Brennan's, New Orleans, Louisiana

Notes from the collector: Breakfast menu and Dinner menu - both very involved and expensive. Probably in the late eighties when we did a grand tour of the U. S. and spent some time staying with a fraternity brother who was born in New Orleans and is the only person I have even known who has always lived at the same address. He organized a "swamp" tour and it felt like we were in the middle of the Amazon until a plane flew over and someone said we were just pass the airport. He took us up the Mississippi River and showed us a bridge spanning the river. He said to look closely and note there were not any approaches to the bridge. A local politician promised a bridge if elected, but said nothing about the approaches. We stopped at Oak Alley on the way and the place is famous for being in plenty of ads due to its magnificent tree lined avenue from the front gate to the house. A commercial was actually being filmed the day we were there so we helped ourselves to ice cold drinks set out for the filming crew. It was very hot!