Y' gotta eat ... and, where else but New Orleans does one go out to eat ... and sit in a restaurant talking about all the wonderful meals eaten in other restaurants.
Events and rights of passage are marked by food ... and by particular dishes ... and by dining in favorite restaurants ... always served by one's own personal waiter.
Yes, I do know what it means to miss New Orleens ...
Only in New Orleans do you plan on what you are going to eat for supper while eating your lunch.