Tammany Taste Quick Bites: Pat Gallagher

In this time of coronavirus it might be hard to believe that any restauranteur could be expanding their business instead of contracting it. But that is precisely what Chef Pat Gallagher is doing. Gallagher's 527 Restaurant & Bar in Mandeville, Gallagher's Grill in Covington and Gallagher's on Front Street have been Northshore favorites for years.

In this time of coronavirus it might be hard to believe that any restauranteur could be expanding their business instead of contracting it. But that is precisely what Chef Pat Gallagher is doing.

Gallagher’s 527 Restaurant & Bar in Mandeville, Gallagher’s Grill in Covington and Gallagher’s on Front Street have been Northshore favorites for years. Plans for Rest Awhile on Mandeville’s Lakeshore Drive are ongoing—pandemic or not—and Pat and his crew are now working on opening Band’s Grocery, a brand new Mandeville lunch spot.

We sat down with Pat Gallagher to learn how hospitality, family, and home are at the center of his business plan.