Mardi Gras, (504) 568-9000,
www.mardigrasneworleans.com
SPORTS
Audubon Hike and Bike Trail,
www.audubontrail.com
Audubon Park Executive Golf Course, (504)
212-5290, www.audubongolf.com
We Said… Here are places that make a
connection with us in the Crescent City.
DINING
Fiorella's Café, inexpensive, (504) 528-9566. Could the
restaurant use a paint job? Sure. But its perfect fried chicken
needs no improvement.
Herbsaint Bar and Restaurant, very
expensive, (504) 524-4114, www.herbsaint.com. The gumbo doesn't
come in a Tupperware container at this downtown restaurant, but
you'll love it anyway.
Stella!, very expensive, (504) 587-0091,
www.restaurantstella.com. Chef Scott Boswell's French Quarter
restaurant is quaint and quiet, and his Asian-Creole fusion
offerings are definitely the most inventive - and arguably the best
- dishes you'll find in the city.
LODGING
Hotel Monteleone, moderate to expensive,
(504) 523-3341, www.hotelmonteleone.com. Take a spin on the
rotating bar in the Carousel Lounge in the lobby before heading
upstairs to bed.
Hôtel Provincial, expensive to very
expensive, (800) 535-7922, www.hotelprovincial.com. Locally owned,
it's quaint and quirky and located exactly where you'll want to be.
SHOPPING
Adler's, (504) 523-5292,
www.adlersjewelry.com. With its high-end jewelry and home
furnishings, this family-owned store on
Canal Street has been New
Orleanians' go-to spot for more than 100 years.