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New Orleans Po-Boy Preservation Festival

Nov 17

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It’s that time of year again……The New Orleans Po-Boy Festival.  The 2009 New Orleans Po-Boy Preservation Festival will be held 11am to 6pm, Sun Nov 22 on the newly renovated Oak Street between Carrollton and Eagle.  Be sure to join all the fun, great music and delicious food on display.  Local live music will be going on all day as well as copious amounts of po-boys being served from vendors in and around the New Orleans area.  Click on the links to see the music lineups as well as all the food available at this ever growing festival celebrating a great sandwich…..the PO-BOY.

I promise that you will not be disappointed with the experience.

Also, check out what they are saying about the Po-Boy Festival in the New York Times…….. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/11/dining/11unit.html?_r=1

BIG AL’S – Where It’s At for Seafood in Houma

Jun 30

Posted by ellclare in Acadiana restaurant, Cajun recipes, Uncategorized | 1 Comment

Big Al'sLocated on the East side of Houma, Big Al’s Seafood is my favorite place to go for boiled seafood around town.

Many people know that I’m indecisive about lots of things in life, but when it comes to food and when I’m hungry, there is absolutely no hope for a decision to be made.  I want a little of everything.  Everything looks and smells so good.  So many choices… it’s just hopeless.

Well – at Big Al’s, we had the most fabulous waitress who saved me from anguish and let me have a little bit of everything!  You can basically customize your own boiled seafood platter! How cool is this? We ordered 2 lbs of boiled shrimp, 1 lb of boiled crawfish, 2 crabs, and the sides of course (potatoes, corn, and sausage).

We were able to order a crab at a time and a pound of crawfish at a time after that when we still just hadn’t had enough.  It was perfect!  Everything was boiled to perfection: easy to peel, juicy, and spicy enough to feel the kick in your mouth, but not too spicy.

I’ve been a loyal fan of Big Al’s for years now, and every visit leaves me 110% satisfied.  They’re never off.  The menu offers a wonderful selection of fried and boiled seafood along with savory sides to compliment the seafood, and they have just about any style pasta and poboy you can imagine.  There’s also a kid-friendly menu.

Everything about Big Al’s makes you feel right at home: the booths and picnic tables, the Cajun ’decor’, the genuine Southern hospitality from the staff, and the always ice cold Abita beer.  (They DO serve Abita Strawberry, which is also a plus!)

Big Al’s original location can be found at 1226 Grand Caillou Road in Houma.  Their second location is on the Westside of Houma at 1377 West Tunnel Blvd.  For those folks in and around New Orleans, check out Big Al’s location on Annunciation Street in Uptown New Orleans.

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NOLA Brewing Company

May 26

Posted by Gino in The Cajun Foodie, Uncategorized | 2 Comments

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A friend of mine had a party for St. Patty’s Day two or three years ago and he had on tap some beer brewed by a co-worker at a local restaurant. Always one to try out new beers, I quickly fixed myself a glass of this “home-brewed” beer.

Lets just say that that was not the last glass that I filled, as this beer was exceptional in taste and body and had me wondering why someone who could brew a beer so good in flavor was not doing it for a living and for the masses. Well, that question has finally been answered with the release of NOLA Brewing Company’s beer.

When I first had a glass of NOLA Blonde at The Bulldog, I immediately recognized the taste of this “new” beer. My buddy was now at culinary school in New York so I called him to see if by some chance, his friend was brewing beer for NOLA Brewery. To no surprise, the NOLA brew that I was drinking at The Bulldog was in fact the same delicious brew that I had enjoyed earlier.

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