COOLinary Is Back This Summer With Great New Menus and Deals

COOLinary, in which some of New Orleans’ finest dining establishments participate by offering specially curated prix-fixe menus at unbeatable prices, is back and there are a few specials I’m especially excited about. COOLinary is a great opportunity to try out that restaurant that you’ve had your eye on, all while beating the heat. Here are a few spots worth checking out, and you can see the entire list of participating restaurants and their menus here!

Brigsten’s Restaurant

723 Dante St.

COOLinary Dinner offered Tuesday – Saturday.

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Price: $50, before tax and tip

First Course

choice of

Curried Shrimp Bisque

Mixed Greens
watermelon, feta, pistachios, pickled onions, and balsamic vinaigrette

Second Course

choice of

Grilled Redfish
with smoked corn sauce and chipotle black bean salsa

Pan-Roasted Organic Chicken Airline Breast
with fontina cheese Grits and New Orleans red gravy

Third Course

choice of

Lemon Ice Box Crème Brulée

White Chocolate Bread Pudding

Pecan Pie with Caramel Sauce & Whipped Cream

King Brasserie

521 Tchoupitoulas St.

COOLinary Lunch offered Friday – Sunday.

Price: $25, before tax and tip

First Course

Chilled Sun Gold Tomato cucumber, Calabrian chili, basil

Second Course

4 Oz. Gulf Fishcollard greens, smoked lardon, B&W shrimp$25Price does not include a beverage, tax or gratuity.

Dinner Menu

COOLinary Dinner offered Monday Sunday.

Price: $35, before tax and tip.

First Course Chilled Sun Gold Tomato cucumber, Calabrian chili, basil

Second Course 6 Oz. Gulf Fish, collard greens, smoked lardon, B&W shrimp

Third Course Dark Chocolate Cremeaux passion fruit sorbet, marcona almond tuile

Compere Lapin

535 Tchoupitoulas St.

COOLinary Dinner offered Monday – Sunday.

Price: $45, before tax and tip.

First Course

choice of

Smoked Fish Dip
pickles seeded lavash (g)

Apple & Mirliton Salad
mango-herb vinaigrette

Baby Lettuces
tomato vinaigrette

Second Course

choice of

Fried Chicken
jerk honey butter, coconut grits (g)(n)

Ricotta Gnocchi
blackened summer vegetables

Brown-Stewed Gulf Seafood
cilantro rice

Third Course

choice of

Mango Crème Brûlée
coconut, lime

Bread Pudding
cashew, rum caramel, brûléed banana (g)(n)

Jack Rose

2031 St. Charles Ave.

COOLinary Brunch offered Saturday & Sunday.

Price: $50, before tax and tip.

First Course

Calabrian Chili and Fennel Sausage
rapini pesto, parmigiano reggiano, ciabatta

Second Course

Crab Cake Benedict
poached eggs, creole hollandaise

Third Course

Cool for Summer
lemon ice cream, watermelon-basil consommé

COOLinary Dinner offered Wednesday – Saturday.

Price: $50, before tax and tip.

First Course

Calabrian Chili and Fennel Sausage
rapini pesto, parmigiano reggiano, ciabatta

Second Course

Linguini Frutti Di Mare
clams, mussels, shrimp, saffron broth

Third Course

Cool for Summer
lemon ice cream, watermelon-basil consommé

Tujague’s

429 Decatur St.

COOLinary Dinner offered Monday, Tuesday, Thursday – Sunday.

Price: $49, before tax and tip.

First Course

choice of

Chicken & Andouille Gumbo
Louisiana popcorn rice

New Orleans Barbecued Shrimp
grilled French bread

Caprese Salad
roma tomatoes, fresh mozzarella, basil, sweet onion, balsamic drizzle

Second Course

choice of

Grilled Gulf Pompano
chaurice sausage croquettes, pico de gallo, lemon butter sauce

Gulf Oyster and Tasso Pappardelle
spinach, smoked tomatoes, tarragon Chardonnay cream sauce

Pork Schnitzel
spätzle, pickled summer vegetables, creole mustard demi glace

Third Course

choice of

Blueberry Cobbler
spiced crumble topping, vanilla bean ice cream

Crème Brulee

The Bower

1320 Magazine St.

COOLinary Dinner offered Monday – Saturday

Price: $49, before tax and tip.

First Course

choice of

Whipped Feta
house pickles, grilled baguette

Crispy Pork Belly
pickles, peach BBQ sauce, frisée, sunflower seeds, oregano

“Chicken Fried” Bay Scallops
spicy corn sauce gribiche

Second Course

choice of

Confit Chicken Quarter
heirloom cherry tomato, sweet corn, summer peppers, local goat cheese, oregano vinaigrette

Spicy Ground Shrimp Spaghetti
oven dried tomato, aged balsamic vinegar, parmesan, breadcrumbs

Braised Short Ribs
crispy new potatoes, summer pepper piperade, torched Spanish blue cheese glacage

Third Course

choice of

Pineapple Upside Down Cake
luxardo cherry, rum sauce

Flourless Chocolate Cake
salted caramel, whipped cream cheese

Birdy’s Behind The Bower

1320 Magazine St.

COOLinary Lunch offered Monday – Friday.

Price: $25, before tax and tip.

First Course

choice of

Blueberry Avocado Salad
arugula, blueberries, radish, avocado, cherry tomatoes, chia seeds, toasted walnuts, honey white balsamic

Chai Spiced Chia Pudding
toasted coconut, macerated berries, cacao nibs

Second Course

choice of

Grilled Cheese Sandwich
Hook’s white cheddar, chevre, fig jam, balsamic caramelized onions, served with choice of a side salad or house made tots

Fried Soft Shell Crab
cornmeal crusted buster crab, farm tomato salad, green goddess dressing, caper remoulade

Gris-Gris

1800 Magazine St.

COOLinary Dinner offered Monday, Wednesday – Monday.

Price: $50, before tax and tip.

First Course

Burrata Bruschetta
fresh burrata, lemon marinated heirloom tomato, balsamic with micro basil and grilled baguette
*Paired with Kim Crawford Sauvignon Blanc, 2022, Marlborough

Second Course

choice of

Duck Confit
muscovy duck legs, fresh herbs, toasted garlic, mashed potatoes with fried brussels sprouts and honey chili gastrique

Brown Butter Seared Scallops
u-10 diver scallops, bacon braised white bean puree, southern greens and toasted herb bread crumbs
*Paired with Belle Glos ‘Dairyman’ Pinot Noir, 2021, Russian River Valley

Third Course

Blueberry Cheesecake Bar
Louisiana blueberry cheesecake bars with lemon curd and candied lemon zest
*Paired with Mumm Napa Brut Prestige NV, Napa Valley

Saint John

1117 Decatur St.

COOLinary Brunch offered Monday, Wednesday – Sunday.

Price: $35, before tax and tip.

First Course

choice of

Summer Melon Salad
grilled watermelon, pickled watermelon rind, goat cheese, arugula, toasted pistachios and balsamic

Gumbo Du Jour
paroisse de vermillion inspired with Louisiana popcorn rice

Second Course

choice of

Grits and Grillades
Creole beef daube debris, stone ground grits, caramelized onions and peppers with sauce bearnaise

Pain Perdu
French bread, brandy milk punch custard, sugarcane syrup, seasonal fruit compote with powdered sugar

Third Course

Pecan Pie Hand Pie
a la mode

COOLinary Dinner offered Monday, Wednesday – Sunday.

Price: $50, before tax and tip.

First Course

choice of

Summer Melon Salad
grilled watermelon, pickled watermelon rind, goat cheese, arugula, toasted pistachios and balsamic
*Paired with Les Sarrins Rose, Cotes du Provence

Gumbo Du Jour
paroisse de vermillion inspired with Louisiana popcorn rice
*Paired with Meiomi Pinot Noir, Sonoma

Second Course

choice of

Chicken Clemenceau
crispy skin-on chicken thigh, fresh peas, mushrooms, potatoes, tasso with chicken jus and
blackened cornbread
*Paired with Decoy by Duckhorn Chardonnay, Sonoma

Brown Butter Scallops
U-10 diver scallops, cracked corn grits, broccoli rabe with Nola bordelaise, hot chili oil and toasted herb bread crumbs
*Paired with Kim Crawford Sauvignon Blanc, Marlborough

Third Course

choice of

White Chocolate Bourbon Bread Pudding
*Paired with Volpaia Chianti Classico, Chianti

Pecan Pie Hand Pie
a la mode
*Paired with Mumm Napa Brut Rose, Napa Valley

Tony Mandina’s

1915 Pratt St.

COOLinary Lunch offered Wednesday – Friday.

Price: $25, before tax and tip.

First Course

choice of

Seafood Gumbo- traditional seafood gumbo made with shrimp and crabmeat finished with rice

Signature House Salad- mixed greens, cherry tomatoes, kalamata olives, parmesan cheese, creamy Italian dressing

Second Course

COOLinary Dinner offered Thursday – Saturday.

First Course

Second Course

choice of

Chicken Pistachio Pesto Pasta- crispy chicken over linguine pasta tossed with villa mandina extra virgin olive oil and a blend of roasted pistachios, fresh basil, garlic, and parmesan cheese

Veal Picatta- paneed veal over linguine pasta tossed with a white wine lemon butter sauce with capers topped with lump crabmeat

Eggplant Dominic Jude- crispy eggplant medallions layered with a succulent shrimp and crabmeat stuffing, topped with a creamy shrimp alfredo sauce over linguine pasta

Third Course

Bread Pudding with Rum Sauce

Couvant

315 Magazine St.

Offering Lunch (Mon-Thus 11 am – 2 pm), Dinner (Tues – Sat 5 pm – 10 pm) and Brunch menus (Fri – Sun 7 am – 2 pm).

Highlights include:

Lunch: $25++

- - Dishes include: Tête De Cochon (Crisp Tête de Cochon topped with Dijon Mustard Deviled Eggs), Grilled Shrimp And Israeli Couscous Salad (Grilled Grand Isle Shrimp, Vegetables Provençal, Roasted Tomato Vinaigrette), Louisiana Blue Crab Salad (Citrus Marinated Blue Crab, Heirloom Tomatoes, Avocado), Croque Madame (Jambon de Paris, Gruyere, Bechamel, Sunny Side Up Eggs) and more.

Dinner: $45++

- Dishes include: Blue Crab Gnocchi (Crab Sauce Américaine, Sweet Corn, Chili-Garlic Crisp), Maggie’s Mushroom Tagliatelle (Farm Egg Yolk Dough, Spicy ‘Nduja, Aged Parmesan), Brioche Crusted Veal (Milk-Fed Veal Tenderloin in a Crisp Brioche Crust, King Trumpet Mushrooms, Cauliflower, Sauce Diable) and more.
Brunch: $40++, Boozy Brunch add-on (unlimited brunch cocktails for +$25) and 10% of all wines by the bottle.
- Dishes include: Stuffed French Toast Sticks (Cream Cheese, Strawberries, Strawberry Coulis, Whipped Cream), Couvant Benedict (Confit Pork Shoulder, English Muffin, Creole Mustard Hollaindase), Pesto Avocado Toast (Smashed Avocado, Poached Egg, Basil Pesto, Pickled Shallot, Everything Spice), Duck Confit & Waffles (Yeasted Waffle, Seasonal Berries, Fois Gras Butter) and more.