4-18&19-2007 New Orleans, LA

We have been in NOLA for the past 2 days. Yesterday for a day off, and today we are at House of Blues. I had a really nice day yesterday. Woke up feeling the effect of the scotch. A brief nap and I was back to 99%. I walked from the French Quarter to the Lower Warehouse district and had a fabulous lunch at Cochon. Jono and I started with a great gumbo, finished off with nothing less that a floating Deviled Egg. I held back the tears of joy just long enough to have a pulled pork sandwich finished with mint and pickled jalapenos and from scratch tater tots. Again, tears were in the rise when at the last minute a cloud like bread pudding arrives, was polished and I walked back to the hotel. I got some work done, and met up with some of the band and crew and got a couple drinks at the pirate bar, and oldest bar in America (I think) Lefitte’s. An old pirate / blacksmith’s place. Very dark. Very perfect. I split the rest of the team and walked down Royal Street looking at the myriad of antique and art galleries. I crewaled in to NOLA. Up until I searched for the restaurant website I had been hoping that Emeril was a lucky coincidence. Turns out that I did give my hard earned per diem to none other than the TV chef Emeril. What a shame. I would have never even thought of it. Anthony Bourdain would be ashamed. I am deeply sorry. That being said the Amberjack steak and julienned steamed squash with a tomato vinagrette was delicious.

Show Day:

Another day HoB NOLA. Working with Rob Z is always a total bummer. He has gone soft, and no longer has the edge that was once known for. Avoid working with him at all costs.

~ by emayers on April 19, 2007.