New Orleans Official Visitors Guide 2008/2009 - (Page 11) t CUisiNe ime in New Orleans isn’t kept in hours or days, but in meals. So leave your watch at home and pull up a chair. We’re sharing beignets and café au lait for breakfast. Shrimp po-boys, muffulettas and red beans & rice for lunch. Gumbo, shrimp remoulade and grilled oysters for dinner. And for dessert, bread pudding, crème brûlée, flaming bananas Foster—on second thought, maybe you should just come look at the menu yourself. New Orleans Cuisine Our food owes as much to the cooking and dining traditions of the city’s early settlers as it does to the bounty of the region. “Cajun” refers to the food of South Louisiana’s Acadians. Its rustic, country-style dishes are often slowcooked in a single pot. Creole cuisine developed in the city. It’s a style of cooking passed down from European and African traditions, mixed with the ingredients and flair of the New World. Both the Creole and Cajun traditions use the “holy trinity” of seasonings—chopped celery, onions and bell peppers. Soul food is a style first developed by slaves as a way to make do with very basic ingredients. The result is a rich, imaginative cuisine with staples like grits, black-eyed peas and greens that are both down-home and downright exotic. Those Amazing Chefs All year round, New Orleans’ many world-class chefs create art for your taste buds and nourishment for your soul. It’s no wonder that Bon Appétit recently named New Orleans “One of America’s Top 5 Restaurant Cities,” or that two local classics—Brennan’s and Emeril’s—received Wine Spectator’s Grand Award. Dine at some of the most highly acclaimed restaurants in the nation, including 2005 James Beard Foundation Award-winner Galatoire’s. Head to chef John Besh’s Restaurant August or Besh Steakhouse—Besh won the 2006 James Beard Foundation Award for Best Chef in the Southeast (and he beat Mario Batali on Iron Chef America). Herbsaint and Cochon’s chef Donald Link won 2007’s James Beard Award for Best Chef in the South. For casual dining, check out the po-boy shops, cafés, seafood joints, steakhouses, brewpubs and oyster bars that round out New Orleans’ culinary mosaic. During Christmas New Orleans Style in December, enjoy free holiday cooking demonstrations and Reveillon dinners citywide. V i s i t O u r W e b s i t e at W W W. n e W O r l e a n s i n f O. c O m http://WWW.neWOrleansinfO.cOm
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