...And now on to the bad food

I realize that Louisianian cooking consists of everything quintessentially Cajun. I recognize that, and, from a cultural standpoint I can appreciate it. But, from a culinary point of view, Cajun food utterly sucked.

Have you ever seen an alligator? They're the animals that hide in dark corners of the bayou waiting to kill children and hippies that stumble upon their domain. God has gifted these creatures with tough, thick reptilian hides to protect their internal organs, which is why the creatures tend to be fodder for people who want to make handbags and boots out of their skin. That toughness extends to the food made from their flesh as well. Alligator sausage tasted like normal sausage, if normal sausage had a tough layer of skin covering the outside and a disgusting, bristly texture on the inside. People should stick to making accessories out of alligators because they truly don't belong in a human stomach.

I had a Po Boy, of the roast beef variety, and while the sandwich wasn't bad, the meat killed it for me. I guess I'm just not a huge fan of stringy roast beef. I like my meat tender and juicy, not chewy and dry. Blue Cheese bread tasted just like blue cheese, believe it or not, which means that it was disgusting. Crawfish Pie tasted like a delicious buttery crust into which someone has shoved unnecessary seafood.

The restaurant Dr. Bonner took us all out to, Giovanni's, was truly fantastic. Everything I tried I thoroughly enjoyed. Except my own order of course. Apparently Veal Scallopini in a Lobster-Cognac cream sauce is an exceedingly bland dish. Not bad, but not worth $30. And for dessert, I chose the brownie-swirl cheesecake. What could possibly be bad about that? It has brownies and cheesecake in it. What I didn't realize however was that apparently the chef hates sugar, because the cheesecake was not sweet at all and neither was the brownie. Someone needs to teach The Duke (as he is known around N'awlins) that dessert is when the customer's sweet-tooth is supposed to be satisfied.

All in all though it was a fantastic trip and I enjoyed trying everything!