Your article on New Orleans restaurants is very good, but I'd like to add a few thoughts as a New Orleanian: >Central Grocery (2) - Somebody sent me a list that he had compiled about New > Orleans restaurants and C. Grocery was mentioned 5 > times. I figure it must be worth checking out. It's the premier Italian grocery that sells Muffeleta sandwiches. >Galatoire's (3) - Supposedly the only "tourist trap" worth going to. > Excellent Cajun food at exhorbitant prices. No reservations > accepted, so get there early. People get the impression that Galatoire's is a 'tourist trap' because it is located right on Bourbon Street, but this isn't the case. Also, the price is no more than the other better places in town. A top restaurant in New Orleans is going to run $30-$40 per person, drinks and wine extra. Wine in restaurants tends to be very overpriced in almost every restaurant, when compared to other cities in the country. That doesn't mean that the places here have poor wine lists, but the markup is higher than one would expect. Another misconception people have about New Orleans restaurants is the difference between 'Creole' and 'Cajun' food. Traditional New Orleans food (what you'll find at Commander's, Mr. B's, Antoine's, Galatoire's, etc.) is called Creole or Creole-French. 'Cajun' is Southwest Louisiana cuisine, and there are very few places that serve it in New Orleans. K-Paul's, Mulate's, and Copeland's are the three best. >*K_Pauls (5) - another "tourist trap" that may be worth going to. No > reservations accepted. Very expensive, but worth it. Not worth the wait in line. You'll find that there are very few natives that eat here because of the crowd. It's not fair to call Prudhomme's restaurant a 'tourist trap,' because the food is good quality and the prices are in line with the other better places in town, but it's so crowded that only tourists eat there. >Napoleon House (2) - An old dark bar. Great sandwiches. Also gumbo and > jambalaya Good Muffeleta if Central Grocery is too crowded. >Olde N'Awlins Cookery (3) - Good. Expensive. Chef trained under Paul > Prudhomme. This place is now under new ownership and management. The chef your article refers to is George Rhode IV, who has been gone from the Cookery for about three years now. It's gone down a great deal since his departure. In your section on places that got negative reviews, most of them are good restaurants, but they're in the high end on price. That doesn't necessarily mean they're bad, just pricey. As I said, your article is basically solid, and makes a good comprehensive overview to the city's restaurants. Thanks for compiling and re-posting it. I've only been following this group for about three weeks, so I didn't see its last appearance here. |Edward J. Branley [email removed]| |Seashell Software Compuserve: 71237,2227| |3508 North Woodlawn Avenue | |Metairie, LA 70006 voice: +1-504-455-5087 bbs: +1-504-455-8665|
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