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The Last Night in New Orleans

After Vietnamese food, I met back up with Jody & Christa at Harrah’s casino. We walked around for an hour trying to figure out how to play. The machines wouldn’t take our dollar bills. Then we figured out that we have to put at least $5 in. Then it wouldn’t take our $5’s. We almost gave up, then I decided it was time to go down in flames and stuck $10 in there. I pushed some buttons and it gave me more money back. What kind of business is Harrah’s in? The business of losing money or the business of fulfilling dreams?

We walked around trying to find Jody & Christa some cheap, quick food. By that time, there wasn’t much open but Popeyes. But I have to admit, Popeyes makes some dang good food. I love their Jambalaya and lived on that in college. That’s how I think I base my judgement of what good Jambalaya is –by Popeyes. Although, I know I’ve had a couple of Popeyes that tasted like vomit, but when it’s good, it’s great. The one right there in the French Quarter didn’t have Jambalaya though. Only Dirty or Cajun Rice. Every location should have jambalaya IMO …and fried chicken liver!

Jody picked up a Shrimp Po-Boy and that looked great. We brought it back to our hotel and stood in the lobby talking, where we saw an old man without any pants holding onto the luggage rack. I couldn’t tell if his glasses were super thick that made his eyes super wide or if he really was a deer in headlights. We think he might have been in one of those situational comedies where he was hanging with a lady and got locked out of his room. That Popeyes Shrimp Po-Boy tasted really good.

Then we met back up with Jay where he was doing sound at One Eyed Jack’s for Dax Riggs. That was a fun show. After, we stumbled around for more food. There really isn’t much open, except Arby’s. Two years ago, Rusty totally Hasselhoff’d on Arby’s down in the Big Easy. He was dipping his fries and roast beef sandwich in the Horsey sauce that got on his bed. Good thing the line was crazy long at Arby’s this time. It could’ve been Hoff Deux. Not that I wasn’t ready to videotape it.

There’s this weird illusion when you wake up and open the windows at the St. James Hotel. You see your reflection from the building across the street and think you’re in the Twilight Zone. It freaked us out.

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White Castle’s Sweet Potato Fries

There’s a sign up for White Castle Sweet Potato Fries. Dang, that’s a lotta calories. Pretty decent sweet potato fries. They gave me some Sweet Cinnamon Dipping sauce that was gross. I got used to it though and started to like it. But by that time it was like eating dessert à la Taco Bell’s Cinnamon Twists.

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Nathan’s Famous’ Hash Brown

Rusty, Sam and I hit LaGuardia to make our way down south to Louisiana. I picked up a hash brown at Nathan’s Famous –mostly because it was a lot less calories to their regular Egg Sandwich. How does a potato patty thrown in a deep fryer have less calories than a small scrambled egg on an English Muffin? It was around 150 vs 450. Yeah, probably not a time to think about calories when I’m about to food blog New Orleans. Dang.

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Checkers’ Fully Loaded Fries

After the Ramen and Friends baby shower, I just had to stop by Checkers in Brooklyn Heights to relive my college days riding my bike home with a 99cent Spicy Chicken Sandwich. It isn’t 99cents anymore, at least at this New York location. I suppose it’s understandable, since I’m thinking back 8 years ago in Gainesville, Florida. At $2.69, it’s not as memorable as it was back then or at the Atlanta airport, when we missed our plane because I couldn’t find the Chic-fil-A.

What was memorable was the Fully Loaded Fries. Checkers seasoned fries with cheddar cheese, bacon and ranch dressing. Hot dang. This is one big pile of awesome-mess. I think it ended up tasting like a Wendy’s baked potato with the same fixings. Makes sense.

Checkers – 111 Court St (btwn Schermerhorn & State St) Brooklyn, NY 11201

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SONIC Drive-In Ice Cream Social Giveaway!

Dang, I have a free ice cream social from Sonic Drive-In to give away. It’s good for up to ten of your friends and family to try their new Real Ice Cream treats. Plus, two SONIC lunch boxes with a t-shirt, $5 gift card and other goodies for runner-ups.

To enter, send a drawing or photo (past, present, or future) of you going down on some ice cream to jason@mightysweet.com. Stupidest one wins. Don’t send anything too embarrassing if you’re afraid of me posting it …because I will.

Contest ends June 6th, 2010 …or you can keep sending drawings if you want. That’d be cool.

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Burger King Ribs Now on Sale

The BK Fire-Grilled Ribs I previewed back in February is now on the menu at participating Burger Kings nationwide for a limited time. These are real bone-in ribs and from memory (because I’m too lazy to read my old post), they were surprisingly good. Real ribs at a fast food chain? I guess if the world can check their mail and watch TV on a RAZR phone, why not?

My recent blast of fast food coverage isn’t over. Come back Monday, for something really cool.

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Free Chick-fil-A Spicy Chicken Sandwich Premiere

From May 31 – June 5, Chick-fil-A is offering a tasting of their new Spicy Chicken Sandwich before it’s officially added to their menu. Make a reservation at http://www.getspicychicken.com

Still plenty of reservations available at the store nearest me (which is still so far). I’m thinking about renting a car just for this. I’ve done crazier things for Chick-fil-A, like missing my plane looking for it at the Atlanta airport. Little did I know they close on Sundays.

Thanks Todd for the link.

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White Castle Slider Scented Candles

To celebrate National Hamburger Month in May, White Castle is going to sell these slider scented candles all for a good cause. If only I didn’t already smell White Castle every day coming to and fro work.

To commemorate its 18th annual celebration of National Hamburger Month, White Castle has teamed up with Laura Slatkin, often called the “queen” of home fragrances, to introduce a candle with the steam-grilled-on-a-bed-of-onions scent of America’s first fast-food hamburger. Packaged in a ceramic holder that reproduces the signature cardboard sleeve of the White Castle Slyder(r), the candles are available in select White Castle restaurants and (online starting May 3rd). Candles sell for $10 each, with net proceeds benefiting Autism Speaks.