Food Report from New Orleans (including Jazz Fest)
Had a great time and ate and ate and ate!
First, the food at Jazz Fest was outstanding, as usual. My favorites:
crawfish monica
conchon de lait poboy
Nachitoches Meat Pies
All washed down with strawberry lemonade, frozen daquiris or ice cold beer.
Several recommendations for eating out. Went to Domilise's Poboys (twice - :blush
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Had a pork sausage poboy the first time and oysters the second. Both excellent.
Oysters on the half shell at Cooter Brown's are always a great choice. Fresh, fat and salty.
Very disappointing meal at Restaurant One. Had some good write ups and was close by. Should have known better when I found out it could accommodate a party of 8 on Saturday night during Jazz Fest. Enough said.
Greatest meal was at Vincent's. Every bite was outstanding and they serve free martinis at lunch. It looks like a pizza joint from the outside, but is truly one of the best restaurants in the city.
Everything we had was spectacular, but I have to give special kudos to the crab and corn bisque, cannelloni, and salmon.
Of course, several trips were made to Camellia Grill for omelets, pecan waffles, grits and cheeseburgers. Beignets were never too far away and the frozen daiquiri shop was a block and half away.
And, to top it off, we had not one, but two phenomenal crawfish boils during the time we were there!
And I still didn't get to go everywhere I wanted, lol.
One last thing, Abita has a new beer which is strawberry flavored. I know that sounds weird, but it is excellent.
L'aissez le bons temps roule!!!
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Yum. 
I much prefer staying uptown and the streetcar wasn't running anyway (classic new orleans - no street car during major event, lol).
My favorite new orleans italian by far is Mosca's, but it's a drive. Will check out Irene's next year when I think my son and his fiance will be getting married (St Louis Cathedral, cher!).
Glad you all had a great time, good food, good music.
It is indescribably delicious.
