Magazine Street, New Orleans

Magazine Street, New Orleans

Juan’s Flying Burrito, Magazine Street, New Orleans

Grilled gulf shrimp, applewood smoked bacon, pineapple salsa, jack and cheddar cheese in grilled flour tortilla at Juan’s Flying Burrito, Magazine Street, New Orleans

Dallas & Rachelle, Magazine Street, New Orleans

Magazine Street, New Orleans

Magazine Street, New Orleans
To get away from the French Quarter, one [...]

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Rachelle, Justin, Jessica, Paul Baker :: Rock Bottom Brewery, River North, Chicago
My friend and coworker Justin is moving to San Francisco this weekend. Last night we took him out to some River North bars and tomorrow we’re taking him out to his favorite River North lunch spot, Singha. I’m gonna miss this guy, but know [...]

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And also drank a lot of sake at a tasting. My favorite sake was the one with the angry-looking Japanese man on the label. Jon’s sushi turned out very nice. One of my rolls was really loose and one was exploding at the seam, but they both tasted good!

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NOLA, French Quarter, New Orleans

NOLA, French Quarter, New Orleans
I heard that regardless of what you think of Emeril Lagasse, some people love him and some people hate him, his restaurants in New Orleans are fabulous. He did win a James Beard award, after all. The last time I was in New Orleans, I didn’t plan [...]

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Crab Cakes, Bourbon House, French Quarter, New Orleans
You probably don’t know this, but I love crab cakes. Louisiana has fabulous crab cakes, so I try to order them whenever I can while visiting. So far of the trips I’ve been down there, my most memorable crabcakes have been:

Red Fish Grill where I had some delicious [...]

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