Katie and I started the day with lunch at Slice on Magazine St in the Garden District with my dear friends Debbie and Camilla (more Katrina friends!). Debbie made Katie her new best friends within seconds of meeting her a couple years ago so it was an important reunion for them.
The calzones here were YUMMY. Debbie convinced me to start the day with a gin fizz and we just kept going from there.
We parked the car at Camilla's house and after a tour of her and Debbie's character-filled row houses, Erin, Katie, Camilla, Debbie, and I headed to the Marigny Brasserie to meet Michelle for drinks and dessert. But not without a stop at the corner bar 'The John'. Pretty unique seats, wouldn't you say?
Service was slow at the restaurant so Debbie took it upon herself to become our server extraordinaire. She was rockin' it, with the order pad and all. I ordered a Key Lime pie martini and Michelle ordered a lemon drop martini, but we each preferred the other's drink so a simple swap kept everyone happy. After sufficient people viewing and chatting on the sidewalk, Katie and Erin took off for some shopping in the quarter...
while Michelle, Camilla, and I headed to Debbie's house for pomegranate martinis. Debbie is always quite the host. I love her sign 'Trust Your Crazy Ideas' - so Debbie!
Michelle and I went to Emeril's in the CBD for dinner that night. Michelle got us hooked up as she knew the bar lead Charlie Brown and the chef Liz. We got all kinds of surprise appetizers not on the menu and some smooth red wine. It was quite a treat at one of the best restaurants in New Orleans. It was pouring rain after dinner but we made a run for it down the street to a local bar, Vic's (ironically owned by an Aussie). I'm not sure running made a bit of difference. We were DRENCHED and I had to laugh when the sign on the bathroom door said 'drip dry'. I was ringing out my hair and clothes.
I ended the night back with Emily, Erin, and Katie on Bourbon St. It was raining and the streets were flooded and the crowds were dwindling, but we partied on despite a surprising lull.
