New Orleans museums

Dave Hilbert's
SoftSeatTravel

From elegant French Style cuisine at Susan
Spicer's Bayona to the peasant food of the
gumbo parlors, New Orleans tells its story by
cooking. Local ingredients prepared in the
down home way reveal a cultural mix unlike
any other.
Spanish, French, Canadian, Island and
African; they all come together in New
Orleans to elevate peasant food to cuisine.

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New
Orleans

New Orleans signature foods
include the Beignet (left), a fried
dough covered with powered
sugar served at the Cafe du
Monde
Open twenty four hours the Cafe
du Monde is famous for beignets,
coffee with chicory, and Cafe au
lait , a coffee served with steamed
milk.

Food, Jazz, and freedom: all
come to mind when you visit
New Orleans. Self expression is
everywhere in New Orleans but
particularly evident during the
annual Mardi Gras . The
feeling of a relaxed party in a
town happy with itself lasts
throughout the year, however,
and shines through in the
cooking, the social life ,and
particularly the music.
The people of New Orleans are
so relaxed and so easy going
and friendly that a visitor might
wonder if they are acting a
part. Soon you realize,
however, that this is "New
Orleans Style", and everybody
here is on "New Orleans Time."
New Orleans is in the middle of
one big party and you are
invited

New Orleans

Pedestrian-only streets in the French Quarter rock well into the morning.

Photo Rain Rodolph

When in New Orleans check
with Eric, the "Big E";. He will
pick you up at the airport, give
you a Katrina tour or a city tour .
All the while he will tell stories
full of local color. As a musician
whose son now plays trumpet
with a hot band, Eric knows the
music and food scene and can
get you started in the right
direction toward an in depth
look at the fabulous city of New
Orleans, 504-495-2531
gordonstaxi@aol.com

One of the finest restaurants in the city, Chef
Susan Spicer's Bayona on Dauphine Street
serves a Provence-style salmon that can not be
equaled.

Traditional breakfast includes
eggs, home fries, sausage, grits,
and biscuit.

Bayona Restaurant in the
French Quarter might be
the one to beat with tons
of ambiance, outdoor and
indoor dining, a limited
menu, and exceptional
food preperation.

The Pin Stripes Marching Band plays traditional Dixieland music for the
Tulaine University School of Public Health commencement