Link Restaurant Group gift cards can be redeemed at any of the New Orleans locations: Herbsaint, Cochon, Butcher, Peche, Gianna and La Boulangerie. Link’s flagship restaurant Herbsaint earned him a James Beard award in 2007 for Best Chef: South. The same year Cochon was nominated for Best New Restaurant; Link has also been nominated by the James Beard Foundation for the prestigious award of Outstanding Chef for multiple years. In 2011, Chef/Partner Stephen Stryjewski was named Best Chef: South by the James Beard Foundation. Pêche Seafood Grill was awarded Best New Restaurant at the 2014 James Beard Foundation Awards. That same year, Executive Chef Ryan Prewitt also won Best Chef: South. Gianna was honored to be named a James Beard Award Nominee for Best New Restaurant 2020. Gourmet Magazine listed Herbsaint as one of the top 50 restaurants in America, and was inducted into the Nation’s Restaurant News Hall of Fame. Cochon was listed in The New York Times as “one of the top 3 restaurants that count” and named one of the 20 most important restaurants in America by Bon Appétit. For his commitment to the industry, the Louisiana Restaurant Association honored Link by naming him Restaurateur of the Year in 2012.

Donated by:  Renee Russo

Value: $50