A hybrid wine bar, tasting room and hangout and live music venue.
Chef Link and co-owner Chef Stephen Stryjewski, embracing the old style traditions receive whole pigs and oversee an in-house Boucherie, creating boudin, andouille, smoked bacon, and head cheese. The menu also features handmade crawfish pies, rabbit & dumplings, and spoon bread with okra & tomatoes. Cochon offers specialties from the wood-burning oven such as roasted oysters, suckling pig, and beef brisket.
A New Festival from NolaBulls– the same crew who created NOLA Running with the Bulls– and the Reverend Psycho Ward.
St. Andrew was the first apostle and is the patron saint of Greece, Scotland, and Russia. His feast day Andrzejki (pronounced an-dzey-ki), celebrated on the night of the 29th through 30th of November, is the biggest party day of the year in Poland and is now being imported to New Orleans.
Traditionally Andrzejki was observed by young single girls who wanted to know who their future husbands would be, though today both young men and women join the party to see their futures - and to drink enough to forget the past or present or whathaveyou!
In the United States the fattened time between Thanksgiving and Christmas is generally reserved for shopping and digestion. Across the pond however, from Edinburgh to Warsaw, an important holiday is celebrated in a myriad of different ways: St. Andrew’s Day, the last raging feast before the traditional pre-Christmas fast.
Saint Andrew is also the patron of singers and performers of all stripes so it is customary for people to don his colors (blue and white) and take part in all sorts of entertaining activities. St. Andrew’s Day is the most auspicious day of the year, thus perfect for divining the future with all sorts of methods from tarot cards to examining wax formations poured through keys is employed to unlock your destiny.
This year St. Andrew’s Day comes to NOLA.
The details
On Saturday, November 29th at Bacchanal Fine Wine & Spirits on 600 Poland Avenue, you are invited to celebrate Andrzejki: St. Andrew’s Day in New Orleans! Brought to you by the Reverend Psycho Ward and NolaBulls. This will be more than a simple party, it will be a transcontinental event! Gates open at 4pm and then the activities begin at 6 o’clock with a bagpipe-led parade. St. Andrew’s Day will transform Bacchanal into a mystical wonderland of infinite delights! We’ve even signed on rising star chef Stephen Stryjewski of New Orleans’ paean of pork, Cochon, to cater the event!
The schedule:
4pm Gates open!
6pm Bagpipe parade
7pm Kielbasa-eating contest
8pm Wax-readings
9pm Scavenger hunt
DJs, food and tarot card readings throughout.
Participants (that means you) are required to wear any combination of blue and white clothing and accessories.
The venue: Bacchanal Fine Wine & Spirits
Located the corner of Poland Ave. and Chartres in the historic Bywater section of New Orleans, Louisiana, this funky little wine shop oozes old world charm and bohemian flavor. The 200 year-old building and tropical courtyard make Bacchanal a must New Orleans destination. Featuring an incredible collection of affordable, world class wines and delicious artisan cheese, on St. Andrew’s Day Bacchanal will also have spirits and beer available, as well as premium vodka! Bacchanal also hosts wine tastings and guest chefs on Sundays.
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