 | BY ANNETTE SISCO Staff writer |
Greetings, New Orleans food fans! In his continuing quest for Lenten seafood, Ian McNulty rounds up nine places to get a pub-worthy plate of fish and chips. Next he visits Duke Walter's, the kitchen at Finn McCool's, for the best pub food that Mid-City tavern has seen in years. An Esplanade Avenue cottage will start serving polished American cuisine. Get a curated experience in Italian wines and tapas. Finally, Judy Walker is ready for St. Pat's with pickleback slaw and a vintage recipe for cabbage gumbo. 1. Basket case? For some people, St. Patrick's Day stirs the hunger for a basket of fish and chips. Ian McNulty takes us on a tour of New Orleans offerings, from classics to wild cards. See his list here. 2. Let's drink to that. At Duke Walter's, the new kitchen inside Finn McCool's, the goal is “bar food, done well,” and given the setting, that had to include some Irish anchors like fish and chips, and bangers and mash. But don't miss the beefy bar burgers and fried chicken sandwich. 3. Wait! There's more. The former home of Nonna Mia pizzeria on Esplanade Avenue gets a new concept for polished American cuisine, The Post. And on Thursday, "In Vino Veritas" pairs Italian wines and tapas at Beauregard-Keyes house. 4. A new leaf. Readers who caught throws at the St. Patrick's Day parades last weekend might have more cabbage around than they know what to do with. But Judy Walker knows! In this column, Judy whips up tangy slaw, jambalaya with cabbage and a 1901 Times-Picayune recipe for ... cabbage gumbo? Let us know what you think. 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! | 
