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re: Coquette closing after 18 years

Posted by jordan21210 on 6/11/26 at 5:23 pm to Pork Que

Bread service. Pretty common at nicer restaurants.

re: Coquette closing after 18 years

Posted by jordan21210 on 6/11/26 at 8:23 am to Fun Bunch

Fantastic meal last night. Had
- coquette bread
- whipped feta
- Higgins crab dip
- tuna crudo
- marinated cucumber
- chicken schnitzel
- grilled pompano
- smoked beef short rib
- chamomile rice pudding
- strawberries and cream

Standouts were the bread, whipped feta, crab dip, chicken schnitzel, and short rib. Yall try to get in while yall can.

Edit: forgot we were sent the gala melon gazpacho and beef tartare muffuletta. Both excellent as well. Had like 90% of the menu :lol:

re: I need a good new coffee to try

Posted by jordan21210 on 6/11/26 at 8:16 am to Lucky_Stryke

If you have a roaster local to you, give them a try.

Otherwise, I’ve mostly enjoyed my orders from Fresh Roasted Coffee.

I’m currently using some beans from Hey Cafe in New Orleans.

re: Official Running Log/Marathon Training Thread

Posted by jordan21210 on 6/9/26 at 9:27 am to Ingeniero

If anyone wants some Adidas shoes on the cheap cheap, check out the Adidas eBay store.

Evo SL’s and Boston 13’s for $60-80, Adios Pro 4 for $112-$125, some Terrex trail racers for cheap too. Sizes may be limited. Runningshoegeeks has been alert to this sale since yesterday lol.

re: Official Running Log/Marathon Training Thread

Posted by jordan21210 on 6/8/26 at 1:38 pm to ks_nola

Problem is I also have Adios Pro 3, New Balance SC Elite v5, Li Ning Feidian 5 Challenger, Asics Superblast 2.

Not in love with the SB2, but they are fine. I’m mainly looking for a daily/long run shoe. Evo SL leans a little more tempo/speed. Just doesn’t slot in well to my rotation. Gonna keep running in the SB2 and give the Li Ning Red Hare 9 a shot.

re: Official Running Log/Marathon Training Thread

Posted by jordan21210 on 6/8/26 at 9:58 am to Ingeniero

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I want to try some Dynafish or Li-Ning but i don't know the best way to get them.

FYI, Yowana is now a Dynafish vendor. www.hobbyjogger.com

I have some Li Ning Red Hare 9 Ultra coming soon. Tried Vomero Plus and Evo SL recently and didn’t love either. Vomero Plus foam is great, but upper is too hot, shoe is too heavy, don’t love 10mm drop. Evo SL just didn’t wow me and I don’t know where it would fit in my rotation anyway.

re: Has the FDB discussed the Tana Blue Room?

Posted by jordan21210 on 6/6/26 at 9:22 am to GeauxldMember

Tana’s instagram bio literally says “An Italian dining room in Old Metairie”. We must getting trolled :lol:

re: Coquette closing after 18 years

Posted by jordan21210 on 6/5/26 at 9:46 am to Fun Bunch

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Boil and Barrell closed already after 9 months and a Byblos is already announced to go in that location.

Boil and Barrel was a disaster from the start. Ate there once, service was so bad. Over an hour to get waters on the table and we had to get our own drinks from the bar, food was mediocre. I’m sure you read the article, but it’s the same group just pivoting from that dumpster fire to Byblos. I’m very happy to have Byblos in the neighborhood. Another thing we sorely needed and will frequent. Safta’s Table is good, but further away and very different menu/style.

re: Coquette closing after 18 years

Posted by jordan21210 on 6/5/26 at 9:38 am to REG861

The chicken fat rice is so so so good.

re: Coquette closing after 18 years

Posted by jordan21210 on 6/5/26 at 9:33 am to Fun Bunch

I’d welcome it in Lakeview for sure. On a night where we don’t feel like cooking, it would be amazing to have a spot we can grab a whole chicken and a couple sides and have dinner handled for us and the kids.

re: Coquette closing after 18 years

Posted by jordan21210 on 6/5/26 at 9:19 am to Fun Bunch

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To say the least, terrible location. I have never heard of anyone eating there, but it does actually get very good reviews.

I’ve eaten there, it’s excellent. The location is what holds it back. I think if he were to open locations in Old Metairie, Lakeview, and Uptown closer to Audubon it would crush. Small footprint, low cost food with little waste, no need for wait staff, and something families can stop and grab on the way home from work and won’t feel like a glutton eating. I think it’s got promise, but has to be done right.

re: Has the FDB discussed the Tana Blue Room?

Posted by jordan21210 on 6/4/26 at 11:39 am to Tha Herg

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There are only so many Metry yats willing to blow that type of coin.

You vastly underestimate the pretentiousness of Old Metairie.

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re: Ran 1st "Event" 5k

Posted by jordan21210 on 6/4/26 at 11:36 am to T1gerNate

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Ever since that dude broke the record in those adidas “super shoes” I’ve been wanting to shell out to buy them

Are you an elite marathon distance runner?

re: Official Running Log/Marathon Training Thread

Posted by jordan21210 on 5/23/26 at 11:16 am to Ingeniero

Yup. I have Li Ning, you can get Li Ning and Anta on Amazon, 100% legit.

I have the Feidian 5 Challenger, there is also the 6 available and they are very similar but most reviewers like the 5 better.

The Anta C202 is a similar shoe and gets similar hype.

I think Dynafish has a US online distributor now. If you google it, they should pop up.

re: Official Running Log/Marathon Training Thread

Posted by jordan21210 on 5/22/26 at 8:51 am to jordan21210

Nike Vomero Plus for $108 at Nordstrom.com. Just ordered some…ugh.

re: Official Running Log/Marathon Training Thread

Posted by jordan21210 on 5/21/26 at 8:54 am to Ingeniero

My running consistency has been tanked by sick kids and trying to taper off a bit until July/August. Decided to work on increasing my cadence as I was typically averaging 160 at 8:30/mile, now I am averaging 170ish at 8:30/mile and would like to be consistently between 170-175.

Weird thing, increasing cadence I suppose changed my footstrike. I jumped on the Superblast 2 hype train and liked them initially, now they feel pretty meh. Got some Evo SL Exo coming to test out.

re: Official Running Log/Marathon Training Thread

Posted by jordan21210 on 5/10/26 at 4:38 pm to RunAsAdmin

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What treadmill do you have and how do you like it? We have a 2 year old and just found out #2 is on the way, so im looking into getting a treadmill to be able to squeeze miles in during the week.

FB marketplace is loaded with high end treadmills for cheap. If I were in the market, I’d probably splurge on a used Peloton one. Or keep my eye out for a slatted curved one like an Assault runner.

re: Official Running Log/Marathon Training Thread

Posted by jordan21210 on 5/7/26 at 9:25 pm to Scruffy

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Oh, I know that I am not going to run that pace for a half marathon. It was a 55 minute run and it felt good while running it. I would be much slower on any race. I could pull off that or faster for a 10k. I would have to actually train for a half.

But you probably could run that fast or faster for a half with training no problem. Just get some variation in your running. 3 or 4 days per week, run slow, 1 day run fast, 1 day run long. Keep adding mileage.

re: Official Running Log/Marathon Training Thread

Posted by jordan21210 on 5/7/26 at 5:34 pm to Scruffy

Fair enough. Probably still a bit hot if you’re intending to train for a half. My easy run pace for my last training block was 8:30 to 9:00 per mile. HR usually in the 130s/140s…though that varies for everyone. I ended up not running the half and did a 10 miler instead and finished in 1:07:28, then did a 5k shortly after in 19:14. I’m far far far from the fastest guy on here, but just wanted to give you some reference for training pace vs race pace. Keep easy days easy and hard days hard.

re: Official Running Log/Marathon Training Thread

Posted by jordan21210 on 5/7/26 at 10:27 am to Scruffy

What’s your avg HR on these runs? For someone just starting out, that’s pretty aggressive on mileage and pace. Unless you were a seasoned runner and just getting back into it.