[title type="h3"]A New Coolinary Restaurant: LMNO. Coolinary Officially Begins.[/title]
Over the weekend, Coolinary 2015 officially began. The August-long program of special summertime menus sets a new record this year, with eighty-eight restaurants taking part. The price for dinner is in the vicinity of $39 for a three course dinner. Few restaurants are charging more that that; many of them peg the table d'hote price lower still.
The idea is to bring local customers and frequent independent New Orleans visitors into the city's restaurants during the slow months of August and early September. Most of the restaurants are downtown, but more than ever they're also scattered throughout the metro area. A list of all the restaurants taking part is here.
Every day until the Coolinary fades into the busy fall season, I will recommend the best of the special menus in detail in this space. I mark what I think will be the best dishes with this symbol: » . I hope to see you at many of these. The value for the dollar will be irresistible.
Gumbo Chicken & andouille sausage ~or~
»Corn & Crab Bisque Blue crab meat
French Onion Soup Gruyere cheese ~or~
»Roasted Beets & Grilled Avocado salad Tomato saffron vinaigrette ~or~
Baby Field Greens Grape tomatoes, cucumbers, candied pecans, fried chickpeas, cranberries, onion vinaigrette ~~~~~
»Blackened Redfish Black bean succotash, Huancaina sauce ~or~
»Chicory Coffee Rub Skirt Steak Cajun fries, grilled asparagus, chimichurri sauce ~or~
Le Méridien Grass Fed Burger Tamarind onion jam, mushroom fricassee, pork belly served with fries ~or~
Signature Po-boys Pork, beef, or crawfish cakes, Cajun fries & pickle jalapeno okra slaw ~or~
Short Ribs Sous vide cooked 48 hours with smoked gouda grits cake, grilled asparagus, Creole jus ~or~
»Roasted Frenched Chicken Breast Roasted lemon potatoes, Sauteed seasonal vegetables ~~~~~
Bread pudding Caramel rum sauce ~or~
»Pecan Pie Vanilla ice cream
LMNO (it stands for "Le Meridien New Orleans") is the new hotel restaurant in the former W hotel on Poydras Street at S. Peters. Handsome place, with a solid New Orleans flavor. LMNO's Coolinary gives a lot of range, and sells for $39 for three courses.
LMNO
CBD: Le Meridien Hotel, 333 Poydras St. 504-207-5018.
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