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Coops place is a must. It is a little hole in the wall local hangout with the best sausage with red beans and rice and seafood gumbo. If your craving a fried oyster po boy go to Acme oyster house. For fried chicken head over to fiorellas. Lastly, for a more fancy dinner, Nola is one of my favs. And you cant go do Nawlins with going to Cafe du Monde for some beignets.

Bayona, Palace Café, Lillet, Herb Saint, Clancy's, Gauthraux, The Upperline, Commander's Palace, for a classic, Arnaud's (all of these were awesome, don't know if they are open or closed). Emerils and Delmonicos are good, Nola is not as good though. I used to love an italian place (not NOLA eats by any means though) called Bravo, has a special place in my heart from when I lived there, but it has more of a chain vibe.

Best steak ever was a Salisbury at Horn and Hardart's a few years back.

Double cut rib eye, New York Strip or Porterhouse - all bone in and dry aged, and cooked rare to medium rare.

I usually dry age my own beef at home, which is very easy to do.

I prefer my steaks grilled over really hot charcoal, but a good gas grill will work.

I love a good flatiron, but I'm coming around to a hanger lately.

rib eye with bone, a little soy sauce, pepper, crushed garlic. lots of caramelized onions and mushroom on the side, with couscous or cold pesto. hopefully, trying to fleck bugs away from it outside.