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Shopping for Spices, Sauces, etc.
Hi! I live in the French Quarter and I would not suggest Matassa's or A&P as they have higher prices because of the heavy tourist traffic. The French Market is one of the best places to go to buy sauces and if you do have a car, I would suggest you pick up the Zatarain boxed foods a a supermarket out of the FQ. There is a Tabasco shop on St. Ann Street right across from Jackson Square which, surprisingly, has very reasonable prices for all of her products. A few suggestions for inexpensive meals in the 1/4: Breakfast: Petunia's restaurant on St. Louis Street; the Coffee Pot on St. Peter Street; and, of course, beignets at Cafe DuMonde anytime. Great po-boys at Johnny's Po-Boys on St. Louis Street; Coop's on Decatur: Try the jambalaya w/rabbit sausage. Irene's on Chartres for a wonderful dinner. If you head to the plantations -- there is a very non-descript restaurant between Laura Plantation and Oak Alley called R&O's or B&O's and they have the best cajun food around. They even have quite a variety of spices, sauces, home made jams/jellies/goodies of all kinds. Have a good trip. Laissez Le Bon Temp Roules....
