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FOOD NEWS By David Lee Simmons

06 10 03

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Now this is a nice way to enjoy summertime dining on a budget. Throughout most of the summer, BACCO Restaurant (310 Chartres St., 522-2426) will offer $10 dinner entrees. The Italian offering from Ralph Brennan include six entrees nightly from dishes such as shrimp and artichoke lasagna, salmon pizza, crawfish and blood-orange penne, herb-roasted chicken and Venetian-style catfish. All in all, there will be 10 entrees in rotation, as Executive Chef Haley Gabel and Chef de Cuisine Steve McHugh present an encore performance from last summer's successful promotion. For more info, visit www.bacco.com.
Also, belated congratulations to Ralph Brennan for winning the 2003 Employer of Choice Award from the National Restaurant Association's Education Foundation. The group provides educational resources and other information to bolster the food and food-service workforce. The award was presented at the Restaurant Hotel Motel Show in Chicago earlier this month.

Another Market Watch

This past Saturday, the German Coast Farmers' Market opened for business at the Ormond Plantation (13786 River Road, Destrehan), providing a wide range of local and regional produce and other food-related products. Garden expert Dan Gill will provide a live broadcast from the market from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. on WSMB 1350 AM. The market itself will be open from 8 a.m. to noon. The market will feature everything from honey, jams and jellies to melons, raw and frozen seafood, and desserts. Artwork for the market is being provided by Lorraine Gendron. For more information, call (985) 783-5140 or (985) 783-6231.

The Grapevine

Zoe Bistrot (W Hotel, 333 Poydras St., 207-5018) presents a benefit for Share Our Strength titled "Taste of Bubbles and Fondue," a pairing of sparkling wines and fondues, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday, June 19. Guests can also bid on Champagne while sampling the bubbly, along with the fondues and hors d'oeuvres prepared by Chef Peder Tulling. Share Our Strength is an anti-hunger organization, with local beneficiaries being Second Harvesters Food Bank, Bread for the World, and My House. Tickets are $25 (advance) and $30 (at the door). For more information, call (866) 525-1110.
Also, Omni Royal Orleans (621 St. Louis St., 529-3333) is offering an ongoing pairing of Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese and Chianti Classico Black Rooster Wines through June 30. For more information, call the hotel.

Sara Roahen is on vacation. This week's column powered by the catfish on a bun (dressed) with fries from St. Roch Seafood Market. -- David Lee Simmons
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