The City of New Orleans is known for its fine restaurants and for the first time visitor; one has far too many choices to make regardless of the length of stay. The following is a brief guide of some of the best fine dining establishments in the city. Because most of these restaurants are far from the French Quarter, you should consider a chauffeured limousine service for luxury ground transportation and the smart choice in New Orleans is Limo Livery.

1)     Bayona – This fine restaurant is conveniently located in the French Quarter and one block from Bourbon Street. Owner/Chef Susan Spicer is a past winner of the most prestigious honor in cooking, the James Beard Award and has been delighting visitors to her American and contemporary Louisiana food creations for over 30 years.

 

Bayona

430 Dauphine St.

New Orleans, LA  70112

(504) 525-4455

www.bayona.com

 

2)     Cochon – Owner/chef Stephen Stryjewski won the 2011 James Beard Foundation Award for South Chef and the Executive Chef is Donald Link who also serves as the CEO. The restaurant is located in the Warehouse District and well known for its excellent American/Cajun food. Cochon also has a store that sells house cured meats and sausages, wines and beers.

 

Cochon

930 Tchoupitoulas Street

New Orleans, LA  70130

(504) 588-2123

www.cochonrestaurant.com

 

3)     Commander’s Palace – One of the most popular restaurants in New Orleans as well as one of the best in the country is Commander’s Palace, located in the upscale Garden District. The restaurant is renown for its Louisiana and Creole cuisine and has the distinction of having two celebrity chefs as former employees: Paul Prudhomme and Emeril Lagasse. The current chef, Tory McPhail is a celebrity himself and has his own television show, “Off the Menu” and has worked the famous kitchen for the last 10 years.

 

Commanders Palace

1403 Washington Ave.

New Orleans, LA  70130

(504) 899-8221

www.commanderspalace.com

4)     Emeril’s New Orleans – No top list of restaurants in New Orleans would be complete without including at least one restaurant owned by celebrity chef Emeril Lagasse. This restaurant is also located in the Warehouse District, close to both the Riverwalk Marketplace and the Ernest Morial Convention Center. It is consistently ranked by both the local and national media as one of the great restaurants in New Orleans.

 

Emeril’s New Orleans

800 Tchoupitoulas St.

New Orleans, LA  70130

www.emerils.com

 

5)     Restaurant August – This restaurant was selected as one of the 2012 Top 40 Restaurants in the US by Gayot.com and the only from New Orleans to receive the distinction. It is located in the Central Business District, also just minutes from the New Orleans World Trade Center, the Riverwalk Marketplace and the Ernes Morial Convention Center. The restaurant is well known of its modern French cuisine and its award-winning chef is John Besh.

 

Restaurant August

301 Tchoupitoulas St.

New Orleans, LA  70130

(504) 299-9777

www.restaurantaugust.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What better way to spending your Memorial Day holiday than a visit to New Orleans! During this unofficial first weekend of summer, there is not one, but two major events going on in the city for you to enjoy: The Greek Festival and the New Orleans Wine and Food Experience! For the most reliable limo service to take you to any event going on in the Crescent City, give Limo Livery a call!

The 39^th Annual Greek Festival, which runs through Memorial Day, offers visitors plenty of delicious authentic cuisine, events and of course live Greek music with of course, a New Orleans flair! In fact there will be so much to do that you’ll be certain to say opa! several times as you enjoy a weekend of Greek culture at the Holy Trinity Church near St. John’s Park. This church was the first Greek Orthodox Church in the United States and will be open to the public the entire holiday weekend. For more information, please visit the official festival website at www.greekfestnola.com.

The New Orleans Wine and Food Experience (NOWFE), is considered to be of the of the most prestigious festivals of its kind with 75 world class chefs, more than 175 wineries providing over 1,000 types of fine wines and several internationally acclaimed wine and food experts conducting seminars at locations all over the city. The festival begins Tuesday May 22nd and runs through Saturday May 26^th. For more information, please visit the official NOWFE website.

Yet even if you aren’t going to either of the two major events in New Orleans, you’re practically guaranteed to have a great time in the City of New Orleans because there still is the opportunity to experience some of the best food and music in the world. If this is your first visit to the city, there are several great jazz clubs to consider, like Snug Harbor and Sweet Lorraine’s Jazz Club and great museums like the National World War II Museum, that is paying a special tribute to American troops who perished while defending our country. Wherever you go, give Limo Livery a call at 1-877-546-8788 for limo service in New Orleans or even a grand tour of the city!

 

 

 

While many of the locals are recovering from the New Orleans Heritage and Jazz Fest, yet another popular event begins this week in the Crescent City. The 7^th annual Mid-City Bayou Boogaloo is bound to entertain you with all you have come to expect in a New Orleans festival, namely great food, great art and great food!

While crowds will not be nearly as huge as the New Orleans Jazz Fest, the event is still a popular draw for both locals and tourists alike, with over 25,000 people attending last year and organizers expect even larger crowds, especially since the event is FREE. To get to the festival located on the banks of the Bayou Saint John, why not call upon a great New Orleans limo service to provide you with ground transportation to relax and enjoy the ride! The recommended service that savvy business professionals and other visitors use is Limo Livery, who’s based right here in The Big Easy!

The popular three-day festival that many locals proudly say is one of their favorites, was founded after Hurricane Katrina in a community effort to help revitalize the Mid-City area that was partly flooded, while bringing tourism back and signaling a rebirth for the City of New Orleans.

Aside from the jazz, blues, zydeco, and the classic New Orleans food , other events include a Rubber Duck Derby, a 5K race, a Disc golf tournament and the Bayou Boogaloo Bicycle Pub Crawl! So even if you had the misfortune of missing out on one of New Orleans’ biggest events of the year in the Jazz Fest, you can still enjoy great music and try out some of the best food in the city!

Not only can Limo Livery provide you with limo service in New Orleans, it also offers tours of the city to offer you the best experience and best value during your stay. Give Limo Livery a call today to arrange festival transportation no matter how large your party!

 

A new movie about the Hurricane Katrina disaster starring Paul Walker recently began filming in New Orleans. The American actor, best known for his “Fast and Furious” movie series, is cast in the lead role of the new suspense drama, “Hours,” as his character struggles to keep his premature baby daughter alive during the chaos of one of the worst disasters in American history.

The actors and film crew are expected to be in the New Orleans and other parts of southern Louisiana through May and will likely require limo service to be on location or to savor some of the best restaurants in the city. For the best limo service in New Orleans, business travelers, vacationers and of course, filmmakers can rely on a service the locals will recommend, Limo Livery.

If Paul Walker’s latest movie effort is anything like most of his other films it’s certain to be action-packed and destined to draw fans of his “Fast and Furious” franchise when it’s released next year. The movie will make its debut at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah in January before hitting nationwide theaters.

According to the Associated Press, Walker plays the role of a grief stricken man coping with his wife’s death while trying to keep his newborn daughter alive through power outages and rising floods in a New Orleans hospital abandoned by staff after Katrina struck the city. But filmmaker Eric Hesserer, who wrote the script and is directing his first full-length feature movie, says that the movie is not just about Hurricane Katrina, but also about parenthood. Hesserer, who has worked with producer Jerry Bruckheimer, is best known for writing the screenplays for the 2010 version of “A Nightmare on Elm Street” and the 2011 version of “The Thing.”

“Hours” also stars Genesis Rodriguez, who recently appeared in the 2012 film, “Man on a Ledge” with Sam Worthington and Elizabeth Banks and Judd Lormand, who appeared in this year’s top grossing movie thus far, “The Hunger Games,” which also featured Elizabeth Banks.

If you are part of the film crew, or you happen to be in New Orleans on business, you can trust on Limo Livery. From airport transfers to crew transport, Limo Livery has been in business for over 25 years so you know that you’re getting a service with a long standing reputation with the city.