Muriel's Jackson Square's Blue Crab & Creole Tomato Menu Review
Summertime in New Orleans is definitely a challenge with the onset of high temperatures and humidity. However, there are two things which locals anxiously anticipate each summer: Creole tomatoes and blue crabs. Creole tomatoes are a variety which grows in southern Louisiana in Plaquemines and St. Bernard parishes. There's something magical which happens in the soil to produce the most flavorful and meaty tomatoes you've ever tasted. I like to buy them when they are a little green and let them ripen slowly. Blue crabs live in the waters surrounding New Orleans. These crabs have the most succulent meat and are actually sent to many areas of the country. Just so you know, if you've eaten steamed crabs in the northeast, they are probably Louisiana Blue Crabs. The New Orleans French Quarter is one of the oldest and most historic areas in the United States. The centerpieces is Jackson Square, flanked by the St. Louis Cathedral, The