The New Orleans Menu

Friday-Sunday, April 25-27; Friday-Sunday, May 2-4
Eating At The New Orleans Jazz And Heritage Festival 2008

Here's our annual list of all the food being served at the Jazz and Heritage Festival this year at the Fair Grounds. I have annotated it with my recommendations, based on the experience of past years. (Of course, this reflects my own taste, and your mileage may vary.) Here's the key:

Excellent. Try it if it appeals to you

Outstanding. Try it even if it doesn't appeal to you

Essential Jazz Fest Dish. Should not be missed

New items this year are in red. Vegetarian items are green.

Some of the vendors are famous for their food outside the Festival; I noted those. Most Jazz Festival vendors are caterers; some only exist for the Jazz Festival. That should not be considered a minus. The red beans and rice practically since the Festival began have been served by the same people, who I do not think have any other food operations the rest of the year. But the beans are always delicious!

Two other pieces of advice: Don't stuff yourself. And bring plenty of money.

A printer-friendly map of the Fair Grounds showing where everything is can be had by clicking here. The Jazz festival's official website is at http://www.nojazzfest.com.

Food Area I
(Infield in front of the grandstands)

Crawfish Bread
Sausage Bread
Sausage and Jalapeño Bread

Cajun Jambalaya

Fried Chicken
Shrimp Creole

Fresh Squeezed Lemonade
Fruit Salad

Hot Sausage Poor Boy

Crawfish Sausage Poor Boy
Vaucresson

Pecan Catfish Meunière
Seafood Mirliton Casserole

Fried Crab Cakes with Smoked Tomato/Jalapeño Tartar

Alligator Pie

Crabmeat Stuffed Shrimp
Fried Green Tomatoes

Muffuletta
Vegetarian Muffuletta
Roast Beef Poor Boy
DiMartino's

Boiled Crawfish

Crawfish Etouffee

Crawfish Stuffed Puff
Cajun Crawfish Rice

BBQ Chicken

BBQ Chicken Sandwich
Corn on the Cob
Iced Tea
Lemon Pound Cake

Seafood au Gratin Louisiane

Spinach Artichoke Casserole

Creole Sweet Potato Pone

Cajun Duck Poor Boy
Fried Seafood Boat
Spicy Potatoes

Red Beans and Rice with Sausage
Vegetarian Red Beans and Rice

Blackberry Cobbler

Crabmeat Poor Boy

Creole Stuffed Crab
Catfish Amandine
Potato Salad

Boudin

Boudin Balls

Crawfish Remoulade

Creole Hot Tamales

Alligator Sauce Piquante
Shrimp Etouffée
Shrimp and Okra Gumbo

Cochon De Lait Poor Boy

Fried Eggplant with Crawfish Sauce
Fried Eggplant with Marinara Sauce

Soft-Shell Crawfish Poor Boy
Fried Gator Poor Boy

Guil's Gator With Fried Jalapeños and Onions

Crawfish Sacks
Oyster Patties

Crawfish Beignets
Patton's

Fried Shrimp Poor Boy

Fried Oyster Poor Boy

Panneed Chicken Poor Boy

Fried Oyster Spinach Salad

Stuffed Artichoke
Vucinovich's

Mango Freeze

Fried Pork Chops
Smothered Cabbage
Iron Skillet Cornbread
Fried Pork Chop Sandwich

Ya Ka Mein
Vegetarian Ya Ka Mein

Banana Bread Pudding

Iced Tea

Rosemint Iced Tea

Mandarin Orange Iced Tea

Food Area II
(Infield near the pond on the far end from the entrance)

Regular Iced Tea

Rosemint Iced Tea

Mandarin Orange Tea

Cafe Au Lait
(Hot, Iced, or Frozen)
New Orleans Coffee Company

Fried Soft-Shell Crab Poor Boy

Fried Catfish Filet Poor Boy
Galley Seafood Restaurant

Mrs. Wheat's Spicy Natchitoches Meat Pie
Crawfish Pie
Broccoli and Cheese Pie

Pheasant, Quail and Andouille Gumbo

Crab and Crawfish Stuffed Mushrooms

Crawfish Enchilada
Prejean's Restaurant, Lafayette

Strawberry Shortcake

Key Lime Tart

Gyro Sandwich

Falafel Sandwich

Hummus

Tabouli
Greek Garden Salad
Mona's

Spicy Crawfish Sushi Roll

Snow Crab Sushi Roll

Vegetable Sushi Roll
Seaweed Salad
Ninja

Tagine of Lamb (Spicy Tunisian Lamb Stew)

Merguez (Grilled Lamb Sausage)

Crawfish, Spinach and Zucchini Bisque

Tunisian Salad
Jamila's

Cuban Sandwich
Canseco's Markets

Louisiana Strawberry Ice

Lemon Ice

Spumoni

Biscotti (Assorted Italian Cookies)
Angelo Brocato’s

Grilled Chicken Livers w/ Pepper Jelly

Crowder Peas & Okra

Collard Greens

Smothered Chicken Drumettes
Praline Connection

Cracklins
Fried Sweet Potato Chips

Oyster Rockefeller Bisque

Cajun Chicken and Tasso With Creole Rice

Crawfish Strudel

White Chocolate Bread Pudding
Coffee Cottage

Creole Jambalaya

Shrimp Taco

Chicken Taco
Shrimp Flautas
Taqueria Corona

Creole Stuffed Bread
Sausage Pepperoni Mozzarella Stuffed Bread

The Original Crawfish Monica
Monica Hilzim, Her Own Self

Congo Square Area

Sno-balls
Sugar-free Sno-balls

Jamaican Chicken

Caribbean Fish
Curry Chicken Pattie
Steamed Vegetables
Chef Cecil Palmer

Gambian Grilled Steak on Pita (Dibbi)
Grilled Veggie Pita

Couscous With Yogurt Sauce

Jama-Jama (Sautéed Spinach)

Fried Plantains

Poulet Fricassee on a Stick
Bennachin

Pecan Pie

Sweet Potato Pie
Banana Nut Bread

Strawberry Lemonade
Caribbean Fruit Salad

Heritage Square Area

Iced Tea

Rosemint Iced Tea

Mandarin Orange Iced Tea

Beignets

Café Au Lait (Hot, Iced, Frozen)
Milk
Chocolate Milk
Café du Monde

Crawfish Bisque

Creole File Gumbo

Trout Baquet
Baquet’s Li’l Dizzy’s Café

Creole Cream Cheese Cake with Strawberries
Red Velvet Cake
Pecan Cake
Lemon Meringue Pie

Coconut Pie

Sweet Potato Pie

BBQ Pork Ribs

BBQ Turkey Wings
Meaty White Beans
Cole Slaw
Peach Cobbler

Around The Grounds

Sno-balls
Sugar Free Sno-balls

Pies: Apple
Coconut
Pecan
Sweet Potato and Cherry
Mr. Williams

Coconut Macaroon
Brownie with Pecans
Chocolate Éclair
Cream Puffs,
Assorted Italian Cookies
Angelo's Bakery

Hand-Scooped Ice Cream
Dove Bars

Pralines: Pecan, Coconut, Chocolate, or Rum Flavor

Praline Pecan Cookies

Sweet Potato Cookies

Praline Shoe Soles
Pecan Crunch
Loretta's

Roman Chewing Candy

Fresh Roasted Jumbo Peanuts

Glazed Pecans

Strawberry Smoothie
Chocolate Dipped Strawberries

Folk Area

Shrimp Macque Choux

Shrimp and Sausage Macque Choux
Fry Bread

Indian Tacos
United Houma Nation

Grandstand

Oysters on the Half Shell
Smitty's Seafood

Kids' Food Area

Lemonade
Fruit Salad

Creole Stuffed Bread
Sausage, Pepperoni & Mozzarella Stuffed Bread
PB&J Sandwich
Crispy Rice Treats

Fresh Roasted Peanuts
Glazed Pecans
Popcorn

Macaroni & Cheese
Huckabuck Frozen Cups

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