This will be the last Haute Plates blog that I author for a couple of months. I am taking a leave of absence. National security concerns1 prevent me from disclosing what I will be doing in July and August, but…
Hey kids, do you like bars? I know I do! Well, if you like bars, and you eat food, then Whiskey Blue may be for you. The bar in the lobby of the W Hotel on Poydras Street has started…
This is supposed to be the time of year when the restaurant world is stagnant. The seasonal rise in temperatures ushers in a corresponding decline in convention and other tourism related business, and typically that bodes ill for even the…
Ralph Brennan’s Café B opened at 2700 Metairie Rd. a few weeks ago, in the space that was most recently Old Metairie Bistro. Chef Chris Montero helms the kitchen, and while Cafe B does not really seek to duplicate what…
I recently moved into an apartment in Mid-City. The process was stressful, and by “stressful,” I mean goddamn exhausting. I have accumulated many things in my 42 years on earth, most of them heavy. It is during times like this…
