Tom Branighan
Mamou | New Orleans, Louisiana
Tom Branighan is Co Owner and Executive Chef of MaMou in the French Quarter in New Orleans, LA. Tom opened MaMou with Sommelier Molly Wismeier in November of 2022. MaMou has been named one of "the 24 Best New Restaurants of 2023" by Bon Appetit, to The New York Times "Restaurant List: The 50 places in the United States that we’re most excited about right now" and to Wine Enthusiast's "Forward 50 Restaurants of 2024"
Opened in November 2022, MaMou is a modern French brasserie from Executive Chef Tom Branighan and Sommelier Molly Wismeier. The European continental cuisine draws on creole influences of Tom’s childhood in Southern Louisiana as well as shows his appreciation for French technique.