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Chefs Donald Link and Stephen Stryjewski and the award-winning culinary team of the Link Restaurant Group have prepared a catering menu for an outstanding Thanksgiving feast, available to be picked up and served at home. This year, Butcher is offering both smoked, ready-to-eat and boudin-stuffed, ready-to-cook turkeys. Each Bell & Evans turkey feeds approximately 8 – 10 guests. Sides are offered in a small size, which feeds approximately 3 – 4 people, or a large size, which provides three times as many servings. La Boulangerie's Thanksgiving menu features holiday pies, cakes and tarts. Executive pastry chef Maggie Scales also offers a selection of baked pantry items and starters to nibble on while the turkey cooks.
Ordering from Cochon Butcher: Thanksgiving menu items can be ordered online at cochonbutcher.com by Sunday, November 23, at 10:00 AM and are available for pick up any time on Tuesday, November 25, or Wednesday, November 26. Ordering from La Boulangerie: Thanksgiving menu items can be ordered online at laboulangerienola.com by noon on Friday, November 21, and are available for pick up any time on Tuesday, November 25, or Wednesday, November 26. November 27th marks what would have been Ella Brennan’s 100th birthday. To celebrate her remarkable legacy, Executive Chef Meg Bickford has created a limited-time tasting menu ($135 per person) inspired by Miss Ella’s favorite dishes, a mix of New Orleans classics and new playful takes on past dishes at the restaurant. Chef Meg and team tip their hats to Miss Ella with this iconic tasting menu, to which Owner and daughter of Brennan, Ti Martin, calls a “creole cooking lovers extravaganza." You can book here.
Broussard’s Restaurant & Courtyard has announced Barrels & Bites: Seven Three Distilling Co. Bourbon Experience, for Thursday, November 20th. Doors open at 5:30 PM, with dinner beginning at 6:00 PM. Guests will enjoy a four-course culinary journey thoughtfully paired with premium bourbons from Seven Three Distilling Co. Tickets are $90 per person, inclusive of tax and gratuity. In addition, Seven Three Distilling will provide each guest with a certificate for a complimentary distillery tour for two. Reservation times for your experience are available via OpenTable.com.
The Americas selection of the Pastry World Cup and Bocuse d’Or will return to New Orleans and the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, following a historic and highly successful debut in New Orleans in 2024. No other U.S. city has ever hosted this prestigious international culinary competition. On July 25th, 2026, the Americas selection of the Pastry World Cup will bring together eight teams from all over the American continent. Each team, made up of three specialists (a sugar expert, a chocolatier and an ice cream specialist), will have to demonstrate technicality, audacity and mastery to convince the jury. At the end of the day, only the four best teams will qualify for the Grand Final of the Pastry World Cup 2027. The next day, the competition will continue with the Bocuse d'Or Americas. Eight teams, from eight different countries, each composed of a chef, a commis, a coach and a jury will defend their vision of gastronomy in order to gain a place for the Grand Final. The Top five will qualify for the Bocuse d’Or 2027.
Fat Squirrel has announced its next production: Exhausted Paint: The Death of Van Gogh, directed by Carly Stroud and starring Drew Stroud in a one-man performance of an immersive theatrical journey, penned by local playwright Justin Maxwell. Grounded in the poignant personal writings of Vincent van Gogh, Exhausted Paint weaves together a sequence of monologues drawn from the artist’s letters, offering audiences intimate access to his mind and spirit through a shifting narrative.
Tickets are available on the company's website, fatsquirrelnola.square.site. The company’s tiered ticketing model ensures socio-economic diversity in attendance. The NOLA Project theatre company is returning to Lafitte Greenway. Pete McElligott (THE LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW, DRACULA) adapts FRANKENSTEIN, in a world premiere. Leslie Claverie (THE LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW, DRACULA) directs fellow NOLA Project members James Bartelle, Keith Claverie, Michael Aaron Santos, Matthew Thompson and Kristin Witt as well as local performers J’aiLa Christina, Noah Hazzard and Keyara Milliner. FRANKENSTEIN will be the third NOLA Project production to be staged at the Greenway Station.
“Partnering with Lafitte Greenway lets us turn a public space into a stage,” said NOLA Project Artistic Director Tenaj Wallace. “Our hope is that neighbors, families, and audiences – whether it’s their first play or their fiftieth – will feel like this type of community rooted theatre, that The NOLA Project is committed to, belongs to them, too.” FRANKENSTEIN will be presented October 2-17 at 436 N Norman C Francis Parkway. Seating is bring-your-own general admission – camping chairs are recommended for the outdoor, concrete venue. All performances start at 7:30pm. For detailed schedule, tickets and more, visit NOLAProject.com. It’s the story of a Southern family that began with a dry goods store in Alabama and evolved into a financial powerhouse. The Lehman Trilogy weaves together nearly two centuries of family history as this epic theatrical event charts the humble beginnings, outrageous successes, and devastating failure of the financial institution that would ultimately bring the global economy to its knees. Returning to the Le Petit stage to bring this moving chronicle to life are Ryan Hayes, David Lind, and Leslie Nipkow. Leading the team through 150 years of history is director Jenny Lavery.
The Lehman Trilogy has its opening night on Friday, October 3rd, running through October 19th. Preview night is Thursday, October 2nd, with discounted tickets for all seats. Students of all ages can purchase discounted tickets for all shows, and groups of 10 or more can use code GROUP to save 20% online. Seats are still available for the student matinee on Thursday, October 9th. Single-show tickets are now available for The Lehman Trilogy, along with full-season and partial-season 4-Play packages for the 2025-26 Le Petit season. BOX OFFICE: 504.522.2081 x 1 or lepetittheatre.com The Bower is kicking off the Fall season with a limited-time lineup of September specials featuring fresh, flavorful Lump Crab Meat. From September 10 through September 30, guests can enjoy chef-curated dishes that highlight the delicate sweetness and versatility of this premium seafood ingredient. Prices range from $19-22 per dish. Featured specials include:
Roll: Lobster-style crab salad, yuzu aioli, celery, on buttered split-top brioche Rosetta: Lump crab, prosciutto, parmigiano, butternut squash cream, and sage Pani Puri: Chickpeas, jumbo lump crab, sesame seeds, cilantro, lime, with tamarind and green chili pani Beef Carpaccio: Arugula, 10yr aged Gouda, pickled shallots, black truffle, jumbo lump crab vinaigrette and aged balsamic Spicy Celeriac Remoulade: Jumbo lump crab, roasted poblano pepper, dehydrated apples, preserved lemon and nutritional yeast September Specials will take place throughout the month, from Wednesday, September 10th to Tuesday, September 30th. Reservations can be made on OpenTable or by calling (504) 582-9738. The Bower is located at 1320 Magazine Street in New Orleans. On Wednesday, September 24th, Chef Nina Compton will host a very special Collaborative Charity Dinner at her award-winning New Orleans restaurant, Compère Lapin. Proceeds from the dinner will benefit the Sir John Compton Memorial Foundation (SJCMF), a non-profit organization established in honor of Nina’s late father, Sir John Compton of Saint Lucia. For this very special evening, Chef Compton will join forces with Top Chef winner (season 22) Tristen Epps-Long, 2025 James Beard “Outstanding Pastry Chef” semifinalist Camari Mick of The Musket Room and Raf’s, and Rawlston Williams, author and founder of Caribbean lifestyle brand The Food Sermon. Priced at $100 per person (excluding tax and gratuity), the four-course dinner menu follows:
SMALL BITES Dasheen Puff/Geera/Cashew & Coconut Butter/Caviar, Gulf Oyster/Souskaye, Accra/Sauce Chien, Jollof Arancini SAVORY Coffee & Onion Ash Cured Cobia/Sauce Creole/Avocado - Chef Nina Compton, Vincentian Celebration of Corn - Chef Rawlston Williams, Whole Roasted Fish/Oil Down/Pigtails - Chef Tristen Epps-Long SWEETS Calypso Banana Foster Mille Feuille/Appleton Estate Rum Semifreddo - Chef Camari Mick ** Optional wine pairing available ** The benefit dinner takes place on Wednesday, September 24th, 5:30 PM - 9PM. Compère Lapin is located at The Old No. 77 Hotel, 535 Tchoupitoulas Street, in New Orleans. Seating is limited and requires advance reservations. For more information, please visit www.comperelapin.com and to make a reservation, visit https://www.opentable.com/r/compere-lapin One of Tennessee Williams' lesser known plays hits the stage this month, as the Tennessee Williams Theatre Company of New Orleans present 'Outcry'.
The stage is swallowed in darkness when Clare and Felice arrive to perform their act, but they’ve been performing the show for so long that they struggle to determine where the play ends and their true lives begin. As they gaze out to the pitch dark maw of the theatre, they can’t be sure whether the audience is there or not, so they determine to present the show…perhaps for the last time? Find out what they have to show you in Tennessee Williams’ plaintive and poetic cry of the heart, starring local powerhouses Tracey E. Collins and Kyle Daigrepont. DIRECTED BY BEAU BRATCHER SEPTEMBER 10 - 21 @ THE LOWER DEPTHS THEATRE AT LOYOLA UNIVERSITY |
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