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New Orleans' Classic Café Brûlot

I had so much fun being interviewed by Kim Ranjbar for Where Y'at magazine! Check it out here or on newsstands in New Orleans.

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Be sure to join me and other coffee — and coffee cocktail — lovers at this inaugural event in New Orleans! I will be speaking Sept. 15 & 16, noon-12:30 pm. Hope to see you there!

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Episode 134: Café Brulot - Drinking the Devil's Brew - louisianalife.com

When ordering, one might wonder why the cup in which their coffee is served has an image of the devil on the outside or, especially, why the

Need something to listen to while driving to a vacation for Memorial Day weekend?

May I suggest this "Louisiana Insider" podcast, in which I reunite with my former boss, Renaissance Publishing and Louisiana Life Editor Errol Laborde to talk all things ... you guessed it, Café Brûlot! 

(Photo shown here is of Arnaud's Charles Abbyad making the drink at the restaurant. Photo by Josh Brasted)

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Don't have my book, "The Café Brûlot"? Published by LSU Press, you can find it at local bookstores in New Orleans, or if out of town, it is available on Amazon.

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Café brûlot. È una bellissima storia quella che si cela dietro la ricetta di questo caffè flambé che risale al XVIII secolo e nasce nel nord della Francia. È nella Charente che un vignaiolo ebbe l'idea di 'scaldare' il caffè freddo avanzato con del cognac infiammando il piattino della tazza proprio per evitare che una bevanda considerata allora così preziosa andasse sprecata. Tutto nasce da un'idea di recupero, dal pensiero che da un avanzo potesse nascere qualcosa di ancora buono, anzi, gourmande. Quando mi sono imbattuta in queste meravigliose tazze dall'insolito manico a disco tanto pesanti da sembrare piccole sculture più che soltanto tazze, ho iniziato questa piccola ricerca. E cosa c'è di più bello di concedere al pensiero di distrarsi e di lasciarsi trasportare nel tempo permettendo che immaginazione, favola, storia e realtà si amalgamino in un racconto da condividere? Per chi vorrà provare questa bevanda confortante ecco la ricetta, ma per la preparazione vi rimando al sito di @lacucinaitaliana dove trovate le fasi precise per prepararlo a regola d'arte. INGREDIENTI per il caffè brûlot • 100 g brandy • 60 g curaçao • zucchero in zollette • cannella • scorza d'arancia e di limone • caffè forte #romanticodaristrutturare #cafebrulot #vintagedecor #artdelatable #homedecor #ricetteantiche #foodie #coffeelovers https://www.instagram.com/p/CGxXu9yFW20/?igshid=83whl7tjjyop

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Galatoire’s: photos (clockwise from bottom) Black Bottom Pecan Pie, Caramel Custard Cup and Cafe Brulot, Cafe Brulot in the making.

The Pecan Pie was AMAZING. It was perfect. The cookie crust was perfect texture, and the filling was super sweet and nutty, without being too sticky or too wet. Sublime. Custard was lovely - nothing special though. Cafe Brulot is a coffee-liqueur (or maybe it was proper likker? idk - it was alcoholic) with fruit situation set on fire at your table. It was good and basically tasted like a nice sweet-n-spicy black spiked coffee. Of course Galatoire’s killed it in service and style, plus there’s an A++ for Nola tradition. But seriously that Pie was ridiculous.

Overall grade: A