I was at a conference at, iirc, that very Marriott about 15 years ago and the banquet was the best I've ever had at a hotel. I still remember the bread pudding with bourbon sauce with fondness. That is the conference members think of as the Conference without Coffee. The organizers, who were apparently not coffee drinkers or even human, decided that coffee cost too much. There's a branch of the Cafe du Monde in the adjacent mall, and between sessions, about 50 of us would hike over to the Cafe du Monde to get coffee and fortify ourselves with insulting the organizers and occasionally with beignets. It caused me to miss about 10 minutes out of every session, but that was better than sleeping through the whole thing.
Anyway. Cafe du Monde in the middle of the night. Muffalettas at Central Grocery.
Unfortunately, Bacco's menu doesn't have anything on it that my DH can/will eat. (Pity me! sniff!) I suppose I should be glad that we are not going with my relatives with the celiac disease, to add another wrinkle to food-finding.
Cafe du Monde in the middle of the night.
Or breakfast for coffee and beignets.
ChiKat, that sounds likea winner! I thought your new sofa looked quite comfortable. What I look forward to is the cat foot warmer, I don't know what I'd do without one.
ChiKat, that sounds likea winner! I thought your new sofa looked quite comfortable. What I look forward to is the cat foot warmer, I don't know what I'd do without one.
Yay! And, I'm sure Mickey will be glad to serve as foot warmer. He's good at that.
For a pricey but incredibly good brunch, I'd recommend Brennan's. And if you go there, you must try the brandy milk punch. Personally, I think that Court of Two Sisters is kind of overrated -- I've been there a few times, and the food was good, but I didn't think it was anything spectacular.
I know! It's on the edge of the Quarter and the CBD- Jimini. Best. Burger. Evah.
Oh! And it's not really near the convention center at all, but if you want to see a little more of the city, take the streetcar up St. Charles, get off at the stop right after it turns onto Carrollton, and go the Camellia Grill. Get either an omelette or a burger, and a slice of pecan pie for dessert.
There's a branch of the Cafe du Monde in the adjacent mall
The Riverwalk. Which has always been an odd mall.
