* Trips: Three (3) Essence Festivals; a short trip from Pensacola when I attended AIT; and an overnight stop driving from Texas to Florida.
Places to see & eat in NOLA! Share your thoughts and experiences in NOLA. Did you find good food? ??
White Dinner Party
We rented a house in New Orleans for a week and hired a Chef for our White Dinner Party. He�s very good and very affordable. We asked for Cajun and Creole menu and boy did he deliver. He�s cooked for the likes of Kim Kardashian, Reggie Bush, the Rock, and a few other celebrities. Google Chef Gason�- from NOLA, learned to cook in the U.S. Army.
Website: www.chefggason.com
Email: Chefgasonnelson@gmail.com
Felix � Local seafood platters, fresh-shucked oysters & Creole staples in a casual barroom setting. It�s just off Bourbon St. 739 Iberville St, New Orleans, LA 70130
Mother�s Restaurant � Jay Z & Beyonc� dined here the night before we did and shut the joint down. The next evening the line was extra-long. Popular cafeteria-style joint drawing crowds with po� boys & down-home Southern fare since 1938. 401 Poydras St, New Orleans, LA 70130
A must! Cafe Du Monde� For a French beignet (powdered sugar pastry) and delish coffee. It�s across from Jefferson Monument and on the river. 800 Decatur St, New Orleans, LA 70116
Muffuletta Sandwich from Central Grocery & Deli-Within and around the French Quarter, the most acclaimed room temperature (traditional) muffuletta is served at Central Grocery (open Tue-Sat 9:00-4:00. Although the sandwich is great (my favorite), this is not much of a place within which to eat; get your sandwich, chips and drink to go and picnic on the River bank. Walking distance from Caf� Du Monde. 923 Decatur St, New Orleans, LA 70116
Late night fried chicken joint, Willie�s Chicken Shack. Closes at 1 AM. Pipping hot and tasty (or maybe I was a bit intoxicated) 630 Bourbon St, New Orleans, LA 70130 AND 707 Canal St.
Things to Do! (There�s a ton but I can only vouch for what we�ve done)
1. Hang out on Bourbon Street (Jazz, nightlife, music and drunk people) in the French Quarter
2. Harrah�s Casino
3. Riverwalk and Riverwalk Mall
4. City Tour � see glimpses of the 9th ward and the levees. Explore a cemetery. If lucky, you might catch a New Orleans style funeral�it�s a parade!
5. House of Blues for a concert & food.
6. BB King�s Blues Club- music & food.
7. Drink a Hand Grenade while on Bourbon St
8. Swamp Tour � If you want to see the real bayou and lots of gators. It�s about 30-40 mins outside of the city. We went on the one that Tiffany Haddish and Jada Smith toured -Cajun Encounter.
9. Steamboat Natchez Lunch Cruise (there�s dinner cruises too)
10. Ride a Streetcar
11. Gotta checkout a Voodoo Shop just to see one. Famous Marie Laveau�s House of Voodoo-739 Bourbon St.
12. Tour the City; see the 9th ward and the levees.
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