Ian Mcnulty

The James Beard Foundation will present its annual culinary awards tonight (June 15), and this time around New Orleans has three contenders vying for these high-profile accolades.

New Orleans chef Serigne Mbaye, co-owner of the Senegalese tasting menu restaurant Dakar NOLA, won the James Beard Foundation award for Best Chef South during an awards gala.

French Quarter restaurants like LUFU NOLA and Tsunami Sushi are facing closures and financial challenges due to ongoing infrastructure work and road closures on Decatur Street in New Orleans.

of 10 The tuna crudo at Pluck wine bar was dressed, very lightly, the way we all should be in the summer.

of 2 A restaurant that put a central but previously vacant crossroads of Metairie on the map with Tex-Mex food and margaritas will soon close.

New Orleans food writer Ian McNulty on Father's Day and food rituals.

Bruno's Tavern on Maple Street has been practically an extension of college life for generations of students at nearby Tulane and Loyola universities, with a history going back more than 90 years.

“It's a bit like being at your own wake,” said Wade Benoit, general manager at Coquette , looking around the dining room.

of 14 Where Bayou St. John meets the Lafitte Greenway in Mid-City, a former auto garage is now a food market, making new connections between local farmers, makers and their customers.

of 10 In the kitchen at Two Sisters in Treme, Colette Finister tends a stove crowded with well-seasoned pots, steam rising from under the lids into an unmistakable aroma.