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Jan 19, 2008 | 09:41 AM

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I'm in for hanging out. We can definately all get together when you're down.

Jan 19, 2008 | 11:13 AM

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sweet, I cant wait to meet everyone.

Jan 19, 2008 | 11:57 AM

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NBA All Star Game is in town around then too.

Jan 19, 2008 | 12:04 PM

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If your in to good eats, I'd recomend Emerils for visitors, not too pricey, and great service. Bayona, super food, super service, a bit $$$, but worth it for sure! Good basic New Orleans food off the beaten path, Couchon, Herbsaint. Acme Oyster House is just behind the Marriott and youmust try the Charbroiled Oysters!!! Im in sales and take customer out on lunches all the time

www.nola.com is a great resource for events etc.

Jan 19, 2008 | 12:42 PM

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...I'd recomend Emerils for visitors, not too pricey...

When I read that I thought "WTF", Emeril's is the definition of pricey.

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..Im in sales and take customer out on lunches all the time

When I read that, it all made sense. You're on the company credit card.

Jan 19, 2008 | 12:54 PM

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Port of Call??

Best burgers in the city. Its on Esplanade I believe.

Jan 19, 2008 | 12:57 PM

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www.nola.com is a great resource for events etc.

Screw Emerils. There are better New Orleans restaurants to eat at. Highly recommend Brennans, Commanders Palace, and Brigtsen's if you want to spend $150-200 for a nice dinner with drinks. All the other places you mention though are good. Emeril is an *** and no way would I support his restaurants.

Jan 19, 2008 | 02:01 PM

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Commanders is just a name and a NOLA social thing, food is weak sauce!

Jan 19, 2008 | 02:07 PM

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Commanders is just a name and a NOLA social thing, food is weak sauce!

Ehh I would just still rather support a local place than anything owned by Emeril. After the bad stuff he said about the city after the hurricane and how much of an *** he is off camera, (I have friends who worked at Delmonicos and everyone there said he is not a nice person at all) I would never support any of his restaurants. No way you can knock really any Brennans establishment or Brigstens, even if you don't like Commanders.

Jan 19, 2008 | 02:12 PM

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-1 on the brennans and emerils..+1 on brigtsens

Jan 19, 2008 | 02:13 PM

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i worked in the service industry for over 10 yrs here

Jan 19, 2008 | 02:15 PM

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-1 on the brennans and emerils..+1 on brigtsens

Yeah Brigstens is probably one of my favorite New Orleans restaurants I have been to. From the food to the service it doesn't get much better. Another place for USN to try is Dragos in Metairie. The charbroiled oysters are probably the best single bite of food in the city.

Jan 19, 2008 | 02:31 PM

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i agree on drago's.....dave, r u gonna come out and hangout with john when he comes down

Jan 19, 2008 | 02:32 PM

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i agree on drago's.....dave, r u gonna come out and hangout with john when he comes down

Yeah will definitely.

Jan 19, 2008 | 02:33 PM

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cool man....

Jan 19, 2008 | 06:16 PM

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Their is a Dragos in the Hilton Riverside too whick is walking distance fro The Marriott. The charbroild oysters at Dragos are better than Acme.

If you get bord theirs a little massage place behind the Marriott

Jan 19, 2008 | 09:01 PM

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the conference is at the Hilton I believe, so I am sure I will check it out.

Jan 20, 2008 | 12:07 AM

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-1 on the brennans and emerils..+1 on brigtsens

Some of the Brennan's are better than others. My girlfriends brother is a manager at Brennan's at the Loews hotel downtown and that place is pretty good. One of the others I've been to aren't so hot. Couchon's is really good, been there. A mom and pop style place with REALLY good food for cheap is Fredrick's on St. Charles closer to Poydras, go there for lunch all the time. Drago's is a plus, Crazy Johnies across the street from Drago's in Metairie makes bad *** steaks for good prices. The list can go on and on LOL.