European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 5, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Workmen refurbish of � exterior of new Orleans is loui3 Cathedral in preparation Tor Pope s a Felt. New Orlean by Hugh h. Mulligan associated presso be would think that by now try Clov that care forgot would Sorgel to care about the coming of Yel another dignitary Andrew Jackson came Hera  the Battle of new Orleans  a the Oeum in the St. Louis Cathedral  triumphal Arch and was crowned with laurels in do Square that now bears Hia name. The Marquis de Lafayette graciously declined the governorship of he new Louisiana territory bid arrived at last by Steamboat in 1825 and predominantly French a speaking new Orleans went ire Etique which chroniclers translate As a veritable orgy of Parade balls and festivities president Franklin a Roosevelt dropped by for Uncle and mayor Bob Maestri Ever solicitous of he cloy l gourmet image asked How do you like dem Estert president Charles de Gaulle came and All but reclaimed Louisiana for France. Now John Paul ii is coming the first Pope Ever Tovi itt new Orleans and that easygoing capital of american carnival and Creole cuisine of in jazz hoi and Cool courtyards overhung with Lacy ironwork balconies it agog. When that poem bite turns into canal Strmel it will be the biggest one Man Mardi gras Parade in Trie history of this City predicted cab Driver Joe Messina who has been wailing All year Tor a  we sure need one. Since the Oil Boom went bust business Here a deader than St. Louis one two and three he said enumerating the cemeteries named Tot he sainted King Louis in. The Pope arrives in Miami on thursday sept. 10, to begin a 10-Day visit to the United slates that will include stops in Columbia s.c-, new Orleans san Antonio Texas Phoenix Ariz. Los Angeles Monterey calif., san Francisco and Detroit. He arrives in new Orleans on sept 12 and leaves sept. 13. As the eight other cities on the Pope s second . Lour also realize having the Pontilo in town in t just a Mailer of raising roughly j2 million to build an outdoor altar hire an Arena Tor a youth rally and satisfy secret service Security requirements for a head of stale. All sorts of improbable problems arise. Does John Paul sleep on a hard or a soft mattress will he go for an Early morning jog or perhaps a late night swim How Many Swiss guards will accompany catering to the pontiff at Antoine s t by John Demers United press International Hough the logistics Are staggering the reputedly oldest restaurant in North America is counting he Days until ii can offer Pope John Paul ii a taste o Creole cuisine. Antoine a which has been preparing most of he same dishes the same Way since 1840, has been chosen by the archdiocese of new Orleans to serve the Only elaborate meal of John Paul s 40 hours in the City. Though no one with the Church or at the French Quarter restaurant is saying precisely How Antoine s won out Over More than 1,000 other food operations in the area it is Clear is parties involved Are quite impressed. When you gel right Down to it i guess anybody could have handled it said fifth generation proprietor Bernard Guste. But it is a great Honor and a privilege. We be served so Many people but we be never served a Pope " guile is personally coordinating the mull course dinner or the Pope and 20 other High ranking Church officials at the residence of archbishop Philip m. Hannan the menu for lha sept 12 dinner includes crab meat rav Gote with watercress roast tenderloin of beef with a Chand tie pm and mushrooms souffle potatoes treated spinach Bibb lettuce salad with be and cherries Jubilee the dinner would run Alouf $52, without beverage if ordered a la Ca la off Antoine s menu during she rest of his vist the pops will eat Only Light late evening suppers of soup and salad. He will however Starl each Day  a Hearty american style breakfast. The Antoine s menu has been worked out with painstaking attention to the wishes of the Pope and the archdiocese for the most part though the papal entourage has asked Only that John Paul not be served extremely spicy foods or cold beverages. Guste said he hoped his supper for the Pope would remind americans Creole cuisine is something distinct from the cajun food that has blurred the lines during it recent popularity i m nol trying to set him Antoine a said Guste i m just serving him the food that s been accepted Here by so Many people for so Long. We re giving him new Orleans Best and i would t miss it for  Creole cuisine Asil is practice in new Orleans is classic French cuisine Given Many a fresh twist by Cooks in the new world. Antoine Alciatore founded his namesake restaurant shortly after arriving in the City from Marseille France he found in new Orleans nol Only an appreciation of rus native Tongue bul of the culinary Art he d picked to m the South of France while much has changed around the franch quarters nce 1840. Lino has changed a found Antoine s virtually every get eerily to Jive Vised the City Burma those years has dined at an lome s Page 14 the stats and St types novelist Frances Parkinson Keyes even titled one of har new Orleans books dinner at Antono s. Here Are two Antoine s recipes that will be served to Pope John Paul ii during his stay. Considering the restaurant s history it should come As no Surprise thai each carries a tradition in its very name. Crab meat Ravi Gole translates As refreshed crab meat a reference to the Days when things like seafood tended not 1o be As fresh As we count on then today. The Marina lion solved a Host of problems then and even today with the freshest Lump crab meat it makes Lor a delightful cold dish. Ware and Davin sauce 10 be served the Pope Over slices of roast beef but also terrific with any Steak literally Means the sauce la Orect by wine merchants not Only makes flavorful use of the beverage they sell but reflects their traditional love of robust foods that stand up to red wines. Cra Buea t a i Gate i Green Ball Pepper minced i Bunch of Green on ont minced 14-Ouncbjar Span Lih Pill Envoi 2 cups homemade or flood Quality mayonntlm3 Pound Lump crab Maat b Anchovy final Tomato wedges thoroughly mix together the be Pepper Green on on.  and Mayonna be Unhul it forms a smooth sauce then carefully Lold a the crab meat so t Salu