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The Best Meal I've Ever Had: NOLA

4/26/2012

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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. 
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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!
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Next we split a Caesar salad. Nothing too extroadinary about this one, but the croutons were great. Definitely house made.
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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.
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Here's what was left of the pork shank:
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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.
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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!
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3 Comments
Susan link
4/26/2012 02:54:20 am

I'm so jealous!! Glad you're having a good time.
Love,
Mom

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Nicole White link
4/26/2012 05:10:20 am

Yum!! I've always wanted to eat at NOLA but it never seems to happen while we are there. I loved reading about your experience tho - glad you guys loved the food!!

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Noah link
1/7/2021 06:42:40 pm

Nicce blog thanks for posting

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