re: Serendipity in NOLA mid-city = my new favorite restaurant

I went there with my gf recently and we loved it. We both got the pork smoked in the banana leaf which was superb, and it came with the best collared greens I've ever had. Cocktails were all excellent and the bar was extensive, and as has been said, the chef came around to talk to us. He seemed very genuine, although it took me a while to process that he was in fact the chef