Bite and Booze: Commander’s Palace

“Somehow I had managed to not dine at Commander’s Palace during my first 31 years on this planet,” writes food blogger Jay Ducote in this week’s entry of Bite & Booze. “I knew I had been missing out. The legendary New Orleans restaurant is known around the world for their Creole cuisine and commitment to service. While in New Orleans this past August, the New Orleans CVB invited me to take part in the COOLinary New Orleans program. During August every year, restaurants around the Big Easy create a prefix meal for just $20 at lunch at $35 at dinner. This offers tourists and locals alike a chance to visit some of the city’s best eateries for a fraction of the normal price tag. Since I got to pick my spots for the COOLinary trip, I knew that my time had come to check out what Commander’s Palace has to offer. The previous day I visited Superior Seafood, one of NOLA’s newest joints, so on this day the most iconic of all Crescent City restaurants called my name.” Find out if this grande dame of the New Orleans restaurant scene lived up to Jay’s expectations by clicking here.