I went to Brooklyn when Brooklyn came to NOLA

Last weekend I went back to Brooklyn for the first time since I moved to New Orleans a few months ago. I wasn't quite ready to leave NOLA-the weather here has been so nice it felt weird to pack socks, much less a coat, AND I was also going to miss the New Orleans tour stop of The Food Experiments!

The Food Experiments is a series of food competitions started by these 2 guys-Theo Peck and Nick Suarez


They both live in Brooklyn and are the founders of a food phenomenon there where they host competitive cooking events based around a different theme each time. They got their act together and took it on the road with a little help from Brooklyn Brewery. The first stop was in Austin where the theme was Pork and then they headed for NOLA with a taste for Brunch. I was excited to have them see my city but I was so bummed when I learned it was the ONE WEEKEND I would be away...in Brooklyn of all places. I tried to help as much as I could via email in the days leading up to the New Orleans Brunch Experiment and I was so happy that they arrived in town a few hours before I had to take off for the airport.

We had a couple of beers at what I consider to be one of New Orleans finest water holes, my neighborhood bar The Mayfair. I don't know how but I convinced Theo and Nick to cab it uptown to join me there and once they realized you have to ring a doorbell to get inside the bar, we had a great time. My friends Brad Rhines and Jason McCullar entered the competition with a lovely entry and walked away with the esteemed Judges Prize. Congrats to Nick and Theo for a successful event and congrats to all the winners...Brad I hear you still have some homemade duck sausage in your freezer and I know where you live.

Too bad I missed it...but my consolation prize was a trip to Brooklyn!