Wine dinners at Ralph’s, Brennan’s and the Bower cap off summer menus

September dining options abound in the Crescent City, with three local restaurants pairing seasonal menus and wine offerings.

A selection of cheeses 

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At Ralph’s on the Park, the popular summer offering continues through September with three appetizers and a glass of wine for $38. Select some tasty options from a menu that includes shrimp beignets, classic turtle soup, fried oysters or beef debris tartine (and don’t forget the truffle fries).

Featured wines come from France, Italy and Argentina. The menu keeps it fresh, subject to the season and change. Check out the offerings here. The restaurant is located at 900 City Park Ave., New Orleans.

Oysters Ralph is a dish featured in the “3 appetizers and a glass of wine” special that runs through September at Ralph’s on the Park.

At Brennan’s in the Vieux Carré, a four-course dinner is planned Sept. 7 at 7 p.m. with Chef Ryan Hacker’s wine-inspired menu for $156.

With a champagne starter, the courses include such offering as marinated shelling bean and heirloom tomato panzanella with a blanc de blanc, segueing into a potato and taleggio agnolotti with a friulano.

Whole roasted duck gets pair with a cerasuolo di vittoria classico and rosso del Veronese. To finish, try a chocolate sheet cake with coffee frosting, pistachio ice cream and chocolate cremeauxo. Get more information here. Brennan’s is located at 417 Royal St., New Orleans. 

Wine pairings are an optional part of the Coolinary menu at the Bower in New Orleans. (Staff photo by Ian McNulty, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)

An end of summer cheese and wine dinner will be Sept. 21 at The Bower Kitchen & Bar, in partnership with St. James Cheese Co. The four-course dinner prepared by Chef Marcus Woodham will blend seasonal flavors with selections from the cheese monger. A peach gazpacho with blue crab and local goat yogurt gets a sauvignon blanc.

Crispy Japanese eggplant with Greek feta is paired with cavallo delle fate. Wagyu skirt steak with a 1924 Bleu and Mississippi red rice is matched to a cabernet sauvignon.

The chef’s selection of a trio of cheeses is capped with a zinfandel port. See what’s in store here. The Bower is located at 1320 Magazine St. near downtown New Orleans.