Cochon Butcher and La Boulangerie Will Fill Your Easter Basket

Chefs Donald Link and Stephen Stryjewski make spring catering easy at Cochon Butcher and La Boulangerie by ordering online or stopping by the shop. The award-winning culinary team of the Link Restaurant Group has created a catering menu for an Easter meal or Spring catering to be served at home. Menu items can be ordered online at cochonbutcher.com by Wednesday, March 27, and are available for pickup on Saturday, March 30, and Sunday, March 31. For those looking to celebrate the holidays with family and friends at one of the Link Restaurant Group restaurants, reservations are recommended. Reservations for Easter dining at Herbsaint, Cochon, Pêche, or Gianna can be made online through each restaurant's website.

Two dinner packages are offered this spring: Cajun Grande Boucherie and BBQ & Fixins. The Boucherie, an ultimate feast for 12 to 14 people, includes 2 lbs. of chaurice, 3 lbs. of boudin, 2 lbs. of Cajun smoked sausage, 1 lb. of andouille sausage, two smoked all-natural pork chops, and one jambalaya stuffed chicken. BBQ & Fixins, crafted for 6 to 8 people, includes 4 lbs. pulled pork, a choice of two sides, a pint of BBQ sauce, a pint of B&B pickles, and a dozen rolls. The featured items from the butcher case are a smoked leg of lamb ready to eat or reheat and feeds 8 – 10 people and a roasted Butcher ham, available in small or large, and ready to heat and eat. Other items include marinated bone-in rib roast, jambalaya stuffed chicken, and suckling pigs. The chefs also offer sides, including Louisiana shrimp gratin, asparagus almondine, coleslaw, potato salad, chicken and sausage gumbo, smothered greens, mac'n cheese, jambalaya, Cochon's dinner rolls, and house-made crackers. For entertaining, hors d'oeuvre offerings are smoked turkey finger sandwiches, ham and cheese finger sandwiches, assorted sandwich platters, deviled egg platters, assorted cold-cut platters, assorted charcuterie platters, and new this year, sausage and boudin platters. Signature desserts from La Boulangerie include carrot cake, red velvet cake, vanilla cheesecake, lemon meringue pie, key lime pie, and strawberry tart.  

Additional items from La Boulangerie include a salmon bagel platter with all the traditional accompaniments, a bagel box with cream cheeses, carrot ginger soup, a variety of table bread, crackers, crostini, and bread crumbs. In addition, pastry chef Maggie Scales offers her pies and tarts, a selection of cakes, and family desserts made to serve 12 to 16 people. All items are available with 48-hour notice. For the full menu, visit laboulangerienola.com. For Easter Sunday pick-up, orders must be placed by Friday, March 29.

For out-of-town guests, an Easter ham dinner for 4 – 6 people is available on Goldbelly.com. This meal includes a baked Easter ham finished with Steen’s cane syrup glaze, accompanied by rich and creamy mac and cheese, tangy Butcher bacon braised collard greens, and soft buttery dinner rolls. These items can also be picked up in the shop before Easter.

In addition to the Easter menu, Butcher invites patrons to visit the shop for a daily selection of fresh cuts, in-house cured meats and sausages, and jarred Louisiana produce and curated items.