Brennan's reopens in French Quarter "with one foot in the past and one foot in the future"
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Gambit] By Cheryl Gerber - November 26, 2014 -
The avian-themed mirror in the bar at Brennan's, which has undergone a multi-million dollar renovation and opens to the public Nov. 25.
It's not often that delicate china dishes and jackhammering men in hardhats live hospitably side-by-side. On Friday afternoon at Brennan's, however, this was the paradoxical scene.
The dinner menu — which was still being tweaked late Friday afternoon by Chef Slade Rushing — will be a balance of Brennan's classics and "deconstructed" Creole flavors, some with an international flair. (Brennan noted Spanish and Vietnamese influences on the dinner menu.)
Breakfast and lunch items with non-traditional twists include New Orleans barbecue lobster, rabbit Rushing (fried Mississippi rabbit, creamed collards, eggs over easy, pickled pork jus) and an escargot omelet. While three-course breakfast, lunch and dinner options will be available, the Brennan's team is looking forward also to ...
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