At the airport, I sent text messages to my fun-loving friends, Tina and Rachel. They had both lived in New Orleans, and I figured they’d have advice on places for me to check out. When they got my text, I elicited the same emotional reaction from both of them: “I’m so jealous.” Tina and Rachel began to dispense stream-of-consciousness sensory recalls of some of their favorite things in New Orleans. There was some moaning about crawfish boils and overstuffed po’boys. Tina told me that she missed “food by the pound.” Rachel told me to get a “hand grenade at Tropical Isle and a hurricane’s from Pat O’s.”
They were also tentative about which of their favorite places might have closed or changed locations, while remaining hopeful and...
Compiled by The International House and Karen Catchpole (note that ** selections are recommendations by iTravel iShop writer Karen Catchpole)
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