New Orleans...anyplace I have to go?
New Orleans...anyplace I have to go?
I will be visiting N.O. soon as part of a church youth trip. I won't have a ton of time for shopping and sightseeing, but I may have an afternoon to hit a couple of spots. Bourbon Parfums is on my hit-list. Other than that, where else should I visit? I know about Aidan Gill, but I don't want overpriced Mach 3s. Are there other things worth seeing there (the site mentions a "full line of shaving tools and accessories" or something to that effect, implying that there are things they don't list online available in-shop)? The Magazine Street Barber Shopsounds intriguing, too. Anywhere else worth checking out?
Thanks.
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Thanks.
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Tim
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Tim, did you check out the photos? That Mag st. place seems to be offering Mach3 shaves just like Aidan Gill you mentioned. The interior looks "traditional" enough but may well be newly designed for all we know. Still, there's always a chance it's more than just a tourist attraction. Only one way to find out, unless someone here is better informed.
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Yeah, I'll hit some of the food hot spots, no doubt.
Janus, the Magazine St. place does offer the Mach 3 shave, but I'd be going there for the Harris toiletries, many of which I've not seen/sniffed in person, and for the other soaps and creams they keep on hand. Ditto Aidan Gill. I just didn't know if Aidan Gill had more than the handful of products they list on their website, which include the overpriced Mach 3. I won't get a shave either place, but if they have high-quality toiletries beyond ivory Gillette handles, well, they're worth checking out.
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Janus, the Magazine St. place does offer the Mach 3 shave, but I'd be going there for the Harris toiletries, many of which I've not seen/sniffed in person, and for the other soaps and creams they keep on hand. Ditto Aidan Gill. I just didn't know if Aidan Gill had more than the handful of products they list on their website, which include the overpriced Mach 3. I won't get a shave either place, but if they have high-quality toiletries beyond ivory Gillette handles, well, they're worth checking out.
Regards,
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Tim
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Hey Tim, take the kids to the Aquarium and next door is the multi storied shopping mall that houses Brooks Bros and Saks. Brooks has their house colognes and Saks carries almost the full Creed line.
The flood didn't hit the Quarter but it put the small restaurants out of business because it destroyed their customer base. They are now owned by corporations like Disney who hire managers who don't know how to cook. Last time I was there we fired three places in a row because they used a commercial base for their roux.
So get your food recommendations from a local who works at the hotel or a cab driver.
The flood didn't hit the Quarter but it put the small restaurants out of business because it destroyed their customer base. They are now owned by corporations like Disney who hire managers who don't know how to cook. Last time I was there we fired three places in a row because they used a commercial base for their roux.
So get your food recommendations from a local who works at the hotel or a cab driver.
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Squire, if that is true about new corporate ownership, that really in my opinion destroys the French Quarter. Antoines, Commander's, the family tie-ins for years and years made the places special. I see that some chains do well because of the consistency from place to place (say, the thousand island dressing tastes the same in Peoria as it does in Chicago) but I like quirkiness.
Squire wrote:Last time I was there we fired three places in a row because they used a commercial base for their roux.
Okay, cab driver it is. Truthfully, much of our time there has already been planned, but I will have a couple of hours on three afternoons when I may be able to pop in somewhere, as long as it's in the Quarter or near the convention center. Probably won't be much fine dining on this trip...
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Tim
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Chris, the po boys were great and available on every corner in places where dad cooked and mom ran the register, those were the ones taken over. The po boys now are the same as what you would get in Peoria. Not bad, good actually, just not exceptional like they used to be when each family had their own recipes honed over generations.
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Well, Squire, that is truly sad. The local joints were the real heart of the city's food scene. Do you know if Camellia's is still a going concern?
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Chris
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