Bright Star Restaurant, Bessemer, AL Report #589

I was up in Birmingham, AL., back in March. On the way back to New Orleans, by a stroke of pure luck, we ended up stopping at a place in Mississippi called Weidman’s for lunch, which ended up being the oldest restaurant in the state! It was a pretty good lunch. That got me to…

New Orleans Food & Spirits, Metairie, LA Report #569

This place is located in an area of Metairie called Bucktown. You can literally walk right across the street and catch shrimp, crabs and fish in Lake Pontchartrain, so it’s natural for the menu to feature a lot of seafood. There are a bunch of good restaurants within two blocks of this one. The ones…

Weidmann’s, Meridian, MS Report #566

My Birmingham road trip is over, and I was headed home. In Alabama I dined at Blueprint on 3rd, The Original Pancake House, Dreamland BBQ and Amore Ristorante Italiano. It was a great time, and I had some great meals! But alas, it was time to make the 350-mile drive back home to New Orleans.…

Bourbon House, New Orleans, LA Report #558

I recently heard this place mentioned so I checked out the menu online. I really liked what I saw! There were a bunch of what I might call combo dishes on the menu. More on that later. So today we decided to come down into the French Quarter and check them out. Speaking of menus,…

Food Symphony Restaurant, Harvey, LA Report #555

I have a credit card that’s tied to a major hotel chain. When I use it at certain restaurants, they give me points toward hotel stays. Every so often they send out emails with all the participating restaurants. When I get those emails, I look through the list for new and interesting places. That’s how…

Casamento’s Restaurant, New Orleans, LA Report #553

First off, they ONLY takes cash here! I didn’t know that. I checked my wallet and had $50 on me, which isn’t near enough for lunch as greedy as I am. I had to use their ATM. Hadn’t used one of those in forever. After I put my card in it asked if I wanted…

Curio, New Orleans, LA Report #551

HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY! A philosopher once said you can’t love other people until you love yourself. To prove my love for myself I decided to take me out to dinner in the French Quarter tonight! My significant other asked if she could come with me for some reason. I didn’t care for the idea of…

Schnell’s, Marrero, LA Report #550

I was surfing the web in search of new and potentially fantastic restaurants to try, and I came upon this place. Looking at their menu I noticed the last picture above. The Sunday daily special. I couldn’t believe what I was reading. Read it carefully. A choice of either baked, stewed or fried chicken, with…

The 70123, Harahan, LA Report #547

I guess this place is called The 70123 because that’s the zip code where it’s located, in Harahan, La. Funny thing about that is I used to live in the 70122 zip code, which is in New Orleans, and nowhere close to the 70123 zip code! Whoever numbered the zip codes for the post office…

Today’s Ketch Seafood, Chalmette, LA Report #540

Yesterday for lunch we had fried seafood on the brain, so we headed to Deanie’s seafood in Bucktown. We ended up getting sidetracked and having an excellent lunch at Station 6 instead. Today we decided to scratch that fried seafood itch. This place is located down in St. Bernard Parish. I’ve had several people tell…