Post-Katrina New Orleans Restaurant Scene Bounces Back Better than Ever


	Post-Katrina New Orleans Restaurant Scene Bounces Back Better than Ever May 05, 2008 "New Orleanians live to eat," says the New Orleans Convention and Visitors Bureau. Much of the city is still recovering from the winds and flood associated with Hurricane Katrina, which struck the Gulf Coast in late August 2005. But New Orleans chefs and restaurant owners are in love with the "Crescent City" and have worked tirelessly to revive the energetic, diverse food nirvana that culinary school students, chefs of all stripes, and food lovers have always enjoyed. New Orleans Restaurant Scene Still Hungry Fortunately, the French Quarter and Uptown, where most of New Orleans' great restaurants are located, escaped much of Katrina's damage. Restaurants there rebuilt quickly, some within a month, which was critical in a city that relies on tourism for 40 percent of its economy. The good news, says the New Orleans Tourism Marketing Corp., is that tourism has rebounded to pre-Katrina figures. A Zagat survey found that, citywide, 360 of the 565 restaurants featured by Zagat pre-Katrina had reopened by 2007. World-renowned New Orleans chefs such as Emeril Lagasse, Paul Prudhomme, Susan Spicer, Donald Link, and John Besh reopened their kitchens as quickly as possible, and many have even added new restaurants. The food world, including many non-New Orleans chefs, is intent on saving this European-styled city filled with world-class French, Italian, Spanish, Cajun, Creole, Latin, Mediterranean, and Asian restaurants, as well as offering what Chef Emeril Lagasse calls "New New Orleans" fusion cuisine. Is Great Food Good for the Soul? Zagat's 2007 "Best of New Orleans" survey declared, "The heartening, maybe even amazing, thing about New Orleans is that there still is a New Orleans, deeply wounded, to be sure, but still kickin' and filled with extraordinary people who are rebuilding this most historic city." New Orleans, a culinary treasure unlike any other city in the world, is far from down and out. In fact, it may surpass its pre-Katrina legendary status. Culinary school students around the world are breathing a collective sigh of relief. Sources Experience New Orleans Houston Chronicle National Public Radio New Orleans Convention & Visitors Bureau	Culinary Schools California School of Culinary Arts Request Free Info Keiser University - Center for Culinary Arts Request Free Info L'Ecole Culinaire - St. Louis Request Free Info Kendall College - Chicago Request Free Info Center for Culinary Arts - CT Request Free Info Florida Culinary Institute Request Free Info Culinary Articles Culinary Salary Information Post-Katrina New Orleans Restaurant Scene Bounces Back Better than Ever Top 5 Culinary Trends for 2008: Less is Definitely More Gluten-free Baking: 7 Simple Tips for Sweet Success Water, Water Everywhere: Culinary Schools Study the Tap Water Trend More Articles Chef Profiles For Nigella Lawson, Culinary Pleasure Comes from Play Chef Tyler Florence: Portrait of a Home-cooking TV Chef Padma Lakshmi's Recipe for Culinary Success: Go International More Articles Chef Jobs Culinary Job Search California Culinary Schools Pasadena Culinary Schools San Diego Culinary Schools San Francisco Culinary Schools Florida Culinary Schools Miami Culinary Schools Orlando Culinary Schools New York Culinary Schools New York City Culinary Schools Texas Culinary Schools Austin Culinary Schools Dallas Culinary Schools Houston Culinary Schools

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