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Sunday Casual French Quarter Dinner
Hello CH's,
My husband and i are seeing family in Baton Rouge for a few days then heading to New Orleans for a couple nights at the end of the trip this coming Saturday and Sunday. We made reservations at Stella! for Saturday but on Sunday night, my husband wants something totally casual, and perfectly New Orleans. He is a southern boy, and loves his po boys.
Since we will most likely be exhausted from wandering around, anything around the French Quarter would be fine, stumbling distance from our hotel room. We will be burnt out on fine dining by then. So, best casual Sunday evening dining?
THANKS so much!
-Olivia
Sentinel - First look
OK, i had the pastrami and sweet corn soup (split) yesterday.
next time, you have to pry that soup from my hands, it was amazing.
Sentinel - First look
corned beef sandwich with gruyere and cabbage on ciabatta.
amazing. perfect sized, with a good pickle included. i keep wanting to try the salmon sandwich but i can't pull myself away from the corned beef. looking forward to pastrami.
coffee earlier this week plus shared the coffee cake. nice and buttery.
excellent place.
Any good happy hour places around the finanical district?
Palio has amazing free gourmet pizza when you order two drinks at happy hour. they have this excellent one with mushrooms and truffle oil.
Seafood Lunch in Oakland or Berkeley?
Yes, i think Sea Salt is where she's going to end up, but it's nice to see that there are other options for fishy lunch in Oakland or Berk.
THANKS!!!
Seafood Lunch in Oakland or Berkeley?
So a friend stumped me by asking "where can i get lobster for lunch in the East Bay...and not Spenger's".
I have no clue and searched the boards. Any clue? It's the perfect chowhound question.
Sea Salt?
Thanks!
Olivia
Off topic: Heading to Fish & Farm Sunday night. will write a review.
florence
ive never been, but this was just posted today:
http://www.chow.com/stories/10516
have fun!
Bauers "restaurants fleeing SF" comment
I agree with Ruth; until I moved to Oakland, i rarely went to Oakland. but yet, living in Oakland, i visit SF daily, and not just for work reasons. Obviously for food too.
If BART ever got it together and started some late night/ late weekend hours, people may find themselves heading to Oakland more often.
Desperately Seeking Crawfish
excellent! thanks Alan!
oh the hilarity: The Master Baiter?
Desperately Seeking Crawfish
Hello,
I would like to host an old-fashioned crawfish boil for a few Louisiana expatriates. I'm not looking for a handful. I'm talking a bag of crawfish for an outdoor boil.
Help me, Chowhound!
I heard a rumor that a guy in Point Reyes sells them for bait? Any clues?
Thanks!!
Olivia
italian restaurants in berkely/oakland area
has no one mentioned Dopo???
absolutely worth the wait.
it's my absolute favorite. they keep the menu short and to the point. excellent pizzas and antipasti platters. and while you wait, you can have a nice prosecco.
4293 Piedmont Ave
Oakland, CA 94620
(510) 652-3676
Gregoire in Piedmont - Still Doing Things Right
this is a wonderful review of one of my favorite places. i live two blocks from the Piedmont one, and i check the menu constantly for both the scalloped potatoes and the truffled potatoes. ive never had anything other then dinner entrees and potatoes; i think it's time to try the soupls.
thanks, MtM!
wedding food that worked
totally agree on this. you are practically guaranteed good food when you go with a restaurant plus you dont have to rent tables, chairs, linens, etc etc.
Farallon was the wisest decision we ever made.
wedding food that worked
haven't read all the responses, but did you post this to the Knot Bay Area forum as well? they were so helpful, even though i ended up using Farallon for food and locale. by the way, if you want to go off the traditional path, i HIGHLY recommend looking into using a restaurants private space. the food we had at Farallon was amazing and they work with your tastes. yes, it gets pricy but we looked at other restaurants as well. Le Colonial had a steal of a menu and no rental fee for their upstairs.
Top Chef 2 Finale, lets get the conversation started (Spoilers inside)!
i agree with this entire comment 1000%.
Hole in the wall Mexican?
i absolutely agree....the chorizo stands on its own so well there!
Fringale
i donwgraded this place from a good dinner spot to a lunch spot a couple years after a really poor steak. so sad.
Oliveto or Chez Panisse?
I absolutely love Lalimes. thanks for bringing that one up.
South Lake Tahoe
i grew up on the west shore of tahoe. last time i went to go visit, i had some very good sushi at Naked Fish sushi in south lake tahoe. worth the visit!
Happy hour in SF
i will add to Nora.Daniel's link with the My Open Bar site:
http://sf.myopenbar.com/bars.php
went to the free thursday champagne deal after work a couple weeks ago with some girlfriends. may have been cheap champagne, but it was free so no complaints!
Happy hour in SF
I don't want my secret Happy Hour place to be so crowded but you must got to Palio for Happy Hour. their gourmet pizza's are free during happy hour, and that includes truffle/mushroom pizzas.
http://www.paliodasti.com/happyHour/index.html
you can thank me by buying me a drink.
Top Chef Predictions?
i have a feeling Sam and Elia are out tonight. ill have the same "no WAY" response I did last year when Lee Anne was kicked off.
gOOd fine dining lunch in SF?
any specific area? COCO can be good....I agree with Robert on Boulevard and Zuni.
Cesar's on Piedmont
thats the way to do it. As much i like Cesar's food, i really justgo for Sunday afternoon cocktails. mmmm...truffled potatoes at Gregoire....
Cesar's on Piedmont
I agree with Sasha....Cesar in Piedmont is way better. Bute Gregoire is where it is at.
Oliveto or Chez Panisse?
I third the upstairs recommendation but i do highly appreciate Oliveto's charcuterie.
Missing link to "Persian Style Rice with Saffron and Lentils"
i just looked and its fixed:
http://www.chow.com/recipes/10682
YUM YUM.
