The backlash against media portrayals of restaurants is in full effect this week.

Tons of buzz for David Myers’ Comme Ça.

have never been to Meauxbar. Bistro Daisy continues to get rave reviews. I’ve never been disappointed w/Lilette. reserve asap, as Tales of the tail is going on and places may be tight.

Because The Country Club is hosting a Tales of the tail Spirited Dinner tonight, they are extending their Dining Out For Life event until tomorrow. If you haven’t been yet, I highly recommend it. (Hope that wasn’t too...

Boudreau, a bartender in Seattle, recently devised a classic Picon replica. I’ve tasted it side-by-side with the current Picon, and the replica has a fuller body and a more robust flavor; last week at Tales of the tail I...

I have been going over the board for a while now and am more confused than ever about what are the musts in the way of food in NOLA. I will be there for the next week for Tales of the tail from July 14-21, 2008. last time i was...

http://www.thecountryclubneworleans.com/restaurant.html the recent Tales of the tail dinner there got glowing reviews on another food board. also: http://www.chowhound.com/topics/483750

and/or garnish is the most common. My favorite non-vegetable garnish was done at last year’s Tales of the tail where the contestant in a contest garnished with air-popped grasshoppers. http://tailvirgin.blogspot.com/

hahaha – I actually tasted that at Tales of the tail! You really do need to come back to Seattle – our mixologists have really stepped up their game!

You may want to attend Tales of the tail in New Orleans this summer from July 16-20, 2008. This event has tons of seminars about tails. Everything you want to know, plus some. AND the top mixologists and tailians in the world

Old Overholt still seems to be the front-runner for Sazeracs. This NY Times article was written after "Tales Of The tail": http://themoment.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/07/15/tales-of-a-tail-sampling-sazeracs-in-new-orleans/?ref=travel

is affordable although not widely available. One thing to look out for in the near future is the re-release of their absinthe, Legendre Herbsaint Absinthe, which I got to taste at Tales of the tail this past July. The Legendre...

Thanks to everyone for the ideas. One hot summer’s day we tried a few of the seafood tails & ceviche (with micheladas, o’course!) at the Sierra Vista Mariscos Chihuahua & everything was good. I’d forgotten there...

Stella instead of MiLa, although since you are in town for Tales of the tail, reservations may be hard to come by. On Sunday Brunch EAT is very good, but I prefer Commander’s brunch. For good, live music, check out a lot of...

byrd, does that bring back memories. I last went there with one of my 80 year old neighbors. She told me tales of dinners/tails at the Schooner (or maybe it was another nearby restaurant in Freeport?). They made the best Golden...