Fast Food
This
year's Meals on Wheels/New Orleans Fund gala at the Ritz-Carlton New
Orleans (921 Canal St.) is scheduled from 6 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. on Sunday,
Nov. 10. Eighteen local chefs will donate time and talent to the dinner, and Jubilation
will provide musical entertainment. Proceeds support the delivery of hot meals
to about 1,100 homebound elderly people every Monday through Friday; there are
currently 800 people on the waiting list. Tickets start at $100. Plan ahead: call
821-4121.
Tour de Force
Join Charley G's (111 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie) for the
third annual "A Culinary Tour of Acadiana," a benefit for LaSalle Park, from
4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 3. Along with dishes like rabbit sauce piquante
and tasso corn maque choux, guests will enjoy Cajun music and dancing. LaSalle
Park is located on Airline Drive next to Zephyr Stadium. Hundreds of trees have
been planted there already; there's a two-mile jogging path, and plans are underway
to build an environmental education center. Tickets cost $75; call 737-7583.
Farmer Blue
Cobalt (Hotel Monaco, 333 St. Charles Ave., 565-5595) is celebrating the
autumnal bounty at the market during Tuesday's Abita Fall Fest dinner. Four
courses incorporating locally grown and harvested products will be paired with
Abita beers; proceeds from each $50 dinner will benefit the Crescent City Farmers
Market. Here's a taste of one course: spicy shrimp and citrus-cucumber stir-fry,
served with Abita Golden. Call to reserve a seat.
Market Watch
Bring your costumed kiddie to the Crescent City Farmers Market for
trick-or-treating, pumpkin and face painting, storytelling and trick-or-treat
bag decorating from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. this Thursday. The Thursday market is located
at 3700 Orleans Ave. Call 861-5898, e-mail ecoinst@loyno.edu
or visit www.crescentcityfarmersmarket.org.
The Truffle's No Trifle
A
few days remain of Bacco's (310 Chartres St., 522-2426) fourth annual
October Truffle Festival, featuring white truffles imported from the region
of Alba, Italy. There's a four-course nightly truffle tasting menu; this week's
lunch special is a scallop salad served with white truffle shavings.
Burb Blurb
In suburban news, Corky's
(4243 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, 887-5000) is now serving half-pound
burgers, and Al Copeland just opened the second Copeland's Cheesecake
Bistro up the road at 4517 Veterans Memorial Blvd. This Metairie location
has something called Al & Jen's Favorite Cosmo Bar, complete with a waterfall
and a panel of ice where you can set your drink between sips in order to keep
it chilled.
