Archived Article By Tom Fitzmorris Originally published April 2, 2006 Click here for the current edition Commander's Palace Opening Pushed Back Till July At the Taste of the Town last Friday, serving his restaurant's famous turtle soup, was executive chef Tory McPhail. "We're saying as of this morning that Commander's won't be open until July," he said. Just two weeks ago, the word from Lally Brennan, who runs Commander's with her cousins, was that the opening would be June. But she said that with fingers crossed. "It's Pandora's box," Lally said. Every time we think we've found all the problems, another one turns up." They're still excavating the place, according to the dumpster I spoke with in front of the restaurant last week. © 2006 Tom Fitzmorris. All rights reserved. news@nomenu.com