September 01, 2005

Cafe du Monde R.I.P.?

Cafe Du Monde chicory coffee -- see http://home.pacbell.net/mabjo/cafedumonde1.jpgThe original Cafe du Monde is or was a very lovely cafe with terrace on the New Orleans waterfront. You will have visited there if you've been to New Orleans as a tourist. IIRC it was nearly destroyed some years ago by a ship overshooting its berth in the harbor, so it is assuredly low-lying and hence very possibly gone. There is, however, a branch office in the suburbs so maybe the company is not gone -- just the original shop with the cafe au lait and beignets that you wouldn't dare refer to as just plain coffee and donuts.
Posted by Martha Bridegam at September 1, 2005 04:34 PM
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