Showing posts with label blueberry. Show all posts
Showing posts with label blueberry. Show all posts

Friday, June 03, 2011

New Orleans Bargain..a triple saving at one of my favorite New Orleans restaurants

Three Ways to Order
Effortless Dining with a New 3 Course Prix Fixe Dinner Menu
$38.11

To ease the ordering process and provide a delicious range of freshly prepared appetizers, main courses, and desserts, chef Baruch Rabasa of Meson 923 is taking advantage of these warms months to offer a 3 course prix fixe menu for $38.11, beginning June 8, 2011.

Meson 923 has added to the regular menu offerings a ready prepared menu to easily make your choices uncomplicated. A perfect meal- choose from a selection of starters, entrees and desserts- 3 courses for dinner- $38.11. And for that perfect pairing, each dish will be partnered with the most suited wine. 3 glasses of wine will be an additional $15. With menus made for ease and affordability, why would you go anywhere else?

Starters
Crispy Panko Crusted Brandade Cake with Spanish Olive Salad and Fried Caperberries

Serrano Wrapped Shrimp with Compressed Watermelon, Pimentón (Paprika) and Parsley

Beef Carpaccio with Parmesan Arugula Salad, Fried Shallots and Citrus Vinaigrette

Entrees
Sautéed Shrimp with Roasted Garlic, Ricotta Agnolotti, Zucchini, Oregano, and Duc de Foix

Whole Crispy Duck Leg, Dirty Rice with Fresh Sage and Black Pepper, and Grilled Figs with Banyuls Vinaigrette

Grilled Drum with Cucumbers, Creole Tomatoes, Avocadoes and a Herb Salad with a Blood Orange Vinaigrette

Desserts
Panna Cotta topped with a Pineapple Gelée and a light Passion Fruit Syrup

Chocolate Marquise with Raspberry and Mint

Warm Brown Butter Tartlet of Almond and Blueberry with a Bourbon Crème Fraîche

Dinner is served!

The menu above is an example menu, and items are subject to change without notice. Please call the restaurant ahead to confirm what dishes will be offered in the prix fixe menu the night of your dinner.

Meson 923 is open for cocktails in the bar or balcony and dinner beginning at 5 pm, Wednesday through Saturday.

Meson 923- 923 South Peters Street- New Orleans- 504.523.9200- meson923.com

Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Cupcakes are out, Muffins are in

Tomorrow morning Central Market will make history again. They have mastered the muffin. Cupcakes will be out and muffins will be in - You heard it here first!


The baking teams at Central Market bakeries are right there in the store, so when a customer has a comment or complaint, they hear it first.

“A common request was for bigger muffins, different varieties of muffins, and especially moister muffins,” says Edouard Damez, Bakery Development Manager for Central Market.

Following months of testing and tasting,Central Market now confidently states, “We’ve mastered the muffin!”

Central Market’s From-Scratch Bakery Launches New Line of 14 Muffins
And not just the old standby blueberry (though it’s been reengineered with more fruit, too.) The new line reads like a Fantasy Team lineup for Foodies:

• Balsamic-Soaked Strawberries with Chevre
• Pecan Sour Cream
• Antioxidant Powerhouse with Acai, Goji, Blackberries and Pomegranate for a healthy power-food kick
• Pear Ginger
• Fig & Star Anise
• White Chocolate Apricot
• Banana Nut Granola
• …and more coming each week

The trick that seems to have made a big difference? Creating a traditional buttermilk batter.

“When you are working with the best-quality fruits, nuts and truly well-trained artisan bakers, it somehow all comes together with hard work,” says Damez.

Launching in stores on Wednesday, February 16, shoppers will find the muffins (wrapped in a delicate Italian-style tulip paper for a beautiful presentation) in the Bakery department available in four packs for $5.99 or individually at $1.99. Look for the following launch week specials February 16 – 23:

• Package of 4 just $3.99
• Mix & Match 2 for $3