NOLA Goes Pink for Breast Cancer Awareness
October 2011

With 31 days in the month, 31 participating New Orleans restaurants will be offering $31 prix fixe dinners or entrées in support of breast cancer awareness throughout October. And, as evidence of their support, the participating chefs will wear pink chefs' coats during this first-of-its-kind breast cancer fundraiser that has been dubbed "NOLA Goes Pink."

Ten percent of each sale will go to the Susan G. Komen for the Cure, New Orleans affiliate.  In a city renowned for its sauces and spices, the menus will feature clean, healthy, non-cancer-causing, nutrient-dense, plant-based and lean-in-animal-fat offerings. The participating chefs will use products from local farmers' markets and vendors. 

In support of this cause, the chefs and restaurateurs of New Orleans are showcasing the same spirit of hospitality that they illustrated post-Katrina and on the heels of the Gulf Coast oil spill.  This time, they're coming together as a group to help raise funds and awareness for breast cancer research in New Orleans. Hopefully, other cities will follow suit.

During this month-long effort, it is hoped that as many visitors as possible will patronize the participating restaurants, a list of which is below:

• Andrea's (Chef Andrea Apuzzo)
• Arnaud's (Chef Tommy DiGiovanni)
• Bayona (Chef Susan Spicer)
• The Bombay Club (Chef Ricky Cheramie)
• Bourbon House (Chef Darin Nesbit)
• Café Giovanni (Chef Duke LoCicero)
• Davenport Lounge (Chefs Vinny Russo and Emily Dillport)
• Dickie Brennan's Steakhouse (Chef Alfred Singleton)
• 5 Fifty 5 (Chef Mark Quitney)
• Herbsaint (Chef Rebecca Wilcomb)
• La Cote Brasserie (Chef Chuck Subra)
• La Thai (Chef Diana Chauvin)
• M bistro (Chefs Vinny Russo and Emily Dillport)
• Le Meritage (Chef Michael Farrell)
• MiLA (Chefs Allison Vines-Rushing and Slade Rushing)
• Mondo (Chefs Susan Spicer and Cindie Crosbie)
• Muriel's Jackson Square (Chef Gus Martin)
• Palace Café (Chef Ben Thibodeaux)
• The Pelican Club (Chef Richard Hughes)
• Ralph's on the Park (Chef Chip Flanagan)
• Red Fish Grill (Chef Michael Gottlieb)
• Reginelli's Pizzeria (All 7 locations. Chef Darryl Reginelli and all servers will wear pink T-shirts for the month of October;)
• Ste. Marie (Chef Mike Pedranti)
• Sylvain (Chef Alex Harrell)
• Taceaux Loceaux (Chef Maribeth Del Castillo)
• Vega Tapas Café (Chef Glen Hogh)
• The Veranda (Chef Klaus Happel)

Restaurants will post menus on their individual websites and information can be found on the website of the New Orleans Tourism and Marketing Commission www.neworleansonline.com, as well as the Susan G. Komen for the Cure, New Orleans affiliate website www.komenneworleans.org.

Look for chefs donning pink chefs' coats and pink Susan G. Komen ribbon decals at participating restaurants across the metropolitan area. Check the NOLA Goes Pink Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/pages/NOLA-Goes-Pink/147858971971213 and Twitter account @NOLAGoesPink for updates.