NOLA Local FoodFest 2013

Posted by Rob on Mar 23, 2013 in Featured Slider, Travel | 0 comments One of the reasons we came to New Orleans this Spring was to attend Local FoodFest, a food festival that’s put on by RoadFood.com. It’s unique in that while it features many New Orleans eateries and their signature dishes, it all also features local specialities from around the USA, such as tamales from Tucson, or BBQ form Memphis. We wandered the Fest today and sampled a number of...
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Lunch at Butcher

Posted by Rob on Mar 22, 2013 in Featured Slider, Restaurants, Travel | 0 comments it’s a cloudy, muggy day in the Big Easy. The forecast threatened rain at any time, but has held off for the most part. We decide to go a little further afield and change it up a little form the New Orleans cuisine we’ve been exploring up until now. We head to Butcher. It’s an annex of sort to Cochon, a very popular snout-to-tail place that’s getting terrific reviews and...
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Corn & Crab Chowder

Posted by Maureen on Sep 28, 2011 in Featured Slider, HM Kitchen | 0 comments The kitchen smelling of celery, onion and bacon frying. A childhood memory. This simple chowder was quick and cheap and a favorite. With everyone but my dad. He had a curious dislike of this inoffensive soup. I was recently reminded of it when we visited New Orleans this August. We were sitting in Acme Oyster House waiting for po’boy sandwiches after a long flight in from Ottawa. I ordered...
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RT4: NOLA to Natchez, MS.

Posted by Rob and Maureen on Aug 29, 2011 in BBQ, Featured Slider, Restaurants, Road Trip, Travel | 2 comments It’s Monday and our Road trip hits the highway today. We check out of the Monteleone at 11-ish and spend some time getting the car wired….GPS (here on in referred to as Stella 3000 as it’s a significant upgrade from GPS models used on previous trips) and iPod. Warren Zevon comes on and we are off. We hope to be in Baton Rouge for lunch and in Natchez before dinner. It is already...
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RT3: NOLA – Muffaletta & Rib Room

Posted by Rob and Maureen on Aug 28, 2011 in Featured Slider, Restaurants, Road Trip, Travel | 1 comment Today, Sunday is our last full day in the Big Easy. We are determined to try a N’awlins classic, the muffaletta sandwich. Research tells us that Central Grocery is the originator of this sandwich. This is highly disputed by Frank’s, an Italian eatery a couple doors down. Since Central Grocery does not feel it is necessary to open on a Sunday, we choose Franks. Who has the best Muff?...
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