[title type="h3"]French Quarter Festival Begins Today; NOMenu Guide To The Food Is Here Now, Free.[/title]
The thirty-second French Quarter Festival begins today, with four days of music, food, and fun. It has grown rapidly to become one of the city's most popular events, even attracting people from all over the country. Last year, over a half-million people showed up.
The free event spreads its events throughout the French Quarter, with musical stages scattered around and playing constantly. Food is sold at small prices from dozens of vendors. Everything is allegedly appetizer size, but three or four items about fills up the average appetite. The best plan is to share things, and to pace yourself.
The Festival organization sets high standards for its vendors. They must be restaurants, and chain restaurants are actively discouraged. French Quarter restaurants get special consideration, for obvious reasons. The food starts at eleven all four days. It goes on until seven in the evening at the Mint and Jackson Square, but continues until nine along the riverfront (seven Sunday). Beverages of all kinds are served in all the food areas.
As in past years I've gone through the list of food vendors, and have rated most of them based on what they've served in the past, and the kind of cooking they do in their own dining rooms. To get to our list, click here.
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Shrimp Regua from Antoine's at the French Quarter Festival.[/caption]
I will broadcast my radio show from noon till three on Thursday and Saturday. Come by our table inside Jackson Square, in the corner opposite Muriel's and say hello.
French Quarter Festival.
French Quarter. : 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Thursday-Saturday. 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Sunday.. . http://www.fqfi.com.
NOMenu invites restaurants or organizations with upcoming special events to tell us, so we might add the news to this free department. Send to news@nomenu.com.
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