Happy birthday, America. And on behalf of Louisiana and New Orleans, you’re welcome.
That’s for the debt of gratitude owed for many contributions to this great nation, including in the world of food and drink.
The food culture thriving in New Orleans has made an outsized impact on the spectrum of American dining. It’s a narrative that flows through a progression of influential local restaurants like a common thread.
It starts with the fact that New Orleans has its own food. As the country’s most successful fusion cooking, Creole cuisine is a polyglot tale of blended influences in the New World…