Hungry Celeste's Profile
crawfish etouffee
Aw, it's not THAT hard. The only annoying part is cleaning the heads...so I skip that part. If you make the bisque one day and the boulettes the next day, it's managable. Here's my recipe: http://bouillie.us/2010/12/24/christmas-crawfish-bisque/
Cafe Du Monde menu?
La Divina's quality depends on how fresh the beans are, frankly. Velvet has Stumptown & Intelligentsia, if you're into boutique roasters.
2012 Oyster Fest, June 2nd & 3rd
Your post led me to the festival's website; I haven't heard word 1 about this event in local media. The website suggests that the event is in Woldenberg park, but it includes a map indicating the festival site as a parking lot adjacent to the Jax Brewery, not in a park next to the river...not my idea of an ideal, early-June festival site (wear your cool clothes). Generally, restaurant vendors at such commercial festivals directly accept cash with limited to no credit/debit acceptance. You will be within easy walking distance of ATM machines and banks, as the festival is on the edge of the french quarter.
Crystal Room @ Le Pavillon Hotel
The room is lovely; I've attended a couple of wedding receptions @ the Crystal room....food was fine..typical reception stuff. Good, but not extra-ordinary.
asian grocery shopping
Also try Oriental Market, 3324 Transcontinental....I'm told it has a Korean focus, but I haven't personally been inside the place.
Cafe Du Monde menu?
Are you serious? The CduM menu is so short, it is printed on the side of the napkin holders. You can have beignets, coffee, frozen cafe au lait, OJ, milk....
asian grocery shopping
Try Asian Gourmet Market on Williams in Kenner; small selection of decent produce, some fish, and lots of drygoods & frozen items. It's primarily Japanese. The biggest one around is Hong Kong Market on Behrman Highway in Gretna--it is housed in a repurposed WalMart, so it's very very big.
NOLA resident looking for more workday lunch options in FQ!
Is Merchant at 800 Common St. (betw Baronne & Carondelet) too far? Nice sandwiches, several with no meats (cheeses, though), plus crepes and crostini. See menu here: http://www.urbanspoon.com/u/menu/1620400
Three Lunches (Weds/Thurs/Fri)
You can sit in the bar @ August and get out relatively quickly, if you're so inclined.
chowin' from Manchester, NH to Norwich, VT
I didn't manage to see Concord at all....but this corner of New England seems to have quite a bit of tasty food. Making notes for a return visit...
chowin' from Manchester, NH to Norwich, VT
I made it to Yama, where I had decent to good Korean food, as well as the Norwich Inn for pub fare and tasty beer. Dan & Whit's in Norwich was a hoot, too: lots of local products from cheese to chocolates to baked goods (yes, I had a whoopie pie).
San Francisco Hound Coming to New Orleans: Please Critique My List for My First Visit!!!
Tulane's unified commencement ceremony is Sat, May 19th, at the Dome.
Prime Rib
Rare Cuts, corner of Magazine & Nashville Ave: http://www.rarecuts.com/index.php?c=1
chowin' from Manchester, NH to Norwich, VT
Thanks for the recs....looking forward to the brewpub especially.
chowin' from Manchester, NH to Norwich, VT
Hello my New England chow peeps, I am road-trippin' from the airport in Manchester to Norwich, VT & back this coming weekend. Can y'all help out a southern girl on her inaugural trip to the area? (headed to King Arthur to take a baking class & staying at the Norwich Inn) Have searched the board, but have only uncovered a handful of spots. Surely a college town like Hanover has good food, n'est-ce-pas? Thx in advance.
San Francisco Hound Coming to New Orleans: Please Critique My List for My First Visit!!!
Wouldn't bother much with coffee shops in NOLA, since you're coming from SF. Velvet on Magazine St is a tiny place, but you can get a proper espresso...doesn't roast its own, though (Stumptown beans). We don't have as big a coffee geek culture here as SF, by a long shot. La Divina's espresso is also good.
Wouldn't bother with Domilese (sorry, fans). Revolution's not open yet, scratch Jacques-Imos off the list for sure, and Gautreau's is not old school like Brennan's or Arnaud's (though it is certainly worth a visit ahead of the old school places, IMHO).
Best Sushi in New Orleans?
Not sure how you arrived at the conclusion that the Little Tokyo on Carrollton is "NOT affiliated with the same people". The Little Tokyo website clearly shows it as one of four afflilated restaurants.
http://littletokyonola.com/
Any restaurant serve Nutria or wild game?
Sorry, I can't think of a single place that has nutria on the menu, nor a readily available retail source in the city. Why not try the more readily available frogs' legs, hogshead cheese, softshelled crab, ham hocks, hog jowls, etc.? If he's into earthy cooking, he can find plenty to enjoy on Cochon's menu: http://www.linkrestaurantgroup.com.php5-22.dfw1-2.websitetestlink.com/cochon/files/2012/03/Cochon-Menu-3.13.12.pdf
Or, you could take a taxi to Tan Dinh, a Vietnamese restaurant, on the West Bank and have jellyfish salad, goat stew, or alligator curry. Or goi cuon bi (shredded pork skin spring rolls). See a partial menu at TD's FB page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Tan-Dinh/114745581606?sk=info
Etouffee with dirty rice ? [Moved from New Orleans]
Ah, but there are distinct regional variations in dialect. Southern Bayou Lafourche is home to etouffee de macaroni, a pasta-based dish containing sausage, shrimp, and green olives(!). And plenty of people in the same area routinely call any slightly thickened, smothered-style dish an "etouffee", as in etouffee de patate.
food and restaurant books
Are you looking for a bookstore, or for specific titles? Kitchen Witch is a food bookstore in the FQ: http://www.kwcookbooks.com/
Places in the CBD/Warehouse
Merchant, for espresso and light lunch fare....wine as well. http://merchantneworleans.com/
It's on Common betw Baronne & Carondelet.
This weekend's reservations, need happy hours and bars with music
Agree 100%...bad substitution, IMHO>
This weekend's reservations, need happy hours and bars with music
You do realize that it's the weekend before Mardi Gras? In general, you aren't going to find lots of "specials" on the biggest weekend of the year.
Good Restaurant to Propose At?
I'd opt for the streetcar to Commander's....it's a lovely ride, the cars are historic, and the price is right: $1.25 per person, one way. The short walk from the streetcar route to the restaurant is pleasant.
Uggies ??? Any return on...
You can hire Anthony & Gail to cater, if you're so inclined: http://www.uglesichs.com/
Help me hone my NOLA Plans
It's deeper than that: some people like Coop's jambalaya, but for this native, it's an awful mess. I'm not a tourist, a drunken reveler looking for late night food, or a Quarterite with limited options. I don't like schlocky versions of my native cuisine foisted off on the unsuspecting. It's all about location w/Coop's....if it were elsewhere, it wouldn't merit a mention.
Help me hone my NOLA Plans
Dunbar's is located inside a student activities building on the Loyola Law School campus....so they're closed during school holidays, in the evenings, and on weekends, but are open for (greasy, cheap) breakfast. Good fried chicken, gumbo on Fridays. Simple, ordinary homestyle cooking, if your home is in the 700/701/703 zip codes. Fried chicken at Cafe Reconcile is just as good, as is the fried chix at McHardy's (takeout only).
