Reveillon @ Commander's Palace

 

Commander's Palace

A few years ago, Commander's Palace took a different tack with its Reveillon menu. Instead of pursuing the bargain price that the Reveillon has emphasized since its inception, it cut loose with the first-class ingredients and unusual presentations. This year, this program exceeded previous years, with eight courses going for $110--the most expensive Reveillon menu ever. plus plus. Somebody had to do it, and why not this long-time leader in the local haute cuisine world?

Eight courses, $110

Caminada Pass oyster
Gin, juniper & sage sorbet with toasted sumac, salt & rosemary, scorched tableside



Stone crab & caviar finger sandwich
Whipped butter, pickled radish, sliced cucumber, cornichons, grated egg yolk with Champagne crème fraîche




"The Christmas Goose''
Cast-iron-seared foie gras, foie gras & goose-egg custard, goose confit, mincemeat pie with cranberry & aged sherry cobbler cocktail




Le coup de milieu
A small cocktail to refresh the palate




Sea scallop & hoppin' john stew
Slow-smoked pig trotters braised with bitter turnip, sweet potato & mustard greens, heirloom Louisiana beans, puffed Falcon Mill rice and spicy ham bone broth




Black truffle butter-stuffed petit poussin
Sage & fire roasted chestnut dressing, little roots, whiskey roasted pumpkin cream, truffled chicken liver jus roti




Kobe beef ''Steak Stanley'
Grilled tenderloin of American Kobe beef over French potato puree, crispy horseradish ribbon, brûléed banana & house-made worcestershire demi-glace




Sticky toffee pudding
Old New Orleans Rum-soaked fig & medjool date pudding with Louisiana pecans, burnt marshmallow & chocolate-sambuca ice cream



Uptown 1: Garden District & Environs: 1403 Washington Ave. 504-899-8221.
FULL REVIEW

All the Reveillon menus can be perused here. We'll feature one every day throughout the Reveillon season, which runs in most of the Reveillon restaurants until December 31.The snowflake ratings are for the Reveillon menu, not the restaurant in general. Dishes marked with the snowflake symbol ✽ are my recommendations.

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