Operation NOLA Recon

[hal4uk]

Ok.  I'm HUNGRY.  DANG!!!   ;D

[hal4uk]

That sammich looks killer!

[Ka Honu]

Still waiting (somewhat less patiently) for the promised narrative of what food porn came from where.  Or we could have a contest to see who could link the largest number of dishes to the proper restaurants.

[KyNola]

Still waiting (somewhat less patiently) for the promised narrative of what food porn came from where.  Or we could have a contest to see who could link the largest number of dishes to the proper restaurants.

The killer roast beef po boy and the black bean and rice dish came from the Gumbo Shop.  I believe the last 4 pics came from Red Fish Grill as did some of the first food porn pics.

[squirtthecat]

Just landed in STL...

[OU812]

Just landed in STL...

Welcome back to the winter wounder land.  ;D

Looks like you were havin to much fun down there.  ::)

Great pictures.

[ronbeaux]

Gumbo Shop and Oceana? Might even be Redfish Grill.

[Drac]

Nice!  Thanks for sharing.

Friday seems like forever now!!!!!!!

Jim

[squirtthecat]

Ok, here we go...   Easier to put in a new post:

Redfish Grill

GINGER GLAZED LOUISIANA SHRIMP with a boudin eggroll and Vietnamese dipping sauce


GRILLED SHRIMP & BLACKENED AVOCADO PO-BOY* Grilled Gulf shrimp with blackened avocado relish, smoked onion mayo, tomatoes and lettuce. Served with sweet potato chips (I subbed Cajun Potato Salad)


ALLIGATOR SAUSAGE & SEAFOOD GUMBO Creole Country alligator sausage and fresh seafood simmered in a rich dark roux flavored with onion, bell peppers, celery and fresh herbs



Oceana Grill

Royal Sonesta Omelette - New Orleans Original Alligator Sausage, with fresh diced vegetables, topped with Chef Tim's crawfish and mushroom cream sauce


Pain Perdu "Lost Bread" - New Orleans version of French Toast using French bread with sausage



The Old Coffeepot Restaurant

Crab and Crawfish Balls - We take our award winning crab cake mixture and add Louisiana crawfish, roll them into a ball, deep fry and top it with a lemon butter sauce.


Jambalaya and Blackened Red fish - Fresh Redfish lightly coated with Cajun blackened seasoning, grilled and served with a very generous portion of our famous Jambalaya. Two of New Orleans favorites entrees in one.


Seafood Gumbo - Gulf shrimp, blue lake crabs, fresh lump crab meat, okra and a dark roux are just the beginning of what separates our gumbo from the rest. Served with rice.


The Alpine

(crappy picture, sorry)
Redfish "Amer" - Sautéed Redfish Topped with Crawfish Cream Sauce.



Gumbo Shop

Black beans and rice with Corn Salsa


HOT ROAST BEEF PO-BOY




Redfish Grill

(more gumbo!)


HICKORY GRILLED REDFISH Served on the half-shell, with tasso & wild mushroom Pontalba potatoes, topped with sautéed Louisiana jumbo lump crabmeat & a lemon butter sauce


(sorry for the blur)
HICKORY GRILLED MAHI MAHI With a smoked shrimp butter sauce, crispy goat cheese stuffed tomatoes, green beans and a roasted pepper pumpkin seed relish


Double Chocolate Bread Pudding A Red Fish Grill Signature...
Rich dark and semisweet chocolate bread pudding served with white and dark chocolate ganache and chocolate almond bark.   Please allow 20 minutes for preparation.



It was all good!

[FLBentRider]

WOW!

I gained five pounds just looking at the pictures!

[squirtthecat]

Some random shots in/around the RS..




Center Courtyard.











Common patio area outside of our room (2nd floor, back side of the hotel)





Jazz Club inside the hotel.  Very nice.




Le Booze, opens onto Bourbon Street.





Royal Street.   Lots of nice shops/art galleries for the ladies to peruse..












Or, on the other end of the spectrum..

[BuyLowSellHigh]

Wow!  Great food porn and photo tour, Pat!

Why do I feel like I need to take two Alka Seltzer, go back to bed, and then sign up for Weight Watchers when I reawaken? 

I think I got a hangover and gained ten pounds just reading through it all.

Very nicely done!

[OU812]

WOW!!!!

Great shots Pat.

Now I'm REALLY hungry.

[Caneyscud]

Thanks for the pics Pat.  Living vicariously!

However, I would have brought a rod to go after some of them pretty colored NOLA trout in the 5th pic. 

As I've traveled in other countries, I am constantly reminded of the Ugly American Tourist tag by the natives.  Often well deserved.  Case in point - the 8th picture - the Jazz Club.  Some Interior Designer poured her heart out to create a beautiful setting, some owner dropped some really big bucks on the beautiful setting, and some contractor worked and fretted to build that beautiful setting. 

[NePaSmoKer]

Is Ralph & Kacoo still around?