Bayou Saint Cake Is Sunsetting Its Bakery Operations
Chef Charly Pierre wins a Top Chef challenge, but gets sent home
“For the past two years I’ve been avoiding the growing chorus of whispers in my brain that said: I do not want to do this anymore,”
New Orleans chef Charly Pierre (of Fritai), who has been competing against 14 other chefs in the latest, Wisconsin-based season of Bravo’s Top Chef, won the Quickfire Challenge and $7500 in last night’s episode, whipping up a Creole chicken with ingredients he found at the Dane County Farmers Market. Ultimately, though, Pierre was sent home following the Elimination Challenge — Eater Austin has the full recap.
A Metairie restaurant expands to Oak Street
La Tia Cantina, a Metairie Mexican restaurant popular for its cocktails, is opening a second location on Oak Street later this summer, Nola.com reports. Aguasanta, as the new restaurant is called, will offer modern American fare with Mexican and Latin American influences — expect a seafood bar and roasted meats from a wood-fired oven, too.
A cafe with gluten-free dishes is open in Gretna
Cara and Evan Benson, the names behind New Orleans restaurants Toast and Tartine, have brought a new cafe with ample gluten-free options to Gretna, according to Nola.com. The Hen House menu isn’t entirely gluten-free — the Bensons are baking fresh sandwich bread, for one — but it’s highly customizable, offering gluten-free wraps and bread.
