Wine bar and café headed to Lakeside Shopping Center
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04/23/2021
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – The New Orleans Wine & Food Experience (NOWFE) kicks off its annual event with the Ella Brennan “Stand Up for Your Hometown” Awards gala dinners on Tuesday, June 8. The dinners will take place concurrently at three locations Galerie de Galatoire, Rib Room, and Broussard’s. Traditionally given to one individual each year that has made a lifetime commitment to the hospitality industry, the board of directors of NOWFE decided this year to honor 13 organizations for their unwavering love and extraordinary response to supporting our community during the Pandemic. “There are thousands of people and entities in our community who contributed to the outstanding efforts in response to the outbreak of COVID-19,” said Aimee Brown, NOWFE Executive Director. “The recipients of this year’s award are a representation of those that banded together, and certainly not an exhaustive list of those that are so deserving.”
Creole Cuisine Restaurant Concepts said Tuesday that its latest project, a Tavola Restaurant & Wine Bar, has opened adjacent to Lakeside Shopping Center in Metairie.
It is in the same space where Bravo! Cucina Italiana operated until closing in March as COVID-19 lockdowns began. Bravo! owners decided not to reopen as restrictions lifted.
In Italian, a Tavola means “Let’s eat” or “At the table,” said Marv Ammari, CEO of Creole Cuisine. the restaurant has table service at the center of the space.
The restaurant has an open kitchen serving wood-fired pizzas, antipastis, soup and salads, paninis and sandwiches, calamari, insalata mista, veal parmigiano, baked pasta, house baked focaccia and Neapolitan-style pizzas cooked-to-order in a wood oven imported from Italy. The gelato and sorbetto are supplied by local dessert maker Piccola Gelateria, a news release said. There also is a large bar area with nearly a dozen specialty cocktails, wines on tap for tasting and