title: Where the Natives Feast in New Orleans: A Secret Guide to Local Restaurants
author: Jamie Menutis
description: Jamie Menutis, a New Orleans native grew up surrounded by the traditions of Creole, Cajun, and Mediterranean cuisine. Her passions in life include travel, politics, photography and, of course cooking with friends and discovering new restaurants. Jamie has a Master of Arts degree from Georgetown University in International Affairs and has worked on U.S Foreign policy formation and Human rights advocacy in Washington, DC, Vienna, Austria and in seven countries in East and West Africa. "Where the Natives Feast in New Orleans" is a tribute to the city she grew up in and loves.
zlib_text: PHOTOGRAPH BY PEDEN + MUNK
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  STAPLEHOUSE
  A story of loss in 
  Atlanta leads to the 
  future of Southern 
  cuisine at the best 
  restaurant of 2016. 
  114
  BAD SAINT
  Never tried Filipino 
  food before?  
  Three friends in 
  D.C. will make you 
  wonder why not. 
  120
  LORD STANLEY
  The SF restaurant 
  where leeks, sweet  
  potatoes, and 
  cabbage look as  
  good as they 
  (surprise!) taste.
  122
  MORCILLA
  Pinxtos and gin and 
  tonics are turning 
  Pittsburgh into the 
  new Basque country.
  128
  BAROO
  No sign, no alcohol, 
  no servers—just  
  the brilliant mind  
  of an L.A. chef and  
  his dish of the year.
  132
  SOUTH PHILLY 
  BARBACOA
  A couple creates 
  community with 
  melt-in-your-mouth 
  lamb barbacoa.
  134
  OBERLIN
  In Providence, 
  bycatch off of 
  Rhode Island’s coast 
  elevates Italian-
  American cooking.
  140
  WILDAIR
  At this game-
  changing New York 
  wine bar, you come 
  for a glass and  
  linger for dinner.
  142
  BUXTON HALL 
  BARBECUE
  Inside the Asheville 
  smokehouse where 
  every dish begins 
  with a whole hog.
  150
  N7
  A hi