Friday-Sunday,
April 9-11
Obsessive Eater's Guide To
French Quarter Festival 2010
The twenty-seventh French Quarter
Festival it promises the
best music and food in the history of the event. The free event is spread all around the French Quarter, with food sold at small prices from dozens of vendors. Not only are all of the best of them back again, but
interesting new dishes are making their first appearance.
The standards the Festival sets for its vendors are high. They have to
be
restaurants, and chain restaurants are actively discouraged. French
Quarter restaurants get special consideration, for obvious reasons.
Everything is allegedly appetizer size, although I find that three
items about fills me up for the day. The prices are so low as to
constitute a major bargain. The best plan is to share things, and to
pace yourself.
The food starts being served at eleven in the morning all three days.
It goes on until seven in the evening at the Mint and Jackson Square,
but continues until nine along the riverfront (seven Sunday). Beverages
of all kinds are served in all the food areas.
The food booths only accept cash and Festival tickets. However, there
are booths where you can use your credit card to buy the tickets.
Here's a list, provided by the French Quarter Festival and subject to
last-minute changes, of all the food
being served at the three major areas where the food and music are
concentrated. I have annotated it
with my recommendations, based on what I've found in past years, or the
vendor's track record, if they're new to the festival.
Recommended. Try it if the dish appeals to you.
Outstanding. Try it even if
it doesn't appeal to you.
Essential. Not to be missed.
Throughout the food vendor areas are stands selling all kinds of beverages, from soft drinks to daiquiris and margaritas, sno-balls to coffee.
Maps, schedules for the music, and much more information is at the French
Quarter Festival website.
See you there! I will broadcast live from the corner of St. Ann and Chartres from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. Saturday.
Old U.S. Mint
Decatur at Esplanade
Amy's Vietnamese Café
Pork and Shrimp Spring Rolls $3 each / 2 for $5
Grilled Lemongrass Chicken with Vermicelli Noodles $7.00
Grilled Salmon with Spring Mix and Jasmine Rice $9.00
Crawfish Egg Roll $3.00
Vietnamese Po Boy $5.00
Copeland's
Bayou Broccoli Bites $5.00
Grilled Chicken Alfredo $5.00
EAT New Orleans
Beef Debris Po Boy $5.00
Shrimp and Grits $5.00
Black Eyed Pea and Green Tomato Salsa with Chips $4.00
Coconut Buttermilk Pie $3.00
Lakeview Harbor
Crawfish bread $5.00
Alligator Sausage Kebab $5.00
Original New Orleans Po Boys
Fried Shrimp Po Boy $8.00
Meatball Po Boy $6.00
French Fries $3.00
Jambalaya $5.00
Pearl's Catering
Stuffed Bell Peppers $6.00
Baked Chicken and Yellow Rice $6.00
Shrimp Pasta $6.00
Red Velvet Cake $4.00
Rouse's
Hot Boiled Crawfish Plate
The Joint
Pulled Pork Sandwich $6.00
Smoked Beef Brisket Sandwich $6.00
Smoked Chaurice Sausage Sandwich $6.00
Coleslaw $3.00
Baked Beans $3.00
Woldenberg Park
Along the Riverfront, St. Peter to Iberville Streets
American Culinary Federation
Creole Cassoulet with White Beans and Shrimp $5.00
Strawberry Short Cake $5.00
Audubon Nature Institute
Crawfish Bread $5.00
Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich with a Cookie $2.00
Hot Dog $4.00
Ba Mien
Vermicelli with Shrimp or Beef $7.00
Beef Skewer $4.00
Shrimp Skewer $4.00
Shrimp and Pork Spring Rolls 2 for $3.00
Barreca's Restaurant
Crawfish Etouffee $7.00
Chicken Andouille Jambalaya $7.00
Crawfish Remoulade $7.00
Alligator Sausage Po Boy $7.00
Bennachin
Jamaican Chicken $6.00
Caribbean Fish $6.00
Beef Patties $4.00
Fresh Sweet Potato Pie $4.00
Boucherie
Roast Beef Po Boy with Pickled Red Onions and Horseradish Cream $7.00
Krispy Kreme Bread Pudding $3.00
Bubba Gump
Shrimp Fried Seafood Bites $5.00
Shrimp and Sausage Skewers $5.00
Combo $6.00
Buttermilk Drop Bakery and Cafe
Macaroni and Cheese $5.00
Stuffed Bell Pepper $5.00
Buttermilk Drops 3 for $2.00
Clock Bar at The Chateau Bourbon Hotel
Chicken & Sausage Gumbo $5.00
Oreo Bread Pudding & Chocolate Sauce $4.00
Corky's BBQ
Pulled Pork Sandwich $5.00
Grilled Hamburger $5.00
Grilled Chicken Breast $5.00
Crabby Jack's
Muffaletta $7.00
Shrimp & Alligator Sausage Cheesecake $5.00
Smoked Turkey Leg $5.00
Crazy Johnnie's/Jack Dempsey's
Hot Tamale Cone $5.00
Crazy Potatoes topped with Tenderloin $6.00
Stuffed Crab $5.00
Macaroni and Cheese $5.00
Crescent Pie and Sausage Company
Bad Bart's Black Jambalaya $5.00
Cajun Boudin $4.00
Creole Hot Sausage on a Stick $4.00
Emeril's Delmonico
Crawfish and Veal Sausage Po-Boy with Smothered Peppers $5.00
Flour Power Confectionery
Strawberry Creole Cream Cheese Bavarian $5.00
Bananas Foster Cake $5.00
Praline Crème Brulee $5.00
Gumbo Shop
Chicken and Andouille Gumbo $5.00
Red Beans and Rice with Andouille Sausage $5.00
Spinach and Artichoke Dip $5.00
GW Fins
Gulf Fish Tacos $3.00
Bananas Foster $4.00
Hard Rock Cafe
Burger with Chips $5.00
BBQ Shrimp Po Boy $5.00
House of Blues
BBQ Basted Baby Back Ribs
White Chocolate Banana Bread Pudding
Italian Pie/Cusimano Sausage
(All this is new. Sounds intriguing.)
Boiled Shrimp Sausage $6.00
Roast Beef Po Boy Sausage$6.00
BBQ Shrimp Sausage $6.00
Red Beans and Rice Sausage $6.00
Little Tokyo
Yakitori Chicken Skewers 3 for $5.00
Hibachi Rice $4.00
Combo (Hibachi Rice with Yakitori) $7.00
Po Boy Roll $7.00
Snowcrab Roll $5.00
Spicy Tuna Roll $5.00
Little Tokyo Chef Salad (Vegetarian) $4.00
Love At First Bite
Cochon de Lait Po Boys $7.00
Crawfish Pasta $7.00
Ralph and Kacoo's
Crawfish Jambalaya $5.00
Bread Pudding $5.00
Rotolo's Pizzeria
Cheese Pizza $4.00
Pepperoni Pizza $4.00
Combo Pizza $4.00
Royal House
Chargrilled Oysters
Crawfish Cakes with Crawfish Cream Sauce
Duck Quesedillas
Serrano's Salsa Company
Chicken Tacos $5.00
Beef Tacos $5.00
Fish Tacos $5.00
Superior Grill
Brisket Tacos $6 / $8
Pork Tacos $6 / $8
Shrimp Tacos $6 / $8
Ted's Frostop/Mrs. Wheat's Pies
Cajun Meat Pies $4 / $7
Crawfish Pies $4 / $7
The Praline Connection
Grilled Chicken Livers with Pepper Jelly Sauce $6.00
Mustard Greens and Crowder Peas (Vegetarian) $6.00
Combo Meal - Greens or Peas with Rice and Livers or Fried Chicken Wings $7.00
Cheesecake with Praline Sauce $4.00
Praline $2.00
Jackson Square
Antoine's Restaurant
Oyster Bonne Femme over Bow Tie Pasta $5.00
Shrimp Regua $5.00
Begue's
French Quarter Seafood Pasta $6.00
Strawberry Amaretto Shortcake $4.00
Bombay Club
Beef Brisket $5.00
Chicken and Artichoke Strudel $5.00
Homemade Cookies $4.00
Bywater Bar-B-Que
Oyster and Artichoke Florentine $5.00
Cajun Chicken and Tasso over Rice $6.00
BBQ Ribs $6.00
BBQ Hamburger $5.00
Creole Delicacies
Creole Jambalaya $5.00
Swamp Gator Burger $6.00
Grilled Fish Tacos with Cajun Coleslaw $6.00
Crawfish Sausage on a Stick with Bone Suckin Sauce $5.00
Crepes a la Cart
Strawberry and Hazelnut Chocolate Crepe $5.00
Hazelnut Chocolate Crepe $5.00
Strawberry Crepe $5.00
Desire Oyster Bar
Creole Jambalaya with Creole Sauce $6.00
New Orleans Bread Pudding with Whiskey Sauce $4.00
Jacques-Imo's
Slow Roasted Duck Po Boy $5.00
Shrimp and Alligator Sausage Cheesecake $5.00
Boudin $5.00
Smoked Turkey Leg $5.00
Muriel's Jackson Square
Louisiana Crawfish and Goat Cheese Crepe $5.00
Shrimp and Eggplant Stuffing $5.00
Combo Plate $9.00
Ristorante Carmelo
Italian Sausage and Peppers Sandwich $5.00
Crabmeat Ravioli $5.00
Cheese Pizza $3.00
Pepperoni Pizza $4.00
Calzone $5.00
Saltwater Grill
Crawfish and Spinach Boat $7.00
Shrimp and Cheddar Bacon Grits $6.00
Ted's Frostop/Mrs. Wheat's Pies
Cajun Meat Pies $4 each / 2 for $7
Crawfish Pies $4 each / 2 for $7
The Alibi
BBQ Shrimp Pasta $6.00
BBQ Shrimp Po Boy $6.00
The Alpine
Blackened Catfish Sandwich $5.00
The Court of Two Sisters
Turtle Soup au Sherry $5.00
Crawfish Louise $6.00
Trey Yuen
Crawfish with Lobster Sauce $6.00
Shrimp Fried Rice $5.00
Egg Rolls (2) $4.00
Combo Plate $8.00
Tujague's
Shrimp and Crabmeat Stuffed Mirliton $5.00
Brisket of Beef with Horseradish Sauce $5.00
Vaucresson Sausage
Creole Hot Sausage Po Boy $6.00
Creole Crawfish Sausage Po Boy $6.00
BBQ Chicken Sausage Po Boy $6.00