New Orleans Food

[Mabus]

I will see what I can do!


First on the list is some boiled crawfish then I will go from there.

You know them things right now are super small (if any at all) and $5 boiled anywhere you go. At the least.

vraiblonde just order you some CDM or Community, whatever floats your boat

 

[migtig]

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No doubt. We brought back olive salad to make our own last time we went to NO.

As for the folks who are down on Cajun because it started with scraps not fit for sale, I say lots of great food started as rejects and inventive cooks found a way to make it delicous. Ribs come to mind, same with brisket. Some of those 'big pot" meals are awesome

You misunderstood me.

I would and have paid for picadillo and black beans, which is poor folk food. And the corned beef hash at Chick & Ruth's easily rivals a filet at Ruth's Chris. Big cheap food fan here!

My point is I can make poor man's food myself. I do it all the time. My husband has had plenty of one pot meals. Plenty of beans (he laughs every time I am soaking a pot of beans) and so on. So, I am not going out and paying for something I can make myself, and do, and eat on a regular basis. I rarely choose a restaurant that serves something I can make better at home. I think it's stupid and a waste of money to do so. How much is somebody going to charge for that? I can make a meal to feed 10 for under $20. So I surely am not going to pay $20 for a meal for one. And I think that's a valid point for any new restaurant to consider.

Now a place that had the bread like someone else mentioned, that would be worth going out for.

 

[vraiblonde]

So, I am not going out and paying for something I can make myself, and do, and eat on a regular basis.

I don't believe I've ever had anything at a restaurant that I can't make myself. Except those damn corn brats at Elevator in Columbus - still can't get those to turn out right. And I still need to try my hand at making collards like Saphron.

Anyway, I don't go to a restaurant simply to eat - like you said, I can eat just fine at home. It's a social thing, typically I'm with other people, plus it's also nice to have someone else do the cooking and cleaning up. I've thrown countless dinner parties at my house, and served everything from meatloaf to sushi, but it's nice to go out, too.

A couple weeks ago at Ruddy Duck I had a chili dog. :shrug:

 

[Gilligan]

I love New Orleans, but I get sad everytime I see a "New Orleans/Creole/Cajun" restaraunt in other states. Nothing is the same as there. Copelands probably came the closest I have seen in awhile outside NOLA (and thats not saying much) --- but it was actually an original New Orleans restaraunt so it had that going for it before it shuttered its doors. .

Exactly. For better or worse, Copelands still stands as the only evidence I know of where an attempt was made to do what the OP asked about.

 

[BernieP]

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No doubt. We brought back olive salad to make our own last time we went to NO.

As for the folks who are down on Cajun because it started with scraps not fit for sale, I say lots of great food started as rejects and inventive cooks found a way to make it delicous. Ribs come to mind, same with brisket. Some of those 'big pot" meals are awesome

Chilli as well. Just because it started as a way to make lesser quality cuts edible doen't mean a modern recipe or restuarent would use those ingredients.

A restuarent that did New Orleans style cuisine well would be interesting. That would include Cajun and Creol dishes on the menu. Yummy!

 

[mkd20012001]

You know them things right now are super small (if any at all) and $5 boiled anywhere you go. At the least.

vraiblonde just order you some CDM or Community, whatever floats your boat

My parents have already checked on them for me and the place we always go will have them while we are there. It's an all you can eat usually crawfish, shrimp and crabs/crab legs. Depends on what they have. My friend had crawfish the other day and she said they were really good.

 

[migtig]

I don't believe I've ever had anything at a restaurant that I can't make myself. Except those damn corn brats at Elevator in Columbus - still can't get those to turn out right. And I still need to try my hand at making collards like Saphron.

Anyway, I don't go to a restaurant simply to eat - like you said, I can eat just fine at home. It's a social thing, typically I'm with other people, plus it's also nice to have someone else do the cooking and cleaning up. I've thrown countless dinner parties at my house, and served everything from meatloaf to sushi, but it's nice to go out, too.

A couple weeks ago at Ruddy Duck I had a chili dog. :shrug:

Yea, and I wouldn't pay money for a chili dog in a restaurant. :shrug: I consider it a waste of money.

At the Ruddy Duck I have the BBQ Duck pizza. I'm not making that at home.

You have to consider today's economy and folks aren't going to pay an arm and leg for something they can make at home. Not all of us go out to eat every night with our friends. Going out to eat in our household is a special treat, whether it is with friends or as a couple.

 

[nachomama]

I've actually floated that very idea with my brother, but his wife won't go more than 30 miles away from Bayou Lafourche. There's absolute potential with a Cajun restaurant here. You just gotta find some authentic coonasses to man the kitchen. Leaving Thursday to be down there for a week.

For the rest of you who are from down the bayou, I'm sad to report that the school I went to no longer offers Cajun French or bilingual classes. I know that in my family, at many social events, and my hometown's CODOFIL chapter, I am the youngest to speak it. I give it 10-15 years before French is not even spoken in the most isolated of bayous.

I used to LOVE sitting around listening to my grandfather and his family speak Cajun French. We called it bayou speak. Made my head spin and was right up there with my grandma's cooking as being the two things I enjoyed most about visiting the little town of Branch, LA.

 

[drivingdaisy]

Cajun/Creole/NO food all sounds yummy to me. I would also love a puerto rican restaurant because I loved the food when I went there. (Not sure how well either restaurant would do.) I think I just love food.

 

[vraiblonde]

At the Ruddy Duck I have the BBQ Duck pizza. I'm not making that at home.

But you could. It's not difficult to turn out stellar pizza at home. You mentioned bread earlier, and that's about the only baking I do that's consistently delicious. Can't turn out a decent cookie, but my ciabatta is to die for.

I'll tell you my new obsession: those jalapeno panko onion rings at Ruddy Duck. THAT is something I won't make at home because I don't have the fryer.

 

[Sweet 16]

The food could stink as long as they serve good Dirty Rice and Hurricanes!

 

[migtig]

But you could. It's not difficult to turn out stellar pizza at home. You mentioned bread earlier, and that's about the only baking I do that's consistently delicious. Can't turn out a decent cookie, but my ciabatta is to die for.

I'll tell you my new obsession: those jalapeno panko onion rings at Ruddy Duck. THAT is something I won't make at home because I don't have the fryer.

Making pizza isn't my issue, I don't want to work with duck or goose. I like to eat both, but don't want to deal with the cooking.

I may still have my cool daddy packed away...if so you are welcome to it. The giant upgraded me to double deep fryer.

 

[lovinmaryland]

You misunderstood me.


My point is I can make poor man's food myself. I do it all the time. My husband has had plenty of one pot meals. Plenty of beans (he laughs every time I am soaking a pot of beans) and so on. So, I am not going out and paying for something I can make myself, and do, and eat on a regular basis. I rarely choose a restaurant that serves something I can make better at home. I think it's stupid and a waste of money to do so. How much is somebody going to charge for that? I can make a meal to feed 10 for under $20. So I surely am not going to pay $20 for a meal for one. And I think that's a valid point for any new restaurant to consider.

Now a place that had the bread like someone else mentioned, that would be worth going out for.

I agree w/ you on this. If I can make it at home just as good if not better at home I dont want to pay for it at a restaurant.

I can do po boys, muffaletta, and jambalaya just fine...the other stuff not so much. So I would really enjoy an authentic NO restaurant around these parts.

 

[nachomama]

I agree w/ you on this. If I can make it at home just as good if not better at home I dont want to pay for it at a restaurant.

I can do po boys, muffaletta, and jambalaya just fine...the other stuff not so much. So I would really enjoy an authentic NO restaurant around these parts.

I can make a good gumbo - not as good as my grandma's but close - but making roux SUCKS.

 

[lovinmaryland]

I can make a good gumbo - not as good as my grandma's but close - but making roux SUCKS.

Oh I know sitting there for like EVER trying to get it the right color. Turn your head for one second and bam toooooo dark!

 

[Larry Gude]

Popeye's has great red beans and rice.

Eww. No they don't.

Blech.

 

[BernieP]

But you could. It's not difficult to turn out stellar pizza at home. You mentioned bread earlier, and that's about the only baking I do that's consistently delicious. Can't turn out a decent cookie, but my ciabatta is to die for.

I'll tell you my new obsession: those jalapeno panko onion rings at Ruddy Duck. THAT is something I won't make at home because I don't have the fryer.

and without the right kind of oven you really can't make a authentic pizza.
Pizza is about the dough and the oven more then the toppings.

What seems to be the selling point for restuarants here is cheap beer. Not good beer, but cheap.

 

[vraiblonde]

and without the right kind of oven you really can't make a authentic pizza.

What do you consider "authentic"? If you make the dough correctly, which is moron simple, and preheat your stone to 500 degrees before you slap the 'za on it, you will turn out pizzaria quality pizza. If you're trying to make pizza on a cold cookie sheet at 350, you're right - your homemade pizza will suck.

What seems to be the selling point for restuarants here is cheap beer. Not good beer, but cheap.

In some circles, $1 draft night is a draw. In others, a good (not decent or okay) beer on tap is a necessity. Most restaurants around here have at least one good beer on tap.

 

[daylily]

The food could stink as long as they serve good Dirty Rice and Hurricanes!

Yes, good Hurricanes & Hand Grenades are what I remember most about my trip to NO.....and the stench! I'll never go there during summer again.

What do you consider "authentic"? If you make the dough correctly, which is moron simple, and preheat your stone to 500 degrees before you slap the 'za on it, you will turn out pizzaria quality pizza. If you're trying to make pizza on a cold cookie sheet at 350, you're right - your homemade pizza will suck.


In some circles, $1 draft night is a draw. In others, a good (not decent or okay) beer on tap is a necessity. Most restaurants around here have at least one good beer on tap.

It's definitely worth the extra money to drink good beer. If it tastes like azz it doesn't matter how cheap it is......I'm not drinking it.

 

[chernmax]

Out of curiosity, how many folks here enjoy New Orleans style food, and would you support that type of restaurant locally if one opened up with good food and service?

Must have excellent frog legs and aligator tail!!! Seriously!!!