By the way, does anyone know the final word on Craft? I know it’s listed above as “Now Closed”, but is actually still open. Last available reservation on Open Table appears to be for Thursday 2/10. I’m assuming open thru that following weekend, but perhaps only taking phone rez, but don’t really know. (Oh, and if this is answered above, just shoot me). And yeah, I suppose I copuld call and ask, but I figure they’re so sick of the question, they might shoot me.
F.A.B. $20
Dogwood $25
Ecco $20
La Tavola $20
D.B.A. Barbecue No charge
Hal’s $20
McKendrick’s $20
La Petite Maison $15 (often waived)
57th Fighter Group $10 (Gregg Herndon, formerly of Taste of New Orleans, Tiburon Grille, and Redfish, is now cooking there - am going this weekend, will post a report)
I listed it as Closed" because they announced they were closing and I was updated the thread. I know they have not officially shut down yet but they will not re-open there or anywhere in town. So, for those reasons, I felt it was appropriate to list them as “closed” for now.
As to the rumor about Rathbun’s and the Craft space, I haven’t heard anything beyond what was posted. But it would be great for me, given it is much closer than Krog Street!
Corkage was waived(didn’t ask, just didn’t show up on the bill) at both JCT Kitchen and Iberian Pig a few months ago.
Also Parish is free corkage.
Parish, IMO, has had two big drops in quality over the past few years, but I think they’ve turned it around recently. With free corkage, Scoutmob(50% off), the $120 for $100 GC(20% off), the $11 off concentrics receipts, skymiles dining(5% off), CC points(1-2% off), etc, etc, ad nausem…eating there is much cheaper than eating the equivalent at home. A $50 bill after all the discounts becomes $18.80 before tax & tip. I’ve noticed that recently the crowd has been rather sparse, but I’m determined to turn that mother around.
The chef there, chris hall, is a big wine fan. As I was doing my best to drink him out of 2006 lillian one night, he stopped by, gave me his card and told me to contact him about opening some of his lillian “blue label” syrah. Real nice guy.