Archived Article By Tom Fitzmorris Originally published May 22, 2006 Click here for the current edition Rene Bistro Reopens Chef Rene Bajeux--one of many chefs who had a 180-degree change of heart from his first impressions of the city after the storm--has reopened his French bistro in the Pere Marquette Building on Common at Baronne. It was just enough into the flood zone to make total rebuilding necessary (and don't ask about the building's basement). He's starting slow, with a table d'hote lunch menu featuring his usual country French ideas (new ones every day, it seems). The place is also serving lunch and dinner for the benefit of the hotel guests, but Rene says it's not ready for your palate quite yet. But the regulars are filtering in anyway. 817 Common, 412-2580 . © 2006 Tom Fitzmorris. All rights reserved. news@nomenu.com