Best Dishes and Cocktails Eater Editors Had in NOLA This Week | Eater New Orleans

"A well-accoladed cocktail destination that’s likely to be a major stop for festival visitors, the bar offers ambitious, creative drinks. The Durian Fields ($26) is made with durian yellow chartreuse and eau de vie and is garnished with a chewy durian candy; durian’s “combination of earthy sweetness and oniony savory notes” makes it a gamble — “a geeky drink, with creativity worth admiring, though one I may wait long to revisit.” By contrast, the seasonal Columbina ($15) — gin, a cardamom pear cordial, and lemon, garnished with a fresh sprig of thyme — impressed as “refreshing with pear and lemon, offset with cool baking spice notes of cardamom, and that sprig of thyme pulled the aromatics together in perfume.” “It is an understated drink with no frills and nothing to hide behind but brilliance.” — Henna Bakshi, Eater regional editor, South." - Henna Bakshi