New Orleans launches 10th Annual COOLinary Restaurant Month

The New Orleans Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB) has announced the line-up of world-class restaurants for its 10th annual COOLinary restaurant promotion, offering special two and three-course lunch menus for $20 or less and/or three-course dinner menus for $35 or less, available August 1-31, 2014. More than 50 New Orleans restaurants are participating.

The event highlights the renowned and authentic cuisine of New Orleans and its culinary community. COOLinary, along with New Orleans CVB’s Be a Tourist inYour Own Hometown campaign, has become a staple calendar event for locals and visitors alike for a decade.

“People from all over the world come to New Orleans to eat, drink and relax. COOLinary New Orleans is an invitation for locals and visitors alike to sample our world-class cuisine at New Orleans’ most prestigious restaurants. Participating restaurants will offer exquisite dishes that are representative of our city’s food culture.” said Kim Priez, Vice President of Tourism for the New Orleans CVB.

This year’s COOLinary restaurants include: Antoine’s Restaurant, Besh Steak, The Bombay Club, Bourbon House, Brigtsen’s, Café Degas, Café Giovanni, Charcoal’s Gourmet Burger Bar, Charlie’s Steak House, Coquette, Court of Two Sisters, Criollo, Crossroads at House of Blues, The Irish House, Desire Bistro & Oyster Bar, Dickie Brennan’s Steakhouse, Dominique’s on Magazine, Fountain Lounge, Galatoire’s Restaurant, Galatoire’s “33” Bar & Steak, Galvez Restaurant, GG’s Dine-O-Rama, The Grill Room, GW Fins, Hard Rock Café, K-Paul’s Louisiana Kitchen, Little Gem Saloon, M Bistro, Manning’s, Marti’s Restaurant, Martin’s Wine Cellar, Mat & Naddies, Muriel’s Jackson Square, Mr. B’s Bistro, Morton’s Steakhouse, Palace Café, Patois, The Pelican Club, Restaurant R’evolution, Red Gravy Café, Redemption Restaurant, Rib Room, Saint Lawrence, Superior Seafood & Oyster Bar, Tableau, Tivoli & Lee, Tujague’s Restaurant, Zea’s Rotisserie & Grill and more!

In 2014, Food & Wine magazine readers picked New Orleans as the “clear favorite” as the top dining city, and Condé Nast Traveler names New Orleans the fifth the Best American Cities for Foodies. New Orleans recently received international recognition as a 2014 “World’s Best City” by Travel + Leisure, as one of two American cities to make the top 10 World’s Best Cities list and as the number two city to visit in the U.S.

Please visit www.CoolinaryNewOrleans.com to see the growing list of restaurants, menus, specials and more about COOLinary New Orleans.

The New Orleans Convention & Visitors Bureau is a nationally accredited, 1,100-member destination marketing organization and the largest and most successful private economic development corporation in Louisiana. The CVB and its members influence thousands of decision-makers and millions of visitors to choose New Orleans through direct sales, marketing, public relations, branding and visitor services. The New Orleans CVB is consistently recognized as one of the top five CVBs in the country. For more information, visit www.neworleanscvb.com; www.facebook.com/neworleans; www.twitter.com/neworleans.