City Dining Guide - NEW ORLEANS

EAT

New Orleans, that beloved jewel of the Gulf Coast, is easily the most underrated culinary destination in the country.

New Orleans cuisine, commonly categorized as Cajun and Creole cooking, is a tapestry woven by the intertwining of Spanish, African, French, and Native American influences. The culture, cooking techniques and ingredients of these influencers show themselves in the slow, rich flavors for which the region is known.

Don’t forget the city is home to a number of powerhouse chefs like Lagasse, McPhail, Besh, Spicer and Prudhomme (the man credited with popularizing New Orleans cookery). These chefs and their colleagues were doing farm-to-table, or more appropriately, ‘gulf-to-table’ cooking long before it became trendy. From the deep backwaters of the bayou to raucous Bourbon Street, there are plenty of good eats in The Big Easy. Grab a fork and your best elastic waist pants and prepare to chow down.

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