623658 Fri May 29 18:17:18 -0700 2009 7 20 Tristate Region 0 4726740 Just thought I'd mention it...I'm going tomorrow for zydeco music, mudbugs and anything else good that comes from Cajun country. http://www.crawfishfest.com/ Fri May 29 18:17:18 -0700 2009 291290 BAFU 1 4735798 BAFU, what did you think of the food? I was not very impressed. Crawfish were good, but I've had much better, and the rest of the food did nothing for me. Sampled some beans, oysters, couchon de lait poboy, alligator sausage, fried chicken, red velvet cake and was not impressed by anything I had. Tue Jun 02 10:02:40 -0700 2009 4726740 154901 roro1831 2 4736172 Plus the tickets to get in are around $40 per person so it doesn't pay to just go there to sample the food. Tue Jun 02 11:49:23 -0700 2009 4735798 135174 Bosmer 3 4736401 $40 is a bargain for the music, I watched 6 hours of music for $40. The food was a bonus...or at least I was hoping it would be. lol Tue Jun 02 12:48:10 -0700 2009 4736172 154901 roro1831 4 4741877 I agree that $40 is a bargain for the music. I was just forewarning people that might have gone up there primarily for the food. Thu Jun 04 08:21:31 -0700 2009 4736401 135174 Bosmer 1 4736417 Forgot to update about my visit...my bad. Crayfish (might as well spell it properly) were OK...just OK. For $8 the portion was pretty decent too. The line for po-boys was just insane by the time I was interested so I passed. Shrimp creole: good. Crayfish etouffee: excellent. Alligator sausage was just bad. Beignets: would have liked more for the $$$. All in all, I went for the fun day out with friends, the music, the food (acceptable but certainly not LA!!!) and the chance to relax on the grass. Even brought my daughter along for the 1st time and she loved it. Yes: $40 entry fee is steep. All in all a fun day though. Tue Jun 02 12:52:19 -0700 2009 4726740 291290 BAFU 2 4760012 Since these mudbugs are brought in from LA let's give them the respect they deserve and spell it right - Crawfish. Up here Crayfish. Which for the record was the only thing aside from the jambalaya that was decent. Call me a snob because we just got back from Jazz Fest a few weeks prior or because I can sneeze a better plate of Shrimp Creole, but the food was lousy. There's no excuse. Michael brings in vendors from the New Orleans area they should be able to get the basics right. I don't mind paying $40 to get in. Hell, I'd dish that out just to see Tab Benoit, let alone the Radiators in Jersey! Wed Jun 10 09:55:00 -0700 2009 4736417 241398 j.ho 3 4760132 I agree j.ho. Having just returned from the second weekend of Jazz Fest and being from New Orleans, and recently transplanted, Michael either needs to find new vendors or make sure the ones he brings up bring their A game. Last year I had the pheasant quail and andouille gumbo, which Prejeans came up and did. Normally at Jazz Fest I can eat that a few times per day, but up here it just wasn't as good. Is it a location thing? Is it something in the water? Who knows, but the food at the CFF does not hold a candle to the food at Jazz Fest, or most food you can get in New Orleans. Wed Jun 10 10:31:37 -0700 2009 4760012 154901 roro1831