Emeril's: New Orleans

Michael, Madelyn and me in front of Emeril's

Judy, Madelyn and Me

The Banana Cream Pie was Amazing!

Emeril’s Banana Cream Pie with Banana Crust, Caramel Sauce and Chocolate Shavings

Madelyn and Ninny

Grilled Ribeye of Beef with Romano Potatoes, Local Vine Ripe Tomato-Arugula Salad, Aged Gorgonzola, Lardons and Aged Balsamico

Saffron-Chili Dusted Jumbo Gulf Shrimp with Brown Butter-Sweet Potato Grits, Skillet Beans, Benton’s Bacon, Smoked Corn and Mango Chow Chow

Andouille Crusted Texas Redfish with Grilled Vegetables, Shoestring Potatoes, Glazed Pecans and Creole Meunière Sauce

Madelyn fell asleep on the ferry back to the hotel, poor thing was stuffed and exahusted that she missed the boat ride.

Our first night in New Orleans we indulged ourselves at Emeril's New Orleans, and much to our delight it was DELICIOUS and delivered more than expected. All day long I had been telling Madelyn that we were going to go to a fancy restaurant and that she was going to wear her pretty party dress and she had to big girl tonight. In preparation for our visit to Emeril's, Maddie and I watched a few Emril episodes on the Food Network, and she quickly mastered the "BAM!" So when we got to the restaurant we had reservations for three and a high chair, the maitre'd seated us and proceed to unfold our napkins and place them in our laps. I had just situated Madelyn while the Maitre'd waited and then he also lays her napkin in her lap and pushes her highchair in. Madelyn, replied with "Thank you, I would like a Dr. Pepper and steak please, BAM!" The guy couldn't help but laugh and complimented her for being such a polite big girl. Maddie was ready for dinner . She will usually eat bits here and there, but that night was hungry, and you could not blame her after seeing the food.

For an appetizer, Madelyn and I ordered Crater Lake Blue – Rogue Creamery, Oregon(Served with Fresh Honeycomb). I was thinking, oh, she would love the sweet honey bits, I can have the blue cheese. I know that my kid has some odd food fetishes, but she ate almost the entire chunk of blue cheese and really was not interested in the honeycomb, so figure. Emeril' s is obviously known for its fresh sea food with a marvelous New Orleans flair, but they do not have a kid's menu or portion size. And since my daughter insisted that she have a steak, we shared an entree, Ribeye steak with Crawfish gravy and Gorgonzola cheese crumbles, with a side of sweet potato grits. It tasted as good as it sounds! My kid who hardly eats a few bites per meal, decide that night she would eat everything insight and managed to eat almost a 1/3 of the Ribeye, and as you can tell from the picture above it was huge. I tasted Michael's and Judy's but I really enjoyed what was left of my dinner.

Since this for us a once in a life time opportunity, why not try Emeril's signature dessert: Banana Cream Pie. It was so rich and decadent that it took a knife to cute through the banana chunks and then just melted in your mouth, simply delicious! Madelyn summed up the evening with "BAM", as she took the last bite of dessert. It was a wonderful meal and evening!