re: The Beginning of the End for the Tom Fitzmorris Show - Part 2

Two things I love the most. T Fitz and Metairie.

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Tom Fitzmorris

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Tom is a legend! Love him and his show!

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Does he still do the show himself?

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I listened Thursday for the first time in eons..........Mary Ann was in charge. I did not hear much of the show, but Tom talked briefly near the end. His voice sounded different, higher.

You can say that again.

Tom has Alzheimer’s or dementia. He is there only in name. It is a sad thing to see.

I have been to many eat club dinners over the years and even went on three eat club cruises. My favorite dinners were the big black tie Christmas galas that we would go to just about every year.

I will try to make the 50th anniversary celebration at Andrea’s.

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Tom's restaurant database

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Used to be a good source, but many of those reviews are dated. Bon Ton has been closed for several years and the old review is still up and doesn't indicate it is now closed. I searched for Peche and it's not there.

I used to read his Talk About Food board some years ago.

I don't think Mary Ann does as good a job as he did (not that he was great) on the Dining Diary and I wonder why he no longer writes that himself.

The last one we went on was a cruise to New England and Canada in 2016. We were on it when Les Miles was fired.

A few years before we went on a Mediterranean Cruise from Rome to Rome.

Then there was the Transatlantic crossing on the maiden voyage of the Norwegian Epic.

Great times all.

We went on a couples dinner a few months back to Charlie's Steakhouse. We are all chit chatting at our table over pre dinner cocktails, when we hear a table behind us dying of laughter. We all turn around, curious as to what is causing such raucous behavoir. Lo and behold, it's Tom himself holding court, per usual, with a glass of the house Chardonnay.

I knew this was a once in a lifetime chance, so when he got up to use the restroom, I followed him and caught up to him right before he went in to use the camode. I asked if he would mind stopping by our table to share a story of Warren Leruth and the old Gretna staple that beared his name (we are all proudly from Gretna). Sure enough, Tom pulls up a vacant chair and begins on a 45 minute monologue on Warrent Leruth, barely stopping to sip his wine! He finally cheers the table, got up and while gave me a wink. I smiled and thought to myself "By God, he still has it." As the night wore on the ladies of the table would not shut up about Tom's charm and good looks. Needless to say, there were a few upset husbands that night in the Uber home.


to Tom

Great story!