Yes to the Coolinary menu at @gautreausrestaurant and of course yes to the wine pairing.

If you’ve not yet tried the new-era Gautreau’s, with its classic look and increasingly contemporary and original menu, this summer special is a screaming good deal through August and September (they’re extending Coolinary an extra month).

Two courses with lots of choices, and each with a glass of wine.

Per usual, we added on so:

Martinis to end the day and start the meal

Grilled oysters with Herbsaint butter and bacon

Lobster crepe from the regular (non Coolinary) menu, in a bisque with deep shellfish stock flavor as the sauce

Blue crab toast with two sauces - spicy sambar and cool chutney

Five-bean chaat with caviar and flamin’ hot crisps

Not pictured but don’t miss the corn and truffle soup

Lamb sausage maque choux with gorgeous sweet summer corn with a cloud of garlic emulsion over the top

Yellowfin tuna au poivre with a tempest of shoestring potatoes

Dessert isn’t part of the Coolinary list, but we tried an off menu dish the kitchen is workshopping — black sesame ice cream sandwich, fudgy-dense and not too sweet. Less