{"id":28,"date":"2011-01-03T12:38:45","date_gmt":"2011-01-03T19:38:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eatknitlove.com\/?p=28"},"modified":"2011-01-03T12:38:55","modified_gmt":"2011-01-03T19:38:55","slug":"round-three","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eatknitlove.com\/?p=28","title":{"rendered":"Round Three"},"content":{"rendered":"

December 6th<\/sup> \u2013 C and I selected Palace Caf\u00e9<\/a> as our next destination for Brennan\u2019s Bash 2010.\u00a0 This restaurant is located on Canal Street and definitely has the \u201cold-school\u201d New Orleans feel to it.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 It is housed in the old Werlein\u2019s Building, which has been a New Orleans landmark since the turn of the century.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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C and I were seated near the kitchen and it was a lot of fun watching the bustle back there.\u00a0 One of the chef\u2019s saw me taking photos and I let him know that I was planning on writing about my dining experiences at the Brennan\u2019s restaurants.\u00a0 Boy, was that the right thing to do!\u00a0 My already excellent service kicked up a notch and I got treated like a full-fledged food writer, instead of just an aspiring food blogger.<\/p>\n

For my appetizer Blue Cheese Salad, which was excellent.\u00a0 I decided to forgo the shaved red onions, however, because I just didn\u2019t know how they would affect C later on in the day (we are exclusively breastfeeding).\u00a0 As I was finishing up my salad, the chef that I had spoken to earlier brought me out a little sampler of the three soups they had that day: Turtle Soup, Gumbo and the Soup du Jour, which for the life of me, I can\u2019t remember what exactly it was, but it had root vegetables.\u00a0 My favorite of the soups was by far the gumbo, which was loaded with seafood including some really fat oysters!\u00a0<\/p>\n

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By the time my entr\u00e9e came along, the Creole Seasoned\u00a0Petite Filet Mignon, I was already starting to feel a little bit full so I wasn\u2019t anticipating finishing it.\u00a0 \u00a0Yeah, that didn\u2019t happen!\u00a0 No way was I going to waste any of the wonderful steak that was presented.\u00a0 The temperature, medium rare, was perfect and the beef was so tender that it practically melted in my mouth.\u00a0 The potatoes, mushrooms and blue cheese (a theme for this meal) complemented each other so beautifully.\u00a0 I devoured every bite except for some of the onions, although I did sneak a couple of those in!<\/p>\n

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Okay, since clearly at this point we know that I\u2019m completely stuffed, you may assume that once again I skipped dessert, like I did at Ralph\u2019s.\u00a0 Nope, you would be wrong!\u00a0 I plunged ahead in my gluttony and ordered the Blueberry Crumble Cheesecake.\u00a0 So rich and creamy!\u00a0 And again, my friend, the chef, had a special little treat for me, a serving of their signature dessert, White Chocolate Bread pudding.\u00a0 Both desserts were amazing, and I\u2019m not usually a fan of bread pudding since it is so heavy.\u00a0 But Palace Caf\u00e9\u2019s spin on it is something to experience.\u00a0 I did manage to control myself and not finish both desserts, but I did have them boxed and took them home with me!\u00a0<\/p>\n

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My experience at Palace was wonderful,\u00a0 not just because of the food, but because of the staff.\u00a0 Very often restaurant employees dread seeing infants coming into the dining room, and I can understand that, but Palace\u2019s staff was very accomodating and welcoming of my little boy.\u00a0 My waiter was super-personable and visited with me for a while entertaining me with some of the Brennan\u2019s family history.\u00a0 One of the managers and I chatted for a good while about food and our families, and another one of the servers just kept popping over my shoulder to sit and stare at my peacefully sleeping baby!\u00a0 So, even though I was technically alone for my meal, I certainly didn\u2019t feel that way.\u00a0 Thumbs up, Palace Caf\u00e9!\u00a0<\/p>\n

Goodness!\u00a0 Reading back on this post, I cannot believe how much I ate!\u00a0 I am so grateful that Hubby had dinner plans with a client that night because there is no way I wanted to cook that night!<\/p>\n

So, three bells down!\u00a0 Oh, and please note the bonus bell given to me by the very friendly manager.\u00a0 It represents the entire Dickie Brennan’s Restaurant Group <\/a>and their commitment to the Salvation Army<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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