Big Apple in the Big Easy

New Orleans Chef Isaac Toups is welcoming Spring with a one-night-only collaborative dinner with Chef Markus Glocker of Michelin Star NYC restaurant Bâtard. On Wednesday, April 18, 2018 guests can enjoy a 5-course meal, welcome cocktail and special gift from the talented duo at Toups South in New Orleans’ Central City neighborhood.

Though they may seem like an unlikely pair, the Cajun and Austrian chefs have far more in common than diners would expect. Both favor classic flavor combinations and embrace simple, straightforward technique, as well as value a sense of play in their kitchens and dining rooms. “I just returned from NYC where I did a collaboration with Markus and it was a blast,” says Toups. “We’re far more alike than you’d think - Cajun cuisine is steeped in French and European tradition so there’s a great synergy in our cooking.”

The dinner, priced at $100 per person (includes welcome cocktail, excludes tax and gratuity), will begin at 7 pm with passed canapés and a specialty welcome cocktail prepared by Toups South Beverage Director Bryson Downham. Full menu follows:

Canapés:

MURDER POINT OYSTERS, GEORGIA CAVIAR

PICKLED LOUISIANA SHRIMP, QUAIL EGG

“BOSNER WIENER”, CABBAGE, MUSTARD

OXTAIL TART, CHIVES, ALMONDS

Reisetbauer Sloe Gin French 75

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TOUPS MEATERY BOARD

cracklins, rillons, blood boudin, rabbit liver mousse, foie gras fromage de tête

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CRAWFISH BISQUE

mousseline-stuffed heads

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“FORELLE BLAU”

root vegetables, smoked fish broth, beurre noisette

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WIENER SCHNITZEL

fingerling potatoes, cucumber salad, sea buckthorn & lingonberries

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“WIENER” PALATSCHINKEN

kardinal ice cream

Lübeck Marzipan

*Optional pairings and full bar available at additional cost.

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The Culinary Collab will take place on Wednesday, April 18th, 7PM at Toups South, 1504 Oretha Castle Haley Boulevard inside the Southern Food & Beverage Museum (SoFAB) in New Orleans. Seating is limited and reservations must be made in advance by calling Toups South at (504) 304-2147.

Follow Toups on social media:

@toupssouth

@chefisaactoups

Follow Bâtard on social media:

@batardny