Originally Posted by prncess674

Dinner at Grill Room or any of the other "fancy schmancy" places is all quite good but anyone can find an expensive white table french restaurant and to me that is just not what I think of when I think of New Orleans style cooking. I rarely entertain for business purposes in New Orleans, unless there is a convention in town, then my clients are usually much more interested in me taking them to Bourbon Street than a white table cloth dining establishment. When I am entertaining my friends personally there is usually a lot of cutting up and laughter and food is merely the secondary reason for getting together. I suppose that is why I usually recommend lots of fun local spots than the true stuffy old school places of New Orleans. The other point you hit right on the head. When most people visit New Orleans they don't want to get dressed up, especially if your later evening plans entail hitting Pat O's and the like. New Orleans screams to me a laid back casual city with foods exploding with tastes and flavors in a comfortable setting that may come wrapped in brown paper rather than placed on fine china.