NEW ORLEANS – Honoring Women’s History Month and Global Recycling Day, Chef Nina Compton’s Compère Lapin is teaming up with the Real Entrepreneurs of New Orleans, with support from OpenTable, to host an intimate, three-course dinner at the award-winning Warehouse District restaurant. The evening will feature Caribbean-Creole cuisine; bespoke cocktails and zero-proof libations featuring El Guapo bitters, syrups, and mixers; recycled glassware made from reclaimed bottles; and intentional conversation about building women-owned businesses that create lasting community impact. Tickets will be available for $160 per person, which includes a menu and beverage pairing. A portion of the proceeds benefits Glass Half Full to support glass recycling, coastal restoration, and local job creation. The 3-course menu is as follows:
1st Course
Caribbean Chopped Salad
Tuna Tartar with a Coconut Lime Vinaigrette
2nd Course
Brown Stewed Whole Fish
Fried Buttermilk Chicken with Jerk Honey Butter
Coconut Rice & Peas
Collard Greens
3rd Course
Bread Pudding with Passion Fruit and Pineapple
WHO: Nina Compton, James Beard Award-winning chef and owner of Compère Lapin, Christa Cotton, Founder of El Guapo, and Franziska Trautmann, Co-Founder of Glass Half Full.
WHEN/WHERE: The benefit dinner takes place on Wednesday, March 18, at 6:30 p.m. 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 OpenTable.