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"I discovered Perseid—Aaron Bludorn and Cherif Mbodji's Gulf Coast–meets–France restaurant at the Hotel Saint Augustine—pairs regional Gulf ingredients with French technique, producing dishes such as crawfish sausages and jambalaya-stuffed squash blossoms; the hotel itself opened in January and is a short walk from The Menil Collection and the Rothko Chapel." - Kayla S. Stewart, Matt Ortile