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re: What was your first "fine" dining experience and what memories..
Posted on 12/28/10 at 11:33 pm to Mike da Tigah
Posted on 12/28/10 at 11:33 pm to Mike da Tigah
14th birthday- Mike's on the Avenue- the original one. I remember thinking how little food they gave us for the app that was like $12.
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Posted on 12/29/10 at 6:56 am to notiger1997
cooking a duck dish for a couple of long family friends after he finished treatment for cancer. Duck a la duchien was the dish. Duck braised in a beaujolais, raspberry, marmalade sauce, I can't remember the veg, or starch for some reason but neither was canned or boxed, but dessert was cherries jubilee. 15 at the time, and that was long ago.
Posted on 12/29/10 at 7:22 am to notiger1997
We lived so far out in the woods, my first memory of any kind of "going out to eat" experience was fairly humble. I remember sitting in the truck between mother and father and the girl brought us some frosty mugs of rootbeer out to the truck, later some hamburgers... I couldn't wait to tell the unsophisticated, uneducated kids at school about the new A&W Rootbeer.. 
This post was edited on 12/29/10 at 7:24 am
Posted on 12/29/10 at 8:08 am to notiger1997
I have two first memories from the 60's (not sure which one was first) - One was at the Cottage Plantation near St. Francisville.Mine was at the Cottage Plantation and I remember the bread pudding being the best thing I'd ever tried in my life.
The other one (which may have been earlier) was in New Orleans, and I don't remember the restaurant (it may have been Brennans). I remember they had parrots and the us kids would feed them sugar packets. One of those damn parrots up and bit my finger and there was blood everywhere. Back in those days, a lawsuit was the farthest thing from anybody's mind. How things change. The parrot bite made me forget the rest of the dining experience.
Does anybody here remember a restaurant that had parrots that customers could feed?
The other one (which may have been earlier) was in New Orleans, and I don't remember the restaurant (it may have been Brennans). I remember they had parrots and the us kids would feed them sugar packets. One of those damn parrots up and bit my finger and there was blood everywhere. Back in those days, a lawsuit was the farthest thing from anybody's mind. How things change. The parrot bite made me forget the rest of the dining experience.
Does anybody here remember a restaurant that had parrots that customers could feed?
Posted on 12/29/10 at 8:13 am to Ole Geauxt
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A&W Rootbeer
Absolutely nothing wrong with the originals. I knew a family that owned one way, way back in the day. Burgers were many times better than anything you find at a franchise today. The root beer floats were other worldly.
Posted on 12/29/10 at 8:19 am to VOR
quote:didn't even know there were any still operating today... Yeah, that memory came from late 50's-early 60?
anything you find at a franchise today
Posted on 12/29/10 at 9:09 am to Ole Geauxt
As a lad living in Harahan way back when, my first times at Elmwood Plantation and seeing Uncle Carlos, first meal at Galitores and Antoines when our waiters of today were lads too and their Fathers waited on us and my Father/Mother. My first taste of turtle soup with Sherry added,thought I was something!!!!
Posted on 12/29/10 at 10:41 am to charlied
Going to Commander's with my Grandma for Jazz Brunch on a Sunday, just the 2 of us. I think I was about 10. I can remember just being amazed at all of the food, music and the way the staff treated us like royalty. Here's a little slice of "Grandma": half-way through, she excused herself from the table and when she came back, whispered in my ear that she'd taken off her girdle and put it in her purse so she could enjoy dessert! She said I should keep that to myself and not tell Mom when I got home. I know how she feels sometimes now. Boy I miss her and those fun times. 
Posted on 12/29/10 at 10:52 am to Ole Geauxt
Just think, I probably washed that frosty mug. My Papaw owned the A&W in Monroe across the street from NLU in the 50's and 60's. I washed mugs for a penny a piece, took the orders and made the Italian Ice.
Posted on 12/29/10 at 10:54 am to GRITSBabe
quote:this one was about 30 miles to the Nawf...Darbonne Kuntry..
Monroe
Posted on 12/29/10 at 11:35 am to notiger1997
Mine is more than likely the Petroleum Club in Morgan City. We used to go to New Orleans a lot but the Petroleum club is my earliest memory of finer dining. I remember going for my mom's 40th bday and that was like 15 years ago so for sure when I was 11 but I'm sure I went before that. I remember getting Tornedos of Beef I think. Always have a pretty good meal there.
Posted on 12/29/10 at 1:11 pm to notiger1997
I don't mean to be vulgar but this is a true story.
I was 16 and my debating coach, a woman, brought us to a little bistro in New Orleans that was supposed to be really nice.
It was 2 girls, 2 guys and coach.
There was no menu. The waiter had an extreme French accent...not Cajun.
He said, "For lunch we have two choices...filet or rrrrrroast biff." We found out that it was filet mignon or roast beef sandwich.
We asked what they had to drink.
Him: "Cock or Pussy."
We asked him to repeat and he said the same thing. This caused a lot of stifled laughter.
I said, "Well, since I'm a guy I'll have the pussy."
It turned out to be Coke or Pepsi.
I was 16 and my debating coach, a woman, brought us to a little bistro in New Orleans that was supposed to be really nice.
It was 2 girls, 2 guys and coach.
There was no menu. The waiter had an extreme French accent...not Cajun.
He said, "For lunch we have two choices...filet or rrrrrroast biff." We found out that it was filet mignon or roast beef sandwich.
We asked what they had to drink.
Him: "Cock or Pussy."
We asked him to repeat and he said the same thing. This caused a lot of stifled laughter.
I said, "Well, since I'm a guy I'll have the pussy."
It turned out to be Coke or Pepsi.
Posted on 12/31/10 at 7:21 am to Ole Geauxt
quote:
anything you find at a franchise today
didn't even know there were any still operating today... Yeah, that memory came from late 50's-early 60?
I meant any type of burger franchise today. Have no idea if A & W exists anywhere. But man the food was really good. And like the poster above ssid, the frozen mugs were great. Curb service too. [
quote] Yeah, that memory came from late 50's-early 60? [/quote]
I'll have you know I'm not that frigging old. Maybe the mid to late 60's.
Posted on 12/31/10 at 11:37 am to notiger1997
I remember going to Elmwood Plantation as a little girl, mom loved that place. As a child I thought the steaks were burnt when they came out kinda charred almost Pittsburgh style. The best was my brother stealing the olives from mom's martini only to discover she liked the kind with anchovies in them, nasty.
Another vivid memory was drinking "Archie Manning's" at Crescent City Steakhouse after Saints games
Another vivid memory was drinking "Archie Manning's" at Crescent City Steakhouse after Saints games
This post was edited on 12/31/10 at 11:42 am
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