NEW ORLEANS (press release) – Join King Brasserie at Kimpton Hotel Fontenot for a romantic Valentine’s Day dinner inspired by the Côte d’Azur. The four-course tasting menu curated by Executive Chef Samuel Peery will only be available from 5 to 10 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 14, for $75 a person. A la carte menu items will also be available.
Guests enjoying the tasting menu will have two options for each course. Chef Peery will kick off the meal with the choice of Yellowfin Tuna Tartare ‘Niçoise’ which comes with bitter greens and red bliss potato or the Crawfish Beignets with Cajun caviar, crab fat aioli, and cayenne. The second course moves on to the savory Shrimp Orleans with crispy panisse and gulf bbq sauce, or the Steak Tartare with cured egg yolk, beech mushroom, horseradish, and lavosh. Next is the Seared Sea Scallops with carnival cauliflower, golden raisin, and almond brown butter, or the Braised Short Rib with celery root, baby carrot, escargot, and Burgundy Truffle.
Finishing on a high note, guests can choose between the Champagne Mousse with Ponchatoula strawberry, lemon, macaron, and pistachio, or a Caramel Torte with black cocoa, chocolate custard, and crème fraîche sorbet.
In addition to King’s Valentine’s Day menu, the Peacock Room will feature a specialty Valentine’s Toweravailable only on Wednesday, Feb. 14. The tower will include three delicious layers beginning with Thomasville Tomme, marinated olives, prosciutto, and gougeres with truffle gruyere mousse on the bottom; a middle layer of smoked fish tartlets with salmon roe, caviar and crème fraîche, and brioche madeleines; and topped with fried gulf oysters, and salt and pepper shrimp.
More information on King’s Valentine’s Day menu and the Peacock Room’s Valentine’s tower is included below. Vegan and gluten free options will be available at King upon request. Reservations can be made online at kingbrasserieandbar.com and peacockroomnola.com.
KING BRASSERIE’S VALENTINE’S DAY MENU
1st Course
Yellowfin Tuna Tartare ‘Niçoise’
Bitter greens, red bliss potato
or
Crawfish Beignets
Cajun caviar, crab fat aioli, cayenne
2nd Course
Shrimp Orleans
Crispy panisse, gulf bbq sauce
or
Steak Tartare
Cured egg yolk, beech mushroom, horseradish, lavosh
3rd Course
Seared Sea Scallops
Carnival cauliflower, golden raisin, almond brown butter
Or
Braised Short Rib
Celery root, baby carrot, escargot, Burgundy Truffle
4th Course
Champagne mousse
Ponchatoula strawberry, lemon, macaron, pistachio
Or
Caramel Torte
Black cocoa, chocolate custard, crème fraiche sorbet
WHEN: Wednesday, February 14, 2024
King Brasserie Valentine’s Day Menu: 5 p.m. – 10 p.m.
Peacock Room Valentine’s Tower offered: 4 p.m. – 10 p.m.
WHERE: King Brasserie & Bar and Peacock Room at Kimpton Hotel Fontenot
501 & 521 Tchoupitoulas St., New Orleans, LA 70130
King is open for brunch daily, 7 a.m. – 1 p.m. Dinner is served Sunday through Thursday, 5 – 9 p.m., and Friday and Saturday, 5 – 10 p.m. Happy hour is daily, 5 – 7 p.m. More information on King can be found at kingbrasserieandbar.com. You can also follow King on Instagram at @kingbrasserienola and Peacock Room on Instagram @peacockroomnola.
Peacock Room is open for brunch Saturday and Sunday, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Dinner is served Monday and Wednesday, 4 – 9 p.m.; Thursday and Friday, 4 – 11 p.m.; Saturday, 5 – 11 p.m.; and Sunday, 5 – 9 p.m. The bar is open Monday and Wednesday, 4 – 10 p.m.; Thursday and Friday, 4 p.m. – midnight; Saturday, 10 a.m. – midnight; and Sunday, 10 a.m. – 10 p.m. Peacock Room is closed on Tuesdays. To make a reservation or find out more information about Peacock Room, visit PeacockRoomNola.com You can also follow Peacock Room on Instagramand Facebook @peacockroomnola for future updates about cocktails, dishes, partnerships, pop-ups and more.
