Saint Augustine Catholic Church
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Oldest Black Catholic parish in U.S. Louis Armstrong's home
Oldest Black Catholic parish in U.S. Louis Armstrong's home
"New Orleans–born chef Dominick Lee, formerly Poitín’s executive chef, is launching a “progressive Creole” restaurant inside the restored, Black-owned Hotel King David in Riverside Terrace, channeling the home he was displaced from after Hurricane Katrina. The kitchen aims to perfect and add new elements to Creole classics like gumbo and jambalaya, informed by Lee’s time in Europe studying Creole’s European, African, and Indigenous roots and his menu’s exploration of creolization — the blending of cultures. Even the name nods to history, referencing the surname of what’s considered the first Creole family and tracing a path from France to Louisiana to Texas." - H. Drew Blackburn
"Chef Dominick Lee, a New Orleans native, has been previewing the flavor profile of his upcoming restaurant through collaborations around town; highlights included a pork muffuletta punctuated with crispy cracklin’ bits, a nostalgic okra stew finished with a hypnotic crown of fried okra, and a standout crab bisque balanced with black garlic sambal, heirloom tomatoes and peppers, hand-rolled fregola, and a dash of dill — a comforting, spicy-warm soup ideal for fall. Take-home bags of beignets also held up well and remained fresh the next day." - Brittany Britto Garley
"A forthcoming Creole restaurant inside a boutique Riverside Terrace hotel, led by chef Dominick Lee, an Art Institute of Houston graduate who studied Creole derivatives in Europe and has framed his approach as “Progressive Creole.” Slated to open in the fall, the kitchen’s revealed dishes in press photos include New Orleans–style barbecue shrimp, bananas foster, and a range of seafood and pasta offerings. The venue is offering ticketed preview dinners in February: a Mardi Gras–themed five-course tasting (Feb 10–11) sold as paired tickets for $195, and a Black History Month collaborative four- or five-course dinner with Chef Martin Draluck of Black Pot Supper Club (Feb 16–17) at $225 per ticket. The restaurant’s chosen name references a Creole family lineage tracing back to French settlers and enslaved people, a genealogy the chef says poetically mirrors his own New Orleans roots and culinary journey." - Courtney E. Smith
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