Felipe’s Taqueria French Quarter Opens on Peter’s

IN THE NEWS: Gambit Weekly’s Ian McNulty reviews Eat-Well Food Store (2700 Canal St.) and details the opening of Felipe’s Taqueria French Quarter (301 N. Peters St., www.felipesneworleans.com). www.bestofneworleans.com … Tom Fitzmorris’s The New Orleans Menu daily reports the return of lunch Wed-Fri at Dickie Brennan’s Steakhouse (French Quarter: 716 Iberville) and also, “After nearly […]

‘Times-Picayune’ Renews Reviews with Mr. B’s Bistro

IN THE NEWS: The New York Times’s Kim Severson heralds the return of reviews from The Times-Picayune’s Brett Anderson for the first time since Hurricane Katrina. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/25/dining/25orleans.html?_r=1&oref=slogin … Anderson awards three beans in his review of Mr. B’s Bistro (201 Royal St.). www.nola.com … Gambit Weekly’s Ian McNulty reviews Beebe’s on the Lake (7224 Pontchartrain […]

Emeril’s Adds Weekday Lunch; Reviews Include Luke

IN THE NEWS: Gambit Weekly’s Ian McNulty reports that Emeril’s Restaurant (800 Tchoupitoulas St., www.emerils.com) has expanded its hours to include lunch on weekdays from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. bestofneworleans.com … Tom Fitzmorris’s The New Orleans Menu Daily posts reviews of Chateau Du Lac (Old Metairie: 2037 Metairie Rd.), Le Citron Bistro (Warehouse District: […]

Ruth’s Chris Steak House Finally Reopening at Harrah’s

IN THE NEWS: Tom Fitzmorris’s The New Orleans Menu Daily reports, “Ruth’s Chris Steak House will return to New Orleans [its original home] proper for the first time since the hurricane, in first one then another of Harrah’s hotel properties near the foot of Poydras Street. The restaurant opened as Riche–which never really got off […]

Ex-Popeye’s Al Copeland’s Cheesecake Bistro Reopens

IN THE NEWS: The Times Picayune’s Brett Anderson details the opening of Jazzy Po-Boys (7908 Earhart Blvd., 504-866-4266) and the reopening of Al Copeland’s Cheesecake Bistro ( 2001 Saint Charles Ave, 504-593-9955). Writes Anderson, “It is the only restaurant being operated inside post-Katrina Orleans Parish by Al Copeland Investments, the company Copeland formed in the […]

Openings Include Hoshun, Chateau Du Lac

IN THE NEWS: The Times-Picayune’s Brett Anderson features La Thai Uptown (4938 Prytania St., 504-899-8886) and reports on the opening of pan-Asian restaurant Hoshun (1601 St. Charles Ave., 504-302-9716). nola.com … Gambit Weekly’s Ian McNulty reviews Bistro Daisy (5381 Magazine St., 899-6987) and reports that Camellia Grill (626 S. Carrollton Ave., 309-2679) hopes for an […]