How Do You Dine Al Fresco At A New Orleans Restaurant?
Food in New Orleans is not just for eating–it is an art form. When you can dine outdoors, the art form is surrounded by the smell of magnolias, and often butterflies. If you are in New Orleans, be sure to take advantage of dining al fresco at many of the casual to upscale restaurants that offer courtyards or just tables on the sidewalk, to enhance your New Orleans dining experience. One of the best known outside eateries in the city is right across from Jackson Square, open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and has been since 1862. Cafe du Monde sells cafe au lait and beignets. Cafe au lait is a dark New Orleans coffee mixed with chicory and laced half and half with hot milk. Beignets are airy puffs of fried pastry dough piled with powdered sugar. Nothing can top off a night of drinking Hurricanes than an order of cafe au lait and beignets. Cafe du Monde is always open air. They do make a concession to winter weather and drop plastic curtains that really don’t help much. Put your elbows o
