A platter of "dressed" nigiri, a specialty at his Japanese restaurant Yakuza House in Metairie, brings an array of seafood, including (from left) shima aji, toro, mahata, madai, scallops and uni.

Chef Matt Murphy has opened his new restaurant, the Irish House (1432 St. Charles Ave., 595-6755), taking over the former location of Taqueros y Coyoacan. Murphy, a native of Dublin, ...