We’re eating our way through New Orleans with the #NewinNOLA crew.
Liuzza’s bbq butter shrimp stuffed in bread (photo via @NewinNOLA on Instagram)
Venues for the past two weeks:
We’re eating our way through New Orleans with the #NewinNOLA crew.
Venues this week were Laurel Street Bakery, Bouligny Tavern, Hansen’s, Bacchanal Wine, Seki Sui, Sucre, Mona’s, Cafe Adelaide, Cochon Butcher and Dat Dog.
And we had a massive intake of food (cheese!!) Saturday. So good and so bad.
Check out our Storify post with all our food pix.
header photo of macarons at Sucre (by Carlie Kollath Wells/newinNOLA.com)
We’re eating our way through New Orleans. Restaurants this week included The Midway, Zea’s, Korea House, Hansen’s and Darwell’s in Long Beach, Miss.
Check out the full post on Storify.
We’ve been inundated with visitors since we moved to New Orleans. Our couch has never been in more demand. And when people come, we know the first question they will ask: Where should we eat?
Tala AKA The Hungry Nomad (via hungrynomad.net)
We’re still learning the answers to that. We enjoyed The Hungry Nomad‘s suggestions to her visitors.
Let’s face it. Besides the music and drinking scene, most people come to New Orleans for the food. That is why it’s essential to spend your time wisely and get the most the city has to offer in food.
We had our first experience at Bacchanal Wine last week through our latest #NewinNOLA meet-up. We had the perfect weather to sit outside under the trees, drink wine, eat cheese and meet new people.
photo by Carlie Kollath Wells/New in NOLA
Plus, we got to mark another restaurant off of Eater.com’s list of 38 Essential New Orleans restaurants that we’ve visited.
Hope you are able to join us for our next meet-up and eat-up. Our gatherings are geared toward new residents, but we welcome everyone. We’ll post details soon about our next gathering.
We had several people give us tips before we went to Bacchanal and we learned some more while we were there. If you have more advice, we’re all ears. Leave us a comment.
Tips for getting the most out of Bacchanal Wine:
Magazine Street has free champagne Saturday night from 5 to 9 as part of its annual Champagne Stroll.
poster via Magazine Street’s facebook page
Some of the shopping events scheduled during the Champagne Stroll (via the facebook page):
BY PATSY R. BRUMFIELD – THE SOUTHFACIN’ COOK
Patsy R. Brumfield
The Southfacin’ Cook
NEW ORLEANS COCKTAILS
Let’s take a break from serious cooking and talk about serious drinking, New Orleans style.
So, by now, you should know how to cook gumbo or red beans and rice like a true native. Now, it’s time to make a few drinks like one. Don’t your guests expect as much?
Here we go with how-to, first from “Recipes and Reminiscences of New Orleans” (1971) by supporters of the famed Old Ursuline Convent on Chartres. I must have acquired this book during my Times-Pic days after college.
And by the way, if you don’t have bar equipment, get it. Meanwhile, a jigger measures 1.5 fluid ounces. Enjoy, but responsibly, y’all!
