Russell Jackson will serve his first non-underground dinner in his own restaurant in many years tonight as Lafitte finally makes its debut after nearly two years of planning, construction, and bureaucratic to-do. As we discussed last week, Jackson is a chef to be reckoned with, and the open-air design of his new venue in the historic waterfront building, not to mention the views, should help win this place a lot of early buzz. See our complete slideshow below.
