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Pass the Bib on 04 Feb 2010 under
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Cafe Du Monde
February 4, 2010 – New Orleans – My days in New Orleans are numbered so I decided to take one last hike up Baronne street to renowned haven for diet-ruining fried indulgences at Cafe Du Monde. It’s a freezing stroll by 3am, but the goal was worth it. A plate of beignets and a cup of coffee later, buyer’s remorse sets in with thoughts of my wasted gym memberships. I headed back before 5am to the hotel and an unfinished 2,500-word article on Smart Grids. Ick!
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Cafe Du Monde Beignet
February 2, 2010 – New Orleans – Chills ran down my spine the moment I stepped into the hallowed halls of Cafe Du Monde. I knew I was in for a treat. The wait was mercifully brief, and I was almost immediately greeted by a plate of the freshly fried pillows, absolutely inundated with confectioner’s sugar. Of course, I remembered to order some cafe au lait with it.
On a plane to Louisiana, a farmer I met advised me not to wear black when I went to have a couple of these bad boys. Superhuman amounts of care could not prevent me from getting tiny mounds of white dust on my black suit’s cuffs.
“That’s gonna come off soon enough, Honey. Don’ worry ’bout it. We get folks from all over and they just don’ listen when locals tell ‘em not to wear black when they have a beignet,” said a kind waitress.
