Tag: New Orleans

It took only one average dinner at a rather expensive cottage bistro that opened in the Crescent City last year to remind me: New Orleans isn’t New York, where restaurants open at such a fevered pace that serious eaters race between the latest luminaries for bragging rights.

Mardi Gras is February 16, but whether you set off with your wig and mask or opt to visit during a calmer weekend, revived spirits are palpable in New Orleans. Debauchery remains...