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St Roch Food Market grand opening today

Posted on 4/10/15 at 2:54 pm
Posted by Fun Bunch
New Orleans
Member since May 2008
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Posted on 4/10/15 at 2:54 pm
Anyone go yet? To me, this is going to be incredible for the city and that neighborhood. It looks awesome, and the vendors look really appealing to me.

Could spend a great day there with friends, drinking wine and eating a bunch of different things. Other cities have this and now, we do too.

NOLA.com article with stories about all 13 vendors

The Eater article and link is below. They've also had a lot of great coverage on the vendors.

LINK











This post was edited on 4/10/15 at 3:29 pm
Posted by BottomlandBrew
Member since Aug 2010
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Posted on 4/10/15 at 3:08 pm to
Looks pretty good, but I foresee lots of ironic mustaches and Mac books.
Posted by Tiger Attorney
New Orleans
Member since Oct 2007
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Posted on 4/10/15 at 3:12 pm to
This is going to be a mega-hit. It looks great.
Posted by Fun Bunch
New Orleans
Member since May 2008
115805 posts
Posted on 4/10/15 at 3:16 pm to
quote:

This is going to be a mega-hit. It looks great.



I agree 100%. Unfortunately it is going to get to a point where no one goes there anymore because it is too crowded.




















Posted by Gris Gris
OTIS!NO RULES FOR SAUCES ON STEAK!!
Member since Feb 2008
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Posted on 4/10/15 at 3:17 pm to
Looks terrific.
Posted by Fun Bunch
New Orleans
Member since May 2008
115805 posts
Posted on 4/10/15 at 3:25 pm to
A few more images from Eater for you folks. I think this is a total game changer for that neighborhood.









Posted by Fun Bunch
New Orleans
Member since May 2008
115805 posts
Posted on 4/10/15 at 3:28 pm to
and this is from Todd Price of NOLA.com:

LINK

He has a list of all 13 vendors and stories about all of them. I'm going to add this article to the OP.

Posted by ladytiger118
Member since Aug 2009
20922 posts
Posted on 4/11/15 at 5:41 pm to
Really looking forward to trying it .
Posted by VOR
Member since Apr 2009
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Posted on 4/11/15 at 6:35 pm to
I'm going soon. Looks great, and is a huge deal for the neighborhood.
Posted by TigerWise
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Member since Sep 2010
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Posted on 4/11/15 at 8:09 pm to
quote:

I'm going soon. Looks great, and is a huge deal for the neighborhood.


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Posted by jer0009
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2008
388 posts
Posted on 4/11/15 at 9:27 pm to
My cousin has a spot in there. ..dirty dishes is the name. Check them out
Posted by LSUzealot
Napoleon and Magazine
Member since Sep 2003
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Posted on 4/12/15 at 9:20 am to
Anyone check the place out this weekend?

This guy didn't seem too impressed
LINK
Posted by Panny Crickets
Fort Worth, TX
Member since Sep 2008
5596 posts
Posted on 4/12/15 at 9:22 am to
Oh he mad.
Posted by BottomlandBrew
Member since Aug 2010
27097 posts
Posted on 4/12/15 at 9:28 am to
I don't think Lord David is St. Roch Food Market's target demographic. Looks like he's a starving artist, and there's no room for his kind in the new New Orleans, unless of course he gets one of those rent controlled artists lofts that are subsidized by the other loft residents.
Posted by TigerWise
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Member since Sep 2010
35113 posts
Posted on 4/12/15 at 9:30 am to
I could care less if it's a tourist or local hangout. Tourism that's not a Katrina tour is a good thing for that neighborhood. I don't mind playing tourist from time to time and I feel like one when I'm on that side of town anyway.

Wonder if that guy lives in the neighborhood.
Posted by Y.A. Tittle
Member since Sep 2003
101390 posts
Posted on 4/12/15 at 9:32 am to
quote:

St Roch Food Market grand opening today
Anyone check the place out this weekend?

This guy didn't seem too impressed
LINK



I went yesterday. Really really nice looking place, but I guess I'm sort of torn on it. Guy in the piece makes some decent points. It's basically a cool hipsterfied mall food court.

The older black lady we talked to, who was wondering where the boiled crabs were made me a tad sad.
Posted by VOR
Member since Apr 2009
63508 posts
Posted on 4/12/15 at 10:01 am to
quote:

Guy in the piece makes some decent points.


But you know New Orleans, no matter what the market tried to do it would receive its share of those comments. A lot of locals react reflexively, imo.

I don't know about "hipsterfied, but who cares if you can get good stuff at a reasonable price? I'm digging the produce up front.
Posted by Y.A. Tittle
Member since Sep 2003
101390 posts
Posted on 4/12/15 at 10:06 am to
You went? The produce selection is REALLY limited. Basically seems like a complete afterthought, along with the other fresh seafood and meat selections, as alluded to in the blog piece.

I agree about the notion that pretty much anything will be criticized by someone here.
This post was edited on 4/12/15 at 10:11 am
Posted by ladytiger118
Member since Aug 2009
20922 posts
Posted on 4/12/15 at 12:33 pm to
I don't understand why people are hating on it because of the hippies and hipsters that live in that area. The food scene is thriving in the Marigny and Bywater...so why not continue to expand past that area? Plus the building sat there for years unused. Having it revitalized is a good thing.
This post was edited on 4/12/15 at 12:34 pm
Posted by notiger1997
Metairie
Member since May 2009
58129 posts
Posted on 4/12/15 at 1:01 pm to
quote:

Having it revitalized is a good thing.


I agree.
That it happens to be a nice space and will be profitable for vendors is a plus.

Glad to see that hood growing and changing for the better.
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