 | By ANNETTE SISCO | Staff writer |
Greetings, New Orleans food fans! This week, we learned that the vendor for crawfish bread is bowing out of Jazz Fest. Ian McNulty reports on what's next for Pascal's Manale, sold this week. In Gretna, a new Vietnamese bakery has fresh bread, fried chicken and wordplay on the menu. Nina Compton's new restaurant opens at Harrah's Casino, and chefs and cookbook writers will gather at the Southern Food and Beverage Museum. Finally, Liz Williams shares classic Easter recipes for deviled eggs, roasted pork loin and angel-food cake. 1. Lost bread? Crawfish bread showed up at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival 35 years ago and became a fan favorite. Alas, Marksville caterer John Ed Laborde said he won't be back this year, citing his age and other "stressors." Ian McNulty has the story. 2. Mission: tradition. The 110-year-old Uptown landmark Pascal's Manale has been sold to Dickie Brennan & Co., but the barbecued shrimp and oysters aren't going anywhere. Read about the new owners' sentimental attachment to the place. 3. Wait! There's more. Dough Nguyener, a Vietnamese bakery in Gretna, opens for business with fresh breads, crispy fried chicken and a heaping helping of bilingual puns. Nina Compton debuts a restaurant in Harrah's Casino. And chefs and cookbook authors will be on hand to sign books this weekend at the Southern Food and Beverage Museum's Writers Festival. 4. Speak of the deviled... Throwing away Easter eggs would pain the frugal heart of cooking columnist Liz Williams. Instead, Liz says to swipe those hard-boiled colored eggs from the kids' Easter baskets and turn them into grown-up-worthy deviled eggs. Shh! We won't tell. Also, here are Liz's recipes for easy roasted pork loin and a crave-worthy angel food cake. That's it for the food newsletter, but in New Orleans, the food news never stops. Keep up with all the inside info at Where NOLA Eats. P.S.: Want to support local journalism that matters? Subscribe here. It's our best deal! | 
