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How Do You Say "Coolinary" In French?[/title]
The Coolinary is, ironically, the hottest thing in New Orleans dining right now. Eighty eight restaurants each offer three course dinners for $39 through the month of August. What made The Flaming Torch stand out as I made up our list of this year's of Best Coolinarys is that it's a four-course dinner. It begins with the soup du jour or a house salad--two things they do well. Then three appetizers and three entreers from which to make a choice. Note to liver lovers: The Torch serves one of the best versions of that veal specialty. Note to those who hate liver: forget I mentioned it. There are other entrees.
Soup du Jour
~or~
House Salad
Mixed greens with tomato, cucumber and heart of palm tossed with house vinaigrette
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Crevettes BBQ
New Orleans style jumbo Gulf shrimp with rosemary, pepper, garlic, Worcestershire, Abita beer and butter
~or~
Escargots
Sautéed snails in garlic butter
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La Foie Lyonnase
Sautéed veal liver with grilled onions, demi and butter
~or~
Le Filet de Saumon Grillé
Grilled fillet of salmon with lemon butter sauce
~or~
Coq au Vin
Free-range chicken braised with red wine and root vegetables
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Mango Sorbet
Four courses, $39 in the charming, even romantic dining rooms of The Flaming Torch, whose Coolinary menu is served at dinner hours Sunday through Thursday, through the month of August.
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Barbecue shrimp at Flaming Torch.[/caption]
Flaming Torch
Uptown 3: Napoleon To Audubon: 737 Octavia. 504-895-0900. www.flamingtorchnola.com.
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