We were up early and out to drop Tony off for daycare and
grooming. We secured parking for all day in the city for $35. It seems like a
lot but we are just a couple short blocks from the cooking school where we will
end the activities for the day so it is worth it. We walked all over, had a sort
of little brunch at Pierre Maspero's. This building has quite a history and
right now it serves some good food. It is a very friendly place as well. We
walked around some more and did a bit of shopping. We also saw this "anti Hate"
band setting up but when I asked what Hate they were talking about, they said
Trump, I laughed and told them I voted for him. They just stared at me.
Anyway, they didn't get a donation from me and later we noted they had been
rained out. Then we went to the Musical Legends Park because I wanted to go
there last time we were in town and we ran out of time and energy. Surrounded by life sized bronze statues of Jazz Legends we sat and listened to live music while having a drink
and munching on fresh, warm Beignets. Our timing was good because about the time we settled in to enjoy
the music, the rain started. We hung out there until almost time for our cooking
class and the rain let up a bit. Once again we thoroughly enjoyed the cooking
demo at the New Orleans School of Cooking. The class was only half full and we got very large portions of the Gumbo
and Jambalaya that was made. The Gumbo was pretty salty for my taste, even John
thought it was salty, but it had great flavor. The Jambalaya was delicious. Pat was our chef again this
time. It was every bit as enjoyable to hear her entertaining delivery of NOLA history about food and people who shaped the cuisine we eat here today. Though the traffic was bad we did make it back in time to pick a fresh
smelling Tony up before 5p. It is 53F and raining. We feel full, comfortable,
and warm for the night so we will be staying inside. It is soothing to hear the
rain on the trailer.
Pierre Maspero's
Musical Legends Park
New Orleans School of Cooking
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