Travel Time Twenty Ten

[Demosthenes]

Grits.


Ew.


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[Prof]

Grits are just corn, silly. They won't hurt you.

Bet she eats polenta! ("But", she said, "it has an Italian name!")

[Mr. Mephistopheles]

Grits is just ground hominy, which btw, is positively scrumptious when fried in bacon grease.

[Mr. Mephistopheles]

I am not going to go to KFC and making it at home, for one is a huge pain in the rear. Plus, being out in Cali, we have a whole variety of ways to consume chicken - El Pollo Loco, or the home made version of marinated, grilled chicken.

And for the record, when in NOLA, I also plan to consume some gator meat - damned oversized leathery roaches are getting to damned uppity. They need to learn their place...... in mah belly, along with a cold Dixie.

Yeah, I didn't figure you would motor down to KFC (ew) for some fried chicken, but thought there might be a good restaurant somewhere down there in the land of fruits and nuts that might serve some good fried chicken. We don't make it at home either, but occasionally hook up with some at family gatherings. When you're in NOLA, be sure and make time to visit Preservation Hall.

[bmielke]

I am not going to go to KFC and making it at home, for one is a huge pain in the rear. Plus, being out in Cali, we have a whole variety of ways to consume chicken - El Pollo Loco, or the home made version of marinated, grilled chicken.

And for the record, when in NOLA, I also plan to consume some gator meat - damned oversized leathery roaches are getting to damned uppity. They need to learn their place...... in mah belly, along with a cold Dixie.

Yeah, I didn't figure you would motor down to KFC (ew) for some fried chicken, but thought there might be a good restaurant somewhere down there in the land of fruits and nuts that might serve some good fried chicken. We don't make it at home either, but occasionally hook up with some at family gatherings. When you're in NOLA, be sure and make time to visit Preservation Hall.

What about Knotts Berry Farm, that place was built so that their restraunt didn't loose customers while waiting for the fried chicken, isn't the restraunt still there and serving chicken? Or is it just a tourist trap?

[bmielke]

As for Knott's Berry Farm, it is kind of a pain in the *ss to get to. For that effort I might as well go into L.A. to a Chicken 'n' Waffles place.

I was only there once, and it didn't seem that hard, but we were staying across from Disney Land, I think they are in the same area.

[Mr. Mephistopheles]

My hotel is 3 blocks from Preservation Hall, 1/2 block from Bourbon St., 1/2 block to Brennan's, 2 blocks to The Oyster House, 3 1/2 blocks to the NOLA Crescent City Brewhouse and 5 blocks from St. Louis Cathedral and Cafe Du Monde. Trust me Preservation Hall is on the list. Heck, I have already figured out how to get to Lake Ponchartrain.......

As for Knott's Berry Farm, it is kind of a pain in the *ss to get to. For that effort I might as well go into L.A. to a Chicken 'n' Waffles place.

I was in NOLA pre-Katrina and would like to visit again if for no other reason than seeing how things have changed on Bourbon Street and the immediate area. I was only there for a couple of days on business and didn't have time to see much else.

[Prof]

The Quarter, the Business District, Uptown, and Tulane/Garden District are pretty much up and running. The damage remains pretty awful in the 9th Ward, Gentilly and north, and other not-tourist, not affluent areas. The city's population remains quite small.

CKB should also check our "Snug Harbor," Mother's for po'boys (on Poydras), and the Central Grocery (sort of across the street from DuMonde) for mufelletas.

[Demosthenes]

Snug Harbor would be at the very top of my list, especially if you're in town on a Friday night. The Ellis Marsalis Trio!

[Prof]

Snug Harbor would be at the very top of my list, especially if you're in town on a Friday night. The Ellis Marsalis Trio!

You never responded to my remark about polenta -just grits with cheese.

[Imalawman]

The Cracker Barrel here does NOT have grits (I've checked). No Waffle Houses here at all. Any other suggestions? Thanks, though.

How about fixing up some grits at home? My wife makes cheese grits (using a recipe from some Alabama friends) that are as good as any greasy diner grits I ever had in SC.

Oh, I import my grits from NC and enjoy making them. You can only get instant in the grocery stores here. It would just be nice to have grits as an option when getting a nice Sunday morning breakfast at a restaurant.

[Imalawman]

Snug Harbor would be at the very top of my list, especially if you're in town on a Friday night. The Ellis Marsalis Trio!

You never responded to my remark about polenta -just grits with cheese.

The silence is deafening.

[Demosthenes]

Snug Harbor would be at the very top of my list, especially if you're in town on a Friday night. The Ellis Marsalis Trio!

You never responded to my remark about polenta -just grits with cheese.

What a waste of perfectly good corn.

Mushy, nasty stuff vs. firm, sweet, starchy, roasted, buttery goodness.

Behold: corn porn.

[Prof]

Snug Harbor would be at the very top of my list, especially if you're in town on a Friday night. The Ellis Marsalis Trio!

You never responded to my remark about polenta -just grits with cheese.

What a waste of perfectly good corn.

Mushy, nasty stuff vs. firm, sweet, starchy, roasted, buttery goodness.

Behold: corn porn.

Now that is a statement with wihich I can agree. When I was a kid on the farm, with a father who was an avid gardner, we always had sweet corn and other Southern vegetables from late Spring to the end of Summer and into early Fall. Corn was just one of his passions; along with lettuce, mustard, turnips, collards, peaches, tomatoes, grapes, apples, strawberries, blueberries, peas of several types, green and butter beans, peppers, radishes, cukes, onions, sweet and Irish potatoes, we had other stuff. Even the high quality "Whole Foods" or farmer's market fare is still unsatisfactory.

[Cpt Banjo]

For a great place for dinner in NOLA, try Irene's in the Quarter.

[Mr. Mephistopheles]

Oh, I import my grits from NC and enjoy making them. You can only get instant in the grocery stores here. It would just be nice to have grits as an option when getting a nice Sunday morning breakfast at a restaurant.

I know what you mean. IMO the instant grits fit right in there with instant tea and instant coffee, but not quite to the same extent.

[Pottapaug1938]

Oh, I import my grits from NC and enjoy making them. You can only get instant in the grocery stores here. It would just be nice to have grits as an option when getting a nice Sunday morning breakfast at a restaurant.

I know what you mean. IMO the instant grits fit right in there with instant tea and instant coffee, but not quite to the same extent.

The last time my family and I were down South was back in 2002. We made a point of going to a restaurant and getting grits as part of our breakfast, one day. When I was little, I remember my grandfather (born and raised in Washington, D.C.) serving them at the family B&B in Maine....

[Mr. Mephistopheles]

The last time my family and I were down South was back in 2002. We made a point of going to a restaurant and getting grits as part of our breakfast, one day. When I was little, I remember my grandfather (born and raised in Washington, D.C.) serving them at the family B&B in Maine....

I actually disliked grits for quite a few years. My mother worked in healthcare and for a couple of years she had to report to work at 6:30 a.m. That put my father in charge of breakfast, and even though he is an excellent cook, we ate grits virtually every morning for many months. Grits, with salt and butter...

[Prof]

Just finished dinner in San Jose with our son (his MFA thesis show is Tues., but I have to be back in Texas, so I came out to see the pieces and his mom will stay). The weather is perfect! And, the son had a piece at the De Young student show on Friday night. Life is good, as CKB says.

[Doktor Avalanche]

Just finished dinner in San Jose with our son (his MFA thesis show is Tues., but I have to be back in Texas, so I came out to see the pieces and his mom will stay). The weather is perfect! And, the son had a piece at the De Young student show on Friday night. Life is good, as CKB says.

I just had dinner in San Jose on April 25 at Original Joe's. I'm just checking off items on my Bucket List.

And this is what I had for dinner.



This is veal piccata. Veal piccata, this is Quatloos. Say hi, everyone.