An OLD FASHIONED Cocktail
NEW ORLEANS
An Old Fashion and New Orleans. Two things this guy loves dearly. And drinking Old Fashioned Cocktail in New Orleans and Bourbon Old Fashion's to be more specific is a favorite pastime of mine, especially at such fine Bars as Napoleon House, The Long Bar at Tujague's, at Arnaud's or Galatoire's.
The first thing I order from my waiter at my beloved Galatoire's is a Bourbon Old Fashioned. They make them perfectly here, muddling an Orange Slice with sugar, Maraschino Cherry, Soda, and Angostora Bitters before filling the glass with Ice and adding my Bourbon. The waiter brings my Old Fashioned Cocktail and I'm in my element, quite satisfied. I'm at Galatoire's in New Orleans. It's one of my favorite restaurants in the World. I have my drink, sitting in the main dining room looking the menu over, filled with Blissful feelings as I should be at Galtoire's New Orleans.
What to have for lunch. Shall I get a Gumbo, Raw Oysters, or Oysters Rockefeller to start? Decisions, Decisions! And my main Course? Trout Almondine (a House Specialty), Shrimp Clemenceau, or Filet Mignon topped with Fried Oysters and Hollandaise. Think I'll go for a Cup of Gumbo, followed by the Oysters Rockefeller and Trout Almondine for my main. They should go with my Bourbon Old Fashion quite nicely.
What, "No Wine with Your Meal," you ask, knowing what a Wine freak I am.
"No, not in New Orleans my friends." I do not drink wine in the Cresent City. It's all pretty much Cocktails when I'm down there, maybe a Beer or two, but no Wine what-so-ever in New Orleans for me. Hey it's the way to go in New Orleans. That's what you do down there, Cocktails are preferred to wine, with your meal when you're down in the Big Easy, New Orelans, Louisiana. And this is all by me. It just seems to go better. My Bourbon Old Fashioned Cocktail and all the fine Creole Cuisine. I Love it.
So, if you're ever down there, in that wonderful city on the Mighty Mississippi, New Orleans, go to Galatoire's, Antoine's, Arnauds's. Order yourself a nice Lunch or Dinner, and don't forget to get a couple Bourbon Old Fashioned Cocktails to go with your meal. It's a match made in Heaven, Creole Food an Old Fashion and New Orleans, "Do it."
by Daniel Bellino Zwicke
My Waiter Reinhart ...
Galatoire's, New Orleans, Louisiana
Lunch at Galatoire's
We did
"I Love It!"
The first time I set foot in the Napoleon House in New Orleans, was way back in the Summer of 1995. I flew down to Houston Texas, to visit my brother Michael. After a couple days in Texas, it was off to New Orleans. We arrived in New Orleans and Michael had booked us into the Marriot on Canal Street in the French Quarter. We didn't know all that much about the town back then, and so we were winging it. We heard about a few places like Mother's, Commander's Palace, Antoine's and Galtoire's. I can't remember if I had read about Cage du Monde, Tujague;s, or the Napoleon House before we went to or saw these places on that first trip. Yeah, I don't think I had heard of Napoleon House before, but when we walked by, it looked like a cool place to me, and so we went in. We sat down, ordered some Gumbo and had a couple of drinks.
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