I was only in New Orleans for a couple of days for a work conference last summer, but it definitely got me to expand my seafood horizons. Before that trip, my seafood "pallet" basically consisted of fried shrimp/perch, etc, and salmon. Never would have I thought to try etouffee or bbq shrimp or crawfish, or anything even remotely exotic seafood wise. I blew past that wall on the first night I was there.

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I had scallops and mussels and loved both after a life of not-necessarily-avoiding them. Wanted to get crawfish but didn't have a chance. I still won't eat oysters.

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Yeah, oysters are a little more adventurous.

Point is, Sprial, go ahead and try something that is somewhat simple and you might be very surprised.

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What kind of fucking grown ass man of a homo won't eat seafood?

So he doesn't have a great big cock?

Oysters at Felix's in the NOlA CBD....most are blackened and absolutely amazing. My wife was able to get past the whole 'oyster" thing and enjoy them.

While I enjoy raw oysters, I fully understood why people are a little scared to eat them.

Going back to NOLA beginning of April for a friend's wedding....best food on the planet.

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Ate MANY oysters at Superior Seafood yesterday. Not the hugest fan of gulf oysters but they were big and cheap as fuck.

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There are a couple of places that have free oysters. Detailed here:
http://beyondbourbonst.com/52-free-or-n ... pisode-82/

Any restaurant or bar picks now that you have gone out a few times?

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Why are only 14 percent of black CPS 11th-graders proficient in English?

Don't remember any of they names lol.

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Ask Connor -- he knows random facts.

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"All crowds boycotting football games shouldn't care who sings or takes a knee because they aren't watching." - Nas

Hatch’s life rule #112: never eat free oysters.

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Reality is your friend, not your enemy. -- Seacrest

Yeah. I pretty much never stayed anywhere for too long. More fun to walk around drink in hand.

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Why are only 14 percent of black CPS 11th-graders proficient in English?

Best gas station chicken I ever had was here:

https://www.google.com/maps/@29.9643915 ... 384!8i8192

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I had a location tracker on my phone and was able to figure out some places we went.

Three Legged Dog - a 24 hour bar that looks to be housed in a 200 year old building. We were there at 11pm on a Friday and they had a fucking bathtub full of boiled crawfish just sitting out. I may have snuck a few.

Superior Seafood - first place we went. The fanciest place we went the entire weekend lol. Had a great happy hour, half price drafts and wells plus 50 cent a piece oysters. Gulf oysters ain't my favorite but they were big and plentiful.

Mr. Ed's - Good seafood and cajun/Creole food. Though the red beans and rice I had was just about the saltiest thing I've ever eaten, and I once at a big heaping bowl full of salt.

Hustlers Barely Legal Club - avoid at all costs.

Penthouse Club - much higher talent level and if you go early enough it only costs a buck to get in. Drinks are pricy.

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Son and I had fun on an airboat tour. You hop on a bus near your hotel and they drive you to the swamp where a Cajun guy tours you around and tells you how the bayou is getting completely destroyed by various environmental disasters. Good times.

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Reality is your friend, not your enemy. -- Seacrest

Yeah. I did the same thing. Tells the story of why the city flooded.

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Why are only 14 percent of black CPS 11th-graders proficient in English?

Another place to avoid: Antoine's- over priced tourist trap.

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Why are only 14 percent of black CPS 11th-graders proficient in English?

I love Antoine's. I like all the traditional old school places- Galatoire's, Arnaud's, Brennan's. Tujague's is great.

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Got steak at Antoine's. It was pretty bad. Arnaud's and Brennan's were both good.

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Why are only 14 percent of black CPS 11th-graders proficient in English?

Do not eat a street hot dog.

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@audioidkid

I had one in memory of Ignatius Reilly.

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Reality is your friend, not your enemy. -- Seacrest

I've gotten steak in New Orleans three times. Only the one at the real Brennan's didn't blow.

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For the life of me I always equate them with how the Quarter smells on a hot, early morning. Repulsive.

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There are only two examples of infinity: The universe and human stupidity and I'm not sure about the universe.

I like New Orleans, but god the stink. The two times I have been it has not been really hot but it still stunk. I can't imagine July/August with the seafood-laden trash containers baking in the sun.

That and the stench of pot in the air.

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Reality is your friend, not your enemy. -- Seacrest

I loved the pirate bar.Like stepping back in time. Plus the Govenours Palace was great place to sit relax with a nice cocktail and indulge in some pate.

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When I am stuck and need to figure something out I always remember the Immortal words of Socrates when he said:"I just drank what?"

Have you tried DelMonico's'?

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When I am stuck and need to figure something out I always remember the Immortal words of Socrates when he said:"I just drank what?"

Desi Vega's is supposed to be a good steak place. Wanted to go but they are closed on Sundays (as are a fair number of NO places).

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Reality is your friend, not your enemy. -- Seacrest

Thought about it a few times, but there I usually don't get what I can usually eat better here. So I just ended up at one of Emeril's other places.

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Yeah. The air quality is awful. Feel like I still have breathing problems after being there for a few days.

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Why are only 14 percent of black CPS 11th-graders proficient in English?

I regret any mention of that . The memory of it is making me a little green even now.

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