Craziness and Joy: New Orleans
A small shop near the hotel with an amazing Mardi Gras display So I just recently returned from a business trip to New Orleans, and I am officially a convert! The city at the time was in the early throes of Mardi Gras, and also preparing itself for the upcoming Superbowl. The French Quarter was covered with police, who justifiably expected a lot of crowd to control between Mardi Gras celebrants and Superbowl partiers. It was a bit of a head trip. Jackson Square and the river front area were covered with different stages where the CBS folks were filming interviews and talking heads. Despite the growing insanity, I had an amazing time, and made sure to keep a food journal. It was such an amazing culinary adventure. Some of the highlights include Crawfish etoufée Coconut custard bread pudding, chocolate bread pudding, and Mother's bread pudding Poboys: Sammy's - roast beef poboy Red Fish Grill - bbq fried oyster poboy Mother's - turkey, roas...