Chelsea Shannon

6 days ago | nola.com | Chelsea Shannon

With the its signature coat of paint now on the building, Bub's NOLA announced its newest location in Louisiana for signature smash burgers — and this time the business is expanding to the northshore. Tristan Moreau, one of the founders of the popular New Orleans restaurant, said the new location will be at 3847 LA-22 in Mandeville and will open later this summer. The Mandeville location will be similar in size to the Bub's Burgers in Mid-City.

1 week ago | nola.com | Chelsea Shannon

In addition to the Easter festivities of the weekend, there will be frank fiends frolicking around New Orleans, determining who makes the best hot dog while raising money for charity. Seven vendors will be selling hot dogs as they participate in the fourth annual New Orleans Hot Dog Safari, starting Friday and going through Monday. The general public can act as sausage sommeliers and try all of the hot dogs or just a few.

1 week ago | nola.com | Chelsea Shannon

Twenty years after the first American Michelin Guide, restaurants in the south are getting some attention as the renowned guide's inspectors review the region's restaurants to determine if they are deserving of a star or a bib gourmand on its guide. Keeping in mind the criteria the inspectors use to make their decisions, Times-Picayune and Advocate readers across Louisiana weighed in on what restaurants they think should gain a spot on the restaurant guide.

2 weeks ago | nola.com | Chelsea Shannon

A new restaurant is preparing to open in the former Cowbell location on Oak Street, and the owners say they will continue a New Orleans family's food legacy. Chef Chad Sabatier is opening his new restaurant, Minnie and John's, on April 11 and hopes to bring back guests who loved the good food and atmosphere found for years at Cowbell. Sabatier's family has been cooking for decades, and he is incorporating what he's learned throughout his life into the new restaurant.

2 weeks ago | nola.com | Chelsea Shannon

The first American Michelin Guide came out in 2005. Now, 20 years later, the guide inspectors are checking out restaurants in the South to determine whether any restaurants are worthy of recognition. The inspectors, anonymous reviewers employed by Michelin, are out dining at restaurants from Louisiana to the Carolinas to determine what spots could get the coveted Michelin Star(s).