Showing posts with label 7 on Fulton. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 7 on Fulton. Show all posts

Tuesday, March 3, 2009

7 on Fulton

Unlike some of the more well-known local food blogs around town, we do not get very many press releases. So when we do, we put them up. Let this be an invitation to all Press Release Releasers.

7 ON FULTON ANNOUNCES NEW EXECUTIVE CHEF
Sous Chef receives promotion

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA March 2, 2009 -7 on Fulton has recently promoted Matthew Fultz to Executive Chef. Fultz, 29, joined the staff at 7 on Fulton in the Wyndham Riverfront Hotel in 2006 and quickly worked his way up to Executive Sous Chef. Prior to his arrival at the warehouse district hotel, Fultz graduated from Nicholls State University and completed an externship at the Rib Room in the Omni Royal Orleans Hotel, and later became the Executive Chef at the Flaming Torch restaurant. "Chef Matthew's background in fine dining will complement the timeless qualities of the exceptional dining experience our patrons have come to expect at 7," stated Craig Hulford, General Manager of 7 on Fulton. "His eagerness to create exciting, imaginative food will certainly be showcased in the contemporary design of our dining room."

On being named as Executive Chef, Fultz said, "I'm really excited about creating a new menu filled with progressive, but approachable food made with our region's best seasonal ingredients available." Fultz' contemporary Creole menu features dishes such as alligator ravioli with sauce piquant; crispy duck breast with sweet potato gnocchi sautéed vegetables in a duck jus; and Salmon meuniére with green chili grits and a Tasso cream sauce. Lunch entrees range from $10 to $19; dinner entrees are $15 to $27. A bar menu is available during all service hours.

7 on Fulton is located in the Wyndham Riverfront Hotel at 701 Convention Center Blvd. The restaurant serves Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner seven days a week.
Complimentary valet parking is offered to guests. Reservations may be made by calling (504) 525-7555.

I have eaten at 7 on Fulton a few times over the years. It has always been very good. I remember a particularly intriguing take on steak which involved a braised short rib ravioli and a sliced strip steak. Congrats to Chef Fultz. Promoting a worthy sous from within may not be enough to assuage the fears of certain food writers and their staunch refusal to eat at evolving restaurants, but it wont stop me. I plan on heading over there this week for lunch. Any takers?

Tuesday, August 26, 2008

For Lunch Today...

This week marks the end of the summer COOLinary specials, so get out there and take advantage of these deals.

The lunch menu at 7 on Fulton looks most appealing to me. Two ways you can go with this one: either start with the pear and watercress salad and then move on to the duck confit with stone ground grits, or begin with the cup of chilled gazpacho and then order the shrimp salad for your main course. Gazpacho (along with vichyssoise) are vastly underrated for our region. Nothing helps bring down the temperature like a flavorful cold soup.

If nothing on the COOLinary menu peaks your interests, might I suggest the “7” Burger with shitake mushrooms and gruyere french fries or the Fried Oyster & Andouille Po-Boy.

Happy Eating.