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Sweet and Savory Pop-Up Getting a Brick-and-Mortar in Mid-City

Sweet Legacy NOLA has been a festival staple known for its fried chicken-and-beignets.

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After building a following as a pop-up, including featured appearances at Fried Chicken Fest and Beignet Fest, Sweet Legacy NOLA is opening a full-service restaurant in Mid-City at 7935 Forshey St. According to a permit filing with the City of New Orleans, Sweet Legacy will be in the former Next to Eat. An opening date has been set for mid-November.

Sweet Legacy has gotten significant coverage from local media for participating in Fried Chicken Fest and Beignet Fest. In particular, Sweet Legacy’s festival appearances are known for their fried chicken-and-beignets dish with a honey pecan glaze — a play on the popular chicken and waffles.  In addition to running Sweet Legacy, owner Dr. Tierra Alexander is also a social worker who recently successfully defended her PhD thesis at LSU.

7935 Forshey St, New Orleans, LA 70125

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Brett Llenos Smith is a freelance writer with a bachelor’s degree in journalism and more than a decade of experience writing about restaurants, farms and food production. As someone with a multi-ethnic background, he has a passion for highlighting folks from underrepresented communities.
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