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July 1-August 31
An annual summer restaurant discount program called COOLinary New Orleans began July 1. As in years past, participating restaurants will offer three-course COOLinary menus for $20 or less at lunch and $30 or less at dinner. There were two dozen restaurants signed up to participate at press time, including most of the Brennan family's restaurants and a few Uptown destinations, including Pascal's Manale and Martinique Bistro. COOLinary New Orleans specials run through August 31. For details and participating restaurants, visit www.nomcvb.com/restaurants.
Ongoing
The slick 7 on Fulton proves that it’s got soul with a new $21 prix fixe lunch of gourmet soul food. The menu includes andouille and seafood gumbo, Gulf fish with collard greens and cinnamon pain perdu. 7 on Fulton, 701 Convention Center Blvd., New Orleans, 504-525-7555, www.7onfulton.com.
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Tuesdays
The Crescent City Farmers Market serves up a “Green Plate Special” for lunch at the Uptown market. Area restaurants use fresh products from the market to create a meal priced under $10. In October, Mat and Naddie’s serves its Creole fare with a global flair. During November, St. James Cheese Company brings its sandwiches and salads to the market. Crescent City Farmers Market, 200 Broadway Ave., New Orleans, 504-861-5898, www.marketumbrella.org.
Wednesdays
The upscale, pan-Latin American seafood restaurant Rio Mar recently added a tapas bar and expanded lounge where it now hosts Wednesday evening wine tastings. From 7 p.m.-8 p.m., guests may sample four wines, usually from Spain and South America, and an array of tapas for $20. The Wednesday tasting is sometimes usurped by a private party, so be sure to call first. Rio Mar, 800 S. Peters St., New Orleans, 504-525-3474.
Thursdays
The Country Club Restaurant, a casually elegant space in the Bywater neighborhood, hosts a decadent wine and cheese tasting each Thursday, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. The restaurant puts out samples of a dozen or so artisanal cheeses collected from the Uptown purveyors Stein's Market and Deli and St. James Cheese Co. At the same time, the bar serves up samples from any and all of the wines on its by-the-glass list. The price for both is $19 a person, and for that you can nosh and drink your way through the entire early evening. There is usually live music in the lounge as well. The Country Club Restaurant,
634 Louisa St., New Orleans, 504-945-0742.
Saturdays
Savvy Gourmet’s culinary staff offers a free weekly tasting from noon-2 p.m. The offerings might include freshly baked bread, creative entrées or even a glass of bubbly. Visit Savvy Gourmet’s website for a detailed schedule. Savvy Gourmet, 4519 Magazine St., New Orleans, 504-895-2665, www.savvygourmet.com .
Sundays
A rotating cast of chefs explores food from every corner of the world at Bacchanal wine shop. The menu changes weekly. Bacchanal, 600 Poland Ave., New Orleans, 504-948-9111.
Sundays
The streetcars are again running on St. Charles Avenue, and Mr. B’s Bistro jazz brunch is back. Two New Orleans traditions have returned. Mr. B’s serves Sun. brunch from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Mr. B’s Bistro, 201 Royal St., 504-523-2078.
Wine
dinners & tastings at NovusVinum.com
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