tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5739744319331098388.post3652817631196465494..comments2023-10-23T16:33:34.837-04:00Comments on The Masticating Monkey: Offensively Bad "New Orleans" Cuisine at Nanola Restaurant in Malta Masticating Monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00586980632713973459noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5739744319331098388.post-38968440074062614432015-01-01T16:01:04.093-05:002015-01-01T16:01:04.093-05:00Thanks for the support, Greg. And I've enjoye...Thanks for the support, Greg. And I've enjoyed what you've posted on your blog recently, too!Masticating Monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00586980632713973459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5739744319331098388.post-58301752000856717392014-12-31T16:40:08.211-05:002014-12-31T16:40:08.211-05:00I cannot believe this backlash you get from people...I cannot believe this backlash you get from people. Qualified or not, all it takes is two eyes and few brain cells to know they fucked up! And judging by your description, looks like it tasted like shit too!Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07350416143574243086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5739744319331098388.post-77122191805585187282014-10-29T16:02:05.697-04:002014-10-29T16:02:05.697-04:00I tried the muffultta , it tasted nothing like the...I tried the muffultta , it tasted nothing like the real thing .. very disapointingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5739744319331098388.post-62036330539248634012014-04-29T13:23:05.390-04:002014-04-29T13:23:05.390-04:00When I looked at the Jambalaya picture, for a minu...When I looked at the Jambalaya picture, for a minute there I actually forgot what Jambalaya is. I had to google search it to confirm what my brain was telling me. <br />Sebastien, I am also a person who loves to try out new things and new versions. However, when you mention a prominent dish like this, without mentioning say "Deconstructed Jambalaya", it is first of all bound to disappoint a customer who has built up expectations about the food he/she is going to consume. And secondly, if I understand correctly, it wasn't true to the original dish in taste either.. <br /><br />So if it doesn't look like Jambalaya, and doesn't taste like Jambalaya, well, it is not a Jambalaya! So, please don't call it that!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5739744319331098388.post-49522646939289658972014-03-21T08:45:38.994-04:002014-03-21T08:45:38.994-04:00My friend in Baton Rouge has a protected twitter a...My friend in Baton Rouge has a protected twitter account.. and he's too much of a gentleman to say what he really thought.. basically it was... "Oh My.... no". PirateJenihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04342109050025254526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5739744319331098388.post-33162528572591257272014-03-20T12:50:20.274-04:002014-03-20T12:50:20.274-04:00Yes, she's very anti-cole slaw. I mean, I gen...Yes, she's very anti-cole slaw. I mean, I generally don't love it either, but I'm usually willing to try it (although most served at restaurants isn't particularly good, in my opinion, and after trying her po' boy, I was right with her on it not belonging on top of those four little oysters). We will check out your versions, though--it's always good to get more cabbage in one's diet!Masticating Monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00586980632713973459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5739744319331098388.post-54123699591491473012014-03-20T07:19:13.598-04:002014-03-20T07:19:13.598-04:00So that's K writing, about the po' boy, th...So that's K writing, about the po' boy, then back to Jeff for the jambalaya? K, it makes me sad to hear you talk about cole slaw that way. Check out a few of my preps and maybe you'll like it better. Cole slaw is the staff of life and it cures cancer, too! (Really.)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11990243940747522812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5739744319331098388.post-75504295977871137772014-03-14T13:53:26.271-04:002014-03-14T13:53:26.271-04:00Sebastien,
For one, Larry is an investor/owner of...Sebastien,<br /><br />For one, Larry is an investor/owner of the place, so of course he's going to have a biased and childish comeback instead of actually trying to see how things can be improved at Nanola.<br /><br />Secondly, the pictures "pulled off the internet" comment was regarding the background of the interior windows, as seen in the photo at the top of the post.<br /><br />If you want to believe this is good jambalaya (I've since heard from others who were similarly disappointed in it), be my guest. But I'd also like it--if you actually try or have tried it and like it--to please explain what it is that's actually good about this version of jambalaya. Masticating Monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00586980632713973459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5739744319331098388.post-86850095793780645842014-03-14T12:27:14.535-04:002014-03-14T12:27:14.535-04:00I'm afraid I'm with Larry here. The irony ...I'm afraid I'm with Larry here. The irony was missed when you guys made assumptions about the quality of the food because the menu had photos "probably pulled off the Internet" (as if it is supposed to correlate), then proceeded to make a point by comparing the plate that was served to... photos you pulled off the Internet. This post jumped the shark and the jambalaya altogether at that moment...Sébastien Barréhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01446884315246235090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5739744319331098388.post-9771408031423054042014-03-13T15:11:58.359-04:002014-03-13T15:11:58.359-04:00I won't argue that there are dishes that are a...I won't argue that there are dishes that are almost always better in their "home territory," so to speak, and you're certainly right about Cal-Mex and Vietnamese in Northern California.<br /><br />That said, with the po' boy here for example, we were left thinking of one we had just a couple years ago in Charleston, SC, which was loaded with plump oysters, served on really nice bread, and complemented by a good remoulade. No matter that Charleston's quite a ways from the gulf; that place put some care into their po' boy and it showed.<br /><br />And take a casual place like Philly Bar & Grill in Latham, one quite similar in a lot of ways to Nanola. I don't think most of their food is all that, but with their Philly cheesesteaks--something they talk about proudly--they do a good job, they get Amoroso's rolls, and it does make a difference compared to so many other places outside of Philadelphia that offer up inauthentic and not-so-good versions of the cheesesteak.Masticating Monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00586980632713973459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5739744319331098388.post-78152571655037285212014-03-13T10:39:42.246-04:002014-03-13T10:39:42.246-04:00I don't find at all that "jambalaya and o...I don't find at all that "jambalaya and oyster po' boys are dishes that you can find - done well - all over the place." If you want the real thing, burn a few frequent-flyer miles and go down to New Orleans or Lafayette or even Gulfport or Biloxi, Mississippi and have in their native environment. There are a few places in NYC that do passable versions, but there's nothing like the real thing. It's like Mexican food in the Capital Region... a pastiche. When I go to visit my mother in Sacramento, I load up on Cal-Mex and Vietnamese and other things that aren't done well in Albany. When I come back, I eat things that are done well - good sausages from Rolf's Pork Store, fish fry from Bob and Ron's, hot dogs from Famous Lunch, and the like. I always believe that it's best to eat the best things that are natural to where you are. Cajun/Creole cuisine is simply not one of those things in upstate New York.caravan70https://www.blogger.com/profile/16389706101718558079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5739744319331098388.post-36013232212176904732014-03-13T02:37:33.243-04:002014-03-13T02:37:33.243-04:00Larry,
I felt comfortable admitting to having nev...Larry,<br /><br />I felt comfortable admitting to having never been to Louisiana because jambalaya and oyster po' boys are dishes that you can find--done well--all over the place. <br /><br />And honestly, whether Nanola's jambalaya is traditional or not is mostly irrelevant; I'm always game for new interpretations of classic dishes, so long as they taste good. The problem here is that neither the jambalaya or the po' boy were any good.Masticating Monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00586980632713973459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5739744319331098388.post-27136026654800426162014-03-12T22:30:09.471-04:002014-03-12T22:30:09.471-04:00Having never been to louisana, as you readily admi...Having never been to louisana, as you readily admitted, and using pictures you found in the internet as comparison, your opinion is obviously HIGHLY qualified. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14582530641277752555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5739744319331098388.post-65826492244413621492014-03-12T12:35:03.397-04:002014-03-12T12:35:03.397-04:00Ha! That's a reaction I'd like to see.Ha! That's a reaction I'd like to see.Masticating Monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00586980632713973459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5739744319331098388.post-14343273108112012832014-03-12T10:24:47.336-04:002014-03-12T10:24:47.336-04:00Oh. My. Gawd.. that is ... disgusting. I have a ...Oh. My. Gawd.. that is ... disgusting. I have a friend in Baton Rouge... I can't wait to share this post with him. PirateJenihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04342109050025254526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5739744319331098388.post-21079659496324056592014-03-12T00:10:12.796-04:002014-03-12T00:10:12.796-04:00Yeah, I was really perplexed by everything here. ...Yeah, I was really perplexed by everything here. Ignorance or laziness is the real question. Oh and calling that a stew might be too generous; the flavors really weren't melded as you'd expect from something that had cooked for a while. Actually, I don't know that there were many flavors, other than tomato and cayenne.Masticating Monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00586980632713973459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5739744319331098388.post-13258058917188192902014-03-11T20:25:28.412-04:002014-03-11T20:25:28.412-04:00Wow.
My idea for that sorry excuse for jambalaya ...Wow.<br /><br />My idea for that sorry excuse for jambalaya is that it's easier to steam rice and plop reheated stew and shrimp around it than to create a complex, layered, integrated rice dish that everyone would expect. Plus, you can hold that stew for a long time; proper jambalaya probably doesn't have that kind of shelf life.<br /><br />It reeks of either laziness and/or ignorance, and those prices are high for that kind of service.derryxhttp://derryx.comnoreply@blogger.com