A downtown New Orleans restaurant drawn to a grand and elegant scale now has a new owner and a different blueprint for the future. Chef John Besh announced today that his company has bought Le Foret.

IAN MCNULTY Besh on screen at the Stage Door Canteen, during a preview showing of his new cooking series. Sometimes it feels like the big TV food programs these days are more about vicarious travel ...

NEW ORLEANS - John Besh, the owner and operator of several well-known New Orleans area restaurants has stepped down from the group that bears his name after a blockbuster weekend investigation by NOLA ...

New Orleans celebrity chef John Besh stepped down from the restaurant group that bears his name after a newspaper reported that 25 women who are current or former employees of the business said they ...

New Orleans uber-chef John Besh starts taping his new 26-part cooking series at WYES studios next week. And the public television station has an affiliated fundraising offer that promises to be fun ...

Every January, the stars gather in Utah for the revered Sundance Film Festival, and this year Chef John Besh was one of those select few newcomers amongst them to be personally invited by Robert ...

Classic New Orleans restaurants, rising stars, seasoned veterans of the dining scene, a pastry chef and two bars are among the New Orleans contenders for this year's James Beard Awards, the culinary ...

Chef John Besh (www.chefjohnbesh.com) will oversee the food and beverage program at the Pontchartrain Hotel (2031 St. Charles Ave.; www.thepontchartrainhotel.com) when the historic strucure reopens ...

When John Besh was a teenager, there weren't many programs designed to inspire kids to find their inner chefs. In fact, the closest Besh could come in the late 1970s and early '80s was a home ...

New Orleans chef John Besh’s national profile continues to rise. Besh, who has participated in nationally telecast series and shows before – ranging from "Iron Chef America" in 2006 to "The Martha ...

In an investigation published in October, 25 current and past employees of celebrity chef John Besh's restaurant empire told NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune that they were victims of sexual harassment.