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{{Infobox Restaurant |
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| name = Brennan's |
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| image = BrennansFromCourthouseStepsMay07.jpg |
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| image_width = 300px |
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| image_caption = Brennan's on Royal Street |
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| established =1946 |
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| current-owner = Pip, Jimmy and Ted Owen |
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| head-chef = Lazone Randolph |
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| food-type =[[Louisiana Creole cuisine]] |
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| street-address = 417 [[Royal Street, New Orleans|Royal Street]] |
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| city = [[French Quarter]] of [[New Orleans, Louisiana|New Orleans]] |
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| state = [[Louisiana]] |
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| country =United States |
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| coordinates = {{coord|29.956905|-90.066755}} |
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| website = [http://www.brennansneworleans.com Official Site] |
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'''Brennan's''' is a [[Louisiana Creole cuisine|creole restaurant]] in the [[French Quarter]] of [[New Orleans, Louisiana]]. It is known for its lavish breakfast and for the creation of [[Bananas Foster]]. |
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==History== |
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Brennan's was founded in 1946 by [[Owen Brennan]], an Irish-American restaurateur and New Orleans native. It was originally located on [[Bourbon Street]] across from the Old Absinthe House, but moved to its present location at 417 Royal Street in 1956. The building, a two-story French Quarter mansion constructed in 1795, was at that time owned by [[Tulane University]] and initially leased by Brennan's. From 1841 to 1891, the mansion had been owned by the Morphy family, with [[Paul Morphy]], the celebrated chessplayer and unofficial world chess champion, living there until his death in 1884. The restaurant purchased the building in 1984.<ref>"Breakfast at Brennan's" Cookbook</ref> |
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Because Owen Brennan died before his parents, the restaurant was eventually inherited by his siblings as well as his children. Disagreement within the Brennan family over the expansion of the restaurant line led to a split into several different corporations controlling a number of New Orleans restaurants spawning the dynasty of [[Brennan Family Restaurants]]. |
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Although the section of Royal Street in the French Quarter was spared the flooding suffered by most of the city in the [[Levee failures in Greater New Orleans, 2005|levee failures]] during [[Hurricane Katrina]] in 2005, Brennan's did suffer significant damage, largely due to the contents of second-story refrigerators melting and seeping onto lower floors. The restaurant's extensive [[wine cellar]] lost temperature control, ruining the entire wine collection. |
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Following an extensive renovation, Brennan's re-opened on [[June 8]], [[2006]]. |
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Brennan's is credited with inventing the Bloody Bull cocktail. |
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==Houston, Texas location== |
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Up until 2008, there was a Brennan's of Houston restaurant at 3300 Smith Street in [[midtown Houston]], owned by Alex Brennan-Martin<ref>http://www.brennanshouston.com/history_1.htm</ref>. After more than 40 years in business, Brennan's of Houston caught fire in the hours prior to the arrival of [[Hurricane Ike]], completely destroying it. Investigators point to the possibly of an exploding [[transformer]] as the cause of the blaze.<ref>KPRC Channel 2: [http://www.click2houston.com/news/17464987/detail.html Fire Guts Brennan's Restaurant]</ref><ref>KHOU: [http://www.khou.com/news/local/stories/khou080913_tj_brennans_fire_downtown.6ef1fe9b.html Brennan's restaurant burns; HFD limits fire response across town]</ref>Brennan's is scheduled to reopen in early 2010. |
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==Cultural references== |
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Brennan's was featured in a season two episode of ''[[Ghost Hunters]]'' where the [[The Atlantic Paranormal Society|TAPS]] team investigated claims of [[paranormal activity]]. |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
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*[http://www.brennansneworleans.com/ Official Site] (New Orleans location) |
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*[http://www.brennanshouston.com/ Official Site] (Houston Location) (historical) |
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[[Category:Restaurants in New Orleans, Louisiana]] |
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[[Category:French Quarter]] |
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Revision as of 16:53, 7 December 2009
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