Food For Thought...

Where is the best grilled cheese in New Orleans?

Some contenders include il Posto, Cowbell, St. James Cheese...where am I missing?

Did you know my grandfather called grilled cheeses - toasted cheese? Old School.

Any guesses where this one is from? $2 prize if you get it!

And while we are looking at good looking food, check out this daily special from a popular CBD deli yesterday. Good going down, but intense going out....

This burrito plate was $10, which in my book is good value...some of the sandwiches at this spot are not as great when it comes to value.

In closing, let's see a photo of Reuben.

Happy Thursday!

Value Fixing with the GTD answers

Happy Friday crew!

It was brought to my attention that I should start releasing the answers to Guess That Dish / Name That Restaurant each week.

This weeks answers:
1. Antoine's - Soufflé Potatoes
2. Saints Tailgate - Jambalaya
3. Tartine - Steak Sandwich

Congratulations Bond Lengsfield - this weeks lucky winner of a jar of pickles. CONGRATS!

Bond is also this weeks Value Handyman aka Handy Man "Mazel"

Why the need for a handyman? Reuben locked himself into the bathroom last friday night after eating 7 ounces of M&M's. So, I kicked down the door at 11 pm. This cracked the door frame and door.

The above photo shows the before, during, and after of Handy Man Mazel's excellent work. Mazel uses all cookbooks to clamp the wall together with the wood glue.

As you can see, Mazel does excellent work and is available all day - everyday. You can reach him on his cell at 504.628.1188.

Ok. That's it. Have a great weekend.

ValueNola presents Reuben P. Burka

How and Why is a dog being featured on ValueNola? Good question. I will attempt to answer this question throughout my post.

Reuben AKA "RPB" AKA "Big Foot" is a 70 pound standard size golden-doodle. He is a joy! Sophie and I rescued Big Foot from Mobile, AL. Reuben's original parents went into the witness protection program. This is why he was brought back to his breeder. He arrived to New Orleans fully trained: sit, down, rollover, speak, human hug, etc...

Basically, Reuben is the man & Soph and I are very lucky to have him in our lives! Did I mention he is first cousins with Beignet Burka?

Reuben is a healthy, strong, ball of fluff & fun. As you can see, he is very handsome.
I dont think I could have handled a baby puppy with making all sorts accidents around house and chewing up everything in site.

On a more interesting note, below is a photo of the bench in front of Ms Mae's aka the club @ 7:50 AM this past saturday

Even better, here is a photo of the same bench at 9:15 AM

Rough night right?

Oh, New Orleans! That is most definitely a good value for a free place to sleep after a long night of partying in NOLA. I wonder if he woke up and got a drink?