Today we celebrate our independence day!
Wednesday, July 05, 2006
First order of business: for those of you kind enough to read this blog, would you mind posting some comments once in a while? It's really easy ... just click that thing that says "0 comments" at the top of this post, and write me a little note. Doesn't have to be long, just let me know you stopped by :-)
Also: the main page will show only one post at a time, since they're quite long with the photos. If you'd like to see a previous post, use the "Latest" or "Archives" links to the right.
Anyway, Independence Day in New Orleans was a blast. The skies were overcast, and the rain drizzled a bit, but no one's spirits were dashed. Dinner plans for tonight: Emeril's, my favorite restaurant here. The host sat me at the Food Bar, where you can see all the action going on in the kitchen!
Chef Eric prepares the massive pork chop platter.
The food at Emeril's is delicious and ultra-gourmet. They have quite possibly the best gumbo in the city (and therefore, the world), and all the dishes are works of art:
That's veal in front, and the two in the back are pan-seared scallops sitting on a bed of crabmeat-filled mashed potatoes, asparagus skewers, and hollandaise sauce.
Not forgotten at Emeril's is the fine art of the dessert. The couple sitting on the left-hand side (in the above picture) came to Emeril's to celebrate their 37th wedding anniversary. They are fans of Emeril's TV show, and celebrated their anniversary last year in New Orleans to try his restaurant. They liked it enough to come back again. For their dessert, they ordered the very special Chocolate Mariner's Soufle, a decadant dessert that takes 30 minutes to prepare.
Oozing with chocolatey goodness.
Next door to Emeril's is the Regency Hotel, filled with funky decor:
Are you dizzy, or is it just the carpet?
Nice chandelier!
Then Michelle and Alejandro came by, and we all went off to go see the fireworks:
Hooray, no work today!
It's hard to photograph fireworks, because by the time the shutter snaps, the firework is already over. You have to guess when one's coming, then snap the photo just before it explodes.
The grand finale!
Don't forget to post a comment! :-)
Also: the main page will show only one post at a time, since they're quite long with the photos. If you'd like to see a previous post, use the "Latest" or "Archives" links to the right.
Anyway, Independence Day in New Orleans was a blast. The skies were overcast, and the rain drizzled a bit, but no one's spirits were dashed. Dinner plans for tonight: Emeril's, my favorite restaurant here. The host sat me at the Food Bar, where you can see all the action going on in the kitchen!
Chef Eric prepares the massive pork chop platter.
The food at Emeril's is delicious and ultra-gourmet. They have quite possibly the best gumbo in the city (and therefore, the world), and all the dishes are works of art:
That's veal in front, and the two in the back are pan-seared scallops sitting on a bed of crabmeat-filled mashed potatoes, asparagus skewers, and hollandaise sauce.
Not forgotten at Emeril's is the fine art of the dessert. The couple sitting on the left-hand side (in the above picture) came to Emeril's to celebrate their 37th wedding anniversary. They are fans of Emeril's TV show, and celebrated their anniversary last year in New Orleans to try his restaurant. They liked it enough to come back again. For their dessert, they ordered the very special Chocolate Mariner's Soufle, a decadant dessert that takes 30 minutes to prepare.
Oozing with chocolatey goodness.
Next door to Emeril's is the Regency Hotel, filled with funky decor:
Are you dizzy, or is it just the carpet?
Nice chandelier!
Then Michelle and Alejandro came by, and we all went off to go see the fireworks:
Hooray, no work today!
It's hard to photograph fireworks, because by the time the shutter snaps, the firework is already over. You have to guess when one's coming, then snap the photo just before it explodes.
The grand finale!
Don't forget to post a comment! :-)
posted by Nick at 11:20 AM
2 Comments:
You must make your "post a comment" link bigger. Took me at LEAST 3 seconds to find it. I'm pretty impressed that Mom did. But then, again, I guess she probably had her glasses on. :-)
CONGRATULATIONS on getting into Berkley! Now you'll have something besides that black bike burning a hole in your wallet.
Love you!
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