Foodle

Chamorro, essentially Mexican osso bucco, is a specialty at @latiacantina , and it’s perfect for a chilly night.

The meat comes off the bone in large chunks. The sauce is the cooking liquid poured at the table, and the real zinger is a vinaigrette on the side, spiked with chilies in a beautiful contrast to the richness of the meat.

That beef short rib tomato-guajillo sauce is not too shabby either.

Just past the colorful dining room, there’s a small bar and lounge that makes a more intimate nook and serves some of the best cocktails you’ll find in Metairie.

Link in my bio has more picks for cold weather dishes and cozy settings

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Here’s another hit from @mypulcinella , a new Italian joint with an old soul and a menu with all kinds of hearty dishes.

This one’s calling to me in cold weather - the oyster artichoke soup.

Ripples of oil and cream swirl over the surface around reefs of fried oysters that burst with the oyster juice still within.

You want the meatball, of course as well, then some cocktails (they make great alcohol-free versions here too, if you’re doing that dry thing, and good on ya).

See if there’s a show at the related just up the narrow staircase or just go up for a drink anyway to make a night of it.

After all, it’s cold outside.

Link in my bio has more picks for cold weather dishes and cozy settings

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There is a time and place for crawfish, and typically for me, that is a bit later in the year.

But then photographer @davidgrunfeld proposed an outing to check in with Jason Seither at @seithers_seafood in Harahan.

And, just like picking up a whiff of an appetizing scent you’ve been missing, the suggestion swiftly became a compulsive craving.

Soon they will be much bigger and cost less. But this was a joy - like watching football again after a season off.

And there was also the time spent snapping tails and peeling shells and talking with friends at the table, a part of the crawfish experience as integral as cayenne.

Friday longnecks were easily justified. The pace of a busy week slowed pleasurably.

Most of the photos here by David, the plated dishes (fried redfish over crawfish pasta, and crawfish queso) snapped by me.

Link in my bio has the full read

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At @dookychaserestaurant , a hug — from a member of the restaurant family or their long-serving staff — is so common and genuine, for regulars it can feel like a first course to the meal.

On Tuesday, the embraces were a little tighter, and lasted just a bit longer.

It was the first day back for the Treme landmark, four days after a brazen shooting in the restaurant.

New Orleans people showed up.

Dooky Chase’s is more than a place to eat.

It’s home to a shared New Orleans culture of connection, told through distinctive food that becomes more than a meal.

It’s the way the experience makes you feel.

It’s the history of the restaurant, and the way its next generation make an expanded notion of family feel possible through hospitality.

On Tuesday, hospitality was a two-way street as it clearly flowed back to the restaurant — from people who value its role in their city, who needed to express their care for the people behind it.

Link in my bio has my full @nolanews column on this and more photos by @cgranger

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What is @charmantnola , the new spot in the former MoPho?

Is it a new brunch spot near City Park?

A wine bar at a crossroads between neighborhoods that might tempt a late afternoon stop off?

A casually elegant bistro for impromptu date nights?

It is all these things, and through each phase, this versatile day-to-night spot speaks softly while overdelivering in technique, flavor and style.

Don’t miss the Brussels sprouts (which I say almost never, but certainly do here)

The PhoMo (clever name) blending grillades and grits with pho (rice grits, star anise-braised short rib, perfect egg)

The pork chop loin with a great cook on it, and morita chile to light it up

Cured trout and avocado toast, layered and complex on the toasty-to-fresh-bright bite

A goat cheese, duck confit, frisee combination that sounds like a salad but is really a platter of delicious things to mix together

Link in my bio has the full read on Charmant

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