NOLA 
Scott Gold turns Thrillist soothsayer this week, with his look at 7 Restaurants That'll Rock 2014 including Square Root, Milkfish, Mopho, Oxalis, Atomic Burger, Manor on Magazine, Pizza Domenica, and lesser known Del Fuego Taqueria coming to Magazine: "The head chef is former New Orleans Country Club chow-smith Dave Wright, and they have super-awesome artwork." [Thrillist]
NOLA Robert Peyton reports that "silent meals" may be trending in restaurants around the country, but worry not, "There are some trends that come to New Orleans late, and then there are some that we miss entirely; to the extent that this is in fact a trend, we're not going to see it." [HautePlates]
MID CITY Here's a little dose of horrendous Christmas sweaters and bartenders in sexy elf costumes from a round up of recent holiday parties from Mid City faves Pal's and Finn McCool's. [MidCityMessenger]
