Beignet Roule

It was April 7^th, 2013 and I had just finished polishing off a huge lunch at my in-​laws’ house in the Faubourg Marigny, when my brother in law came up to to me and told me he was taking a walk to the 1900 block of St. Claude Avenue at the intersection of Touro Street to visit the gathering of food trucks.
I pulled myself away from the table and waddled down the street like a stuffed duck nonetheless. Upon my arrival I discovered 7 – 8 food trucks in a parking lot that had been set up with rows of tables for the patrons. I was so stuffed from my lunch that all I could muster the energy for was a possible dessert, as I could not fathom eating another hearty meal.
As I strolled through the lot looking at the menus, I was drawn to what looked like a small converted school bus. (You know the kind that only had 4 – 5 rows of seats). Don’t let the small size fool you, as it’s true that good things do come in small packages; even food trucks.
I was immediately drawn to the menu item titled «DOUGH JOE», which is an order of 3 classic beignets with a coffee & Madagascar vanilla glaze with shaved chocolate & powdered sugar; all for only $ 5.00. I «waddled» up to the window and was greeted by a most friendly server who happily took my order and engaged me in some nice conversation while I waited for my order.
My beignets were prepared to order and came out piping hot. The coffee /​vanilla glaze almost had a honey like quality, similar to what you’d find on an order of baklava; but with that coffee afternote. The chocolate shavings go perfectly with the coffee and the powdered sugar tops it all off. As full as I was, I managed to scarf these bad boys down toute suite. I think I even licked the glaze from the bottom of the plate. (Yeah, it was that good).
If you ever see this food truck, do yourself a favor and pull over to get something. It doesn’t matter if you aren’t hungry. Hell, this is NOLA baby, and we eat all the time!