"Nina Compton, a native of Saint Lucia in the Caribbean, came to New Orleans a few years ago to compete in theTop Cheftelevision series. She didn’t win the culinary slugfest, but New Orleans came out ahead—a short time later she returned to set down roots by opening Compère Lapin, a charming, brick-accented restaurant in a hotel that's a reasonable stroll from the French Quarter. It’s good to get thereearly to grab a drink at the bar, which treats its libations with the same seriousness as the kitchen does its food. (A frozen drink…with chartreuse.) The dishes are alive with creative Caribbean flavors—among the more memorable plates are the seafood pepper pot, black drum, and curried goat."
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Photo courtesy of Compère Lapin