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Tab Benoit at Jazz Fest 2008. Photo by Leon Morris.
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Tune in this week as we read listener emails about things to do in the Crescent City, musically, food related and otherwise, with music by Dr. John, Tab Benoit, Eric Lindell and many others.
Since we couldn't include all of our listener suggestions as part of the program, we have a few more here for y'all. We've assembled these listener tips for a fabulous 48 hours in New Orleans!
Quite a few listeners chimed in with po-boy sandwiches on their list of New Orleans high notes, so we decided to pay a visit to another mouth-watering purveyor of New Orleans po-boys and tradition: Parkway Bakery in Mid-City.
"48 Hours in New Orleans"
Mister Ford: deep frier extraordinaire! He told us everyone in the Parkway kitchen is a "roller". By that he means that he and his fellow po-boy creators are great at what they do! Photo by Melanie Merz.
Lunch at Parkway. Photo by Melanie Merz.
Lunch at Parkway. Photo by Melanie Merz.
Lunch at Parkway. Photo by Melanie Merz.
Line out the door. Photo by Melanie Merz.
Lunch at Parkway. Photo by Melanie Merz.
Lunchtime at Parkway. Photo by Melanie Merz.
Bartender Barrack and a few lunchtime diners. Photo by Melanie Merz.
The Roast Beef Man, Adam, enthusiastically walked us through their labor of roast beef love that includes more than 24 hours swimming in a hot tub of Parkway's special spices and gravy. Photo by Melanie Merz
Roast beef magic in the making. Photo by Melanie Merz.
The turf. Photo by Melanie Merz.
The surf. Photo by Melanie Merz.
Surf & Turf Po-Boy. Photo by Melanie Merz.
The Obamas ate fried shrimp po-boys at Parkway in 2010. No doubt they chose Parkway because they knew they would fine a genuine serving of New Orleans food and people. Photo by Melanie Merz.
Memorabilia from the original Parkway. Photo by Melanie Merz.
Parkway Bakery. Photo by Melanie Merz.
