re: Which, if any, New Orleans Restaurants would warrant a Michelin Star?

You're in way over your head Vor. Dogface Rhymes was my era. I studied her from afar, thank God, since her mid-pubecent jr Patsy Cline wannabe days all the way up through her anorexic ridden, parent suing, husband stealing, past her prime days of the present. At no point in between would I place a label on her that dared lead someone to believe she was attractive, much less hot. Except maybe if she was being compared to Nell Carter.

Cool, I knew you had been to many more than I...I am only 32. I am doing what I can. I cannot and will not remotely believe that nola has one or two starred restaurants potentially. I have eaten at too mamy one star that were no lillettes, gautreaus, etc

I was going to lupa for cacio e pepe and some carbonara bc we crossed rome out in the spring in lieau milan, piedmont, barolo, etc. Any siggestions for that?

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How many on here have actually been to several starred restaurants?

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Looks like I have been to 9, if I include Peter Luger as a teenager (obviously they did not have a star then). The other 8 were all in Europe--so I think this could have some bearing on my thoughts....And mostly they were all VERY VERY impressive and more impressive than the fancy nola placs.

I'd be very curious myself as to how michelin would view new orleans.

As said before, the "michelin" name looks for something different than what your typical nola restaurant excels in. Just the physical time it likely took to plate everything at most of these restaurants is not something that occurs in the nola dining scene.

I had a meal at Peche that was better than what I had at a 3star place in Paris. But food is not the total end all of the experience as viewed by Michelin--i wouldnt expect Peche to receive a star even if they are consistently as good as my 1 meal there (so admittedly they might have just had 1 good day--although i have heard great consistent things)

I would assert Peche is precisely the type of place they seem to be looking to give one star to these days.

I honestly think Michelin stars should be taken with a massive grain of salt. While they have some value, depending upon what you're looking for, I think some people, IMO, place too much value on the ratings.

Yo, Y.A. , this ain't part of my schtick.

Agreed...if michelin is rating you...that usually means a very good restaurant...stars sell copies.

with that said eleven madison was on a different stratosphere...even from my joel roubichon experience.


Yes, YA. ..
peche, domenica, cochon, herbsaint would like get a star...when you roll with three james beards stars would follow.

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I was going to lupa for cacio e pepe and some carbonara bc we crossed rome out in the spring in lieau milan, piedmont, barolo, etc. Any siggestions for that?

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If you want cacio e pepe go to Maialino, Danny Meyer's Roman Trattoria in the Gramercy Park Hotel. There's a dish on the menu, tonarelli a cacio e pepe, is the best cacio e pepe I have had in NYC.