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re: 10 Quintessential New Orleans Experiences- COMPLETED
Posted on 2/16/09 at 9:41 am to Tiger Attorney
Posted on 2/16/09 at 9:41 am to Tiger Attorney
Mrs. Spy and I had our first date at Lola's. Good stuff.
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Posted on 2/16/09 at 10:51 am to TigerSpy
What no love for Honk Kong Market? That places blows the Banh Mi from Dong Phuong out of the water.
Posted on 2/16/09 at 10:56 am to Greenspan
All of the bakery items at Hong Kong are from Dong Phuong...including the bread.
Posted on 2/16/09 at 11:02 am to Tiger Attorney
The bread may be from there but the Banh Mi is far superior to anything you can find off the Chef.
Posted on 2/16/09 at 1:33 pm to Greenspan
Bangkok Spa! 
Posted on 2/16/09 at 4:50 pm to ChuckDockery
Just to veer slightly off-topic, I got some stuff from Doson on Saturday. Such great value. Mid-City really does have so much potential.
Posted on 2/16/09 at 5:48 pm to kfizzle85
i'm sure #1 is a Friday lunch/afternoon drinking at Galatoires... if you are lucky to get in.
Posted on 2/16/09 at 7:03 pm to DaBeerz
+1 to Galatiores
Posted on 2/16/09 at 10:11 pm to Tiger Attorney
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3.) Brunch at Commander's Palace- History, architecture, food and music are all things that NOLA is famous for...all of these can be had in a single meal at Commander's. One of the single best dining experiences in America, Commander's is an icon of New Orleans society...this is a meal that should be experienced for the food alone. A stroll through the Garden District on a pretty day finishes a great meal and experience.
Commander's Palace = overrated
Posted on 2/16/09 at 10:18 pm to prplngld8
Idiots will be rife in this thread. A James Beard award winning restuarant is overrated. The idiocy on this board regarding Commander's and Galatoire's is insanity. You must not have a waiter or personal charge account at either establishment. It is like Rao's in NYC, you are in or you are not in. Enjoy eating at Outback.
Posted on 2/16/09 at 10:22 pm to glassman
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You must not have a waiter or personal charge account at either establishment.
Oh, the humanity! How does one live like that?!?!?
Posted on 2/16/09 at 10:27 pm to lsujj2008
I have no fricking idea. The world is great when you live like the glassman.
Posted on 2/17/09 at 8:42 pm to Tiger Attorney
TA, are you going to finish this list?
Posted on 2/17/09 at 9:15 pm to tgrbaitn08
2.) Galatoire's- (Friday Lunch) If you have never been to a Friday lunch there, it is an experience that should be had if you have any interest in understanding New Orleans. One must get in line early and be ready to drink...and people watch. There is never a dull moment, and by 1pm tables start to blur as drunk women in hats and men an seersucker begin to table hop and by drinks. Time suspends itself and lunch quickly turns into dinner and strangers become friends all over strongly poured drinks and shrimp remoulade. There is something very comfortable in knowing that some things never change...and Galatoire's is one of them. In all my travels, Galatoire's is still my favorite restaurant and has been since my first time going over twenty years ago. IMO, there is no equal, and Friday lunches are the epitome of this experience.
one more to go...
one more to go...
Posted on 2/17/09 at 9:26 pm to Tiger Attorney
Are you ready for a TA, El Tigre and Glassman lunch into dinner experience? I know I am. Lets make it happen.
Posted on 2/17/09 at 9:33 pm to glassman
I have done 8, 4, and 2. Really need to hit up Commander's.
Posted on 2/17/09 at 9:52 pm to Tiger Attorney
This was hard to pick...number 1 and 2 are very close IMO...but I thought if NOLA were going to vanish tomorrow, what would be the one experience that I would tell someone to have before it vanished (involving food, of course).
1.) Central Grocery/Cafedu Monde- Central Grocery's muffaletta (which I happened to have for dinner tonight) is the signature sandwich of NOLA (even more so than poboys IMO)...and the smell inside Central Grocery is one of the greatest aromas I have ever inhaled.
The sandwich itself is an immagrant success story and has remained in the original Sicilian neighborhood in the Quarter. After filling up at the lunch counter, one can stroll through the French Market to Cafe du Monde to have cafe au lait and beignets...a couple steps in either direction from there would place you on the Moonwalk to watch river traffic move lazily by or stroll in Jackson Square, St. Louis Cathedral, and outside the Cabildo, where there is usually a jazz band, and stand where Pope John Paul has or where the Louisiana Purchase was signed or where Jean Laffite made backroom deals. The overall experienced is rarely surpassed...and a great thing about both the muffaletta and beignets is that they are extremely mobile if you would rather combine your food and history even more so.
Listening to music invented in New Orleans, eating both savory and sweet items invented in the same city, which are revered throughout America, while soaking up more history in a couple of bloacks than 99% of American cities have in their entire metro areas...I can think of few more authentic experiences in a country devoid of authenticity.
1.) Central Grocery/Cafedu Monde- Central Grocery's muffaletta (which I happened to have for dinner tonight) is the signature sandwich of NOLA (even more so than poboys IMO)...and the smell inside Central Grocery is one of the greatest aromas I have ever inhaled.
The sandwich itself is an immagrant success story and has remained in the original Sicilian neighborhood in the Quarter. After filling up at the lunch counter, one can stroll through the French Market to Cafe du Monde to have cafe au lait and beignets...a couple steps in either direction from there would place you on the Moonwalk to watch river traffic move lazily by or stroll in Jackson Square, St. Louis Cathedral, and outside the Cabildo, where there is usually a jazz band, and stand where Pope John Paul has or where the Louisiana Purchase was signed or where Jean Laffite made backroom deals. The overall experienced is rarely surpassed...and a great thing about both the muffaletta and beignets is that they are extremely mobile if you would rather combine your food and history even more so.
Listening to music invented in New Orleans, eating both savory and sweet items invented in the same city, which are revered throughout America, while soaking up more history in a couple of bloacks than 99% of American cities have in their entire metro areas...I can think of few more authentic experiences in a country devoid of authenticity.
Posted on 2/17/09 at 9:55 pm to Tiger Attorney
TA, I agree with you choices. Let's do lunch/dinner.Posted on 2/17/09 at 9:57 pm to glassman
Let's all get together...I am in...
Posted on 2/17/09 at 10:00 pm to Tiger Attorney
great list! Did #1 recently (minus the muffaletta) and it was quite a treat.
There's so many damn places that I want to try in NOLA and not enough time and CERTAINLY not enough money or arteries to clog!
Did #1 recently (minus the muffaletta) and it was quite a treat. There's so many damn places that I want to try in NOLA and not enough time and CERTAINLY not enough money or arteries to clog!
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