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 | Is the internet the death knell of the Grand Tourist Trap type restaurant? - Y.A. Tittle on 5/23/13 at 4:06 pm
The thread about Brennan's sale, and the disaster which that place had become got me thinking about that. Someone mentioned, how could a restaurant that sold eggs to tourists for $65 not be making money.
I know they've had their storied family squabbles, but part of me suspects that the bigger i...
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| re: Brennan's restaurant property on Royal Street sold at auction - Y.A. Tittle on 5/23/13 at 3:57 pm
[quote]What about Dickie Brennan's and Palace Cafe?
Beat me to it Y.A.[/quote]
I was wrong. He's got Bourbon House, not Mr. B's.
I don't know who runs Mr. B's. I thought Ella originally had a hand in that....
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| re: Brennan's restaurant property on Royal Street sold at auction - Y.A. Tittle on 5/23/13 at 3:53 pm
[quote]Nah, that is not right.
Ralph owns Ralph's on the Park, Redfish Grill, Cafe B, and Heritage Grill. Maybe one more.
The other normal part of the family owns Commanders, Cafe Adelei, and maybe SoBu.
The nutcase part of the family owns Brennans. Not sure what other one they might own.
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Political Talk
| re: Alan Dershowitz: "Lerner can be held in contempt" - Y.A. Tittle on 5/23/13 at 3:30 pm
[quote]You seriously think a citizen shouldn't be allowed to proclaim innocence? Why are pleas even allowed in a courtroom?[/quote]
Do what?...
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| re: Brennan's restaurant property on Royal Street sold at auction - Y.A. Tittle on 5/23/13 at 3:28 pm
[quote]
Been really bad for at least 5 years now. They sucked on the uninformed tourist tit as long as they could while running the ship in the ground.
There has been so much turmoil in that little family group that I'm amazed it made it as long as it did.[/quote]
Seems to be about as classi...
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O-T Lounge
| re: my first experience with an aggressive pitbull - Y.A. Tittle on 5/23/13 at 2:44 pm
[quote]Agreed. We should cower inside of our homes and be deprived of the use of our yards because of aggressive animals. [/quote]
So you were afraid he was staking a permanent claim to your yard?...
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Political Talk
| re: Obama Heckled Today 'Why Don't You Sit Down,' President Tells Heckler. - Y.A. Tittle on 5/23/13 at 2:41 pm
[quote]Wow the way he handles this says everything.[/quote]
I'm not a fan, but what should he have done instead? :confused:...
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O-T Lounge
| re: my first experience with an aggressive pitbull - Y.A. Tittle on 5/23/13 at 2:20 pm
[quote] i went inside to get my gun while on the phone with the sheriffs department. told them what was happening he said if the dog acted aggressive towards us in any way that i had a right to kill it.[/quote]
Did you think the dog was going to break into your house and come after you?
Not a ...
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Food and Drink Board
| re: Brennan's restaurant property on Royal Street sold at auction - Y.A. Tittle on 5/23/13 at 2:14 pm
I'm an idiot. :banghead:...
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More Sports Board
| re: Why is Football so Much Bigger than Other Sports in the USA? - Y.A. Tittle on 5/23/13 at 2:13 pm
[quote]football is a great sport, my favorite sport to be honest. but when it boils down to it, violence is the draw to most people, with tactics being second. [/quote]
Football is more popular than ever, and less violent than ever.
I don't think bloodlust fully explains its appeal, if at all....
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Food and Drink Board
| re: Brennan's restaurant property on Royal Street sold at auction - Y.A. Tittle on 5/23/13 at 2:11 pm
So who bought it at auction? Article is very confusing. :confused:...
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Food and Drink Board
| re: Charcoal's new Happy Hour - Y.A. Tittle on 5/23/13 at 2:08 pm
[quote]Any word how they're doing? I[/quote]
Never looks like anyone's in that place.
Of course, the setup may make it hard to tell....
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More Sports Board
| re: Why is Football so Much Bigger than Other Sports in the USA? - Y.A. Tittle on 5/23/13 at 1:47 pm
[quote]Says all Raiders, Rams, Bills, and Cleveland fans[/quote]
Shitty owners are going to shitty own.
The fact that you can only come up with 4-5 such teams, versus 10+ easily in MLB or NBA, is sort of the point.
There's only so much you can do to overcome truly shitty ownership. The NFL...
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Food and Drink Board
| re: Fettuccine Alfredo Recipe - Y.A. Tittle on 5/23/13 at 1:31 pm
[quote]I like her blog. I don't like all of her recipes, but I've gotten some very good ideas from there. [/quote]
+1...
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Food and Drink Board
| re: Best drinks for the beach... - Y.A. Tittle on 5/23/13 at 1:28 pm
[quote]If you can't find cachaca, vodka will work fine. [/quote]
Wouldn't a light rum be a closer approximation?
ETA, Of course, that would produce basically the original cuban daiquiri, which is a damn good option in and of itself....
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Food and Drink Board
| re: Best drinks for the beach... - Y.A. Tittle on 5/23/13 at 12:43 pm
Dark Rum + Orange Juice + Pineapple juice
Beer...
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Political Talk
| re: "The only reason we have killed this man today is because Muslims are dying.." - Y.A. Tittle on 5/23/13 at 12:41 pm
[quote]Are you seriously having issues with why he did what he did?[/quote]
Are you trying to morally justify it? :confused:...
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Food and Drink Board
| re: Ordering an Old Fashioned - Y.A. Tittle on 5/23/13 at 12:34 pm
[quote]I've never seen a cherry tree in La. I always assumed they made the bounce with cherries from a store.[/quote]
[link=(http://www.louisianasportsman.com/printer_friendly.php?id=2422)]Louisiana Sportsman Article on Wild Cherry Trees and cherry bounce[/link]
I'll stop hijacking after this....
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Food and Drink Board
| re: Ordering an Old Fashioned - Y.A. Tittle on 5/23/13 at 12:09 pm
[quote]I'm trying to remember back 50 years but I want to say that they put actual cherries into a bottle of Brandy let it go for a year or two. And when they uncorked it, it was a sure cure for sinus problems.
[/quote]
Yeah, you've got to find a wild Louisiana cherry tree and use those cherrie...
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| re: Ordering an Old Fashioned - Y.A. Tittle on 5/23/13 at 11:57 am
[quote] Cherry Bounce[/quote]
My cajun grandma always kept a bottle in the kitchen cabinet for whenever she needed a nip. She'd let us taste it. I think one of her brothers who lived down the bayou used to make it....
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Political Talk
| re: If two proper Cockney Lads went out tonight and carved up a Muslim.... - Y.A. Tittle on 5/22/13 at 10:27 pm
[quote]Can't really expand much or the thread will be deleted. [/quote]
Shit, they've gotten to Chicken, or is he "one of them"? :ahh: ...
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Political Talk
| re: If two proper Cockney Lads went out tonight and carved up a Muslim.... - Y.A. Tittle on 5/22/13 at 10:22 pm
I'm paying 3 to 1 on Bilderbergs, lizard people, or some combination of the two....
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Political Talk
| re: If two proper Cockney Lads went out tonight and carved up a Muslim.... - Y.A. Tittle on 5/22/13 at 10:15 pm
[quote]I bet you there were at least 10 murders this week committed by white christians[/quote]
How many of those do you reckon were shouting 'Jesus Saves!' while killing the victims?...
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| re: middendorf's opinion please - Y.A. Tittle on 5/22/13 at 9:50 pm
It's on YA Tittle's list of five favorite restaurants on the planet.
I love both the thin and thick catfish, depending on my mood. I don't buy into the thin is too thin convention that seems rather prevalent. As mentioned, the soft shells, if on the offering, are also stellar. An under apprecia...
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Tiger Rant
| re: What could LSU do to keep you in the stadium longer during football games? - Y.A. Tittle on 5/22/13 at 6:51 pm
Stop allowing TV networks to be able to dictate the length of games.
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Political Talk
| re: Lerner lost her rights! - Y.A. Tittle on 5/22/13 at 5:47 pm
[quote]Still waiting to see how this plays out... If it was a Criminal Trial, I don't think she would have. But this is simply a congressional hearing. [/quote]
No, you can't get up on the stand in a criminal trial and proclaim your innocence, then say "I'm invoking the Fifth" when it comes time ...
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Political Talk
| re: On my tax return next year - Y.A. Tittle on 5/22/13 at 2:06 pm
[quote]no, most people make assumptions about what I think because they can't understand a former Navy nuclear officer engineer from Louisiana who doesn't think like their buddies.[/quote]
Yeah, you're so fricking unique. :rolleyes:...
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Political Talk
| re: On my tax return next year - Y.A. Tittle on 5/22/13 at 12:14 pm
[quote]Tigah in the ATL
LSU Fan
Atlanta
Member since Feb 2005
20616 posts[/quote]
[quote]you have literally no idea how I view the Constitution.[/quote]
I love when prolific longtime posters pull out this goofy line.
Unless you've been completely full of shite in your 20,000 plu...
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Political Talk
| re: Restaurant in French Quarter now operating as squatters....... - Y.A. Tittle on 5/22/13 at 11:56 am
[quote]That's the debtor's option to say whatever she wants to say and frankly it has absolutely nothing to do with the Political Board yet here's a thread on it. [/quote]
Still doesn't address the point of why he being bothered by this is somehow a "bigger question."...
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Food and Drink Board
| re: Two New Ones on Magazine - Y.A. Tittle on 5/22/13 at 9:08 am
[quote]By the way, imo, what is really needed Uptown is a place that does, in fact, serve boiled seafood . . . crabs, shrimp, etc. If you think about it, there's nothing in that part of town.
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Someone who gives a shite needs to spruce up the Frankie and Johnny's location and make a go of ...
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