Unless you are a regular, stay away from Clancy's. They seem to lose out of town reservations.

The original post was May 16, 2002. Do you think the original poster is still interested?

I am also a seasoned citizen who lives in New Orleans and I wouldn't go near the Super Sunday festivities. As uptownlibrarian said "Bad things do happen sometimes in this city". Just MHO.

I agree. It's a cute place if you are in the area. You can see the kitties.

WOW! Talk about a complete review. Thanks for the information.

I agree with Sarah and Mikey on their evaluation of Mittendorf's food. The onion rings were the prepackaged variety, the catfish is greasy and the stuffed crab was uneatable. So look at me with "some concern" Joel. It's not worth the trip. I look with "some concern" at some of these over-the-top love feast reviews that make me wonder if some posters have husbands or other relatives that are some how connected to Mittendorf's.

speyerer described the po-boy accurately " Plenty of roll, but not so much meat and minimal gravy." Not my idea of a good po-boy.

I'd suggest Popeyes over Willie Maes.

Before you go read the reviews posted on this site.

I also remember Acy's. Is Tracey's a reincarnation of Parasol's? Also, where is Kid Creole and is it a sit-down restaurant?

Here Is a link to the history of the King Cake as well as several King Cake recipes:
http://mrlake.fncinc.net/viewtopic.ph...

Thanks

This is what I do. Place the your dutch oven in a self-cleaning oven, set for two hours. When the cleaning cycle is over and the oven can be opened, the dutch oven can be removed, the ash can be removed with a damp sponge, the item dried and it is ready to season.
Just make sure that your oven vents outside. Expect a lot of smoke and flames.

Thanks to John Folse this is how to season or reseason a black cast iron pot.
Directions: Seasoning a New Cast Iron Pot

1. In order to start the process, wash, rinse and thoroughly dry the new skillet or dutch oven to remove the protective wax coating. I recommend drying the utensil over a low flame to remove all moisture from the porous metal, 2-3 minutes.
2. Put two tablespoons of liquid vegetable oil in the utensil. Do not use saturated fat, such as butter or bacon fat, because this fat will become rancid during storage. Use a paper towel to coat the entire surface of the utensil with the oil, inside and out -- including all corners, edges and lids.
3. Preheat the oven to 500 degrees F for 30 minutes. Line a large baking pan or cookie sheet with aluminum foil and turn the utensils upside down, including the lid, to prevent the oil building up on the inside of the pan.
4. Bake the utensils for 1 hour, turn off the heat and allow the skillet or dutch oven to cool completely in the oven with the door closed, 4-6 hours.
5. Remove from oven and wipe with a paper towel. This completes the seasoning process, and you are ready to use your nicely seasoned cast iron skillet.

Thanks for the link. Your list of recipes even included the Rosca de Reyes mentioned in the original post.

Borscht

Serves: 6

Beet borscht is a traditional soup common in Russian, Ukrainian, and Jewish cooking.

As served at the Russian Tea Room, New York City.

The RTR, as addicts called the place, opened as a tea room in the 1020’s and closed July 27, 2002 less than three years after its spectacular but ill-fated $30 million renovation.

Ingredients:

• 1 cup thinly sliced celery
• 1 cup shredded carrots
• 1 cup thinly sliced onion
• 1 parsnip, finely chopped
• - water
• 1 Tablespoon butter
• 3 cups beef broth
• 1½ cups julienne strips of raw beets
• 1½ cups shredded cabbage
• 1 cup tomato sauce
• - salt
• ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
• - sour cream (garnish)

Method:

1. In a black cast iron pot, barely cover carrots, onion, celery and parsnip with boiling water.
2. Cover pot and allow vegetables to simmer for 15 minutes.
3. Add butter, stock, beets, cabbage and tomato sauce.
4. Simmer, covered, for about 10 minutes or until all vegetables are tender but still keep their shape.
5. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
6. Heat through then ladle into bowl, with sour cream on the side.

Notes, Recipes and Comments:

Thank you both for the recipes. Here is the story of the King Cake.

The story of the king cake begins, like the story of Mardi Gras itself, with the pagans. They had a celebration where a young man from the village was chosen to be treated like a king for a whole year. He was not denied during his reign, but after the year was over he became a human sacrifice to the gods. To eliminate this pagan custom, the Christian Church encouraged an observance calling for the preparation of a king cake containing a bean; whoever received the slice with the bean became king for a week and was allowed to choose a queen to reign with him. This took the place of the sacrificial pagan rite.
The King Cake tradition is believed to have been brought to New Orleans, Louisiana, from France in the 1870's. It evolved from the Twelfth Night or Epiphany pastry made by those early settlers. They added their own touches with the Spanish custom of choosing Twelfth Night royalty.
In European countries, the coming of the wise men bearing gifts to the Christ Child is celebrated twelve days after Christmas. The celebration, called Epiphany, Little Christmas on the Twelfth Night, is a time of exchanging gifts and feasting. All over the world people gather for festive Twelfth Night celebrations. One of the most popular customs is still the baking of a special cake in honor of the three kings..."A King's Cake" or Gateau de Roi.
A King Cake's ring shape, too, is significant, as some believe it symbolizes the unity of all Christians, and others believe it aptly resembles a king's crown.
A dried bean was originally hidden inside the cake but was replaced by coins, peas, pecans, rubber dolls, porcelain dolls, and in recent years plastic dolls. Starting around the 1930s, a tiny naked baby (Frozen Charlotte) was used instead of the bean or pea. The baby can be pink, brown, or golden. Some people believe that the baby represents the baby Jesus because Twelfth Night was when the three kings found the baby in Bethlehem.
Tradition has it that the person who finds the baby in the king cake is the next queen or king, he or she receives a year of good luck, is treated as royalty for that day and must host the next king cake party.
King Cake season lasts throughout Mardi Gras from the feast of the Epiphany until Mardi Gras Day.
The royal colors of purple, green and gold on the cake honors the three kings who visited the Christ child on the Epiphany. Purple represents Justice. Green stands for Faith. Gold signifies Power.
The three colors appeared in 1872 on a Krewe of Rex carnival flag especially designed for the visiting Grand Duke of Russia. He came to New Orleans just for the carnival, and the universal colors remain his legacy.

rockycat, would you please share the King Cake recipes you have so I give it a shot I will share with you my results. Thanks. I bake various breads several times a yesr but do not have a King Cake recipe.

King Cake Recipe
I may be in the wrong board, however, does anyone have a good reliable recipe for King Cake? I am a new baker so I need detaiils, measurements, type of flour, oven temperature, etc.

I may be in the wrong board, however, does anyone have a good reliable recipe for King Cake? I am a new baker so I need detaiils, measurements, type of flour, oven temperature, etc.

merci et laissez le bon roulement de périodes !

http://www.chowhound.com/topics/463066

http://www.chowhound.com/topics/462785

Thanks Christie. I have tried the Central Market and found the tamales to be a bit too greasy for my taste. I'm looking for a "Mom and Pop" type operation for my tamale
State St. Nov 23, 2007

La Popular Tamales on the corner of Columbia and Munger in Dallas was exactly what we were looking for. The tamales were awesome, their salsa spicy and the Pico De Guio was nice and hot. The only draw back was there was a sign in the store said "No more Christmas orders after November 25th." But I don't think they mean it....especially if you ask nicely. Thanks Alice.

I also went to WMSH and experienced slow indifferent service of very average food. I didn't feel particularly blessed to have the opportunity to spend my money there. This is a restaurant folks not a shrine. There is no correlation between the history, the strength, the power and good cooking. Customer support comes with a consistently good product. The new management has to get respect the old fashioned way, they 
have to earn it. Good luck to a New Orleans icon. How get to work

Check out:

http://www.chowhound.com/topics/461217

Despite what you've read elsewhere, almost every wood finish should be considered food-safe.

http://www.popularwoodworking.com/fea...

Please refer to Chuckles the Clone's post above.

Bob Flexner, guy who wrote the book about finishes:
"Food safeness is a non-issue because there's no evidence of any problem. So far as we know, all finishes are safe to eat off of, and safe for children to chew on, once the finish has fully cured."

This what we have and love it:

http://www.amazon.com/Chefs-Design-No...

A covered non stick 18-inch roasting pan

I mentioned Clancy's because my wife and I went there to celebrate our 39th wedding anniversary and were greeted by "lost" reservations, an indifferent staff and a very loud group of gentlemen at an adjoining table who used the F word as a verb, adjective, noun and adverb. This was brought to the attention of management to no avail. As I said, if dining in a vulgarity filled room is to your liking this is your place..
I do second the recomendations of Herbsaint and the newly opened MiLa.

Avoid Clancy's. Clancy's is an overated, overpriced, noisy fraternity house. There are many, many better restaurants in New Orleans. Losing reservations is a hallmark of this place.
If dining in a vulgarity filled room is to your liking this is your place.

Clancy's is an overated, overpriced, noisy fraternity house. There are many, many better restaurants in New Orleans. Losing reservations is a hallmark of this place.
If dining in a vulgarity filled room is to your liking this is your place.

Marshall Grain Company
2224 E Lancaster Ave
Fort Worth, TX 76103
(817) 536-5636

www.marshalgrain.com

We will give both of your suggestions a try and report back.