Reveillon Menus for Christmas in New Orleans Restaurants

We will be going to visit relatives in Texas this Christmas so I won't be able to try any of these menus but I hope you will!

Below is a little history of Reveillon Dinners in New Orleans:

During the mid-1800's, New Orleans' Creole families celebrated the "Reveillon" (French for "awakening") twice during the holidays. The first Reveillon came after Midnight Mass on Christmas Eve, when families returned from St. Louis Cathedral to break a daylong fast with an elaborate meal. New Year's Eve brought another Reveillon, usually shared among several families. This more festive meal featured eggnog, fancy pastries, meringues, sugar sculptures, and crystallized fruits.

Today's Reveillon is celebrated nightly during the Christmas season in restaurants throughout the city. Menus combine ageless Creole cuisine with more contemporary New Orleans dishes, but the spirit of the past remains. In fact, three of our Reveillon restaurants — Commander's Palace, Galatoire's, and Tujague's — are more than 100 years old! So revel in nostalgia. Join us for the Reveillon — the authentic taste of Christmas New Orleans Style.

Participating restaurants include Cuvee (one of my favorites), Commander's Palace, Antoine's, Emeril's Delmonico, Muriel's at Jackson Square (we've gone there twice for Thanksgiving dinner) and many more.  Click here for links to all of the participating restaurants and full reveillon menus for each New Orleans restaurant.