Today the new Orleans Times Picayune will begin publishing Restaurant reviews for the first time since Katrina. The papers policy had been that with the loss of over 90% of all restauarants, reviews were meaningless. After Katrina there were only 22 restaurants left open in the whole city. Today there are over a hundred more restaurants than before Katrina!
The city still has it's problems: "Rent has jumped 46 percent since 2005, pricing out many people who once could live on restaurant wages.
A lack of child care and public transportation has also hurt, Ms. Plyer said. The number of child-care centers has dropped by more than half. Only 21 percent of the city’s public transit routes are in operation".
Here is the whole story:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/25/di...rleans.html?hp
New Orleans is coming back. In celebration here are some of our favorite places to eat in the Crescent City.
The Cafe DuMonde. Chickory Coffee and puff pastry Beignets.
The Two Sisters court Tavern. No better beans rice and hot sausage anywhere.
Johnny's Poboys. Fried Shrimp or oyster between two pieces of melt in your mouth bread.
Napoleon House. Best Jambalaya around.
The Coffee Pot. Great cajun breakfasts.
Cloverleaf grill. Big messy great burgers.
And for your listening pleasure, Louis Armstrong and Billie Holiday: