New Orleans Food Questions And Comments

Sugar Bowls

Elizabeth asks:

Someone told me that there isn't a single restaurant in New Orleans that has a sugar bowl. Is that true? I actually can't think of one.

Tom sez:

It's almost, but not quite, true. Antoine's is the only restaurant I know of which brings out an actual sugar bowl full of granulated sugar that you remove to your coffee cup with a spoon. Every other restaurant uses sugar packets, which may be in a sugar bowl, but I don't think that's what you mean.

The reason for this is a health department inspection item. If you have open sugar bowls, you get points off during your inspection. Most restaurants go along with that, but Antoine's apparently believes tradition is more important. In this case, I agree.

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