Chickpea Flour is HUGE
Apparently chickpea flour, or more accurately things made from it, are huge in the U.S. now. This was an observation I read in an article at NPR’s website devoted to food issues, The Salt. The article I read was written…
Food News
Chef Toups Reveals New Counter Club Themes
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – Since launching in September 2017, Chef Isaac Toups’ Counter Club – the monthly off-menu dinner and brunch series at Toups South – has been a smashing sold-out success. Held exclusively at the restaurant’s exhibition…
46th Annual Greek Festival’s Year of the Mastiha
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – The 46th Annual Greek Festival is excited to feature an exquisite, sweet treat for the first time this year! 2019 is the year of the Mastiha – a delectable, unique liqueur that can only…
New Orleans To Experience Second Restaurant Concept By Chefs Michael Stoltzfus And Kristen Essig Early This Summer
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – New Orleans chefs Michael Stoltzfus and Kristen Essig will soon open the doors of their anticipated second concept, thalia. The second concept by the co-owners and chefs of celebrated Coquette is slated to open early…
News From the Kitchen
Costera Restaurant and Bar Costera Restaurant and Bar has opened in the space that for many years was occupied by La Thai. Chef Brian Burns’ menu is “coastal Spanish,” and it’s extensive. Both Burns and Reno De Ranieri, who oversees…
Pre/Post Jazz Fest Dining At Sophia
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – Located in NOLA’s Warehouse District, Sofia is an Italian-inspired restaurant, featuring an elevated take on traditional cuisine in a fun and art-filled setting. Festival revelers heading home, back downtown or trying to get out of the Jazz Fest crowds can…
Copper Vine Kicks Off Wine Dinner Series
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – Since opening September 2018 at 1001 Poydras St. in New Orleans’ Central Business District, Copper Vine has offered a unique culinary and cultural experience aimed to demystify wine in a fun and relaxed…
Ethiopian
I’ve written about the revelatory experience I had when I attended the wedding ceremony of two friends, one of whom is from Eritrea. Her family prepared a feast for the reception, and it blew my mind. I thought I was…
Food, Fun And Festivals
New Orleans' Recreation Department will host an Easter Eggstravaganza on the Lafitte Greenway in Mid-City on Saturday, April 20, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Children ages three to 12 can enjoy an Easter egg hunt, space walks, carnival games,…
Citrus Cheer
Chef Ray Gruezke shares his Drum With Orange Broth Mussels and Grapefruit Salad
Recipe: Turkey Taquitos
Two great American traditions get fiesta-style flair.
A More Pleasant Pheasant
Broussard’s Executive Chef Guy Rienbolt shares a recipe for Slow Roasted Pheasant with Braised Chestnut and Red Cabbage and Foie Gras Cream Sauce.
DINING GUIDE
One Night Only Oyster Dinner at RioMar RioMar, 800 South Peters St., 525-3474, RioMarSeafood.com On Fri., Nov. 1, RioMar, a Warehouse District Latin seafood restaurant, will be kicking off oyster season with a one-night-only oyster dinner.…
The Best Barbecue in New Orleans
For which our writer spent months following the smoke
Chef Al Mahfouz and his Redfish Dupuy
Al Mahfouz’s career as a chef has taken him all over Louisiana – and beyond. A native of Lake Charles, he began his restaurant career in Baton Rouge under the guidance of Jake Staples of Bob & Jake’s and The…
5 Creative Hors d’Oeuvres To Make
I recently went to a gathering of old college buddies. Reunions often turn out to be curious in the unexpected and unpredictable ways many of us have changed over the years. But in this case, my puzzlement was caused by…
Comforting and Cozy Restaurants
In fall, comforting meals served in cozy environments just seem to fit the season. Scattered around Uptown are several places that satisfy this urge, among them Dick & Jenny’s and Martinique Bistro. Both are owned by business partners Kelly Barker…
November Restaurant Updates
Restaurant August is chef John Besh’s flagship restaurant and one of the best restaurants in New Orleans. It is a place where inventive, delicious food is served in an elegant setting. Until recently the brain behind most of that food…
Cooking With Oysters
High-season for the bivalve
Send Us Your "Lost Recipe"
We're looking for the "Lost Recipes of Acadiana" to put in the December/January issue of Acadiana Profile Magazine. Got a great recipe you think our readers might enjoy? Send it in! All recipes must be emailed to recipes@acadianaprofile.com by Nov.…
Ode to Oktoberfest
Try these recipes if you're yearnin’ for German this season.
Recipes: Pecan Treats
This morning the noise caused by pecans bouncing on the tin roof of my office sounded like I was being blasted by machine guns. Not only were the squirrels having a hey-day, but there was a stiff breeze, signaling a…
Recipe: A Better Boudin
Chef de Cuisine David Slater fills us up with Boudin Sausage with Beer Braised Onions, served with Southern Cooked Greens, Coarse Grain Mustard and Emeril’s Homemade Worcestershire Sauce. Boudin Sausage with Beer Braised Onions, served with Southern Cooked Greens,…
Restaurants Taking Comfort Food Out of Its Comfort Zone
Southern food is getting a makeover.
Restaurants New and Revisited
Restaurant Reporter Robert Peyton gives his monthly update of the New Orleans restaurant scene.
Chef Dustie Latiolais
Crawfish Town USA in Henderson
Season of the Sweet Potato
These recipes feature the versatile vegetable that can star in breakfast, dinner or dessert.
A New Fangled Cocktail
Try this recipe for an update on the classic Old Fashioned.
Recipe: Just Beet It
Beets: They’re just as rich in flavor as they are in color. Roast ’em and toss ’em with zesty oranges, savory onions and crunchy hazelnuts, and the nutrient-heavy root takes center stage in a light yet hearty salad. So if…
Hot Spots for Foodies
These three new restaurants are worth a visit.
Haute Plates
A weekly blog on the New Orleans fine dining scene
about
Robert D. Peyton was born at Ochsner Hospital and, apart from four years in Tennessee for college and three years in Baton Rouge for law school, has lived in New Orleans his entire life. He is a strong believer in the importance of food to our local culture and in the importance of our local food culture, generally. He has practiced law since 1994, and began writing about food on his website, www.appetites.us, in 1999. He mainly wrote about partying that year, obviously.
In 2006, New Orleans Magazine named Appetites the best food blog in New Orleans. The choice was made relatively easy due to the fact that Appetites was, at the time, the only food blog in New Orleans.
He began writing the Restaurant Insider column for New Orleans Magazine in 2007 and has been published in St. Charles Avenue, Louisiana Life and New Orleans Homes and Lifestyles magazines. He is the only person he knows personally who has been interviewed in GQ magazine, albeit for calling Alan Richman a nasty name. He is not proud of that, incidentally. (Yes, he is.)
Robert’s maternal grandmother is responsible for his love of good food, and he has never since had fried chicken or homemade biscuits as good as hers. He developed his curiosity about restaurant cooking in part from the venerable PBS cooking show "Great Chefs" and has an extensive collection of cookbooks, many of which do not require coloring, and some of which have not been defaced.
Robert lives in Mid-City with his wife Eve and their three children, and is fond of receiving comments and emails. Please humor him.
