New Orleans

Where can I get a king cake like McKenzie's? No filling. No heavy icing.

Hi Chowhounders! My husband I will be making our first (and way too short) trip to Nola in March. I'm a restaurant owner in NY and given it's our first visit, want to focus on having true New O...

Hi There! My husband and his family are all from New Orleans. My father-on-law is coming to visit and has requested that I make him a Lemon Meringue Pie. He always mentions McKenzie's, but I kn...

by jcmods 4 months ago

I haven't been to the NOLA since 2004 and am staying 5 nights (Thursday thru Tuesday morning Jan 7....hence I will be there for the 1st Day of Mardi Gras. Not sure if that is a big deal or not, bu...

Hey everyone... I will be visiting New Orleans in October for 4 days and nights and was wondering what places you would do for breakfast and dinner as a first time New Orleans visit. Dinners I am c...

We are coming to New Orleans for fun and staying in at the Mazarin in the French Quarter over Boheme and Krewe du Vieux parades. Plan is to stay within walking distance most nights, but want to he...

visiting New Orleans in two weeks! staying at an old fave, the st. Marie, and have the usual stuff well in hand. my fiancé is wanting to try more local/funky/not tourist stuff. where would you g...

Hello! When I was a kid, my Mom made calas (callas?), a fried yeasty dough with rice in the batter. I was vaguely aware that they were from New Orleans. I'm going to NOLA in March and would love...

by BTaylor 4 months ago

Two New Yorkers, visiting New Orleans over the Thanksgiving holiday. I've been several times, but not since 2008. My partner has never been, and will love it. Advice in terms of paring down and foc...

Howdy Hounds I am taking my 18yo son on a road trip of the Deep South ( Austin, Memphis, various smaller cities in Mississippi and ending up in NOLA ) As we are from Melbourne Australia we wo...

by saffrongold 5 months ago

Hi, on this trip I have plans to try some new, lauded places and return to a couple of favorites. And I have some blanks to fill. We are staying in Irish Channel/Uptown area and nothing is set in...

Anyone have a favourite bakery that has stopped living up to its name? A favourite pastry that just isn't the same anymore?

Hi everyone - first time poster here! Going to New Orleans for the first time ever with my husband for the week after Christmas which means we’ll be there for New Year’s Eve celebrations. I’d ap...

by saffrongold 3 months ago

I should have written a follow up while the trip was young, but here goes to the best of my recollection from a visit late September. Dinner at Coquette was our best dining experience of the tr...

Looking for a place that could reserve a private room for about a dozen 30 year olds celebrating a bachelor party. Near or in the Quarter would be great.

by Perilagu Khan 5 months ago

I'm working on a literary project of sorts, dealing with the steakhouse in America. Toward that end, I was hoping some of you might nominate the steakhouse you consider the best in the state you kn...

Howdy Hounds I am taking my 18yo son on a BBQ road trip of the Deep South ( Austin, Memphis, various smaller cities in Mississippi and ending up in NOLA ) As we are from Melbourne Australia ...

I will be coming to NOLA next weekend and am looking for something new for dinner Saturday night. We like places like Clancy’s, Lillette....

by patsully 6 months ago

Last season on The Simpsons, Homer and Lisa went to New Orleans and the episode included a montage of Homer enjoying all of New Orleans' iconic foods. A pair of Swedish women recently re-created...