Thursday, April 26, 2012

Jazz Fest Feast

Some people see Jazz Fest as this:
Image courtesy of Ian Hoch/NOLA Defender.
When I think of Jazz Fest, I envision this:
Cochon de Lait Po-Boy from Love at First Bite.
While most Jazz Festers will be parked 100 yards from the Acura Stage listening to the Beach Boys or dancing in front of Congo Square to Cee Lo Green this weekend, I will likely be engaging in an internal debate as to whether I should go for that second cochon de lait po-boy from Love at First Bite. (And I must say that I had a taste of this pork perfection two weeks ago at French Quarter Fest, and it was best that I have eaten in the last 5 years.)

But as discussed in our article on feasting your way through Jazz Fest, doubling up on your favorite Jazz Fest foods may prevent you from enjoying the bounty from the Fair Grounds. So much to eat, so little stomach space to spare. You can read up on our tips for a multi-course Jazz Fest meal by clicking on the above link or by picking up a copy of OffBeat Magazine's Jazz Fest Bible on your way into the festival.

The food at Jazz Fest has been written about ad nauseum, so we will spare you from another Top 10 list. Instead, we want to know what you think are the most underrated and the most overrated eats at the Fest.

I'll start:

Most Underrated - Fatty's Cracklins
Most Overrated - Crawfish Enchiladas

8 comments:

Wilson said...

under - Alligator sauce piquante

over - dare I say it? Crawfish bread. (Tthe sausage has much more of the namesake ingredient)

Archibald said...

Overrated: I agree with the other commenter. Crafwish bread. They use Chinese crawfish.

bloggle said...

Under Rated: Palmer's Veggie combo. Simple perfection.

Overated: BBQ Oyster Poboy. Sloppy pile of flavorless mess.

Rene said...

Chicken fricasse from the spot near Congo Square is the most underrated dish in the whole city. The Crawfish Trinity: bread, sack, Monica are vastly overrated.

Rene said...

Chicken fricasse from the spot near Congo Square is the most underrated dish in the whole city. The Crawfish Trinity: bread, sack, Monica are vastly overrated.

Unknown said...

Over: Crawfish bread for sure

Under: Yakamein, Dibbe (steak pita)

jeffrey said...

Crawfish Monica might be the single most overrated food item yet invented.

Underrated.. Maybe the Cuban sandwich or the Fry Bread tacos.

Anonymous said...

yeah not lovin the crawfish monica.