Things To Do. Desiring a more local taste of Big Easy life during Super Bowl week? A ferry crosses the Mississippi River to Algiers Point.
By car, it's easy to reach Esplanade Ridge; the shops and eateries on Magazine Street or Metairie Road; and seafood spots in Bucktown, along the shore of Lake Pontchartrain. She has taken her Louisiana-inspired cuisine to Super Bowl host cities across the country during the past three decades while participating in the Taste of the NFL charity event.
She is involved again this year in her hometown, but those who wish to dine in the spot where Spicer does most of her cooking should visit Rosedale Restaurant. Spicer, whose culinary career has included decades in fine-dining kitchens in the French Quarter and downtown, would by no means advise visitors to eschew the renowned attractions in those historically significant areas. Political pundit James Carville, a Louisiana native and New Orleans resident, says first-time visitors with just a few days in town shouldn't ''feel like if you're going to the French Quarter, you're not being a local.
The ambiance is casual, the menu includes sandwiches duck pastrami and po'boys cochon de lait , but a lot of work, attention to detail and creativity go into the ingredients and preparation.
It is located not far from Audubon Park. New Orleans' power brokers are spotted there regularly, as are celebrity residents such as John Goodman, Harry Shearer and members of the Manning family. Waiters wear tuxedos at this white-table-cloth spot, but the vibe is casual, lively and suitably loud, with diners regularly making the rounds to say hello to friends and acquaintances at other tables or at the compact and busy bar area. It is housed in a historic property across from Lafayette Cemetery in the Garden District and is arguably the city's most famous restaurant.
