Last week, Josh Smith’s head was in Campania, home to Naples, the Amalfi Coast, Mount Vesuvius and, by the evidence of my meal at a Mano, the New Orleans Italian restaurant where Smith is chef, exceptional seafood salad. This one contained whole calamari and shrimp, and octopus sliced so thinly the pieces resembled slivered garlic. [...]
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A Mano, earns ‘Four Beans’
Monday, August 29th, 2011a Mano Named Best New Restaurants
Sunday, October 31st, 2010The Best New Restaurants short list includes a Mano. See the New Orleans Times-Picayune’s 2010 Fall Dining Guide:
Best New Restaurants
The Perfect Meal: Chef to Watch Video
Sunday, October 31st, 2010The Perfect Meal: Chef to Watch Video
The Times-Picayune asks 2010 Chef to Watch Joshua Smith about the perfect meal. See the restaurant and Chef in action.
Food & Wine: Where to Go Next
Sunday, August 8th, 2010From the September 2010 Issue:
NEW ORLEANS:Â A MANO
Until recently, the Italian restaurants in New Orleans were the kind that served red sauce by the truckload. Now, with the opening of the terrific A Mano, the city’s Italian-food scene is a lot more interesting. Chef Josh Smith spends a lot of time shopping at the Crescent City [...]
James Beard Semi-Finalists
Sunday, July 18th, 2010Semi-finalists for this year’s James Beard Foundation Restaurant and Chef Awards were released this morning … among them was Chef Adolfo Garcia.
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Cucina Regionale
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New Orleans, LA 70130
504.208.9280
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