Restoring New Orleans Restaurants

New Orleans is world famous for its music, architecture, diversity and, perhaps most of all, its food. This documentary portrays the state of restaurants in New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina. It includes interviews with chefs who lost their restaurants to the flooding as well as those who cooked for first responders and nourished the soul of many New Orleanians struggling to rebuild their lives.




This short documentary was originally presented at the 2006 James Beard Awards in New York City as a tribute to New Orleans chefs who were collectively recognized for their humanitarian efforts.

This project is part of a series of short documentaries produced by the non-profit, New Orleans Video Access Center (NOVAC).




Several New Orleans filmmakers were challenged to create a short documentary on New Orleans as we try to gain support from the nation to help rebuild our great city.




The stories provide a snap shot of life in New Orleans following Katrina from a local point-of-view.

The budget for each short documentary is $500.

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[BOBMAN1980]

I've been a chef/cook in this city for 5-years, ten years before that outside of NOLA. Can't say much about this, other that what an aggrandizing piece of work it is. With exception for Leah Chase, the chefs here do an amazing job of playing the sympathy&passion card before the camera--what a way to solicit business--while bilking their workforce to line their pockets behind. Funny & sad to watch, if you know. . .

[cobrakute]

horny? hehe me 2 . hit me up on msg messeger if ur reading this!! My msn live ID is jane22dame e

[belamoure]

You are so right but Since it was in an English coments surrounding, I did not want to show my French and be perceived as a snob. Anyhow when I visited N.O. people by my accent knew I was French and young people used to smell their armpits and make a scowl at me like if all French people stink of BO. Not very hospitable. Unfortunately Katrina took her revenge on these mal polis impolis urchins.

[jenhasken]

Can't comment on difference before/after Katrina since I first visited a year after the storm, but I tell ya I fell so in love with the place. The people, the architecture of even the most mundane (course no such thing there) building, the food, the festivities - it's one of America's greatest cities, and you damn right it will be rebuilt. Go visit!!!

[ThatsTheTicket86]

Great video. My mom was born and raised in NO and my grandfather was head bartender at Commander's Palace back in the '60s. It's great to see this side of things. Life in NO will be much better when the world can see progress like this 'cause it encourages the world to come back. I know it's hard there for many, but it will get better in time.

[DocNOproductions]

Every place you would have visited before the levee failure is up and running... we actually have more restaurants than before! And yes, you can still have fun... and even laugh.

[mastachi90]

Anyone know how the condition is like there in New orleans now?

How much has the city changed? and Is it still a fun place?

[teflonmagnet]

long-live nawlins and prudhomme, et al. i could think of some cities i wouldn't mind abandoning: fuck you, baltimore, md; las vegas, nv and riverside, chico, upland ca!!

[Imagitv]

Great work.

[sopsk]

Very interesting video. Just wished it was longer.