Some final notes on Jazzfest weekend
By Tom Teicholz at 5 May, 2008, 9:45 pm
Saturday night found all of us wandering around Frenchmen Street, visiting the clubs there, from the Dragon’s Den where a combo of guy on mac, guy on drums and guy on turntable jammed together.
Over at the Blue Nile there was a great band called Toubab Krewe — a bunch of white guys playing exotic African instruments — it was sort of the David Byrne / Talking Heads / Fela Kuti influenced “remain in light” sound taken to a trance level.
Sunday I worked in one more outrageous meal at Commander’s Palace. Commander’s reopned after 18 months with a multi-million dollar renovation to make it look like it always did – Easter brunch year round. the Blood marys were reportedly excellent, I had perhaps the best cosmopolitan I’ve had in New Orleans, I had an incredible chicken and andouille sausage soup, –the famous turtle soup was terrific, the eggs sardou remain true to classic, but a steak and eggs was off the charts — but all is prelude to the bread pudding. Such was a perfect ending to a classic meal.
PS. Harry Shearer and Judith Owen were at the next table
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