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Hibiscus on Magazine fires chefs one week after opening
Posted on 9/8/14 at 11:40 am
Posted on 9/8/14 at 11:40 am
Anyone have the scoop on what went down?
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Hibiscus opened Aug. 19, in a Magazine Street space near Napoleon Avenue. Chris Cody and Ricky Toy were the two chefs who developed its Asian fusion menu. They thought they would be running the restaurant.
A week after Hibiscus opened, Cody and Toy were out.
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Cody was previously the original chef at the now-closed Dijon in the Lower Garden District. At Dijon, Cody stayed for only five months, departing shortly after the restaurant received a one-bean review from NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune’s critic Brett Anderson.
“The sad thing is,” Cody said, “is that I feel like I could do some good food. But I haven’t gotten the right marriage with an owner.”
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Posted on 9/8/14 at 11:44 am to Rickety Cricket
Caveat: I did not eat at Dijon....I didn't go after reviewing the menu online. Didn't see anything compelling or interesting on it.
Also thought the menu for Hibiscus was scattered; not sure that the asian fusion stuff paired with a cheese course (?) or that the fusion items were attractive.
I'm the sort of diner who looks at an online menu before I bother to visit a place.
Also thought the menu for Hibiscus was scattered; not sure that the asian fusion stuff paired with a cheese course (?) or that the fusion items were attractive.
I'm the sort of diner who looks at an online menu before I bother to visit a place.
Posted on 9/8/14 at 11:56 am to Rickety Cricket
The owner is a arsehole
Posted on 9/8/14 at 12:11 pm to TigerWise
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The owner is a arsehole
Is it possible the chef is? He didn't seem to have a very long tenure at his previous restaurant.
Posted on 9/8/14 at 12:13 pm to Rickety Cricket
Pretty sure Cody was the chef at a really good place that opened for a while in Kenner named Pelicano or something like that. His food was great and he seemed to be well liked by that owner.
All down hill since then
All down hill since then
Posted on 9/8/14 at 1:22 pm to hungryone
I had the unfortunate opportunity of eating at Dijon and the food was embarrassingly bad. Brett Anderson's one bean review came out shortly thereafter.
I wonder it it's a situation where maybe the Hibiscus owner found out about this guy's bad press and let him go? That's a flimsy thought on my part, because both chefs were let go.
I wonder it it's a situation where maybe the Hibiscus owner found out about this guy's bad press and let him go? That's a flimsy thought on my part, because both chefs were let go.
Posted on 9/8/14 at 1:39 pm to TigerWise
Yes the owner is a huge dick…I've seen him cuss out his old employees before when it was n'awlins jazz tourist trap cafe.
but this place is destined to fail…they have still have same shitty wallpaper from when it was a French restaurant…decor is just not appetizing for an "asian bistro" place…also, the new menu while things looked good was just really weird…it has no identity at all…
they want to be Asian Bistro menu and have a cheese plate menu as well? just weird
at least the owner finally took down that 5 foot picture of himself and family in the middle of the restaurant
but this place is destined to fail…they have still have same shitty wallpaper from when it was a French restaurant…decor is just not appetizing for an "asian bistro" place…also, the new menu while things looked good was just really weird…it has no identity at all…
they want to be Asian Bistro menu and have a cheese plate menu as well? just weird
at least the owner finally took down that 5 foot picture of himself and family in the middle of the restaurant
Posted on 9/8/14 at 1:42 pm to LSUzealot
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Yes the owner is a huge dick…I've seen him cuss out his old employees
Sounds like the beloved Pizza Nazi in Baton Rouge that people rave about.
frick doing business with people like this.
Posted on 9/8/14 at 1:44 pm to Rickety Cricket
There's many guesses as to why they were let go. I would assume the owners would have known about his past at Dijon prior to his employment. I don't see how a small place on Magazine St can employ 2 chefs along with staff and still make enough profit to keep an owner happy. Maybe the owners wanted to use them to start the place and ten cut them loose soon after opening. I'm only saying this because I'm seeing first hand restaurants and hotel F&B divisions not re hire a "chef" and just add another line cook to save some money.
Posted on 9/8/14 at 1:47 pm to Boondock544
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Maybe the owners wanted to use them to start the place and ten cut them loose soon after opening.
Ding ding ding ding
No doubt the owner went with an Asian theme because he saw all the business that Magasin is doing.
Posted on 9/8/14 at 1:58 pm to TigerWise
Anyone seen a menu?? Dam now I want some magasin. Deli special with an order of shrimp balls or lettuce wraps...yum
This post was edited on 9/8/14 at 1:59 pm
Posted on 9/8/14 at 2:19 pm to Boondock544
Just walked by this place the other night and noticed it for the first time. Well shite, tis doesn't sound good
Posted on 9/8/14 at 2:25 pm to TigerWise
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quote: Maybe the owners wanted to use them to start the place and ten cut them loose soon after opening.
The Franklin did the same thing.
Posted on 9/8/14 at 2:28 pm to Oenophile Brah
THere are a LOT of egos competing in limited space in one restaurant. Two chefs + a-hole owner= disaster
Posted on 9/8/14 at 2:44 pm to REG861
Per Eater, the new chef is David Oser.
ETA: who apparently was a sous chef at Dijon.
ETA: who apparently was a sous chef at Dijon.
This post was edited on 9/8/14 at 2:54 pm
Posted on 9/8/14 at 2:48 pm to Oenophile Brah
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The Franklin did the same thing.
Did they? I hadn't heard that.
The Franklin is awesome.
Posted on 10/1/14 at 5:47 pm to Fun Bunch
bump
This place just wrote the book on how to open a restaurant in terrible fashion.
nola
Good news! Who's ready to jump into this money pit?
This place just wrote the book on how to open a restaurant in terrible fashion.
nola
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Hibiscus opened Aug. 19 with two chefs running the kitchen: Chris Cody and Ricky Toy. A week later, they were out and sous chef David Oser took over.
Now, the owners and Oser have decided to move on. The last night with Oser in the kitchen at Hibiscus was Tuesday (Sept. 30). The restaurant is currently closed.
Good news! Who's ready to jump into this money pit?
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Owner Kelly North said she is in talks with several potential buyers who would take over the restaurant and assume the lease. Those buyers could keep the Hibiscus name and menu, she said, or go in a new direction.
Posted on 10/1/14 at 5:49 pm to Oenophile Brah
Owner sounds like a complete dumbass. Anyone know anything about her? Terrible management.
Posted on 10/1/14 at 5:49 pm to Oenophile Brah
That's all kinds of fcked up.
Posted on 10/1/14 at 5:51 pm to notiger1997
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Meanwhile, Oser and North are planning a new venture in Faubourg Marigny. The pair will open a restaurant and music venue in mid-November.
should be a smashing success!
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