I feel like it’s been forever since I’ve done one of these updates.
Last month, I traveled to New Orleans for the weekend for my cousin’s wedding. I flew in on Friday and came back to SF on Monday. A weekend is definitely not enough to fully enjoy New Orleans, but we tried to fit as much as we could in those couple days.
So that you guys know, this is going to be a photo heavy post =)
I love that we can turn on our phones now on the airplane. How else could I take photos like this?
On Saturday, my cousin got married. It was a whole day event. And here are a couple photos of the evening venue.
Everywhere in the French Quarter, I saw pralines, which I’ve never had before. Almost every store was voted best by some magazine or tv show. Like, best of “Bon Appetite” or “Southern Living” or “Food Channel.” And every place allowed us to sample the praline. I was on a sugar rush, almost the whole weekend. And brought some back with me. I’m currently in praline withdrawal. So sugary, but soo good.
And oh my god, these Mississippi Muds were amazing and decadent.
And of course, how could I pass up the chance to sample hot sauces?
And I had to stop by Sucre which was recommended by Ray Laskowitz . We had to grab desserts! Aren’t these macarons gorgeous? There were so many other recommendations, but I just couldn’t go to them all.
I love the architecture. Unfortunately, as I was taking photos with my camera, a woman passing by scolded me for taking photos without permission. So I was hesitant to take more photos after.
My cousins and I had an order of beignets at Cafe Beignet. We planned on going to Cafe du Monde later in the day, but we wanted to try different beignets to see if there was a difference. These were just as good!
We had breakfast at Cafe Amelie.
I ordered a mimosa with breakfast just to be adventurous even though I rarely drink.
The brunch menu.
Cajun Poutine as a starter.
In love with this window with the view of the courtyard.
Sunny Up Egg and Cochon. I’ve never had cochon before, but I really liked it!
Chicken and Waffle with Andouille Gravy
Amelie Scrambled Eggs with Croissant
At Jackson Square, there were so many performers. This couple stood out to be because of their electric violin and the baby on the guy’s back.
My cousins loved the artwork by this artist.
And of course, we stopped by Cafe du Monde. We each had an order of beignets. Soo good. I’ve waited 9 years for these.
Beignets with hot chocolate and cafe au lait. How perfect is that?
And then it was time to go home.
The view from my window.
The next time I head to New Orleans, I need more days. Because I didn’t get to eat all the seafood I wanted. Or jambalaya. Or gumbo. Or Po Boy. I felt a little deprived. lol
Hope you enjoyed my photos!
looks lovely! great photos and congrats to the happy couple.
I’ve also eaten beignets at Cafe du Monde. Aren’t they amazing? It looks like you had a wonderful trip and ate some incredibly delicious food. Incidentally, I do believe you are perfectly entitled to take photos in public spaces unless specifically told not to – such as near military installations, airports and such like – so I don’t know what that woman was on about. Snap away.
That’s a shame that that woman felt the need to make a comment to you! At least you got some good pictures!
Nice wedding!! I’ve never been to New Orleans, but it seems a beautiful place!! I should visit it 😉
I visited new orleans last april- sooo much to see! The pralines, omg. And the art- ! We stayed at a hotel where a movie was being filmed with ryan gosling, but i never saw him 🙁 lol! We went to a wonderful jazz club too that I loved- it was one of the first original ones(Im blanking on the name of it) we also visited to house where american horror story coven was filmed!:)
Great photos. New Orleans is one of the very few places in America I’ve ever had any interest in visiting and your pictures do nothing to contradict that view.
What a fun mix of French and North American culture. You have inspired me to put New Orleans on the bucket list. Merci! x
Love your photos..what a wonderful weekend. I went to NO many years ago and I didn’t visit the fabulous places you did…silly me!!
A woman scolded you for taking photos?! Man, some people have no idea how to mind their own business… don’t ever stop what makes you happy! 😀 Peace, I love this post – so delicious right now! Thank goodness I am not having a munchies attack! x
Looks like a fab weekend away – and oh the food you ate, delicious!