New Orleans food indulgence

The rest of my time in Panama was really fabulous. A day spent at Isla Taboga on the beach followed by lots of holiday meals.

New Orleans was all about the food and walking around the city's French Quarter and Garden Districts. Each day began with beignets from Cafe Du Monde. We then walked around exploring galleries and shops of all kinds.

We ate dinners at NOLA (one of Emeril's restaurants) where we had an amazing duck entree, Red Fish Grill where we met a couple of really nice other women who we shared a fun meal and conversation with, Mr. B's Bistro where Corie had their signature Grilled Shrimp dish... lots of mess very tasty and on our last night, Acme Oyster House which was worth the wait outside on line... being a table of 2 got us seated much more quickly than expected.

The best lunch experience was our late morning/afternoon at the New Orleans School of Cooking where we learned about New Orleans' history through food and of course, got to eat it as well as get the recipes for it. :)

Overall the trip was filled with food and walking fun including a fun evening walking tour with a very cool guide.

We even found a great local yarn & needlepoint shop, The Quarter Stitch, which I will review in another post.

We of course also saw some fabulous architecture and decorated homes and nature.

We even took the Cable Car back from our brief visit to the Tulane campus (all closed up for the holidays) and the park above.

And of course since it was my first trip to NOLA, it would not be complete without at least one walk down Bourbon Street.