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Saturday, March 10, 2007
Saving New Orleans eateries
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
More than a year and a half after Hurricane Katrina, the New Orleans restaurant industry is still hurting. There’s some good news: Willie Mae’s Scotch House will reopen soon after a 14-month rebuilding project organized by the Southern Foodways Alliance. And Dooky Chase’s, a landmark Creole restaurant a couple of blocks away from Willie Mae’s, is expected to reopen later this spring.
But the overall picture remains bleak. Of the 1,882 restaurants in Orleans Parish before Katrina, fewer than half have reopened. And the ones that have face labor shortages and reduced business in a city that has lost half its population. Some will no doubt fail.
Do you think it’s worth the effort and expense to rebuild restaurants like Willie Mae’s? Are there any New Orleans eateries you couldn’t live without?
