SCALLOPS

At Zoe, start with the seared sea scallops served with creamy corn grits and a ragout of chanterelle mushrooms and heirloom grape tomatoes. Basil Leaf in the Riverbend offers basil-crusted sea scallops as an entrée and accompanies them with sautéed shrimp and vegetables in a Thai rum sauce. The fondue entrée at The Melting Pot offers scallops for dipping, along with lobster, filet mignon, duck, shrimp, salmon and fresh vegetables, plus strawberries and chocolate for dessert. Among the appetizers at Lemon Grass Café, try the seared diver scallops with grilled Japanese eggplant and drizzled with sweet chili sauce. Morton's Steakhouse tantalizes with broiled sea scallops wrapped in bacon and served with an apricot chutney. At the Pelican Club bacon-wrapped scallops are served with white shrimp, butter bean succotash and a beurre blanc flavored with Louisiana oranges. Five Happiness Chinese restaurant offers a sizzling dish of scallops sautéed with snow peas, baby corn and mushrooms, served with white or brown rice. Azul's Restaurant's diver sea scallops pan-sears the scallops in sesame oil, tops them with lump crabmeat in a Spanish saffron sauce and then drizzles it all in a white truffle oil.