NYC-Based Colors Restaurant Plans New Orleans Location

FRENCH QUARTER— A new location of burger and slider spot Dis & Dem has just opened inside the bar Rue St. Louis (817 St. Louis St.). Open daily  11 a.m. to 2 a.m. with delivery to Quarter residents until 2 a.m. as well. [NOLA.com]

NOLA— NYC-based Restaurant Opportunities Center United plans to open a New location of its new gluten-free, 'socially-conscious' eatery Colors, which will also "double as a training program for restaurant workers seeking new skills." The organization's director/co-founder Saru Jayaraman will also discuss and sign her book Forked: A New Standard For American Dining at Octavia today, March 16, at 5:30 p.m.   [Advocate]

NOLA— Visitors are flocking to family-run CBD hub Mother's to honor its longtime restaurateur and chef Jerry Amato, who sadly passed away this week due to complications with cancer. [NOLA.com]

IRISH CHANNEL— McClure's Barbecue teams up with Young Professionals in Energy (YPE) for a crawfish boil benefiting the Boys & Girls Clubs of Southeast Louisiana this Saturday, March 19, at 1 p.m. in the Nola Brewing Taproom. $20 gets you crawfish and a beer. Purchase tix to the event right here. [Eaterwire]