A delicious day in New Orleans

Luckily, I was only in New Orleans for 3 days, otherwise my bikini figure would have been badly damaged. New Orleans is a paradise for connoisseurs and friends of hearty food, no one has to go home hungry and light cuisine should not be expected. New Orleans is one of the few cities in America with a culinary culture all its own. Many restaurants serve dishes based on the Creole and Cajun cuisine of French-born immigrants. Cajun cuisine is a rather simple and rustic cuisine and gumbo – a meat or seafood stew – is one of the typical dishes. Creole cuisine, on the other hand, is more oriented towards upscale French cuisine.

During the three days, we tasted the culinary highlights, tried traditional and modern dishes and felt like we were in 7th gourmet heaven. A delicious day can look like this:

Breakfast: Stanley, 547 St Ann Street

The traditional Stanley is located just off Jackson Square on the ground floor of the Pontalba building. You don’t go here to eat lightly. The Bananas Foster French Toast exceeds all my expectations of a hearty sweet breakfast. Only the coffee has pure filter quality and leaves a lot to be desired – but what do you want with coffee when you get ice cream for breakfast?

Zwischendurch: Bittersweet, 725 Magazine Street / Sucré 3025 Magazine Street

After such a hearty breakfast, I don’t feel very hungry around noon. But if you still want something for the little “Gluscht” in between, I can recommend these two sugar-sweet cafés/confectioners. The Bittersweet also has free wifi and comfortable tables.

Aperitif: Sylvain, 625 Chartres Street

If you want to start the evening like New Orleans, Sylvain is the right place for you. In the middle of the French Quarter with a hard-to-find back entrance, you will find yourself in a historic ambience. I felt a) incredibly cool to order something at the bar there and b) expected Louis Armstrong to sit next to me. Unfortunately, the latter did not happen. So that the first drink doesn’t knock your socks off right away, I recommend ordering the delicate Southern Antipasti Plate ($17) with it.

Abendessen: Cochon, 930 Tchoupitoulas Street

If you want to eat in Cochon, you should make a reservation in advance. We hadn’t made a reservation and with a lot of luck and after half an hour of waiting at the kitchenette we got a place over. Cozy is different, but you can watch the chefs cooking. But the restaurant is otherwise very stylishly furnished and pork is the trump card. The cuisine is influenced by Cajun style and the menu offers a great selection from many small dishes to the large cuts of meat. I was brave and tried fried alligator as an appetizer. What does it taste like? Well, like a “rubbery” chicken. I tried it, it didn’t away. For the main course we had pork (Louisiana Cochon) and that was heavenly!

Thanks to my knowledge of French, it was always clear to me what was meant by “cochon”. However, we had to realize that this is not necessarily clear to the Americans. The American gentleman, who was placed next to us, asked us while studying the map what the “Cochon” was – fortunately we were able to help him. By the way, out of sheer euphoria, the gentleman ordered about 4 starters and 2 main courses. Unfortunately, we don’t know if he ate it all.

Absacker:

After eating so much, the alcohol helps with digestion. That’s why we finally went back to the Frech Quarter in the legendary French 75. By the way, the bartender is extremely keen to experiment. Just tell him what’s up with you – and he’ll mix something together.

In the sense of “Bon Appetit”