Celebrate Mardi Gras with La Chatelaine
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“Let the good times roll, indeed! Mardi Gras, also known as Fat Tuesday, falls on Tuesday, February 16 this year. A number of businesses will celebrate the holiday with specials, but La Chatelaine French Bakery & Bistro draws on a deep history to present a collection of food and drink specials for the holiday.
Gallette des Rois, or King Cakes
King cakes are handmade puff pastries layered almond paste and baked until a delightful golden brown. A small porcelain character – often a little charm or a baby Jesus – is baked inside; the lucky eater who discovers it in their piece is crowned king or queen.
La Chatelaine actually offers king cakes starting on Epiphany (January 6) and makes them available all the way through Mardi Gras. The nine-inch cakes serve 6-8 pieces, and are served in a beautiful box decorated with a crown. They retail at $25 apiece and need to be ordered 24 hours in advance.
Bottled Hurricane Punch Cocktails
The bistro is also selling individual bottled servings of the classic New Orleans cocktail, the hurricane, for $5 each. One is included in the Dinner Party Bundle, but you can order extra on your own. The fruity cocktail is said to be a creation at Pat O’Brien’s Bar in the 1940s in New Orleans; it blends light and dark rums with lemon juice and passion fruit syrup.
Mardi Gras Dinner Party Bundle
La Chatelaine’s Mardi Gras Dinner Party Bundle is available for pick-up on February 16, and it includes everything you need to throw a proper fête in the comfort of your own home. The bundle includes:
A cup of crawfish bisque + a couple of cooked whole crawfish on the side
Salad New Orleans, with romaine, green leaf lettuce, freshly sliced veggies, bacon crumbles + bacon vinaigrette on the side
La Chatelaine’s sous-vide jambalaya, made with shrimp, house-made kielbasa, Ohio chicken thigh, Cajun seasonings, onions, celery, garlic, bell peppers, tomato + side of sous-vide Creole rice
A bottle of La Chatelaine’s Hurricane punch: Pat O’Brien’s hurricane mix + light and dark rums
An individual-sized king cake
Masks, beads, and other trinkets
Reheating instructions
Aside from the king cake, the dinner is entirely gluten free.
The Mardi Gras Dinner Party Bundles are $50 per person. Orders should be placed online at LaChatelaineBakery.com, by calling the restaurant at (614) 848-6711, or by visiting the bistro. Then you can visit on February 16 and pick up your meal!
