A grand plot that never materialized gave the French Quarter one of its landmark bars: the Napoleon House. New Orleans Mayor Nicholas Girod had a grand plan to rescue Napoleon from exile and bring him ...

An institution changed hands, a New Orleans holiday tradition continued and Brett Anderson was wowed by a bowl of soup. Here's our weekly look back at the biggest Eat-Drink-Cook stories from the last ...

If all goes as planned, Ralph Brennan will officially take ownership of the historic Napoleon House (500 Chartres St., 504-524-9752; napoleonhouse.com) at the end of the month. One of the local ...

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — Napoleon House in the French Quarter is officially launching “National Pimm’s Cup Day” in honor of the summer cocktail. July 1 is now officially the first ever “National Pimm’s ...

The closest resemblance to France you'll find in the U.S. is the French Quarter of New Orleans, which has several unmissable things to do on its city streets packed with quaint cafes, shops, and ...

Last week in this space, we chronicled the history of New Orleans’ famous Napoleon House, that building at Chartres and St. Louis streets that — as legend holds — was offered as a refuge for exiled ...

The scene: New Orleans real estate does not get any more prime than the corner where the Napoleon House currently sits — and has since 1797. But it has "only" been the current restaurant for a little ...

When Sal Impastato handed over the keys of the Napoleon House this past spring, it was an emotional moment. Selling the business to restauranteur Ralph Brennan had been a difficult decision because ...

The owner of one French Quarter institution is buying another. Ralph Brennan — proprietor of Brennan’s on Royal Street — is buying the Napoleon House, operated by the Impastato family since 1914. The ...

In 1920, Joseph Impastato paid $14,000 for 500 Chartres St., a building constructed in 1814 as a home for New Orleans Mayor Nicholas Girod. It was, he would later say, the smartest decision he ever ...