Tuesday, January 6, 2009

A Worthy Cause

On January 9th at 6:30 p.m., a benefit wine dinner will take place at La Cote Brasserie to help raise funds for a local 5 year old, Ben Sarrat, Jr., who is battling brain cancer. A team of chefs from New Orleans restaurants, including the Rushing/Vines-Rushings from Mila and Chuck Subra from La Cote Brasserie, will offer a six course dinner all paired with wines and hors d'oeuvres. The cost is $100 all inclusive. All proceeds benefit Ben Jr. and to paraphrase Judge Smails, "the remaining chefs are no slouches either."

I realize the holidays just stole your wallet, turned your liver into a homicidal maniac, and caused you to make a bunch of resolutions you have no intention of honoring, but this should be a great dinner. It is the second Friday in January, so you should not be busy. Please consider going or making a donation.

Here is the Menu and list of Chefs

Master Ben Sarrat Jr.
Wine - Dinner Fundraiser
ESTANCIA*ROBERT MONDAVI WINERY* SIMI* MOUNT VEEDER WINERY

6:30pm Hors d’ oeuvres
Crawfish Remoulade Fried Green Tomato
Alligator Beignets, Tabasco Sweet Heat Charbroiled Oysters

~~~Six Course Dinner~~~
Ter rine of Alabama Pig and Foie Gras
Pickled Winter Vegetable Salad
Chefs Allison & Slade Rushing - “Mila”

Pan Roasted Scallop
Wild Mushroom Sweet Corn Ragout
Chef Tom Wolfe -“Wolfe’s”

Shula’s Lobs te r Bisque
Chef Lou Sander - “Shula’s Steak House”

Cedar Smoked Red Fish
Crawfish Tasso Spoon Bread Green Tomato Chow Chow
Chef Chuck Subra - “La Cote Brasserie”

Silverado Rack of Lamb Chop
Wood Grilled, Truffle Fingerling Potatoes
Chef Mark Quitney - “5 Fifty 5”

Flourles s Black Forest Cake
Cherry Cream, Brandy Tuiles
Chef Matt Murphy &
Pastry Chef Simone Fleming - “Melange”

If you go, you will most certainly feel better about that resolution to help others more in 2009. Lindsay and I will be there which means there is a 99% chance you will have a good time. The other 1% is a decent time.

Contact 613-2350 for reservations or for more information. Shoot us an email if you plan on going, we will make it a quasi-State Dinner.

2 comments:

Rémy Robert said...

Hors d'oeuvres and a six-course meal by a team including Mila's chef (for whom I've harbored a relentless infatuation since I read the restaurant's menu- an infatuation that has yet to be tempered by a restaurant visit) for $100?! Good God, I'd go if I could, but I've got plans. I am achingly jealous.

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