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 Restaurant Reviews in New Orleans "Better-than-average" "Italian classics" turn up at this French Quarter eatery known for its airy balcony overlooking the Mississippi; revelers toast the "excellent wine list" and fell it's a "wonderful place to celebrate" special times. www.zagat.com "Carmelo communicates both the energy of the French Quarter and the simple charm of an Italian trattoria, with a burnished-wood bar on each floor and soothing paintings of Italian landscapes." Review by Gayot The cooking here tends to be simple and straightforward, a fact that immediately announces a true Italian approach. Ingredients, whether perfect tomatoes or fresh herbs or glorious olive oil, all tend to taste like excellent versions of themselves. They arrive wearing no masks, as it were, and paired up in ways that are happy indeed. Easy Food Three floors of small dining rooms present a varied menu of Italian tidbits, pastas, pizza veal and seafood. Much of this comes closer to the flavors I remember from Italy than any other food I've eaten around New Orleans. The style is certainly Italian: the level of formality is low. The menu has few pretentious tricks. Most of the food is quite simple, and achieves excellence through the classic Italian method of employing great fresh ingredients. New Orleans Citybusiness Carmelo is a wonderful restaurant and offers unique dining experience, so for a quick bite or rehearsal dinner, Carmelo has something for you. Health & Fitness What makes them authentic are the sauces, Stinson says, which are flavorful but lighter than the heavy meat-and-tomato sauce so popular in U.S. and referred to as red gravy by New Orleanians. Citybusiness, Summer 2001 Listed in Luigi Veronelli's "The Best Italian Restaurants in America" |
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