Where to Find New Orleans’ Best Iconic Dishes | Eater New Orleans

"Bananas Foster was born in 1951, when Owen Brennan asked his sister Ella to come up with a dessert for a dinner in honor of Richard Foster, who had been named chairman of the New Orleans Crime Commission. As the story goes, Ella grabbed some bananas and brought in the restaurant’s chef and headwaiter to experiment, a collaboration that resulted in the now-famous dessert of bananas sliced lengthwise and flambéed in dark rum, banana liqueur, sugar, and cinnamon, spooned hot over vanilla ice cream. The tableside show at Brennan’s is nearly as iconic as the resulting dish — and the dessert does not disappoint." - Eater Staff