2012n Trip - Day 13 - October 15

We left as early as we could to go to Sam's in Metarie to get my flat fixed. After that we hit a few thrift stores and when lunch time came we went back to Crabby Jack's for another fried green tomato/shrimp remoulade po boy. There was a mix up with my order and they thought I only wanted fried green tomatos & shrimp as a side, so they remade it as a po boy and only charged us the side price, so with two drinks our bill was only $11.00.

Speaking of thrift stores, only in New Orleans will you see a member of the world famous Preservation Hall Jazz Band walking around in one carrying a child's rocking horse.

We at supper at Mona Lisa - as usual, two side salads and a garlic bread pizza - our tab was $21.00. We picked up a couple of pieces of cake for a late snack at The Quartermaster, which sort of made the day come to a circle, since we started the day at Sam's and The Quartermaster buys their cakes from Sam's.

2012 Trip - Day 12 - October 14

I got up early this morning to call roadside assistance to change my tire since Sunday morning would be calmer in the FQ. I had to wait on the corner 1/2 an hour for him to show up while Velvet Underground's "Waiting For The Man" ran through my head. Surprising, at least to me, was "the man" turned out to be Pop A Lock. We went to La Peniche for breakfast. I had Matt's Meat Pie (sausage baked in a cornbread crust and covered with pepper gravy) with grits. It was just ok, nothing special. Peggy had her standard 2 egg breakfast with grits, bacon and toast. We can only guess they get these "two" eggs from the same chickens as The Steak House Cafeteria gets their atomic chicken. With two beverages our bill was $24.00

After a very brief rest, we did a little bit of shopping and decided to go for lunch. Our first choice was The Napoleon House, which we found was closed on Sunday, so we walked on down to Felipe's for two tacos, a mini quesadilla and a couple of drinks. Bargain price (at least for the FQ) $12.00. The heat got oppressive today, so we had an afternoon in and headed back to Lafayette Square in the evening for a little more Blues and BBQ Festival

 

After three days of trying, we finally got a pork bbq from The Joint. It was good smoked meat, but nothing we can't get back home. We caught most of Ms. Lavelle White's performance (photo below) and a good amount of Clarence Carter's performance (no photo, as it was too dark). Clarence Carter was far and away the most polished performer/entertainer that we saw over the three days at the New Orleans Blues & BBQ Festival.

We weren't real hungry after leaving the fest and thought about Mother's for a dessert, but the line was out the door, so we ducked into Popeye's and had two biscuits and a large and regular size tea - total $4.35, our cheapest meal since we've been here!

2012 Trip - Day 11 - October 13

Since it was the weekend, we went to La Peniche for breakfast. Peggy had a pecan waffle and I had The Pancake. Today, the pancake did NOT win, I ate it all! An afternoon rest and then we walked to Lafayette Square for The New Orleans Blues and BBQ Festival. We had a great sandwich (actually 2 since we went back for another) - Cochon de Lait Po Boy from Walker's Love At First Bite. There's slaw underneath the pork and some light sauce that can't be seen in the photo.

At the festival we saw Percy Wiggins and Otis Clay both backed up by The Bo-Keys. Both were old school soul singers.

We stopped by the Seafood Festival on the way back to get strawberry shortcake, but the crowd and lines were tremendous, so we ambled on down the street to Envie Coffee House and Peggy got an iced chai latte and I got a piece of cake. When I asked the cashier what type of cake it was, she looked at it and said..."ummm...berries and cream?". Sounded good enough to me!

2012 Trip - Day 10 - October 12

We started the day with croissants and coke at Croissant D'or. Since I am somewhat more ambulatory today, we walked to Woldenberg Park for The Seafood Festival. We had 1/2 dozen char-grilled oysters from Drago's, a somewhat spicy crabcake from Cafe Hope/Cafe Reconcile, a so-so oyster and brie po boy from 7 on Fulton and an excellent strawberry shortcake from Ernst Cafe.

In the evening we went to Lafayette Square for the New Orleans Blues and BBQ Festival. We had a smoked catfish po boy, a chicken slider (not pictured), a hamburger slider, a chicken sausage on a stick and a sweet potato pie. Everything was just ok, nothing was great.

2012 Trip - Day 9 - October 11

There's not much to report today, since I was stuck inside with a twisted ankle. I had 1/2 of a croissant left from Haydel's. Peggy caught up on the washing. We got lunch across the street at The Quartermaster, also referred to as the Nelly Deli. They make a great triple decker club and with a couple of pieces of cake, our bill was $14.00.

My ankle got a little bit better and we ventured out for supper and found flyers for Cosimo's on Burgundy. Since they delivered we decided to order from them. This was probably a mistake, since the burger was tasteless, although the chili cheese dog was pretty good. The two meals cost $15.00. Guess I should have just gotten something else from The Quartermaster....Live and Learn.

Before we came back to the room, we decided to walk by the car and found that it has a flat tire....first I'm crippled and now the car gets crippled!!

2012 Trip - Day 8 - October 10

We started the day by going way the hell out somewhere to get gas and a few supplies at Wally World. Then we swung back by Haydel's and picked up four almond croissants and a couple of cookies, the cost for all of this was $13.00. After leaving Haydel's we wanted to get to Casamento's early and we made it to Magazine Street around 11:20 about 10 minutes before the lunch crowd arrived.

 

Peggy had a bowl of oyster stew. As you can see in the below photo, they like butter at Casamento's

I had a cup of gumbo and a 1/2 an oyster loaf. Our tab at Casamento's was $27.00

 

After an afternoon nap for me, we walked to Lafayette Square for the Wednesday Music On The Square where we heard Colin Lake. We also ate our supper there. We had Ya-Ka-Mein (a mixture of noodles, beef, onions, and boiled egg in a spicy sauce) from Ms Linda The Ya-Ka-Mein Lady. Peggy claims this is the best thing she'd ever had at Lafayette Square and can't wait to get more next week.

We also tried BBQ pulled pork over roasted corn grits from Squeal BBQ. The pulled pork was good, but the roasted corn grits needed a little more salt or some type of seasoning.

 

We also had a white and dark chocolate brownie parfait from Cafe Adelaide, which was not quite as good as it sounds. With a couple of Barq's, our supper on the square cost us $20.00. After walking back to the apartment and taking at brief rest, we went to d.b.a. to see The Tin Men - Washboard Chaz, Matt Perrine and Alex McMurray. They like to say they are New Orleans premiere washboard, sousaphone, guitar band.

To mar a near perfect day in New Orleans, I fell on the sidewalk when we left d.b.a. and sprained my right ankle. Thus the reason this entry is a day late.

2012 Trip - Day 7 - October 9

Our friend David came in for a short visit today and we went to Camellia Grill for breakfast --  a waffle, bacon, pancakes, omelet and three coffees and the tab was $28.00. After meeting David's roommates Danny and Randy, who had come to take him home, we left them at Cafe du Monde and went in search of our lunch. Drago's gets the credit for introducing char-grilled oysters to the New Orleans dining world and since they now had a location in the bottom of the Hilton, we thought we would give it a try.

These were a couple of dollars cheaper than Acme's and were even better than Acme's. How good were they? Well after polishing off the above dozen we ordered dessert (see below)

Yeah, you rite! We ordered another 1/2 dozen for our dessert. With a couple of drinks, our tab at Drago's was $34.00. Since we had a late lunch, we ate a light supper at P's Louisiana Restaurant....ok, it was Popeye's again! Only $8.00 so it evened out lunch. While eating in Popeye's we saw a sight that we wish we could have taken a photo of...a gentlemen in a very nice suit, french cuffs on his sleeves, wearing a bowtie and carrying a large Sak's shopping bag, came in. He got his order, sat at a table across from us, and tucked a paper napkin over his bowtie before he ate...making for quite an unusual pairing of fast food and New Orleans lawyer look.

On the way back to the apartment we walked by a club called The Rainbow Room with the hawker out front showing us a sign letting us know it was Tranny Tuesday.

Earlier today at Rouse's, Peggy got some New Orleans Ice Cream Co. Chicory and Coffee ice cream. I had a bite of it and can only say it was so good it transcended the mere words ice cream. I had a piece of coconut cake from the Quartermaster across the street - no photo since I assume everyone knows what a piece of cake looks like...but then again you know what they say about the word assume!