The first time I had Bananas Foster, my mom made it on an electric stove in our kitchen in Sacramento, California. She used a common lighter to create the quick flash of flame. And it was delicious.

While my childhood memories remain, I thought it was high time that I try the iconic dessert for the first time at Brennan's Restaurant , the birthplace of this iconic dessert, in New Orleans .

And I was in for a big surprise when I arrived to the pink building in the French Quarter.

Making Bananas Foster

Since moving to New Orleans, I've checked lots of classic, must-try restaurants off my list.

I knew that Brennan's crafts this dessert tableside, so I set up a time that general manager Christian Pendleton could present how it's made and a brief history of the dish before I tried a

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