Message | My family have been in New Orleans and So.Louisiana since 1758. Although I moved away to go to college and only return to touch base with my heritage (and get real Acadian and New Orleans Creole cuisine,) I returned for the festivities in spite of Katrina and the terrible publicity my beloved city has received. (which in some of our opinions started long before Katrina with Paul Prudhomme's cooking and his debauchery of Acadian crusine, which he has thrown into the toilet, but then he is NOT from New Orleans). I just returned from NOLA and Mardi Lundi and Mardi Gras, where I am PROUD to share that The City is slowly but definitely returning to its charm and grandeur. (Sigh! the mayor is the main problem!) The Quarter was wonderful, my usual haunts, Brennans, Antoines, Drago's, and of course, my beloved Sazarac Bar at the old Fairmont were as grand as they have always been. The food, presentation, and table service was as excellent as ever at Ella Brennan's places, and the Sazarac is as always. Even though this Mardi Gras was subdued, Lundi Gras was magnificent as ever, as was the Krewe of Rex. Congratulations to Dr. Ronald J French, the new King of Rex, and his queen consort, the beautiful Brooke Hastings Parker. You honor us and our great city by serving as the new King and Queen of Rex. As an expat, I am delighted to see that Laissez les bon temps au roullez still lives on. Merci mil fois mais amis la Nouvelle Orleans! Toujours! |