This is the eighth installment of the series of post on a road trip during the spring of 2014.
most nights while in New Orleans i went to listen to live jazz; nearly always i would stop by the Spotted Cat to check out the band or bands playing that night
the Frenchmen Street night scene
this night i returned to Fritzel's on Bourbon Steet
i met a German Chinese lady Mei and she told me about the Preservation Hall
Preservation Hall is a dry club but you can bring in your drink; the club is reported to have the heavy hitter musicians; taking photos or video while the band is playing is discouraged
back to Frenchmen Street
The next morning I met up with Mei to have breakfast together as i offer to drive her to the cruise ship terminal where she would board for Mexico.
while we were planning on getting a po boy sandwich at Mother's the line of customers were so long onto the street outside we decided to go to Cochon's Butcher instead
the food at Cochon's Butcher is consistently good and the price is right
Mei thinks Brunnhilde is classy
the mighty Mississippi
the cruise ship that Mei boarded
another quaint narrow (single) shotgun
love the true wrought iron gates
i thought the graphics of this restaurant sign is well designed
now this is a barbecue pit
i found Jaques-Imo's Cafe; i was very early so i strolled the neighborhood
more quaint shotguns
a furniture store as if time stopped still for decades
an interesting reinterpretation of the
Panton chair
this has to be the coolest specialty cafe - occupies the entire former bank building
looking down from the mezzanine of this classic bank building
after 3 weeks on the road i depleted my home roasted espresso so i bought some espresso beans from them; their coffee is good and reasonably priced
it never ceases to amaze me that some people will let a building rot like this one
a bad arse 4x4
some professional plumbing job
finally it is time to experience Jacques-Imo's
the corn bread is standard-issued for all patrons - one for each person but they gave me two and that sealed my inability to eat much of anything else
i decided to just order appetizers - starting with shrimp and alligator cheesecake
The shrimp and alligator cheesecake is over-the-top rich as with most Creole main dishes. It was only 4:30 pm and I was not that hungry after munching on the corn breads. The corn breads are the best I've ever have. I would later see the amount of butter they put on when I walked past the kitchen to leave.
I also order the crab stuffed shrimps. In my excitement to taste them I forgot to take a picture of the dish. It is also very rich (in a good way) and tasty.
that must be Jacques
a restaurant with attitude - you have to walk through the kitchen to get to the main dinning area
on this trip i made good use of the cup holder-cum-power outlets in Brunnhilde
even learnt to set the clock on the central control console
i brought along with me this backup water jug that holds may be 3 gallons of water
a quick Walmart stop
cooking a stuffed quail
visiting Oak Alley Plantation
the main house of the plantation
these grand oak trees are over hundred year old
each guest dinner is given their own service of salt
the tree lined vista from the upstairs balcony
the park ranger explain to us one of many origins of "getting the short end of the stick"
the plantation's inventory list includes all the slaves and their monetary values - from $25 to $1500
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