Here is another in my series on New Orleans images 2011. This post covers Treme located next to the French Quarter. It is a subdistrict of the Mid-City District Area, its boundaries as defined by the City Planning Commission are Esplanade Avenue to the north, North Rampart Street to the east, St. Louis Street to the south and North Broad Street to the west. It is one of the oldest neighborhoods in the city, and early in the city's history was the main neighborhood of free blacks. It is now home to a number of musicians including Kermit Ruffins. The first pictures are from Willie Mae's Scotch House (2401 St. Ann Street, 504.822.9503). It serves some of the best fried chicken I have eaten: “caramel brown, audibly crisp, juicy as meat can naturally be.”
The last picture is of Dooky Chase’s, (2301 Orleans Ave (504) 821-0535) another great Treme restaurant and the picture came from Jason Perlow’s blog where he provides some great interior photos, as well as photos of the food. It is the only photo in this series that I did not take. Dooky’s was closed when we were there. Frommer’s wrote, “For decades, Leah and husband Dooky Chase have served prominent African-American politicians, musicians, and businesspeople Chef Leah's classic soul food as gloriously influenced by the city's French, Sicilian, and Italian traditions. This was the place people like Ray Charles (who wrote "Early in the Morning" about it) would come to after local shows and stay up until the wee hours telling stories and eating gumbo -- one of the city's best.”
When I looked at those beans & rice, my stomach growled!
Posted by: Mick Mather | June 30, 2011 at 08:21 AM
and the fried chicken was amazing.
Posted by: bill Ives | June 30, 2011 at 09:21 AM