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New Orleans Jazz Fest Bites
April 24, 2012
Where To Eat At The New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival
Photo Credit: Doctor Who [flickr] | Zack Smith [flickr]
New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
Dates:
April 27 - May 6, 2012
Website:
Location:
Fair Grounds Race Course
1751 Gentilly Boulevard
New Orleans, LA 70119
City Guide
New Orleans plays host to the annual New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival for ten days, starting on April 27th. Think of it as the world’s greatest tailgating party -- rows of food vendors serving iconic Louisiana cuisine against a background of phenomenal live music.
Here is our chefs’ cheat sheet to help navigate the Jazz Fest bites.
Food Area I
Cochon De Lait Po Boy
Photo Credit: Infrogmation of New Orleans
Cochon De Lait Po-Boy
Cochon de lait is the French term for suckling pig and this classic Acadian sandwich is filled with pit-roasted shredded pork, cabbage, and homemade horseradish sauce on a French bread loaf.
Recommended By
- Chef Donald Link (Cochon, Cochon Butcher and Herbsaint)
Where To Get It
Love at First Bite
Mango Freeze
Photograph Courtesy of WWOZ
Mango Freeze
An icy, orange drink first created in the 1990s by a woman who worked in the kitchen at Bayona with chef Susan Spicer.
“Go for the mango freeze (ices with the vodka you snuck in, not me though).”
- Chef Donald Link (Cochon, Cochon Butcher and Herbsaint)
Where To Get It
WWOZ Community Radio
Food Area II
Spicy Natchitoches Meat Pie
Natchitoches (pronounced NACK-id-tish) is the oldest French colony in Louisiana. The pies have been a staple street food since the late 1700s and selling at the Jazz Fest since around 1980. They’re crescent-shaped empanadas filled with either pork, spicy meat or crawfish.
Recommended By
- Chef Donald Link (Cochon, Cochon Butcher and Herbsaint)
Where To Get It
Mrs. Wheat’s Foods
Crawfish Pie
Photo Credit: Louisiana Travel [flickr]
Crawfish Pie
Savory pies filled with crawfish.
Recommended By
- Chef Donald Link (Cochon, Cochon Butcher and Herbsaint)
Where To Get It
Mrs. Wheat’s Foods
Angelo Brocato’s Desserts
Homemade Italian gelato and pastries.
“Go for the Sicilian pistachio gelato or Zuppa Inglese gelato, oh and squeeze in a cannoli, trust me.”
- Chef Adolfo Garcia (Rio Mar, A Mano, La Boca Steakhouse, and Gusto).
Where To Get It
Angelo Brocato’s Ice Cream & Confectionary Co.
Heritage Square
Chicory Cafe Au Lait and Beignets
Photo Credit: Find. Eat. Drink.
Cafe Du Monde
Chicory cafe au lait and beignets.
Recommended By
- Chef Edgar Chase IV (Dooky Chase)
Where To Get It
Café du Monde
Creole File Gumbo
Wayne Baquet, formerly of Zachary’s (they used to serve amazing fried chicken at the Jazz Fest) now owns Li’l Dizzy’s Cafe in Treme and CBD. This is his family’s recipe.
Recommended By
- Chef Donald Link (Cochon, Cochon Butcher and Herbsaint)
Where To Get It
Baquet’s Li’l Dizzy’s Café
Authentic Vietnamese Street Food
Try the Goi Cuon (Spring Roll), Bum (Vermicelli with Shrimp or Beef), Cha Gio (Vietnamese Egg Roll).
“The Vietnamese restaurants are cooking up some of the best foods I've ever eaten, period.”
Where To Get It
Ba Mien Vietnamese Cuisine
Around the Grounds
Roman Chewing Candy
Photo Credit: Infrogmation of New Orleans [flickr]
Roman Chewing Candy
Fourth-generation gourmet taffy company. Since 1915, they’ve been selling candy from a mule-drawn cart.
Recommended By
Where To Get It
Roman Chewing Candy Company
Sno-Balls
Plum St. Sno-Balls is the oldest ice cone stand in New Orleans, dating back to 1945.
Recommended By
Where To Get It
Plum St. Sno-Balls
Food Heritage Stage
Look for chef Donald Link demonstrating how to make Crawfish Bisque on Sunday, April 29 at 12:30 pm.
