"One of New Orleans’s most endearing restaurants (and there are many), Café Reconcile doubles as a successful job-training program for teens and young adults. Led by hugely talented local chef Martha Wiggins, the old-school New Orleans soul food, like seafood-stuffed peppers and fried catfish, stands on its own, served in a welcoming, art-adorned setting in the heart of Central City’s Oretha Castle corridor." - Clair Lorell