| By ANNETTE SISCO | Staff writer |
Greetings, New Orleans food fans! This week, we take a trip down memory lane as Ian McNulty remembers 10 of the city's most iconic lost restaurants. The local company behind Blue Plate mayonnaise opens a breakfast spot in the CBD. A Bywater-based burlesque and drag duo peddles sno-balls from their porch, while a food company that started in a Kenner trailer bets $6 million on a new headquarters. We found a list of top-rated brunch spots on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Finally, for a Fourth of July feast, Teresa B. Day whips up grilled chicken wings and watermelon punch. 1. Ain't dere no more. Once a restaurant closes, we can’t actually visit again. But in New Orleans, with our propensity to reminisce about favorite restaurants, even those that are long gone can feel very much still in cultural circulation. Here are 10 unforgettable favorites. 2. Your mama's kitchen? French Market Coffee, Swans Down cake flour and Blue Plate Mayonnaise are the starting ingredients for a menu of anytime comfort food in a setting that can feel like a nostalgia trip for New Orleanians. Ian McNulty checked it out on his recent visit to Luzianne Cafe. 3. Wait! There's more. Running an artisanal snowball stand started off as a fantasy but now, burlesque and drag duo Kitten N’ Lou are living their frosty dream. Pigéon Catering, born in a Kenner trailer, is uniting its operations and moving to Old Jefferson. And The Biloxi Sun Herald put together this list of the best brunch places on the Mississippi Coast. 4. Happy Fourth of July! Independence Day is peak summer, and so are these recipes from Teresa B. Day: sweet chili chicken wings for the grill, and watermelon bourbonade punch. Expect fireworks! That's it for the food newsletter, but in New Orleans, the food news never stops. Keep up with all the inside info at Where NOLA Eats. P.S.: Want to support local journalism that matters? Subscribe here. It's our best deal! | 