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In House Event Packages

Buffet packages are priced per person. Packages include tea, fresh bread, china dinnerware, stainless steel flatware, beverage glasses, and linen napkins.

Lunch $22 / Dinner $33
salad, 2 entrées, 2 sides

Lunch $33 / Dinner $44
1 display, 2 hors d’œuvre, salad, 2 entrées, 2 sides

Lunch $55 / Dinner $66
1 display, 1 dip, 2 hors d’œuvre, salad, 1 action station, 2 entrées, 2 sides

Lunch $77 / Dinner $88
2 displays, 1 dip, 2 hors d’œuvre, salad, 2 action stations, 3 entrées, 2 sides

*Premium items will be subject to a supplemental charge.

Horsd'euvre Displays & Dips

These items are priced per person.

Displays

Cheese Platter

$5

cubed pepper jack, sharp cheddar, and Colby served with crackers

 

Crudités

$4.50

fresh crisp seasonal vegetables served with a spicy herbed dipping sauce

 

Fruit Display

$4.50

fresh seasonal fruit served with a yogurt dipping sauce

 

Dips

Spinach and Artichoke Dip

$4

served with chips

add shrimp +$5.50
 

Cheesy Shrimp and Crab Dip

$4.50

served with chips

 

Hummus

$3

traditional garbanzo bean dip garnished with olive tapenade and served with flatbread

 

Pimento Cheese Dip

$4

served with herbed crostinis

 

Crawfish & Smoked Gouda Fondue

$4

served with garlic crostinis

 

Premium Displays

Artisan Cheese Platter

$8

handcrafted cheeses served with crackers

 

Assorted Tarts

$8

chicken salad, salmon mousse, and mini steak au poivre

 

La Braciola Platte

$7.50

assorted deli meats and cheeses served with crackers

 

Seafood Platter

chilled shrimp, cold smoked scallops, oysters, crab claws served with cocktail sauce and remoulade

MKT Price
 

Premium Dip

Guacamole Bar

$6
 

A La Carte Cold Horsd'euvre Selection

These items are priced at two bites per person.

Seafood

Shrimp Cocktail

$7

chilled shrimp served with cocktail sauce and remoulade

 

Spicy Crab Crostini

$5.25

jumbo lump crabmeat laid on a spicy remoulade crostini topped with sriracha

 

House Cured Salmon

$6

caper cream cheese, chive oil, balsamic vinegar on a crispy wonton

 

Mango Gazpacho

$6

with a tomato concasse and jumbo lump crab meat

 

Tuna Tartare

$7

sesame cucumber salad, and ginger vinaigrette in a crispy wonton

 

Meats & Poultry

Chicken Salad Phyllo

$4.50

spiced pecans and sun-dried cranberries, red grapes, finished with balsamic gastrique

 

Mini Muffulettas

$5.50

provolone, ham, Genoa salami, and olive salad on herbed bread

 

Mini Finger Sandwiches

$5

Pick 3:
chicken salad, Italian, tuna, Caprese, three-cheese, brie & fig, turkey & cheese, ham & cheese, peanut butter & honey, pimento

 

Stuffed Dates

$4

prosciutto wrapped dates stuffed with gorgonzola

 

Skwered Wedge Salad

$4

blue cheese dressing, bacon, diced tomato, cracked pepper, balsamic reduction

 

Vegetarian

Creole Deviled Eggs

$4

hardboiled egg with a creole stuffing

 

Fromage Blanc Stuffed Peppadews

$4
 

Caprese

$5

skewered mozzarella ovoline, cherry tomato, and basil

 

Chilled Mediterranean Tomato Salad

tomato, cucumber, fresh basil, kalamata olives, roasted garlic, red wine vinegar, extra virgin olive oil

 

A La Carte Hot Horsd'euvre Selection

These items are priced at two bites per person.

Meats & Poultry

Roasted Duck Breast

$6

served on herbed crostini with black mission fig jam

 

Boudin Bites

$4

traditional Cajun pork & rice dressing fried in Panko breadcrumbs and served with remoulade

 

Mango Chicken Satay

$4

mango-brined & skewered grilled chicken

 

Lamb Pops

New Zealand lamb with an herbed Dijon mustard crust drizzled with apple cider gastrique

MKT Price
 

Mediterranean Chicken Kabobs

$6

skewered with Mediterranean vegetables

 

Andouille Puffs

$4

Andouille wrapped in puff pastry and served with a Creole mustard honey glaze

 

Mini Steak au Poivre

$5.50

pepper-seared steak served over garlic mashed potatoes in phyllo cups

 

BBQ Pork Shoulder

$4

served on herbed crostini with pickled veg

 

Spicy Cajun Meatballs

$3.50

served in a pineapple and caramelized onion jus

 

Pork Shoulder and Kimchi Pot Stickers

$5

with ponzu sauce

 

Seafood

Mini Crab Cakes

$6

crabmeat folded with a rich béchamel and fried, served with remoulade

 

Coconut Shrimp

$6

shrimp fried in snow flake coconut and served with a spicy mango glaze

201324 pops4 reviews
 

Cajun Egg Rolls

$5

shrimp, crawfish, and Andouille fried in rice paper with seasoned cream cheese, served with remoulade

9857110 pops41 reviews
 

Crabmeat Stuffed Mushrooms

$5.50

mushroom caps baked with crabmeat béchamel stuffing and topped with lemon beurre blanc

 

Premium Meats & Poultry

Mini Beef Wellington

$9

CAB steak baked in a puff pastry with a rich mushroom duxelles

 

Premium Seafood

Bacon Wrapped Scallops

$12

U10 scallops wrapped in applewood smoked bacon and grilled

 

Seafood Beignets

$7

shrimp, crawfish, trinity, light beignet batter, served with caper tartar sauce

 

Shrimp Bienville Twice Baked Potatoes

$6.50

Red bliss potatoes filled with creole shrimp stuffing

 

Action Stations

These items are priced per person. The number of guests and duration of event determine attendant chef fee for action stations

Creamy Parmesan Risotto

$10

made to order with exotic wild mushrooms, shrimp, chicken, or scallops

 

Bananas Foster, Strawberries Jubilee, or Georgia Peaches Flambé

$8

caramelized in brown sugar and flambéed with fruit codial & 151° rum. Served with vanilla ice cream

assorted +$10
11 pop
 

Angel Hair& Penne

$13

tossed with basil & sundried tomato marinara& alfredo. served with chicken, shrimp, bay scallops, exotic wild mushrooms, and mixed vegetables

 

Carved Meat

MKT Price

Steak au Poivre

with port wine demi glace. Choose between NY Strip, filet, hanger

 

Pork Tenderloin

with spicy mango glaze

 

Sweet and Sour Maple Leaf Duck Breast

topped with Louisiana cane sugar & Black Mission fig jus

224 pops8 reviews
 

Prime Rib

with horseradish crème fraîche

 

New Zealand Lamb Rack

crusted with Dijon mustard and fresh herbs

 

Cedar Plank Roasted Side of Salmon

1 review
 

Buffet Menu

These items are priced at two bites per person.

Salads

Napa Cabbage Coleslaw

California cabbage, purple cabbage, carrots, and golden raisins tossed with roasted garlic aioli & sherry vinegar

 

Caesar Salad

crispy romaine lettuce tossed in house made Caesar dressing with croutons and Parmesan cheese

 

Garden Salad

artisan greens with onion, tomato, cucumber, carrot, and house made dressing

 

Pasta Salad

penne tossed with cherry tomatoes, mozzarella di bufala, and seasonal vegetables in a zesty vinaigrette

 

Woodsman Salad

artisan greens tossed in Champagne vinaigrette with dried cranberries, spiced pecans, and fromage blanc

44 pops
 

Spinach Salad

warm bacon vinaigrette, boiled egg, red onion, fromage blanc, bacon

 

Soups

Crab Bisque

$3.50

rich and creamy with roasted sweet corn

 

Chicken Gumbo

chicken and andouille simmered in a dark roux broth served with steamed rice

 

Seafood Gumbo

$6

shrimp, oysters, and crab meat simmered in a dark roux broth and served over steamed rice

 

Roasted Tomato Basil

with herbed crostini

 

Lobster Bisque

$8

lobster claw & tail meat in a creamy bisque

 

Butternut Squash

roasted butternut squash pureed and garnished with crumbled blue cheese & roasted red pepper

 

Broccoli & Cheddar

fresh broccoli and creamy Wisconsin cheddar

 

Beef Stew

sirloin, garlic, potatoes, and fresh vegetables served over steamed rice

 

Side Items

Creamed Spinach

 

Black-Eyed Peas

 

Twice Baked Potatoes

$2
 

Roasted Garlic Mashed Potatoes

11 pop
 

Cheddar Cheese Grits

 

Cheddar Cheese Grit Croquettes

 

Grilled Asparagus

 

Red Beans and Rice

5139 pops
 

Vegetable Medley

 

Ratatouille

 

Green Bean Almondine

 

Penne Alfredo

 

Macaroni & Cheese

 

Sweet Potato Mash

11 pop
 

Corn Maque Choux

seasonal

 

Potato Croquettes

 

Wild Mushroom Rice Pilaf

 

Herb Roasted Potatoes

 

Steamed Broccoli

 

Buffet Entrées

Blackened Salmon

fresh Atlantic salmon, blackened, finished with lemon beurre blanc

 

Shrimp and Grits

blackened shrimp with trinity, pickled jalapeno, andouille
sausage OR fried shrimp "old way"

GF
57562 pops47 reviews
 

Shrimp Penne

Gulf shrimp sautéed n white wine and butter with roasted tomato, capers, garlic, and spinach, then tossed with penne

 

Chicken Alfredo

grilled chicken breast and penne in creamy alfredo (shrimp, scallops, or steak available for an additional charge)

 

Eggplant Roulade

grilled eggplant stuffed with sun dried tomato, roasted red pepper, wild mushroom,fresh basil, and fromage blanc

 

Chicken Victoria

blackened chicken breast served over creamy shrimp risotto with lemon beurre blanc

331438 pops27 reviews
 

Creole Beef Tips

sirloin tips served over steamed rice with a rich jus

 

Mango Glazed Pork Tenderloin

White Marble Farms pork tenderloin finished with a spicy mango glaze

 

Korean Braised Short Ribs

grass fed beef short ribs braised with Thai chilies and ginger

 

Salmon Teriyaki

fresh Atlantic salmon baked in a ginger soy glaze

 

Shrimp Creole

Gulf shrimp simmered in a spicy tomato stew and served over steamed rice

 

Chicken Prosciutto Pasta

grilled chicken breast tossed in a creamy corn maque choux with penne and crispy prosciutto

50151 pops24 reviews
 

Jambalaya

chicken and Andouille stewed with long grain rice in a rich,spicy chicken broth (seafood free)

121114 pops4 reviews
 

Chicken Roulade

chicken breast stuffed with cheese and Andouille and roasted, then finished with lemon beurre blanc

 

Chimichurri Skirt Steak

grilled with Moroccan spices and garnished with fresh chimichurri

 

Downtown BBQ

pork shoulder with house made barbeque sauce

 

Coq au Vin

free range chicken marinated in red wine and braised with mirepoix, pearl onions, and Yukon Gold potatoes

 

Baked Ziti Bolognese

roasted tomato Bolognese, mozzarella, parmesan, and fresh basil

 

Premium Buffet Entrées

Crabmeat Stuffed Trout

$5

rainbow trout stuffed with a rich crab béchamel and finished with lemon beurre blanc

 

Rack of Lamb

½ rack of New Zealand lamb with a Dijon mustard crust and port wine demi glace

MKT Price
 

Bacon Wrapped Scallops

$8

U10 diver scallops grilled with applewood smoked bacon and finished with a spicy meuniere

 

Halibut

pan seared and topped with citrus beurre blanc

MKT Price
 

Redfish Lafayette

blackened redfish set atop steamed rice and smothered with rich crawfish etouffee

MKT Price
 

Louisiana Paella

$5

shrimp, crawfish, and andouille simmered in a spicy saffron and tomato broth with Arborio rice

11 pop
 

Steak au Poivre

hanger or filet, pan seared in a peppercorn crust and finished with port wine demi glace

MKT Price
 

Sweet and Sour Maple Leaf Duck Breast

$6

pan seared duck breast topped with a Louisiana sugar cane & Black Mission fig demi glace

224 pops8 reviews
 

Lobster Mac & Cheese

$8

Maine lobster claw and penne in a rich sharp cheddar béchamel

 
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