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re: Where would you eat in New Orleans for anniversary dinner?

Posted on 6/1/16 at 7:53 pm to
Posted by Napoleon
Kenna
Member since Dec 2007
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Posted on 6/1/16 at 7:53 pm to
quote:

Shaya
good luck getting reservations. I have an upcomming dinner there in July that i booked in April...

Posted by Enfuego
Uptown
Member since Mar 2009
9970 posts
Posted on 6/1/16 at 7:54 pm to
Revolution, Clancys
Posted by SEClint
New Orleans, LA/Portland, OR
Member since Nov 2006
49487 posts
Posted on 6/1/16 at 7:54 pm to
Thought about what you will order?
Posted by Napoleon
Kenna
Member since Dec 2007
74922 posts
Posted on 6/1/16 at 7:55 pm to
yep, same as last time but add on the lamb shank.

Posted by SuperSaint
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Posted on 6/1/16 at 8:02 pm to
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FDB is dead at this hour.
No it isn't... that board stays with traffic
Posted by Fun Bunch
New Orleans
Member since May 2008
131968 posts
Posted on 6/1/16 at 8:11 pm to
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I'm not all fancy so I'd probably go to Deanie's.


I feel kind of sorry for you.
Posted by Fun Bunch
New Orleans
Member since May 2008
131968 posts
Posted on 6/1/16 at 8:13 pm to
And to answer the question, it depends on how big a baller you want to be.

Total baller:

Square Root

White table clothe best of the best:

Gautreau's
August
R'evolution

Hardest reservation in town by far:

shaya

All would be great for a anniversary.
This post was edited on 6/1/16 at 8:15 pm
Posted by VOR
New Orleans
Member since Apr 2009
69659 posts
Posted on 6/1/16 at 8:15 pm to
Play your cards right and you can walk into Shaya and sit within 15 minutes.
Posted by KarlMalonesFlipPhone
Member since Sep 2015
3848 posts
Posted on 6/1/16 at 8:18 pm to
The answer is Gautreau's
Posted by Darla Hood
Near that place by that other place
Member since Aug 2012
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Posted on 6/1/16 at 8:22 pm to
If you can get a table at August, do it!
Posted by lilwineman
Baton Rouge
Member since Dec 2008
1053 posts
Posted on 6/1/16 at 8:38 pm to
Had Compere Lapin last Friday. One of the better meals I've had in a long time in Nola, top to bottom. Every dish ordered was excellent and the wine I picked that evening was spectacular (it actually was such an obscure item most people wouldn't know that the owner felt it was necessary he come tell me hello and see who the hell I was to order that )
Posted by hobotiger
Asbury Park, NJ
Member since Nov 2007
5439 posts
Posted on 6/1/16 at 8:46 pm to
What did you order at Compere Lapin that was so obscure, I didn't see anything obscure on the menu,
Or did you mean the wine was obscure
This post was edited on 6/1/16 at 8:56 pm
Posted by Oenophile Brah
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Member since Jan 2013
7571 posts
Posted on 6/1/16 at 9:20 pm to
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Had Compere Lapin last Friday. One of the better meals I've had in a long time in Nola, t

Glad to hear it. I think Compere Lapin has the ability to really sustain it's success. They are just enough of a niche and plenty of creativity to remain interesting. IMO

I'm also curious what "obscure item" you ordered, lilwineman.



ETA: OP- I would probably hit August for an anniversary.
This post was edited on 6/1/16 at 9:22 pm
Posted by Poordog
Member since Apr 2013
106 posts
Posted on 6/1/16 at 9:24 pm to
Herbsaint last weekend was outstanding.

Bayona is nice for a quiet anniversary dinner.
Posted by lilwineman
Baton Rouge
Member since Dec 2008
1053 posts
Posted on 6/1/16 at 9:34 pm to
The wine was obscure...a Spanish still white wine dominant varietal was Pedro Ximenez with Muscat. Super small production (300 cases or so). Whole cluster fermentation with tannins similar to a red wine, some barrel aging, and a mouthful of awesome. Definitely needed food but could accompany a variety of dishes.

Did 1) oysters, 2) hamachi crudo with cucumber, Serrano, and nasturtium granita, 3) a sugar snap salad with buttermilk "Caesar", asparagus, and white asparagus, 4) dirty rice arancine 5) spinach cavatelli with fontina fondue and 6) duo of beef with English peas and carrots finished with table side grated frozen foie mousse
This post was edited on 6/1/16 at 9:40 pm
Posted by lilwineman
Baton Rouge
Member since Dec 2008
1053 posts
Posted on 6/1/16 at 9:39 pm to
To be more specific on the white, it was Terroir al Limit terra de Queques 2011 Priorat. Typically I don't see them using those varietals but these guys are genius winemakers. The man behind Sadie Family in South Africa, Eben Sadie, is part of the operation. They are approaching the region with the intent to make wine contrary to the standard, imagining these old slate covered vineyards as more of a Burgundy than full bodied high alcohol prospect.
Posted by SuperSaint
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Posted on 6/1/16 at 9:52 pm to
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To be more specific on the white, it was Terroir al Limit terra de Queques 2011 Priorat. Typically I don't see them using those varietals but these guys are genius winemakers. The man behind Sadie Family in South Africa, Eben Sadie, is part of the operation. They are approaching the region with the intent to make wine contrary to the standard, imagining these old slate covered vineyards as more of a Burgundy than full bodied high alcohol prospect.


/yeah thanks..... yeah.... i get it now
Posted by The Levee
Bat Country
Member since Feb 2006
11789 posts
Posted on 6/1/16 at 10:34 pm to
Can't go wrong with Commanders. Shaya is also delicious and fun but it's impossible to get a reservation
Posted by Lester Earl
3rd Ward
Member since Nov 2003
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Posted on 6/1/16 at 11:13 pm to
Richard Fisk's Martini Bar
Posted by Paul Allen
Montauk, NY
Member since Nov 2007
78733 posts
Posted on 6/1/16 at 11:20 pm to
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