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BAYOU BAKERY - ARLINGTON, VA

PASTRY CHEF DAVID GUAS

February 4, 2010

WHO

New Orleans born, Washington, DC based pastry chef.

WHY

Named Pastry Chef of the Year by the Restaurant Association of Metropolitan Washington. Mixes a taste of the south with his Cuban heritage.

RECOMMENDATIONS

COOKBOOK

DamGoodSweet: Desserts to Satisfy Your Sweet  Tooth, New Orleans Style.

RECOMMENDATIONS

David Guas’ recommendations for where to eat in New Orleans and Washington, DC.

Photograph courtesy of David Guas

AUNT SALLY’S

www.auntsallys.com

810 Decatur Street, New Orleans, LA 70116 (view map)

T: 504.524.3373

For pralines.

French Quarter

Candy

PRALINES - NEW ORLEANS, LA

PRALINES BY JEAN

www.pralinesbyjean.com

1728 Saint Charles Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70130 (view map)

T: 504.525.1910

For pralines.

French Quarter

Candy

CAMELLIA GRILL

626 South Carrollton Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70118 (view map)

T: 504.309.2679

For pecan pie.

Uptown

American

PIE & CANDY - NEW ORLEANS, LA

CLANCY’S

6100 Annunciation Street, New Orleans, LA 70118 (view map)

T : 504.895.1111

For lemon icebox pie.

Uptown

Seafood / Cajun / Creole

HUBIG’S PIES

www.hubigs.com

Available at any convenient store at the counter.

Multiple Locations

Pie

ROMAN CANDY

www.romancandy.gourmetfoodmall.com

5510 Constance Street, New Orleans, LA 70115 (view map)

T: 504.897.3937

For candy. He moves around, but the mule driven cart is often found on St. Charles Avenue.

Uptown

Candy

GAMBINO’S

www.gambinos.com

4821 Veterans Memorial Boulevard, Metairie, LA 70006 (view map)

T: 504.885.7500

For King Cake.

Metairie

Bakery

KING CAKES - NEW ORLEANS, LA

HAYDEL’S BAKERY

www.haydelbakery.com

4037 Jefferson Highway Jefferson, LA 70121 (view map)

T: 504.837.0190

For King Cake.

Jefferson

Bakery

LEIDENHEIMER BAKING COMPANY

www.leidenheimer.com

1501 Simon Bolivar Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70113 (view map)

T: 504.525.1596

Are you kidding me, there is only one bread in New Orleans and that’s Leidenheimer.

Central City

Bakery

BREAD - NEW ORLEANS, LA

COMMANDER’S PALACE

www.commanderspalace.com

1403 Washington Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70130 (view map)

T: 504.899.8221

They do a great brandy milk punch, Bread Pudding Souffle.

Garden District

American

COCKTAILS - NEW ORLEANS, LA

THE SAZERAC BAR

@ ROOSEVELT NEW ORLEANS HOTEL

www.therooseveltneworleans.com

123 Baronne Street, New Orleans, LA 70112 (view map)

T: 504.648.1200

For a Sazerac.

French Quarter / Central Business District

Cocktail Bar

BRENNAN’S

www.brennansneworleans.com

417 Royal Street, New Orleans, LA 70130 (view map)

T: 504.525.9711

For Bananas Foster.

French Quarter

Cajun / Creole

RESTAURANTS - NEW ORLEANS, LA

CAFE DU MONDE

www.cafedumonde.com

800 Decatur Street, New Orleans, LA 70116 (view map)

T: 504.525.4544

For Beignets.

French Quarter

Beignets

www.cochonrestaurant.com

930 Tchoupitoulas Street, New Orleans, LA 70130 (view map)

T: 504.588.2123 (make a reservation)

Warehouse District

Cajun / Creole

PLUM STREET SNOBALL

www.plumstreetsnoball.com

1300 Burdette Street, New Orleans, LA 70118 (view map)

T: 504.866.7996

For snow cones, ask for Ms. Donna.

Uptown

Snow Cones

www.lukeneworleans.com

333 St. Charles Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70130 (view map)

T: 504.378.2840 (make a reservation)

Central Business District

New American

PALACE CAFE

www.palacecafe.com

605 Canal Street, New Orleans, LA 70130 (view map)

T: 504.523.1661

For White Chocolate Bread Pudding.

French Quarter

Creole

RICHARD’S SEAFOOD PATIO

1516 South Henry Street, Abbeville, LA 70510 (view map)

T: 337.893.1693

Get the Boudin with saltines.

Southwestern Louisiana

Seafood

RESTAURANTS - NEW ORLEANS REGION - LOUISIANA

R & O’S

216 Hammond Highway, Metairie, LA 70005 (view map)

T: 504.831.1248

For the seafood.

Lakeview / Metairie

Seafood

SHUCK’S

www.shucksrestaurant.com

701 West Port Street, Abbeville, LA 70510 (view map)

T: 337.898.3311

For the seafood.

Abbeville

Seafood

ACADIANA

www.acadianarestaurant.com

901 New York Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20001 (view map)

T: 202.408.8848 (make a reservation)

For Louisiana cuisine in DC.

Northwest

Louisiana Cuisine

RESTAURANTS - WASHINGTON, DC

BLACK SALT FISH MARKET & RESTAURANT

www.blacksaltrestaurant.com

4883 MacArthur Boulevard NW, Washington, DC 20007 (view map)

T: 202.342.9101 (make a reservation)

For the seafood.

Palisades

Seafood

BLUE DUCK TAVERN

www.blueducktavern.com

1201 24th Street NW, Washington, DC 20037 (view map)

T: 202.419.6755 (make a reservation)

West End

American

BRASSERIE BECK

www.beckdc.com

1101 K Street NW, Washington, DC 20005 (view map)

T: 202.408.1717 (make a reservation)

Downtown

French / Belgian

CEIBA

www.ceibarestaurant.com

701 14th Street NW, Washington, DC 20005 (view map)

T: 202.393.3983 (make a reservation)

Downtown

Latin American

TENPENH

www.tenpenh.com

1001 Pennsylvania Avenue NW,Washington, DC 20004 (view map)

T: 202.393.4500 (make a reservation)

Downtown

Asian Fusion

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