A few quick and dirty highlights, as today is our last night in NOLA.
On Sunday, Antoines for brunch was exceptional.
Surprisingly, I liked the Pimms cup at Huck Finn better than the one at Carousel bar or at Mr. B’s Bistro. Meant to go to Napoleon, but we were too tired on our last night. After a fantastic dinner at Red Fish grill, hickory grilled red fish topped with lump crabmeat, roasted potatoes and the bbq oysters (I was an oyster virgin), I was disappointed with lunch at Mr. B’s. (crabcake, grilled fish were so-so, even the bread pudding dessert was off, cold sauce.) I like the b-fast at Mother’s but hubby did not. Their black ham is out of this world imo. We had b-fast a different day at Commerce, where Brad Pitt was filming the night before. Maybe I sat in his chair?
Deannies was a fun place to get messy with some great bbq shrimp.
We Loved Mark and the Pentones at the Funky pirate. The WWII Museum was excellent and moving. Carousel bar was cool, we snagged seats right away, stayed for a drink each. Frenchmen’s street was great, we went to dba and Spotted Cat and were very impressed with the music. As we were walking there, we walked right onto the set of a film they were making in front of LaFittes Blacksmith. There was dirt on the street, the street signs were down and it was very dark. All of a sudden there were men on horses in period costumes. Then we saw the trucks and equipment. They were not filming at that exact moment, no one stopped us from blundering in the way. We were told the title is “Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter”.
The courtyard at Pat’s was beautiful and we had hurricanes on our first evening. Thanks for the tip about turning the glasses in for some money.
The 3 day trolley pass was well worth the money and saved the aching feet. The NOLA school of cooking with Chef Kevin was hilarious. We also rode the streetcar down to Tulane Univ., walked the campus to the bookstore for a hat and tee shirt. We enjoyed the carriage ride with “Hot Stuff” the horse on autopilot.
Still to do: ferry boat ride, Kerry’s Irish Pub, cheap but good supper at Yo Mama’s.
A note about our accommodations:
The first 2 nights were at Holiday Inn on Royal St, in the middle of the Quarter, but one street away from the noise of Bourbon St. It was exactly what we expected. Clean room, quiet, comfortable beds. Then we spent the next 4 nights at a Wyndham property on Magazine St. It was exceptional, the one bedroom was huge, 2nd flat screen tv in the bedroom, came with a kitchenette (who cooks in New Orleans? Not us). Beautiful, extremely comfortable, very quiet. Location was a block and a half out from the edge of the French Quarter, close to the Street Car line. We walked in to the quarter for our meals, except for a great diner down the block. There is a little market out front for snacks and drinks for the room.