Food + Drink

KINDRED COOKING

Normally when I show up on neighborhood doorsteps demanding candy, folks tend to call...

Specialties at Ristorante FilippoPhillip Gagliano, a proud born-and-raised New Orleans Italian-American, started Ristorante Filippo...

Chef Alon Shaya of Domenica shares a hearty ragu that’s so much more.

Sample the sweet and the savory.

Updating a classic

Inevitably a friend, or even a relative (they can be different, you know), comes to New Orleans intent on enjoying the great cultural opportunities that we mostly take for granted. And along with the where-do-you-suggest-we-dine questions comes one that’s sometimes a stumper for locals: Where can we go to hear some good New Orleans music? Then you pause, you think, you wonder, and maybe you call one of your friends who spends more time in such pursuits than you. Frenchman Street comes up, maybe Snug Harbor, but, of course, you have no idea who is playing there. After that, the pickings seem to get slim. Who’s at Tip’s? House of Blues? Anywhere? Even if you settle on a place, there is a downside that has to do with the quality of the beverages. In many places, emphasis is placed on entertainment and not on cocktails or wine.

The Riverbend neighborhood has a pretty impressive collection of restaurants, spanning the price spectrum...

We often experience how much in a hurry Americans seem to be all the...

Last weekend I had an all-around excellent meal at Bayona and upon leaving had...