Fest food

[Terry]

I always try at least one dish each year that I haven't had before.
What's on your must have list?

[funkkjunkie]

Do we have food lists up? Going to check!

[jonnygospeltent]

The turkey wings,with the best coleslaw ever made is always my opening meal.

[Zydekitten]

I always try at least one dish each year that I haven't had before.
What's on your must have list?

Oh Lordy, Terry - are you startin' something on the this Bored . . . the only other thing that seems to get more debate/discussion than Fest music or shoes is Fest food!!!

Be careful what you ask for . . . 'cause you gonna get it in spades from this krewe!

Here's mine:

- Cochon de lait po-boy
- Crawfish Monica
- Spinach artichoke casserole
- Rosemine iced tea
- Freshly shucked oysters (over near the Lagniappe stage)
- Boudain
- Sweet Potato Pone
- Crawfish strudel, sack and bread
- Key Lime tart
- BBQ oyster or shrimp po-boy

:D

[steffie]

I've been seeing references to Crawfish Monica so often that it's on the top of my list. I LOVE the fried green tomatoes @ JF. My 1st JF this nice woman and her hubby shared them with my friend and I on our ride home from the fest. I'm addicted to those yummy tomatoes now!!:D

[saturn]

I always try at least one dish each year that I haven't had before.
What's on your must have list?

Cochon de lait po-boy
Crawfish monica
Catfish pecan mueniere
White chocolate bread pudding
Strawberry lemonade

[funkkjunkie]

*all the teas, esp rosemint
*cochondulait poboy
*crawfish bread
*pies that used to be in the congo square area but last year were next to the monica-apple and chocolate espresso
*after a few late nights, the fruit salad, with coconut please, that they sell at the strawberry lemonade booth
*chocolate covered strawberries

[pokerchick66]

Everything is on my must have list.

My favorites so far are:

Spider sammich
That gumbo
Crawfish bread
Crawfish sack combo
Jama Jama
Crawfish Enchilada

I will be trying some new things but I don't know what yet. I'll be more specific when the food list comes out. Is it out yet?

Oh, that's right; we're still waiting for the dailies. Ohmmmmmmmm . . .

[rosetree]

Fresh-made HOT cracklins
I'm a CRACKlinsAddict:p :D

[Zydekitten]

D'oh, I also forgot:

- Ya Ka Mein
- Fried Green Tomatoes
- Fried chicken and greens
- Crawfish etouffee

[festivalgirl]

Beer
Craklins
Beer
Crawfish Bread
Beer
Meat Pies
Beer
Cachon au lait
Beer
Frogs Legs
did I mention Beer ....................

[rosetree]

boudin balls
Prejean's gumbo
white chocolate bread puddin'.....
where's that food booth list, I've got FOMF!!!!!

[Zydekitten]

where's that food booth list, I've got FOMF!!!!!Fear Of Missing Food, Rosy???

[breambob]

A stick of boudin slathered in Crystal, and a cold cold beer to start each day.
Always carry a bag of Jumbo Peanuts around.
Other than that, anything that strikes my munch fantasy at the moment. Lotta choices. Much mo betta than when I was a kid in the candy shop :)

[rosetree]

Fear Of Missing Food, Rosy???
You got it Kitty!!

We all have our favorites every year, how about the ones that aren't there anymore...
pear tarts
vermacelli
...miss them <snif,snif>

[festydave]

food list coming soon - bringing back some old fest favorites that were missing last year. stay tuned

[Zydekitten]

Woo Hoo, thanks for the good word, Festy Dave!!!

:D

[pokerchick66]

omg

[swag]

food list coming soon - bringing back some old fest favorites that were missing last year. stay tuned

The cracklins and the Redfish Grill BBQ Oyster salad are on the top of my wish list for lost fest food.

[swag]

According to a recent vote of folks (http://www.nojazzfest.com/chat/showthread.php?t=494)here, the top 2 choices were the Cochon de Lait po boy and the crawfish monica. But the Softshell Crab po boy fans were pretty vocal too.

[ohio]

Here's '05 & '06 food lists, in case anyone was wondering.....

'05

AREA 1 CRAWFISH BREAD, SAUSAGE BREAD, SAUSAGE & JALAPENO BREAD, CAJUN JAMBALAYA, SHRIMP CREOLE, FRESH-SQUEEZED LEMONADE,*FRUIT SALAD, HOT SAUSAGE PO-BOY, CRAWFISH SAUSAGE PO-BOY, TURKEY ANDOUILLE PO-BOY, GRILLED CRAWFISH CAKES, OYSTER ARTICHOKE SOUP, PECAN CATFISH MEUNIERE, SEAFOOD MIRLITON CASSEROLE, FRIED CRAB CAKESW/SMOKED TOMATO/JALEPINO TARTAR, ALLIGATOR PIE, CRABMEAT STUFFED SHRIMP, *FRIED GREEN TOMATOES, MUFFULETTA, *VEGGIE MUFFULETTA, ROAST BEEF PO-BOY, BOILED CRAWFISH, *SPICY POTATOES, CRAWFISH STUFFED PUFF, CAJUN CRAWFISH RICE, BBQ CHICKEN, BBQ CHICKEN WINGS, BBQ CHICKEN SANDWICH, *CORN ON THE COB, *COLE SLAW, ICED TEA, SEAFOOD AU GRATIN, *SPINACH ARTICHOKE CASSEROLE, CREOLE SWEET POTATO PONE, FRIED CRAWFISH TAILS, FRIED POPCORN SHRIMP, FRIED SEAFOOD SALAD, *SPICY POTATOES, CRAWFISH BISQUE, CRAWFISH PIE, FRIED CHICKEN W/ *POTATO SALAD, RED BEANS & RICE W/ SAUSAGE, *VEGGIE RED BEANS & RICE, BLACKBERRY COBBLER, BOUDIN, SPICY BOUDIN, BOUDIN BALLS, CRAWFISH REMOULADE, CRABMEAT PO-BOY, CREOLE STUFFED CRAB, CATFISH ALMONDINE, COCHON DE LAIT PO-BOY, FRIED EGGPLANT W/ CRAWFISH SAUCE, *FRIED EGGPLANT W/ MARINARA SAUCE, SOFT-SHELL CRAWFISH PO-BOY, FRIED 'GATOR PO-BOY, GUIL'S 'GATOR W/ FRIED JALAPEÑOS & ONIONS, CRAWFISH SACK, OYSTER PATTIE, CRAWFISH BEIGNETS, FRIED SHRIMP PO-BOY, FRIED OYSTER PO-BOY, *STUFFED ARTICHOKE, FRIED OYSTER SPINACH SALAD, MANGO FREEZE, SMOTHERED CHICKEN, FRIED PORK CHOPS, SMOTHERED CABBAGE, *CORNBREAD, FRIED PORK CHOP, FRIED PORK CHOP SANDWICH, YA KA MEIN, *VEGETARIAN YA KA MEIN, HUCKEBUCK FROZEN CUPS: ROOTBEER, CHERRY, ORANGE, GRAPE, VANILLA, CHERRY W/ FRUIT COCKTAIL, REGULAR ICED TEA, ROSEMINT ICED TEA, MANDARIN ORANGE ICED TEA,
AREA 2 REGULAR ICED TEA, ROSEMINT ICED TEA, MANDARIN ORANGE ICED TEA, CAFE AU LAIT (HOT, ICED, FROZEN), FRIED SOFT-SHELL CRAB PO-BOY, FRIED CATFISH FILET PO-BOY, SPICY NATCHITOCHES MEAT PIE, CRAWFISH PIE, *BROCCOLI & CHEESE PIE, PHEASANT, QUAIL & ANDOUILLE GUMBO, CRAB & CRAWFISH STUFFED MUSHROOMS, CRAWFISH ENCHILADA, STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE, KEY LIME TART, GYRO SANDWICH, *FALAFEL SANDWICH, *HUMUS W/ PITA, *TABOULI W/ PITA, *GREEK GARDEN SALAD, SPICY CRAWFISH SUSHI ROLL, SNOW CRAB SUSHI ROLL, *VEGETABLE SUSHI ROLL, *SEAWEED SALAD, BUN (SHRIMP, BEEF OR PORK VERMICELLI), TOM TIEN (ANGELS' SHRIMP), *G0I CU0N (VEGETARIAN SPRING ROLLS), TAGINE OF LAMB (LAMB STEW W/ BASMATI RICE), MERGUEZ (GRILLED LAMB SAUSAGE), CRAWFISH, SPINACH & ZUCCHINI BISQUE, *TUNISIAN SALAD, CUBAN SANDWICH, NACATAMAL, PORK & CHEESE PUPUSAS(CHEESE & CRAKLIN' STUFFED TORTILLAS W/PICKLED CABBAGE) *CHEESE PUPUSAS, TAJADAS(CRISPY FRIED PLANTAINS W/ SPICY FRIED PORK AND PICKLED CABBAGE) *VEGETARIAN TAJADAS, ITALIAN ICE CREAM (GELATO), LEMON ICE, LA STRAWBERRY ICE, SPUMONI, CANNOLI, BISCOTTI, FRIED FISH FERDINAND, SEAFOOD GUMBO, BREAD PUDDING W/ PRALINE SAUCE, OYSTER ROCKEFELLER BISQUE, CAJUN CHICKEN & TASSO W/ CREOLE RICE, JAMBALAYA, FRIED TURKEY PO-BOY, SEAFOOD CORNBREAD, CRACKLIN', *FRIED SWEET POTATOES, CRAWFISH ETOUFFEE, CREOLE CHICKEN ETOUFFEE, BUTTERMILK BISCUITS, CREOLE'S STUFFED BREAD, SAUSAGE, PEPPERONI, MOZZARELLA STUFFED BREAD, CRAWFISH MONICA®
KIDS AREA FRESH SQUEEZED LEMONADE, *FRUIT SALAD, CREOLE'S STUFFED BREAD, SAUSAGE, PEPPERONI, MOZZARELLA STUFFED BREAD, *PEANUT BUTTER & JELLY SANDWICH, CRISPY RICE TREATS, FRESH ROASTED JUMBO PEANUTS, GLAZED PECANS, POPCORN, FRIED CHICKEN BREAST STRIPS, *MACARONI & CHEESE
HERITAGE SQUARE REGULAR ICED TEA, ROSEMINT ICED TEA, MANDARIN ORANGE ICED TEA, BEIGNETS, CAFE AU LAIT (HOT, ICED, FROZEN), MILK, CHOCOLATE MILK, CRAWFISH STRUDEL, WHITE CHOCOLATE BREAD PUDDING, FRIED FROG LEGS, BOILED SHRIMP, COCONUT SHRIMP, BLUES, BBQ PORK RIBS, BBQ TURKEY WINGS, MEATY WHITE BEANS, *COLE SLAW, PEACH COBBLER, CREOLE CREAM CHEESE CAKE W/ STRAWBERRIES, PRALINE CANDY, PECAN CAKE, PIES: LEMON MERINGUE, COCONUT, SWEET POTATO FOLK AREA SHRIMP MACQUE CHOUX, INDIAN TACOS, SHRIMP & SAUSAGE MACQUE CHOUX, FRY BREAD
CONGO SQUARE SNO-BALLS, SUGAR-FREE SNO-BALLS, POPCORN, JAMAICAN CHICKEN, CARIBBEAN FISH, CURRY CHICKEN PATTIE, *STEAMED VEGETABLES AND RICE, GRILLED STEAK ON PITA (DIBBI), *GRILLED VEGGIE PITA, *COUSCOUS WITH YOGURT SAUCE, *JAMA-JAMA (SAUTÉED SPINACH), *FRIED PLANTAINS, POULET FRICASSEE (CHICKEN ON A STICK), APPLE PIE, PECAN PIE, SWEET POTATO PIE, CHOCOLATE ESPRESSO PIE, SWEET CARROT PIE, SWEET POTATO BREAD, BANANA NUT BREAD, STRAWBERRY LEMONADE, *CARIBBEAN FRUIT SALAD
AROUND THE GROUNDS SNO-BALLS, SUGAR-FREE SNO-BALLS, POPCORN, APPLE PIE, COCONUT PIE, PECAN PIE, SWEET POTATO PIE AND CHERRY PIE, COCONUT MACAROON, BROWNIE W/ PECANS, HAND-SCOOPED ICE CREAM, DOVE BARS, FROZEN LEMON JAZZ, LOUISIANA BLACKBERRY SORBET, PRALINES: PECAN, COCONUT, CHOCOLATE AND RUM FLAVOR; PRALINE PECAN COOKIES, SWEET POTATO COOKIES, PRALINE SHOE SOLES, PECAN CRUNCH, ROMAN CHEWING CANDY, SNO-BALLS, SUGAR-FREE SNO-BALLS, FRESH ROASTED JUMBO PEANUTS, GLAZED PECANS, MANGO FREEZE, STRAWBERRY SMOOTHIE, CHOCOLATE-DIPPED STRAWBERRIES
GRANDSTAND OYSTERS ON THE HALF SHELL


'06

AREA 1 CRAWFISH BREAD, SAUSAGE & JALAPENO BREAD, CAJUN JAMBALAYA, FRIED CHICKEN, FRESH-SQUEEZED LEMONADE, *FRUIT SALAD, HOT SAUSAGE PO-BOY, CRAWFISH SAUSAGE PO-BOY, OYSTER ARTICHOKE SOUP, ANDOUILLE CALAS W/GREEN ONION SAUCE, PECAN CATFISH MEUNIERE, SEAFOOD MIRLITON CASSEROLE, FRIED CRAB CAKESW/SMOKED TOMATO/JALEPINO TARTAR, MUFFULETTA, *VEGGIE MUFFULETTA, ROAST BEEF PO-BOY, CRAWFISH ETOUFFEE, BOILED CRAWFISH, *SPICY POTATOES, CRAWFISH STUFFED PUFF, CAJUN CRAWFISH RICE, BBQ CHICKEN, BBQ CHICKEN SANDWICH, *CORN ON THE COB, ICED TEA, GRATIN LOUISIANE, *SPINACH ARTICHOKE CASSEROLE, CREOLE SWEET POTATO PONE, FRIED FROG LEGS, FRIED 'GATOR BITES' COCONUT SHRIMP, RED BEANS & RICE W/ SAUSAGE, *VEGGIE RED BEANS & RICE, BLACKBERRY COBBLER, BOUDIN, BOUDIN BALLS, CRAWFISH REMOULADE, SEAFOOD TAMALIES, CRABMEAT PO-BOY, CREOLE STUFFED CRAB, CATFISH ALMONDINE, *POTATO SALAD, COCHON DE LAIT PO-BOY, FRIED EGGPLANT W/ CRAWFISH SAUCE, *FRIED EGGPLANT W/ MARINARA SAUCE, ALLIGATOR SAUCE PIQUANTE, SHRIMP ETOUFFEE, SHRIMP & OKRA GUMBO, CRAWFISH SACK, OYSTER PATTIE, CRAWFISH BEIGNETS, FRIED SHRIMP PO-BOY, FRIED OYSTER PO-BOY, PANEED CHICKEN PO-BOY, FRIED OYSTER SPINACH SALAD, MANGO FREEZE, FRIED PORK CHOPS, SMOTHERED CABBAGE, *CORNBREAD, FRIED PORK CHOP SANDWICH, YA KA MEIN, *VEGETARIAN YA KA MEIN, BANANA BREAD PUDDING, REGULAR ICED TEA, ROSEMINT ICED TEA, MANDARIN ORANGE ICED TEA
AREA 2 REGULAR ICED TEA, ROSEMINT ICED TEA, MANDARIN ORANGE ICED TEA, CAFE AU LAIT (HOT, ICED, FROZEN) FRIED SOFT-SHELL CRAB PO-BOY, FRIED CATFISH FILET PO-BOY, SPICY NATCHITOCHES MEAT PIE, CRAWFISH PIE, *BROCCOLI & CHEESE PIE, PHEASANT, QUAIL & ANDOUILLE GUMBO, CRAB & CRAWFISH STUFFED MUSHROOMS, CRAWFISH ENCHILADA, STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE, KEY LIME TART, GYRO SANDWICH, *FALAFEL SANDWICH, *HUMUS W/ PITA, *TABOULI W/ PITA, *GREEK GARDEN SALAD, SPICY CRAWFISH SUSHI ROLL, SNOW CRAB SUSHI ROLL, *VEGETABLE SUSHI ROLL, *SEAWEED SALAD, GRILLED STEAK ON PITA (DIBBI), *GRILLED VEGGIE PITA, *COUSCOUS WITH YOGURT SAUCE, TAGINE OF LAMB (LAMB STEW W/ BASMATI RICE), MERGUEZ (GRILLED LAMB SAUSAGE), CRAWFISH, SPINACH & ZUCCHINI BISQUE, *TUNISIAN SALAD, CUBAN SANDWICH, NACATAMAL, CHICKEN FLAUTAS, CARNITAS, TAJADAS(CRISPY FRIED PLANTAINS W/SPICY FRIED PORK & PICKLED CABBAGE), *VEGGIE TAJADAS, JAMBALAYA, OYSTER ROCKEFELLER BISQUE, CAJUN CHICKEN & TASSO W/ CREOLE RICE, CRAWFISH STRUDEL, WHITE CHOCOLATE BREAD PUDDING, JAMAICAN CHICKEN, CARIBBEAN FISH, CURRY CHICKEN PATTIE, *STEAMED VEGETABLES AND RICE, STRAWBERRY LEMONADE, *CARIBBEAN FRUIT SALAD, *JAMA-JAMA (SAUTÉED SPINACH), *FRIED PLANTAINS, POULET FRICASSEE (CHICKEN ON A STICK), PECAN PIE, SWEET POTATO PIE, BANANA NUT BREAD, CRAWFISH MONICA®
HERITAGE SQUARE REGULAR ICED TEA, ROSEMINT ICED TEA, MANDARIN ORANGE ICED TEA, BEIGNETS, CAFE AU LAIT (HOT, ICED, FROZEN), MILK, CHOCOLATE MILK, CREOLE CREAM CHEESE CAKE W/ STRAWBERRIES, RED VELVET CAKE, PECAN CAKE, PIES: LEMON MERINGUE, COCONUT, SWEET POTATO, BBQ PORK RIBS, BBQ TURKEY WINGS, MEATY WHITE BEANS, *COLE SLAW, PEACH COBBLER
FOLK AREA SHRIMP MACQUE CHOUX, INDIAN TACOS, SHRIMP & SAUSAGE MACQUE CHOUX, FRY BREAD
AROUND THE GROUNDS SNO-BALLS, SUGAR-FREE SNO-BALLS, POPCORN, PIES: APPLE, PECAN, SWEET POTATO, COCONUT MACAROON, BROWNIE W/ PECANS, HAND-SCOOPED ICE CREAM, DOVE BARS, PRALINES: PECAN, COCONUT, CHOCOLATE AND RUM FLAVOR; PRALINE PECAN COOKIES, SWEET POTATO COOKIES, PRALINE SHOE SOLES, PECAN CRUNCH, ROMAN CHEWING CANDY, SNO-BALLS, SUGAR-FREE SNO-BALLS, FRESH ROASTED JUMBO PEANUTS, GLAZED PECANS, MANGO FREEZE, STRAWBERRY SMOOTHIE, CHOCOLATE-DIPPED STRAWBERRIES

*VEGETARIAN ITEMS

[mightyradgumbo]

My dear lawd, where do I start. Please bring back the crack...lins
Oh and those pear tarts yes those are awesome

[mightyradgumbo]

[QUOTE=pokerchick66;30057]Everything is on my must have list.

My favorites so far are:


That gumbo
QUOTE]

Thanks
Youre on mine too, chichopchick ;) :p :D

[pokerchick66]

lol, you're so retarded.

[mightyradgumbo]

retarded?? momma always said I was special...is that what she meant sniff sniff hehehe

[Corona]

Ohhh, the fooooood :)

Crawfish Monica
Cochon de lait poboy
the trio- Spinach artichoke casserole, seafood au gratin and sweet potato pone
Crawfish sacks
chocolate covered strawberries
Mandarin iced tea- 1/2 sweet, 1/2 unsweet
frozen coffee and strawberry shortcake (every breakfast!)

[Corona]

oh yeah, and the crawfish stuffed puffs!

[NYMAMA]

crawfish monica
spincah artichoke casserol
crawfish bread
crawfish sacks
crawfish enchalidas
(anything crawfish)
white choc bread pudding
mango freeze

It's all good!

[luvdancin]

I love the Bun (vermicelli) and the spring rolls from the food booths over by the lagniappe stage. It's filling but light enough to start the Fest day off without weighing me down for dancing. They weren't there last year. :( But I hope they are coming back this year.

[ibjamn]

No question. No variation. First Friday, before 11:15am, the trifecta of crawfish sacks, oyster pattie & crawfish beignets.
Later on, a Cuban sandwish & couchon de lait po boy.
I eat plenty of other stuff throughout the fest, but these are the only things I repeat multiple times.

[SkyeDragon]

I am with Jenn. The crawfish sack snack plate rules.
I took a virgin (of any sort of fest) with me last year, he tried to taste some of everything in a mindless food orgy. Needless to say, by the mid-afternoon he was passed out in a chair under the tree nearest the Fais Do Do. Pacing ones self is KEY!

[csoul]

Oh, the food.......
I am partial to the crawfish bread, cuban sammich, any of the jambalaya...but really, my strategy has always been to spot the shortest line and get in it. Whatever is at the other end is just fine with me.

Mr. Soul doesn't consider it a successful Fest unless he gets AT LEAST 2 bowls of the oyster & artichoke soup.

[mariena]

Basically, I love most all of it. But last year I decided to try a new dish. Cajun chicken and tasso with creale rice. It was incredibly good. I will definitely try something new each year. This year I will try the cochon de lait poboy. Can you believe that I have been coming for so many years and have never had one? I guess that I just tend to go for the usuals.
Mariena

[Jordan]

food list coming soon - bringing back some old fest favorites that were missing last year. stay tuned

Garlicky Oysters???? Please say it is so!

[Jordan]

I'd be pretty happy if the shrimp soft tacos, or the turkey leg reappeared

[mboard]

crawfish spinachzucchinni bisque rules...

[t.o..fester]

Beer
Craklins
Beer
Crawfish Bread
Beer
Meat Pies
Beer
Cachon au lait
Beer
Frogs Legs
did I mention Beer ....................

You're a girl after my own heart! LOL.

[Orleansnj]

Stuffed bread from Lafayette....missed that last year.....I really hope they come back this year.....is the booth right next to crawfish monica (I love it - it doesn't love me )

rose mint iced tea - unsweetened........mmmmmmmm (maybe a splash o vodka in there tooo);)

[rosetree]

SSSSSSSSSSSHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH....................
Don't let anyone from the diet and exercise thread see this thread...
SSSSSSSSSSSHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH..............;) :eek: ;)

[pokerchick66]

crawfish monica
spincah artichoke casserol
crawfish bread
crawfish sacks
crawfish enchalidas
(anything crawfish)
white choc bread pudding
mango freeze

It's all good!

Yea. ANYTHING crawfish is good.

[Goose]

Ohhh, the fooooood :)

Crawfish Monica
Cochon de lait poboy
the trio- Spinach artichoke casserole, seafood au gratin and sweet potato pone
Crawfish sacks
chocolate covered strawberries
Mandarin iced tea- 1/2 sweet, 1/2 unsweet
frozen coffee and strawberry shortcake (every breakfast!)

I had the trio for the first time last year (before that I would just get the spinach artichoke casserole by itself. SO YUMMY.

[Corona]

Basically, I love most all of it. But last year I decided to try a new dish. Cajun chicken and tasso with creale rice. It was incredibly good. I will definitely try something new each year. This year I will try the cochon de lait poboy. Can you believe that I have been coming for so many years and have never had one? I guess that I just tend to go for the usuals.
Mariena
one of the best things to wrap up and bring back to the hotel for dinner before hitting the clubs...not messy, and goes great with a bag of zapp's and some abita :)

[Corona]

DON'T FORGET TO PACK BAGGIES AND/OR FOIL WRAP FOR YOUR BACKPACK!

[Corona]

I had the trio for the first time last year (before that I would just get the spinach artichoke casserole by itself. SO YUMMY.
oh man, that seafood au gratin rocks my world :)

[csoul]

SSSSSSSSSSSHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH....................
Don't let anyone from the diet and exercise thread see this thread...
SSSSSSSSSSSHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH..............;) :eek: ;)

TOOOOO LATE!!!!!! But I just got back from the gym, so it's o.k. I'm dreaming about what I'm going to have for lunch and this thread is KILLIN' me!

[NeenAtlanta]

I love the Bun (vermicelli) and the spring rolls from the food booths over by the lagniappe stage. It's filling but light enough to start the Fest day off without weighing me down for dancing. They weren't there last year. :( But I hope they are coming back this year.

Top of my list too! Not exactly New Orleans food, but on a hot sweaty day, that cool crisp salad and shrimp and noodles really hit the spot.

Plus I also love:

crawfish streudel
Cool Brew coffees
Boiled crawfish
Crawfish tails
crawfish bread
jambalaya
ice cold oysters on the half shell at Lagniappe
shrimp creole

Mango freeze

[funkkjunkie]

I love that pheasant, andouille, quail gumbo if it's not too hot outside.

[jazzfestchic]

My brownies are the BEST!! They make ya mouth water,dance and giggle!! Yippi for my brownies!! :D

[Zydekitten]

Something I'd like to see return are the Popeye's biscuits . . . Hell to the Yes, but they were good!! :D

[esnyc]

sheesh, I'm starving just reading this!

I love the fried chicken, crawfish enchiladas, the stuffed mushrooms, rosemint tea, and my daily dose of beignet (note to self, don't wear black to Fest).

Also, I'll agree with whoever mentioned the vermicelli - they're the same booth as the spring rolls, correct? They were indeed at Fest last year, but had moved back near Monica rather than near the Grandstands where they used to be. Nice to have something refreshing after fried this and saucy that. :-)

[LaTiDa]

Every morning we walk in the gates... Phil heads to the cold, cold, beer and I to the crawfish bread... I proceed to slather it with hot sauce (crystal if you do not already know)... we find our group under da' "tree" and breakfast is served.

Other things my mouth is slobbering for... crawfish monica, the chiken, jama-jama, plaintain platter, fried green tomatoes, the fruit salad with the coconuts on top, po' boys of any kind... and that's just at the fest... outside those gates there's a whole other world of food I can't even get in too.

If we are talking things I would like to try... well, that be tough as I've eaten so many things there (I do love to eat) but (I'm ashamed to say it) have not had the strawberry lemonade yet... that's on my list this year, and the fried turkey po' boy (how'd I miss that one???).

[ohio]

No question. No variation. First Friday, before 11:15am, the trifecta of crawfish sacks, oyster pattie & crawfish beignets.
Later on, a Cuban sandwish & couchon de lait po boy.
I eat plenty of other stuff throughout the fest, but these are the only things I repeat multiple times.I crave oyster patties!
every once in a while, if you have good karma and are livin' right, you get 2 oysters in that little pastry shell!

[Amy Winette]

Crawfish monica.

[rosetree]

Crawfish monica.

Well duhhhhhhh
Missed ya over at AI :D

[luvdancin]

Also, I'll agree with whoever mentioned the vermicelli - they're the same booth as the spring rolls, correct? They were indeed at Fest last year, but had moved back near Monica rather than near the Grandstands where they used to be. Nice to have something refreshing after fried this and saucy that. :-)

Wow, I totally missed them last year and I was bumming. I guess I am so used to all the people in line for Monica that I didn't even think to look there. I will check by the grandstand again this year, but if they are not there, I will head straight over to Monica and look again. I really love that stuff.

[Mardigrasbaby35]

okay, I LOVE the Stuffed Creole Bread - made by some women from Lafayette Louisiana - its very close to the crawfish monica line right near the Acura Stage - it looks kinda like a biscuit on the outside, but the inside is stuffed w/ spiced meat and sausage - we always get a bunch of them to munch on through out the day.....discovered them on the last day of teh Fest probably 8 years ago, we were heading out after the last act at about 7:20 and were hungry, the stuffed creole bread was the only thing that we could find, so grabbed a bunch of those.....then craved them till the next year... AND the women who sell them are awesome.....

[Mardigrasbaby35]

Every morning we walk in the gates... Phil heads to the cold, cold, beer and I to the crawfish bread... I proceed to slather it with hot sauce (crystal if you do not already know)... we find our group under da' "tree" and breakfast is served.

Other things my mouth is slobbering for... crawfish monica, the chiken, jama-jama, plaintain platter, fried green tomatoes, the fruit salad with the coconuts on top, po' boys of any kind... and that's just at the fest... outside those gates there's a whole other world of food I can't even get in too.

If we are talking things I would like to try... well, that be tough as I've eaten so many things there (I do love to eat) but (I'm ashamed to say it) have not had the strawberry lemonade yet... that's on my list this year, and the fried turkey po' boy (how'd I miss that one???).
OOOOOOHHHHHH, the STRAWBERRY LEMONAIDE is usually the first thing that i get in the morning right after i get to the Fest and have the compound set up .... its great to get you hydrated before hitting the beer for the rest of the day.....i also at one time or another may have tasted it with a little "snuck in the fest" vodka - a VERY nice drink....

[Mardigrasbaby35]

Stuffed bread from Lafayette....missed that last year.....I really hope they come back this year.....is the booth right next to crawfish monica (I love it - it doesn't love me )

rose mint iced tea - unsweetened........mmmmmmmm (maybe a splash o vodka in there tooo);)
YYR!!! see my previous post....i hope they come back too!

[funkkjunkie]

I think they sold that stuffed bread in the children's food area too.

[steeleye]

I love that pheasant, andouille, quail gumbo if it's not too hot outside.

This question is like asking, "Who's better... van Gogh, Rembrandt or Michelangelo?" I'm down with the above, but my God, can you really go wrong?

I may be in the minority, but I would pay $40 just for the opportunity to sample the food at the Fest.

[rosetree]

I love that pheasant, andouille, quail gumbo if it's not too hot outside.

I eat this at least once a day!!!! I'm a gumboholic...there, I said it! Luckily, the GM of Prejean's likes glass so I'm able to deal...:D :cool:

[Zydekitten]

"Hello, my name is Rosy and I'm a gumboholic."

[rosetree]

"Hello, my name is Rosy and I'm a gumboholic."

Truer words have not been spoken!

[Zydekitten]

The first step is admitting you have a problem, my friend ;)

[rosetree]

The first step is admitting you have a problem, my friend ;)

Did I say it was a problem?????;) :p

[Zydekitten]

Good point . . . well, it depends - does your gumbo addiction interfere or prevent you from being able to accomplish your normal Festal activities, such as enjoying other Fest food, missing music, meeting up with the Threadheads, etc.???

:D :p ;)

[rosetree]

Good point . . . well, it depends - does your gumbo addiction interfere or prevent you from being able to accomplish your normal Festal activities, such as enjoying other Fest food, missing music, meeting up with the Threadheads, etc.???

:D :p ;)

Not yet! My food is planned out everyday.....
1. cracklins
2.gumbo
3. try to sample a new dish
4.see #3
5.see#3
on and on......

[Zydekitten]

Not yet! My food is planned out everyday.....
1. cracklins
2.gumbo
3. try to sample a new dish
4.see #3
5.see#3
on and on......
Dayyyyaaammm!!!! I'm going to have to try these famed-in-song-and-story cracklins!

[rosetree]

Dayyyyaaammm!!!! I'm going to have to try these famed-in-song-and-story cracklins!

I'll buy ya a bag if I can find ya....
If you're not scared of bacon, you'll love cracklins!!!!:D

[Zydekitten]

Well, these days I don't eat red meat except for when I'm in New Orleans - so I'm down . . . :D

[rosetree]

Well, these days I don't eat red meat except for when I'm in New Orleans - so I'm down . . . :D
Well technically, it's the other white meat ;)

[Zydekitten]

:p

You know what I mean . . .

(LOL!)

[KLC]

hello, this is my first fest and i have been reading all the messages on here and it is great information. Do they only serve beer at the fest?

[Zydekitten]

Nope, KLC (and a hearty welcome by the way!) . . . they also serve:

- Sodas (Coke, Diet Coke, Sprite, Barqs Root Beer)
- Southern Comfort daiquiri drinks (over by their stage)
- Iced Teas of all kinds and flavors
- Cafe du Monde cafe au lait (either hot or iced)
- Cool Brew iced coffee
- Lemonade
- Bottled Water

That's all the other beverages I can think of . . . as I usually imbibe the COLD, COLD beer my own self :)

[KLC]

thanks for the reply. Are you allowed to bring flask into the gates? i am not a beer drinker so i can not imagine all day with nothing to drink.....

[Zydekitten]

thanks for the reply. Are you allowed to bring flask into the gates? i am not a beer drinker so i can not imagine all day with nothing to drink.....

Nope, no overtly brought-in flasks may come through the gates . . . now that doesn't mean that folks don't figure out ways to get their favorite adult non-beer beverage in . . . if you know what I mean ;)

I believe some other folks on the Bored may have had personal experience with this - personally, drinking beer isn't a problem for me (it's how I made it through college). :D

[Staxsun]

thanks for the reply. Are you allowed to bring flask into the gates? i am not a beer drinker so i can not imagine all day with nothing to drink.....

While I am no longer allowed by the doctor to drink adult beverages, they can add some enjoyment. I suggest, however, that it is difficult to drink excessively and truly enjoy fest. It gets hot, it gets long; stamina adds to the enjoyment (heehee). I never drank much at fest when I was drinking (a few beers don't count as you burn them off). I saved my heavy drinking for night time.

[ibjamn]

Not yet! My food is planned out everyday.....
1. cracklins on and on......

Funny story; for hebjamn's 1st fest, he came down for 2nd weekend. I went to 1st weekend & was SOOOO excited and told him that the "cracklin people" were back after a long fest absence.
Bein as how his Boston self knew nothing about cracklins, when we sampled them he said "This is the cracklin people? I thought cracklin people were like 7th day adventists or something!" ;)

[NeenAtlanta]

thanks for the reply. Are you allowed to bring flask into the gates? i am not a beer drinker so i can not imagine all day with nothing to drink.....

Unfortuantely, it's always been only beer at the fest. No wine or liquor. I never have understood that. It seems like the fest is losing a great opportunity to make money. Even if they want to stay away from liquor, they could at least have some wine drinks of some sort.

But, as mentioned above, there are lots of other drinks that can serve very well as mixers, if you discretely bring in something to spike them with.

[funkkjunkie]

They did have SoCo frozen drinks last year and they used to have draft beer over by the blues tent.

[ohio]

They did have SoCo frozen drinks last year and they used to have draft beer over by the blues tent.Last year it was there, by the gospel tent. Pilsner Urquel on tap $4/pint

[mariena]

Unfortuantely, it's always been only beer at the fest. No wine or liquor. I never have understood that. It seems like the fest is losing a great opportunity to make money. Even if they want to stay away from liquor, they could at least have some wine drinks of some sort.

But, as mentioned above, there are lots of other drinks that can serve very well as mixers, if you discretely bring in something to spike them with.

The mango freeze spiked with Grey Goose Limon flavored Vodka is the absolute best. Kinda like a thick daiquiri. You can get the little "sample" bottles in usually.

[McGregor]

Pilsner Urquel on tap $4/pint

Is beer regularly $4 at the fest? or cheaper for less expensive stuff?

[liz722]

keep seeing more and more yummy things...question is - will $500 cash cover a bite of everything :)...can't wait for the crawfish monica and the po-boys (boring, I know)

[Orleansnj]

Yep - that will go FAR......especially if you share purchases with friends!

[Amy Winette]

Nothing at all boring about crawfish monica and po boys!!

As I recall (I wasn't handling the $$ at Ms. Lena's!), Miller products are still $3. Weren't Fosters $4 or am I losing my mind?

We've gotten whole bottles of wine in before. Other times we've been busted and had to consume the whole bottle before going in (nice start to the day!) ;)

[Jordan]

okay, I LOVE the Stuffed Creole Bread - made by some women from Lafayette Louisiana - its very close to the crawfish monica line right near the Acura Stage - it looks kinda like a biscuit on the outside, but the inside is stuffed w/ spiced meat and sausage - we always get a bunch of them to munch on through out the day.....discovered them on the last day of teh Fest probably 8 years ago, we were heading out after the last act at about 7:20 and were hungry, the stuffed creole bread was the only thing that we could find, so grabbed a bunch of those.....then craved them till the next year... AND the women who sell them are awesome.....

That stuff saved my life one night -- I had gone straight from fest to a 7:00 show somewhere, then a 10:00 show somewhere else and was at Tips at 4ish and starving -- so between sets I go to the car to sit a spell and remembered the Creole stuffed bread. If you think it is good at the fest ...

[NeenAtlanta]

What's SOCO?

[bluedog]

What's SOCO?

Southern Comfort?

[NeenAtlanta]

Southern Comfort?

Really? Cool that they are finally offering another alcoholic beverage if that's true.

[ibjamn]

Tis true, Neen! They sponsored the Sprint stage last year and had soco slushies at a booth near the stage. Very tasty. :)

[bluedog]

Really? Cool that they are finally offering another alcoholic beverage if that's true.
Well I don't nuthin' 'bout fest beverages ... cuz I'm a virgin but I do know what SoCo is ... it's cough syrup! That what daddy used to tell me when I was a kid;)

[NeenAtlanta]

Tis true, Neen! They sponsored the Sprint stage last year and had soco slushies at a booth near the stage. Very tasty. :)

Yayy - I'll check them out. Alcohol slushies sound great for a hot day, even if I'm not that fond of Southern Comfort.

Check your email Jenn . . .

[Jordan]

I'd be shocked if you could tell it is Southern Comfort

[McGregor]

I don't know what crawfish monica is but I'm going to damn sure eat alot of it after reading this thread.

:D

[Zbonnie]

By the way, the lemonade at the small kids' food area (as I recall, sorta between Economy Hall and Fais Do Do) is a real bargain, and cheaper than the frozen lemonade sold elsewhere.

[mangoon]

I'd be shocked if you could tell it is Southern Comfort

Definately didn't taste like soco, but they packed a surprisingly sneaky little punch.

[rosetree]

I don't know what crawfish monica is but I'm going to damn sure eat alot of it after reading this thread.



Here ya go McG...
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q98/rosetreeglass/monica.jpg

I think that we should wait and have Amy tell you of the orgasmic experience of this culinary treat!!!!;) :D

....and no PC, it was not named after you....:p

[Orleansnj]

By the way, the lemonade at the small kids' food area (as I recall, sorta between Economy Hall and Fais Do Do) is a real bargain, and cheaper than the frozen lemonade sold elsewhere.

I knew there was frozen Lemonade ! Swag had me believin' I had lost my mind quite some time ago when we were talking about this stuff on the boards !! Thanks !!

[pokerchick66]

Tis true, Neen! They sponsored the Sprint stage last year and had soco slushies at a booth near the stage. Very tasty. :)

Very tasty but not near enough alcohol. :cool:

[pokerchick66]

Here ya go McG...
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q98/rosetreeglass/monica.jpg

I think that we should wait and have Amy tell you of the orgasmic experience of this culinary treat!!!!;) :D

....and no PC, it was not named after you....:p

Yes it was!

[rosetree]

Yes it was!

Only if you are living in your own little Monica world!!!;) ;)

[bluesmama]

Tell me what's in this dish. I've heard so much about it on the bored!

[rosetree]

Tell me what's in this dish. I've heard so much about it on the bored!

Crawfish in a cream-based sauce over spiral pasta....doesn't sound that exciting, but OOOOOOOOSSSSOOOOOOOGGGOOOOODDDDDDD!!!!:D

[McGregor]

Here ya go McG...
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q98/rosetreeglass/monica.jpg

I think that we should wait and have Amy tell you of the orgasmic experience of this culinary treat!!!!;) :D


I look forward to hearing (tasting) more!!!

:cool:

[bluesmama]

Crawfish in a cream-based sauce over spiral pasta....doesn't sound that exciting, but OOOOOOOOSSSSOOOOOOOGGGOOOOODDDDDDD!!!!:D

nuff said - gotta try it

[Amy Winette]

It is a little taste of heaven is what it is. I swear they put Jazz Fest crack in there, it's addictive.

Spiral pasta with cream sauce that's also a bit spicy, crawfish tails, OMG I'm drooling just thinking about it. They will ship it to your door with dry ice, I have to do this at least once a year between fests. Zydekitten has some great pix of it, hopefully she'll see this and post some up :)

[Zydekitten]

Ask and ye shall receive:

http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o67/Zydekitten/crawfishmonica_yummy.jpg

http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o67/Zydekitten/pfc9_5.jpg

http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o67/Zydekitten/store-products_11.jpg

[Zydekitten]

And Howard Johnson is right (er, um Miss Vina actually)!

Crawfish Monica is highly addictive and I also think they put crack in it to make it so . . . I'm jonesin right now just thinking about it!!! :D [she types, shaking]

[Zydekitten]

Nothing at all boring about crawfish monica and po boys!!

As I recall (I wasn't handling the $$ at Ms. Lena's!), Miller products are still $3. Weren't Fosters $4 or am I losing my mind?

We've gotten whole bottles of wine in before. Other times we've been busted and had to consume the whole bottle before going in (nice start to the day!) ;)
As one of the money handlers at Ms. Lena's - I can tell you that the beverage prices broke down as follows:

Fosters - $4.00
Other Beers (MGD, Lite and Sharps) - $3.00
Sodas - $3.00
Bottled Water - $2.50

Hopefully, if the prices aren't going up - we can all practice memorizing the above and making change before our shifts this year at Ms. Lena's :)

[revjimk]

Wake up:cafe au lait & beignets,consumed at Gospel tent, giving thanks for another JF.
Basic staples:
mint tea, jambalaya, Jamaican jerk chicken, gumbo
Most nutritious: red beans & rice
Tastiest: crawfish sack combo
Dessert: anything at Angelo Brocato's
Food at JF is so good, almost worth going for without the music.
Can't go wrong!
rev

[Jordan]

I've always described Crawfish Monica as "sophisticated Mac & Cheese"

[Amy Winette]

Yeah, and how good is Mac & Cheese? That's what I'm sayin ;)

[McGregor]

Bottled Water - $2.50


Can you bring water in the FG's?

[Amy Winette]

Yes, generally speaking you can bring sealed water in. We've never had a problem. We get a bunch of those huge ones so we're stocked for the day.

[tangledupinblue]

Yes, generally speaking you can bring sealed water in. We've never had a problem. We get a bunch of those huge ones so we're stocked for the day.

And what about the "other liquids" you bring in for the mango freeze's??

[Corona]

Ask and ye shall receive:

http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o67/Zydekitten/crawfishmonica_yummy.jpg

http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o67/Zydekitten/pfc9_5.jpg

http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o67/Zydekitten/store-products_11.jpg
oh my god, I need some NOW!!!!!

[rosetree]

oh my god, I need some NOW!!!!!

If you indeed have a Crawfish Monica "jones", you can get dinner for 10 here....!!!...;)
http://www.kajunkettle.com/store.html

[McGregor]

Yes, generally speaking you can bring sealed water in. We've never had a problem. We get a bunch of those huge ones so we're stocked for the day.

Cool, I was afraid I was not going to like the answer

so there in honor of it being Friday and beautiful in the south today after horrific tornados yesterday, I will >>
http://www.big-foot.de/images/baby.gif

[mariena]

And what about the "other liquids" you bring in for the mango freeze's??

I buy the little small "sample size 2-4 oz"bottles of flavored vodka. Grey Goose Limon is my favorite. They are small enough to not be noticed. Very good mixed with a mango freeze.

[Zydekitten]

Cool, I was afraid I was not going to like the answer

so there in honor of it being Friday and beautiful in the south today after horrific tornados yesterday, I will >>
http://www.big-foot.de/images/baby.gif
You'll put on a diaper???! ;)

[McGregor]

I buy the little small "sample size 2-4 oz"bottles of flavored vodka. Grey Goose Limon is my favorite. They are small enough to not be noticed. Very good mixed with a mango freeze.

do they search you very hard coming through the gates? I've been before and don't remember it being bad at all but it's been a few years

You'll put on a diaper???!
only at the late shows!

[mariena]

I was watching a television show once about some doctors and nurses that were going to the Kentucky Derby. They took IV saline bags and emptied them out and replaced them with liquor (not sure how they cleaned the bags before adding the liquor). But then taped the bags to the stomach of one of the ladies. She looked pregnant and nobody questioned them going thru the gates. Not sure I would want to go to that much trouble, but it was funny.
Mariena

[mariena]

They will look thru your chair bags and your backpacks. If you bring a purse, they may ask you to open it. But it is not usually a very hard or thorough search. These little bottles usually go unnoticed if you are creative is hiding them.

[McGregor]

They will look thru your chair bags and your backpacks. If you bring a purse, they may ask you to open it. But it is not usually a very hard or thorough search. These little bottles usually go unnoticed if you are creative is hiding them.

I gotcha, thanks for the insight!

[ibjamn]

If you indeed have a Crawfish Monica "jones", you can get dinner for 10 here....!!!...;)
http://www.kajunkettle.com/store.html

kajun kettle invented monica & are the purveyors of it at Fest.

[rosetree]

kajun kettle invented monica & are the purveyors of it at Fest.

That's what I'm talking about!!!!!;) :D

[Amy Winette]

If you indeed have a Crawfish Monica "jones", you can get dinner for 10 here....!!!...;)
http://www.kajunkettle.com/store.html

Yep yep, we do that for patries here a lot (doh, forgot about it for my bday bash!!) :)

[Corona]

the US/CAN border won't let me cross it :(

[rosetree]

the US/CAN border won't let me cross it :(

Can you have them send it to a Detroit friend and then drive it across???? Or is it more than that....

[steeleye]

Definately didn't taste like soco, but they packed a surprisingly sneaky little punch.

I though it was my imagination, but I thought they packed a punch too.

[pokerchick66]

I though it was my imagination, but I thought they packed a punch too.

I didn't get any punches. :(

[funkkjunkie]

Be creative. You can think of ways to have supplemental additions available.

[funkkjunkie]

Do you have any cargo pants, tangled? I just love all the pockets on cargo pants.

[LaTiDa]

OOOOOOHHHHHH, the STRAWBERRY LEMONAIDE is usually the first thing that i get in the morning right after i get to the Fest and have the compound set up .... its great to get you hydrated before hitting the beer for the rest of the day.....i also at one time or another may have tasted it with a little "snuck in the fest" vodka - a VERY nice drink....

Mmmm... I was actually thinking Mango Rum... which will also go good with the Mango Freezes... MANGO FREEZES!!! I forgot to mention Mango Freezes!!!

[pokerchick66]

Do you have any cargo pants, tangled? I just love all the pockets on cargo pants.

LMAO! kk, you crack me up. :D

[funkkjunkie]

:cool: I really do love cargo pants. If the pockets are big enough, you can cram your pockets with the essentials and leave your backpack at your camp and be free, free, free!!!!!!!

[Zydekitten]

I got some killer cargo shorts at the Gap in Riverwalk mall last year!!! They have all kinds of excellent hidey places ;)

[Priestboy]

I got some killer cargo shorts at the Gap in Riverwalk mall last year!!! They have all kinds of excellent hidey places ;)

"hidey places"...lmao:D

[Priestboy]

do they search you very hard coming through the gates? I've been before and don't remember it being bad at all but it's been a few years

only at the late shows!

i might pay money to see that...hey, i've paid money for worse!;)

[Zydekitten]

i might pay money to see that...hey, i've paid money for worse!;)
FB - you cheeky monkey, you!! ;)

[Corona]

Can you have them send it to a Detroit friend and then drive it across???? Or is it more than that....
I don't know, with food it can be tricky.....I can ask though...

[stlbarb]

I always try at least one dish each year that I haven't had before.
What's on your must have list?

a food orgy. that's when you get 2 or more people together, order at least one combo (different) per person. take them to one of the stand-up tables and let the frenzy begin. only requirements is people who are not picky about what they eat or about eating from the same plates.
good food & good friends!!!

[linza22]

oh my oh my oh my....i'm getting teary eyed just reading about all the food. definately crawfish bread, crawfish monica, the iced teas, cold beer, mango sorbet.....

[stlbarb]

Very tasty but not near enough alcohol. :cool:

you do not tast the soco flavor. they have enough alcohol after 1 airplane bottle of your choice has been added. this also cuts the too-sweetness.

[Newcomer]

The Prejean's gumbo -- duck, quail, andouille.

I missed the fresh oysters and BBQ oyster salad last year. Can't have enough of the bivalve. Directions?

[funkkjunkie]

The bbq oyster salad wasn't available last year, newcomer. festydave has said more of the oldies will be back this year, so for all you bivalve lovers, here's hoping.