We knew what weâd signed up for at the Elysian Bar. After all, I selected âchurchâ for the seating option on the online reservation form. It brought much more than Iâd imagined.
The former Sts. Peter and Paul church in New Orleans, now an event space for the Hotel Peter & Paul, has been drafted into a new role as the dining room for the Elysian Bar. Staff photo by David Grunfeld
From our table we took in the setting, this soaring old church with 40-watt ambiance, saints in the stained glass and angels in the rounded ceiling high above.
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Oaxacan mole plate is seen at Palm and Pine restaurant that offers a casual approach to fine dining at 308 N. Rampart St.
STAFF PHOTO BY MAX BECHERER
Crab claws with shishito peppers at Palm & Pine, a modern New Orleans restaurant in the French Quarter.
Staff photo by Ian McNulty
Palm & Pine is a modern New Orleans restaurant in the French Quarter.
Staff photo by Ian McNulty
Curry banana ice cream, from a dessert menu at Palm & Pine, modern New Orleans restaurant in the French Quarter.
Staff photo by Ian McNulty
Cocao-chile duck breast and duck tamale at Palm & Pine, a modern New Orleans restaurant in the French Quarter.
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Photos are taken of during a ceremony announcing the beginning of the redevelopment of the Vaucresson Sausage Co. business on St. Bernard Avenue and North Roman Street that has been shut down since Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans, La. Sunday, Dec. 31, 2000. (Photo by Max Becherer, NOLA.com, The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate)
STAFF PHOTO BY MAX BECHERER
A plate of Vaucresson sausage is displayed during a ceremony announcing the beginning of the redevelopment of the Vaucresson Sausage Co. business on St. Bernard Avenue and North Roman Street that has been shut down since Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans, La. Sunday, Dec. 31, 2000. (Photo by Max Becherer, NOLA.com, The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate)