New York Times Visits New Orleans

[Sandra Levine]

William Grimes likes the food:

http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/03/dining/03NEW.html

[Sandra Levine]

So does everyone, but, the link won't work unless I register, kind of tedious for one article, don't you think? ???

You need register with The New York Times only once, not for each article you choose to read.  I have found it to be worthwhile.

[Roger McShane]

I found the article quite interesting, especially because he actually visited the good restaurants in New Orleans rather than the tired old crowd.

His choice of Cuvee, August, Herbsaint, Rene Bistro, GW Fins and Victors means that he got nearly all the interesting restaurants covered. Lilette, Indigo and Rio Mar were the only others that had something to offer.

I thought he captured the spirit of Victors very well. It is an exceptionally classy restaurant with very cutting edge food. Having tried three or four meals there I think the food is a very serious attempt to break out of the mould of stodgy, overworked hotel cuisine.

Cuvee is an interesting place that I would not rank as highly as Grimes. On my first two visits I was impressed (mainly as a change from the sad, traditional restaurants in the area) but the richness of the dishes and the overly-reduced sauces soon started to jar.

I will be interested to see the reaction of others to the article.

[TommyBB]

I guess I'm in the minority, since I think highly of the tired old places. Galatoire's was one of the best places I ever went as a teenager, as was the Crescent City Steak House. Wish I could afford those places as a grown-up; that and the infernal parking lots charging $8.00 minimum.