LAKEVIEW: Pizza Nola (141 W. Harrison) is throwing a gumbo party for the NCIS: New Orleans premiere tomorrow, September 23, starting at 7 p.m. [Gambit]
CBD: Brett Anderson eats a crab cocktail at Chophouse this week and notes, "I don't recall having ever receiving such a mouthful of sweet, unblemished blue crab." Well, okay then. [NOLA.com]
FAT CITY: John Georges, owner of some 50+ businesses including The Advocate, is opening a retro diner in the former Uncle Larry's bar at 3220 Edenborn Avenue. [CityBusiness, subscription required]