JBF Trip Planner: New Orleans

If you’re anything like us, the first thing you do when planning a trip—perhaps even before booking a plane ticket—is figure out where you’re going to eat while you’re there. Museums, sightseeing, and shopping are all well and good, but food is often the main attraction. To make trip planning a little easier, we’re compiling lists of our can’t-miss pit stops in some of our favorite places. JBF Award winners, hole-in-the-wall favorites, America’s Classics, and one-hit wonders—we’ll give you a quick rundown of our absolute must-eats in each featured location.
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New Orleans is currently sitting on a culinary sweet spot: the city’s signatures—beastly oysters, savory muffalettas, beignets as big as whoopee cushions—are as plentiful and as tempting as ever, while a new wave of seasonal, farm-cozy spots... Read more >
Daily Digest: May 16, 2013

Are hops enthusiasts ruining craft beer for the masses? [Slate]
Boston chefs raise money for bombing victims. [HuffPo]
Can star power make a New Orleans food desert bloom? [NPR]
Talking Trust and Sustainability in New Orleans

In preparation for our 2012 JBF Food Conference, A Crisis in Confidence: Creating a Better, More Sustainable Food World We Can Trust, we're holding regional salons around the country to discuss the notion of trust in our food system. Our conference season officially kicked off this spring in Charleston, and then moved to New Orleans this summer, where we met with a diverse group of 18 insightful chefs, farmers, restaurateurs, educators, and other members of the local food community at Palace Café. We chatted with JBF executive vice president Mitchell Davis (who facilitates the salons along with food system consultant Karen Karp of Karp Resources) and he filled us in on the conversation.
JBF: Can you tell us a bit about why... Read more >
News Feed: August 16, 2011
Celebrating Julia Child's birthday week with recipes… [FW]
…and nine clips from her legendary TV shows. [HuffPo]
A raid on raw milk in California raises questions about food freedoms. [Atlantic]
Cut down on kitchen waste—and energy use—with these easy tips. [Food Republic]
A New Orleans café offers impoverished youth a second chance—and serves up good food, to
News Feed: March 8, 2011
2011 IACP finalists announced. [Eater]
Americans are learning to love sherry. [NYT]
Spanish chefs make the sturdy garbanzo bean an art form. [LAT]
Mardi Gras recipes from the Los Angeles Times test kitchen. [LAT]
The best po'boys in New Orleans. [WSJ]
News Feed: February 17, 2011
Taking toddlers out to eat: faux pas or fact of life? [BBC]
The best fried dumplings in NYC's Chinatown. [SE]
Josh Ozersky praises Blood, Bones, and Butter. [Time]
Famed Spanish chef Santi Santamaria dies at 53. [WP]
Meet the dekopon
Recipe: Satsuma Pot-de-Crème
Smooth and sensual, custard-based desserts rightfully belong on any Valentine's Day menu. You'll certainly want this unique and elegant pot-de-crème from New Orleans's Café Adelaide on yours. Chef Chris Lusk sweetens it with satsuma, a delicate Japanese orange that came to Louisiana in the 18th century. In addition to cream, Lusk uses Calpico, a milky, yogurt-flavored drink from Japan, which enriches the custard's tangy flavor. Get the recipe here.
News Feed: January 19, 2011
JBF president Susan Ungaro named one of America’s most powerful food figures. [The Daily Meal]
SoCal eagerly awaits its Friends of James Beard Benefit. [LA Weekly]
Lawsuit attempts to reverse California's controversial approval of toxic pesticide. [Atlantic]
Grass-fed beef for Fido? Homemade pet food is latest conscious consumer trend.
News Feed: August 27
A Chefs & Champagne video from Beyond the Dish. [YouTube]
On Katrina's fifth anniversary, a look at how the hurricane changed the food culture of New Orleans. [Times-Picayune]
Five ways to love okra. [Smithsonian]
Is our food system doomed to fail? [Salon]
McDonald's serves up indestructible burgers and fries. [Grub Street NY
Ask a Chef: What Would You Eat for Your Last Meal on Earth?
"Cracklin' cornbread, crowder peas and pot liquor, pork roast, fried okra, panfried sweet potatoes, and mustard greens." –JBF Award Winner John Besh, Besh Restaurant Group, New OrleansPages
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