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Will New Orleans Critic Brett Anderson Go Easy on the Big Easy Restaurants? Nope!

Photos from some of my recent trips to New Orleans. My friend Brett Anderson has just resumed reviewing restaurants in the New Orleans Times-Picayune for the first time since Katrina struck, according to the New York Times. He reviewed the classic New Orleans restaurant Mr. B's Bistro in his typically straightforward, clear-eyed fashion. Anderson lauded what he found delicious (barbecued shrimp) and fairly criticized what he found wanting (fried catfish). In other words he did what a good restaurant critic does. This is good news for Serious Eaters everywhere, who shouldn't need anymore reasons to visit the Big Easy to do some serious eatin'. When I last visited Brett in April he was already in reviewer mode, directing our...

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2 Comments | Posted by Ed Levine, July 25, 2008 at 11:00 AM
Tagged: Brett Anderson, Louisiana, Mandina's, Mr. B's Bistro, New Orleans, Parkway, po' boys, sandwiches, Willie Mae's Scotch House