NEW ORLEANS – On Wednesday, Sept. 24, Chef Nina Compton will host a Collaborative Charity Dinner at her New Orleans restaurant, Compère Lapin. Proceeds from the dinner will benefit the Sir John Compton Memorial Foundation (SJCMF), a non-profit organization established in honor of Nina’s late father, Sir John Compton of Saint Lucia.
Organizers share Chef Compton will join forces with Top Chef winner (season 22) Tristen Epps-Long; 2025 James Beard “Outstanding Pastry Chef” semifinalist Camari Mick of The Musket Room and Raf’s; and Rawlston Williams, author and founder of Caribbean lifestyle brand The Food Sermon. Priced at $100 per person (excluding tax and gratuity), the four-course dinner menu follows:
SMALL BITES
Dasheen Puff/Geera/Cashew & Coconut Butter/Caviar
Gulf Oyster/Souskaye
Accra/Sauce Chien
Jollof Arancini
SAVORY
Coffee & Onion Ash Cured Cobia/Sauce Creole/Avocado
Chef Nina Compton
Vincentian Celebration of Corn
Chef Rawlston Williams
Whole Roasted Fish/Oil Down/Pigtails
Chef Tristen Epps-Long
SWEETS
Calypso Banana Foster Mille Feuille/Appleton Estate Rum Semifreddo
Chef Camari Mick
** Optional wine pairing available **
WHEN/WHERE: The benefit dinner takes place on Wednesday, September 24th, 5:30 PM – 9PM. Compère Lapin is located at The Old No. 77 Hotel, 535 Tchoupitoulas St., in New Orleans. Seating is limited and requires advance reservations. For more information, please visit www.comperelapin.com and to make a reservation, visit https://www.opentable.com/r/compere-lapin.