Archived Article By Tom Fitzmorris Originally published January 23, 2006 Click here for the current edition Laurentino's Reopens The reopening of the excellent Spanish restaurant on Transcontinental at West Esplanade in Metairie brings that burgeoning restaurant row back to full force. The area had a foot or two of short-term flooding, which also affected Vincent's, Austin's, and Cypress, but all of those are back now. As is Laurentino's, which is not far from being the one-man operation of Xavier Laurentino, who hails from Spain himself, and who likes to describe his paellas and other dishes in loving detail with lots of history and background. Good place with real food. 4410 Transcontinental, 779-9393. © 2006 Tom Fitzmorris. All rights reserved. news@nomenu.com