Cristiano Raffignone and Kelly Barker, the owners of Martinique and Dick & Jenny's, along with Christiano's in Houma, announced today that they have closed Martinique. A new restaurant will open in the next few months, operated by a chef/owner to be named later. Raffignone and Barker retain ownership of the old dining room and adjacent courtyard on Magazine Street near Nashville Avenue.
The loss here is mainly suffered by those who like to cook and eat in the French idiom. Nearly all of the French restaurants in town are bistros like Martinique, and not many new ones have appeared during the past decade. Martinique was cooking some very good variations on French themes. It would be nice if we could get that from the new restaurateurs, but if the trends tell us anything it may turn out to be another Mexican-Pan-Asian fusion, with pizza.
Martinique
Uptown: 5908 Magazine ST. .
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