With a new tasting menu, chef John Folse's French Quarter restaurant takes a big step up

Here’s one way you can tell that the Michelin Guide, of those famous Michelin Star ratings , is finally in New Orleans: restaurants that have always been ambitious are upping the ante, and polishing more than just the silver.

This is clear on chef’s tasting menus, the highest expression for an upscale restaurant and a hallmark of many restaurants with Michelin Stars in other cities. I’ve been checking in with local versions as they’ve been amping up. Here’s a look at one:

Restaurant R’evolution

777 Bienville St., 504-533-227

Restaurant R’evolution (777 Bienville St.) was never a humble affair. But last spring, the restaurant added a new chef’s tasting menu that takes it to a different level.

This is a chef John Folse restaurant, so his tasting menu is an interpretation of the Louis