Angeline's Louisiana Kitchen is one of those places that belongs on Food Network's Diners, Dives, and Drive-ins. I am no expert in New Orleans food, but Angeline's tastes damn good. Fried chicken, jambalaya, corn hush puppies, and out-of-this-world beignets. At a cool $10 corkage, what to pair with?
2008 Austrian Zierfandler "Mandel-Hoh" from Stadlman was perfect! Enough body and dominant, ripe quince flavor with hints of orange and Asian pear to go with sweet, creamy, fried and spicy meal. This is a higher-end wine than the generic Zierfandler I'd previously mentioned - Austria's native. The wine walks the line between heavy-handed and elegant, with crushed stone minerality and excellent acidity. At 13.5% alcohol, I didn't mind gulping a couple of glasses of it, and then dozing off at a furniture store afterwards while Rona was scouting out baby stuff.
Angeline's buttermilk fried chicken. Pricey ($16) but very good.
Crawfish Etouffee ($14) - perfectly cooked crawfish, with just enough spice.
Beignets - the New Orleans classic… Light French style pastry pillows served w/powdered sugar. Amazing taste and good value ($5).
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