A Dinner Tribute to Chef Prudhomme

Pay homage to one of America's best-known chefs, Paul Prudhomme, at this tribute dinner to benefit WYES, New Orleans' public broadcasting station. Things begin at 6:30 pm with open bar, specialty cocktails, and passed hors d'oeuvres. Guests are seated at 7:30 pm for a four-course menu created by Chef Ryan Hughes of Purloo, offering his twist on Chef Prudhomme-inspired dishes complete with edible centerpieces. The menu will offer a soup trio of classic turtle, guinea hen, and andouille gumbo, shrimp and okra bisque; local peach salad; choice of shrimp or duck étouffée with dirty rice and finishes with sweet rice calas with chicory café au lait pot de crème. At Purloo, 1504 Oretha Castle Haley Boulevard. $250 per person with complementary valet parking. wyes.org or (504) 486-5511 x 200.