"One beautiful beignet with a judicious amount of powdered sugar sprinkled on top. This photo in no way conveys its elegance."
Michael Stern
"Pouring cafe au lait is an art. Hot coffee and warm milk must go in at exactly the right times and in the proper ratio."
Michael Stern
"An order of hot beignets, pre-sugar. Those who get them to go open up the mouth of their paper bag and bang on the bottom of the powdered sugar dispenser until they get enough. After Stephen, Jane, and I got through dusting a couple of orders at our table, it looked like the scene of a food fight. And my black pants had turned mostly white."
Michael Stern
"The best fixtures of the old French Market location were moved with the restaurant to its Metarie location in 1974"
Michael Stern
"Not your ordinary coffee house, Morning Call is unique to New Orleans. "
Michael Stern
"The way it used to be: Morning Call in its French Market days."
Michael Stern