Catalan Tasting Menu Benefits Brennan's

Restaurant: Catalan Tasting Menu Benefits Brennan’s
Everyone in the Houston restaurant community has been terribly saddened by the fire that destroyed Brennan’s of Houston restaurant the night that Hurricane Ike hit Houston. Tragically, Brennan’s “wine guy” James Koonce and his four-year-old daughter were badly burned in the fire and remain in critical condition.

A number of restaurants have already held fundraisers for the Koonce family, and word is that the Brennan’s family has something in the works as well.

In the meantime, Catalan Food & Wine, located at 5555 Washington Avenue in Houston, and Chef Chris Shepherd (formerly of Brennan’s of Houston) has created a special tasting menu to honor Brennan’s and to raise funds for the James Koonce family relief fund.

The special tasting menu is $60 per person, $10 of which will be donated to the Koonce family fund. The menu will run on the Catalan menu indefinitely. For information or reservations, call Catalan at 713-426-4260.

Tasting Menu:
Crab & Corn Bisque Classic
Gulf Shrimp Remoulade Blackened Redfish over St. Arnold’s Local Shrimp Boil with “All the Goods”
New Orleans Style Bread Pudding topped with Whiskey Sauce

For those wishing to make direct contributions to the family, here is some information on the relief fund:
Bank: Amegy Bank of Texas
How to Donate: Visit any branch and tell the teller that you’d like to make a deposit to a Benefit Account
Account Name: ”Denise Koonce in Trust for James and Katharine Koonce”