How I Tried to Eat Clean in New Orleans - Part III

This was one of my favorite meals - Bourbon House Creole shrimp. It was rich and spicy. I'm going to make this tomato sauce with onions and peppers and put it on everything. Our curly haired waiter wasn't bad either.

How I Tried to Eat Clean in New Orleans - Part II

The Louisiana oysters were tasty, large and mild. They were also quite reasonably priced (about $13 per dozen), especially compared to what I've seen in LA, but I suppose that's to be expected. We got these at Desire, a seafood restaurant on Bourbon Street in the French Quarter. The service was excellent there. The oyster shucker was friendly and many people went up to check out what he was doing.
My entree was grilled snapper with green beans and red pepper, all topped with lump crabmeat. I thought that sounded safe and healthy-ish. I should have been thinking more clearly, as each element was literally doused in butter. I believe in butter but this was overkill. But I won't lie to you. It was fantastically yummy and I ate every single melt-in-your-mouth bite. I had to roll myself out of the chair and take a walk down Bourbon to recover.
My companion had shrimp and grits etouffee (sp?), which was also quite rich. I tasted it and it was thick with flour and rather buttery. She couldn't finish it.

Eating Out Downtown LA - California Pita

Jury duty downtown, lunchtime, underground mall near the courthouse (201 N. Los Angeles St.). I scope out everything before I choose California Pita. There are people in line and people eating. I order the Greek Chicken Salad, no pita. I bought water elsewhere. The lettuce is crisp, green. The feta is OK, not too salty. The cucumber and tomato chunks are sub par, peeled cucumber is mushy and tasteless tomato is watery. Comes with two dressings, one of which has got to be a widely available food product called Mediterranean dressing, and the other is a "butter" garlic sauce. Ick. The hot salsa at the salsa bar was better and it improved the chicken, which was dry and tasted of nothing, but again not too salty. Overall I didn't get that horrible feeling of "brain poisoning" from eating this, a good sign. The salad was $8.77 with the dine in tax, a little too much.
Next time I will try the food court in the LA Cathedral.

Breakfast Out - Swingers Santa Monica

I met Lucas and his son Stanley for breakfast at Swingers in Santa Monica (Lincoln and Broadway). I tend to think of it as an OK place for clean eaters, but I haven't been in a while. Their menu hasn't changed much. I looked it over and there are plenty of options for clean eaters. I used to love their turkey sausage, but I didn't try it this time.
I had an omelette with spinach, mushroom and Swiss cheese, large tasty tomatoes on the side. It came out looking plain, but tasted pretty good, not too salty. I'm glad to report it wasn't dripping in mystery fats. I had Tazo green tea. Lucas had a breakfast burrito and Stan had fruit and cottage cheese, and they were happy.
The bill was reasonable and the service was very, very good.