re: Welp. The Michelin guide proves itself to be total bullshite.

I'm not from Louisiana, but from the outside, New Orleans is a world class food town that is not well positioned for Michelin love traditionally. Hence Commanders, perhaps emblematic of why people love NO food, not being starred.

Even the discussion ahead of the release was that CP didn't really deserve it in a Michelin sense other than as some honorarium of its place in NO lore.

I do expect a) there will be more New Orleans spots now star-seeking and b) the shift away from the Michelin type will mean more NO spots will get stars. But still, New Orleans is positioned to be a town with a million BG spots IMO. And that's not a slight unless all you care about is haute cuisine.

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So you haven’t been. Got it.

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I’d be curious if Op has ever been to a Michelin star restaurant

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Bro are you on the Emeril’s PR team or something?

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No

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I hate “tasting menus.”

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Ok. Don't go to them

I personally don't prefer them either, but Michelin does

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Sorry ... I do not get Elsie's. I have been a few times when visiting and it is very forgettable.

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I think it's good food, but I think it is very hyped up. They seem to have nailed hitting that middle ground between old school/comfort food using younger/trendier approaches. So they're packed constantly because it appeals to all types.

Most items are incredibly rich, which is why I think it gets so much hype. They're like the poster boy for foods that would have won the old cooking competition on the Food and Drink Board. In fact, their menu items are what gave me inspiration many of the times I submitted dishes because I knew that food would appeal visually and ingredient richness wise.

They very much understand taking something old school/classic and elevating it with condiments (pepper jelly for example), rich sauces, and add-ons (like roasted red peppers, or caramelized onions). If the only time you've had crawfish on bread is in the form of a fried crawfish poboy, something like this will blow your mind.

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Hot Crawfish Melt
$16.00
Louisiana crawfish, roasted jalapeños, caramelized onions, smoked gouda and pepper jack on sourdough

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It's like they know the cheat code

Anyway - it gets way too crowded and it is unbearably loud, so we don't go.

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touchdownjeebus

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So you’ve just been bullshitting us with your ignorance and you know admit it. Thanks.

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They finally expanded to the south… Top rated restaurant in New Orleans? fricking Emeril’s NOLA

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Have you been since they reopened and gotten the chef’s tasting menu?

It’s the most Michelin worthy restaurant in LA by far

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I ate there a couple of years ago. I should be drawn and quartered…

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Straw man. No one is faulting you for not having gone there. You’re being faulted for coming in hot with your “pimple on an elephant’s arse to commander’s” bullshite while not realizing that you had no idea you were talking about a completely new concept with which you were not familiar.

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The Michelin guide

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One has to be pretty gd pretentious to know what this even is, baw.

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Once I recognized my error, I owned it. How many pounds of message board flesh will you need to satiate your appetite?

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350?