126248 Mon Oct 14 09:44:32 -0700 2002 2 9 New Orleans 0 685113 I tried sweet potato pecan pie for the first time this weekend at Rita's (near Ursuline and Chartres). Unbelievable! No question the best pie I ever had! It was like sweet potato pie on the bottom with pecan pie on the top. I don't know if it's as good other places, but it is worth a trip to New Orleans for this pie alone! I was trying to figure out how to bring a whole one home in my carry on. Mon Oct 14 09:44:32 -0700 2002 0 Bride of the Juggler 1 685121 K-Paul's made this famous in 1979 and still ships them around the world. But it's not their best dessert-not by a long shot. Once a month or so they will have coconut cake with chantilly whipped cream. They crack the coconut in house and the chantilly whipped cream is laced with Courvoisier and Grand Marnier. You have to request that they have it on the dinner menu. This is the ONLY way you will find it since it is incredibly labor intensive. The recipe is in the Prudhomme Family Cookbook. I honestly believe this is the best slice of cake I have ever had in my life. And, yes, I've eaten a lot of cake from grandmothers who knew what they were doing! Mon Oct 14 14:50:26 -0700 2002 685113 0 Joe H. 2 685128 You can as have your coconut Cake at Gabrielle on Esplanade. Mary Sonnier, owner of Gabrielle and former pastry chef at K-Paul's (in the 80's), will make it at your request. Tue Oct 15 09:07:12 -0700 2002 685121 0 Linda