Soft Shell Crab

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BWAAAAAAAAHH... several days to recover!

I want to move to nawlins.. I like places that have cuisine that people get all excited for! (we have a Spanish restuarant strip here in Sydney that feels that way too)

Thanks everyone.. we had a great night... hate to say it, but the food wasnt quite up to expectations... although I could see good Gumbo would be GREAT.. Ill have the good stuff over there early next year for sure!

I didnt get the soft shelled crabs! They were sold out! But Peaches was correct that they were for a side dish anyway.

Ended up with budwieser beer instead of blackened Voodoo lager :\ (but got french bread sticks as ordered!)

Ok.. now that I wont get caught saying this by the cook.. I have to say... um well.. err.. the gumbo wasnt that great to look at.. I was expecting something like a seafood laksa... and ended up with something that reminded me more of a meat porridge!

(Did someone mention SNOT.. yes it definitely had a generous helping of snot in it for sure!)

But the taste was great...

Gumbo was already going to have trouble making me happy after I knew about the crawfish boil recipe with a slab of beer on the ingredient list!

That's what I want this week! Anyone else want to come over and be guest American chef this weekend?

Damn its lunchtime here... anyone in Sydney feel like a bite?!?!

(still no food icon here)