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In this episode of the Find Dining Podcast, Kim Ranjbar of Suck the Heads recommends Patois Restaurant in New Orleans, where Chef Aaron Burgauserves up French dishes with a local accent (or "patois") like Almond Crusted Gulf Fish, Short Rib Sandwich, and Duck Confit Salad.

• Read more about Patois Restaurant on Suck the Heads
• Visit the Patois Restaurant website
• Patois Restaurant is located at 6078 Laurel Street in New Orleans
• New Mexican restaurants like Del Fuego have moved in since Hurricane Katrina
• Booty's Street Food and Maurepas Foods are elevating the game in Bywater
• Pizza Delicious brings New York-style pizza to New Orleans
• Leidenheimer Baking Company's breads are used in po'boy sandwiches
• Try the goose gumbo at Le Citron Bistro
• A good hurricane requires a lot of rum
• The Rib Room brought their A game to the New Orleans Food and Wine Experience
• Chef Tory McPhail of Commander's Palace just won the James Beard Award for Best Chef: South
• Antoine's Restaurant has been serving New Orleans since 1840
• Enjoy a Friday lunch at Galatoire's Restaurant
• In New Orleans, the subways are actually street cars
• Check out the photos on NOLA Food Porn

Kim recommends:

• Moules Frites
• Mississippi Rabbit Terrine
• Gnocchi
• Almond Crusted Gulf Fish
• Short Rib Sandwich
• Duck Confit Salad
• The Street Car Sour
• "Snickers"
• King Cake Bread Pudding

New Orleans Dining Districts to Explore:

• Uptown
• Riverbend
• Bywater

New Orleans Food Events:

• French Quarter Festival (April)
• The New Orleans Wine and Food Experience (May)
• Oak Street Po-Boy Festival (November)
• Tales of the Cocktail (July)

Food for Thought:

• Q: What liquor drastically changed after traveling down the Mississippi River in the late 1800's?
• A: Tennessee White Lightning Whiskey (which was turned into Southern Comfort).

Out of the Frying Pan Picks:

• Favorite Place for an Original Cocktail: The French 75 Bar at Arnaud's
• Restaurant with the Best View: Commander's Palace
• Favorite Mexican Restaurant: Panchita's Mexican Criolla Cuisine
• Favorite Creole Restaurant: Upperline
• Favorite Place for a Night Out with the Girls: Cure and SoBou
• Favorite Micrbrew: NOLA Brewing and Crescent City Brewhouse
• Favorite Place to Eat on a Budget: Boucherie