Chapter XL · Chapter 40

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading But one has one's slight preferences in these things; and just as I have a feeling that the cuisine of the Hotel St. Regis in New York surpasses, just a little bit, that of any other eating place in the city, I have a feeling about Antoine's in New Orleans.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading But one has one's slight preferences in these things; and just as I have a feeling that the cuisine of the Hotel St. Regis in New York surpasses, just a little bit, that of any other eating place in the city, I have a feeling about Antoine's in New Orleans.

to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)

From this reading This is not, perhaps, with me, altogether a culinary matter, for whereas I remember delightful meals at the Louisiane and Galatoire's--meals which, indeed, could hardly be surpassed--I lived for a week at Antoine's, and felt at home there, and became peculiarly attached to the quaint, rambling old restaurant, up stairs and down.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading ANTOINE'S AND MARDI GRAS Antoine's is to me one of the four or five most satisfactory restaurants in the United States,--two of the others being the Louisiane and Galatoire's.

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From this reading ANTOINE'S AND MARDI GRAS Antoine's is to me one of the four or five most satisfactory restaurants in the United States,--two of the others being the Louisiane and Galatoire's.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading But one has one's slight preferences in these things; and just as I have a feeling that the cuisine of the Hotel St. Regis in New York surpasses, just a little bit, that of any other eating place in the city, I have a feeling about Antoine's in New Orleans.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading But one has one's slight preferences in these things; and just as I have a feeling that the cuisine of the Hotel St. Regis in New York surpasses, just a little bit, that of any other eating place in the city, I have a feeling about Antoine's in New Orleans.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading This is not, perhaps, with me, altogether a culinary matter, for whereas I remember delightful meals at the Louisiane and Galatoire's--meals which, indeed, could hardly be surpassed--I lived for a week at Antoine's, and felt at home there, and became peculiarly attached to the quaint, rambling old restaurant, up stairs and down.

being joined in close association

From this reading This is not, perhaps, with me, altogether a culinary matter, for whereas I remember delightful meals at the Louisiane and Galatoire's--meals which, indeed, could hardly be surpassed--I lived for a week at Antoine's, and felt at home there, and became peculiarly attached to the quaint, rambling old restaurant, up stairs and down.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading This is not, perhaps, with me, altogether a culinary matter, for whereas I remember delightful meals at the Louisiane and Galatoire's--meals which, indeed, could hardly be surpassed--I lived for a week at Antoine's, and felt at home there, and became peculiarly attached to the quaint, rambling old restaurant, up stairs and down.

inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition

From this reading This is not, perhaps, with me, altogether a culinary matter, for whereas I remember delightful meals at the Louisiane and Galatoire's--meals which, indeed, could hardly be surpassed--I lived for a week at Antoine's, and felt at home there, and became peculiarly attached to the quaint, rambling old restaurant, up stairs and down.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Antoine's has never been "fixed up."

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading ANTOINE'S AND MARDI GRAS Antoine's is to me one of the four or five most satisfactory restaurants in the United States,--two of the others being the Louisiane and Galatoire's.

a small piece or quantity of something

From this reading But one has one's slight preferences in these things; and just as I have a feeling that the cuisine of the Hotel St. Regis in New York surpasses, just a little bit, that of any other eating place in the city, I have a feeling about Antoine's in New Orleans.

meat from an adult domestic bovine

From this reading The cafe makes one think of such old Parisian restaurants as the Boeuf a la Mode, or the Tour d'Argent.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But one has one's slight preferences in these things; and just as I have a feeling that the cuisine of the Hotel St. Regis in New York surpasses, just a little bit, that of any other eating place in the city, I have a feeling about Antoine's in New Orleans.

a small restaurant where drinks and snacks are sold

From this reading The cafe makes one think of such old Parisian restaurants as the Boeuf a la Mode, or the Tour d'Argent.

a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts

From this reading But one has one's slight preferences in these things; and just as I have a feeling that the cuisine of the Hotel St. Regis in New York surpasses, just a little bit, that of any other eating place in the city, I have a feeling about Antoine's in New Orleans.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading This is not, perhaps, with me, altogether a culinary matter, for whereas I remember delightful meals at the Louisiane and Galatoire's--meals which, indeed, could hardly be surpassed--I lived for a week at Antoine's, and felt at home there, and became peculiarly attached to the quaint, rambling old restaurant, up stairs and down.

the practice or manner of preparing food or the food so prepared

From this reading But one has one's slight preferences in these things; and just as I have a feeling that the cuisine of the Hotel St. Regis in New York surpasses, just a little bit, that of any other eating place in the city, I have a feeling about Antoine's in New Orleans.

of or relating to or used in cooking

From this reading This is not, perhaps, with me, altogether a culinary matter, for whereas I remember delightful meals at the Louisiane and Galatoire's--meals which, indeed, could hardly be surpassed--I lived for a week at Antoine's, and felt at home there, and became peculiarly attached to the quaint, rambling old restaurant, up stairs and down.

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From this reading The cafe makes one think of such old Parisian restaurants as the Boeuf a la Mode, or the Tour d'Argent.

greatly pleasing or entertaining

From this reading This is not, perhaps, with me, altogether a culinary matter, for whereas I remember delightful meals at the Louisiane and Galatoire's--meals which, indeed, could hardly be surpassed--I lived for a week at Antoine's, and felt at home there, and became peculiarly attached to the quaint, rambling old restaurant, up stairs and down.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading This is not, perhaps, with me, altogether a culinary matter, for whereas I remember delightful meals at the Louisiane and Galatoire's--meals which, indeed, could hardly be surpassed--I lived for a week at Antoine's, and felt at home there, and became peculiarly attached to the quaint, rambling old restaurant, up stairs and down.

the act of consuming food

From this reading But one has one's slight preferences in these things; and just as I have a feeling that the cuisine of the Hotel St. Regis in New York surpasses, just a little bit, that of any other eating place in the city, I have a feeling about Antoine's in New Orleans.

the experiencing of affective and emotional states

From this reading But one has one's slight preferences in these things; and just as I have a feeling that the cuisine of the Hotel St. Regis in New York surpasses, just a little bit, that of any other eating place in the city, I have a feeling about Antoine's in New Orleans.

mat together and make felt-like

From this reading This is not, perhaps, with me, altogether a culinary matter, for whereas I remember delightful meals at the Louisiane and Galatoire's--meals which, indeed, could hardly be surpassed--I lived for a week at Antoine's, and felt at home there, and became peculiarly attached to the quaint, rambling old restaurant, up stairs and down.

the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one

From this reading ANTOINE'S AND MARDI GRAS Antoine's is to me one of the four or five most satisfactory restaurants in the United States,--two of the others being the Louisiane and Galatoire's.

(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value

From this reading Antoine's has never been "fixed up."

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading This is not, perhaps, with me, altogether a culinary matter, for whereas I remember delightful meals at the Louisiane and Galatoire's--meals which, indeed, could hardly be surpassed--I lived for a week at Antoine's, and felt at home there, and became peculiarly attached to the quaint, rambling old restaurant, up stairs and down.

the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

From this reading ANTOINE'S AND MARDI GRAS Antoine's is to me one of the four or five most satisfactory restaurants in the United States,--two of the others being the Louisiane and Galatoire's.

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From this reading ANTOINE'S AND MARDI GRAS Antoine's is to me one of the four or five most satisfactory restaurants in the United States,--two of the others being the Louisiane and Galatoire's.

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From this reading ANTOINE'S AND MARDI GRAS Antoine's is to me one of the four or five most satisfactory restaurants in the United States,--two of the others being the Louisiane and Galatoire's.

only a very short time before

From this reading This is not, perhaps, with me, altogether a culinary matter, for whereas I remember delightful meals at the Louisiane and Galatoire's--meals which, indeed, could hardly be surpassed--I lived for a week at Antoine's, and felt at home there, and became peculiarly attached to the quaint, rambling old restaurant, up stairs and down.

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading But one has one's slight preferences in these things; and just as I have a feeling that the cuisine of the Hotel St. Regis in New York surpasses, just a little bit, that of any other eating place in the city, I have a feeling about Antoine's in New Orleans.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading But one has one's slight preferences in these things; and just as I have a feeling that the cuisine of the Hotel St. Regis in New York surpasses, just a little bit, that of any other eating place in the city, I have a feeling about Antoine's in New Orleans.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading This is not, perhaps, with me, altogether a culinary matter, for whereas I remember delightful meals at the Louisiane and Galatoire's--meals which, indeed, could hardly be surpassed--I lived for a week at Antoine's, and felt at home there, and became peculiarly attached to the quaint, rambling old restaurant, up stairs and down.

a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services

From this reading But one has one's slight preferences in these things; and just as I have a feeling that the cuisine of the Hotel St. Regis in New York surpasses, just a little bit, that of any other eating place in the city, I have a feeling about Antoine's in New Orleans.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading But one has one's slight preferences in these things; and just as I have a feeling that the cuisine of the Hotel St. Regis in New York surpasses, just a little bit, that of any other eating place in the city, I have a feeling about Antoine's in New Orleans.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading ANTOINE'S AND MARDI GRAS Antoine's is to me one of the four or five most satisfactory restaurants in the United States,--two of the others being the Louisiane and Galatoire's.

in truth (often tends to intensify)

From this reading This is not, perhaps, with me, altogether a culinary matter, for whereas I remember delightful meals at the Louisiane and Galatoire's--meals which, indeed, could hardly be surpassed--I lived for a week at Antoine's, and felt at home there, and became peculiarly attached to the quaint, rambling old restaurant, up stairs and down.

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading ANTOINE'S AND MARDI GRAS Antoine's is to me one of the four or five most satisfactory restaurants in the United States,--two of the others being the Louisiane and Galatoire's.

and nothing more

From this reading But one has one's slight preferences in these things; and just as I have a feeling that the cuisine of the Hotel St. Regis in New York surpasses, just a little bit, that of any other eating place in the city, I have a feeling about Antoine's in New Orleans.

a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth

From this reading The cafe makes one think of such old Parisian restaurants as the Boeuf a la Mode, or the Tour d'Argent.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading But one has one's slight preferences in these things; and just as I have a feeling that the cuisine of the Hotel St. Regis in New York surpasses, just a little bit, that of any other eating place in the city, I have a feeling about Antoine's in New Orleans.

past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading This is not, perhaps, with me, altogether a culinary matter, for whereas I remember delightful meals at the Louisiane and Galatoire's--meals which, indeed, could hardly be surpassed--I lived for a week at Antoine's, and felt at home there, and became peculiarly attached to the quaint, rambling old restaurant, up stairs and down.

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From this reading ANTOINE'S AND MARDI GRAS Antoine's is to me one of the four or five most satisfactory restaurants in the United States,--two of the others being the Louisiane and Galatoire's.

plural of “make” — a recognizable kind

From this reading The cafe makes one think of such old Parisian restaurants as the Boeuf a la Mode, or the Tour d'Argent.

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From this reading ANTOINE'S AND MARDI GRAS Antoine's is to me one of the four or five most satisfactory restaurants in the United States,--two of the others being the Louisiane and Galatoire's.

a vaguely specified concern

From this reading This is not, perhaps, with me, altogether a culinary matter, for whereas I remember delightful meals at the Louisiane and Galatoire's--meals which, indeed, could hardly be surpassed--I lived for a week at Antoine's, and felt at home there, and became peculiarly attached to the quaint, rambling old restaurant, up stairs and down.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading ANTOINE'S AND MARDI GRAS Antoine's is to me one of the four or five most satisfactory restaurants in the United States,--two of the others being the Louisiane and Galatoire's.

plural of “meal” — the food served and eaten at one time

From this reading This is not, perhaps, with me, altogether a culinary matter, for whereas I remember delightful meals at the Louisiane and Galatoire's--meals which, indeed, could hardly be surpassed--I lived for a week at Antoine's, and felt at home there, and became peculiarly attached to the quaint, rambling old restaurant, up stairs and down.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading The cafe makes one think of such old Parisian restaurants as the Boeuf a la Mode, or the Tour d'Argent.

used to form the superlative

From this reading ANTOINE'S AND MARDI GRAS Antoine's is to me one of the four or five most satisfactory restaurants in the United States,--two of the others being the Louisiane and Galatoire's.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading Antoine's has never been "fixed up."

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading But one has one's slight preferences in these things; and just as I have a feeling that the cuisine of the Hotel St. Regis in New York surpasses, just a little bit, that of any other eating place in the city, I have a feeling about Antoine's in New Orleans.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading This is not, perhaps, with me, altogether a culinary matter, for whereas I remember delightful meals at the Louisiane and Galatoire's--meals which, indeed, could hardly be surpassed--I lived for a week at Antoine's, and felt at home there, and became peculiarly attached to the quaint, rambling old restaurant, up stairs and down.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading ANTOINE'S AND MARDI GRAS Antoine's is to me one of the four or five most satisfactory restaurants in the United States,--two of the others being the Louisiane and Galatoire's.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading This is not, perhaps, with me, altogether a culinary matter, for whereas I remember delightful meals at the Louisiane and Galatoire's--meals which, indeed, could hardly be surpassed--I lived for a week at Antoine's, and felt at home there, and became peculiarly attached to the quaint, rambling old restaurant, up stairs and down.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading ANTOINE'S AND MARDI GRAS Antoine's is to me one of the four or five most satisfactory restaurants in the United States,--two of the others being the Louisiane and Galatoire's.

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From this reading But one has one's slight preferences in these things; and just as I have a feeling that the cuisine of the Hotel St. Regis in New York surpasses, just a little bit, that of any other eating place in the city, I have a feeling about Antoine's in New Orleans.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading ANTOINE'S AND MARDI GRAS Antoine's is to me one of the four or five most satisfactory restaurants in the United States,--two of the others being the Louisiane and Galatoire's.

a city on the Loire river in north central France; site of the siege of Orleans by the English (1428-1429)

From this reading But one has one's slight preferences in these things; and just as I have a feeling that the cuisine of the Hotel St. Regis in New York surpasses, just a little bit, that of any other eating place in the city, I have a feeling about Antoine's in New Orleans.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading But one has one's slight preferences in these things; and just as I have a feeling that the cuisine of the Hotel St. Regis in New York surpasses, just a little bit, that of any other eating place in the city, I have a feeling about Antoine's in New Orleans.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading ANTOINE'S AND MARDI GRAS Antoine's is to me one of the four or five most satisfactory restaurants in the United States,--two of the others being the Louisiane and Galatoire's.

of or relating to or characteristic of Paris or its inhabitants

From this reading The cafe makes one think of such old Parisian restaurants as the Boeuf a la Mode, or the Tour d'Argent.

uniquely or characteristically

From this reading This is not, perhaps, with me, altogether a culinary matter, for whereas I remember delightful meals at the Louisiane and Galatoire's--meals which, indeed, could hardly be surpassed--I lived for a week at Antoine's, and felt at home there, and became peculiarly attached to the quaint, rambling old restaurant, up stairs and down.

by chance

From this reading This is not, perhaps, with me, altogether a culinary matter, for whereas I remember delightful meals at the Louisiane and Galatoire's--meals which, indeed, could hardly be surpassed--I lived for a week at Antoine's, and felt at home there, and became peculiarly attached to the quaint, rambling old restaurant, up stairs and down.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading But one has one's slight preferences in these things; and just as I have a feeling that the cuisine of the Hotel St. Regis in New York surpasses, just a little bit, that of any other eating place in the city, I have a feeling about Antoine's in New Orleans.

plural of “preference” — a strong liking

From this reading But one has one's slight preferences in these things; and just as I have a feeling that the cuisine of the Hotel St. Regis in New York surpasses, just a little bit, that of any other eating place in the city, I have a feeling about Antoine's in New Orleans.

strange in an interesting or pleasing way

From this reading This is not, perhaps, with me, altogether a culinary matter, for whereas I remember delightful meals at the Louisiane and Galatoire's--meals which, indeed, could hardly be surpassed--I lived for a week at Antoine's, and felt at home there, and became peculiarly attached to the quaint, rambling old restaurant, up stairs and down.

spreading out in different directions or distributed irregularly

From this reading This is not, perhaps, with me, altogether a culinary matter, for whereas I remember delightful meals at the Louisiane and Galatoire's--meals which, indeed, could hardly be surpassed--I lived for a week at Antoine's, and felt at home there, and became peculiarly attached to the quaint, rambling old restaurant, up stairs and down.

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From this reading But one has one's slight preferences in these things; and just as I have a feeling that the cuisine of the Hotel St. Regis in New York surpasses, just a little bit, that of any other eating place in the city, I have a feeling about Antoine's in New Orleans.

To recall to mind.

From this reading This is not, perhaps, with me, altogether a culinary matter, for whereas I remember delightful meals at the Louisiane and Galatoire's--meals which, indeed, could hardly be surpassed--I lived for a week at Antoine's, and felt at home there, and became peculiarly attached to the quaint, rambling old restaurant, up stairs and down.

a building where people go to eat

From this reading This is not, perhaps, with me, altogether a culinary matter, for whereas I remember delightful meals at the Louisiane and Galatoire's--meals which, indeed, could hardly be surpassed--I lived for a week at Antoine's, and felt at home there, and became peculiarly attached to the quaint, rambling old restaurant, up stairs and down.

plural of “restaurant” — a building where people go to eat

From this reading ANTOINE'S AND MARDI GRAS Antoine's is to me one of the four or five most satisfactory restaurants in the United States,--two of the others being the Louisiane and Galatoire's.

giving satisfaction

From this reading ANTOINE'S AND MARDI GRAS Antoine's is to me one of the four or five most satisfactory restaurants in the United States,--two of the others being the Louisiane and Galatoire's.

a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)

From this reading But one has one's slight preferences in these things; and just as I have a feeling that the cuisine of the Hotel St. Regis in New York surpasses, just a little bit, that of any other eating place in the city, I have a feeling about Antoine's in New Orleans.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading But one has one's slight preferences in these things; and just as I have a feeling that the cuisine of the Hotel St. Regis in New York surpasses, just a little bit, that of any other eating place in the city, I have a feeling about Antoine's in New Orleans.

a flight of stairs or a flight of steps

From this reading This is not, perhaps, with me, altogether a culinary matter, for whereas I remember delightful meals at the Louisiane and Galatoire's--meals which, indeed, could hardly be surpassed--I lived for a week at Antoine's, and felt at home there, and became peculiarly attached to the quaint, rambling old restaurant, up stairs and down.

plural of “state” — the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation

From this reading ANTOINE'S AND MARDI GRAS Antoine's is to me one of the four or five most satisfactory restaurants in the United States,--two of the others being the Louisiane and Galatoire's.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading The cafe makes one think of such old Parisian restaurants as the Boeuf a la Mode, or the Tour d'Argent.

past form of “surpass” — distinguish oneself

From this reading This is not, perhaps, with me, altogether a culinary matter, for whereas I remember delightful meals at the Louisiane and Galatoire's--meals which, indeed, could hardly be surpassed--I lived for a week at Antoine's, and felt at home there, and became peculiarly attached to the quaint, rambling old restaurant, up stairs and down.

third-person singular of “surpass” — distinguish oneself

From this reading But one has one's slight preferences in these things; and just as I have a feeling that the cuisine of the Hotel St. Regis in New York surpasses, just a little bit, that of any other eating place in the city, I have a feeling about Antoine's in New Orleans.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading But one has one's slight preferences in these things; and just as I have a feeling that the cuisine of the Hotel St. Regis in New York surpasses, just a little bit, that of any other eating place in the city, I have a feeling about Antoine's in New Orleans.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading ANTOINE'S AND MARDI GRAS Antoine's is to me one of the four or five most satisfactory restaurants in the United States,--two of the others being the Louisiane and Galatoire's.

in or at that place or location

From this reading This is not, perhaps, with me, altogether a culinary matter, for whereas I remember delightful meals at the Louisiane and Galatoire's--meals which, indeed, could hardly be surpassed--I lived for a week at Antoine's, and felt at home there, and became peculiarly attached to the quaint, rambling old restaurant, up stairs and down.

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading But one has one's slight preferences in these things; and just as I have a feeling that the cuisine of the Hotel St. Regis in New York surpasses, just a little bit, that of any other eating place in the city, I have a feeling about Antoine's in New Orleans.

any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

From this reading But one has one's slight preferences in these things; and just as I have a feeling that the cuisine of the Hotel St. Regis in New York surpasses, just a little bit, that of any other eating place in the city, I have a feeling about Antoine's in New Orleans.

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading The cafe makes one think of such old Parisian restaurants as the Boeuf a la Mode, or the Tour d'Argent.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading This is not, perhaps, with me, altogether a culinary matter, for whereas I remember delightful meals at the Louisiane and Galatoire's--meals which, indeed, could hardly be surpassed--I lived for a week at Antoine's, and felt at home there, and became peculiarly attached to the quaint, rambling old restaurant, up stairs and down.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading ANTOINE'S AND MARDI GRAS Antoine's is to me one of the four or five most satisfactory restaurants in the United States,--two of the others being the Louisiane and Galatoire's.

a journey or route all the way around a particular place or area

From this reading The cafe makes one think of such old Parisian restaurants as the Boeuf a la Mode, or the Tour d'Argent.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading ANTOINE'S AND MARDI GRAS Antoine's is to me one of the four or five most satisfactory restaurants in the United States,--two of the others being the Louisiane and Galatoire's.

characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity

From this reading ANTOINE'S AND MARDI GRAS Antoine's is to me one of the four or five most satisfactory restaurants in the United States,--two of the others being the Louisiane and Galatoire's.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading This is not, perhaps, with me, altogether a culinary matter, for whereas I remember delightful meals at the Louisiane and Galatoire's--meals which, indeed, could hardly be surpassed--I lived for a week at Antoine's, and felt at home there, and became peculiarly attached to the quaint, rambling old restaurant, up stairs and down.

any period of seven consecutive days

From this reading This is not, perhaps, with me, altogether a culinary matter, for whereas I remember delightful meals at the Louisiane and Galatoire's--meals which, indeed, could hardly be surpassed--I lived for a week at Antoine's, and felt at home there, and became peculiarly attached to the quaint, rambling old restaurant, up stairs and down.

in contrast with the fact that

From this reading This is not, perhaps, with me, altogether a culinary matter, for whereas I remember delightful meals at the Louisiane and Galatoire's--meals which, indeed, could hardly be surpassed--I lived for a week at Antoine's, and felt at home there, and became peculiarly attached to the quaint, rambling old restaurant, up stairs and down.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading This is not, perhaps, with me, altogether a culinary matter, for whereas I remember delightful meals at the Louisiane and Galatoire's--meals which, indeed, could hardly be surpassed--I lived for a week at Antoine's, and felt at home there, and became peculiarly attached to the quaint, rambling old restaurant, up stairs and down.

in the company of; together with

From this reading This is not, perhaps, with me, altogether a culinary matter, for whereas I remember delightful meals at the Louisiane and Galatoire's--meals which, indeed, could hardly be surpassed--I lived for a week at Antoine's, and felt at home there, and became peculiarly attached to the quaint, rambling old restaurant, up stairs and down.

the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose

From this reading But one has one's slight preferences in these things; and just as I have a feeling that the cuisine of the Hotel St. Regis in New York surpasses, just a little bit, that of any other eating place in the city, I have a feeling about Antoine's in New Orleans.