And the Taste buds say....
Really? This is the best you have? It is very clear they focus their time on perfecting their cheesecake and neglect their brownie a la mode. The brownie was dry and tasted like it was a day or two old... the kind of old when you make a pan of brownies at home and you leave for a couple days on a trip and come back and the brownies are hard, but you eat them anyways, because, well they are brownies and they can't go to waste... that's what this one tasted like. And sure enough when we told our server their brownie would be featured on my blog and we thought they were dry she said, "That's probably because they were made yesterday." Ah ha! I knew it! Do I know my brownies or what?! Now, I will give them the fact that we were there at 9:45 PM and they were closing everything down, but still, quality people... quality.
It was two brownies balanced on each other being supported by two scoops of ice cream. The chocolate around the side was a nice touch. Presentation wise, it looked yummy. The first bite was good, but didn't make me melt. The ice cream was nothing special. Tasted like regular ice cream.
Again, it wasn't horrible. I think if we would have gotten a fresh brownie this post would be different. I did eat it....just like I eat the outdated brownies in the pan at home.
Memory and Adventure behind the Brownie
Even though the brownie may not have been great, the memory behind it was worth it. I was in New Orleans for work and one of my friends there, someone from the company, offered for take me downtown to see New Orleans. So he and his wife picked me up and we went to dinner at Red Fish Grill on Bourbon Street. YUMMMY! We had a tons of food! Shrimp, red bean soup, oysters, fried eggplant, tuna... all yummy. During dinner we were talking about my blog, which caused John to google brownie-a-la-modes in New Orleans. He found one and started reading the description to us and we had to have it. It looked SO good. So after a fun dinner we walked down the "Bourbon strip"and back to our car and headed out to find that brownie a la mode. We were determined to find that brownie. We got to Copeland's around 9:30, got our dessert... Me my brownie, John his cheese cake and Michelle a little of each of ours. We were all tired.... but were determined to get this brownie. (Truth be told, John just wanted to be in the blog, he didn't care about the brownie. :) ) The moment came... there before me was this coveted brownie we read about on line... It look amazing....two brownies balanced on ice cream... as Michelle pointed out, the pretty chocolate drizzle on the side... and here came the first bite.... and here came the disappointment. I thought it was going to be so great, but it was only good. The funny part about the story is that Michelle took a little bit of the brownie and then a little bit of John's cheesecake and put it on her plate, by the time she went back for more of John's cheesecake, it was gone! He inhaled it... which I guess that's why they are call CHEESECAKE Bistro. It was a fun night. I was very grateful for John and Michelle and their kindness to show me New Orleans. Thanks guys for a fun night. (Please note, that is John's arm in the picture.) :)
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