IN THE NEWS: The Times-Picayune’s Brett Anderson reviews The Crab Trap (Peavine Road near the Peavine Boat Launch, Frenier) and reports, “While the controversy surrounding the proposed opening of Gabrielle restaurant Uptown may not be dead, the volume was certainly lowered earlier this week when the Windsor Court Hotel announced that it has hired Greg Sonnier, Gabrielle’s owner, to be the chef of its storied restaurant, the New Orleans Grill. Ashish Verma, general manager of the Windsor Court, said of Sonnier’s hiring, “We’re in the business of giving people what they desire, and the desire has been to have a local chef” preside over the kitchen of the hotel’s traditionally Euro-centric restaurant. He called Sonnier “a stalwart of Louisiana cuisine” that will bring a strong local voice to a place that, in its heyday, was a trendsetting local restaurant. The hotel’s restaurant has been without a permanent executive chef since January, when Michael Collins, a post-storm hire, was dismissed from the job.” nola.com … Gambit Weekly’s Ian McNulty reviews Little Tokyo (310 N. Carrollton Ave) and reports: Grand Isle (575 Convention Center Blvd.) opened early in June as the latest addition to the Fulton Street Mall, the street being redeveloped by Harrah’s Casino as an entertainment corridor. bestofneworleans.com … Where Y’At magazine’s July 2007 issue offers its summer restaurant guide. whereyat.net … NolaCuisine.com stops by The Camellia Grill (626 S Carrollton Ave). … food.yatpundit.com visits Liuzza’s on Bienville.

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