tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post1134920911309998479..comments2024-03-28T11:25:39.068-04:00Comments on Jungle Red Writers: DANGER: Eat before reading Jungle Red Writershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-73471277240339551872016-09-21T22:27:58.295-04:002016-09-21T22:27:58.295-04:00I live in NW Louisiana and you all are making me w...I live in NW Louisiana and you all are making me want to head down to NOLA this weekend. All that food. We usually go down to visit friends we met after Katrina when they evacuated to our guest cottage in Shreveport, but we may make them go out to eat next time. So many choices though. Crab cheesecake may be first on the To Try List.Teresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06666609213171939599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-59498607205140300582016-09-21T13:01:54.665-04:002016-09-21T13:01:54.665-04:00Ramona at long last too!Ramona at long last too!Lisa Alberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12591430453957883948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-19419447653667115882016-09-20T22:37:54.461-04:002016-09-20T22:37:54.461-04:00Palace Cafe was amazing. Beignets at Cafe du Mond...Palace Cafe was amazing. Beignets at Cafe du Monde equally so, Do not wear black!!<br />We also liked Commander's Palace and Antoine's. The shrimp tasted so much better than it does in these parts. Gulf shrimp versus farmed. No comparison, just like wild versus farmed salmon. Drank my first Sazerac. Weird with no ice! Week was a total pigout. And now the piper must be paid. judyinbostonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15007086356865805311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-84463742942347996542016-09-20T22:16:03.758-04:002016-09-20T22:16:03.758-04:00Roberta, by the time I left I felt like ALL the fo...Roberta, by the time I left I felt like ALL the food I ate was too salted - including the hotel's scrambled eggs at the SINC breakfast. But since I've been trying to follow the low sodium regime, I think I'm extra sensitive to it. Kind of a blessing to get home to whole fresh unsalted foods. Still, I wouldn't trade the NOLA week for anything!Edith Maxwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01388006370860482509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-82816741831034929312016-09-20T18:04:15.547-04:002016-09-20T18:04:15.547-04:00Anyone go to Pat O'Brien's for a Hurricane...Anyone go to Pat O'Brien's for a Hurricane? I'm assuming they're still there.Pat Dnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-73818421024960936442016-09-20T17:16:53.990-04:002016-09-20T17:16:53.990-04:00Missed the po'boys altogether, Mary. :-)
And ...Missed the po'boys altogether, Mary. :-)<br /><br />And can I just say, one of my highlights was meeting JRWs I hadn't met before (this would be you, Susan and Kaye) and JRW commenters Mary and Grace and Kathy Boone and ... who am I missing? Edith! We hadn't met previously, had we?<br /><br />Great to see Debs and Hank again too.<br /><br />Looking forward to Toronto!Lisa Alberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12591430453957883948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-31835130050495986762016-09-20T16:49:18.944-04:002016-09-20T16:49:18.944-04:00OMG, this all sounds amazing and most of it too hi...OMG, this all sounds amazing and most of it too high sodium for me to eat:(. I just looked at the recipe for crabmeat cheesecake--if you had this, better not to know how much butter was in it. Just carry on with the cleanse...<br /><br />I'm interested in 2017:)Lucy Burdette aka Roberta Isleibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04660402177299546055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-41830948115617891462016-09-20T15:51:33.823-04:002016-09-20T15:51:33.823-04:00I'm so hungry I can't type right now! Than...I'm so hungry I can't type right now! Thanks a lot, ladies! I didn't make it to NOLA this year, but I'm hoping big time for Toronto next year. I've never been midwest in either country so for me, it will be an eye opening experience!<br /><br />All the food sounds so good, but what I'm picking up even louder was that the standout was visiting with friends. <br /><br />Glad you are all back, and thank you for sharing the eye candy!Kaithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07758348842858993203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-91604829091221488972016-09-20T15:27:42.869-04:002016-09-20T15:27:42.869-04:00Did someone mention TORONTO 2017?! I'm in!! It...Did someone mention TORONTO 2017?! I'm in!! It's another great eating city. Maybe a Reds panel?Hallie Ephronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04759439029582054503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-55653847382338635072016-09-20T15:21:12.538-04:002016-09-20T15:21:12.538-04:00Lisa - Cafe Pontalba! That was the place I had the...Lisa - Cafe Pontalba! That was the place I had the ham po' boy.<br /><br />Kathy Reel - The Hubby ate often at Daisy Duke's. Of course, he's a sucker for an early-bird breakfast anywhere.Liz Millironhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04919409969263609919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-50927168005041861692016-09-20T14:38:17.489-04:002016-09-20T14:38:17.489-04:00I just returned from Bouchercon New Orleans last n...I just returned from Bouchercon New Orleans last night, and let me join in the chorus of how wonderful the food was there. Kaye, you know I loved Palace Cafe, too, and I really think it had my favorite dish, Pasta St. Charles. This dish was not spicy, but full of flavor. I had the unenviable problem of not being able to eat really spicy food while eating in NOLA. The Napoleon House is where I took a group of people on Tuesday night, and it was lovely, with the tradition of getting a Pimm's glass to take home. Enjoyed the company as much as the food at Napoleon House. Lisa A. and Grace were part of that wonderful group, as well as the always entertaining Terry Shames.<br /><br />Cochon Restaurant came highly recommended from a dear friend, and it proved to be amazing. I gave in to fried food, and I started with the fried chicken livers with pepper jelly on toast. Melted in my mouth! I followed that with a bacon and oyster (fried) sandwich, and, well, I was one happy eater. My daughter shared many of my meals, including Cochon. We also went to her choice of Mulate's where the Zydeco music was so much fun to listen to. Their caramel cheesecake was also a delight. I, of course, had to buy a CD of Zydeco music.<br /><br />And, then I had to make a trip to Commander's Palace, for which I had made reservations three weeks earlier. From the time we got out of the Uber car until we left, there was so much consideration from the staff. Unfortunately, that night I was sick and couldn't eat my entree, which was an amazing looking fish plate. I did, however, manage to eat some of the Creme Brulee, which was a work of art (and delicious). This dessert came in the size of a full-size plate with the traditional fleur de lis design in the middle. Oh, I do wish I could post a picture of that here. My other dining companions enjoyed their Commander Palace cuisine immensely. <br /><br />I have to admit that my go-to breakfast place was Daisy Duke's right across from the back of the Marriott. Good basic breakfast and delicious coffee, plus beautiful works of New Orleans music art on the walls of this simple establishment. I got the card of the artist of these paintings, so I can look them up on the gallery website. One of my favorite paintings was the trumpet player, and I got pictures by that one of my daughter, Kaye, Stacy Allen, and me. Again, if I could only post pictures here. Oh, some of us went to Mother's for breakfast one morning, too, which doesn't serve bacon and instead has the "world's best ham," and it really is delicious ham. My daughter got a great picture there with the cooking staff waving behind her. <br /><br />So much more food and places, but I'll stop here. It was a trip for the taste buds indeed. Kathy Reelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17004247271452356577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-71068870432139961432016-09-20T14:02:25.840-04:002016-09-20T14:02:25.840-04:00Did someone mention needing to cleanse now? :-) I ...Did someone mention needing to cleanse now? :-) I swear, the only vegetables I ate were the wonderful Brussels sprouts at the Roosevelt as part of the prix fixe menu. Great timing that we were there during restaurant week. <br /><br />That said, some of my favorite meals were the simple ones: the shrimp and grits at Pierre Maspero's, cajun eggs benedict at Cafe Pontalba, a perfect jambalaya somewhere on Decatur Street near the House of Blues (Hank, what was the name of the restaurant where the Tor/Forge folks met on Saturday night?).<br /><br />But what about cocktails? I tried a crazy bourbon "milkshake" drink (called a Bourbon milk punch) at the Bourbon House. That was a little too good. :-)Lisa Alberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12591430453957883948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-35093459468775776912016-09-20T13:13:11.647-04:002016-09-20T13:13:11.647-04:00Gerald, that WAS a sighting!
My brother-in-law l...Gerald, that WAS a sighting! <br /><br />My brother-in-law lives on the other side of the Lake Pontchartrain Bridge and we've waded through traffic to get out there.<br /><br />Brenda, yup, time to take the mothballs out of the crockpot.Hallie Ephronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04759439029582054503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-14241365391528156772016-09-20T12:25:31.709-04:002016-09-20T12:25:31.709-04:00Hallie, on the question of wasting calories on med...Hallie, on the question of wasting calories on mediocre food, I'm with you, sister.<br /><br />I didn't go to B'con, but feel as though a couple of pounds crept onto my hips just reading about what everyone enjoyed. Sorry I missed the real deal.<br /><br />As September slouches toward October we're still eating our own garden tomatoes and cukes but the farmer's market supplies greens. The dry weather has dissuaded us from planting greens in succession this year. Braised brussel sprouts are on the near horizon, as is the ceremonial unpacking of the crock pot for another cold weather season. I've been thinking about chicken tagine all week . . . <br /><br />Brenda Buchananhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14161539130987122737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-82550872626293949032016-09-20T12:24:01.216-04:002016-09-20T12:24:01.216-04:00Experienced spectacular views of Lake Pontchartrai...Experienced spectacular views of Lake Pontchartrain and great fresh seafood from a skytop perch at the Blue Crab seafood restaurant in the Lakeshore district. Super treat was filming for NCIS-NOLA TV series next door.Jerry@thecloakanddagger.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06871661256136080388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-70146439598300293142016-09-20T12:23:07.054-04:002016-09-20T12:23:07.054-04:00Experienced spectacular views of Lake Pontchartrai...Experienced spectacular views of Lake Pontchartrain and great fresh seafood from a skytop perch at the Blue Crab seafood restaurant in the Lakeshore district. Super treat was filming for NCIS-NOLA TV series next door.Jerry@thecloakanddagger.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06871661256136080388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-21823082151765573912016-09-20T11:52:48.091-04:002016-09-20T11:52:48.091-04:00Of course, Deborah! They picked a great downtown h...Of course, Deborah! They picked a great downtown hotel for Bouchercon and there are plenty of good choices within walking distance or a few subway stops away. Virtually every ethnic cuisine you can think of...because there is no real Canadian food, except maybe poutine and Tim Horton's donuts!Grace Koshidahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05934603958949938617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-57076428242688803652016-09-20T11:44:52.745-04:002016-09-20T11:44:52.745-04:00Yes, Restaurant Week was terrific!
Hank, I ate a...Yes, Restaurant Week was terrific! <br /><br />Hank, I ate at Sobou, too, but only appetizers. I did try a Sazerac there, but gave it to my son-in-law to finish. I thought it tasted like very alcoholic cough syrup...<br /><br />Hallie, I did eat at Acme. The chargrilled oysters were not even the size of my thumbnail. So disappointing, as I'd had them at the Royal Sonesta and they were delish. My friend Diana Chambers had the oysters on the half shell and they were fine. Next time I would definitely try Felix's instead.<br /><br />Grace, you will give us lots of suggestions, right???????????Deborah Crombiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16988750789088153601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-6682831240062050552016-09-20T11:27:39.827-04:002016-09-20T11:27:39.827-04:00I would love to go on my next culinary journey wit...I would love to go on my next culinary journey with you, Hallie and the other JRW!<br />Maybe Toronto, which is my hometown for Bouchercon 2017? They have over 16,000 restaurants!!Grace Koshidahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05934603958949938617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-53419027206205211472016-09-20T11:10:03.504-04:002016-09-20T11:10:03.504-04:00I think I need to move to the west coast to eat be...I think I need to move to the west coast to eat beignets -- my clothes are all black.Hallie Ephronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04759439029582054503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-78569596435221629582016-09-20T10:06:18.323-04:002016-09-20T10:06:18.323-04:00Answer to the beignet question: look at my picture...Answer to the beignet question: look at my picture. You wear white and it doesn't show!Rhysnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-57231645885936270012016-09-20T10:03:50.234-04:002016-09-20T10:03:50.234-04:00My friend and I also went to the Napoleon House fo...My friend and I also went to the Napoleon House for muffaletta and Pimm's cup and I agree with Edith -- fabulous. But I must admit that my favorite treat was the bread pudding at Brennan's. Wow! ChrisRnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-90451544359330385372016-09-20T09:55:13.675-04:002016-09-20T09:55:13.675-04:00There might be a law in New Orleans that restauran...There might be a law in New Orleans that restaurants can only serve amazing food. <br /><br />The first night I was there I stayed with friends in the Garden District (they live three blocks from Commander's Palace, and did you know Sandra Bullock's house is a block from that restaurant?). You may or may not have known that all last week was Restaurant Week there, and many of the restaurants had special three-course meals for $39. We went to Tableau, near Jackson Square, and ate some of the most divine food I've ever put in my mouth: Gulf shrimp, redfish smothered in crab, and a mocha pots de creme. <br /><br />Every other day I was at the Marriott I had charbroiled oysters, which were incredible there, even at the hotel restaurant. But the one night I was too sick to be around anyone else I stumbled into the Palace Cafe and ordered a spinach salad and a piece of crab cheesecake. It is worth every sinfully rich calorie, isn't it? <br /><br />Now my enormously inflated hips and I are on our way home, prepared to dine on salads and lean protein for the next month. But it's so worth it, for the food experience I've just had. Swoon.Karen in Ohiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18002794561817071780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-16381946971734030472016-09-20T09:53:41.505-04:002016-09-20T09:53:41.505-04:00But such a good way to gain weight, Mary - I alway...But such a good way to gain weight, Mary - I always say, a calorie is a terrible thing to waste on mediocre food.Hallie Ephronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04759439029582054503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-14256883107500021032016-09-20T09:53:17.650-04:002016-09-20T09:53:17.650-04:00I'm beginning to think it's probably just ...I'm beginning to think it's probably just as well I wasn't in NOLA! I swear I pick up and extra five pounds just from drinking at the usual Bcon - hearing all these descriptions of heavenly food, I'm pretty sure I would have brought home an extra twenty from this convention!Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09553268569509053159noreply@blogger.com