Off to New Orleans and IACP

I'm off to IACP (International Association of Culinary Professionals) tomorrow. I'm looking forward to visiting New Orleans (my favorite place is the Cafe du Monde and my mouth waters just thinking of beignets!). Since it is a food conference everyone is seeking the best restaurants and there are so many choices. Our opening night event and Gala both feature local specialties and jazz music. So far we have dinner reservations at Bayona and Herbsaint. One of the sessions I'm attending about blogging so I expect I'll have lots of new ideas. And lots of new recipes.