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Delpit’s Chicken Shack

Not for the clogged of heart, this restaurant specializes in thick, crispy fried chicken, both tenders and the bone-in variety.

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The Spatula Diaries

New Orleans eats, the Fest and beyond

The rain is threatening to mess with Jazz Fest again this weekend, but here five real good reasons to brave the weather: crawfish bread, mango freeze, stuffed artichokes, beggars' purses and soft-shell crab po-boys.

Florida Boulevard Desayuno

Sure, it looks a mite seedy, but the 4-week-old El Paste Dorado (6166 Florida Blvd., 922-9485) makes a mean breakfast chilaquiles.

Spring eats – road and kitchen

For a measly four bucks, the Turkish potato salad at Café Mediterranean (4347 Perkins Rd.) is one of those unassuming dishes that packs a wallop.

Tuna Tartare at Home

The Heath Ledgerish, sock-hat clad fishmonger, who looked like he just stepped off a northwest schooner, slowly sliced off three-quarters of a pound of fresh tuna, and laid it gently on the scale.

Recipes for leftover crawfish

No doubt the gorgeous Easter weather brought on lots of South Louisiana crawfish boils, leaving many of us scratching our heads about clever uses for leftovers.

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Hot Lunch: Delpit’s Chicken Shack

Not for the clogged of heart, this restaurant specializes in thick, crispy fried chicken, both tenders and the bone-in variety.
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