Today we're going to New Orleans to meet my daughter and have lunch at La Vita, an Italian restaurant near City Park. It's a little hole-in-the-wall restaurant, but it serves excellent food. Below is the bar, made of what appear to be old, unretouched barn boards. It's a little funky, a typical New Orleans place.
Before we go to lunch, we'll say "hello" to my daughter's exotic chickens. These are the young ones, which have not yet begun to lay. Look at the feathered feet on the white hen. I've never seen that before.
Below are the old hens (like me) who are now retired from their laying jobs. My daughter lives in an unincorporated area of suburban Jefferson Parish, where the rules are less restrictive about what kind of pets are permitted. One of the old hens laid green eggs in her younger days, so my grandsons were able to have green eggs and ham.
Au revoir, mes amis. À ce soir.
Have fun.
ReplyDeleteSometimes the hole-in-the-wall places are the BEST! Have a great time today.
ReplyDeleteSounds lovely- have a great time.
ReplyDeleteWe will expect a full report!
Have a great time. That restaurant looks like such a fun place.
ReplyDeleteThe chickens are beautiful.
I've seen that restaurant on the web before! Did you post pictures here before?
ReplyDeleteThat white chicken is some kind of exotic! Love her feathered feet!
We had chickens when I was a kid...domineckers or how ever they're spelled.
Have a good time!
We did have fun. Our lunch was delicious.
ReplyDeleteSusan, I posted the picture of the restaurant when I went there with my brother-in-law a couple of months ago.
When my daughter got the chicks, they thought one might be a rooster. The neighbors would tolerate the chickens, but not a crowing rooster. The boys would have freaked out if they'd had to give the rooster away, because they became attached to the new chicks quickly. Fortunately, they all turned out to be hens.
Have fun!
ReplyDeleteGlad you had a great day with daughter and chickens and everyone!
ReplyDeleteYour pictures remind me a friend just called saying the Fox took all her hens.
ReplyDeleteI was there when she bought them.
What did you have for lunch?
ReplyDeleteI miss New Orleans. I haven't been there in over a year now. On my last visit, for a week in March '07, City Park was only beginning to be rebuilt. When I lived there fall '06, all that was being done with the park were local neighbors mowing some fields each week so the kids could play soccer. Has it come along since then? That would be so uplifting to hear!
ReplyDeleteLapin, here's a link to the menu at La Vita.
ReplyDeleteMy daughter and I shared a large Caprese salad. Grandpère had the spinach salad. We shared a panini which looked like a pizza, but which I don't see on the menu.
For our main dishes, D had lasagna, GP had Tuscan Bolognese, and I had tortelloni. GP and I will have our excellent leftovers today for lunch.
For dessert, the three of us demolished one large slice of caramel-pecan cheesecake.
If you click the link, you will see the very tables where we dined - the two pushed together - now famous, of course, for our having been there.
Nathan, as we rode on Carrollton Ave. towards the park, we noted that the area looked greatly improved. There are still houses which have not been fixed, but many more have. The park is in much better shape, too. Much left to be done, but things do progress slowly along. It was amazing to see the old crepe myrtles bursting with blooms and the beautiful oak trees coming back, after all they've been through. I believe that your heart would be uplifted.
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful menu - and here's me trying to gear up to losing a little weight!
ReplyDeleteMimi, your report alone is enough to uplift me. While I expect such mixed reports about housing, it's wonderful to hear the park is also progressing and in full bloom. And on a related note, I am so proud of the work our church has done there!
ReplyDeleteNathan, without the help of folks like those from your church and many other volunteers from all over the world, progress would be much, much less. The sheer determination of the people of New Orleans to come back, and the generosity of the volunteers who have worked so hard is what has made much of the progress possible. Too often, the government agencies, at all levels, have got in the way, rather than moved things along. Thank you and the people from your church for what you have done. NOLA is my home town, and I will always love it.
ReplyDeleteOf course, other areas of the city have much further to go towards recovery.