Fitzmorris' work cataloging the return of the restaurant scene after Hurricane Katrina was crucial to the city's comeback.

A longtime New Orleans food critic has died after a years-long battle with Alzheimer's. Tom Fitzmorris, who was a beloved food critic and radio personality, died Wednesday at the age of 74. Sign up for our Newsletters According to a news release issued on his website,

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He made a living out of eating, cooking and drinking; Tom Fitzmorris reviewed and talked about dining and preparing food for more than 50 years in New Orleans. Fitzmorris died yesterday at the age of 74.