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Contemporary Creole Cuisine Returns to the Werlein Music Building
Palace Cafe Re-Opens December 27 for Lunch & Dinner - Jazz Brunch Coming Soon
New Orleans – Crabmeat Cheesecake, Oyster Pan Roast, Catfish Pecan Meuniere, Andouille Crusted Gulf Fish, White Chocolate Bread Pudding and more signature dishes return to the city Tuesday, December 27th when Palace Café re-opens. New Orleans locals and visitors can once again experience critically acclaimed contem-porary Creole cuisine at the airy and bright Palace Cafe located at 605 Canal Street. The restaurant owned by ****ie Brennan, his sister Lauren Brennan Brower, and Steve Pettus opened in 1991, and has since become a downtown dining institution located in the historic Werlein’s Music Building.
Starting December 27, Palace Cafe will be serving Lunch Tuesday-Friday, and on Sunday. Dinner begins Friday, December 30th, and the restaurant will be open New Year’s Eve & Day. Then starting on Tuesday, January 3rd, Palace Café will serve Dinner Tuesday – Saturday. Live Jazz Brunch on Sundays will return soon. Until then, Brunch specials are added to the Sunday lunch menu.
“Having Louisiana oysters again, watching Streetcars on Canal go by, and re-opening Palace Café are more signs that New Orleans is coming back. Along with quite a few fans of Palace Cafe's signature dishes, Chef Darin Nesbit has eagerly awaited renovations at the restaurant (necessitated by Hurricane Katrina). His culinary team will be offering an ambitious menu reflecting one of Palace Cafe's core strengths - made from scratch gumbos and soups,” ****ie Brennan said. All stocks, soups, sauces, etc. are made in-house using the freshest local ingredients.
Chef Darin will still offer Turtle Soup daily. Gumbo Ya Ya (Duck & Andouille), a seasonal soup, soup du jour, and an entree portion of Seafood Gumbo will be served daily. Signature dishes remain and Chef Darin will add seasonal specialties to the menu. “Chef Darin’s Turtle Soup or Gumbo Ya Ya is definitely the perfect complement to a cool winter day,” ****ie Brennan said.
“I learned early on that what makes our cuisine so special is the wonderful regional product that small farmers and fishermen bring us. Many have suffered great losses, and they need our help,” ****ie Brennan added. Small farmers and seafood purveyors will be highlighted Friday, December 30. ****ie Brennan and Chef Darin are invited to appear on the Today Show in New York City to create a New Orleans New Year's Day menu. The menu showcases produce from small farmers and seafood purveyors in effort to gain support for the Louisiana Small Farm Survival Fund, which was established by the Red Stick Farmer's Market, and is managed by the Baton Rouge Area Foundation. The Today Show, hosted by Katie Couric and Matt Lauer is broadcast nationally on NBC affiliates 7:00 am - 10 am, Monday – Friday. Please see separate release for more information about New Orleans New Year’s Day on Today and the Louisiana Small Farm Survival Fund.
Palace Café serves contemporary Creole cuisine in an upbeat and lively grand café. The restaurant has earned local and national critical acclaim since it opened in 1991 including: Best New Restaurant from Esquire magazine and USA Today; the prestigious Ivy Award from Restaurants and Institutions magazine, and Wine Spectator’s Award of Excellence every year since it opened including the “Best of Award” for the past two years.
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