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Shakin' it up … One might say the French Quarter has everything one could want in the “eats” department, but it seems there was a decided lack of “freak shakes.” The Nashvilleborn Legendairy Milkshake Bar recently opened up on Chartres Street to fill that knack. Treat your kids, or the kid in you, to a frosted mason jar filled with candy-coated bliss. Celebrity Chef Jet Tila has professed his love for their “rolling in the cookie dough,” featuring chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream, chocolate chips, whipped cream, cookie dough bites, and a chocolate chip cookie. Our money is on the “coffee & doughnuts” with crushed Oreos and a whole glazed doughnut, or “the king shake” with banana pudding ice cream, chocolate and peanut butter sauce, bacon, crushed peanuts, and a whole banana. Check them out on Chartres Street.

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Over (the river) easy … Skilled chefs Cara and Evan Benson have done it again, this time on the Westbank. Their incredibly popular breakfast spot Toast now has a location in Gretna in the old Screamin' Eagle Lounge on Hancock Street. Renovated, renewed and all dressed up in a pretty sky-blue, Toast Gretna is offering all of the deliciousness we've grown to know and love, from sweet and savory crepes to steak 'n' eggs and ratatouille. Follow them on Instagram @toastgretna

1711 Hancock St., Gretna, toastneworleans.com

“It was all I hoped it would be” … Larry Morrow and his mother, Chef Lenora Chong, the dream team behind Morrow's in the Marigny, have recently launched Monday in MidCity. Located in the space that formerly housed Trep’s on Bienville Street, Monday offers an

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eclectic menu with dishes ranging from seafood gumbo and boudin egg rolls to bánh mì, lamb chops, and blackened redfish tacos. Monday is open every day but Tuesday.

4327 Bienville St., mondaynola.com

It keeps getting bigger … Fat Boy Pizza, the home of the world's biggest slice, just opened its sixth location in Mandeville. “Our brand is a fun, familyoriented one,” Vice President of Brand Development Chad Collura said. “There is nothing else like it anywhere." So if you're over on the Northshore craving a 30-inch pie, you now have a place to go. Bring the whole family, why don't ya?

1200 W. Causeway Approach, Mandeville, eatfatboyspizza.com

Hall to hall . . . Sure, we were bummed when they closed Auction House Market, but it seems there was no need to fret. Yet another food hall is opening up in the beautiful Warehouse District space on Magazine Street called, appropriately, Hall on Mag the Hall on Mag. Entrepreneur Jamal Wilson, pleased with the success of the first Hall in Tampa, jumped to our culinary mecca with alacrity to launch his new dining concept. The Hall on Mag is touting a launch lineup of options from South and Common (Southern-style comfort food) to El Greco, a Mediterranean seafood spot, but what's more interesting is the Hall's dining approach—though there will be over half a dozen

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vendors, the new eating arena will feature both hosts and servers to up the food-halldining-experience ante. The Hall on Mag is slated to open this fall.

801 Magazine St., explorethehall.com

Coffee in the garden … A brand new café recently threw open its doors just down the block from Commander's Palace in the Garden District. Located on the corner of Washington and Prytania inside the Rink, the Chicory House offers specialty coffee drinks, pastries, granola bowls, salads, and full-fledged sandwiches made with their own bread. Everything seems too tasty to be true, from the Uncle Booga—their answer to a French Dip with coffee-rubbed roast beef and Challerhocker cheese—to the “go go,” a white bean sandwich with fresh greens and tomatoes drizzled with olive oil.

2727 Prytania St., @the.chicoryhouse Feng Cha

At long last! … While the GNO burbs were literally bursting with bubble tea shops, New Orleans proper was suffering, until now. Feng Cha, a big bubble tea chain from China, has come to the States and opened a location on Magazine Street in the Lower Garden District. Feng Cha means “to serve tea respectfully” and thanks to them, we can respectfully enjoy all of their brilliant bubbly flavors, from bursting dragonfruit, and coffee milk tea (yes, together), to overflowing grapefruit and matcha lattes.

2131 Magazine St., @fengchanola

Kickin' it K-style … Several empty spaces inside Hong Kong Market were yearning to be filled, and now there's one less absence with the recent opening of K-Town BBQ & Tofu. Feast on your Korean food favorites from grilled samgyupsal (grilled pork belly) and bulgogi, to bibimbap and pajeon. K-Town is open every day except Wednesday for lunch and dinner.

925 Behrman Hwy., Gretna, @ktownbbq_tofu

Thai me down … At the tail end of June, the Gentilly neighborhood gleefully gained a new restaurant dubbed Thai'd Up NOLA. Located on Gentilly Boulevard in the space that formerly held Catty Shack Tex-Mex, Thai'd Up is the brainchild of local Ryan Walsh and his girlfriend Kate Welch, who were looking to add something new to the neighborhood food scene. Featuring Thai “street food,” the new restaurant offers dishes such as roti, crab rangoons, curries, stir fry, noodles, and fried rice.

1839 Gentilly Blvd., thaidupla.com

It's French, right? … There's a new spot on Frenchmen Street, and it's not a music venue. Well, unless baked goods bring music to your ears. Ayu Bakehouse is the latest pastry-laden craze in the Marigny neighborhood and local denizens are eating it up. Right across from Washington Square, the modern, peach-hued bakery offers croissants, cinnamon rolls, babka “knots,” sweet red bean rolls, mushroom and Gruyere biscuits, French baguettes, sourdough loaves, and more. Sandwich specials are available daily and the coffee is locally sourced from Hey! Cafe. 801 Frenchmen St.,

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