This saturday, like most weekends here in the big easy, was bursting with festivity. The monthly Freret Street Festival was going on as well as la Fête Française. I was interested in going to both, but after parking and then walking to Magazine and General Taylor for the French celebration I quickly lost my steam. It was a beautiful day, but quite hot and sunny. Food and beverage had to be purchased with tickets instead of straight up cash, which is annoying, and there was no shaded area to hang out. Of course, I burn rather easily, so we opted to eat lunch somewhere instead of going the festival route.
The final decision was St. James Cheese Company. This cute little joint is on Prytania and is a restaurant I had been meaning to check out for awhile. I lived in Wisconsin for 7 years. I love cheese.
I bounced back and forth between wanting a couple different sandwiches before finally deciding to try a special: Jalapeno Mac N Cheese (I have already forgotten the key cheese ingredient, like an amateur food blogger.)
The mac n cheese was delicious. Probably on par with my favorite mac n cheese of all time--Noodles & Company. It had a zap's potato chip crumble on the top and was creamy with a natural tasting spiciness. It was a nice size, though still a tad heavy for summer.
Cory got the Smokey Blue sandwich, with a smokey blue cheese (duh), roast beef, lettuce, tomato, and Worcestershire mayo on a multi grain bread. I sampled a few bites despite my fear of mayo and it was very flavorful.
Everyone was drinking wine and eating cheese; it was great. I also loved the little paintings of cheese that adorned the walls. Mm, just writing this post has made me hungry for another visit.
St. James Cheese Company
5004 Prytania St
New Orleans, LA
