Hi Everyone!!
It's Meghna! I know I've been MIA for a while, I've been so swamped with classwork and presentation that for some reason I couldn't find time to blog. But now I'm back. This post isn't a dish I made but rather, it's a post about this restaurant I fell in love with while I was in New Orleans. I went to New Orleans a couple of weeks with two of my girlfriends for spring break. Being vegetarian in the Big Easy was not easy. Everything down there either had meat or seafood, even the simpliest such as rice and beans had meat in the beans. But you certainly can't blame anyone for that. Food is such a big aspect of New Orleans lifestyle. I couldn't tell you the countless times I just saw a group of friends just lounging around eating a meal at 3pm on Wednesday afternoon. Their culture revolves around good company, good music, and good food. Which is certainly a motto that we should all live by. The restarant that we went to was called The Green Goddess, located in New Orleans French Quarter. This restaurant was actually recommended to us by a local that we made friends with on the first day that we were there. He said and I quote, "The Green Goddess is an awesome restaurant and it's also vegetarian friendly." Hearing this my ears perked up and I automatically made it my mission to make sure that we ate here at least once during our visit. Boy, was I happy that we did. The menu was quite extensive, with dishes that was prepared as soon as you ordered it. It was a tiny place, it could only fit about 3 tables in the restaurant itself, but lucky for them they had a ton of outdoor sitting. The food was all locally grown, with a drink menu that had alcohol from all over the world. With their extensive dinner menu, they had a drink menu that could sure put any restaurant to shame. The waiter was amazing, you can tell he studied the menu extensively and he also could pair any dish with the drink that would best compliment it.
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| The alleyway where The Green Goddess was located. | | | | | |
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| Just a snapshot of some of the menu. |
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| Some of the dessert menu. | |
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I ordered the Sorcerer's Galette, it was an olive oil dough stuffed with a shallot reduction paired with greens and pears. The pears complimented the shallots, the freshness cut the creaminess of the shallots and left every bite feeling crisp and clean. It wasn't a heavy dish at all, light and delicious, just the type of meal you need for a late dinner.
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| Sorcerer's Galette | |
After an amazing meal it seemed only right to end the meal with dessert. I think this was the BEST dessert I've ever had. I'm a sucker for phyllo dough, so anything that has phyllo dough in it I'm mostly likely going to order. We ordered the The Sultan's Nest, which was pistachio gelato topped with whipped cream and shredded phyllo dough. It was topped with a saffron infused honey. The pistachios had a salty bite to it which paired well with the sweetness of the honey.
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| The Sultan's Nest |
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This restaurant was definitely a place that you have to hit up if ever in the Big Easy, great atmosphere, great food, great drinks.
Happy Cooking!
It's Meghna! I know I've been MIA for a while, I've been so swamped with classwork and presentation that for some reason I couldn't find time to blog. But now I'm back. This post isn't a dish I made but rather, it's a post about this restaurant I fell in love with while I was in New Orleans. I went to New Orleans a couple of weeks with two of my girlfriends for spring break. Being vegetarian in the Big Easy was not easy. Everything down there either had meat or seafood, even the simpliest such as rice and beans had meat in the beans. But you certainly can't blame anyone for that. Food is such a big aspect of New Orleans lifestyle. I couldn't tell you the countless times I just saw a group of friends just lounging around eating a meal at 3pm on Wednesday afternoon. Their culture revolves around good company, good music, and good food. Which is certainly a motto that we should all live by. The restarant that we went to was called The Green Goddess, located in New Orleans French Quarter. This restaurant was actually recommended to us by a local that we made friends with on the first day that we were there. He said and I quote, "The Green Goddess is an awesome restaurant and it's also vegetarian friendly." Hearing this my ears perked up and I automatically made it my mission to make sure that we ate here at least once during our visit. Boy, was I happy that we did. The menu was quite extensive, with dishes that was prepared as soon as you ordered it. It was a tiny place, it could only fit about 3 tables in the restaurant itself, but lucky for them they had a ton of outdoor sitting. The food was all locally grown, with a drink menu that had alcohol from all over the world. With their extensive dinner menu, they had a drink menu that could sure put any restaurant to shame. The waiter was amazing, you can tell he studied the menu extensively and he also could pair any dish with the drink that would best compliment it. 
