Posts tagged Freret Street
Adolfo Garcia And The Freret Street Renaissance
Adolfo Garcia And The Freret Street Renaissance

On this week's show, legendary New Orleans chef Adolfo Garcia talks about his trailblazing career in the kitchen and his role in Freret Street's culinary comeback. Then, we speak with Chef Adolfo Garcia Jr. and Sophia Petrou Garcia – the couple behind Chi Chi's Chicken & Beer and Dolfy's. Finally, Fredo Nogueira and Ryan Iriarte join us to discuss taking over the High Hat Café and opening their new Cuban restaurant, Café Conmigo.

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Bars, Cocktails, Coffee, Dining, Food, Oral History, RestaurantPoppy TookerPoppy Tooker, Louisiana Eats, Chef Adolfo Garcia, Adolfo Garcia, Freret Street, High Hat Café, Ancora, RioMar, La Boca Steakhouse, Chef Adolfo Garcia Jr., Adolfo Garcia Jr., Sophia Petrou Garcia, Chi Chi's Chicken & Beer, Dolfy's, Fredo Nogueira, Ryan Iriarte, Café ConmigoComment
Quick Bites: Old Friends Make The Best Friends
Quick Bites: Old Friends Make The Best Friends

Since 1960 the Rouses family has specialized in making customers feel right at home when shopping in their stores - which now number 64 groceries stretching across Louisiana, Alabama and Mississippi. One of the ways Rouses ensures that feeling of home is through their employees. There are few better examples of that than Marc Ardoin, manager of the Rouses Market on Freret Street.

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Food, Drink, DiningPoppy TookerLouisiana Eats, Poppy Tooker, Rouses Markets, Marc Ardoin, Freret Street, Fredo Nogueira, Juan NogueiraComment