Ralph's on the Park: New American Restaurant in Times Picayune's Dining Guide

Ralph's on the Park
By Brett Anderson
October 23, 2009

Ralph's on the Park
900 City Park Ave., 504.488.1000

Ralph Brennan's crown jewel restaurant overlooking City Park has tried on a handful of culinary identities in its nearly six-year existence. What began as a stage for farm-to-table titan Gerard Maras morphed into a venue for more traditional New Orleans cooking, which worked well in this sun-dappled dining room that appears perpetually primed to host an engagement party for daddy's favorite little girl. Then along comes Chip Flanagan with his saffron-braised lamb cheeks and boudin-wrapped Scotch eggs. His interest in Asian cuisine animated one of the better dishes from my last meal: calamari wrapped around a pork tenderloin stuffing with homemade nuoc cham and a cool udon noodle salad. His cooking is high-risk, high-reward, and it's found in one of the city's most attractive settings.

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