Not to get heavy with y'all, but I'm sure you're as concerned about the people of New Orleans and in the surrounding areas as I am. Please take a minute to do what you can to help. Maybe us Food Bloggers can feature a restaurant, any ideas? And please donate what you can to organizations like the Red Cross.
And when the city, with its rich food heritage, is ready for us, I hope we can all go back and patronize all the great restaurants I've been fortunate enough to eat in. And you don't have to go to New Orleans to help these businesses get back on their feet. Classic places like Café du Monde sell their famous beignet mix and chicory coffee online, so order up! I called their 800 number a few times and I've gotten no response, so I'm assuming their web business is local, too, but I'll keep checking.
If you haven't settled on your Food Fight entry, make it New Orleans themed! Maybe I'll do a version of gumbo for mine.
I just can't believe this might all be gone, and I never had the chance to go to New Orleans. Thanks for this link. I'm hesitating to order anything, though, because I don't know if they can fill orders again.
Thanks for posting this.
I think you're right, Shauna. The toll free number is on the site, and I wouldn't just place an online order until you had talked to someone. My sense is that they filled orders locally and may not even have safe inventory to sell at this point. But they'll need help, and we should pitch in any way we can.
I've spent a lot of time there, and my feeling of loss is amazing. I have a friend in Mississippi with a house he just bought and can't get near it. Some friends of his and I have talked about throwing tools in a truck and going there to help once it's safe to return.