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It was the day last week when the rain finally came after an intense dearth, and I found myself in the French Quarter walking towards Jackson Square. The streets were
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When Jayson Seidman bought the venerable Columns Hotel on St. Charles Avenue in December 2019, his vision wasnât to create something new. It was to leave much that was familiar but restore some of the spotâs luster to its original sheen.
Chef Michael Stoltzfus is approaching the Columns culinary program in much the same way.
âI see the menu and service as paying homage to old-school New Orleans,â says the chef, who also owns the restaurants Coquette and Thalia.
Built as an Italianate-style mansion for a wealthy tobacco merchant in 1883-1884, the Columnsâ last owners, Jacques and Claire Creppel, turned it into a New Orleans institution during their 40-year stewardship. Historically, the Columns was a restaurant before it was a hotel, and thatâs what opened first under new ownership. The property has been reconfigured from 20 rooms to 18, which are expected to open sometime this month.Â
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