Here's the pics & descriptions of my Birthday Dinner at Emeril's Delmonico here in New Orleans.
Delmonico's emphasis is on aged prime beef, but they also have some great seafood with a New Orleans flair.
As soon as we arrived, we were very pleased with the service. Not only did the host greet us, but every server who passed by cheerfully said "Welcome to Delmonico's". I thought that was nice.
To start I had a glass of champagne. You only get this old once right!
I was surprised that the Chef (not Emeril of course) brought out some Amuse Bouche... er Bouche's? for us. My sweet hubby
had called & asked if the Chef would come out to greet me for my Birthday! Not only did he come say hello but he brought food!!!
I was so surprised that I didn't get a picture of the little treat. It was a smoked salmon mousse on a baguette crisp.
After much discussion about what everyone was having, ( so we could get tastes of as much as possible), we ordered drinks & appetizers. We couldn't agree on wine, so we ordered by the glass. Mom had a Virgin Bloody Mary, everyone else went with different varieties of red wine.
I chose the Beef Tartare, It was served on Buttered Toasted Brioche and topped with a teeny little Quail Egg.
Really delicious!
DH picked the Lump Crabmeat Cake. It was served on a mustard creme fraiche with a pickle relish on top.
I tasted it & it was yummy!
My DSonIL got the Beer Battered Louisiana Oysters. They were served on top of an almond aioli with a herb salad on top.
That was one of the best fried oysters I've ever tasted. Super crispy & light, the cold sauce & salad really contrasted well with the hot crispy oysters. So good!
DD had a salad, which I didn't take a pic of. Mom also had the Beef Tartare.
With Delmonico's great beef it was a shame but I was not in the mood for beef. For Christmas I had cooked prime rib, that I ended up putting in the freezer, actually tired of beef!
For my entree I decided on swordfish. I was surprised to see it as the Fish of the Day, it's not a fish that's we often find on Nawlin's menus.
The swordfish was grilled with what I guess was Emeril's Essence. It was served with Sauteed Spinach, Garlic Fried Potatoes and with a spicy Romensco Sauce.
I really enjoyed the fish & was surprised at how good the thick cut fries were. The spinach was good too!
My sweet husband ordered Duck Leg & Thigh, with beans, squash mix. I just have to post how this reads on the menu because it just sounds so much fancier.. "Crispy Confit of Muscovy Duck Leg and Thigh with a Traditional Cassoulet of Flageolet Beans, Roasted Squash, Toulouse Sausage and dried Fig-Grain Mustard Sauce" Now doesn't that sound better!
Not the prettiest dish. Oh but it tasted soo wonderful! The duck meat just fell off the bone.
Now my Mother's dish looked delicious. But I can offer very little detail on it. It was the special of the day AND she didn't offer me (nor anyone else) a taste of it! Now she was seated right next to me & I gave her some of my fish and passed her some DH's duck. But NOOO, not even on my birthday does she offer me a freakin scallop!
I should be happy that she was okay with me taking food pictures! I do remember it was served on top of some kind of polenta. I can see it was served with greens & a relish on top. I could tell (from her not speaking or looking up) that once it was placed in front of her, she was going to enjoy it. I think she did!
I don't have a picture of DD & SIL's entree. They shared the 20 oz dry aged bone in rib-eye. They dove into it so quickly, by the time I got to theirs the beautiful steak was already looking like ground beef!
Y'all are going to be mad but I have no pictures of dessert! I know, I'm a real letdown. So sorry!
We all ordered the traditional Bananas Foster which was cooked table side. I couldn't figure out why he was preparing the dish so far away from the table. Then when it looked like he was done, he didn't start serving right away. Apparently he snuck away & put a candle in my dessert before serving. My Bananas Foster was served with servers & family singing, very nice, but thus no picture.
Here's a pic of my family after dinner. Don't we all look very happy?
Y'all don't know how unusual it is to get a picture of my Mom smiling. much less laughing. There were some snickers about a waiter & Tom Jones, but I don't remember exactly what the joke was. I think enjoying a very good dinner added to her joyful look!
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I usually am a pretty good cook, if I do say so myself. hahaha I don't know what happened but I've never tried again. 
Loco's is a tappas restaurant and I've heard fantastic things about it so I'm hoping the snow at least waits until we arrive there. Once we're in, we're in!!
It's taken years to train my family that it's MY BIRTHDAY on the 29th, I had Christmas the other day!
And we can talk about anything, so don't worry that it just has to be about food!
