Even if you love the Bourbon Street scene, sometimes it’s good to see the good-natured, boozy chaos through a nice thick sheet of plate glass. Preferably if you’re sipping a nice cocktail and slurping down a few dozen cold, salty oysters at this, Dickie Brennan’s latest French Quarter eatery.

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New Yorkers might remember the culinary team of Allison Vines and Slade Rushing from Jack’s Luxury Oyster Bar, where they ruled the tiny East Village kitchen before heading south toward home. The sleek supper-club atmosphere mirrors the precision and playfulness the chefs bring to dishes from the Southern and contemporary French  canons. The deconstructed Oysters [...]

A multi-hour, cocktail-fueled midday meal at this mirror-lined French Quarter Creole palace remains one of the city’s defining culinary experiences. Feast on delicate fresh-caught pompano amandine and the impossibly light souflee potatoes dipped in rich béarnaise. In keeping with the ways of the Old Line, arrive early (properly dressed — gentlemen in jackets, please) and [...]

Herbsaint’s star chef Donald Link teams up with fellow porkophile Steven Stryjewski to open up this whole hog homage to the food of Cajun southwest Louisiana. The pair present the region’s bold, rustic flavors in sophisticated small plate format. Seafood specialties (wood-grilled Gulf fish) are exceptional, but as you’d expect, the pig is king. Charcuterie [...]