Ninfa

James and I went ate lunch at a Baton Rouge Mexican staple....Ninfas. It's so yummy because their tortillas are made from scratch by the tortilla lady! I must admit that I like the ambiance of ninfa before they remodeled it. They used to have piñatas hanging from the ceiling. Now it's kind of bland. However the food is still great!

They always start you with chips and salsa (red and green salsa). Then James got a ninfarita--bring a designated driver!

Today it was not crowded at all so our food came out in like 10 minutes. I got the tacos and James got the steak fajitas. I always get tacos at ninfas so I can taste their incredible tortillas. Usually at other Mexican places I get enchiladas. I am a creature of habit.

Ninfas is better at night but they do not take reservations but i don't mind waiting by the bar.

Pulled Pork!

Ok so I realized I don't go out to eat that much and it's too expensive. Therefore I will supplement thus blog with some yummy dishes I also whip up.

Tonight I made pulled pork and it is so easy and so delicious! If your cooking for a man, they will gobble this up!

I use my slow cooker to slowly cook a boneless pork shoulder. I buy one of those spice packets that's for pulled pork. It uses vinegar, brown sugar and ketchup ( I have to face my fear to deal with that nasty red stuff).

All you do is mix everything together and put the slow cooker on low for 8 hours. Don't do the alternative of putting it on high for 4 hours unless you have to. The meat is so much more tender if you do it for 8 hours.

The meat was falling apart after the 8 hours. It was fantastic!! Also I keep my slow cooker on warm overnight after so the meat can absorb all those juices for the leftovers.

The best way to serve it is to rip off a piece of french bread. It's so casual and enjoyable with roomies or friends. James is jealous that I have never cooked this for him yet!

Capitol City Grill

On Monday I went to lunch with my mom and Rebecca to start the wedding planning downtown. We stopped by Capitol city grill on Lafayette street. It's fairly casual and I have been here a million times but still love it! They also have another location on Sherwood Forrest Blvd.

I got the club sandwich but I forgot to take a picture AGAIN! I need to get better at this. Anyway, the sandwich was good but what club sandwich isn't? Again the menu did not specify mayo and that damn condiment was ready to piss me off on my sandwich! However, I got over it. Their fries are amazing! Very thin!

They also have great specials so do look at them.

Parkway Poboys

After a failed attempt during Mardi Gras to go to Parkway, I finally got to try this legendary place. I mean any place the president goes must be popular, right?

This New Orleans institution is hoppin so go early if you don't want to wait in a ridiculous long line.

If you don't like seafood or are a vegetarian, don't fret! This place has many interesting poboys that you would never expect, like caprese! They do have some great Louisiana favorites and even alligator!

I of course got the roast beef and gravy poboy. I really like what my friend Hayley said-- the best way to judge a poboy place is to try their roast beef. That is so true! Well I can definitely say this place is glorious because their roast beef was so tender! I bet they cooked it all night!

If you do get the roast beef poboy, don't wear a nice shirt bc it sure is messy but that's a good thing! Their fries are perfect too because they are thick but still crunchy!

James got the catfish poboy because if catfish is ever on a menu, it will be on his plate. But I guess I'm the same way with MEAT!

This place is pretty cheap too so it's a great place to bring tourists but I really have no idea where it is because I'm still learning Nola. Midcity perhaps?

Capdeville

So we went to capdeville for one of my bestest friend's birthday--Hayley Mitchell!! It's in New Orleans on Capdeville Street near Lafayette Square.
It's a Pub type place that kind of has a secret agent theme. Kind of like 007. The menus were modeled off of a secret file. They had many British decorations. They had album covers everywhere and interesting light fixtures. The bathroom said "WC" but I think it should have said "loo" haha.

I think everyone at our table got their fabulous gourmet burgers. I got the capdeville burger which had gruyere cheese, caramelized onions and lettuce with an amazing beef patty. One thing I was a lil p-o'ed about was that they put mayo on my burger even though the menu did not state that this burger had mayo. If you really know me, you would know that I hate condiments. They had many different types of burgers so everyone can find what they like. The hamburger buns they use are homemade and amazing!

One dish that is really original that they have is fried red beans and rice. I personally didn't try it but I heard it was delish.

They had really good fries that were pretty spicy. But I love spicy!

The best part of this place was the price! It is around $12 a person but the atmosphere of this place makes you feel that you are at a much more expensive place.

August

So I thought I would start if my blog with a bang with chef John Besh's August. however, I forgot to take a picture of my meal. :(

but it was amazing! I got the trout pontchartrain which had crabmeat and mushrooms along with whipped hollandaise sauce.

We were served a complimentary starter that was some weird hollowed out egg with a custardy thing with caviar. Not a fan. The bread was fantastic, very French bread! Then they also gave us a complimentary dessert--kind of. They gave us chocolates and pralines and they tasted like pure butter. Paula Deen would be proud.

The service was impeccable! Very pricy but definitely worth it. John Besh is famous for a reason!