Riverbend Thursday Dinner Club

    The Weather yesterday evening, ahhh, it was amazingly comfortable for a meal outside.  Friends visiting from out of town was the occasion and New Orleans cuisine was on the agenda, along with good conversation, and flowing libations.  Guests were from a broad demographic representing Serbia/New Orleans, Aruba/New Orleans, and New Orleans, after meal conversations led to games of table tennis and trivial pursuit questions, carnage.

    Mr. BreauxJangles Riverbend

• Veljko & Jackie's Welcome Home Dinner Menu
• Thyme Scented Foccacia-Like Third Bread
• Romaine, Radish, Grape Tomato, Tarragon, Green Onion Salad
• Leek Studded Jasmine Rice Pilaf
• Jambalaya Stuffed Celery Roasted Chicken
• Crawfish Caroline
• Pudding of Persimmons
• Libations (Thank your for sharing!)
• Chardonnay Mendoza
• Blanc de Blanc Sonoma
• Chardonnay Arroyo Grande Valley
• Chardonnay Alexander Valley
• Macon Village White Burgundy
• South African Chenin Blanc
• Pinot Noir  Golden Eye

Call for your next New Orleans Party...email for your or our  next dinner party   elliott@yobreaux.com

Jambalaya
Mis en Place
"everything in its place"

Chicken, Stuffed, Seasoned, and Resting on Celery Herbed Bed with Citrus Friends

 Third Time Baking Bread, Crust is Getting Better

                                                        Sous Chef Jackie                                              

Crawfish Caroline Spooning

So it was a good meal with good friends accompanied by good tunes and amazing weather.

YoBreauxGastreaux

Surprisingly Quick

                         Chef Breaux's Demanding Eye On Plating

The Hudson Valley

    Going to food school in the North was cold, but with the cold came some pretty scenic landscapes.  The food school I mentioned, was The Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, New York.  It was just an hour North of Manhattan on the Hudson River, with much green space flowing alongside the river.  Pictured below are the grounds of The Vanderbilt Mansion, huge property with hills, creeks, and waterfalls.  Next time you happen North, check it out.

Approaching View...New York

Frontal View...New York

Country Estate...New York

...New York



YoBruddah...New York




Breaux Guarding The River...New York




Breaux & Clancy...New York



Food Pictures



Peppers & Shadows...Short Street


Here area a few food pictures, stayed tuned for more food as it developes.  YoGastreaux!



Beet Salad, Brioche, Egg, Mache...Le Languedoc




Blurred Veg...Short Street



Corriander/Nori Crusted Tuna, Charred Tomato Vinaigrette, Lemon Oil, Cucumber Salad...Le Languedoc                                                     



                                                                                           Peppers In The Sun...Short Street                                              



Business Strength

For the longest time, I have considered myself tough, either through justification of logic or sheer size, but it is definitely a test of strength to start a business. My analytical brain has reasoned it down to one thing, want/desire. Today at the bar was the most successful yet, as far as food sales. It is amazing the heightened sense of cost, once it is realized that I have to buy more, if I waste more. With the heightened sense of cost, and the enjoyment of selling a sandwich for six dollars, I am becoming sort of used to this thing called reality. Moving forward with this thought, converations with cab drivers have led me to the fact that chicken wings need to be on the menu. I explained the confit method in mind, but was immediately shot down because some people like to pick at dem bones. It is about feeding the public a good meal that they like, not me trying to always reinvent the wheel. The lessons of life are like a velvet hammer softly punching you in the face, getting hammered can be fun, but there is always a price. So if you happen to like food, I like to cook. What we offer is personally cooked food for an amazing value.

Lunch Wednesday

Chicken Liver Toast $3
Chips & Dip $6
Hamburger $6
Blackened Chicken Bun $6
Jambalaya Sandwich $6
Grilled Cheese $5
Cheesed Hamburger $7

*xtra idaho slices $2

If you want to know what extra idaho slices are, stop by

RHB
11am-2pm
6pm-2am
116 University Place
New Orleans, Louisiana

Food Conquers All

It has been four days since sailing the winds of small business ownership, or lease, and have felt the wind in my face. The winds velocity fluctuates between every emotion imagineable, but there is one sail, food, which pushes through all. It is the belief and passion that at the end of the day, food will make everything okay, and it has. The guests so far have been more than enthusiastic, enjoying the food and my long winded explanations of the simple food. But if I didn't, it wouldn't be me, and what's the point if you aint you. Appreciate the ear folks.

RHB Hours
11-2pm Lunch
6pm-2am Dinner

116 UNiversity Place