tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818519199109196200.post6236065230596376212..comments2024-03-15T07:36:42.852-04:00Comments on Maxminimus: New Orleans Installment Three: The Culinary EasyADGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16612897500610475937noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818519199109196200.post-48514627435476278912011-06-04T11:48:35.582-04:002011-06-04T11:48:35.582-04:00"I well understand the song of those bygone p..."I well understand the song of those bygone places. It's the background music to our lives. It speaks of the past, the gift of the present, and the promise of life to come."<br /><br />You're gonna make me cry now. Coincidentally, last week my 100 year old growing-up house in Jacksonville FL was torn down to the ground, the church that owned it needed to put in a parking lot. I think I'm having kind of a fragile family-housing-attachment week! Onward, and I echo what Max said to you a week or so ago, get thyself a blog!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818519199109196200.post-34270324940176859592011-06-04T11:09:48.195-04:002011-06-04T11:09:48.195-04:00No,I've never stayed at the Inn at Half-mile F...No,I've never stayed at the Inn at Half-mile Farm, but the lovely pictures of the place make me think it's time that I did.<br /><br />Such straight-forward decor is a departure from some of the rustic kitch that seems to be the norm at Highlands lodgings.<br /><br />We have rented a small (and very ungrand) place on the lake so often that we've become friends with the people who manage the property.<br /><br />I have stayed at the Highlands Inn and enjoyed it.<br /><br />I love the Highlands. I love every breathtaking vista, every twilight trail, but truthfully, it does not evoke for me the eternal call of family, childhood, and home, that it so obviously sings for you. <br /><br />I well understand the song of those bygone places. It's the background music to our lives. It speaks of the past, the gift of the present, and the promise of life to come.CeceliaMchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16017255006204800193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818519199109196200.post-55346394410090033752011-06-04T08:51:12.439-04:002011-06-04T08:51:12.439-04:00"It would be wonderful to have a place hidden..."It would be wonderful to have a place hidden away up there, and we've talked about it over the years."<br /><br />Wouldn't it? I will confess to falsifying the realities of "my place" because said place is now only in my memory, but richly so. My family built and owned the house for 60 or so years, but as the years went on, the ownership became complex and fraught with problems, and so the house was sold. I was able to remove a piece of the architectural history, which I have propped on one of my bookshelves, the sign that hung over the door, handmade by my grandfather. God I miss that place, being there transformed me every single time I got up there, and I know you know what I'm talking about Cecelia. Another confession: I am constantly sifting through the MLS listings for Highlands, even the simple act of looking at listings induces a dreamlike state conjured from memory. I wish you good luck in finding your special transformative place, now is an excellent time to buy as we know. Have you ever stayed here, Cecelia: www.halfmilefarm.com ? I haven't, but I was wondering about it.....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818519199109196200.post-654435603993035102011-06-04T05:01:26.776-04:002011-06-04T05:01:26.776-04:00Highlands, NC is indeed beautiful!
My husband and...Highlands, NC is indeed beautiful!<br /><br />My husband and I go there several times a year to get alone and romantical.<br /><br />It would be wonderful to have a place hidden away up there, and we've talked about it over the years.CeceliaMchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16017255006204800193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818519199109196200.post-57806508251865371772011-06-02T08:07:08.850-04:002011-06-02T08:07:08.850-04:00"Where's your place and why don't y&#..."Where's your place and why don't y'all go down to New Orleans?"<br /><br />My place is the mountains, specifically the cabin my grandittie built in 1930, Highlands, North Carolina, not a human in sight, on a little lake, canoe sits under the house, surrounded by beautiful trees, listen to the birds and the leaves rustle, crisp air, fire in the fireplace, do the crossword, walk, look, watch, flop. Antithesis of Nollins, see.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818519199109196200.post-26447499842276815832011-06-02T07:49:07.418-04:002011-06-02T07:49:07.418-04:00IV echoed his comments to you in an e-mail to me.
...IV echoed his comments to you in an e-mail to me.<br /> I can still taste the bread pudding souffle' at CP.<br /> IV, our brides and I went to Emerils shortly after it opened. I remember especially the ice cream sandwich dessert.<br /> Let's get together soon to swap GF tales!Richard Mnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818519199109196200.post-62070344020260118432011-06-02T06:16:55.902-04:002011-06-02T06:16:55.902-04:00T-DogofDownward...I'm no longer allowed in Pur...T-DogofDownward...I'm no longer allowed in Pure Prana. Namaste non grataADGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16612897500610475937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818519199109196200.post-70808353239135819872011-06-02T00:59:06.234-04:002011-06-02T00:59:06.234-04:00D-
Go talk to Natasha H. at Pure Prana off of S.Pa...D-<br />Go talk to Natasha H. at Pure Prana off of S.Patrick. I've never seen more stunning women in one yoga studio in my life.Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00757489375302816047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818519199109196200.post-49802529432399687582011-06-01T19:49:47.018-04:002011-06-01T19:49:47.018-04:00Thanks for these vivid installments, Max. I've...Thanks for these vivid installments, Max. I've never been t'Nollins, I probably never will get there either, but I do have a similarly textured place that brings me "home" like no other, just as Nollins did for you. I'm happy you got back there and could record some new memories over top of the old ones you shared with us some time ago.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818519199109196200.post-9213540619934353142011-06-01T16:08:19.597-04:002011-06-01T16:08:19.597-04:00Apropos of nothing in this post, I thought you mig...Apropos of nothing in this post, I thought you might be interested (I wouldn't say "enjoy") this:<br /><br />http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/articles/40063/the-cranky-redskins-fans-guide-to-dan-snyder/JKGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13569861165454532541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818519199109196200.post-36855583599274151622011-06-01T14:51:22.760-04:002011-06-01T14:51:22.760-04:00My wasband and I took our daughter to Jazz Fest la...My wasband and I took our daughter to Jazz Fest last year and it was so much fun to revisit our old favorites, including Mr. B's, where we spent our first anniversary. He used to work there often, I walked that baby stroller everywhere, alternating between the Quarter, the Garden District, and Magazine Street.<br />And, may I commend you on your metabolism. You eat more than I do!yoga teacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05551998007150554947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818519199109196200.post-44710252126242717262011-06-01T13:47:53.307-04:002011-06-01T13:47:53.307-04:00Made a meal of the oysters at Felix's when we ...Made a meal of the oysters at Felix's when we were last there. Oh so good!Patsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02840629057159581688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818519199109196200.post-11881281778896886282011-06-01T12:47:56.275-04:002011-06-01T12:47:56.275-04:00MainLiner...you bring the cash, I'll bring the...MainLiner...you bring the cash, I'll bring the torches and fire extinguisher.<br /><br />Eliz...then go home...this weekend.<br /><br />EasyEleganto..."white clapboard"...man that REALLY narrows it down! kidding old buddy.ADGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16612897500610475937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818519199109196200.post-60582680022298939002011-06-01T11:57:53.172-04:002011-06-01T11:57:53.172-04:00Had a wonderful luncheon in the Garden District la...Had a wonderful luncheon in the Garden District last visit (15 years ago....0 but for the life of me I can't remember the restaurant. It was in a white clapboard townhouse ....Easy and Elegant Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09951907004091808223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818519199109196200.post-35735594455731109742011-06-01T00:09:12.561-04:002011-06-01T00:09:12.561-04:00I'm so homesick I can't stand it. Galatoi...I'm so homesick I can't stand it. Galatoire's is one of my favorite restaurants, too. But I have to say that beignets never killed anyone that I know of -- well, almost. I'm glad you're having such a good time. Enjoy real gumbo (they don't make it that way in SC where they call tomato soup gumbo) and an oyster Po-Boy for me.<br /><br />ElizabethAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818519199109196200.post-63764148182986259392011-05-31T23:44:40.613-04:002011-05-31T23:44:40.613-04:00Damn...like to be your wing-man on this jaunt!Damn...like to be your wing-man on this jaunt!Main Line Sportsmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11303248738216839079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818519199109196200.post-7939312063959483302011-05-31T20:41:13.636-04:002011-05-31T20:41:13.636-04:00Reginald Old Sport...sounds like a great trip and ...Reginald Old Sport...sounds like a great trip and yes, I can see the Boy right now, navigating through all the goodness and badness that so defines New Orleans. I almost left the JW Marriott for the Soniat House after my meeting ended but my client's corporate rate was extended to me so I stayed put. Did Boy break anything at Soniat House?<br /><br />NelleBaby...I could ONLY eat SO much during my stay. I couldn't go everywhere. My washboard abs are almost gone as a result of my caloric throwdown.<br /><br />YankeeWhiskey...yep... Galatoire's is as old line traditional as you get.<br /><br />AnonBarbShrimp...Andy, yep, I know that particular shrimp treatment well.<br /><br />Toad...maybe next time, we'll meet up at Felix's...and invite Frazier IV.<br /><br />MegTown...whatchoumean you can't post under your name?<br /><br />SFBay...well just get yourself down to New Orleans and eat something! <br /><br />DAM...If I only roll in on the Crescent City every fifteen years, we ain't gonna keep a budget while imbibing.ADGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16612897500610475937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818519199109196200.post-89962526929408261612011-05-31T20:13:15.873-04:002011-05-31T20:13:15.873-04:00I ate (and drank) at many of the places you featur...I ate (and drank) at many of the places you featured in this post last spring/early summer, which brought back marvelous memories of New Orleans and makes me want to go back. Best breakfast I have ever eaten, really, was a fried oyster eggs benedict washed down by chickory coffee at Stanley's, right on the square, early in the morning before it got mobbed. Unbelievably delicious! Loved Gautreau's, and enjoyed Galitoire's so much we went twice. You should have seen Boy navigating his way through the bachanalia (sp?) of a mobbed Bourbon Street in his jacket and tie on our way to the restaurant for dinner. I have never been so happy to walk through a door and into a place like Galitoire's in my life. Needless to say, several martinis later we thoroughly enjoyed walking down BS amidst the mayhem, on our way back to the Soniat House, a charming hotel owned by the parents of the wife of the man who owns Gautreau's.Reggie Darlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04044215790585354363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818519199109196200.post-33685104609905410322011-05-31T17:27:22.703-04:002011-05-31T17:27:22.703-04:00No Jacque Imos? Dying with envy over this post!No Jacque Imos? Dying with envy over this post!Nelle Somervillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05259333955482924688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818519199109196200.post-13100703551881280022011-05-31T16:39:10.602-04:002011-05-31T16:39:10.602-04:00I love Galatoire's... between the dresscode an...I love Galatoire's... between the dresscode and the tall bourbons, one can't go wrong. I had snails and about 6 loaves of bread for an appetizer.Yankee-Whisky-Papahttp://yankee-whisky-papa.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818519199109196200.post-88081041321732747152011-05-31T15:26:20.789-04:002011-05-31T15:26:20.789-04:00My first dinner in New Orleans,over 15 years ago, ...My first dinner in New Orleans,over 15 years ago, is memorable to this day - Barbequed Shrimp at Mr. B's. You may be thinking yuk, but barbequed in New Orleans means something different (and awesome) than it does to the rest of the country. I think I just gained a couple of pounds thinking about that dinner and I'll need to take a statin when I get home.<br /><br />AndyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818519199109196200.post-64941185847599066552011-05-31T15:26:06.503-04:002011-05-31T15:26:06.503-04:00I've enjoyed every visit to Felix's. Been...I've enjoyed every visit to Felix's. Been going for over 40 years and hope to make another 40.Toadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17320342028348619490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818519199109196200.post-470271656822265552011-05-31T15:03:54.746-04:002011-05-31T15:03:54.746-04:00Was just going to mention Bayona. A friend works f...Was just going to mention Bayona. A friend works for Paul Prudhomme, and we had dinner at Bayona with lots of personalization from Susan Spicer. Excellent. <br /><br />megtown (who for some strange reason can't comment)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818519199109196200.post-63274391791588001042011-05-31T14:28:09.701-04:002011-05-31T14:28:09.701-04:00I am soooooo hungry right now. Damn.
I used to ta...I am soooooo hungry right now. Damn.<br /><br />I used to take my family to Thanksgiving dinner at Bayona. Susan Spicer's place over on Dauphine St. Is it still there, I wonder? Is it still any good?SFBayAReanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818519199109196200.post-37711253563963785122011-05-31T13:42:48.533-04:002011-05-31T13:42:48.533-04:00Okay! Heavy hitter while down south...Okay! Heavy hitter while down south...DAMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06242691304393481987noreply@blogger.com