I ate some amazing food while I was in New Orleans. Here's some of the great things I ate, and sorry these pictures aren't so great. But I wasn't very focused on the pictures. I just snapped quick ones so I could get right down to it!

Cheddar Cheese Omelet Po Boy at Johnny's Po Boys. Don't let New Orleans fool you. A po boy is just a hoagie or a subway sandwich anywhere else. But I don't think I've been offered an omelet sandwich anywhere else before. This was good, and I think Johnny's Po Boys is famous for their sandwiches.

If you go to New Orleans, you have to eat here. They have amazing beignets (fried dough with plenty of powdered sugar) and cafe au lait (or great hot cocoa if you're not a coffee drinker). Everything about it is fabulous, but don't wear black. You'll get powdered sugar everywhere.

Shrimp po boy at Deanie's Seafood restaurant. They had great food and service.

These were fried artichoke hearts with parmesan and marinara. OMG. They were so good. I'll be recreating these bad boys at home for sure!

This cracked me up. The table next to ours at Deanie's ordered this huge platter of crawfish, and I had to take a picture. If you're reading this, thanks ladies!

We ate here the first night, and they had great food that I didn't take a picture of....I had chicken alfredo, and Linda had crab cakes, which she said were very good. I definitely recommend this place, and it's got great ambiance and character.

I got these French macaron cookies at the French market, and I carried them around with me all day. We have pistachio, chocolate, and vanilla. I loved the chocolate one the best with the pistachio coming in a surprising second. The only time I have had macarons is when I made them, so I'm glad to made them correctly.

The food was one of my favorite things about New Orleans. Of course, my favorite meal was at NOLA, Emeril's restaurant. The whole thing was incredible. There are so many different restaurants to try, and I can't wait to go back!

Thankfully we got to eat in Emeril's restaurant last night, and it was the best meal I've ever had. In my life. The service was incredible, too. If you're in New Orleans, you definitely should eat here. It's a little pricey but so worth it! Be sure you make reservations though! These pictures aren't very good, but the presentation was beautiful!

We started off with stuffed chicken wings with homemade hoisin sauce. I'll be saying this a lot, but they were incredible. The sauce was fantastic, the skin was crispy, and the stuffing was so good. I think they were stuffed with andouille sausage and other great things. 

We also got wood oven roasted pocket bread with garlic oil, fresh basil, and parmesan. Fresh basil anything, and I'm in. Incredible. Soft and scrumptious!

Next we split a Caesar salad. Nothing too extroadinary about this one, but the croutons were great. Definitely house made.

And for the best thing I have ever put in my mouth, I ordered the apple cider braised pork shank with goat cheese polenta. O.M.G. The meat was falling off the bone, and there was a walnut rosemary gremolata that was to die for. It looked like I ordered a giant turkey leg, but it was incredible. I never liked polenta, but I did after that! I'm going to try to recreate this when I get home...not sure how successful I'll be though.

Here's what was left of the pork shank:

The other entree was shrimp and grits: sauteed gulf shrimp with cheddar grits, mushrooms, bacon, and a red chili-abita butter sauce. I tried a mushroom, and it was great. The sauce was wonderful.

We ended the meal with cinnamon bread pudding and a Mexican chocolate ice cream. I was stuffed by this point so I only had a few bites, but it was delicious. This was the best meal ever, and I highly recommend NOLA if you're in the French Quarter. You have to dine here....you will not regret it!