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Going to NOLA November 15-17th for my 30th and the King Gizz show. Any recommended places to stay? Figured will just find an airbnb but wanted to check if there were any particularly cool options out there. Open to food and other recs as well of course. cc: esteban
Going to NOLA November 15-17th for my 30th and the King Gizz show. Any recommended places to stay? Figured will just find an airbnb but wanted to check if there were any particularly cool options out there. Open to food and other recs as well of course. cc: esteban
Show is at Mardi Gras World which is a mile or so upriver from the Casino and French Quarter. If you can find an Air B&B in the Warehouse District, that's your best bet (avoid "Near the Warehouse District"). Also there are a ton of hotels around there because of the convention center and WW2 Museum. You might look at a hotel on Convention Center Blvd. There's the Omni, Marriot, Hyatt Place and if you want to be halfway between the venue and French Quarter, Harrah's (Ceasar's) has a hotel and then down Poydras there are several of them like Homewood Suites, Le Meridien, Lowes, Hotel Intercontinental, etc.
Where to eat depends on how much you want to spend, where you stay and how much do you want to dress up. If money & clothes are no object, post that and I can give you a list of numerous dressier attire places. I generally prefer to slum it and eat casual. But there are some solid spots you don't need to dress up for and can get a great meal at. Also what is it that you like to eat? Let me know if you are picky or don't eat certain types of food and the list would change. But generally downtown where you can go in shorts or jeans and a tshirt, Johnny Sanchez is good www.johnnysancheznola.com/ . That's Chef Aaron Sanchez's (Chopped, Master Chef) Mexican restaurant on Poydras. Peche is awesome www.pecherestaurant.com/ . That's Chef Donald Link's ode to a fishing camp. It's not really creole like many places here are or Cajun. It's its own thing but specializes in seafood. Cmack & ne were just in town for the Eagles game and I took them there. Neither of them really ever eats seafood and thought it was blow away. Ne even got the whole fish which is scored and stuffed with their house salsa verde (very minty version).
Cochon and Cochon Butcher are right down there as well. Both are also owned by Chef Link and Chef Stryjewski. Butcher is more a sandwich and meat place, and Cochon is kind of a Cajun styled place. Cochon Butcher cochonbutcher.com/ Cochon cochonrestaurant.com/
Some other notable places in that area:
Maypop - Chef Gullata's place (he was chef de cuisine at August which is probably the best restaurant in the city) but likes cooking Asian stuff. Never had anything but a top notch meal there. You can go in jeans. www.maypoprestaurant.com/
Lufu - 3 Indian chefs from 3 different backgrounds in India. Cocktails and daily specials kill over there. lufunola.com/
All of those are highly recommended. If you have a vehicle and willing to travel 10-15 minutes, there's a ton more places - lots of good island and Central American stuff here. Some good African as well. Some are pricier than others.
I'd take you out to eat but I'm moving back home to Pensacola on 11/1 and won't be back in New Orleans that week.
Going to NOLA November 15-17th for my 30th and the King Gizz show. Any recommended places to stay? Figured will just find an airbnb but wanted to check if there were any particularly cool options out there. Open to food and other recs as well of course. cc: esteban
Show is at Mardi Gras World which is a mile or so upriver from the Casino and French Quarter. If you can find an Air B&B in the Warehouse District, that's your best bet (avoid "Near the Warehouse District"). Also there are a ton of hotels around there because of the convention center and WW2 Museum. You might look at a hotel on Convention Center Blvd. There's the Omni, Marriot, Hyatt Place and if you want to be halfway between the venue and French Quarter, Harrah's (Ceasar's) has a hotel and then down Poydras there are several of them like Homewood Suites, Le Meridien, Lowes, Hotel Intercontinental, etc.
Where to eat depends on how much you want to spend, where you stay and how much do you want to dress up. If money & clothes are no object, post that and I can give you a list of numerous dressier attire places. I generally prefer to slum it and eat casual. But there are some solid spots you don't need to dress up for and can get a great meal at. Also what is it that you like to eat? Let me know if you are picky or don't eat certain types of food and the list would change. But generally downtown where you can go in shorts or jeans and a tshirt, Johnny Sanchez is good www.johnnysancheznola.com/ . That's Chef Aaron Sanchez's (Chopped, Master Chef) Mexican restaurant on Poydras. Peche is awesome www.pecherestaurant.com/ . That's Chef Donald Link's ode to a fishing camp. It's not really creole like many places here are or Cajun. It's its own thing but specializes in seafood. Cmack & ne were just in town for the Eagles game and I took them there. Neither of them really ever eats seafood and thought it was blow away. Ne even got the whole fish which is scored and stuffed with their house salsa verde (very minty version).
Cochon and Cochon Butcher are right down there as well. Both are also owned by Chef Link and Chef Stryjewski. Butcher is more a sandwich and meat place, and Cochon is kind of a Cajun styled place. Cochon Butcher cochonbutcher.com/ Cochon cochonrestaurant.com/
Some other notable places in that area:
Maypop - Chef Gullata's place (he was chef de cuisine at August which is probably the best restaurant in the city) but likes cooking Asian stuff. Never had anything but a top notch meal there. You can go in jeans. www.maypoprestaurant.com/
Lufu - 3 Indian chefs from 3 different backgrounds in India. Cocktails and daily specials kill over there. lufunola.com/
All of those are highly recommended. If you have a vehicle and willing to travel 10-15 minutes, there's a ton more places - lots of good island and Central American stuff here. Some good African as well. Some are pricier than others.
I'd take you out to eat but I'm moving back home to Pensacola on 11/1 and won't be back in New Orleans that week.
Thank you, those are perfect. I'm definitely more of a casual guy. Those look like some great recs, will definitely try as many as possible out!
Show is at Mardi Gras World which is a mile or so upriver from the Casino and French Quarter. If you can find an Air B&B in the Warehouse District, that's your best bet (avoid "Near the Warehouse District"). Also there are a ton of hotels around there because of the convention center and WW2 Museum. You might look at a hotel on Convention Center Blvd. There's the Omni, Marriot, Hyatt Place and if you want to be halfway between the venue and French Quarter, Harrah's (Ceasar's) has a hotel and then down Poydras there are several of them like Homewood Suites, Le Meridien, Lowes, Hotel Intercontinental, etc.
Where to eat depends on how much you want to spend, where you stay and how much do you want to dress up. If money & clothes are no object, post that and I can give you a list of numerous dressier attire places. I generally prefer to slum it and eat casual. But there are some solid spots you don't need to dress up for and can get a great meal at. Also what is it that you like to eat? Let me know if you are picky or don't eat certain types of food and the list would change. But generally downtown where you can go in shorts or jeans and a tshirt, Johnny Sanchez is good www.johnnysancheznola.com/ . That's Chef Aaron Sanchez's (Chopped, Master Chef) Mexican restaurant on Poydras. Peche is awesome www.pecherestaurant.com/ . That's Chef Donald Link's ode to a fishing camp. It's not really creole like many places here are or Cajun. It's its own thing but specializes in seafood. Cmack & ne were just in town for the Eagles game and I took them there. Neither of them really ever eats seafood and thought it was blow away. Ne even got the whole fish which is scored and stuffed with their house salsa verde (very minty version).
Cochon and Cochon Butcher are right down there as well. Both are also owned by Chef Link and Chef Stryjewski. Butcher is more a sandwich and meat place, and Cochon is kind of a Cajun styled place. Cochon Butcher cochonbutcher.com/ Cochon cochonrestaurant.com/
Some other notable places in that area:
Maypop - Chef Gullata's place (he was chef de cuisine at August which is probably the best restaurant in the city) but likes cooking Asian stuff. Never had anything but a top notch meal there. You can go in jeans. www.maypoprestaurant.com/
Lufu - 3 Indian chefs from 3 different backgrounds in India. Cocktails and daily specials kill over there. lufunola.com/
All of those are highly recommended. If you have a vehicle and willing to travel 10-15 minutes, there's a ton more places - lots of good island and Central American stuff here. Some good African as well. Some are pricier than others.
I'd take you out to eat but I'm moving back home to Pensacola on 11/1 and won't be back in New Orleans that week.
Thank you, those are perfect. I'm definitely more of a casual guy. Those look like some great recs, will definitely try as many as possible out!
10-4. Be sure to let me know what you thought and at me if you have any questions while you are planning your trip. If you go to LUFU (that’s for let us feed you) the dinner menu is what you want. Most killer is tandoori ananas which is pineapple tandoor black salt and mango powder. Scroll down to the 9tg photo on the dinner menu. lufunola.com/new-orleans-lufu-nola-food-menu <— you have to manually switch to dinner menu
going in pretty blind so if you have any recommendations, i'm open to 'em
Haven’t been yet but architecture and bridges interest me there. Also Bratislava for an afternoon of Hostel 2. Damn I pulled it up on a map and didn’t realize Vienna was so close. Gotta do a few months in Europe in the next several years.
Post by Fitter Happier on Oct 24, 2024 11:45:09 GMT -5
Heading to Ireland for the first time. Mrs. Fitterhappier is in a wedding, and we're doing 10 days (12 including flight days) between Dublin, Kinsale, and Galway. Have some ideas for restaurants and the wedding activities in Dublin will take up some time Nov. 2nd, but I would love any recommendations on things to do, good restaurants, must-sees, etc.!
Heading to Ireland for the first time. Mrs. Fitterhappier is in a wedding, and we're doing 10 days (12 including flight days) between Dublin, Kinsale, and Galway. Have some ideas for restaurants and the wedding activities in Dublin will take up some time Nov. 2nd, but I would love any recommendations on things to do, good restaurants, must-sees, etc.!
Post by uncle silly philly on Oct 24, 2024 15:51:00 GMT -5
first though I would 100% recommend getting a visitor Leap card, which can be used for all of Dublin’s public transportation (minus the hop-on-hop-off buses.) you can get it for 1, 3, or 7 day increments and it’s unlimited so you don’t have to worry about loading money on it. you can get it at the airport
Heading to Ireland for the first time. Mrs. Fitterhappier is in a wedding, and we're doing 10 days (12 including flight days) between Dublin, Kinsale, and Galway. Have some ideas for restaurants and the wedding activities in Dublin will take up some time Nov. 2nd, but I would love any recommendations on things to do, good restaurants, must-sees, etc.!
I haven't been to Ireland in close to 20 years but there are two places I will never forget. Dingle Peninsula and Killarney National Park were both breathtaking. We also stayed in a small town called Kenmare which I remember being very picturesque and quaint.
Has anyone gone through customs at Chicago O'Hare or Boston Logan?
My dad and I are planning to travel to and from Japan from April 15 to April 29. I have tickets for something in Boston on May 1.
I am considering three options.
Option 1: Fly into Chicago on the 29th, go through customs, fly to Boston early on the 30th.
Option 2: Fly into Chicago on the 29th, take a multi-hour layover, go through customs and fly straight to Boston. That layover would be as few as 4 hours and as many as 9.
Option 3: go for broke, and go straight from Tokyo to Boston. This would cause my parents to throw a shit fit, which is not a great idea, because my dad is coming with to Tokyo, but not Boston.
Has anyone gone through customs at Chicago O'Hare or Boston Logan?
My dad and I are planning to travel to and from Japan from April 15 to April 29. I have tickets for something in Boston on May 1.
I am considering three options.
Option 1: Fly into Chicago on the 29th, go through customs, fly to Boston early on the 30th.
Option 2: Fly into Chicago on the 29th, take a multi-hour layover, go through customs and fly straight to Boston. That layover would be as few as 4 hours and as many as 9.
Option 3: go for broke, and go straight from Tokyo to Boston. This would cause my parents to throw a shit fit, which is not a great idea, because my dad is coming with to Tokyo, but not Boston.
I’ve only ever flown back to boston from an international trip twice but it took no longer than an hour, if that to get through customs.
Getting through airport security there tends to be easy as well. I still recommend getting there a few hours early though as it can be unpredictable.
of the options you have, i would go 1 or 2. flights direct to boston from japan are insanely expensive and its cheaper if you split it up. i like option 1 because you can get a full nights sleep before going to boston for the event you have. I’m actually looking into doing a trip to japan this year as well so def would appreciate any tips you can share on that!
Heading to Ireland for the first time. Mrs. Fitterhappier is in a wedding, and we're doing 10 days (12 including flight days) between Dublin, Kinsale, and Galway. Have some ideas for restaurants and the wedding activities in Dublin will take up some time Nov. 2nd, but I would love any recommendations on things to do, good restaurants, must-sees, etc.!
do NOT leave Ireland without trying some fresh, locally produced Lucky Charms. totally different ball game from what we get in the states.
Has anyone gone through customs at Chicago O'Hare or Boston Logan?
My dad and I are planning to travel to and from Japan from April 15 to April 29. I have tickets for something in Boston on May 1.
I am considering three options.
Option 1: Fly into Chicago on the 29th, go through customs, fly to Boston early on the 30th.
Option 2: Fly into Chicago on the 29th, take a multi-hour layover, go through customs and fly straight to Boston. That layover would be as few as 4 hours and as many as 9.
Option 3: go for broke, and go straight from Tokyo to Boston. This would cause my parents to throw a shit fit, which is not a great idea, because my dad is coming with to Tokyo, but not Boston.
I've gone though customs in Chicago. It was a hell scape. But I HATE O'Hare with a blinding passion, so I'm sure that didn't help any.
I would go for Option 1. And like @friedtofum I am planning a trip to Japan some time in the future and would love any tips you have.
Looking into maybe maaaaybe doing two days midweek in Vegas before going to M3F (especially because not to brag but ever since Cosmo folded into MGM Rewards I’m getting really good room rate quotes right now lol), 3post1jack1 any recs specifically for midweek Vegas?
