John Besh’s Restaurant Group Taps Banana Blossom for New Thai Spot | Eater New Orleans

"A family-run gem that’s been serving contemporary Thai on the West Bank for a decade, Banana Blossom Thai Cafe was opened by Jimmy Cho in a Gretna strip mall in 2009 and relocated to a larger West Bank location two years ago; Cho runs it with a family sensibility. The restaurant is partnering with BRG Hospitality for a new Uptown project, and a Facebook photo of Cho with BRG founding owner John Besh was captioned “our new regular customer.” Cho says the forthcoming Uptown spot will still focus on Thai cooking but will be different from Banana Blossom—“more of what you’d have if you came to my mother’s house.”" - Clair Lorell