Collector's Edition
At
his two Lucullus Culinary Antiques stores (610 Chartres St., 528-9620; 3932
Magazine St., 894-0500), Patrick Dunne sells French kitchenware -- cheese cloches,
bistro glassware, absinthe paraphernalia -- that make antique believers out
of the most modern foodies. You can catch Dunne signing his book, The Epicurean
Collector (Bulfinch Press, $40), at Martin Wine Cellar's Uptown location
(3827 Baronne St., 896-7380) from noon to 2 p.m. Saturday. Cobalt (333 St. Charles
Ave., 565-5595) Chef Brack May will also be there, cooking and passing out samples;
meanwhile, Chef Philip Gagaliano of Ristorante Filippo will be up to the same
in Metairie (714 Elmeer Ave., 896-7350).
Second Glance, Second
Chance
With
this mention of Cobalt, I must come clean with a realization that came over
me during lunch there last week: I've partially -- my boss told me I could do
this -- changed my mind about the oddball decor. I still predict that the opposing
patterns, the brightly colored plastic rocks impaled on posts of a warped metal
fence and the color cobalt itself will appear dated five years from now, but
the whole is beginning to grow on me nonetheless. It's not like we need another
Creole cottage restaurant, after all. A special seared salmon entree with pureed
acorn squash was the highlight during that particular lunch; a parched Cuban
sandwich made with non-negotiable, thick-cut cured ham was not.
Wine Festival, Part
I
Buy
your tickets now for Le Meridien Hotel's (614 Canal St.) annual Festival du
Vin Nouveau, scheduled to take place from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov.
21, in the Ile de France Ballroom. There's always plenty to eat and drink if
you get there early. Tickets are $65. Call 527-6708 or 527-6717.
Wine Festival, Part
II
Support the Contemporary Arts Center (CAC) at Uncorked! ... Taste of Canal
Place, to be held from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the downtown shopping center this
Friday. There will be live music on each floor, food and wine samples in many
stores, free parking and gift-wrapping and some holiday discounts. Tickets are
$10 in advance; $15 at the door. Call 522-9200.
Buffalo Soldier
To
clarify the listing in Gambit Weekly's Fall Restaurant Guide (Oct. 29),
Mr. B's Bistro (201 Royal St., 523-2078) is again serving the locals' favorite
Buffalo Chicken Salad: boneless fried chicken strips tossed in a honey hot sauce
glaze and made into a salad with seasonal greens, pickled carrots and blue cheese
dressing.
Taste the Cheese
Call Foodies Kitchen (720 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, 837-9695) to reserve
a spot for Tuesday's cheese tasting. It starts at 6:30 p.m. and costs $15.
