tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382625508268634925.post8637129697020757360..comments2023-10-04T05:06:50.862-05:00Comments on Mishmash !: The seductress N’awlins !Mishmash !http://www.blogger.com/profile/18038923718366741085noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382625508268634925.post-68098927506420382872012-03-03T13:05:42.245-05:002012-03-03T13:05:42.245-05:00So I'm going to follow your trail when I'm...So I'm going to follow your trail when I'm in NO for 2 days this spring. Any updates or great culinary gems that you'd like to share from perhaps subsequent visits?<br />Thanks!<br />PMAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382625508268634925.post-59815397453360522642010-12-14T02:15:42.975-05:002010-12-14T02:15:42.975-05:00Hi Shn
Its me again back from my travel to the US....Hi Shn<br />Its me again back from my travel to the US. I did visit New Orleans and contrary to all friendly criticisms I somehow loved the place. It was very vibrant and lively. And the food, aah the food! I guess that says it all. But I would have needed another week to visit all the places you wrote about! I missed Central grocery, Acme and cafe maspero. Went to the other places and found themPoornimahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00413848460587219865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382625508268634925.post-38181633787352123272010-10-28T10:50:39.013-05:002010-10-28T10:50:39.013-05:00Dreams DO come true!!! How lucky you re! Am so hap...Dreams DO come true!!! How lucky you re! Am so happy for you….am sure u have loads of fun and food there…u just stirred a tsunami of memories in my mind…I read my post again and I wished I could have those muffulettas and po-boy ( don’t miss the ones from johnny’s) and hurricanes!! :( have a wonderful time and come back and let me know about ur experience…Mishmash !https://www.blogger.com/profile/18038923718366741085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382625508268634925.post-55798766012801203242010-10-20T01:09:26.731-05:002010-10-20T01:09:26.731-05:00Hello Shn.I did write to you in2008 after reading ...Hello Shn.I did write to you in2008 after reading your post on NO I shall make a trip to NO from Melbourne. Well dream come true and your post is proving very helpful. Hopefully it is still the same there after 2 years.Wish me luck!!!Poornimahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00413848460587219865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382625508268634925.post-22878943744401450372010-10-20T01:09:26.372-05:002010-10-20T01:09:26.372-05:00Hello Shn.I did write to you in2008 after reading ...Hello Shn.I did write to you in2008 after reading your post on NO I shall make a trip to NO from Melbourne. Well dream come true and your post is proving very helpful. Hopefully it is still the same there after 2 years.Wish me luck!!!Poornimahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00413848460587219865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382625508268634925.post-6875370256749692442008-09-10T16:20:00.000-05:002008-09-10T16:20:00.000-05:00You had mentioned Saravana Bhavan of Madras.. I'd ...You had mentioned Saravana Bhavan of Madras.. I'd like to mention Saravana Bhavan of Chennai in New York!! Manhattan to be specific. If you ever get a chance to go to NY, NY, don't miss the opportunity - it is pure nostalgia!mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13161500360438072606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382625508268634925.post-28814828691598956262008-08-02T14:47:00.000-05:002008-08-02T14:47:00.000-05:00i am so envious of your trip! we went to NO a cou...i am so envious of your trip! we went to NO a couple years before katrina hit. i loved it there, and want to go back for another visit. me and my daughter are planning to go for mardi gras when we turn 30 (her) and 50 (me!) in a couple of years, since our birthdays are two days apart. we ate very well in NO, and when i got home, i bought cookbooks and tried to make everything we ate there, andcindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10331689337299062712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382625508268634925.post-6731896840901138192008-07-27T22:11:00.000-05:002008-07-27T22:11:00.000-05:00Jyothsna, heheh....:)) on the cheese part.....can ...Jyothsna, heheh....:)) on the cheese part.....can u imagine a cheese layer as thick as a bread slice , floatin on ur soup..? i cant take that much cheese ...:)) <BR/><BR/>Rachel, thank you dear:)<BR/><BR/>Priyanka, it was a gastronomic wonderland for us... :D<BR/><BR/>Susan, yes, culinary paradise, that is the word I was searching for :) Thinking of planning a trip again? :D<BR/><BR/>Ann,you re Mishmash !https://www.blogger.com/profile/18038923718366741085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382625508268634925.post-31164537486929691842008-07-27T12:29:00.000-05:002008-07-27T12:29:00.000-05:00ayyo..i would have loved to..pakshe that would cre...ayyo..i would have loved to..pakshe that would create another french revolution against me..;-P<BR/><BR/>I didnot tryout extensively..most of the days i was goin in for a quick dinner as I was there for work...Infact by the time I read your post it was too late...will defintely try out in the next visit.;-)mathewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00860741232962357228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382625508268634925.post-61241030405516115362008-07-26T18:05:00.000-05:002008-07-26T18:05:00.000-05:00Boy, Shn, did you do the town! The NY Times just p...Boy, Shn, did you do the town! The NY Times just published an article on New Orleans restaurants being review worthy again. I think you've got them beat. : )Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14970742141705361136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382625508268634925.post-68331602332958615392008-07-25T21:32:00.000-05:002008-07-25T21:32:00.000-05:00Beautiful post.Couldn't go thru fully on one strec...Beautiful post.Couldn't go thru fully on one strech though..:D.Now when we make plans for NO vacation, no need to go thru discussion forums for tips.This single detailed post will solve everything.Thanks for sharing.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03558438082041774567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382625508268634925.post-9952607431527917042008-07-25T20:46:00.000-05:002008-07-25T20:46:00.000-05:00You gotta love CJJ for coming up with the idea of ...You gotta love CJJ for coming up with the idea of a culinary vacation!Cynthiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01565340772467109199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382625508268634925.post-52963752699304031812008-07-25T12:09:00.000-05:002008-07-25T12:09:00.000-05:00Shn,This is a long overdue note of thanks!Been a s...Shn,<BR/><BR/>This is a long overdue note of thanks!<BR/><BR/>Been a silent visitor of your blog for quite some time now. Love everything about it - the write ups, the detailed instructions and the yummy photos.I am not much of a cook and your instructions are so well written and thorough that its like having a someone handholding you through the entire cooking process. <BR/><BR/>Have 'managed' Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382625508268634925.post-48144596014214289032008-07-25T04:29:00.000-05:002008-07-25T04:29:00.000-05:00Shn,its not my greatness that i read you,you make ...Shn,its not my greatness that i read you,you make us read rather.Both your writing style and nobility i love.By the way i remember you writing about CJJ's chickoos obsession.I had lots from there (yes,beef fry).Thats the reason i mentioned mubaraq.that soft chicken place is different.But,they are at chalai maket too.Mubaraq is seafood.Rice and fish curry,rasam,yellow tapoica served Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382625508268634925.post-76572392828360911192008-07-24T20:22:00.000-05:002008-07-24T20:22:00.000-05:00What a culinary paradise. I'm sure the cooking cla...What a culinary paradise. I'm sure the cooking class must have been a highlight of the trip. Jeff and I are still talking about the luscious beignets we had there about 5 years ago!Susan from Food Bloggahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11034518858688958369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382625508268634925.post-9244556308107900102008-07-24T20:17:00.000-05:002008-07-24T20:17:00.000-05:00it really is a 7-mile post- glad that you had so m...it really is a 7-mile post- glad that you had so much fun in New orleans...it must have been a culinary delight for you.Priyankahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17418533990691806884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382625508268634925.post-76284725642986784882008-07-23T23:27:00.000-05:002008-07-23T23:27:00.000-05:00Wow I loved reading the post...a very thought out ...Wow I loved reading the post...a very thought out write-up...<BR/><BR/>Glad you had fun on the culinary travel:)Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00173342308331759005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382625508268634925.post-34442542542526285402008-07-23T23:12:00.000-05:002008-07-23T23:12:00.000-05:00So that's where you've been missing! I had some qu...So that's where you've been missing! I had some ques to ask but by the end of the post I've forgotten them!!:) Your conscience didn't allow you all that cheese??? There is nothing like too much cheese or food on a holiday :D I like small restaurants over fine dining places anyday. Staying away from Bombay, I'm suspicious about those places but it takes just a bite to ditch the snobbery :D Ah, so Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13348429708294607003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382625508268634925.post-9301755112332712862008-07-23T11:04:00.000-05:002008-07-23T11:04:00.000-05:00Mathew, Merci Beaucoup, monsieur! :) If I am not a...Mathew, Merci Beaucoup, monsieur! :) If I am not asking too much, would you be able to take us through your French culinary experience when you get back from there? I would love to read it from spark's view and have a look at their world famous food through ur lens...pls, see if you can make such a post:) Oh yeah, our perspective also got changed after this trip....though cuisine of this country Mishmash !https://www.blogger.com/profile/18038923718366741085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382625508268634925.post-38309362900402569992008-07-22T23:47:00.000-05:002008-07-22T23:47:00.000-05:00hi!! first of all I absolutely love your blog - ha...hi!! first of all I absolutely love your blog - have read some of your posts earlier and wanted to actually spend some time one day reading in detail and commenting. your photographs are so godamn good!! again, loved just loved your new orleans post. Ever since I can remember (actually since my college days when I was first introduced to Truman Capote's books) I've wanted to visit NO. When Rajanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18223428164337637538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382625508268634925.post-79145404964411292552008-07-22T21:12:00.000-05:002008-07-22T21:12:00.000-05:00wow!! what a lovely detailed post...and i could no...wow!! what a lovely detailed post...and i could not help but laugh when you made it totally clear that this post is all about food food and food :)..looks u had a great trip!Rajithahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15687505337772793643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382625508268634925.post-67497323118257281042008-07-22T21:04:00.000-05:002008-07-22T21:04:00.000-05:00You were not kidding when u said it'd be 7 miles l...You were not kidding when u said it'd be 7 miles long! :) Will read at leisure but the pictures of food look fab, Shn!Vanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02990053720835647706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382625508268634925.post-3862452156474016332008-07-22T19:57:00.000-05:002008-07-22T19:57:00.000-05:00Great job shn.... I had a quick read of the whole ...Great job shn.... I had a quick read of the whole thing, but as soon as we book our NO trip (it is in my list) I am coming back for a detailed read... Looks like you guys had a lot of fun... this is just my kinda trip, wish I was there too! :)Sighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16949737485794919264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382625508268634925.post-31065010468597414212008-07-22T18:20:00.000-05:002008-07-22T18:20:00.000-05:00Reading about your adventures in NO I have just ab...Reading about your adventures in NO I have just about decided I WILL make it to NO,soon.Being from Melbourne it will be an adventure indeed.But your writeup was EXCELLENT.Poornimahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00413848460587219865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382625508268634925.post-71234189847252344072008-07-22T11:07:00.000-05:002008-07-22T11:07:00.000-05:00Shn, that was a lovely getaway.. glad to see that ...Shn, that was a lovely getaway.. glad to see that you had loads of fun and splurged on a wide variety of food.. Lovely read!!Swatihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02243466554195081700noreply@blogger.com