The Turpenator
My ideal feasting day in New Orleans:
Breakfast - Manhattan Omelet at Camellia Grill (a/k/a the "Crack Omelet").
Lunch - Po-boys at Crabby Jack's.
Snack/Cocktail: Beers at Avenue Pub along with guacamole and chips from the restaurant within it, J'anita's.
Dinner: Any of the shredded meat delights at Cochon.
Brother O'Mara
I'd head out as early as possible to Huveos on Banks to get myself a plate of their huevos con tamal. Nothing beats pork tamales and eggs for breakfast, and their coffee's decent. However, even though they have a few sweets in the case there I'd have to go over to Angelo Brocato on Carrollton to get something truly tasty. No gelato, still too early in the morning, but something from their pastry case (like a prussian, mmmmm) and some espresso to wash it down would be fantastic.
For lunch, as soon as I would be able to eat again that is, I'd head down to Domilise's on Annunciation. There's a lot to be said in the debate about the best fried shrimp po-boy, but for my money nobody does it better than they. Obviously I'd have to have a Barq's to go along with it, because I think God cries if you eat a fried shrimp po-boy without drinking a Barq's.
After all this I think I'd have to go lie down for a while, but I would make certain to get up in time to make it over to Cure by 5PM, right as they opened. If I have time before my dinner reservations, I'd order a Ramos Gin Fizz, something soft to sit and sip for a minute. If things are rushed, I'd grab a Nervous Light of Sunday, the perfect palate-opening drink, a delightful combination of gin, grapefruit, and magic.
Dinner would have to be at Cochon, because their ham hock haunts my dreams. I find it almost impossible to visit and not order that incredible mass of soft succulent pigflesh. It doesn't appear on the table instantly, though, so the boucherie plate would have to hold me over until that ham hock graces me with its presence. The flavors are rich and slightly smoky and wonderfully complex, so depending on my mood I'd either get something from the southern Rhone or some fuller-bodied Pinot Noir to accompany it.
As if I hadn't put enough miles on my car already, I'd head out for a late-night dessert at Boucherie just off Carrollton. I know Cochon has some killer desserts but one thing they don't have is Krispy Kreme bread pudding, and that's what I'd be craving. I'd have to drive slowly, though, to make sure my stomach had time to deal with all that dinner.
To finalize the night I would honestly head home and pour a shot or two of Amaro on ice and sit and sip that while I waited for my body to stop hating me for all the abuse.
And Finally, a Rambling Entry from McLovin
5am snack: F&M's - The cheese fries and enough booze to kill a horse.7am: Slim Goodies - I forget what it's called, but it's something like the Mexican Slammer.
Lunch: Radosta's - I usually get their catfish poboy.
Dinner: Crepe Nanou (if I'm paying) / Clancy's (if someone else is) - Crepe Nanou: mussels and/or the spinach and crabmeat crepe (i think those are the two most cliche things on the menu). I haven't been to Clancy's since before my brother-in-law became a part of the family so I'm not sure what I'd get. LOL...haha.
PS - My mom thought she was so cool that you wrote about Meauxbar and she saw you there!
PPS - I get free drinks at a bar up at school because the bartender actually thinks I'm McLovin... haha.
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4 comments:
Catfish poor boys are better served at Deanie's or Acme. Derrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
Anybody who likes the shrimp poor boys at Domilise's either has bad taste or isn't paying attention. They do everything wrong. They batter the shrimp well before they fry them, they don't fry to order, and they reheat cold fried shrimp by frying them again. And anybody who cares so little about their product is almost certainly using foreign shrimp. And putting kethcup on a poor boy instead of a tomato slice is just plain sloppy.
oh wow is brotha o mara a blogger cuz he/she uses very descriptive words. donnie the poboys at crabbys are not better than acme's in your opinion?
Placed my vote for Brother O'Mara in the poll thing. That is exactly the kind of day I'd like. Only I'd like my shrimp poboy from Guy's and my breakfast from Surrey's but other than that... The spirit is there though, yes indeedy!
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