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What are you ordering for Sunday Night Football? Magazine Pizza is a great Warehouse District option. Click the photo for a full review!

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Cafe Du Monde (French Quarter, New Orleans)

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A Local’s Take… When I think of Cafe Du Monde, I think of my childhood and how my family would take out of town relatives down to the Quarter, do a little siteseeing, and finally rest in the heart of it all at Cafe Du Monde and absorb the city sights, sounds and yes, smells

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Emeril’s New Orleans (Warehouse District)

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The “chef” and I had some friends come into town and Emeril’s was the perfect place to take them. We had a rather large group and figured it would be great if we ordered several different entrees and appetizers to create our own “little” feast. Amuse Bouche. Vietnamese BBQ “Emeril’s” New Orleans BBQ Shrimp. Petite

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Brunch at La Petite Grocery (Magazine St., New Orleans)

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La Petite Grocery has to be one of my TOP 5 restaurants in New Orleans….so why I haven’t I tried brunch until now? Delicious sourdough bread…Good bread is always a sign of great food! Paneed Rabbit. Buttermilk Biscuit. Sunny-side up eggs. Braised Greens. Bearnaise. Pork Cheeks Benedict Jalapeno cornbread. Poached eggs. Collard greens. Smoke Hollandaise.

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Fat Bao (Houston, TX : Kirby)

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There’s a new restaurant in town! Fat Bao took the traditional steamed bun and converted it into a delicious new concept. Steamed buns were most popularly stuffed with delicious roasted Peking duck, but Fat Bao has taken that idea and created their own variety of stuffed steamed buns, delicious appetizers, and even desserts… Avocado Chips. Panko

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Pho Bistreaux (Carrollton, New Orleans)

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Just what the Carrollton area needed! In the past year, various restaurants have opened down Oak St. and its newest addition is Pho Bistreaux. They have just recently opened but already have crowds of hungry patrons entering the restaurant and leaving satiated… Chicken and Pork Sliders.  Pho with Brisket.  Flan.  The restaurant has opened its

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The Pancakery (Destin, Florida)

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Every summer the “Chef” and I go to Destin, Florida for our annual vacation. Coming from a city known for its delicious food (“The Big Easy”), you often have high expectations for food when traveling. Destin isn’t known for its food…but well-known for its emerald beach waters and white powdery sand, but we happened to

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Bayou Hot Wings (Audubon, New Orleans)

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New Orleans is known for it’s boiling pot of great restaurants all around the city, but when it comes to fast food, where do you go? With the superbowl right around the corner, wings are a hot commodity and Bayou Hot Wings has to be one of the best wings around! It’s so good that

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