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UptownGirlie
Jul 9, 2008 04:49 PM
I'd have to say John Besh as well. He has created excellent New Orleans-style dishes over a number of years in a variety of restaurants. And it doesn't seem like he'll be slowing down any time soon.
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Bill Hunt
Jul 8, 2008 06:47 PM
On my part, and oversight. Had a great meal at Bayona a few mos. back. One of those "Duh!" moments.
Heck, I forgot to mention Roy's in a "where to get seafood" thread on the PHX board. I had just dined there and done a good review only a month before.
The grey-matter is failing. Not enough Cabernet, I guess...
Sorry for that omission,
Hunt
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Bill Hunt
Jul 6, 2008 09:11 PM
Well, at the risk of having this posted twice, I'll write it again. CH has gotten really bad at getting posts up. I promised to do everything in WordPerfect, so I did not have to type, but it was getting late, so I trusted the server - big mistake, as usual, with the CH server.
Here we go again:
It is up to the personal tastes of the reviewer. Still, my votes go for:
Chef Frank Brigtsen, Chef Besh, and Chef Pattie Constitine, who is doing catering now. What I wanted to add was wife's vote for Chef Boswell.If this appears twice, then just add Boswell.
Hunt
[Edit] looks like at least one made it up - this one. Who knows if it'll stick around for even a second, or two. CH needs to address their server problems, which have been on-going for three months now, or risk loosing the poster, who keep this site going.
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Bill Hunt
Jul 6, 2008 09:04 PM
Good question, but it's probably heavily dependent on the reviewer, and their personal prefs. Chef A might have X stars, and Chef B may have won Iron Chef Whatever, while Chef C could well be featured in "Departures," "Food & Wine," and have gotten mention in "Wine Spectator." Still, it's all about the reviewer at that moment.
IN NOLA, I'm with Chef Frank Birgtsen, but give a big tip o' the hat to Chef John Besh. However, that is very personal, so it might not work for you.
BTW, Chef Pattie Constitine should be mentioned, as her cuisine has always wow'ed me, but she's not doing anything, except her catering business. Still, her talents count - at least for me.
Hunt
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I have to put my vote in for Boswell. If any of you watch After Hours With Daniel Boulud, I loved Boswell trying to describe his cuisine, though the conversation was the least interesting of the 5 NO episodes.
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N.O.Food
Jul 5, 2008 10:01 PM
I'd say Besh is the best, but lately McPhail is my favorite. Besh seems to be the most creative, but I find his dishes don't work well sometimes. However, I'm always surprised when I eat at August, and I give him major kudos for that.
Commander's dishes are right up my alley, though. It's like upscale comfort food.
I'm going to have to disagree with mrsfury. Although Rio Mar is good and I've eaten there probably more often than any place in the city the last couple years, he's not the best chef by any measure. My main complaint is that the menu is stagnant. It never changed for several years. Even the specials got repetitive. They added some stuff a while back, but it's still pretty much the same ole same ole. He just doesn't do enough different stuff often enough to be at the top. But don't get me wrong, I love rio mar, but I know exactly what's going to happen when I get there.
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mrsfury
Jul 6, 2008 09:01 AM
I agree with most of what you said but at LaBoca they change the pasta dishes. Rio Mar - no changes that I am aware of. I would have said Chris DeBarr but he is currently unemployed. He changed his menu often. Have not been to Commander's in about 9 months but every time I've been I have had a wonderful dinner.
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