Accolades/ Press
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SoBou chef Juan Carlos with Tory McPhail of Commander's Palace. Photo courtesy Jeffrey Gurwin.
Awards:
Best Waffles in Louisiana - Food Network, 2018
Creative Cocktail, Creative Taco - Top Taco New Orleans, 2018
11 Mistakes to Avoid When Grilling Steak, According to Chef Juan Carlos - Food & Wine, 2018
Top 10 New Orleans Three-Martini Lunches - Eater New Orleans
Small Business Excellence Award, 2017
Bar Chef Laura wins the Redemption Rye Cocktail Contest, 2017
Award of Excellence - Wine Spectator 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013
8 Over-the-Top Brunches in the U.S. - OpenTable, May 2017
6 of Louisiana's Best Brunch Spots - Louisiana Cookin', March/April 2017
Chef Juan Carlos Gonzalez is a Best Chef of Louisiana 2017 - American Culinary Federation of New Orleans, March 2017
Laura Bellucci is an FSR Rising Star of 2017! - FSR Magazine 2017
Best Costumes and Best Cocktail, 2nd place - Tales of the Toddy 2016
A Guide To New Orleans' Best Holiday Dining Deals - Eater, December 2016
Best Gin Cocktail in America to Bar Chef Laura Bellucci - Restaurant Hospitality, November 2015
10 Best Beignets in New Orleans - USA Today, September 2015
10 Best Lunch Restaurants in the French Quarter - About Travel, May 2015
New Orleans 10 Best Fine Dining Burgers - Eater New Orleans, April 2015
The Best Mixologists in the South - Tasting Table, March 2015
Top 10 Boozy Brunch Spots in New Orleans - GoNOLA.com, February 2015
16 Great New Orleans Bars for Whiskey, Bourbon and Scotch - Nola.com, December 2014
11 Most Influential Bars of 2014 - Thrillist, December 2014
Behind the Bar with Abigail Gullo: Death or Glory - Garden and Gun, November 2014
2014 Best Cocktails in America - Restaurant Hospitality, November 2014
#9 Best Restaurant in New Orleans - The Daily Meal, July 2014
25 Most Important Restaurants of 2013 - Zagat, 2013
Best New Restaurants in New Orleans - The Times-Picayune, 2013
Best New Restaurants - New Orleans magazine, 2013
Gold Medal, Seafood - New Orleans Wine and Food Experience, 2013
Best New Restaurants of 2012 - Esquire magazine, 2012
Featured Articles and Press:
What Chefs Eat for Breakfast - The Daily Meal, June 2018
The Dine, Wine & Spirits Show - WGSO, May 2018
Happy Hour at SoBou - WWLTV, May 2018
25 Fun Things to Do in New Orleans - VacationIdea, May 2018
Reviewing SoBou's Tribute to 'Cocina Criolla' - Gambit Weekly, April 2018
Scenes from the Todd Price Taste Club at SoBou - Nola.com, March 2018
Best Restaurants in New Orleans - Ann Cavitt Fisher, February 2018
Where to Eat in New Orleans - JohnnyJet, February 2018
Spiked Eggnog Recipes- Bon Appétit, December 2017
Music Lovers Guide to New Orleans - Culture Trip, December 2017
Roasted Pumpkin & Bocage Honey Bisque - WGNO, October 2017
Bitters Spotlight - Supercall, October 2017
Seafood Steps up to the Bar - Nation's Restaurant News, September 2017
What Chefs Eat for Breakfast - The Daily Meal, September 2017
New Orleans' Healthiest Cocktails - Babes & Beignets, September 2017
Dram and Dine - Market Watch, August 2017
Boxcar Camp Out for National Toasted Marshmallow Day- Open Table, August 2017
New Orleans' Essential Happy Hours - Eater NOLA, August 2017
Laura Bellucci from SoBou - Bartender Journey Podcast, August 2017
SoBou: Coolinary, that's whats up! - WGNO, August 2017
Best Places in New Orleans To Meet Singles - Flirt, July 2017
The French Quarter Dining Guide - Eater NOLA, July 2017
Red Hot Burlesque Shows in New Orleans - FrenchQuarter.com, June 2017
Gambit's 100-plus bars 2017: cocktail bars - Gambit, June 2017
Best Boozy Brunches in New Orleans - NOLA Weekend, June 2017
Rise and Shine: 10 Breakfast-Inspired Cocktails to Drink Any Time of Day - OpenTable, June 2017
The 12 Essential French Quarter Bars - Eater NOLA, June 2017
8 Over-the-Top Brunches: Where to Brunch Like a Baller - OpenTable, June 2017
Video: The Magic Hour with Chef Juan Carlos - The Magic Hour, May 2017
A Long Weekend in the Big Easy - The Daily Meal, April 2017
Hog Wild: Tracing the Plump History of Pig Roasting - Country Roads Magazine, April 2017
Guide to Healthy Eating at French Quarter, CBD Restaurants - NOLA.com, April 2017
3 New Milk Punch Recipes That Are Boozy and Delicous - Supercall, February 2017
Bartenders' Favorite Hair-of-the-Dog Hangover Cures - Supercall, January 2017
10 Best Burlesque Shows in New Orleans to Get Your Tease On - USA Today, January 2017
A Guide to New Orlean's Best Holiday Dining Deals - Eater, December 2016
The Past, Present, and Future of Big-Ass Drinks - Eater, December 2016
Yamming It Up: 11 Stellar Sweet Potato Dishes - OpenTable Blog, November 2016
Chef Chat - Louisiana Cookin', November 2016
25 Bartenders Reveal Their New Years Eve Resolutions - Supercall, November 2016
Bars' Coolest Drink Containers - USA Today, November 2016
The Height of Hospitality - Hospitality 21, October 2016
The Karmic Alarm Clock - Tales of the Cocktail, October 2016
Bartenders Get Serious About Cereal Cocktails - Food Republic, August 2016
W New Orleans - French Quarter - The Telegraph, October 2016
"A lot of Upside-Down": Texas' Bar Community Plants its Flag at Spirits Industry's Biggest National Event - Guide Live, July 2016
Simple Pleasure, Chef's Muse or Cocktail Mixer, Watermelon is a Star on New Orleans Summer Menus - The Advocate, August 2016
100 Christmas Cocktails and Drink Recipes to Get You in the Holiday Spirit - Marie Claire, October 2016
September 2016 Bartender of the Month: Laura Bellucci - Nightclub and Bar, September 2016
Ten Best Pairings from Tales of the Cocktail- Paste Magazine, August, 2016
Vermouth Back in Favor, and Flavor- theadvocate.com, September, 2016
Savory Beignets are the Perfect Snack- Plate, August, 2016
Hippest Happy Hours - French Quarterly, August 2016
New Orleans' Essential Burgers- NOLA Eater, August 2016
Burlesque Brunch: Legs & Eggs- Babes & Beignets, July 2016
Paris Between the Wars- Garnish, July 2016
A New Orleans sampler- mystatesman.com, July 2016
The Brunch Heatmap: Where to Eat Brunch in New Orleans -Eater New Orleans, June 2016
16 Perfectly Summery Punches For Summer Drinking - Liquor.com, June 2016
Cereal Cocktails are on the Rise - Extra Crispy, June 2016
A Sidecar Named Desire - Deep South Magazine, April 2016
When it Rains We Pour - NOLA.com, April 2016
SoBou's Literary Round Table Turns Pages - New Orleans Advocate, March 2016
Sinfully good: Give Us Our Daily Bread Pudding - Open Table, March 2016
Where to Drink Rose-Infused Cocktails From Coast to Coast - Eater, February 2016
Taste of Hospitality with the Chef of SoBou - New Orleans Will, February 2016
'Barpreneurs' meet weekly at bar to pitch ideas, listen and learn - The Advocate, February 2016
Weekly 'Barpreneus school' for hospitality start up and Entrepreneurs - Silicon Bayou News, January 2016
Limoncello Revamped - Wine Enthusiast, December 2015
A Tobago Chistmas - My New Orleans.com, December 2015
10 Down-and-Dirty Recipes - Restaurant Hospitality, July 2015
VIDEO: SoBou Nola Sets the Bar in the French Quarter - stupidDOPE.com, May 2015
Where to Eat Standout Tacos from Coast to Coast - The Food Network, April 2015
Chef Juan Carlos makes Pecan, Not Pie on Fox 8 - Fox 8 Morning Edition, April 2015
Pecan, Not Pie recipe - Deep South magazine, April 2015
Where to Drink in the South Right Now - Tasting Table, March 2015
Cocktails 101: The Death or Glory with Abigail - stupidDOPE, March 2015
The Taylor Bird - New Orleans Variations - The New York Times Magazine, January 2015
Mardi Gras Guide - Forbes.com, January 2015
Abigail sits down with Steppin' Out - WYES New Orleans, January 2015
Taste of Thanksgiving Cocktail by Abigail Gullo - Deep South Magazine, November 2014
5 Delicious Bacons that Aren't Pork - Food & Wine, November 2014
In New Orleans, Terrifc Cocktails Never Went Out of Fashion - Washington Post, October 2014
How to Throw a Killer Cocktail Party, New Orleans-Style - Liquor.com, October 2014
Behind the Bar: Death or Glory - Garden & Gun, August 2013
Swamp Pop Presents: Abigail Gullo, behind the bar - Swamp Pop, July 2014
New Orleans' 10 Best Bars for Classic Cocktails - Fodor's, September 2014
Forgotten Cocktails that Deserve a Revival - First We Feast, September 2014
Top 5 Bars in New Orleans - The Spirits Business
The New Orleans Cocktail Bucket List - Thrillist, August 2014
Have you Met our Singing Bartender? - WGNO, October 2013
SoBou is a lighting inspiration - Enlightenment Mag, July 2013
SoBou celebrates one year! - The Local Palate, July 2013
Breakfast in America - Details magazine, July 2013
Best Hotel Bars in New Orleans - New Orleans magazine, January 2013
Team Spirits: SoBou, New Orleans - Food Arts, December 2012
Ti Martin's Chic SoBou - NolaWoman.com, December 2012
New Orleans' Lively Cocktail Scene - New York Times, July 2012