We were looking for a spot for breakfast today and decided to try Brenda's, which is newly opened on Polk just below Eddy’s. Brenda's is open M-F for breakfast and lunch only, and we chose items off both menus. Three of us... (28 replies, last updated by JasmineG September 12, 2007)

Finally got a chance to try Brenda‘s for lunch today. Great looking specials on the board, but I went with the 7x7 mag recommendation and ordered the shrimp po’ boy ($9.50 w/ fries or slaw). Very tasty. Not as many... (6 replies, last updated by Windy October 7, 2009)

This morning we had breakfast at Brenda's French Soul Food, a newish place that opened for weekend breakfast just a few weeks ago, and has received some good reports here. We started with plain beignets, which were fluffy and... (14 replies, last updated by Waterboy August 10, 2008)

Brenda's French Soul Food, Tenderloin-ish, SF A solid gumbo, good roux, not too smoky, but fairly deep in flavour. Nubs of rice, morsels of okra and iirc, shrimp. Surprisingly invigorating. The fried shrimp po boy is a thing of... (5 replies, last updated by Windy October 29, 2007)

i’ll be staying near the french quarter and do not have a car. i would love to get some recommendations of a great soul food place. eat in or take out is ok. (13 replies, last updated by Hungry Celeste June 24, 2008)

I’m researching food from former French colonies, and would appreciate your input. Also, if you share an interest in this topic and would like to ask me questions, feel free. I’m interested in the interplay between... (0 replies, last updated by Gary Bridgman May 24, 2002)

If you know the culinary heritage of Indo-China or former French territories in Africa, North America or the Caribbean, please read on... I’m researching food from former French colonies, and would appreciate your input.... (0 replies, last updated by Gary Bridgman May 24, 2002)

the famous here, Jamaican cooking is to Soul St Lucian cooking what vinegar is to wine. St Lucia culture includes African, French, English and Indian influences and together they make for a very pleasant and tasty cuisine, if Soul... (2 replies, last updated by Dukeofyork July 31, 2005)

This is "soul food" only if you’re French, but my own favorite way with pig’s feet is to wrap them in gauze and tie them so they don’t fall apart, then simmer them very slowly and gently for a really long time... (7 replies, last updated by Will Owen April 9, 2007)

I’ve notice over the past twenty years or so a reluctance within some Soul Food cooking (and eating) circles in utilizing (or eating) pork products. I recall as a child my mother (and Grandmother, Aunts, etc) using ham... (22 replies, last updated by orangewasabi March 4, 2007)

Anyone know of a good soul food place? I haven’t had good soul food since I was a kid eating at friends' houses, nobody cooks great food like the old grandmas! (45 replies, last updated by Mersenne twister December 1, 2007)

of trips, however, is the kind of Creole soul food I used to get at Chez Helene in the late 80s/early 90s. Any suggestions? Any little known places in the Treme I might try? (13 replies, last updated by Boatman October 31, 2002)

Ethiopian) (yeah, I know it’s a rather large continent), Cuban, Caribbean, French, Soul, Spanish, Moroccan (yes, I know that’s in Africa). Also my husband loves seafood, and DC is a lot closer to a shore than we are... (12 replies, last updated by jd in baltimore November 21, 2006)

I just read this interesting article in the London Times about the demise of French food. http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/books/non-fiction/article6326468.ece I have to say that it chimed with my... (36 replies, last updated by Will Owen May 29, 2009)

I’m taking out-of-town visitors to Lenox lounge this weekend (Lenox Ave & 125th St) , and I’m looking for a good restaurant nearby for dinner beforehand. Any suggestions? We’re going to a soul food restaurant... (5 replies, last updated by gloriousfood April 18, 2006)