Thanks y'all and Happy New Year!

Katrinaland.


What a trip.

Thank-you for all your suggestions. Very quickly, mostly in pictures, a New Orleans restaurant report.

catfish po-boy

The line was out the door at Casamento's -- and I was the only one willing to wait -- so we went down the street to the Ignatius Eatery for catfish po-boys and boudin-stuffed meat loaf. I was grumpy about this, but the food turned out to be fantastic.

Harry Potter.

Owen barely spoke the entire trip.

muffaletta

The line for the Central Grocery was out the door -- and I was the only one willing to wait -- so we went down the street to the French Market and ate muffalettas from a stall. I was grumpy about this, but the sandwiches turned out to be fantastic.

mediocre oysters, wet and gray

The line for the Acme Oyster House almost wrapped around the block and even I was not willing to wait, so we went across the street and ate oysters at Felix's, where the line merely stretched out the door. I was grumpy about this.

worth the money

The best thing I tasted in 2010: bananas foster at Commander's Palace. I don't even like bananas. 


I wanted to go to Cochon, August, or Herbsaint, but the only place we could get a reservation on New Year's Eve was Pascal Manale's. 

Awkward photo, but classic tableau with Harry Potter and 899th (?) drink of 2010


While it's no Commander's Palace, Pascal Manale's was very festive and we had a great time. I had barbecued shrimp. 


My resolution is the same as it was last year: 100 drinks for the year. I lost count during the trials of 2010, but have high hopes for 2011.