Yippee Sun



Hooray for Spring!  We are so excited to have folks once again enjoying our patio seating.

Also, with Spring comes two tasty additions to our menu:

Crawfish Monica - a jazz fest favorite with loads of tasty crawfish in a Cajun cream sauce over creamy, stone-ground grits

Trout Pontchatrain - this dish has gained a lot of popularity as a special around here - trout topped with crab and mushrooms in a spicy, citrus-butter sauce - served fried or blackened, your pick!

Brew Beer with Us!

Hey all y'all Tapalaya fans!

 

Have you ever heard of Portland U Brew?

Well if you haven't, you should check them out at Portland U-Brew & Pub.  At their place in Sellwood, anyone can book an appointment, build a recipe, handle some grains, and brew their own beer. What a great concept!

We like it so much, we'vedecided Tapalaya needs it's own Brew.

Here's the fun part. We're too lazy to do it ourselves, ….so who wants to design and brew Tapalayas first in-house draft?  Our brew date is for April 28^th, the last Sunday of the month, from 12:00 to 5:00pm. We will have a recipe design session the week of April 22^nd.

Here's the catch. We can only bring four guests, so let us know why we should chose you!

Write us an essay, sing us a song, make a video, ply Ryan with Bourbon, or whatever you think will woo us.

Fermentation will take round about six weeks. When our keg is ready, we'll have a release dinner so that you can show off your brewing prowess to friends, family, or anyone you'd like to one-up. Email stuff to tapalaya@gmail.com or just bring things in, whatever works for you. Submission deadline is April 20^th, just around the corner, so to get y'all motivated, brewers will get any time happy hour prices on their brew til' it's gone.

What a fun week we have planned!

Tuesday 3/19/13
St. Joseph's Day with the Mardi Gras Indians of the North side Skull and Bones Gang.  They will be parading around the neighborhood starting at Tapalaya at 4:30pm or so.

Wednesday 3/20/13
Jazz Composers Jam Session with Ryan Meagher.  4-6pm.  Musicians bring your instrument and an original tune to play with the band or stop by to enjoy some happy hour and groovy tunes.

Thursday 3/21/13
The Milneburg Jazz Band will be celebrating their 4-year anniversary at Tapalaya.  We will be celebrating with cupcakes for everyone.  Stop by for some sweet treats and swinging traditional New Orleans Jazz. 6-9pm.