Saint John: New Location at 715 St. Charles Avenue, Plans to Reopen this Fall

Eric Cook, photo by Sam Hanna

After closing doors at Saint John on Decatur Street in May, Executive Chef and Owner Eric Cook is excited to announce that his award-winning Haute Creole concept will relocate to the Central Business District at 715 St. Charles Avenue, former location of restaurant Le Chat Noir. Leading the charge in the kitchen under Cook will be Chef de Cuisine Darren Chabert, who has worked alongside Cook for the last two years overseeing culinary operations at Gris-Gris, Gris-Gris to Go Go and Saint John. The restaurant plans to reopen in early fall with an updated lunch and dinner menu featuring many of the restaurant’s previous top-selling dishes, along with an enhanced daily happy hour. With close proximity to downtown, the Superdome, Lafayette Square and so much more, Saint John will soon become the perfect spot to enjoy a business lunch, family dinner or extended happy hour before a Saints Game or event. 
 
“Having the opportunity to move Saint John to St. Charles Avenue is a dream,” Said Cook. “We believe in this concept, and we’re excited to make the restaurant easily accessible to the New Orleans community and incoming visitors with a more central location – we’ve got walk-on access to the streetcar, increased parking, Mardi Gras Parade Route views and so much more. It’s time to show this city what Saint John can really be.” 
 
Saint John plans to reopen the restaurant this fall. More details on opening date and menu coming later this summer. Follow Saint John on Instagram and Facebook for additional updates. 
 
LAGNIAPPE:
Eric Cook’s first cookbook, Modern Creole: A Taste of New Orleans Culture and Cuisine, will also be available this fall on September 17. With approximately 120 food and cocktail recipes, and vibrant, dynamic culinary photography that captures the chef’s bad boy rock-and-roll style, Cook’s new book, with a foreword by Gordon Ramsay, winds through Southern, Cajun, and Creole genres fulfilling home cooks’ desire for dishes that are accessible and straightforward enough for an everyday meal, yet impressive enough for company or the holiday table.