"Chef Nina Compton could have gone anywhere to further her meteoric career. But the St. Lucia native threw her toque into the New Orleans ring in 2012 after she was runner-up and fan favorite on Bravo’s Season 11 of Top Chef. She opened her first local restaurant, Compère Lapin at the Old No. 77 Hotel & Chandlery in the Central Business District. One showstopping dish is her curried goat, a deeply layered stew studded with cashews and sweet potato gnocchi, bursting with flavors that crisscross the globe, from Trinidad to Durban." - Beth D'Addono
Denny Culbert/Compère Lapin