665367 Sat Nov 07 06:54:29 -0800 2009 6 9 New Orleans 0 5163027 Love tasting menu's!! Which restaurant's offer the best and most creative tasting menus in New Orleans? THANKS Sat Nov 07 06:54:29 -0800 2009 260185 sockster 1 5163896 check out Le Meritage http://www.lemeritagerestaurant.com/ Sat Nov 07 15:32:17 -0800 2009 5163027 195694 edible complex 2 5166859 EC, in your opinion, is Le Meritage better than Stella! or Restaurant August? Thanks! Mon Nov 09 08:00:36 -0800 2009 5163896 18072 Niki in Dayton 2 5167255 Thank you but where is the tasting menu, menu? Mon Nov 09 10:03:37 -0800 2009 5163896 260185 sockster 3 5167532 Previous NOLA Chowhound posts have alluded to the tasting menus of both of the places I mentioned, which is why I was asking Edible Complex about his/her opinion. Mon Nov 09 11:28:58 -0800 2009 5167255 18072 Niki in Dayton 1 5167826 a friend had the degustation meal at August (10 or 11 courses) and said it was the best mean of his life. i believe it is a separate entity than the normal tasting menu (5 courses). Green Goddess also does a chef's tasting menu dinner, which he does personally and with great care. Mon Nov 09 13:00:08 -0800 2009 5163027 143137 kibbles 1 5168049 Just cam back from New Orleans. We had the 7 Course Degustation at August. It was $85/person without wine pairings and worth every penny. We ate for nearly 3 hours and every dish was amazing. Highlights were a sear scallop studded with bacon over lentils, a petite filet with a sauce made from reduced oxtail and red wine, and pork belly with black eyed peas with a broth that almost made me slurp from my bowl. It may have been the best meal I've ever had. Mon Nov 09 14:00:07 -0800 2009 5163027 225271 west79chiro