sembach

What are your favorite foods and drink in New Orleans?

Seafood Gumbo
Red Beans &Rice
Pralines
Muffulettas
Gelato
Oysters
Cafe Au Lait
PoBoys
Greens and field peas
Corn bread
Pecan pie
Garlic shrimp and grits

halfapair

Well, for Café au Lait (and beignets) you absolutely must go to Café du Monde. It's against the law to go anywhere else. (obviously!!)

Commander's Palace for lunch would cover: Oysters, Gumbo, Shrimp & grits, and Pecan Pie. Also: 25 cent martinis!!!!
http://www.commanderspalace.com/_ass...06-13lunch.pdf

tomfuller

You can add jambalaya with both shrimp and andouile sausage.
Here's a great recipe to try before you go to NOL.
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/s...pe2/index.html

logandog

Bread pudding at The Old Coffee Pot.

LizTD

I recently posted two queries on the very same topics. Below is the link to the first.
http://www.fodors.com/community/unit...-real-food.cfm
The other concerning cocktails was posted on 10-19. Received awesome feedback!

jayne1973

logandog-- what kind of sauce is on that Old Coffee Pot bread pudding?

sembach

Thanks for the feedback. Added several new items to my to eat list

logandog

I think I recall bourbon sauce on that bread pudding.

jayne1973

Thanks logandog. To me it's all about the sauce...

POlson

great sweets, treats and gelato at Sucre on Magazine Street
Bananas Foster at Brennans
Banana Cream Pie at Emeril's
Beignets at Cafe du Monde or Cafe Beignet
Chickory Shake at Sobou
French Toast at Red Gravy
Pralines at New Orleans School of Cooking (learn to make them yourself, best when super fresh)

logandog

Sorry, not bourbon sauce.

"Mrs. Pearl's Homemade Bread Pudding $6
Mrs. Pearl Has Perfected This Dessert Over Her Fifty Years Here At The Coffee Pot. Served Warm And Doused In Her Signature Whiskey Sauce."

jayne1973

my oh my!

SeaF

The bread pudding souffle at Commander's Palace. Chargrilled oysters at Drago's. Tagliatelle with rabbit & porcini mushroom at Donenica. Lamb neck at Herbsaint.

SeaF

Above great restaurant is misspelled, sorry. It's "Domenica."

nytraveler

Beignets
crawfish etouffe

Sorry - don;t care for many of the other "specialties".

And I only drink wine - or a rare campari and soda outdoors in the summer.

EmilyPost

If you drink alcohol: Try a Lemon Drop at the Carousel Bar at the Hotel Monteleone.

SeaF

The Carousel bar is a good place to go, regardless-you can always have a Coke or some such thing.

sembach

Thanks for the feedback

Rhea58

Central Grocery on Decatur St(up the street from Cafe du Monde)
for their fabulous muffuletta sandwiches. One can also purchase their olive salad spread.

ChristieP

Second for the muffaletta from Central Grocery!

I tried turtle soup just to say I did. It really wasnt' great.