Specials for August 25 - 30

The inspiration this week is Creole classics. Taking something wonderful from New Orleans cuisine and giving it new life. There is a play on Veal Oscar, as well as the classic Ravigote (a highly seasoned sauce with shallot, capers, and herbs). Hope you enjoy!

New in the pantry this week: Sheep Head (sea bream), local chicory, asparagus, fresh horseradish, house made crème fraiche, house made chowchow, and loads of fresh herbs.

Amuse Bouche: Frog Leg Pate (brought to us by Mac Casteel) Served complimentary Tuesday - Thursday

Soup Du Jour: Black Bean Soup with Roasted Tomato Crème Fraiche

Seafood Special: Crispy Sheep Head (sea bream) Ravigote, Accompanied by Creamy Chicory Polenta and Corn Chow-Chow.

Meat Special: Pan Seared Tournedos of Beef with Sauce Béarnaise, Accompanied by Jumbo Lump Crab Meat, Sautéed Asparagus and Horseradish Beignets.

Times of Acadiana "Tales From the Kitchen"

From the August 20, 2009, issue of the Times of Acadiana:

Jolie’s is the latest restaurant by Steve Santillo; the other being the Blue Dog Café a few blocks away, with both containing George Rodrigue artwork. The building that Jolie’s occupies used to be the original Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse, a gentleman’s club and a couple of other restaurants Rodrigue was known to frequent while keeping an eye on his first gallery across the street. People still wonder about the gentleman’s club, said Santillo, even though the current Jolie’s is nothing but elegance. Santillo also mentioned that the Blue Dog Café used to be the oilfield hangout, and when Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward were filming The Drowning Pool in Lafayette, “they had a corner where they ate every day,” he said.

Specials for August 18 - August 22

This week we will be featuring summer conscious specials that are both light alternatives yet uniquely Jolie’s.

New in the pantry this week: parsnips, home cured sherry sauerkraut, local grown watermelon.

Soup Special: Parsnip and Crab ‘Manhattan Style’ Chowder

Meat Special: Broiled French Cut Pork Chop Accompanied by Home Cured Sherry Sauerkraut, and Toasted Almond Thyme Risotto

Seafood Special: Pineapple Glazed Grilled Mahi Accompanied by Watermelon and Boursin Cheese Salad with Balsamic Reduction Dressing

Boudin Week

This week in the Kitchen we are celebrating summer with one of Louisiana’s greatest traditions - the pig! We will be in the kitchen bright and early to light the fires, soak the casings and begin the ritual of making boudin.

Everything from the amuse to the appetizer special will showcase our homemade boudin paired with the freshest of ingredients.

It will be a love fest of pork… an indulgence of everything good and delicious.

In the pantry for this week’s specials: Black Eye Peas, Parsnips, Soft Shell Crab, Home Made Boudin.

Specials for the Week of August 11, 2009:

Soup: Black Eye Pea and Boudin Gumbo

Meat: Boudin Cassoulet of Three Beans with Fried Pork Cracklings and Beurre Rouge

Seafood: Boudin Stuffed Soft Shell Crab Accompanied by Corn and Andouille Croquette, and Parsnip and Bacon Mash.