ARNAUD’S TO CELEBRATE NATIONAL POTATO MONTH WITH COMMEMORATIVE DINNER
ARNAUD’S TO CELEBRATE NATIONAL POTATO MONTH WITH COMMEMORATIVE DINNER
Five-Course Menu to Feature Spud-Centric Dishes Paired with the Wines of Willamette Valley
(NEW ORLEANS, La.) – July 30, 2015 – Known for their signature Soufflé Potatoes, it’s only natural that Arnaud’s would pay homage to the beloved accompaniment and its spud-ly counterparts during National Potato Month. Join Arnaud’s for the Potato Perfected Wine Dinner, Thursday, September 17. Cocktails and hors d’oeuvres will begin at 6:45 p.m., with dinner to follow promptly at 7:30 p.m.
Guests will enjoy a five-course dinner menu, each featuring variations of the potato, paired perfectly with the wines of Wines Unlimited. The menu will also feature specialty cocktails – the Raspberry Moscow Mule and Vodka with Small Batch Tonic – created by Chris Hannah of Arnaud’s French 75 Bar.
The Potato Perfected Wine Dinner menu includes:
Cocktails & Canapés
Soufflé Potatoes
Potato Cake with Caviar
Gulf Shrimp and Andouille Croquettes with Goat cheese and Rosemary Jelly
Sweet Potato Hash with Tasso ham and Pepper Jelly
Raspberry Moscow Mule
Vodka with Small Batch Tonic
Dinner
Vichyssoise
A demi-tasse of cold potato soup
Elk Cove Pinot Gris, Willamette Valley 2014
Scallop
Pan-seared with new potatoes, baby greens and truffled honey vinaigrette
Elk Cove Pinot Gris, Willamette Valley 2014
Black Drum
Potato-encrusted and pan-seared with fennel and herbsaint butter
Soter North Valley Chardonnay, Willamette Valley 2012
Deconstructed Shepherd’s Pie
Roasted beef tenderloin, Saint-Andre potato gratin, summer peas and Bordeaux jus
Willamette Valley Vineyards Estate Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley 2013
Dessert
Sweet Potato Cake
Caramel crunch ice cream
Warre’s Otima 10 Year Tawny Port
Guests can join in on the celebration for $100 per person (inclusive of tax and gratuity). Limited seating is available and reservations are required. To make reservations or view the entire menu, call (504) 523-5433 or visit www.arnaudsrestaurant.com. Arnaud’s is located at 813 Bienville Street and open nightly starting at 6 p.m.
About Arnaud’s
Located steps off of Bourbon Street in the heart of the French Quarter, Arnaud’s offers classic Creole Cuisine and exemplary service in beautifully restored turn of the century dining rooms. Since its inception in 1918, Arnaud’s has remained true to its traditions and courtesies.
Offering live Dixieland Jazz in the Jazz Bistro, romantic dinners in the Main Dining Room, cocktails in the award winning French 75 Bar and an assortment of private French Quarter fine dining rooms, Arnaud’s offers the quintessential New Orleans dining experience.