We were not seated at
Deanie's until 9 o'clock. (someone correct me if I am wrong) There was no way in hell or New Orleans that a walk-in party of 20....on a Saturday night, was gonna be seated together so we were split into a few groups.
I shared my late night bite with the adorable
judylyn432000 , the equally adorable
rachazar and
misskitty55 aka 17F(an inside joke)
The place was jumpin' and the Frozen
Hurricane that I'd purchased down the street.. to kill some time and fill my belly... killed my belly. I decided to just have a Coke to settle the raging tide in my gut. The waitress brought up some spicy boiled redskin potatoes to munch on while we waited for our food. They were delightful! Since it was late, I opted for just an appetizer of fried
crawfish tails with creole tartar sauce. Holy Chow! The portion was HUGE and indescribably delicious! Little
judylyn432000 foolishly ordered a shrimp
Po-boy which was wonderful, so I was told, but was also longer than her arm. *snicker*
The next morning was the jewel in the crown of New Orleans, jazz brunch at
Antoine's. Check out the party rooms! Ours was the
Proteus Room, which was right by the wine cellar. The food wasn't cheap.... or even reasonable, but my meal was orgasmic!!! Yes I had a Bloody Mary to start the day off right, but what I ordered rocked my taste bud's sox.... if my tongue actually wore one.
First I had Bisque d'ecrevisses/crevettes aka crawfish bisque and it was buttery, full-bodied and divine, and very reminiscent of my days as an apprentice chef here in the Burgh. (No
violetteapot109 , I shan't mention it's name) Once again, I chose an appetizer for my main course. I can, and have made omelettes and Hollandaise sauce and I've also have made the item I had as my entrée, but I don't fiddle around with
good crabmeat much; cost prohibitive. Chair de crabes ravigote....*drools* I am aware of the price of this type of crabmeat and the amount I was served in this dish was remarkably healthy.... size wise. Healthy, it is not... tossed with the incredibly rich, complex and somewhat heavy
ravigote sauce or as we used to call it back in my ol' restaurant dayz....'ravaged goat'. Dessert was amazing and nothing I would have ordered, but we were celebrating 2 birthdays, so they produced a large festive (especially on fire)
Baked Alaska. Twas very splashy, none the less!
Okay... I'm tired now.... too many links and no drinks....
Will post more later.....