Le voyage dans la lune (operetta) but due to the need to raise the necessary money he did not take up the project. Eventually Albert Vizentini, the new directeur of the Gaîté, took up the idea, and Offenbach's contribution was limited to that of composer. Albert Vanloo and Eugène Leterrier, in association with Arnold Mortier (columnist at Figaro), wrote the libretto. They were hoping for a repeat of the success of the novels of Jules Verne (another, the novel "Le Tour du monde en quatre-vingt jours", had been adapted for the stage at the Théâtre de la Porte Saint-Martin by Verne himself in 1874) and the
Café du Monde is sung about in the Jimmy Buffett song, "The Wino and I Know." In a 2009 episode of "Man v. Food" centered in New Orleans, the restaurant is visited by Adam Richman. In the 2013 movie "Now You See Me", the character Merritt McKinney played by Woody Harrelson performs his magic tricks inside the café. In addition, it is featured multiple times in the TV series "Tremé". Café du Monde is prominently featured as a destination spot in the 2014 film "Chef", directed by and starring Jon Favreau. Café du Monde Café du Monde ( ; French for "Café of