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Merry Christmas

I hope everyone has a very happy holiday season spent with family and friends, and good things to eat! Merry Christmas!

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Dixie Beer

My recent find here in the Detroit area, go figure. It was a new shipment as well, my only guess is that they were in transit before the disaster, or in a warehouse. I’m going to squirrel away this last … Continue reading

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Central Grocery is Open for Business

I heard through the grapevine over at Mr. Lake’s that Central Grocery had reopened. I just called to confirm, they are in fact open for business. Central Grocery is, of course, famous for their Muffuletta, which IMHO, is the best … Continue reading

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RIP – Joseph Casamento, Jr.

**Update** November 11, 2005. It’s confirmed, here is a tribute at the Times-Picayune: Katrina Lives Lost – Joseph Casamento Jr. I’ve learned Mr. Joseph Casamento Jr., proprietor of Casamento’s Restaurant on Magazine Street passed away on the night Katrina hit. … Continue reading

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Austin Leslie’s Fried Chicken Recipe

From Nola Cuisine This is part 2 of Great Chefs of New Orleans: Austin Leslie, which I’ve been working on with my friend Texas Chef Bill Moran. Like I said, with each Chef we feature, we will include a recipe … Continue reading

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Great Chefs of New Orleans: Austin Leslie

My good friend Texas Chef Bill Moran and I recently came up with the idea to showcase some of the great Chefs of New Orleans, past and present. We’re not talking about the superstars like Prudhomme and Lagasse, but the … Continue reading

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News For Friends of New Orleans Restaurants and Food

The New Orleans Menu Daily has a lot of info on reopen dates for a lot of the big NOLA restaurants. They break down a recent meeting of the Louisiana Restaurant Association board. Good news for today! Mother’s reopens!

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Chef Austin Leslie gets Jazz Funeral

**Update** See our Great Chefs of New Orleans Austin Leslie Tribute. Chef Austin Leslie who passed away in Atlanta on September 29, was honored in New Orleans with a traditional Jazz Funeral through the Seventh Ward on Sunday, October 9. … Continue reading

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R.I.P. Chef Austin Leslie

**Update 11/07/2005** For more on Austin Leslie see our Great Chefs of New Orleans Tribute to Austin Leslie. Bad news for fans of New Orleans Food, Soul Food, and Food in general, Chef Austin Leslie has passed away in Atlanta, … Continue reading

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Cafe Degas Survived

News on the damage of Cafe Degas in New Orleans, with photos at my friend M.A. Sample’s Wreckroom! It seems the lovely little Bistro survived with no flooding but acquired a tree in the dining room, the damage is largely … Continue reading

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