Savoring New Orleans
Last night, a friend and I went to have dinner at the new restaurant on Frenchman Street – the Three Muses – a very welcome addition to the area. Nicely decorated in a New Orleans folksy decor, a live band playing in the window a la Spotted Cat, and tapas that ranged from lamb sliders to Korean bento box. Very yummy. And pretty packed for a Wednesday night as it should have been.
Then we walked over to another new restaurant called the Italian Barrel on Barracks Street, across from the Mint, on the edge of the French Market – the chef/owner, Samantha is from Verona- we ate delicious tiramisu at an outside table and enjoyed the first feelings of fall in the air.
My friend said she had just had hatch peppers and I made a mental note to get some myself – another seasonal cue that fall is here. How great is it these hatch peppers appear for such a short time so they can be regarded as special unlike all the other fruits and vegetables that have become year round staples as they travel in from around the world as growers rotate their crops south to keep the same vegetables growing out of rhythm and time. Time to celebrate local and hatch season.
And celebrate some damn good cooking going on in New Orleans – go out to dinner if you can – try Three Muses and Italian Barrel – two scrumptious additions to the already wonderful cuisine of New Orleans. Also take a walk around the Quarter since the weather now allows you to enjoy being outdoors.