A four-course menu customized by La Petite Grocery’s Chef Justin Devillier was just one of the highlights of WRBH A Blind Taste on Sept. 9.
The restaurant has been a longtime host and supporter of this benefit for WRBH, 88.3 FM, Radio for the Blind and Print Handicapped, a nonprofit that turns the printed word into the spoken word for those who are visually impaired or print handicapped.
The menu’s delights included: pass hors d’oeuvres such as blue crab beignets, Kaluga caviar blinis and country ham gougères paired with Roger Goulart Cava Brut Nature Reserva 2018, followed by the first course, Wagyu beef carpaccio with turnip, horseradish and Dijonnaise paired with Château de Corcelles Les Copains d’Abord Gamay 2021; second course, Parisian gnocchi with butternut squash and Burgundy truffles paired with Claude Manciat Bourgogne Pinot Noir 2021; third course, pan-roasted red snapper with sweet corn, soubise and sea urchin bisque paired with Ladybird “Sur Lie,” Stellenbosch Chenin Blanc 2021; and fourth course, spiced apples with butter brown cake and mascarpone mousse paired with Lions de Suduiraut Sauternes 2018.
The wine pairings were donated by Geoff Worden at NOLA Wine Merchant.
Guests could try eating and drinking with a blindfold on as a way to experience what it is like to do so without sight.
“A Blind Taste is an extraordinary night that enhances our mission of providing a service to the blind community by allowing us to imagine, if only for a short time the challenges faced by the visually impaired,” said Executive Director Natalia Gonzalez.
In addition to the dinner, there was a live auction with the top prize being a New Orleans Saints package in the Humana Suite in the Caesars Superdome. Board President Charles Smith was the auctioneer.
Fun Fact: A Blind Taste has been voted among the most interesting fundraisers by Reddit.
