“I like for the menu to read very classic and for there to be an element of surprise whenever it arrives to you. Tying in the history of the restaurant and the city is important,” – Ryan Hacker, the youngest executive chef of Brennan’s, a 2022 James Beard Award finalist for Outstanding Restaurant after 75 years in New Orleans. #brennans #brennansnola #neworleans #chef #nola #neworleansfood #historicrestaurants #creolefood #creolecuisine #creolerestaurant #neworleanscreole #executivechef #neworleansrestaurant #nolafood #neworleanschef #brennansneworleans #eatnola #chefryanhacker #jbfawards2022 #nolachef #outstandingrestaurant #chefandrestaurantmagazine #chefmagazine #chefpublishing