Led by James Beard winner Chris Hannah, Jewel’s cocktail program is infamous in an infamous city, taking home the award as the #5 bar in the country by North America’s 50 Best Bars list, known as a permanent fixture at the top of Esquires Top 25 Bars in America, not to mention its recent award for Best Restaurant Bar in America and Best US Bartender for Hannah at Tales of the Cocktail. But the food program led by Englishman Phil Whitmarsh may be the most interesting menu in New Orleans today. Whitmarsh brings a cheeky modern British sensibility to New American cuisine, with a focus on seasonal whole vegetables and diverse animal proteins. The Times Picayune recently said, “Whitmarsh has an ability to make an ingredient taste exactly like itself and also like you’ve never had it before, often turning secondary cuts and humble-sounding vegetables into showstoppers.