View Full Version : Vicky Bayley might have a new place on/near the lake..
on the northshore? I know I read somewhere a few weeks ago that she is going to be opening a place with a somewhat known chef. Does anyone know about this?
Honestly it seems to be that since her and Besh parted ways at Artesia, she has done nothing but fail at her restaurant attempts.
edible complex
02-05-2009, 04:35 PM
it's the old Bechac's location that Alex Patout previously operated. the permits were applied for about a month ago.
justagirl
02-05-2009, 09:16 PM
This is kinda silly, but does anyone have a picture of her? I think she was in my yoga classes a while back, but I'm not sure if it was her or not.
This is kinda silly, but does anyone have a picture of her? I think she was in my yoga classes a while back, but I'm not sure if it was her or not.
She is a skinny good looking blond with a pointy nose. At least from my memory from five years ago that was her.
She was nice to my wife and her, but I still had my doubts as a restaurant person.
spudly
02-06-2009, 02:21 PM
Bayley was in her prime during the 90's with Mike's on the Ave. (1991-1999).
She was a somewaht hands on manager/co- owner that mostly posed in print ads with her trademark black high heels. She definitely had a glamorous image but the 3-4 times I dined there I got more hype than substance with the food.
Then she turned her attention to the northshore and Artesia in 1997. I can't for the life of me remember the first chef (Maras?) but later John Besh game on board and blew everyone away. It looked like Vickey had another hit.
Then something weird happened. At that time nutria meat was being pushed as a way to save the wetlands. The LRA wanted chefs to finally find a recipe that would successfully market the meat. Almost nobody in the restaurant industry took it seriously but a reporter was sent out to interview restaurants and Artesia was one.
Besh was out of the country (France, I think) enjoying a well deserved rest so his sous chef, who I think was all of 21 and with tongue firmly in cheek, told the reporter that, heck yeah, we serve nutria in the grillades and no one knows this difference! Well it got reported as true when it was obviously a joke. Vicky, when she read it, said "What the HEY?" And proceeded to fire Besh for the transgression. It may have been phrased otherwise but Besh was out. And honestly the place and Vicky's rep has never really recovered.
And let's not bring up the next pair of chef's hired that torn thru Covington in a drunken rampage.
Now I remember...next was Maras. The best thing he did there was bring in two young chefs named Tory and David who after their stint there left and opened Del Porto in Covington. She let another good one get away.
I know she was in on the beginning of 7 on Fulton but is she still there now?
I understand she has a family now and that is a lot to handle. I suspect her high heel days are over. Maybe that what makes Bechac's attractive to her now. As with anyone in the restaurant business, I wish her well.
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And let's not bring up the next pair of chef's hired that torn thru Covington in a drunken rampage.
I know she was in on the beginning of 7 on Fulton but is she still there now?
I understand she has a family now and that is a lot to handle. I suspect her high heel days are over. Maybe that what makes Bechac's attractive to her now. As with anyone in the restaurant business, I wish her well.
Yeah, I remember the two chefs that went nuts. Didn't they have an incident at a Sonic or something with either a tazer or whips, or something along those lines? I just remember it was a strange story.
She sold out of 7 on Fulton last year sometime.
Somewhere in between this, there was a little tapas bar or something along those lines that she opend on Lee Circle.
There are a few pictures of her on the wall at Impastatos from her days as royalty out at the Fair Grounds when she was Louse Roussell's girl.
spudly
02-06-2009, 02:45 PM
They were drinking at a restaurant in Covington (City Club?) and got so drunk they were asked to leave. Ended up at a Sonic and did not understand how the place worked so they started punching at the food pictured next to the parking places. When no food was forthcoming, they started to beat on the sign. They were totally wasted. The cops get them in the backseat of the cruiser and the woman kicks out the back window...and here comes the taser.
And the subsequent Longbranch Restaurant did not fair any better. But after they left the established MiLA in NO and are doing some fine things.
Makes you think that building in Abita must be on some sort of Indian burial mound or something.
Jeeves
02-06-2009, 08:22 PM
Yeah, I remember the two chefs that went nuts. Didn't they have an incident at a Sonic or something with either a tazer or whips......
Whips? Tazers? Migawd! I so wish I was there! http://images115.fotki.com/v689/photos/7/77640/753362/4-vi.gif
NoNoNanette
02-06-2009, 09:27 PM
Whips? Tazers? Migawd! I so wish I was there! http://images115.fotki.com/v689/photos/7/77640/753362/4-vi.gif
Sounded like a good time to me, too! Go figure!;)
Oyster
02-09-2009, 01:01 AM
This is kinda silly, but does anyone have a picture of her? I think she was in my yoga classes a while back, but I'm not sure if it was her or not.
Sure! Check her out half-way down the page.
I thought Mike's was a pretty neat place...
bam bam
02-09-2009, 10:24 AM
Spudly is like our own wikipedia when it comes to leggy blondes in the restaurant industry.
Oyster
02-09-2009, 12:13 PM
Sure! Check her out half-way down the page.
I thought Mike's was a pretty neat place...
HOLY MOLY! I forgot to paste the link! Too much Ezra! I will just link the pic instead of the article. She is the 3rd from left. Not the other blonde!
http://blog.nola.com/nellnolan/2008/04/medium_12soc1.jpg
spudly
02-09-2009, 05:30 PM
Man, I don't want to sound unkind but that pic is a little old.
Jeeves
02-09-2009, 08:31 PM
Man, I don't want to sound unkind but that pic is a little old.
Is that Mickey Easterling on the left? If it is that picture is truely a little old.
Suzy Wong
02-09-2009, 08:38 PM
Jeeves, Spudly,
it says Nell Nolan 2008. Must be from the TP.
One of the local magazines had a story on her in the past year? I believe she has 4? children.
spudly
02-09-2009, 11:51 PM
Just to stir the pot.
If that is Mickey Easterling then the photo is 20 years old.
Oyster
02-10-2009, 01:12 AM
Just to stir the pot.
If that is Mickey Easterling then the photo is 20 years old.
No, not Mickey. That is Cindy Molyneux. This is a pic from Project Lazarus last April, 2008.
Man, if you guys think that pic of Vicky is old...well...I don't know. You must be stuck in the 80's.
Again I tell you...Vicky is the THIRD FROM LEFT!!!!!
Here is link to article:
http://blog.nola.com/nellnolan/2008/04/social_scene_celebrity_waiters.html
edible complex
02-10-2009, 02:01 PM
Just to stir the pot.
If that is Mickey Easterling then the photo is 20 years old.
where there's no hat, no Mickey.
Jeeves
02-10-2009, 02:06 PM
where there's no hat, no Mickey.
You're right, ed! I should know better, I work for the same company as Cindy does. It's just in that pic she sorta resembles Mickey.
cstoehr
02-13-2009, 01:15 PM
HOLY MOLY! I forgot to paste the link! Too much Ezra! I will just link the pic instead of the article. She is the 3rd from left. Not the other blonde!
http://blog.nola.com/nellnolan/2008/04/medium_12soc1.jpg
Whew....thank god..I was thinking I killed more brain cells at the beach than I thought!
(I acutally scrolled looking LOL)
Oyster
02-13-2009, 03:14 PM
Whew....thank god..I was thinking I killed more brain cells at the beach than I thought!
(I acutally scrolled looking LOL)
Well obviously you had a few under your belt at that time too!
Heck, the post says 12 a.m., but I think the clock is off an hour. It may have been 1 a.m.!
SORRY! First time I have ever made a misteake! :rolleyes:
jeff h
02-17-2009, 10:17 AM
the chef at said restaurant will be michael sichel...
who did indigo pre-storm and culinaria post-storm.
Turbodog
02-17-2009, 12:38 PM
The Lake House will be open for dinner Wed-Friday and for brunch on Sunday. Saturday it will be clsoed for private paties/receptions.
It is a nice looking space.
old_scout
02-22-2009, 06:12 PM
I talked to Vickey today at The Lake House in Mandeville. First time I met her. She's very pretty. Looks like she's mid 40's max. They were supposed to open up today but some snags prevented this. Tomorrow maybe....
http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/9140/front04.jpg
cstoehr
02-25-2009, 03:50 PM
I talked to Vickey today at The Lake House in Mandeville. First time I met her. She's very pretty. Looks like she's mid 40's max. They were supposed to open up today but some snags prevented this. Tomorrow maybe....
http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/9140/front04.jpg
Why is the Longbranch pictured? I thought we were talking about Lake House in Mandeville. That being said, where is it? Is it the place that came over on the barge and was for receptions?
Why is the Longbranch pictured? I thought we were talking about Lake House in Mandeville. That being said, where is it? Is it the place that came over on the barge and was for receptions?
Ex governor Foster's Mama's house that came on a barge from Franklin, never was anything but a law office. Somebody really pulled the wool over on old Mandeville community
cstoehr
02-25-2009, 03:56 PM
Ex governor Foster's Mama's house that came on a barge from Franklin, never was anything but a law office. Somebody really pulled the wool over on old Mandeville community
Yeah, it was supposed to be a famous plantation or something if I remember the hype....anyway it was neat watching the whole production of taking it off the barge over the seawall cross the street...etc.
Yeah, it was supposed to be a famous plantation or something if I remember the hype....anyway it was neat watching the whole production of taking it off the barge over the seawall cross the street...etc.
i had atough time seeing it the day it was moved through the ront glass @ Don's
Turbodog
02-25-2009, 06:10 PM
That building was the former Justine Plantation Home from the banks of Bayou Teche. It was not a law office, but the office of Pritchard Capital.
The original idea was for it to be a reception hall, run by Jeff Curtis. That never did firm up and Thomas Pritchard, one of the investors in the project, made it his corporate office.
I heard it had recently been sold, but have not confirmed this.
The Lake House if the Old Bechac's, adjacent to the west of Justine.
Turbodog
02-26-2009, 04:36 PM
I think the Lake House might be open tonight. It will be a great addition to the lakefront/old Mandeville.
Turbodog
03-01-2009, 04:11 PM
Iwas there for a wedding last night. Great venue, especially withthe added tents, etc. It was a blast. Best thing I tried food wise was the seafood cakes and the house smoked salmon.
They will be open Wednesday, Thuesday, Friday and Sunday, effective this week.
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