children show for their parents is amazing. And the love we have for our children is a love that I didn’t even know could exist!… |
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Bakery Village in the Irish Channel, New Orleans
YouTubeJune 13, 2018 Nicole Webre, property developer, gives an update on Bakery Village and what is next for the property. |
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Former home of Square Root, ambitious tasting menu restaurant, will be reborn as Gris Gris
![]() | The New Orleans AdvocateJune 8, 2018 A new eatery is now taking shape at the former home of Square Root, which for a few years was the most ambitious restaurant in New Orleans. |
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Turkey and the Wolf’s Mason Hereford Is Opening a Second Restaurant
![]() | Eater New OrleansMay 31, 2018 The 30-year old Magazine Street Po-boy and Sandwich Shop will close its doors after lunch on Thursday when owner Ray Movahed retires. According to Ian McNulty, Turkey and the Wolf’s Mason Hereford has already signed the lease on the space… |
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Here’s a Guide to Dining in the Lower Garden District (LGD)
![]() | Eater New OrleansMay 28, 2018 The hottest sandwich shop has a menu and decor conceived by the two full grown kids behind the concept – Mason Hereford and Lauren Holton. Mason’s food includes bizarro but insanely delicious items like fried baloney sandwich, deep fried chicken pot hand pie, and deviled eggs with chicken cracklin… |
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Eater Awards 2017: Effervescence Sparkles From Bubbles to Meticulously Prepared Bites
![]() | Eater New OrleansApril 23, 2018 “See that painting,” says Crystal Hinds, pointing to a canvas on the far wall of her French Quarter “bubbles and bites” spot, Effervescence, and winner of Eater’s 2017 Bar of the Year. The painting by local artist Anna Kincaide depicts a handsome man in a natty suit, a composition that manages to look both classic and modern at once… “When I saw that painting, I knew and I told her, ‘That is how I want Effervescence to feel.” |
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Three B’s in Lakeview will pair burgers with wine
![]() | NOLA.com | The Times-PicayuneMarch 20, 2018 A new burger restaurant is coming to Harrison Avenue in early May called Three B’s. And the drink of choice here will be wine, not beer… |
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Auction House Market Debuts This Weekend
![]() | Eater New OrleansFebruary 28, 2018 New Orleans’ newest food hall, Auction House Market, swings open in the Warehouse District for limited dinner service on Friday (from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m.) and begins regular hours starting on Saturday. |
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Not a sports bar, Azul to bring family-friendly ‘sports restaurant’ to Lakeview
![]() | The New Orleans AdvocateFebruary 23, 2018 The idea of a sports bar is familiar enough. Soon though, Lakeview will have a new sports restaurant. That’s how restaurateur Danny Millan describes Azul, which is now taking shape at 117 W. Harrison Ave… |
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A New Orleans Restaurant Offers Creativity Between Bread Slices
![]() | The New York TimesFebruary 3, 2018 Plenty of people regularly ate sandwiches as kids. But few, if any, have spun that experience into culinary gold like Mason Hereford, whose restaurant Turkey and the Wolf in New Orleans was lauded by Bon Appétit as America’s best new restaurant in 2017… |
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![]() | The New Orleans AdvocateJanuary 11, 2018 Sisters Mariah Harmony and Tania Torres say no matter what they do — no matter the conversation topic, the side project or the family gathering — somehow dogs always return to the center of attention… |
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Cambria Hotel & Suites opens in Warehouse District
![]() | New Orleans CityBusinessDecember 20, 2017 A new boutique hotel has opened in downtown New Orleans. |
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![]() | Business InsiderDecember 10, 2017 When Bon Appétit announced its list of America’s best new restaurants for 2017, the No. 1 spot came as somewhat of a shock. |
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Station 6 owners get planning OK for Lakeview restaurant
![]() | NOLA.com | The Times-PicayuneOctober 24, 2017 The couple behind Station 6 restaurant in Bucktown gained planning approval Tuesday (Oct. 23) to build a new restaurant nearby in Lakeview… |
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![]() | Biz New Orleans MagazineOctober, 2017 ‘My niche in the real estate industry is a very unique one in that I advise clients on zoning and permitting and I also use my knowledge in my own real estate developments. I like to say I practice what I preach. I am most excited about the growth of historic districts in Orleans Parish and the implementation of building design guidelines that require the use of more sustainable and appropriate building materials. The result is that New Orleans will have quality, not just quantity, when it comes to new or redeveloped properties. More thought and care in construction equals longer lasting buildings and homes which promotes stronger communities…’ |
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Turkey and the Wolf Is the #1 Best New Restaurant in America
![]() | Bon AppetitAugust 15, 2017 On December 23, 2013, Mason Hereford posted a sandwich pic on Instagram. There was nothing particularly remarkable about it: sliced turkey, mayo, a red condiment of some sort, white cheddar, and lettuce on a French roll. Mason ate this exact sandwich from a deli in his hometown of Charlottesville, Virginia, twice a week for 11 years while he was growing up. It was a perfectly acceptable lunch but not exactly the road to culinary enlightenment—unless you’re Mason Hereford. He captioned the photo: “The sandwich that started it all #turkeyandthewolf2016 #herbmayonnaise and #cranberryrelish.” No, he isn’t clairvoyant; Mason just knew that three years later, he would open the restaurant of his dreams… |
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Central City BBQ is the best barbecue restaurant New Orleans has ever seen
![]() | NOLA.com | The Times-PicayuneJuly 11, 2017 The most crucial ingredient in barbecue, after meat and smoke, is seldom discussed: salt. It’s the thing that, when properly applied, enables meat to taste like its best self… |
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Food & Wine Restaurants of the Year 2017
![]() | Food & Wine MagazineMay 5, 2017 We were just a few bites into a lamb neck roti at Turkey and the Wolf when we decided that this place is one of our favorite new restaurants in America. The wrap was flaky perfection, the meat was softened in a braise with chiles and caraway, and the whole thing was crowned with tart yogurt and a pile of herbs… |
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This Restaurant Is Making Fancy Versions of Your Favorite After-School Snacks
![]() | Bon AppetitMarch 11, 2018 When he was growing up in Charlottesville, Virginia, Mason Hereford had something the other kids didn’t. No, not a precocious knack for cooking four-course dinners like a MasterChef Junior contestant. He had a charge account at Maupin Bros., a local convenience store… |
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The Radical Sandwich Kings of New Orleans
![]() | Eater New OrleansFebruary 3, 2017 The chicken-fried steak sandwich at Turkey and the Wolf in New Orleans is not so much a food you eat as it is a shape-shifting beast you wrestle into submission. Two thin slices of white bread can barely contain the torrent of ingredients roaring between them: ripples of pounded New York strip encased in crackly batter, a mound of coleslaw and… |
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Women of the Year 2016: Nicole Webre
![]() | New Orleans CityBusinessNovember 11, 2016 As legislative director for New Orleans City Councilwoman Kristin Gisleson Palmer, Nicole Webre Nass often helped consitutents work through legal, permitting and zoning issues… |
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Top Female Achievers 2016: Nicole Webre
![]() | New Orleans MagazineJuly 1, 2016 In only three years, Nicole Webre has gone from public servant in City Hall to zoning consultant (Webre Consulting) to self-taught developer of Bakery Village, an urban-infill residential project currently underway in the historic Irish Channel. |
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![]() | New Orleans MagazineOctober 1, 2015 Nicole Webre embraces her femininity and wears it like a badge of honor. She prioritizes kindness and diplomacy but is also determined to achieve the best possible results for her clients. There are infinite challenges in her line of work, but she strives to meet each with strength and integrity. At the moment, Webre is converting a former bakery site into a subdivision (BakeryVillageNola.com).“The original CEO of the bakery was an independent, fashionable and resilient woman who began running the company in the 1940s,” she says. “It is women like her who inspire me to build my own legacy and do so with poise and grace…” |
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