Criollo, New Orleans, LA Report #405

My first COOLinary dinner this year was at Appoline, and it was very good. This is only my second one of the season. I’ve got to step up my game! Here’s a link for an explanation of COOLinary and participating restaurants: https://www.neworleans.com/coolinary/ This restaurant is located in the French Quarter, inside of the Hotel Monteleone…

Fullblast Brunch, New Orleans, LA Report #341

Back in Report #334, I explained how my rewards credit card gives me points for dining at certain restaurants. This one was on the list. Being located on a back street in a residential area, that’s the only way I would have found out about it! Nice looking little place. You can tell a lot…

The Ruby Slipper, New Orleans, LA Report #144

  On September 9th I tried to go to their Mid City location, but there was a half hour wait for a table, so I opted for Café Navarre (Report #136). This is their location in the CBD, at 200 Magazine St.  That’s not a picture of a murder scene above.  That’s the crowd outside…