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Royal Matter SAXOPHONIST KHRIS ROYAL and Dark Matter funk up the balcony of the New Orleans Jazz Museum. The show is at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 13, and is available online at facebook. com/nolajazzmuseum.

system Quintron and Miss Pussycat release ‘Goblin Alert’

Unmasked THE MOTH STORY SLAM TURNS TO TALES OF DISGUISES — from costumes to uniforms, mistaken identities and whatever interpretation participants wish to share in a five-minute tale. Sign up is at 7:15 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 13, and stories start at 7:30 p.m. Visit themoth.org to find the New Orleans event link.

BY WILL COVIELLO ONE OF THE PERKS OF BEING IN MULTIPLE BANDS is being able to go on tour

with yourself. That’s what Quintron and Miss Pussycat did with a shortlived side project band called First.

“We existed to play first,” Quintron says. “We only played first, because no band wants to play first — everyone complains about it. We were like, we’re going to start a stupid punk band that goes first, and the songs are going to be repetitive and funny. Some of the songs stuck.”

First was around long enough to record a bunch of songs, but they were never released.

Two of them were rerecorded as Quintron and Miss Pussycat tracks for their new album, “Goblin Alert,” which will be released by Goner Records on Oct. 16.

“Teenagers Don’t Know Shit” and “Stroller Pollution” are the snotty-sounding, upbeat upbraiding First tunes on “Goblin Alert.” “Teenagers” warns that “They’ll f—k up your house, and they cannot fix a car” before delving into more bizarre delusions.

While most of the album has Quintron’s signature mesmerizing mix of organ, lap steel guitar and electronic sounds and the duo’s vocals, the album was recorded with a full band in the then brand-new Pulp Arts studio in Gainesville, Florida, last year. Guitarist Danny Clifton added slinky basslines, Benny Divine added talk box sounds, and longtime friend and manager Sam Yoger played drums. Quintron, inventor of the Drum Buddy, had typically recorded electronic drumbeats on previous albums. “(For “Goblin Alert”) I wanted a live drummer instead of a drum machine and a bassline groove,” Quintron says.

“I wanted a human rhythm section instead of a beatbox rhythm section.”

The term “goblin” is part of their longtime tour lingo, usually to refer to the most entertaining person at one of their shows. They keep a diary with descriptions of the goblin of each night.

“It’d be like ‘the girl in the black beret smoking two cigarettes at one time,’ ” Miss Pussycat says. “There is always a gob of the night.”

Kotb coda

The album also includes a racing, anthemic, cryptically funny warning in “Buc-ee’s Got a Problem,” about the chain of super-sized gas station/convenience stores spread across Texas and the South. Buc-ee the beaver is its namesake mascot and icon.

“You started seeing (Buc-ee locations) in Florida and Alabama,” Quintron says. “And then they became a tourist attraction and got bigger and bigger and more and more like Walmart. They became full of crosses and cheater hunter supplies. Everything is made in China and disgusting, wasteful and awful — everything that’s wrong with human culture right now wrapped in this ‘yee-haw, America!’ package. You want to love it, you want to love Buc-ee, but this beaver is representing the murder of all of his friends and the destruction of his forest.”

The duo’s focus on small creatures is typically more Miss Pussycat’s domain.

She recently opened a new show featuring her puppets, oil paintings of her Trixie and the Tree Trunks puppet characters and ceramic versions of them at Webb Gallery in Waxahachie, Texas. She also has new work inspired by maracas in a group show currently on display at the Pensacola Museum of Art. For her, the pandemic has offered time to work on her visual art.

Quintron and Miss Pussycat’s last album of new work was “Spellcaster II — Death in Space,” released in 2014. But they’ve been busy on many shared and individual side projects, including the drone band and technology-driven

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Quintron and Miss Pussycat perform at One Eyed Jacks.

Weather Warlock, Quintron’s book (“Europa My Mirror”), Miss Pussycat’s art shows and more.

Quintron also recently released a new invention, the Bath Buddy, which is a water-level monitor and alert system in a vintage bakelite box (currently sold out). An infomercial for the Bath Buddy and a trailer for the album are posted on the Nightflight video platform nightflightplus.com.

There also are links to many of Miss Pussycat’s “Trixie and the Tree Trunks” serialized puppet show videos.

Since they’re not able to go on tour, Quintron and Miss Pussycat are working on videos for several of the “Goblin Alert” songs. The video for the title track will use film of them in crawfish boil-themed costumes doing one of their annual late-night Lundi Gras shows at One Eyed Jacks.

They also will turn an annual Halloween show into a live-streaming event on Oct. 31 at d.b.a. via the StageIt platform. It’ll be their second performance since the pandemic shutdowns began, and also the second with the full band.

They participated in their record label’s Gonerfest in late September. This will be more like a TV special with puppets and special guests, Quintron says.

FORMER WWL-TV ANCHOR AND CURRENT CO-ANCHOR of NBC’s “Today” show Hoda Kotb published “This Just Speaks to Me: Words to Live by Every Day,” in which she shares stories from her professional and personal life. Her virtual book tour is available via gardendistrictbookshop.com in ticketed events (which include a shipped, signed copy of the book) at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 13, and 8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 14.

Revel street ART AND ANTIQUE GALLERIES, shops and restaurants on Royal Street host live music and street performances during Revel on Royal from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 16.

Attendees are asked to wear masks and maintain physical distancing.

Virtual blues THE CRESCENT CITY BLUES & BBQ FESTIVAL marks its 15th anniversary with a virtual event this year. The schedule includes new performances by Little Freddie King and Walter “Wolfman” Washington and broadcast of past festival shows by blues legends and young stars. There are sets by Lazy Lester, Bobby Rush, the Funky Meters, Classie Ballou, Samantha Fish, Shemekia Copeland, Henry Gray, Mel Waiters, Lil Buck Sinegal and many more. Allen Toussaint and Irma Thomas make a few guest appearances as well. Programming runs Friday, Oct. 16, to Sunday, Oct. 18, and is broadcast on WWOZ 90.7 FM and social media links from the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation (jazzandheritage.org), which created the festival.

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of volunteer carpentry union members from Baton Rouge and New Orleans put a new roof on the Central City home of Lawrence Brooks, the country’s oldest World War II veteran. Gov. John Bel Edwards last month called Brooks on his birthday, and the veteran reportedly told the governor about his leaking roof. Within hours, someone arrived to take a look.

CSCRC bought almost $10,000 in new materials to fix Brooks’ roof.

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PHASE 3 PANDEMIC REOPENING COULD SPELL DOOM FOR NEIGHBORHOOD BARS CORNER BARS ACROSS THE CITY could be forced to permanently close

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Delfeayo Marsalis’ nonprofit, has given more than $113,000 in emergency aid to 200 local musicians since it started in August.

Marsalis created KNOMA to honor his father, pianist Ellis Marsalis Jr., who died at the age of 85 in April due to COVID-19. Native-born or long-term New Orleans musicians can apply for relief grants through knoma.org.

Vandals caused more than $10,000 worth of damage to New Orleans City Park’s antique carousel last week after kicking in the door to the 114-year-old attraction, damaging a number of horses and other figures and spraypainting racial slurs, profanities and the names “Alex” and “Justin A.” The vandalism was the second incident in about a week — days before, a group broke into the carousel building and sprayed the room with fire extinguishers.

if they do not begin operating within the next 180 days, even if doing so would mean operating at a loss, thanks to zoning rules civic activists say will eliminate neighborhood institutions.

The permanent loss of these venues is not simply an economic issue.

Neighborhood bars, many of which are Black-owned businesses, are a cornerstone of communities in the city and are key to the development of New Orleans music. If those small businesses close, there’s a risk of permanently losing an important part of our community and culture.

“If there isn’t a policy solution to deal with that, we could end up not just losing these businesses, but actually losing that space completely,” says Ethan Ellestad, director of the Music and Culture Coalition of New Orleans. “It’s difficult to regain something like that after it’s been lost.”

At issue are arcane city ordinances, known as non-conforming use ordinances, which have allowed many neighborhood institutions to remain in business even as zoning rules have changed. The catch, however, is that these businesses must be in continuous operation or risk permanent closure.

Although the rules do grandfather in bars that might not otherwise be able to continue operations under new zoning laws, bar owners and activists say the strict, 180-day ordinance limits make them little more than de facto gentrification tools.

Currently, if a business is barred from operating by state or local law including COVID-19 guidelines, the 180-day abandonment clock is stayed. But when and if a business is allowed by law to resume operations, the clock will start ticking from that day.

And, activists warn, even if someone were to try to reopen a new bar when economic conditions in the city improve, the rules could preclude that — unless it occurs during that 180-day window.

So far, city officials haven’t said if they will adjust their reading of the rules to allow for the economic realities of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has crippled these businesses. Up until now, the forced closure PAGE 9

Wilson noted the number of mailed ballots has increased from previous years, during which she usually only sends out about 4,000, according to a recent tweet from The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate legislative reporter Sam Karlin.

The city will open three drop boxes at City Hall and one in Algiers on Oct 28. Until then, voters can drop off ballots at the registrar’s office or send them through mail — or vote in person starting this Friday, Oct. 16.

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Bar owners, however, argue the rules don’t allow them to open in any meaningful way. While the go-cup only plan may be workable financially for bars in parts of the French Quarter or in areas near the Uptown universities, it is not a viable business model for neighborhood bars, even for those that decide to try.

Part of the problem, Ellestad and others say, has been a lack of clarity and communication from the city. No one knows, for instance, how strictly the city is reading the rules, if partial reopening like that envisioned under the go-cup rules actually triggers the 180-day rule, or if city officials are even considering these repercussions.

Bar owners and activists expressed frustration about a lack of clear communication from the city.

“The best thing [the city] could do is to coordinate effectively with all of the other agencies that are involved with the management of this [cultural] economy,” Ashlye Keaton told Gambit. Keaton is the co-founder of The Ella Project and recently of Reopen Every Venue Safely, an initiative to develop guidelines for best safety practices at venues when they’re able to reopen.

“If they could coordinate effectively and communicate with stakeholders, that would be a step in the right direction,” Keaton says.

Ellestad has reason for concern.

For instance, many corner stores, bars and other venues in historic neighborhoods have already been lost over the years through attrition, Ellestad says. A prolonged recession caused by the pandemic, which seems almost likely at this point, could cause a slow-motion collapse of neighborhood bars and venues, playing out over months.

With those small businesses closing comes a speeding up of gentrification and displacement.

If long-standing businesses close, the neighborhood would lose the opportunity for a similar business to open in its place, leaving a hole for services — or entertainment — and driving the kind of change in the neighborhood that pushes longterm residents out and eventually housing prices up.

“If there’s a further lack of resources within the community here, where do those resources largely come out of? They come from out

of state,” Ellestad says. “They come from people in a population that’s generally wealthier and whiter than the population of New Orleans, who have access to resources to redevelop a business that may have closed.” — JAKE CLAPP

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The ‘cone of uncertainty’ certainly seems to love New Orleans If 2020 had to be summed up in three words, “cone of uncertainty” might not be a bad choice. Here in New Orleans the meteorology term has become all too familiar, and it’s stressing people the hell out.

Hurricane Delta marks the sixth storm this hurricane season to have New Orleans fall in the cone of uncertainty, in other words within the storm’s possible projected path when it hits landfall. It’s gotten to the point where residents are asking, “Really? Again?”

“It kind of gives an impression that there’s a bullseye for New Orleans, but really it’s just probability,” says Kevin Gilmore, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Slidell. “This happens, basically.”

Geographically, the shape and location of Louisiana already make it prime bait for storms brewing in the Gulf of Mexico. Because southeastern Louisiana “juts out” into the gulf, an active storm season means a higher chance more storms will head this way, Gilmore says.

But it’s not just us. Combine those geographic factors with a potentially record-breaking hurricane season marked by high pressure systems and water and wind patterns unfavorable to the Atlantic, and it starts to make sense why we’re hearing the words “cone of certainty” so frequently these days.

This hurricane season has already had 25 named storms — so many that the World Meteorological Association famously had to go Greek with its storm names when it ran out of letters in the English alphabet.

Dennis Feltgen, a spokesperson for the National Hurricane Center, says hurricanes are steered by weather patterns, and that a “strong high pressure system” in the central and western parts of the Atlantic oceans are ultimately resulting in storms spending time in the Caribbean Sea and then curving up into the Gulf of Mexico.

— KAYLEE POCHE Correction: Our Oct. 6 cover story, “New Orleans music halls and bars are hanging by a thread.

Don’t let the music end,” incorrectly stated Bywater bar Bud Rip’s had permanently closed. Bud Rip’s is still in operation.

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COMMENTARY

Our Endorsements: Orleans Parish School Board IN ADDITION TO FEDERAL AND STATEWIDE ELECTIONS and

referenda, the Nov. 3 ballot also includes a number of important local contests. Last week we noted Gambit will make no endorsements in this year’s federal elections, and we offered our recommendations regarding the seven proposed state constitutional amendments, the local option sports betting referendum, and the proposition to renew a small property tax millage for the Jefferson Parish Office of Inspector General. This week we issue our endorsements in the elections for Orleans Parish School Board.

DISTRICT 1:

DISTRICT 3:

Dr. Patrice Sentino

Olin Parker

While we have no quarrel with incumbent John Brown, we believe Dr. Sentino’s experience as a licensed social worker, mental health provider and researcher will add a needed dimension to the board’s deliberations and policies. She has worked as a clinical director for the Families In Need of Services (FINS) program at Juvenile Court, and her top priority as a board member will be making sure the system implements a “social-emotional learning plan” to support at-risk students who experience social and emotional challenges. As a social worker and mental health provider, Dr. Sentino has worked with schools to create innovated practices and programs. She deserves a chance to serve on the school board.

Parker has an impressive resume that includes experience as a classroom teacher and coach as well as an administrator for seven years with the state Department of Education. We believe those credentials will serve him well as a board member. He pledges to work to expand access to mental health services and to provide comprehensive career and technical education options, along with trauma-informed discipline policies.

Parker’s platform also includes implementing a racial equity plan for funding all schools, a stronger Disadvantaged Business Enterprise program, and quality programs that serve both special education students and English language learners. He will be a good addition to the board.

DISTRICT 2:

DISTRICT 4:

Ethan Ashley

Dr. J.C. Romero

Incumbent Ashley currently serves as the board president, and in that capacity he has led the board through challenging times with a steady hand. While on the board, he helped balance the board’s budget for the first time since Hurricane Katrina and played a leading role in returning the state-run charter schools to local oversight. He also pushed for giving preference to students who live within a half-mile of their neighborhood schools under the system’s OneApp application process and addressed parents’ concerns about morning pick-up times for students who depend on buses to get to school. Ashley also serves on several other nonprofit and agency boards whose missions align with the school system’s goal of improving the lives of New Orleans children.

He has earned another term on the school board.

Dr. Romero offers a refreshing change in a district that desperately needs new representation on the school board.

The incumbent, Leslie Ellison, is an outspoken homophobe whose continued presence on the board poses a direct threat to LGBTQ students and their families. In contrast, Dr. Romero, an openly gay man, will work with all stakeholders to ensure that the board meets clearly defined goals regarding performance, student achievement, student discipline, student access to technology and the internet amid COVID-19, and equitable and inclusive practices. He has already worked with lawmakers and others to help students gain internet access during the pandemic’s period of distance learning, and he chairs the Education Committee at Dillard University’s Center for Racial Justice. He will be a breath of fresh air on the board.

DISTRICT 5:

Grisela Jackson Recently appointed (in June) to the board to fill a vacancy, Jackson has served on several charter school boards for almost 15 years and thus understands the potential benefits as well as the challenges facing charter-run schools. She helped lead the fight to reopen Lawrence D. Crocker Elementary School at its original site and pushed for a virtual reopening of schools this academic year in the face of COVID-19. If elected to a full term, she pledges to push for educational equity for special needs students, to increase accountability and transparency at all levels, and to give parents a greater voice in shaping system-wide policies.

She has earned a full term on the board.

DISTRICT 6:

Carlos Zervigon Zervigon impressed many (including Gambit) last year when he ran for state representative, and he’s equally if not more impressive as a candidate for the school board. A former public school teacher and lifelong artist and com-

munity leader, Zervigon says he struggled with learning disabilities as a student. That struggle gives him unique insight into the plight of thousands of special-needs students in our public school system — and a deep, personal commitment to improving their access to a high-quality education. He also pledges to focus on student-centered learning policies, the fiscal stability of the school district, and a systemwide plan to address the mental health consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic.

DISTRICT 7:

Nolan Marshall Jr. Incumbent Marshall has previously served as board president, and as a two-term board member he brings experience as well as leadership in helping return previously state-run charter schools to local oversight. He also led the process to hire current school Superintendent Henderson Lewis Jr. and to develop stronger participation goals for the system’s Disadvantaged Business Enterprises policy.

A key plank of his platform is development of a student “graduate profile” that would

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First grade students participate in Ms. Laola Brito’s class at KIPP East Community Primary in New Orleans.

aim to produce high school graduates who are not only academically proficient but who also have life skills that will make them good citizens.

We recommend him for a third term on the board.

Early voting starts Friday, Oct. 16 and continues (except Sundays) through Oct. 27.

A note about our endorsement policy and process: Gambit’s editorial mission focuses on local issues, which is why our candidate endorsements — particularly this year — focus on local races.

We do not endorse in judicial elections because we believe judges should be appointed, not elected. Our endorsement committee consists of publisher Jeanne Foster, editor John Stanton, former longtime publisher Margo DuBos, and political editor Clancy DuBos.

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The politics of pragmatism: remembering Mike Foster

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Gov. Mike Foster greets lawmakers on the House floor before addressing a joint session of the Legislature.

FEW BUSINESSMEN SUCCEED at politics. Most tend to forget — or never learn — that governing in America requires give and take, not just giving orders. Mike Foster, a folksy businessman from Franklin, in coastal St. Mary Parish, proved that some business people can cross over into politics and succeed.

Foster won two terms in the Louisiana Senate and then two terms as governor. He died Oct. 4 at the age of 90, leaving a legacy of fiscal reform, strong support for education and many lessons about the politics of pragmatism.

Little about Mike Foster was conventional, especially his politics. He didn’t run for office until he was 57 years old — and then it was because his state senator didn’t return his phone calls. In the Senate, Foster quickly learned the give-and-take art of legislating. He authored landmark changes to Louisiana’s worker compensation laws that still stand today.

He began his first, longshot bid for governor as a Democrat, but he trailed most of the field in the early going. Sensing he needed to burnish his conservative credentials, he switched to the GOP immediately before qualifying.

It was a bold move, and it paid off. Foster shot up in the polls, especially after buying former KKK leader and neo-Nazi David Duke’s mailing list for $150,000 — after which Duke dropped out of the race.

The Duke payoff didn’t become public until after Foster won the election, and it tainted his image as a governor who would give Louisiana a clean break from the backroom deal-making that marked Edwin Edwards’ four terms in office.

To Foster, the deal was just another example of his pragmatism: Duke had turned the previous governor’s

race into an international sideshow; getting him out of the race allowed for what Foster saw as a real debate about Louisiana’s future. It also allowed Foster to emerge as the “real conservative” of that field.

I was among those who blasted Foster for the Duke deal. As a candidate, he had made a deal with the devil. Yet, that scandal did not define him as a governor; he left a legacy of genuine reform and support for ideas that future Republicans would decry as heresy.

For example, he supported a hate crimes law that covered crimes against LGBTQ people. He also helped convince voters to enact the Stelly Plan, which raised income taxes but lowered regressive sales taxes. He once told me, “We’re a poor state, a really poor state, and we can’t just abandon poor people.”

Not exactly GOP talking points.

But Mike Foster was never much of a party man, either as a Democrat or Republican.

Foster should best be remembered as a champion of education.

He created Louisiana’s Community and Technical College system and the TOPS scholarship program, gave teachers and college professors pay raises, pushed the nation’s first educational accountability law, and steered more than $1 billion into higher education.

Unimpressed with the trappings of office, he spent every fall and early winter in a duck blind, learned how to fly a helicopter and went to law school — all while serving as governor. With Foster, you always knew where you stood, and he treated everyone, even his critics, with respect.

Unconventional yet pragmatic, Mike Foster left his mark on Louisiana.

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Where did it go?

—TOM

Dear Tom,

That historic steam locomotive — Southern Pacific Engine 745 — was a fixture at Audubon Park from 1956 until 1984.

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, No. 745 was one of several locomotives built at the Southern Pacific Railroad yard in Algiers. It first went into service in 1921.

After the locomotive was retired in 1956, the idea of putting it on display began gathering steam. A Times-Picayune reader suggested it be placed in Audubon Park for children to enjoy. Newspaper columnist Howard Jacobs endorsed the idea in his “Remoulade” column and the railroad later agreed.

“Just seconds after railroad officials presented the gift locomotive in a ceremony at its site near the park’s Tchoupitoulas St. entrance, kids by the score swarmed through her cab and up on her tender,” wrote Dave Houston in the June 4, 1956, Times-Picayune. “They lustily rang the loco’s bell, examined gauges and valves and explored it merrily from end to end. It was ob-

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Historic Southern Pacific steam locomotive #745 arrives at Butterfly Riverview Park in 2018. The restored steam engine was originally built at the Southern Pacific rail yard in Algiers.

vious that retired No. 745 will remain very much in service.”

In 1984, the locomotive was removed from the park and placed in storage. It was given to the Louisiana State Railroad Museum, then a group called the Old Kenner Railroad Association. Both groups tried in vain to restore it.

In 1997, the nonprofit Louisiana Steam Train Association raised $1 million to restore No. 745. Since then, the train has toured Louisiana and Mississippi and made trips as far as Kansas City.

For the past several years, the train welcomed passengers at Christmas for rides on what the association called Santa’s North Pole Steam Train.

The locomotive is now out of service as volunteers work to rebuild it. They hope to find a new, permanent home for it soon.

BLAKEVIEW IN HONOR OF THIS WEEKEND’S VIRTUAL Crescent City Blues & BBQ Festival

(crescentcitybluesfest.com), we remember a place where some of the biggest names in blues performed in the 1970s: the S.S. Admiral riverboat.

Originally built in 1907 as the S.S. Albatross, the steamer was rechristened the S.S. Admiral in 1937. It docked in New Orleans at the foot of Canal Street in 1974 when another popular New Orleans riverboat, the S.S. President, traveled to St. Louis for refurbishing. Like the Admiral, the President hosted top musical acts for Mississippi River cruises. Both boats belonged to the Streckfus Steamers line, which once employed a young Louis Armstrong.

In 1975, blues legend B.B. King played a Jazz Fest nighttime concert on the S.S. Admiral, sharing the bill with Fats Domino and Allen Toussaint.

King performed on the Admiral again in April 1978, along with blues greats Muddy Waters and Roosevelt Sykes. In a Times-Picayune review, Bill Grady wrote that Waters’ set “left scarcely a soul still sitting in his seat” and “the king of the blues, B.B. King, crowned the evening with a near flawless performance.”

Several other jazz and R&B headliners also performed on the Admiral over the years, including Count Basie, Eubie Blake and Dave Brubeck as well as the Neville Brothers, the Dixie Cups and Germaine Bazzle.

In the 1980s, the S.S. Admiral was relocated to St. Louis and converted into a dockside entertainment venue and casino. It was dismantled in 2011 and scrapped.

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Fall 2020

DINING GUIDE

BY EMILY C ARMICHAEL , JAK E CL APP, WILL COVIELLO AND SUE STR ACHAN

Dining in New Orleans has been anything but

predictable in 2020.

Necessity has forced even the most traditional restaurants to adapt and get creative, and some new places have opened. Now, as New Orleans enters fall, it’s also entering a new reopening phase, allowing restaurants in the city to open at 75% capacity. That’s good news for New Orleans restaurants and those who love our food culture — although we still have a very long ways to go.

Gambit’s Fall Dining Guide has information on more than 125 restaurants in New Orleans, Jefferson and St. Bernard parishes and the Northshore. The issue is organized by neighborhood and includes information about menu items, hours of operation and service options, such as takeout, delivery, curbside pickup, dine-in service and which places have outdoor seating.

Things are changing every day, so call the restaurant, check its website or look through a delivery app before venturing out. And as always, wear a mask, practice physical distancing and tip generously — restaurant employees and hospitality workers have been some of the hardest hit during this pandemic.

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Bywater/Marigny ........................................................ 18 Carrollton/University ................................................. 18 CBD/Warehouse District ........................................ 18 Central City .................................................................... 19 Citywide ........................................................................... 19 French Quarter ............................................................. 21 Gentilly/Lakefront and New Orleans East ............................................. 23 Harahan/Jefferson/River Ridge ......................... 25 Kenner and beyond ................................................. 25 Lakeview ......................................................................... 27 Metairie ............................................................................ 29 Mid-City............................................................................ 33 Northshore .................................................................... 37 St. Bernard ..................................................................... 37 “ F AT M A C A R O N S ” C O U R T E S Y O F S W E E T H A N D K R A F T

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BYWATER/MARIGNY

The Middle Eastern menu features gyro, chicken or shish kebabs in a sandwich or on a platter with salad, hummus and pita bread. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. $$

ALMA

800 LOUISA ST., (504) 381-5877; EATALMANOLA.COM Dining options: Takeout, delivery, dine-in and outdoor seating is available At her recently opened cafe, chef Melissa Araujo’s menu is filled with Honduran dishes.

Dirty Allison is a fried chicken thigh tossed in tasso gravy with mushrooms served over dirty rice with pickled red onions and chimichurri.

Reservations accepted.

Breakfast and lunch daily. $$

VINCENT’S ITALIAN CUISINE

7839 ST. CHARLES AVE., (504) 866-9313; VINCENTSITALIANCUISINE.COM See Metairie section for restaurant description. Reservations recommended. Hours of operation at St. Charles Avenue location: lunch Tue.-Fri., dinner Tue.-Sun. $$

BYWATER AMERICAN BISTRO

2900 CHARTRES ST., (504) 605-3827; BYWATERAMERICANBISTRO.COM Dining options: Takeout, delivery, dine-in and outdoor seating available Chef Nina Compton draws from Caribbean, Italian and Louisiana cuisines at her Bywater restaurant. Currybraised rabbit is served with coconut rice, peas and pecans.

Reservations recommended.

Dinner Wed.-Sun. $$$

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2227 ST. CLAUDE AVE., (504) 2658855; CARNAVALLOUNGE.COM Dining options: Takeout and dine-in available The music club’s Cozinha de Carnaval kitchen serves Brazilian street food. Frango is chicken cooked with thyme, rosemary and cumin and served with rosemary-garlic aioli. No reservations. Dinner Sat.-Mon. $

3600 ST. CLAUDE AVE., (504) 237-1284; LUNALIBRENOLA.COM Dining options: Takeout, curbside pickup, delivery and outdoor seating available The menu features Louisiana/ Tex-Mex dishes, including breakfast tacos on weekends.

Pork slow roasted with citrus fills a taco topped with onion and cilantro. Reservations accepted. Breakfast Sat.-Sun, dinner Wed.-Sat. $$

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SNEAKY PICKLE

ST. ROCH MARKET, 2381 ST. CLAUDE AVE. (504) 354-9422; CRCOFFEENOLA.COM Dining options: Takeout, dine-in and outdoor seating available The local coffee roaster’s shops serve coffee and espresso drinks, cold brew, seasonal pumpkin spice lattes and more. No reservations.

Breakfast and lunch daily. $

KEBAB

2315 ST. CLAUDE AVE., (504) 383-4328; KEBABNOLA.COM Dining options: Takeout, delivery and limited outdoor seating available The casual eatery serves kebab and falafel sandwiches and platters and thick Belgian fries. A doner kebab features Spring Mountain Farms chicken thighs, pickled cucumbers, cabbage and red onions on a house-baked roll.

Late lunch and dinner Thu.Mon. $

4017 ST. CLAUDE AVE., (504) 2185651; YOUSNEAKYPICKLE.COM Dining options: Takeout and outdoor dining available The casual cafe has a vegan menu as well as some nonvegan dishes. Fried tofu salad features local greens, cherry tomatoes, pickled peppers and sesame seeds. No reservations.

Lunch Sat.-Sun., dinner Wed.Mon. $$

WHO DAT COFFEE CAFE

2401 BURGUNDY ST., (504) 872-0360; FACEBOOK.COM/ WHODATCOFFEECAFE Dining options: Takeout and outdoor seating available Café featuring breakfast and lunch, coffee, espresso drinks and cocktails. Da Mandeville is a three-egg omelet with spinach, bacon, sausage, cheddar cheese, onions, green onions and remoulade and is served with fruit. Reservations accepted. Breakfast and lunch Fri.-Mon. $$

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Chef Melissa Araujo opened Alma in the Bywater.

1016 ANNUNCIATION ST., (504) 568-0245; ANNUNCIATIONRESTAURANT.COM Dining options: Takeout and dine-in available The menu highlights Gulf seafood in a mix of Creole, Cajun and Southern dishes.

Fried oysters and skewered bacon are served with meuniere sauce and toasted French bread. Reservations required. Dinner Thu.-Sun. $$$

BEARCAT CAFE

CARROLLTON/ UNIVERSITY BARROW’S CATFISH

8300 EARHART BLVD., SUITE 103, (504) 265-8995; BARROWSCATFISH.COM Dining options: Curbside pickup only Famous for its catfish platter, the restaurant also offers seafood gumbo, crab claws, New Orleans-style barbecue shrimp, red beans and rice (Monday only). No reservations. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat. $$

BRIGTSEN’S RESTAURANT

723 DANTE ST., (504) 861-7610; BRIGTSENS.COM Dining options: Takeout and curbside pickup only The menu features butternut shrimp bisque (gluten free), pompano with crabmeat bordelaise sauce, and desserts such as lemon ice box creme brulee. Order during the day (10 a.m.-5 p.m.) to pick-up 5 p.m.-6:30 p.m. (to 7 p.m. on Fri.-Sat.) Dinner Tue.-Sat. $$$

FELIPE’S MEXICAN TAQUERIA

6215 S. MIRO ST., (504) 309-2776; FELIPESTAQUERIA.COM See French Quarter section for restaurant description.

GREEN OLIVES CAFE

7724 MAPLE ST., (504) 5339167; FACEBOOK.COM/ GREENOLIVESCAFE Dining options: Takeout, delivery, dine-in available The Middle Eastern menu features shish kabobs, gyro plates, kibbeh plates, chicken or beef shawarma and lamb chops. Reservations accepted.

Lunch and dinner daily. $$

KINDRED

7537 MAPLE ST., (504) 841-9538; KINDREDNOLA.COM Dining options: Takeout, curbside pickup, delivery and dine-in available Owner Caroline Nassrah’s plant-based menu features vegan takes on comfort foods, such as po-boys, burgers and “chicken” sandwiches, along with frozen daiquiris.

The Buffalo cauliflower mac and cheese includes fired cauliflower tossed in housemade Buffalo sauce and served with elbow pasta mixed with vegan cheese sauce. No reservations. Lunch and dinner Tue.-Sun., brunch Sun. $$

PYRAMIDS CAFE

3149 CALHOUN ST., (504) 8619602; PYRAMIDSCAFEONLINE. COM Dining options: Takeout, delivery and dine-in available

845 CARONDELET ST., (504) 766-7399; WWW.BEARCATCAFE.COM. See Uptown section for restaurant description. CBD hours of operation: Breakfast, lunch Wed.-Fri., dinner Thu.-Sat., brunch Sat.-Sun. $$

CLEO’S MEDITERRANEAN CUISINE & GROCERY

940 CANAL ST., (504) 522-4504; FACEBOOK.COM/CLEOSNOLA Dining options: Takeout and delivery available The combined convenience store and casual dining location of Cleo’s is currently open. The mezze platter includes hummus, baba ghanoush, falafel, stuffed grape leaves, kibbeh, tabbouleh, labneh and pita bread. Reservations accepted.

Lunch and dinner daily. $$

MAIN SQUEEZEZJUICE CO.

820 CARONDELET ST. (504) 930-4828; MAINSQUEEZEJUICECO.COM See Metairie section for restaurant description.

MERIBO

PYTHIAN MARKET, 234 LOYOLA AVE., (504) 481-9599; MERIBOPIZZA.COM See Northshore section for restaurant description. CBD hours of operation: Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat. $$

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Fall DINING GUIDE

CENTRAL CITY BBQ

1201 S. RAMPART ST., (504) 558-4276; CENTRALCITYBBQ.COM Dining options: Takeout, delivery, dine-in and outdoor seating available Meats such as pulled pork, ribs, boudin or brisket burnt ends are available on a pit house platter, served with one side, pickles, sweet onions and white bread.

No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. $$

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MOTHERS RESTAURANT

401 POYDRAS ST., (504) 523-9656; MOTHERSRESTAURANT.NET Dining options: Takeout, delivery and dine-in available The long-time counterservice spot for po-boys and Creole favorites has switched to table service.

A Ralph po-boy includes ham, roast beef, debris, Swiss or American cheese, shredded cabbage, pickles, mayonnaise and mustard.

No reservations. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. $$

NOLA CAYE

898 BARONNE ST., (504) 3021302; NOLACAYE.COM Dining options: Takeout, delivery, dine-in and outdoor seating available The menu features Caribbean-inspired dishes and Gulf seafood. Seared ahi tuna is served with mango, avocado, mixed greens, citrus vinaigrette and sesame seeds. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily, brunch Sat.-Sun. $$$

THE STEAKHOUSE

HARRAH’S NEW ORLEANS, 8 CANAL ST., (504) 533-6111 Dining options: Dine-in only There’s a classic steakhouse menu with shrimp cocktail and Caesar salad and local seafood options.

Steak options include rib-eyes, New York Strips, filet mignons, wagyu beef and more. Reservations

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Kebab serves doner kebab sandwiches.

accepted. Dinner Wed.Sun. $$$

VEGAN WIT A TWIST

514 S. RAMPART ST., (504) 766-0336; VEGANWITATWIST.COM Dining options: Takeout, delivery and dine-in available The menu includes tacos, burgers, burritos, Philly cheesesteaks and more.

Fried cauliflower tacos are topped with spinach, pico de gallo and Buffalo sauce or sweet teriyaki. Lunch and dinner daily. $$

VYOONE’S

412 GIROD ST., (504) 518-6007; VYOONE.COM Dining options: Takeout, dine-in and outdoor seating available The menu includes French and Creole-inspired dishes.

Braised veal shank is served over creamy polenta with lamb jus. Reservations accepted. Dinner Thu.-Sat., brunch Sun. $$$

WILLIE MAE’S

PYTHIAN MARKET, 234 LOYOLA AVE., (504) 459-2640; WILLIEMAESNOLA.COM See Treme/7th Ward section for restaurant description.

CENTRAL CITY CAFE PORCHE & SNOWBAR

1625 BARONNE ST., (504) 930-4249; FACEBOOK.COM/ CAFEPORCHE Dining options: Takeout and outdoor seating available The Good Morning Sweetness includes French toast, fruit and a choice of bacon, pork patties, ham or hot sausage. No reservations. Breakfast and lunch Fri.-Wed. $$

CAFE RECONCILE

1631 ORETHA CASTLE HALEY BLVD., (504) 568-1157; CAFERECONCILE.ORG Dining options: Takeout, delivery and dine-in available The nonprofit cafe helps youth learn culinary industry skills while serving Creole favorites. A catfish plate includes grilled, fried or blackened fish and two sides such as collard greens, potato salad, macaroni and cheese and more.

Reservations accepted.

Lunch Mon.-Fri. $

CASA BORREGA

1719 ORETHA CASTLE HALEY BLVD., (504) 427-0654; CASABORREGA.COM

2908 MARTIN LUTHER KING BLVD., (504) 264-7330; PEEWEESCRABCAKES.COM Dining options: Takeout and delivery available A menu of seafood and Creole dishes includes several types of crab cakes.

A seafood lump crab cake is topped with shrimp, crawfish and lump crabmeat.

No reservations. Lunch Tue.-Sun, dinner Tue.-Thu. & Sun. $$

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CITYWIDE COPELAND’S

CITYWIDE; COPELANDSOFNEWORLEANS.COM Dining options: Takeout, delivery and dine-in available Louisiana flavors fill a menu with seafood, pasta, steaks, sandwiches, salads, wings and more. Shrimp and tasso pasta features sauteed Gulf shrimp topped with Parmesan over bowtie pasta in cream sauce. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily. $$

EL PASO MEXICAN RESTAURANT

CITYWIDE Dining options: Varies by location The wide-ranging menu includes quesadillas, flautas, bean dips, nachos, enchiladas, tacos, burritos, fajitas and more. Plato El Paso features a chile relleno, beef tostada, beef enchilada, beef taco, burrito and a flauta. Reservations PAGE 21

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Dinner Thu.-Sun. $$

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ZEA ROTISSERIE & BAR

CITYWIDE; ZEARESTAURANTS.COM Dining options: Takeout, curbside pickup, delivery and dine-in available Zea is known for its rotisserie cooked meats and has a full menu.

Slow-cooked St. Louisstyle ribs are finished on the grill and served with two side items and an Asian-style sauce with ginger, soy and sweet chili or barbecue sauce.

Reservations accepted.

Lunch and dinner daily. $$

713 ST. LOUIS ST., (504) 581-4422; ANTOINES.COM Dining options: Dine-in only The 180-year-old Creole dining institution recently reopened its dining rooms. Chicken Rochambeau is an herbroasted chicken breast and drumette with smoked ham, onion rice and bearnaise and sweet Rochambeau sauces.

Reservations accepted.

Lunch and dinner Fri.Sat., brunch Sun. $$$

BAYONA

430 DAUPHINE ST., (504) 525-4455; BAYONA.COM Dining options: Dine-in and outdoor seating available Chef-owner Susan Spicer’s flagship restaurant reopened in September. The menu includes veal sweetbreads with sherry-mustard butter PAGE 23

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POKE LOA

CITYWIDE; EATPOKELOA.COM Dining options: Takeout, curbside pickup, delivery, dine-in and outdoor seating available at some locations This poke restaurant’s menu features buildyour-own options and signature bowls. A King Loa bowl includes tuna, salmon, avocado, cucumbers, edamame, seaweed salad, red tobiko, jalapeno masago, black sesame seeds, cilantro, tamari, sesame oil, chili paste and lemon-miso aioli over a base of white rice and spring greens. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. $$

ANTOINE’S RESTAURANT

134 N CARROLLTON • 488-7991 • VENEZIANEWORLEANS.NET

CITYWIDE; PJSCOFFEE.COM Dining options: Takeout, drive-through and pickup available; options vary by location There are coffee and espresso drinks and baked goods. A Golden latte is flavored with spiced brown sugar and turmeric. No reservations. Hours vary by location. $

CITYWIDE; THEOSPIZZA.COM Dining options: Takeout, delivery and dinein available; limited outdoor seating at some locations Theo’s serves pizza, salads, sandwiches and wings. A Garden Party pie is topped with pesto, feta, mozzarella, spinach, mushrooms, roasted red peppers, artichoke hearts and squash. No reservations. Hours vary by location. $$

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628 TOULOUSE ST., (504) 345-2524; FACEBOOK. COM/ABBOTTSNOLA Dining options: Takeout only Custard flavors include chocolate, vanilla, chocolate almond, coconut, peanut butter, black raspberry and lemon chiffon and are available in cups, cones, sundaes and more. No reservations. $

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Reservations recommended.

Dinner Wed.-Sat., brunch Sun. $$$

BENNACHIN

1212 ROYAL ST., (504) 522-1230; BENNACHINRESTAURANT.COM Dining options: Takeout, delivery and dine-in available The African menu is highlighted by dishes from Gambia and Cameroon.

Domoda is a beef and peanut stew served with rice.

Reservations accepted. Dinner Wed.-Mon. $$

BOURBON HOUSE

144 BOURBON ST., (504) 5220111; BOURBONHOUSE.COM Dining options: Takeout, curbside pickup, delivery and dine-in available The seafood house serves contemporary Creole dishes and has a raw bar for oysters and chilled seafood. Redfish on the “half-shell” is cooked skin on and served with jumbo lump crabmeat, crab-boiled potatoes, frisee, caramelized onions and lemon beurre blanc. Reservations accepted.

Lunch and dinner daily. $$$

BROUSSARD’S

819 CONTI ST., (504) 581-3866; BROUSSARDS.COM Dining options: Dine-in and outdoor seating available The contemporary Creole menu includes bronzed redfish with lump crabmeat, vegetables and lemon beurre blanc. Reservations accepted.

Dinner Thu.-Sat., brunch Fri.Sun. $$$

CAFE BIENVILLE

301 DAUPHINE ST., (504) 648-

1211; CAFEBIENVILLENOLA.COM Dining options: Takeout and dine-in available This restaurant’s menu is focused on Creole cuisine with some modern updates.

Gris Gris pasta features chicken over penne pasta with Cajun-Creole Alfredo sauce. Reservations accepted.

Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily, brunch Sat.-Sun. $$

CANE & TABLE

1113 DECATUR ST., (504) 581-1112; CANEANDTABLENOLA.COM Dining options: Takeout, delivery, dine-in and outdoor seating available Latin and Caribbean flavors inspire the menu. Fried Haitian-style braised ribs are served with pikliz, habanero hot sauce and peas and rice.

Reservations accepted. Dinner Wed.-Sun. $$

DESIRE OYSTER BAR

ROYAL SONESTA NEW ORLEANS, 300 BOURBON ST., (504) 586-0300; SONESTA.COM/ DESIREOYSTERBAR Dining options: Takeout and dine-in available The menu features Gulf seafood in traditional and contemporary Creole dishes, po-boys and more. Chargrilled oysters are topped with Parmesan, herbs and butter and served with French bread.

Reservations recommended.

Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. $$

DIAN XIN

1218 DECATUR ST., (504) 2662828: DIANXINNOLA.COM Dining options: Takeout and dine-in available The menu of Chinese dishes

features many types of dumplings, jianbing-style crepes, noodle dishes and more. Xiao long bao dumplings are available in a seafood version with shrimp, crawfish and pork. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner Tue.-Sun. $$

FELIPE’S MEXICAN TAQUERIA

301 N. PETERS ST., (504) 2674406; FELIPESTAQUERIA.COM Dining options: Takeout, delivery and dine-in available This casual Mexican restaurant serves custom burritos, tacos, quesadillas and other dishes.

Baja shrimp tacos include fried Gulf shrimp in a soft corn

tortilla topped with pickled cabbage, pico de gallo and Baja sauce. No reservations.

Lunch and dinner daily. $

GALATOIRE’S

209 BOURBON ST., (504) 525-2021; GALATOIRES.COM Dining options: Takeout and dine-in available During the pandemic, the traditional Creole restaurant takes reservations in all its dining room. The Galatoire Goute appetizer platter includes chilled crab maison and shrimp remoulade.

Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner Wed.-Sun. $$$

PALM & PINE

308 N. RAMPART ST., (504) 8146200; PALMANDPINENOLA.COM Dining options: Takeout, delivery and dine-in available The constantly changing menu includes creative takes on comfort food to refined dishes.

A spiced-up torta featured masa-coated fried chicken topped with pickles, avocado and habanero mayo with chips on the side. Reservations accepted. Lunch Fri. and Mon., dinner Thu.-Mon., brunch Sat.-Sun., takeout available Thu.-Mon. $$

TABLEAU

616 ST. PETER ST., (504) 934-3463; TABLEAUFRENCHQUARTER.COM Dining options: Takeout,

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Central City BBQ offers an array of meats and side dishes.

delivery, dine-in and balcony seating available Dickie Brennan’s restaurant serves contemporary Creole dishes just off Jackson Square.

Chicken Tableau is an herbroasted chicken breast and thigh served with potatoes, bearnaise and chicken demiglace. Reservations accepted.

Lunch and dinner Wed.Sun. $$$

GENTILLY/ LAKEFRONT AND NEW ORLEANS EAST DONG PHUONG

14207 CHEF MENTEUR HIGHWAY, (504) 254-1568; DPBAKESHOP.COM Dining options: Takeout and curbside pickup available The bakery known for its king cakes and bread also has a full restaurant and quick serve counter. A grilled pork banh mi includes pickled carrots, jalapenos, cilantro and mayonnaise. No reservations.

Breakfast and lunch Wed.Mon. $

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sandwiches, wraps, salads, chicken wings and nachos.

Blackened fish is served over grit cakes with crawfish and pepper cream sauce. No reservations. Lunch Tue.Sun. $$

PEEWEE’S CRABCAKES ON THE GO

4500 OLD GENTILLY ROAD, (504) 354-9884; PEEWEESCRABCAKES.COM Dining options: Takeout and dine-in available See Central City section for restaurant description.

PONTILLY COFFEE

4000 CHEF MENTEUR HIGHWAY, (504) 355-2187; FACEBOOK. COM/PONTILLYCOFFEE Dining options: Takeout, delivery, dine-in and outdoor seating available.

The menu features coffee and espresso drinks, frappes, kolaches, pastries and breakfast sandwiches. No reservations.

Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. $

HARAHAN/ JEFFERSON/ RIVER RIDGE BOULEVARD AMERICAN BISTRO

5171 CITRUS BLVD, ELMWOOD, (504) 410-5171; BOULEVARDbistro.com See Metairie section for restaurant description.

BREAUX MART

9647 JEFFERSON HIGHWAY, RIVER RIDGE, (504) 737-8146; BREAUXMART.COM Dining options: Takeout only The deli counter’s weekly lunch specials include chicken fried steak, spinach and artichoke lasagna and fried or baked fish with sides such as okra, peas, hushpuppies and more. Lunch daily, dinner Mon.-Sat. $

CRABBY JACK’S

428 JEFFERSON HIGHWAY, JEFFERSON, (504) 833-2722; CRABBYJACKSNOLA.COM Dining options: Takeout, dine-in and outside seating available Po-boys and classic Cajun dishes are the specialty at this sister restaurant to JacquesImo’s. Slow-roasted duck tossed with gravy fills a poboy. No reservations. Lunch Tue.-Sat. $$

DESI VEGA’S PRIME BURGERS & SHAKES

1640 HICKORY AVE., HARAHAN, (504) 575-3581; DESIVEGABURGERS.COM Dining options: Takeout, dine-in and outdoor seating available Desi Vega’s casual burger joint focuses on 8-ounce patties topped in a variety of ways.

The Gambino is topped with lettuce, tomato, fire-roasted onions and peppers, garlic aioli and provolone cheese. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. $$

HIPPIE KITCHEN

3741 JEFFERSON HIGHWAY, JEFFERSON, (504) 444-4113; HKNOLA.COM Dining options: Takeout, curbside pickup, delivery and dine-in available This Old Jefferson neighborhood spot uses locally grown ingredients, including from its own garden, for seasonal dishes with an emphasis on healthy options.

Shakshuka is made with slowcooked tomatoes, peppers and local eggs and is served with house-made flatbread.

No reservations. Breakfast and lunch Tue.-Sat. $$

RIVERSHACK TAVERN

3449 RIVER ROAD, JEFFERSON, (504) 834-4938; RIVERSHACKTAVERN.COM Dining options: Takeout,

delivery, curbside pickup, dine-in and outdoor seating available A cochon de lait po-boy is topped with pepper jack cheese and jalapeno coleslaw on French bread. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. $$

SEITHER’S SEAFOOD

279 HICKORY AVE., HARAHAN, (504) 738-1116; SEITHERSSEAFOOD.COM Dining options: Takeout, curbside pickup, dine-in and outdoor seating available Part of the oyster shell parking lot at this popular Harahan seafood restaurant has been transformed into an outdoor dining space with regular live music. Delacroix nachos feature chips topped with salsa, avocado, spicy mayo, blackened Gulf fish and boiled shrimp. Reservations accepted. Lunch Tue.-Fri., dinner Tue.-Sat. $$

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KENNER AND BEYOND BRAZILIAN MARKET & CAFÉ

2424 WILLIAMS BLVD., KENNER, (504) 468-3533; BRAZILIANMARKETCAFEKENNER.COM Dining options: Takeout, delivery and dine-in available The small grocery store and cafe serves traditional Brazilian dishes as well as selling imported products. The Veggie No. 2 is a platter of rice and beans, a veggie burger patty, salad and choice of fried yuca or fried plantains. No reservations. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. $

GENDUSA’S ITALIAN MARKET

325 WILLIAMS BLVD., KENNER, (504) 305-5305; GENDUSASITALIAN.COM Dining options: Takeout, delivery, dine-in and outdoor seating available Owner-chef Troy Gendusa reopened his Italian restaurant in Kenner’s Rivertown. A Sicilian pizza is topped with mozzarella, pepperoni, Italian sausage, artichoke hearts, Kalamata olives, mushrooms, Vidalia onions and roasted garlic. Reservations accepted.

Lunch and dinner Tue.-Sun. $$

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KENNERSEAFOOD.NET Dining options: Takeout, delivery, dine-in and outdoor seating available Co-owner and chef Trudy Alexander’s menu at this popular Kenner restaurant features a range of boiled, grilled and fried seafood along with Creole dishes and po-boys. The shrimp boat includes deep fried popcorn shrimp served over french fries in a hollowed out loaf of bread. No reservations.

Lunch and dinner Mon.Sat. $$

MIDDENDORF’S

30160 HIGHWAY 51 S., AKERS, (985) 3866666; MIDDENDORFSRESTAURANT.COM Dining options: Takeout, dine-in and outdoor seating available The long-standing seafood restaurant opened in Manchac in 1934, and expanded last year to Slidell.

Middendorf’s signature thin-sliced, cornmeal-crusted fried catfish is served with fries, hushpuppies and coleslaw. No

reservations. Lunch and dinner Wed.-Sun. $$

NOLANICA

16 W. AIRLINE DRIVE, KENNER, (504) 405-0375; NOLANICA.COM Dining options: Takeout, delivery and dine-in available Gean Carlos Reyes’ family-run restaurant serves unique takes on the traditional Nicaraguan dishes he grew up eating. The NolaNica burger is a 6-ounce beef and pork patty topped with cheese, plantains and slaw between toasted coconut bread. No reservations. Lunch and early dinner Tue.-Sun. $

LAKEVIEW THE BLUE CRAB RESTAURANT AND OYSTER BAR

7900 LAKESHORE DRIVE, (504) 284-2898; THEBLUECRABNOLA.COM Dining options: Takeout, dine-in and outdoor seating available The seafood house has outdoor seating

overlooking Lake Pontchartrain. Sauteed jumbo lump blue crab cakes are served with remoulade. Reservations recommended. Lunch and dinner Tues.-Sun. $$

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5606 CANAL BLVD., (504) 483-7001; LAKEVIEWBREW.COM Dining options: Takeout, curbside pickup, delivery, dine-in and outdoor seating available A chicken avocado wrap includes grilled chicken breast, avocado, romaine lettuce, tomatoes and mango vinaigrette and is topped with fruit relish. No reservations.

Breakfast and lunch daily. $

LOTUS BISTRO

203 W. HARRISON AVE., (504) 533-9879; LOTUSBISTRONOLA.COM Dining options: Takeout, curbside pickup, delivery and outdoor seating available A Bubba Gump roll includes panko-crusted fried shrimp, snow crab and cucumber inside and ebi shrimp and tuna on top, and is served with sweet mayonnaise and togarashi. No reservations. Lunch and dinner Wed.-Sun. $$ PAGE 29

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MAIN SQUEEZE JUICE CO.

218 ROBERT E. LEE BLVD.; MAINSQUEEZEJUICECO.COM See Metairie section for restaurant description.

MING’S RESTAURANT

7224 PONTCHARTRAIN BLVD., (504) 333-6341; MINGSLAKEVIEW.COM Dining options: Takeout and dine-in available Chef Ming Joe serves Hong Kong-style dishes and American Chinese favorites.

Honey walnut shrimp features rice-battered and lightly fried shrimp with sweet cream sauce and honeyglazed walnuts. Reservations required. Dinner Wed.-Sun. $$

RIZZUTO’S RISTORANTE & CHOP HOUSE

6262 FLEUR DE LIS DRIVE, (504) 300-1804; RIZZUTOSRISTORANTE.COM Dining options: Takeout, delivery, dine-in and outdoor seating available Rizzuto’s serves steaks and Italian dishes. The steak selection includes a 14-ounce spinalis or rib-eye cap.

Reservations required. Lunch Tue.-Fri., dinner Tue.-Sun. $$$

SALA RESTAURANT & BAR

124 LAKE MARINA AVE., (504) 513-2670; SALANOLA.COM Dining options: Takeout and dine-in available.

There are shareable small plates featuring duck empanadas and large plates such as broiled Gulf fish served with beurre blanc, grilled asparagus and new potatoes.

Reservations accepted. Dinner Tue.-Sun., brunch Sat.-Sun. $$

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METAIRIE ANDREA’S RESTAURANT

3100 19TH ST., METAIRIE, (504) 834-8583; ANDREASRESTAURANT.COM Dining options: Takeout, curbside pickup, delivery, dine-in and outdoor seating available Chef Andrea Apuzzo’s restaurant has served northern Italian dishes in Metairie for 35 years. The eggplant crab cake Andrea is made with Louisiana crabmeat, eggplant and Italian herbs and is topped with lump crabmeat and lemon butter meuniere sauce. Reservations recommended. Lunch and dinner daily, brunch Sun. $$$

BOULEVARD AMERICAN BISTRO

4241 VETERANS MEMORIAL BLVD., METAIRIE, (504) 8892301; BOULEVARDBISTRO.COM Dining options: Take out, curbside pickup, delivery, dine-in and outdoor seating available Pan-seared jumbo lump crab cakes are served with french fries and coleslaw.

Reservations recommended.

Lunch and dinner daily. $$$

BREAUX MART

2904 SEVERN AVE., METAIRIE, (504) 885-5565; BREAUXMART.COM See Harahan section for restaurant description.

CHEF RON’S GUMBO STOP

2309 N. CAUSEWAY BLVD., METAIRIE, (504) 835-2022; GUMBOSTOP.COM Dining options: Takeout, delivery, dine-in and outdoor seating available Chef Ron Iafrate’s menu has several types of gumbo, naturally, and also features

sandwiches and Creole dishes.

Mumbo Gumbo is a file gumbo made with chicken, smoked sausage, shrimp, crabmeat, crawfish and okra and tomato.

Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner Tue.-Sat. $$

DORIGNAC’S FOOD CENTER

710 VETERANS MEMORIAL BLVD., METAIRIE, (504) 8348216; DORIGNACS.COM Dining options: Takeout only The family-owned grocery store’s prepared foods department offers ready-toeat entrees and sides to be taken home, including dishes from local restaurants, such as Cafe Minh’s vegetable pho.

Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. $

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Cleo’s Mediterranean Cuisine serves dishes such as beef koftas with hummus and salad.

GAMBINO’S BAKERY

4821 VETERANS MEMORIAL BLVD., METAIRIE, (504) 8857500; GAMBINOS.COM Dining options: Takeout and delivery only Gambino’s Bakery has been a local staple since 1949. An 8-inch German chocolate cake has two layers of devil’s food cake, chocolate icing and flaky coconut topping. Breakfast and lunch daily. $

KOSHER CAJUN NEW YORK DELI & GROCERY

3519 SEVERN AVE., METAIRIE, (504) 888-2010; KOSHERCAJUN.COM Dining options: Takeout, curbside pickup, delivery and dine-in available The deli and grocery specializes in kosher foods and products as well as New York classics and New Orleans staples. The Rachel is turkey breast on toasted rye bread with Russian dressing and sauerkraut. No reservations.

Breakfast and lunch Sun.-Fri., early dinner Mon.-Thu. $$

MAIN SQUEEZE JUICE CO.

2561 METAIRIE ROAD, METAIRIE, (504) 249-5058; 3660 VETERANS MEMORIAL BLVD., METAIRIE, (504) 218-7141; MAINSQUEEZEJUICECO.COM Dining options: Takeout and delivery available The menu includes juices, smoothies, coffee drinks, toasts and bowls. A Glow juice features apple, cucumber, kale, spinach and lemon. No reservations. Breakfast and lunch daily, dinner Mon.-Sat. $

NEPHEW’S RISTORANTE

4445 W. METAIRIE AVE., METAIRIE, (504) 533-9998; NEPHEWSRISTORANTE.COM Dining options: Takeout and dine-in available The “nephew” at Nephew’s Ristorante is chef Frank Catalanotto, who ran the kitchen at his late uncle Tony Angello’s restaurant. The Creole Italian menu features dishes like veal served with peppers and mushrooms, braised rabbit, and Mama’s Eggplant with red gravy and Romano cheese. Reservations required. Dinner Tue.-Sat. $$

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and other European countries, Nor-Joe Import Co.’s food menu features sandwiches and rotating pasta specials.

The Serrano sandwich features Serrano ham, provolone cheese and pesto mayonnaise on a hoagie roll. No reservations. Lunch daily. $$

of po-boys, such as ham and roast beef, smoked sausage, shrimp, oyster and chicken salad, served on a 9-inch or 12-inch bun. No reservations.

Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. $

OSCAR’S LOUNGE & RESTAURANT

4411 CHASTANT ST., METAIRIE, (504) 885-2984; VINCENTSITALIANCUISINE.COM Dining options: Takeout, delivery and dine-in available Lasagna is made with ground beef and Italian sausage layered between noodles and mozzarella, Parmesan, ricotta, basil and red sauce.

Reservations recommended.

Lunch Wed.-Fri., dinner Mon.Sat. $$

2027 METAIRIE ROAD, METAIRIE, (504) 831-9540; OSCARSOLDMETAIRIE.COM Dining options: Takeout, curbside pickup, delivery and dine-in available This Old Metairie neighborhood lounge specializes in half-pound burgers and sandwiches — and Marilyn Monroe, with more than 200 pictures and paintings of the star on the walls. Pulled pork is tossed in hickory barbecue sauce and served on choice of bread with horseradish sauce and chips.

No reservations. Lunch Tue.Sun., dinner daily, late night Tue.-Sat. $

SWEET HANDKRAFT

3363 SEVERN AVE., METAIRIE, (504) 516-2915; FACEBOOK.COM/ SWEETHANDKRAFT Dining options: Takeout and dine-in available Asian flavors infuse many of the sweets, including ice cream, doughnuts, cookies and more. Seasonal macaron flavors include pumpkin spiced cheesecake, red velvet cream cheese, black berry goat cheese and apple tart caramel.

No reservations. Lunch and dinner Tue.-Sun. $

QWIK CHEK DELI & CATERING

2018 CLEARVIEW PARKWAY, METAIRIE, (504) 456-6362; QWIKCHEKPOBOYS.COM Dining options: Takeout, delivery, dine-in and outdoor seating available This casual eatery serves salads, muffulettas, plate dinners and a wide selection

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422 S. BROAD ST., (504) 2185321; ADDISNOLA.COM Dining options: Takeout, delivery and dine-in available The Ethiopian restaurant has a changing Vegan Monday special that features dishes such as mushroom tibs and sweet potato wot.

Reservations required. Lunch and dinner Wed.-Mon. $$

ANGELO BROCATO

214 N. CARROLLTON AVE., (504) 486-1465; ANGELOBROCATOICECREAM.COM Dining options: Takeout and dine-in Go for the house-made gelato flavors, some using seasonal fruit, but don’t forget the cannoli, tiramisu, cassatine (Sicilian Cassata cake) or biscotti. No reservations.

Lunch and dinner Tue.-Sun. $

BLUE OAK BBQ

900 N. CARROLLTON AVE., (504) 822-2583; BLUEOAKBBQ.COM Dining options: Takeout, delivery and outdoor seating available

Barbecue combination platters include two or three meats (pulled pork, chicken, spare ribs, green onion sausage), two sides, white bread, pickles and onions. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. $$

BROWN BUTTER SOUTHERN KITCHEN & BAR

231 N. CARROLLTON AVE., (504) 609-3871; BROWNBUTTERRESTAURANT.COM Dining options: Takeout, curbside pickup, and dine-in available The fried chicken sandwich on a brioche bun is available two ways: with collard greens, pickles and hot honey sauce or Nashville Hot with pickles, cane slaw and chilies.

Reservations recommended.

Lunch and dinner Wed.-Sat., brunch Sun. $$

CLESI’S RESTAURANT & CATERING

4323 BIENVILLE ST., (504) 9090108; CLESICATERING.COM Dining options: Takeout, curbside pickup, dine-in and

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Large meatballs are served at Gendusa’s Italian Market in the Rivertown area of Kenner.

outdoor seating available.

James Clesi parlayed his love of boiling crawfish into this casual seafood restaurant. A fried seafood platter includes catfish, oysters, head-on shrimp, remoulade and cocktail sauce. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner Tue.-Sun. $$

411-1 N. CARROLLTON AVE., (504) 408-2626; FELIPESTAQUERIA.COM See French Quarter section for restaurant description.

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7834 EARHART BLVD., (504) 509-6287; FACEBOOK.COM/ DUNBARSCREOLECUISINE Dining options: Takeout, delivery and indoor dining available.

Dunbar serves home-style New Orleans Creole cooking. A fried seafood platter includes shrimp, oysters, catfish, crab balls, hushpuppies and french

fries. No reservations. Lunch Mon.-Fri. $$

FELIPE’S MEXICAN TAQUERIA

3701 IBERVILLE ST., (504) 4886582; KATIESINMIDCITY.COM Dining options: Takeout, curbside pickup, delivery and dine-in available The menu combines American, Cajun and Creole favorites.

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3312 ESPLANADE AVE., (504) 488-6946; LOLASNEWORLEANS.COM Dining options: Takeout, curbside pickup, dine-in and outdoor seating available.

Lola’s serves classic Spanish dishes. Seafood paella includes mussels, shrimp, fish, calamari, scallops, vegetables, garlic, saffron and herbs in Arborio rice.

Reservations accepted.

Dinner daily. $$

MIKIMOTO JAPANESE RESTAURANT

3301 S. CARROLLTON AVE., (504) 488-1881; MIKIMOTOSUSHI.COM Dining options: Takeout and delivery only The menu includes soups, salads, sushi, sashimi and rice and udon dishes. A sashimi platter features an assortment of tuna, salmon, red snapper, yellowtail and crab stick.

Lunch Sun.-Fri., dinner daily. $$

NEYOW’S CREOLE CAFE

3332 BIENVILLE ST., (504) 827-5474; NEYOWS.COM Dining options: Takeout, dine-in and outdoor seating available.

The menu includes po-boys, red beans, jambalaya, smothered pork chops and more.

Sauteed shrimp is served in a spicy Creole sauce over a white rice.

No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Late night dining Fri.-Sat. $$

PARKWAY BAKERY & TAVERN

538 HAGAN AVE., (504) 482-3047; FACEBOOK.COM/ PARKWAYPOORBOYS Dining options: Takeout, curbside pickup, limited dine-in and outdoor seating available Parkway is known for po-boys filled with meat, seafood and vegetarian fillings. A roast beef po-boy is dressed with gravy on Leidenheimer bread. Reservations accepted for large parties. Lunch Wed.Sun. $

SWEET SOULFOOD

1025 N. BROAD ST., (504) 821-2669; SWEETVEGANSOULFOOD.COM Dining options: Takeout and delivery only This casual restaurant puts a vegan spin on New Orleans and American classics.

Weekly specials include eggplant lasagna, macaroni and cheese, red beans, and chicken fried cauliflower with sweet heat, barbecue or jerk flavors. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat. $

TOUPS’ MEATERY

845 N. CARROLLTON AVE., (504) 252-4999; TOUPSMEATERY.COM Dining options: Takeout, dine-in and outdoor seating available Chef Isaac Toups serves modern Cajuninfluenced fare. The Meatery Board features a changing spread of house-made charcuterie and accouterments such as sausages, chicken liver mousse, rillons, PAGE 37

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Come down to the Westend/Lakeview area for some good Chinese food, the kind of food your grandma would’ve cooked if she were Chinese. We have Happy Hour, 4:30 to 6:00. If you make it down here and we are too busy, there are some great restaurants like Two Tony’s, Lakeview Harbor, Russell’s, and Sala all just a few steps away. Enjoy. Stay healthy. Be safe.

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daube glace, hog’s head cheese, cracklings, boudin balls and more. Reservations recommended. Lunch and dinner daily. $$$

VENEZIA RESTAURANT

134 N. CARROLLTON AVE., (504) 488-7991; VENEZIANEWORLEANS.NET Dining options: Takeout, delivery and dine-in available.

The menu of traditional Italian dishes includes cannelloni are filled with ground veal and spinach and baked in red and white sauces. Reservations recommended. Lunch Wed.Fri. and Sun., dinner Wed.Sun. $$

NORTHSHORE DEL PORTO RISTORANTE

501 E. BOSTON ST., COVINGTON, (985) 875-1006; DELPORTORISTORANTE.COM Dining options: Takeout, curbside pickup and dine-in available Torre and David Solazzo’s downtown Covington restaurant serves an Italian menu inspired by Tuscany.

Cavatelli pasta is served with roasted eggplant, cherry tomatoes, mozzarella, marinara sauce and Parmesan breadcrumbs. Reservations recommended. Lunch and dinner Tue.-Sat. $$$

HAMBONE

544 GIROD ST., MANDEVILLE, (985) 778-0531; EATHAMBONE.COM Dining options: Takeout, delivery, dine-in and outdoor seating available Luke and Marci Hidalgo’s restaurant in Old Mandeville serves a contemporary take on Souther comfort food. Luke’s Fried Chicken Sandwich is a fried chicken thigh served on a brioche bun with sweet potato mayo, pickles, banana peppers, red onion and lettuce. No reservations. Dinein: lunch Tue.-Sun., dinner Fri.-

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MERIBO

326 N. LEE LANE, COVINGTON, (985) 302-5533; MERIBOPIZZA.COM Dining options: Takeout, curbside pickup, dine-in and outdoor seating available Chef Gavin Jobe’s Italian menu is modern with Southern influences. Wild boar and sweet pepper ragout is served over mafalde pasta with eggplant, pecans and herbs.

Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner Tue.-Sun. $$

MIDDENDORF’S

1951 OAK HARBOR BLVD., SLIDELL, (985) 771-7777; MIDDENDORFSRESTAURANT.COM See Kenner and Beyond section for restaurant description.

TREY YUEN CUISINE OF CHINA

600 N. CAUSEWAY BLVD., MANDEVILLE, (985) 626-4476; TREYYUEN.COM Dining options: Takeout, curbside pickup and dine-in available The Wong family’s restaurant has been a consistent option for Chinese dishes for decades.

Marinated sliced alligator is stir-fried in oyster sauce with mushrooms and green onions and served with hot pepper oil.

Reservations accepted. Lunch Tue.-Fri. and Sun., dinner Tue.Sat. $$

ST. BERNARD BREAUX MART

315 E. JUDGE PEREZ DRIVE, CHALMETTE, (504) 262-0750; BREAUXMART.COM See Harahan section for restaurant description.

THE KITCHEN TABLE CAFE

7005 ST. CLAUDE AVE., ARABI, (504) 301-2285; KITCHENTABLEARABI.COM Dining options: Takeout, delivery, dine-in and outdoor

seating available This casual neighborhood restaurant serves homey American dishes using locally sourced ingredients. Fried Gulf oysters are served on grilled white toast with bacon, lettuce and tomato with sweet chili mayo. No reservations. Lunch and dinner Tue.-Sat. $$

THE PALMS TOO

8001 W. ST. BERNARD HIGHWAY, SUITE B, ARABI, (504) 277-6996; THEPALMSTOO.COM Dining options: Takeout, delivery and dine-in available Soft-shell crab Bienvenu is topped with crawfish cream sauce, Parmesan cheese and chives. Reservations accepted.

Lunch and dinner daily. $$$

PIROGUE’S WHISKEY BAYOU

6940 ST. CLAUDE AVE., ARABI, (504) 676-3357; PIROGUESWHISKEYBAYOU.COM Dining options: Takeout,

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A hot batch of fried chicken is ready at McHardy’s Chicken & Fixin’ on North Broad Street.

delivery, dine-in and outdoor seating available This Arabi bar’s new menu features Detroit-style pizza, nachos, wings and sandwiches.

Irish nachos feature housecut or waffle fries topped with cheddar and mozzarella cheeses, queso, black beans, pico, jalapenos, sour cream and bacon. No reservations.

Lunch Fri.-Sun., dinner daily. $$

SECRET THAI RESTAURANT

9212 W. JUDGE PEREZ DRIVE, CHALMETTE, (504) 3452487; FACEBOOK.COM/ SECRETTHAIRESTAURANT Dining options: Takeout, delivery and dine-in available

This not-so-secret Chalmette restaurant is known for its traditional Thai dishes and spicy heat. A choice of beef, chicken, pork, shrimp or tofu is sauteed in chili sauce with bell pepper, onion, mushrooms and carrots. No reservations. Lunch and dinner Tue.-Sun. $$

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1781 N. DORGENOIS ST., (504) 252-4538; BUTTERMILKDROP.COM Dining options: Takeout and delivery only Have your fried chicken with French toast or pancakes, and add signature buttermilk drops for dessert. No reservations. Breakfast and lunch daily. $

DOOKY CHASE’S RESTAURANT

2301 ORLEANS AVE., (504) 821-0600; FACEBOOK. COM/DOOKYCHASERESTAURANT Dining options: Takeout and dine-in available The Chase family carries on the tradition of legendary Creole chef Leah Chase. The menu includes family meals for four and individual dishes such as fried catfish with lima beans, shrimp Clemenceau and more. Reservations accepted. Lunch Tue.Fri., dinner Fri.-Sat. $$

J’S CREOLE WINGS

1700 N. CLAIBORNE AVE., (504) 309-9444; JSCREOLEWINGS.COM Dining options: Takeout, delivery and outdoor seating available Built out of a repurposed shipping container as part of The Box Spot, J’s Creole Wings is all about wings tossed in a variety of spices and sauces.

Boneless or classic wings are available in six-, eight- or 10-piece combos with seasoned fries and a drink. No reservations. Lunch and dinner Wed.-Mon. $

MCHARDY’S CHICKEN & FIXIN’

1458 N. BROAD ST., (504) 949-0000; INSTAGRAM.COM/ MCHARDYSCHICKEN Dining options: Takeout only McHardy’s focuses almost entirely on fried chicken. Side dishes include seasoned greens, red beans, fried okra, fries and mashed potatoes. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat. $

WILLIE MAE’S SCOTCH HOUSE

2401 ST. ANNE ST., (504) 822-9503; WILLIEMAESNOLA.COM Dining options: Curbside pickup, delivery and dine-in available Three pieces of fried chicken are served with

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a side such as mac and cheese, butter beans and sweet potato fries.

Lunch Mon.-Fri. $$

UPTOWN BEARCAT CAFE

2521 JENA ST., (504) 3099011; BEARCATCAFE.COM Dining options: Takeout and dine-in available The menu offers healthconscious options (“Good Cat”) and more indulgent items (“Bad Cat”). Vegan Bearcat is a tofu scramble with crispy potatoes and black bean sausage and the Bearcat Breakfast has two eggs, potatoes and bacon or bison sausage. No reservations. Breakfast and lunch Tue.-Sun. $$

BLUE GIANT

1300 MAGAZINE ST., (504) 582-9060; BLUEGIANTNOLA.COM Dining options: Takeout and dine-in available The Chinese-American menu highlights ingredients from south Louisiana. Try crab Rangoons, salt and pepper catfish or duck lo mein. Reservations accepted inside; first come, first serve outside.

Lunch and dinner Wed.Mon. $$

BREAUX MART

3233 MAGAZINE ST., (504) 262-6019; BREAUXMART.COM See Harahan section for restaurant description.

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Takeout, delivery and dine-in available Banana Blossom Thai Restaurant owner Jimmy Cho (and BRG Hospitality) opened this cafe with a smaller menu of traditional and street food-inspired dishes.

Spicy drunken noodles combines chicken, flat rice noodles, vegetables, Thai chilies and green peppercorns.

Reservations recommended. Dinner daily. $$

COAST ROAST

3618 MAGAZINE ST., (504) 354-9422; CRCOFFEENOLA.COM See Bywater/Marigny section for restaurant description.

COMMANDER’S PALACE

1403 WASHINGTON AVE., (504) 899-8221; COMMANDERSPALACE.COM Dining options: Takeout, dine-in and outdoor seating available The menu of contemporary Creole cooking includes pecan-roasted Gulf redfish with prosecco-

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Thin fried catfish is the specialty at Middendorf’s in Manchac and Slidell.

poached jumbo lump crab, roasted corn, asparagus, grilled kale, melted leeks and lemony whisky flambeed crabfat butter. Reservations required. Dinner daily, brunch Sat.-Sun. $$$

EL CUCUY

3507 TCHOUPITOULAS ST., (504) 897-5395; ELCUCUYNOLA.COM Dining options: Takeout, delivery and outdoor seating available Recently opened, El Cucuy serves “antojitos� (“little cravings,� aka Mexican street food) such as tacos (including vegetarian and trompo al pastor), elote, duros, and torta original or pambazo (Mexican-style sandwich). Flour tortillas are made by the owner’s family company near the Mexican/Texas border; corn tortillas are made in Kenner. Lunch and dinner Wed.-Mon. $

JOEY K’S RESTAURANT AND BAR

3001 MAGAZINE ST., (504) 891-0997; JOEYKSRESTAURANT.COM Dining options: Takeout, delivery and dine-in available New Orleans home cooking includes red beans and rice, fried chicken, seafood platters, po-boys, and bread pudding topped with rum sauce.

Reservations accepted.

Lunch and dinner Mon.Sat. $$

LULA RESTAURANT DISTILLERY

1532 ST. CHARLES AVE., (504) 267-7624; LULANOLA.COM Dining options: Takeout, curbside pickup and dine-in available The three types of shrimp boils — ginger-lemon grass, garlic butter and hot

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garlic — are popular options at the microdistillary. Reservations recommended. Lunch and dinner daily, brunch Sat.-Sun. $$

Hey Y’all WE ARE OPEN! Friday - Monday 7am - 2pm Spacious Outdoor dinning area call for reservation 504.872.0360

MAIS AREPAS

1200 CARONDELET ST., (504) 523-6247; FACEBOOK.COM/ MAISAREPAS Dining options: Takeout, curbside pickup and dine-in available Pulled pork, chicken, chorizo, and shrimp are some of the fillings for Colombian-style arepas — stuffed maize flour bread pockets. Reservations recommended. Lunch Tue.-Sat., dinner Tue.Sun. $$

SABA

#TAGEAUX available for curbside pickup

5757 MAGAZINE ST., (504) 324-7770; EATWITHSABA.COM Dining options: Takeout and dine-in available Chef Alon Shaya’s modern Israeli menu includes blue crab on top of hummus, Moroccan-seasoned roasted carrots, baba ghanoush, and entrees such as

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moussaka. Reservations recommended. Lunch Fri., dinner Wed.-Mon., brunch Sat.-Sun. $$$

SEED

1330 PRYTANIA ST., (504) 417-7333; SEEDNEWORLEANS.COM Dining options: Takeout, delivery and dine-in available The plant-based menu includes artichoke “falafel” of fried artichoke balls, served with pickled cabbage, cucumber salad, toum, and spicy fresno sauce.

Lunch and dinner daily $$

SLIM GOODIES

3322 MAGAZINE ST., (504) 891-3447; SLIMGOODIESDINER.COM Dining options: Takeout, curbside pickup, delivery, dine-in available Waffles, omelets, pancakes, burgers and french fries are given a New Orleans twist. Les Bon Temps is an omelet filled with crawfish etouffee and served with toast or a biscuit. No reservations. Breakfast and lunch daily. $$

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Plume Algiers serves Indian dishes such as aloo chat, Bengali shrimp, basmati rice with fresh herbs, naan bread and appam.

OPEN DAILY 7AM - 8PM

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TITO’S CEVICHE AND PISCO

5015 MAGAZINE ST., (504) 267-7612; TITOSCEVICHEPISCO.COM Dining options: Takeout, curbside pickup, delivery, dine-in available The Peruvian restaurant offers eight varieties of ceviche, including Limeno (fish, shrimp, calamari and octopus) and Tiradito Nikkei (Sashimi-grade yellowfin tuna). Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat. $$$

VALS

4632 FRERET ST., (504) 356-0006; VALSNOLA.COM Dining options: Takeout, pickup, and outdoor seating only A renovated service station is the home of this taqueria serving tacos filled with beef belly, pork shoulder, fried fish, green mole chicken or sweet potatoes. No reservations. Lunch Sat.Sun, dinner Mon.-Sun. $

ZARA’S LIL’ GIANT SUPERMARKET & PO-BOYS

4838 PRYTANIA ST., (504) 895-0581; ZARASMARKET.COM Dining options: Takeout, curbside pickup, delivery and outdoor seating available This neighborhood supermarket includes

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an on-site butcher and a deli serving po-boys and prepared foods. Slowroasted beef is served with gravy on French bread and dressed with lettuce, tomatoes, pickles and mayo. No reservations. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. $

WEST BANK BANANA BLOSSOM

500 9TH ST., GRETNA, (504) 500-0997; 504BANANABLOSSOM.COM Dining options: Takeout, delivery and dine-in available Owner and chef Jimmy Cho’s Thai restaurant is a popular West Bank establishment for its elevated versions of traditional dishes. The Hawaii 504 includes coconut shrimp served with pineapple, broccoli, soft-boiled egg and a Thai barbecue sauce over rice. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner Tue.-Sat. $$

ESTRALITA’S

1022 WESTBANK EXPRESSWAY, WESTWEGO, (504) 340-8517; WWW.ESTRALITAS.COM Dining options: Takeout, delivery and dine-in available Owner Estralita Soniat’s restaurant focuses on hearty Louisiana dishes, sandwiches and desserts. The Speedster is a shrimp platter served with mac and

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Pork and shrimp dumplings are on the menu at Blue Giant in Uptown.

cheese, potato salad and vegetable of the day. No reservations. Breakfast Mon.-Fri., lunch Mon.Sat. $

PLUME ALGIERS

1113 TECHE ST., (504) 381-4893; PLUMEALGIERS.COM Dining options: Takeout only Chef Tyler Stuart and Merritt Coscia’s new restaurant serves a rotating menu of regional Indian dishes as takeout. Keralan fried chicken features four pieces of wet-battered fried chicken thighs served with garlic and chili chutney. No reservations. Lunch and dinner Wed.-Sat. $$

TAN DINH

1705 LAFAYETTE ST., GRETNA, (504) 361-8008; TANDINHNOLA.COM Dining options: Takeout, delivery and dine-in available This go-to Vietnamese restaurant at the corner of Lafayette and 17th streets features a thick menu of dishes both familiar and unique. Skewered lemongrass pork is served with steamed flour buns flavored with savory coconut. No

reservations. Lunch and dinner Tue.-Sun. $$

THAI DJING

93 5TH ST., GRETNA, (504) 766-0681; FACEBOOK. COM/THAIDJINGCUISINE Dining options: Takeout, dine-in and outdoor seating available Chef Suda Ounin and Jeerasak Boonlert’s new restaurant grew out of their popular Thai food truck and recently opened in a pink building on 5th Street. Classic pad thai is made with rice noodles, egg, red and green onion, pad thai sauce and a choice of beef, chicken, shrimp or tofu.

Reservations accepted.

Lunch Tue.-Sun., dinner Tue.-Sat. $$

TURMERIC

1025 WESTBANK EXPRESSWAY, GRETNA, (504) 354-1422; TURMERICNOLA.COM Dining options: Takeout, delivery and dine-in available This relatively new restaurant serves a range of Indian staples.

Boneless lamb is cooked in a traditional-style chili paste and vinegar.

Reservations accepted.

Lunch and dinner Wed.Mon. $$

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Go to gnocollaborative.com for direct links to our schools’ websites.

Audubon Charter School ..........auduboncharter.org (PK3-3) Broadway Campus (4-8) Milan Campus (PK3-5) Gentilly Campus Check website for updates and information.

Benjamin Franklin Elementary Mathematics and Science School ....... babyben.org (PK-5) Jefferson Campus (6-8) Nashville Campus Check website for updates and information.

Benjamin Franklin High School ................ bfhsla.org

(9-12) Live virtual open house: Nov. 10 at 5:30pm Check website for details.

Einstein Charter Schools .............einsteincharter.org (PK-5) Einstein Charter Village de l’Est (Pk-5) Sherwood Forest Elementary (6-8) Einstein Charter Middle at Sarah T. Reed (9-12) Einstein Charter High at Sarah T. Reed Check website for updates and information.

Hynes Charter School ...................... hynesschool.org

(Gifted PK, K-8) Hynes Charter School Lakeview (K-2) Hynes Charter School UNO (K-8) Hynes Charter School Coghill at Parkview Check website for updates and information.

International High School of New Orleans (IHSNO) ....................................................... ihsnola.org Statewide school (9-12) Check website for updates and information.

International School of Louisiana ........... isl-edu.org Statewide school (K-2) Dixon Campus (French and Spanish) (3-8) Uptown Campus (French and Spanish) (K-5) Westbank Campus (Spanish) Check website for updates and information.

Discovery Schools............................. discoveryhsf.org

(K-12) Kenner Discovery Dr. John Ochsner Discovery (K-6) Check website for updates and information.

Lusher Charter School .....................lusherschool.org (K-5) Willow Campus

(6-12) Freret Campus Check website for updates and information on future virtual tours and 360° campus photos.

Mary McLeod Bethune ....................bethunenola.org (PK4-8) Check website for updates and information.

Morris Jeff Community School .................... morrisjeffschool.org (PK4-8) Lopez Campus (9-12) Clark Campus Check website for updates and information on future virtual tours and 360 campus photos.

New Orleans Charter Science and Math High School (Sci High)................ noscihigh.org (9-12) Check website for updates and information.

Young Audiences Charter School ...................................yacharterschool.org Live virtual open houses on:

(PreK-K) Little YACS Campus - Jan. 27, Mar. 10, 6-7pm (Prek4-11) Burmaster Campus - Nov. 11, Jan. 27, Mar. 10, Apr. 14, 6-7pm Check website for details.

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VENEZIA

NOR-JOE

Since 1957 Venezia Restaurant has served locals authentic Italian dishes and handmade pizza. Also know for delicious steaks and fresh local seafood. Try one of our delicious house specialties. Cannelloni - Ground veal & fresh spinach stuffed in 2 crepes topped with Venezia’s signature red & alfredo sauces and baked to perfection.

Cheese Wheel Pasta

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BREAUX MART

Nor Joe Imports is much more than great muffulettas. This Italian grocery and deli imports meat, cheeses, and wines from around the world.

Try their Cheese Wheel pasta experience! Pasta tossed in a giant wheel of Grana Padano until velvety and rich, topped with a scratch made sauce of your choosing.

ANNUNCIATION

Shrimp Mirliton Dressing

Fresh Drum Yvonne

If it’s fall, that means it’s mirliton season, and there’s no better way to enjoy these Creole squash-like favorites than in a dressing. The shrimp helps balance out the flavor, making it a perfect side dish for a special meal or even just a quick snack if you have a sudden craving!

This fish tends to be meatier than others, meaning it can hold up well surrounded by a plate full of perfectly-cooked vegetables. This entrée comes with artichokes, mushrooms, green onions, Brabant potatoes and broccoli, making for a hearty meal to remember.

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JOEY K’S Shrimp & Grits Lightly sautéed shrimp in a creamy maque choux andouille sauce over cheese grits with a biscuit or toast served on Sundays. Joey K’s now open from 10am - 3pm every Sunday. Offering new brunch items & their regular menu.

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CARNAVAL LOUNGE Brazilian Street Food Skewers - chicken marinated with thyme, rosemary & cumin, served with housemade garlic rosemary aioli and grilled fresh vegetables, served with housemade serrano lemon aioli.

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TH E FA LL E AT LI S T

KEBAB

RIZZUTO’S

SHORT STOP PO-BOYS

Fresh Ground Falafel made every morning with lots of parsley, cilantro, garlic, onions and lemon juice served alongside House Baked Bread, Hummus, Greens, Cous Cous Salad, Pickles, Beets, Cabbage, Red Onions, Mint Turmeric Dressing, Spanish Garlic and Tahini Sauce.

Chicken Spiedini

Roast Beef Po-boy

Who says lunch has to be boring? This Let’s Do The Lunch dish features thin breaded chicken with Pecorino Romano, tomatoes, egg and salami, all topped with a lemon butter sauce that brings all of the flavors together.

Our debris style roast beef, delicious, always tender and juicy. Prepared in our own rich gravy and served dripping with gravy or all the way to dry. You tell us how you like it best! Our best seller! Can also be served cold sliced.

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G A M B I T

Chicken Pesto Pizza Pizza is a takeout staple, but that doesn’t mean you have to settle for pepperoni and cheese. The Chicken Pesto Pizza is topped with pesto sauce, mozzarella, goat cheese, chicken, roasted red peppers and purple onions. Like all Theo’s pizzas, it’s baked in a stone hearth oven for 30 minutes.

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Not Yo Mama’s Corn Cakes Our famous dish! Two amazingly delicious corn cakes grilled to perfection. Covered in creamy egg sauce, topped with cheddar cheese, bacon bits & green onions.

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ACORN Grilled Corn Elote Bowl

Is it one of those days where you’re hungry but can’t decide what you want? This bowl is sure to hit all the marks. It includes baby arugula, grilled corn, red onion, bell pepper, cherry tomatoes, shaved radish, cotija cheese and cilantro, all pulled together with a jalapeno-lime vinaigrette. The fresh ingredients will leave you satisfied for hours!

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WHO DAT CAFE

ANGELO BROCATO Apple Crisp Gelato

Fall marks the height of the apple season and a gelato is a great way to enjoy them. The apple crisp gelato is part of Angelo Brocato’s seasonal menu, so get yours while it’s still available. This is a creambased gelato with apple pieces swirled in and a golden baked crumble spread throughout – like an apple pie a la mode, only without all the baking!

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LIBERTY’S KITCHEN Liberty’s Kitchen is excited to announce we have safely and responsibility reopened our Broad Street Cafe! Serving breakfast, coffee and lunch for pick up at 504-822-4011, delivery from Uber Eats or dine in! Enjoy our fan favorite, House Made Black Bean Burger (vegetarian/vegan).

Melted Cheddar, avocado mash, lettuce, tomato & cilantro-lime mayo on toasted whole wheat bun.

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KATIE’S Fried Catfish over Jambalaya w/ Seafood Cream Sauce

If you’re craving seafood, look no further than this dish. It starts with the local favorite, jambalaya, but it definitely doesn’t stop there. A generous portion of fried catfish is laid on top, with a homemade seafood cream sauce drizzled over all of it. You’re sure to get your Louisiana fix with this one!

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THEO’S

TH E FA LL E AT LI S T

MING’S RESTAURANT

RIVERSHACK TAVERN

NOLA CAYE Braised Oxtail

General Tso Chicken

12-ounce Grilled Ribeye Steak

If you like your food with a spicy kick, this is the perfect meal for you. You’ll get several pieces of all-white meat chicken with a garlicky sweet hot sauce, paired with vegetables. Your taste buds won’t forget this one anytime soon!

Made with the freshest meat available, this steak is not for the faint of heart! If you are meat lover, this is the perfect chance to dig in to a juicy ribeye that is sure to stick to your ribs. It comes with a salad and potato for a full meal to remember.

Are you ready to get a little adventurous with your food? Look no further than this dish from a Caribbean favorite in New Orleans. The oxtail is browned with spices, then slow-roasted until forktender. It’s served with jalapeno-cheddar grits and pan jus for the perfect taste of the islands!

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P R O M O T I O N

BOURBON HOUSE

BROWN BUTTER

THE COMMISSARY

Redfish on the half-shell

Paneed Berkshire Pork Chop

Satisfy your seafood cravings with this hearty dish that includes a large portion of fish, jumbo lump crabmeat, crab-boiled potatoes, frisee, caramelized balsamic onions and lemon beurre blanc. This one is sure to please anybody who wants a flavorful dish that represents some of the best ingredients Louisiana has to offer!

The chefs here have elevated a classic by pairing the version on the main menu with green tomatoes, sweet corn chow chow, arugula and tasso sawmill gravy. It’s a taste of home cooking with a fresh twist that you won’t find just anywhere.

Smash Patty Burger We’ve come to the conclusion that there is very little a juicy cheeseburger can’t fix, at least for a little while (looking at you, 2020).

Take your mind off of things with this classic: two 3 oz. house ground chuck patties, topped with American cheese, mayo and house pickles and served on a potato bun.

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RED GRAVY

RESTAURANT R’EVOLUTION

PALACE CAFÉ

Arancini

Beer-Battered Crab Beignets

Andouille Crusted Fish

Nothing says comfort food like an Italian dish, and the arancini at Red Gravy Café fits the bill perfectly.

These rice balls are stuffed with meat, peas and mozzarella, then topped with a red gravy for the classic touch. They’re on the small plates menu, so eat them as an appetizer, a meal or even share – but you’ll probably want these all to yourself!

Restaurant R’evolution is reopening on October 22nd for dinner Thursday-Sunday! Visit Opentable for reservations. Start your meal with our most popular appetizer, BEER-BATTERED CRAB BEIGNETS with Four Rémoulades.

If you want a dish that packs a big flavor punch, look no further. This entrée comes with panroasted Gulf fish, andouille breadcrumbs, farm vegetables, crystal beurre blanc and a chive aioli. Your taste buds will definitely thank you after you polish this one off!

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POKE LOA

DICKIE BRENNAN’S STEAKHOUSE

TABLEAU

House Filet

King Loa Bowl

Chicken Tableau

This one is for all the meat lovers out there!

A thick-cut, 6-oz. filet is paired with creamed spinach, Pontalba potatoes, flash-fried oysters and béarnaise for an ideal, meaty dish that’s part of the specialty entrees menu.

This large and hearty bowl is sure to leave you satisfied for hours! It starts with a base of white rice and a spring mix, topped with two scoops each of salmon and tuna. Plenty of mix-ins, marinades and toppings are added, including cilantro, baby cucumbers, black sesame seeds, avocado and even more!

Maybe you want to be a little healthy but can’t resist the lure of some delicious fried chicken.

Problem solved with the Chicken Tableau. This plate includes an herb-roasted chicken breast, crispy thigh, potatoes Tableau, bearnaise and a chicken demi-glace.

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Craving classic southern Italian comfort food? Look no further than Vincent’s Italian Cuisine. Each of Vincent’s locations has its own unique charm, but you can count on a delicious meal at both of them.

Come in and try the Homemade Lasagna - Ground beef & Italian Sausage layered between fresh lasagna sheets with mozzarella, Parmesan, ricotta, & basil, finished with our homemade red sauce.

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BAYONA Smoked Duck PB&J

Our riff on the classic is made with house smoked duck, peanut-cashew butter, pepper jelly, and marinated red onion on whole-grain bread, served with apple-celery salad. Salty, creamy, spicy, sweet, and oh so flavorful. Open Wed – Sat, 3pm to 9 pm. Sundays, 11 am to 2 pm.

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THE STEAKHOUSE AT HARRAH’S

MIKIMOTO

Jumbo Lump Crab Cake

Sashimi Lunch

Jumbo lump crab folded with holy trinity then cast iron seared. Served with piquillo pepper & malt vinegar aioli and a bed of fennel-citrus slaw with black currant tomatoes.

It doesn’t get much fresher than the assortment available here. You can order slices of sashimi, tuna, fresh salmon, yellow tail, red snapper and crabstick for a meal that’s fresh and delightful.

Served with soup and salad.

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MOTHER’S RESTAURANT

MAGAZINE PIZZA

With its sign “Worlds Best Baked Ham”—has been a fixture on Poydras Street since 1938. Its sweet ham is a classic that has stood the test of time. The recipe is a family secret, and the hams (which can be ordered) have graced many a holiday table.

Fresh mozzarella, tomato, fresh basil, oregano, parmesan cheese, and garlic herb butter sauce.

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Serving up specialty pizzas loaded with toppings, plus calzones, wraps and more. Try the classic

MARGHERITA PIZZA

P R O M O T I O N

VINCENT’S ITALIAN RESTAURANT

TH E FA LL E AT LI S T

NEPHEWS RISTORANTE

THE BLUE CRAB

ANDREA’S

Being the nephew of the late Tony Angello, and working alongside him at Tony Angello’s Ristorante since 1972, Chef Frank Catalanotto proudly continues the tradition of serving up classic Sicilian and Italian Creole cuisine. This fall-off-the-bone tender Osso Bucco is braised in a hearty wine and tomato sauce and served with pasta. Call 504-533-9998 for reservations.

Looking for delicious local food and the best view of Lake Pontchartrain? Go no further than The Blue Crab Restaurant & Oyster Bar. Try the fan favorite Basin BBQ Shrimp & Grits Jumbo shrimp sauteed in a spicy rosemary garlic butter sauce, served with our cheese biscuit over s bed of creamy stone ground cheese grits.

Andrea’s Restaurant offers the finest in New Orleans local seafood, authentic Northern Italian, and Continental Cuisine. Chef Andrea Apuzzo opened his restaurant in 1985 and is still supervising and cooking in the kitchen daily. A guest favorite is Speckled Trout Royale - Trout with fresh Louisiana crabmeat and lemon butter.

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Speckled Trout Royale

G A M B I T

P R O M O T I O N

LAKEVIEW BREW

LIUZZA’S RESTAURANT & BAR

GOLDEN GATE BISTRO

Cuban Panini

Slowed cooked seasoned pork, honey maple ham, sliced dill pickles, Swiss cheese and creole brown mustard panini grilled to perfection with your choice of bread. Served with a kosher pickle spear and your choice of side. Dine-in, 2 outdoor patios, take-out and delivery.

They’re savory and crisp and delicious, perfected battered and fried. A tower of Liuzza’s French Fried Onion Rings is the perfect appetizer. Family owned and operated since 1947. Other specialties include the Frenchuletta, Italian stuffed artichokes and over stuffed po-boys.

Bandeja Paisa is one of the most famous dishes in Colombia. It comes with white rice, red beans, grilled steak, pork belly, fried egg, avocado, sweet plantain, Colombian chorizo and arepa.

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CHEF RON’S GUMBO STOP Southern Fried Chicken Don’t let the name fool you: The menu here has plenty of New Orleans favorites, including the fried chicken plate. You’ll get three mixed pieces with your choice of side. Additional pieces can be purchased for an extra charge, so there’s no excuse for going hungry with this one.

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KOSHER CAJUN DELI The J & N Is our signature sandwich Consists of Corned Beef & Pastrami on toasted rye with Creamy coleslaw, Red Horseradish and Deli mustard. Check out our menu at koshercajun.com, including holiday catering.

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MID CITY PIZZA Hungry for a salad, calzone, sandwich or pizza?

Look no further than Mid City Pizza!

Now serving slices of pepperoni for $4.50 served daily 11am-4pm at our Uptown and MidCity locations.

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Fresh start Nonno’s Cajun Cuisine & Pastries opens on North Claiborne Avenue

BY B E T H D ’A D D O N O SHERMOND ESTEEN JR. HAS BEEN COOKING FOR YEARS, but he’s

followed an unconventional path to opening his own restaurant, Nonno’s Cajun Cuisine & Pastries.

Esteen, 47, ran the kitchen and supervised the baking program to feed 600 inmates at Plaquemines Parish Detention Center. With the opening of Nonno’s, at 2025 N. Claiborne Ave. in the 7th Ward, he’s focusing on homestyle cooking and baked goods.

He learned about food from his mother, who did some catering on the side when he was growing up. What he really wanted was to learn to bake, which he did in a culinary program at B.B. Rayburn Correctional Center, one of three prisons where he served 20 years of a 33-year sentence for possession of five ounces of marijuana.

Esteen was taken to the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola directly from the trial in August 1999, where he spent eight years, and then transferred to Rayburn for another eight.

Because of his baking skills, he was transferred to the then new Plaquemines facility.

“Angola was the best place of the three, because it was the only place that allowed you to make your own money,” he says. “I learned to make jewelry there. They treated you like a person.”

Esteen now mentors young men who have been caught in the system.

“There’s only two ways to deal with prison,” he says. “You get bitter or you get better — which is what I chose to do.”

Because of his exemplary behavior, Esteen was paroled as part of a “20/45” program — “You had to have served 20 years and be 45 years old,” he explains. He came home to his parents’ place in Algiers in August 2019.

Esteen was born in Avondale and grew up in Algiers. When he was released from prison, he knew he

wanted to focus on cooking and got started.

“I took a day — you know, to look at everything — then I went and renewed my driver’s license and got busy,” he says.

He served food out of his parents’ kitchen — and people loved it. Intent on earning money to open his own place, he started driving for Lyft.

On June 20, he opened his restaurant in the 7th Ward.

The restaurant’s name, Nonno, means grandfather in Italian.

“My daughter had a son and I didn’t want to just be grandpa; I liked the sound of that.” He says he doesn’t have Italian roots, but his heritage does include a grandmother who was Cherokee and a grandfather who was Filipino.

While at Plaquemines, he was given the job of preparing food for the Louisiana Council on Aging. The prison got the contract to supply the parish’s low-income senior citizens with daily meals, using prison labor.

“They got paid, I didn’t,” he says. “But I really enjoyed cooking for those folks.

165 people ate my food every day.”

He was able to cook using ingredients the general prison population didn’t have access to for dishes like shrimp Creole and crawfish etouffee.

When he cooked for the inmates, he figured out how to add flavor. “It was pretty bare bones what we got to cook,” he says. “But it’s all in how you do it. Simply adding onions, celery and salt and pepper to the beans was still cheap but made all the difference.

I earned a lot of respect because of that. The sheriff’s department and the prison staff loved eating my food.”

His homemade cinnamon buns were especially popular, and now they’re a special at Nonno’s. The breakfast menu’s shrimp and grits, turkey sausage with eggs and toast and his special French toast — the French bread is dipped in the chef’s secret sauce — are already popular.

Specials abound for lunch and dinner, with home-style dishes like jambalaya and red beans and rice on Mondays; seafood-stuffed baked potatoes on Wednesdays; seafood gumbo

Freshly baked in Lakeview WHATEVER ELSE DOMINIQUE RIZZO TRIED TO DO in the years since selling

his Uptown bakery La Boulangerie, he kept coming back to croissants, baguettes and, at Carnival time, his galette des rois.

Now Rizzo is officially back in the business. His new Celtica French Bakery opened Oct. 7 in Lakeview at 218 Robert E. Lee Blvd. It’s a bakery and cafe for traditional French pastries and breads, fresh juices and coffee. It’s also a second act for a man who helped raise the bar for New Orleans bakeries.

Rizzo grew up in France, just outside Paris, and started his career as a chef before taking up the baking

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Anesta Morton and Shermond Esteen Jr. opened Nonno’s Cajun Cuisine & Pastries.

and lasagna on Thursdays; fried or sauteed red snapper, catfish or shrimp on Fridays; and hand-cut rib-eye steaks with potatoes, salad and garlic bread on Saturdays — a deal at $29.99.

For Sunday game days, it’s smothered chicken on mashed potatoes. For dessert, there’s a range of sweets like sour cream cake with praline glaze and sweet potato pie.

The restaurant seats about 40 people at physically distanced tables and there are a handful of outside tables. Nonno’s is waiting for a liquor license and is working with the city to get approval for a crosswalk across the busy street and parking on the neutral ground. “I want to beautify the neighborhood ­— to be part of the community here,” Esteen says.

He’s also looking forward to getting married to his fiancee Anesta Morton, who works with him in the business.

“We met at prison — she was a contracted baker and was my supervisor.”

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trade. He opened La Boulangerie on Magazine Street in 2000 with his brother Bruno Rizzo, and later bought him out of the business.

For many years, La Boulangerie did much of its business supplying restaurants. It also added two more bake shops in Faubourg St. John and downtown, though these expansions were short lived. In 2015, he sold La Boulangerie to chef Donald Link’s restaurant group.

Celtica is a smaller operation that Rizzo hopes will be more compatible for family life.

“I knew I wanted something in a neighborhood,” Rizzo says. “Just like at home, the neighborhood bakery is part of France. I know Lakeview is a neighborhood that supports its businesses.”

Staffed with a crew that includes former bakers from the La Boulangerie days, Celtica’s gleaming new kitchen is making fresh bread, tartes Tatin and chocolate croissants.

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Heyday UPTOWN COFFEE SHOP HEY! CAFE & COFFEE ROASTERY started a daily

pop-up coffee bar at Tipitina’s in late September, while preparing to vacate its home of 11 years at 4332 Magazine St. The original location is now closed, but Hey! Cafe is brewing its Hey! Coffee brand from a Dutch door — outfitted with teeth and a tongue to mimic the shop’s logo — at the currently quiet music club at 501 Napoleon Ave. The Hey! pop-up is open 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. daily, serving drip coffee, espresso and cold brew along with a small menu, including Humble bagels, pastries from Gracious Bakery, breakfast tacos and a few vegan options. Three physically distant tables are set up along the building for limited outdoor seating.

Hey! Cafe in July started talking with Tipitina’s about hosting a pop-up, says the cafe’s co-owner Greg Rodrigue, “as a fun neighborhood thing to do because of the times.” But in early August the cafe found out the Magazine Street building would be sold. The Tipitina’s pop-up will now be Hey! Cafe’s location, at least through the pandemic, Rodrigue says.

Hey! Coffee also has its roastery location along the Lafitte Greenway, which has an espresso bar and handles the company’s wholesale orders.

“We’re lucky,” Rodrigue says, “we haven’t closed a single day.” Sales have been down and the shop had to reduce hours, but the company hasn’t had layoffs, he adds.

The coffee shop on Magazine Street occasionally threw shows and Rodrigue co-runs the label Community Records. “It brings me some joy to be able to still participate in that at Tipitina’s. And we’re really thankful to be able to stay in the neighborhood,” he says. — JAKE CLAPP

Pandemic drinking continues THE NEW ORLEANS WINE & FOOD EXPERIENCE , which postponed its

April events due to the coronavirus, has rescheduled a small series of events for November and December.

Admission to events is limited.

There is a rose tasting on Fulton Street from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nov. 14.

EAT+DRINK There will be still and sparkling wines from Europe, the U.S. and vintners in the Southern Hemisphere, as well as light bites. A pizza and wine event will be held at Kitchen in the Garden in the New Orleans Botanical Garden at noon Saturday, Nov. 21.

Replicating the festival’s popular Royal Street Stroll event, there’s an art walk and wine tasting on the 700 and 800 blocks of Royal Street at 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 5. Vinola, a wine tasting featuring finer wines from 10 wineries and food from three local restaurants, will be Dec. 12.

NOWFE began a wine dinner series in summer. It recently announced more events at local restaurants and the participating wineries. The next dinner is at Dickie Brennan’s Steakhouse on Wednesday, Oct. 14, with wines by Paul Hobbs. A dinner on Oct. 21 at Gianna will feature Italian wines from Winebow Fine Wine & Spirits. Boucherie hosts Banfi winery and Brasa Churrasqueria pairs Spanish dishes and Spanish wines, both on Oct. 28. Tableau and Rombauer Vineyards present a dinner on Nov. 4, and Copper Vine hosts DAOU Vineyards, also on Nov. 4. Reservations for wine dinners should be made with the restaurant.

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Bellegarde rises again AT BELLEGARDE BAKERY, the stone mills are spinning again and the wheels are turning to reopen another important part of the city’s food community.

The bakery reopened Oct. 7, after shutting down over the summer.

Bellegarde’s closure helped illustrate the interdependency of small New Orleans food businesses as ripples of the crisis spread.

It is returning with limited hours to begin, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Wednesday through Saturday. It also has an expanded menu, including baguette sandwiches and pastries and a recurring pizza night. The first pizza night is 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Thursday, Oct. 15.

After building a business supplying restaurants and markets, in 2019 Bellegarde founder Graison Gill opened its first retail bakery, converting a former events hall on a side street in the Leonidas neighborhood.

The heart of the operation are in-house stone mills that turn organic grains into the fresh flour for Bellegarde’s breads and turn out a range of specialty flours and cornmeal the bakery sells.

Gill was nominated for the “Outstanding Baker” award by the national James Beard Foundation, but it canceled its 2020 awards. — IAN McNULTY/THE TIMES-PICAYUNE | THE NEW ORLEANS ADVOCATE

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slices of cake. Eventually, Celtica will add evening hours.

The bakery’s decor mixes modern style and homey French country touches. It’s in a new building with floor-to-ceiling windows and walls draped with plants and flowers.

The walls are hung with signs by local artist and fellow Frenchman Simon Hardeveld, just like at the original La Boulangerie.

Celtica is open 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Tuesday to Saturday. — IAN McNULTY/THE TIMES-PICAYUNE | THE NEW ORLEANS ADVOCATE

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have sold out quickly since the pandemic shutdowns began, but it’s restaurants that got The Broad Theater’s Brian Knighten thinking about opening an outdoor venue. When the city of New Orleans announced in May that restaurants could apply for permits to have outdoor seating, he started planning.

The Broadside opened Oct. 7 to screen the vice presidential debate between Sen. Kamala Harris and Vice President Mike Pence. Outdoor films kicked off with Jim Jarmusch’s New Orleansset arthouse classic, “Down by Law,” and director Alex Gibney’s new documentary “Totally Under Control” about the U.S.’s failure to handle the coronavirus pandemic.

The Broadside features a giant screen and stage in a fenced-in gravel lot with seating for 100 people in pairs of Adirondack chairs placed on spaced out mats. There’s a mobile trailer for tickets, concessions and a bar, as well as some picnic tables.

Knighten expects to schedule daytime entertainment for children, such as puppet shows and magicians. There will be music events, such as jazz trios, singer/songwriters or DJs, and at night, it will screen movies.

Upcoming films include Brandon Cronenberg’s sci-fi assassin movie “Possessor,” and director Justin Simien’s horror comedy “Bad Hair,” starring Elle Lorraine, Vanessa Williams, Jay Pharoah, Kelly Rowland, Usher and many others. It’s being released by Hulu, and screens at 15 theaters across the nation, Knighten says. There will be more horror films such as “Poltergeist” in the weeks leading up to Halloween.

Knighten says he was able to get permitting for the space approved fairly quickly, but there are no permanent plans or construction in the space.

“We’ve got to see how things go,” Knighten says. “It’s been a rapid-fire approach, and it’s about saving The Broad Theater and saving jobs.”

Before the pandemic, Knighten was planning to add another theater building with four screens, which would have expanded the mix of Hollywood and arthouse offerings.

The pandemic has crushed movie theaters. The Regal theater chain announced last week that it would shutter all of its more than 525

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theaters, including those in Kenner and Covington.

The Broad Theater reopened in June, limited to 25% capacity. But Knighten says attendance has been well below that threshold. Even with the limit being raised to 50%, The Broad will stick with its 25% configuration.

“The road to getting people back in theaters has been more difficult that we thought,” Knighten says.

Zeitgeist Theatre & Lounge was the first local theater to reopen in May. Chalmette Movies opened in June but is currently closed. The AMC Theatre chain started reopening local theaters in August. While theaters have benefitted from re-releases of popular movies, Hollywood delayed releases of anticipated summer movies. Despite the wait, the spy thriller “Tenet” didn’t meet expectations at the box office in the U.S. Other movie releases were shifted to streaming platforms.

In November, The Broadside will be a venue for two weeks of outdoor film screenings by the New Orleans Film Festival, which runs Nov. 6-22. Festival screenings at the Broadside include Bill and Turner Ross’ locally shot feature “Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets” and the documentaries “Professor Longhair, Rugged & Funky” and “A Place Called Desire,” in which upper 9th Ward residents talk about the history and culture of the neighborhood.

There also are slates of short films scheduled for the Broadside.

The festival is creating its own temporary outdoor screening space with seating for 50 nearby at the Lafitte Greenway. The festival will present more than 160 films between its virtual and open-air screenings. Visit neworleansfilmsociety.org for more information about the film festival lineup.

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BY WILL COVIELLO FROM HIS EARLY GRINDHOUSE-LEVEL GRIT to more arthouse-style features,

director Abel Ferrara focused his lens on rugged characters and hard living.

His notable early film “Bad Lieutenant” featured Harvey Keitel as a corrupt and debauched New York cop who’s completely in his element in a world of vice, though he carries some guilt.

Ferrara’s latest film, “Tommaso,” is more removed from that younger machismo, but it revolves around a man trying to keep his life in order and temptation out of sight, if not at bay. Willem Dafoe plays the namesake aging actor and filmmaker, who has cleaned up his life, moved to Rome and lives with his much younger wife.

It’s semi-autobiographical for Ferrara, who shot it in his own apartment.

Ferrara’s wife, Cristina Chiriac, plays Tommaso’s wife, Nikki, and Ferrara’s daughter also stars in the film.

Dafoe’s face has had the weathered, creased-skin look perfect for a tortured hero at least since starring in the 1986 Vietnam film “Platoon.”

He also took a remarkable turn as Jesus in Martin Scorsese’s “The Last

Temptation of Christ,” which is alluded to in “Tommaso.” Dafoe plays a restless filmmaker who is working on a science fiction thriller with existential themes. Tommaso also studies Italian with a tutor, teaches acting classes and attends substance abuse recovery group meetings.

At home, Tommaso dotes on his 3-year-old daughter, but the child intrudes on her parents’ intimacy, and their relationship is strained for a variety of reasons. Tommaso may be pushing Nikki to keep the family closeknit as a way of keeping an eye on her.

In one scene, he brings his daughter to a park and spies Nikki kissing a young man, but it is not clear if it is real or his paranoid imagination. In another scene that seems to be projected desire, a woman in a coffee shop works naked.

Dafoe is brilliant in the character study. In recovery meetings, he recounts crazy old stories of drug and alcohol use and violence with a complicated mix of pride, horror, analytic candor and humor. There also are brilliant moments by other actors describing realizations stemming from

the lowest points in their lives — and missing the booze and highs.

Tommaso also pursues his little pleasures, and even small things show how easily distracted from Nikki he is. In his acting classes, he talks about how a performer can get beyond what’s on a script and find vulnerability in the moment, and though it’s an insightful lesson in his craft, it’s also clear that his need to connect with people makes every interaction into a temptation for him.

Dafoe convincingly carries the weight of a person who desires to be excited in every moment and struggles not to follow every whim. Ferrara gets exactly what he wants in this story, and often

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Grades: (K-8) Dixon Campus (K-2nd): 4040 Eagle Street, New Orleans, LA 70118 (504) 934-4875 Uptown Campus (3rd-8th): 1400 Camp St., New Orleans, LA 70130 (504) 654-1088 Westbank Campus (K-5th): 502 Olivier St., New Orleans, LA 70114 (504) 274-4571 Website: www.isl-edu.org

Jewish Community Day School

Grades: (Infants – Grade 6) 3747 W. Esplanade Ave. Metairie, LA 70002 (504) 887-4091 Website: jcdsnola.org Open House: Sunday, October 18 at 12 pm.

Virtual and private tours available by appt.

Kenner Discovery Health Sciences Academy

Grades: (K-12) Main Campus (1st-7th) 2504 Maine Ave., Metairie, La 70003 (504) 233-4720 Vintage Campus (10-12th) 201 Vintage Dr., Kenner, La 70065 (504) 267-9470 Rivertown Campus (K) 415 Williams Blvd., Kenner, La 70062 (504) 267-9467 Jefferson Campus (K, 8-9th) 2012 Jefferson Hwy, Jefferson, LA 70121 Website: discoveryhsf.org

Lake Castle Private School 8400 Hayne Blvd.

New Orleans, LA 70127

Mount Carmel Academy

Morris Jeff Community School Grades: (PK-12) Lopez Campus (PK-8th) 211 S. Lopez, New Orleans, LA 70119 (504) 373-6258 Clark Campus (9-12th) 1301 N. Derbigny, New Orleans, LA 70116 (504) 355-0210 Email: info@morrisjeffschool.org Website: https://www.morrisjeffschool.org

NO Charter Science and Mathematics High School Grades: (9-12) 5625 Loyola Ave., New Orleans, LA 70115 (504) 324-7061 Website: www.noscihigh.org

Ridgewood Preparatory School

Grades: (PK-12) 201 Pasadina Ave. Metairie, LA 70001 (504) 835-2545 Open House: Daily Call or email rps@ridgewoodprep.com for an appt.

Website: ridgewoodprep.com

St. Edward the Confessor School

Grades: (PK1-7) 4921 West Metairie Ave. Metairie, LA 70001 (504) 888-6353 Open House: November 19, 2020, 9:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m.

Website: steddyschool.com

The Bridge Middle School

2405 Jackson Ave. New Orleans, LA 70113 (504) 931-7929 Website: eqaschools.org

The NET Charter High School – Central City 1614 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd.

New Orleans, LA 70113 (504) 267-9060 Website: eqaschools.org

The NET Charter High School – Gentilly 6601 Franklin Ave. New Orleans, LA 70122 (504) 267-9765 Website: eqaschools.org

University of Holy Cross College

4123 Woodland Ave. New Orleans, LA 70131 (504) 394-7744 Website: go.uhcno.edu Open House: In-person and virtual visits available

University Montessori School

20 Months-Kindergarten 7508 Burthe St. New Orleans, LA 70118 (504) 865-1659 Website: umsnola.org

University View Academy

Grades: (K-12 online Charter School) 3113 Valley Creek Drive Baton Rouge, LA 70808 (225) 421-2900 Open House: go to universityview. academy/contact for more information and schedule an appointment.

Ursuline Academy

Grades: (1 YO – Grade 12) 2635 State Street New Orleans, LA 70118 (504) 866-5292 Website: go.uanola.org Email: admissions@uanola.org High School Open House: November 11, 2020 Visit the website for more information.

Victory Christian

Grades: (K3-8) 5708 Airline Dr. Metairie, LA 70003 (504) 733-5087 Website: vcagators.net Email: info@vcagators.net Open House: Private Tours available October 26 – 30, 2020.

Young Audiences Charter School

Grades: (PK-12) Burmaster Campus 1000 Burmaster St, Gretna, LA 70053 Kate Middleton Campus 1407 Virgil St, Gretna, LA 70053 Little YACS Campus 3400 6th St., Harvey, LA 70058 (504) 304-6332 Website: yacharterschool.org Open House: Live virtual open houses on Little YACS Campus January 27 and March 10, 2021, 6 – 7 pm.

Burmaster Campus – November 11, 2020, January 27, March 10 and April 14, 2021, 6 – 7 pm.

OPEN HOUSES

AT A GLANCE Archbishop Rummel High School November 19, 2020, at 6 pm

Arden Cahill Academy

Thursday, October 22, 2020 ardencahillacademy.com Check the website for the most up to date information.

Benjamin FranklinHigh School Virtual: Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2020 5:30-6:30 pm

Cabrini High School

November 2, 2020, 3:30-6:30 pm in person. Virtual options available later in the week

Christian Brothers

Virtual Open House for both campuses on cbs-no.org beginning Monday, October 19, 2020. Sign up for in-person tours.

Jewish CommunityDay School Sunday, October 18 at 12 pm.

Virtual and private tours available by appt.

Louise S. McGehee School

PK – 4th October 15, 2020 5th – 12th October 22, 2020 Little Gate (8 weeks – 3 yrs.) October 30, 2020 PK – 12th November 11, 2020 & January 7, 2021

Mount Carmel Academy

November 5, 2020, 2:00-7:30 pm.

Ridgewood Preparatory School Daily. Call or email rps@ ridgewoodprep.com for an appt.

St. Edward the Confessor School

November 19, 2020, 9:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m.

Ursuline Academy

High School: November 11, 2020 Visit the website for more information.

Victory Christian

Private Tours available October 26 – 30, 2020

Young AudiencesCharter School Live virtual open houses on Little YACS Campus - January 27 and March 10, 2021, 6 – 7 pm. Burmaster Campus – November 11, 2020, January 27, March 10 and April 14, 2021, 6 – 7 pm.

For additional information on open houses, virtual tours and private appointments, please check the schools websites for updates. Information printed here was accurate as of press time.

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