"Dinner with Class in the Garden" with Chef Frank Brigtsen

5 Victory Avenue,New Orleans LA 70119

28 October, 2021

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Chef Frank Brigtsen, a Cajun/Creole Cooking superstar shares his talents & culinary instructions in his "Dinner with Class" series. "Dinner With Class" Kitchen in the Garden Menu Hors d'Oeuvre Andouille Calas with Creole Mustard Sauce First Course Oyster Soup with Spinach & Brie Second Course Broiled Fish with Crab Crust & Lemon Crab Sauce Third Course Pina Colada Bread Pudding Wine will be served with Dinner - Guests will also receive a recipe packet TICKETS ARE SOLD FOR TABLES OF TWO OR FOUR VEGETARIAN REQUESTS NEEDS BE BE MADE 48 HOURS IN ADVANCE. CONTACT [email protected] Chef Frank Brigtsen and his wife Marna are the owners of Brigtsen’s Restaurant, in the Riverbend neighborhood of Uptown New Orleans. Frank began his culinary career in 1973 while attending Louisiana State University. In 1979, he apprenticed at Commander's Palace Restaurant under the guidance of Chef Paul Prudhomme and became the first Night Chef at K-Paul's Louisiana Kitchen in 1980. During his seven-year tenure with Chef Prudhomme at K-Paul's, Frank attained attained the position of Executive Chef. Paul and K Prudhomme were instrumental in helping Frank and Marna open Brigtsen's in 1986. Chef Frank has been named one of the Top Ten New Chefs in America by FOOD&WINE magazine (1988) and America’s Best Chef: South Year by New Orleans magazine and Restaurateur of the Year by the Louisiana Restaurant Association – N.O. Chapter. Chef Frank’s passion is teaching and sharing through food. He teaches Contemporary Creole/Acadian cuisine as Adjunct Professor at the John Folse Culinary Institute at Nicholls State University and serves as Chef-in-Residence for the Culinary Arts program at the New Orleans Center for the Creative Arts (NOCCA).