A New Orleans chef who brought a prominent French Quarter restaurant back to its former glory and inspired many along the way has died.
Alfred Singleton, executive chef and co-owner of Café Sbisa, died March 27 from a health-related issue at Ochsner Medical Center in Gretna, his business partner Craig Napoli confirmed. Singleton was 46.
“His passion, creativity, and dedication shaped not only our menu, but our identity,” a message on the restaurant’s social media accounts reads. “He built more than a kitchen — he built a family.”
Café Sbisa, at 1011 Decatur St., will continue to remain open, Napoli said.
A chef’s journey
The restaurant is in a deeply historic French Quarter building dating to 1820 that has been a restaurant in one form or another since 1899…