Ring in 2026 in style with some of these fun events that are sure to start your year off right! Delacroix Restaurant From a glamorous red-carpet arrival to a front-row seat for the city’s midnight fireworks display, tickets to the Waterfront Wonderland celebration are on sale now. Delacroix Restaurant, in partnership with Moët & Chandon, […]
The 2025 NOLA Vegan Chef Challenge has officially come to a close, and New Orleans diners have crowned this year’s top plant-powered culinary innovators. After a month of tasting creative vegan dishes across the city, local residents cast more than three hundred votes to select the winners. The challenge, which ran throughout September, invited restaurants […]
In an era where Instagrammable restaurants are all the rage, The Bell, a new British-inspired pub and restaurant located at 3125 Esplanade Ave., is more focused on serving good food in a cozy and welcoming atmosphere. From Andrew Bell and his business partners, Tim Mink and Brooks Reitz, The Bell is a step away from […]
On Wednesday, September 24, 2025, Compère Lapin will bring together some of the most acclaimed voices in contemporary cuisine for a one-night-only charity dinner. The evening will benefit the Sir John Compton Memorial Foundation, a nonprofit created in honor of Chef Nina Compton’s late father, Sir John Compton of Saint Lucia. Chef Compton, the James […]
Chef Melissa Martin, the award-winning chef, cookbook author, and restaurant owner, is adding a new restaurant to her portfolio. Saint Claire opened at 1300 Richland Road in Algiers in mid-June. Martin, who was born and raised in Chauvin, Louisiana, is most well-known for Mosquito Supper Club, the restaurant she established in a remodeled Uptown house […]
New Orleans has always been shaped by migration. From its earliest Creole roots, when African, French, Caribbean, Spanish, Italian, and Indigenous cultures collided, to later waves of immigrants, the city’s cuisine has evolved through layers of migration and reinvention. After Hurricane Katrina, new Latinx communities and others helped rebuild the food economy, bringing fresh flavors […]
As I write this, it is 97 degrees in New Orleans with a “feels like” temperature of 111 degrees. To say I could go for a pool and a cocktail is an understatement. Lost Coyote, 1614 Esplanade Ave., has us covered on both fronts. And if you want some lunch or dinner while you’re enjoying […]
Every August, New Orleans celebrates its lively culinary scene with Coolinary, a month-long dining program that invites locals and visitors to experience the city’s top restaurants at unbeatable prices. Featuring specially curated prix-fixe menus, Coolinary isn’t just a promotion, but it’s a citywide celebration of flavor, innovation, and heritage. This year, three standout participants, Good […]
Saffron, from Chef Ashwin Vilkhu and his parents, Arvinder and Pardeep Vilkhu, is one of Uptown’s most popular dinner destinations. Vilkhu is adding to his family food legacy with the introduction of The Kingsway, 4201 Magazine St., a contemporary Asian fine dining restaurant, and an homage to Vilkhu’s third-culture upbringing. The four-course prix-fixe menu offers […]
After 25 years of transforming lives through workforce development and community engagement, Reconcile New Orleans is stepping into a bold new chapter. The beloved nonprofit, known for its flagship Café Reconcile in Central City, has unveiled a refreshed brand identity, updated mission and vision, and a lineup of programs to celebrate its quarter-century legacy of […]
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