Rue 127 - Restaurant in New Orleans - A Review

Killer desserts! Worth the trip just for the desserts - we tried the Pumpkin Trifle and the Deconstructed Key Lime Pie. Joanna Palmer is the pastry chef and her name is worth knowing. She is a graduate of the Culinary Institute of America and has worked at both Commander's Palace and Cochon - both restaurants which we have enjoyed and respect.

(I will eventually get around to writing a review of Cochon - because we just recently dined there.)

The restaurant is on North Carrolton which meant that we had to drive to get to the restaurant. I believe one could get there via public transportation - via the Canal Street Car... Could be a fun trip if one were visiting and staying in the French Quarter or on Canal.... Hmmm.

I loved the art on the walls, too - particularly that of Natalie Boos. She uses what looks like slate and also, of all things, broken glass. Those of her paintings on the walls at Rue 127 are architectural - which always interests me. I thought they were well worth taking home...

Natalie Boos is a native of Louisiana, born in New Orleans in 1976. She graduated from LSU in 2002 with multiple degrees in science. She began painting for her own enjoyment while she was working in the field of ophthalmology. She began selling paintings and decided to do a solo show of her work. It was such a success that she began showing in galleries in Mississippi, Covington and on Royal Street in the French Quarter.
Her thick textured oil paintings, depict structures that house a colorful and storied New Orleans culture. She sees a historically playful society that exaggerates the shapes and colors of its residences.
After a few years in the galleries, in 2005 she decided to become her sole agent and became a Pirate Street Alley artist. In seven short years Natalie Boos, a self taught artist, opened Natalie Fine Art at 830 Royal Street in the French Quarter. She is now collected and shown around the world in many corporate and private collections.

I don't think she has the gallery any more.... The larger originals were about $3,500 each. She had some smaller paintings for less than $500.

Anyway - back to Rue 127. Dinner was a great pear salad, foie gras bites, beef cheeks and a very large stuffed pork chop. All very good, but it was the desserts which really stuck with me.