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re: Houston has a better food scene than NOLA
Posted on 3/4/20 at 11:19 am to GynoSandberg
Posted on 3/4/20 at 11:19 am to GynoSandberg
I think people travel to New Orleans for more than just food. They want to go experience the culture and the atmosphere of New Orleans. Hell it is one of the few places in the US where you can openly walk down the street with alcohol and not worry about getting in trouble, the city embraces letting loose and partying. So the argument of then why don't people visit Houston for food doesn't make sense to me. New Orleans is a better place to visit than Houston but it is because of the culture and atmosphere that makes New Orleans what it is. To say New Orleans has better restaurants across the board than Houston is just stupid.
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Posted on 3/4/20 at 11:27 am to thadcastle
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To say New Orleans has better restaurants across the board than Houston is just stupid.
I agree with much of what you said, and I'll add, To say that Houston has better restaurants across the board than New Orleans is equally stupid.
Posted on 3/4/20 at 12:03 pm to GynoSandberg
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ou have a jaded tourist understanding of the food here.Thinking creole, Cajun, poboys, Gumbo, jambalaya etc represents the current NOLA dining scene
You can go through the top 50 current best restaurants here without hitting on any of that stuff. The majority of the current best chefs here aren’t from New Orleans.
This is the best thing that's been posted so far in this thread. Sure a lot of tourist do come for the whole creole/cajun shtick stuff, but many more, especially well educated "foodie" folks, know that there is so much more to the Nola dining scene.
Posted on 3/4/20 at 12:14 pm to bdevill
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While you completely missed my point, you inadvertently proved it.
Then what was your point? You said, "New Orleans though, has its own cuisine which can't be duplicated" and I gave you an example of how it was duplicated 1000 miles away in New York. Pretty cut and dry.
It sounds like you're moving the goalposts after you made a retarded statement.
Posted on 3/4/20 at 12:23 pm to AggieHank86
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I think that a “good food scene” is a much broader concept and relates more-closely to locals. In a “good food scene,” you can eat a delicious meal of a different style every night for a month, with no repetition or overlap.
As much as I love eating Creole and Cajun in New Orleans, you would have real trouble arguing seriously that New Orleans provides the breadth of Houston’s overall “food scene.”
You really have no idea about the NOLA food scene if you think that all there is is creole and cajun food.
ETA: Right now my favorite places in the city I've been to the last few months are: Luvi, Blue Giant, Marjie's, Thalia, N7, and Saint Germain. Literally none of those are "cajun" or "creole" and span various cuisine types.
This post was edited on 3/4/20 at 12:32 pm
Posted on 3/4/20 at 12:27 pm to TheChosenOne
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I gave you an example of how it was duplicated 1000 miles away in New York. Pretty cut and dry.
It's not duplicated.. it's a New York reiteration that would be labeled a tourist trap in New Orleans and closed in a matter of weeks.
This post was edited on 3/4/20 at 12:30 pm
Posted on 3/4/20 at 12:30 pm to bdevill
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My point is that New Orleans has its own type of cuisine that is specific to the area and that it doesn't easily translate outside of the area because the cuisine is a deeply ingrained part of the ethnicity and culture that is exclusive and unique to New Orleans.
This is a truism though. I don't think anyone is disagreeing with this.
Posted on 3/4/20 at 12:31 pm to bdevill
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It's not duplicated
How is it not being duplicated somewhere else?
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it's a New York reiteration that would be labeled a tourist trap in New Orleans and closed in a matter of weeks.
Meh. This is just speculation.
Posted on 3/4/20 at 12:33 pm to Mo Jeaux
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This is a truism though. I don't think anyone is disagreeing with this.
You'd think..
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How is it not being duplicated somewhere else?
Boudin Balls with hot honey..
This post was edited on 3/4/20 at 12:35 pm
Posted on 3/4/20 at 12:36 pm to bdevill
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It's not duplicated.. it's a New York reiteration
ETA: No, seriously
This post was edited on 3/4/20 at 12:38 pm
Posted on 3/4/20 at 12:39 pm to TheChosenOne
Their slogan "New York's Most Legit Taste of Louisiana" makes it New York reiteration.
Posted on 3/4/20 at 12:40 pm to Paul Allen
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New Orleans is in a class by itself with creole style dishes but tremendously lacks the diverse food scenery of Houston.
NOLA is "area concentrated" where as Houston is over a very LARGE area. Houston is more of an international city and basically has no zoning laws so anyone can open anything virtually anywhere.
Posted on 3/4/20 at 12:46 pm to bdevill
Just stop embarrassing yourself. They're duplicating recipes all the way down to the ingredients. Stop moving the goalposts on your shitty stance.
Posted on 3/4/20 at 12:49 pm to TheChosenOne
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They're duplicating recipes all the way down to the ingredients.
They're repackaging and selling what their idea of a New Orleans restaurant is.. It's not a New Orleans restaurant. Quit arguing about something you obviously know nothing about.
Posted on 3/4/20 at 12:50 pm to bdevill
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They're repackaging and selling what their idea of a New Orleans restaurant is.. It's not a New Orleans restaurant. Quit arguing about something you obviously know nothing about.
Oh for frick's sake.
Posted on 3/4/20 at 1:00 pm to Mo Jeaux
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Oh for frick's sake.
I admit.. It is a good attempt. I've never eaten there, so I can't say how good it is.. but I give them credit for doing their best to duplicate a New Orleans style restaurant.
Posted on 3/4/20 at 1:13 pm to bdevill
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I admit.. It is a good attempt. I've never eaten there, so I can't say how good it is.. but I give them credit for doing their best to duplicate a New Orleans style restaurant.
Now you've moved on to restaurants. I thought we were talking about cuisine. I'm not sure what you're arguing anymore. I have a suspicion that you don't either.
Posted on 3/4/20 at 1:16 pm to Mo Jeaux
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I've never eaten there, so I can't say how good it is
What in the actual frick do you eat at a restaurant, if it's not cuisine?
Posted on 3/4/20 at 1:17 pm to bdevill
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I've never eaten there, so I can't say how good it is
That's not my quote.
This post was edited on 3/4/20 at 1:18 pm
Posted on 3/4/20 at 1:18 pm to bdevill
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What in the actual frick do you eat at a restaurant, if it's not cuisine?
Oh for frick's sake.
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