Pairing Music With Dinner, Best Cocktail Bars, More

NOLA— Ian McNulty listicles the best spots for food and entertainment this week, perfect for post-Fess action: Bacchanal, Blue Oak BBQ at Chickie Wah Wah, Buffa's, Casa Borrega, Sweet Lorraine's, Kukhnya at Siberia, Little Gem Saloon, and Three Muses. [Advocate]

NOLA— This booze listicle features bars that bring "easygoing, unfussy, fun" New Orleans vibe to craft cocktail movement:The French 75, Cure, Cane & Table, Twelve Mile Limit, Bar Tonique, Sylvain, The Sazerac Bar, and Booty's Street Food. [Liquor.com]

MID CITY— Laura McKnight reports that new Hammond brewery Gnarly Barley will debut its beers in May at events on the North Shore and in New Orleans, including the tapping of a special keg of dry-hopped Catahoula Common at 8 p.m. on May 13 at The Bulldog in Mid City (5135 Canal). Plus more events at Avenue Pub and elsewhere. [NOLA.com]

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