Food News
by Sara Roahen
Kid Friendly
Duke
LoCicero, chef-owner of Cafe Giovanni (117 Decatur St., 529-2154)
and co-host (with brother "Rocky") of Dig In Saturdays on WSMB
1350 AM from noon to 1 p.m., is cooking to help kids this Saturday, Dec. 7.
A $65 ticket buys an evening of Robert Mondavi wines paired with Chef Duke's
food, a "not-so-silent" auction and a fashion show. All proceeds benefit The
Chef Duke Foundation for Kids, which this year is providing gifts to children
spending the holidays in Tulane University Hospital's pediatric oncology department
rather than at home. Call the restaurant for reservations.
Lip Tickler
From
this Thursday through Thursday, March 3 2003, Zoe Bistrot (W Hotel, 333
Poydras St., 207-5018) will sample champagnes from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m., an event
called Tickle My Lips (you big brut). The $15 flight featuring Bollinger,
Veuve Clicquot, Ruinart and Piper Heidsick includes appetizers. Additional glasses
cost $7, and the champagne flights are also offered during Sunday brunch for
$12.
Sporting
Affair
A
new NBA team in town offers more excuses for hanging around sports bars and
gathering to eat with friends before or after a game. The folks at Smith
& Wollensky were all over that when they opened Doc Smith's Lounge
(1009 Poydras St., 561-0528), an upscale sports bar (or lounge) with three flat-screen
televisions, seating for 150 people and casual food from Smith & Wollensky's
Chef Robert Bruce. The menu includes specialty cocktails, savory beignets,
pizzas, po-boys, muffalettas, chocolate cheesecake lollipops and cigars. Doc
Smith's is open from 4 p.m. to 2 a.m. daily.
Season's
Offerings
Last weekend marked the start of this year's Reveillon dinners, adaptations
of long-ago Creole holiday feasts served throughout the month. The four or five-course
meals are priced between $21.95 and $54 (Gumbo Shop and Rib Room
are the bookends), many including cafe brulot, eggnog or wine. Participating
restaurants are Andrea's ($35), Arnaud's ($41), Begue's
($39), Bombay Club ($40-$44), Bourbon House ($32), Brennan's
($45), Broussard's ($32.50-$35.50), Chateaubriand Steakhouse ($45),
Dickie Brennan's Steakhouse ($44), Galatoire's ($43-$47), Grill
Room ($45), Gumbo Shop ($21.95), Hunt Room Grill ($36-$42),
Louis XVI Restaurant Francais ($38-$40), The Manor Room at Harrah's
Casino ($42.99), Midi South of France ($45), Muriel's Jackson
Square ($28.50), Palace Cafe ($38), Pat O's Courtyard Restaurant
($24.95), Pelican Club ($37-$42), Rene Bistrot ($38), Rib Room
($54), Royal Cafe ($35), Sazerac ($37), Tujague's ($29.95),
Upperline Restaurant ($38), The Veranda ($38.50), Zoe Bistrot
($40). Call restaurants for reservations, or log on at www.christmasneworleans.com
for more information.
