Its been awhile since I've been here

Big night tomorrow, New Years Eve, since Christmas I have had two cooks out sick and I have been on the line alot. Seen some nice reviews on Roux, Travel Adviser has two new ones, great article in Country Roads comming out in January http://www.countryroadsmagazine.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2958:roux&catid=117:new-orleans-area&Itemid=119
New Years should bring good things:

Roux on Orleans

New Years Eve 2010

Pre Fixe Four Course

$75

Dinner 6 PM-Midnight

Soups and Appetizers

Oyster Rockefeller Soup

Gumbo Ya Ya

Shrimp Saffron

Louisiana Shrimp Sautéed with Saffron Cream

Louisiana Crawfish and Goat Cheese Crepes

Topped with a Chardonnay Creole Cream

Seared Foie Gras

Tatsoi, Raspberries and Aged Balsamic Gastric

Salads

House Salad

Mixed Field Greens with a Creole Mustard Steen’s Cane Vinegar Dressing

Lambs Leaf Lettuce

With a Warm Applewood Bacon Vinaigrette

Entrees

Filet Mignon

Maine Lobster Mashed Potatoes, Jumbo Lump Crab and Sauce Béarnaise

Pecan Crusted Puppy Drum

Served over Oven Roasted Pecan and Crabmeat Relish with Lemon Butter

Veal Rack Chop

Porcini Mushroom Cream, Gratineed Potatoes and Grilled Asparagus

Wild Atlantic Salmon

Grilled, Topped with Champagne Cream and Creole Choupique Caviar served with Parslied Potatoes and Broccoli Rabe

Colorado Lamb Rack

Roasted and Served with Dijon and Oregano Chardonnay Sauce with Roasted Garlic Mashed Potatoes and a Bouquetiere of Miniature Vegetables

Desserts

Madagascar Vanilla bean Crème Brûlée topped with fresh Blueberry Compote

Warm Creole Maracaibo Bread Pudding with Vanilla Crème Anglaise

Fresh Berry Tart with Raspberry Coulis

Chocolate Mousse Torte, Crème Chantilly