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"A hotly anticipated restaurant, Briquette brought chef Robert Vasquez to New Orleans after he closed his popular North Shore restaurant Opal Basil. It was promised that NOLA Opal Basil would open next door to Briquette, but the NOLA Opal Basil wasn’t operating by the time Vasquez left and that space was retooled and opened as Cajun Cookery. Vasquez left Briquette; Hosie Bourgeois then stepped into the chef spot, debuted a new menu, but Bourgeois left the restaurant two months ago." - Alison Baitz