wouldn't be a first choice destination - but I typically spend literally endless hours - researching and planning and looking for the very best places to stay and eat and see on trips - almost to the point of mania - haha. I may just take a break and decide not to know anything before I get there. Yes....I will let you know when I know more about when and where - will buy you a drink !!
Oh, by the way....I don't suppose you have access to Video on Demand on cable, do you?? Top Chef is soon to start again and they are in Nola. But, the coolest thing I watched on demand, was a 5 part series with Padma where she went down to Nola to find two, up and coming Nola chefs to join the show. It was so cool, you would have loved it...she went to old time establishment chefs and asked them what the buzz was for new cooks. then she would pick two and have them faceoff. I am going down there for Thanksgiving and I can't wait to seek them out. One was this amazing guy who cooked at a bar - served on paper plates ! and people are swarming the place -- It's called "We Got Soul". And then they had two food trucks with creative food - Concinta and IPO (cajun farm to market) ! They mentioned also - Maurepas Foods in Bywater.