Mardi Gras starts Feb. 15 at NPC, and so do the Cajun dinner delights

Starting Wednesday, Feb 15, and continuing Thursday and Friday of that week and Fat Tuesday on Feb 21, enjoy a three course dinner of Cajun delicacies in the Fourth Estate Restaurant.

Three course Mardi Gras food will be served from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.; reservations are requested 24 hours in advance, but some space may be available for walk-in diners. Call 202-662-7638 or email [email protected] to reserve.

The cost? Only $30 for members and their guests, $35 for non-members.

Dinner will include: starters of Oysters Rockefeller, Vegetarian Creole Salad Bowl or Seafood Gumbo with Okra and Tomatoes.

Entrees include: Shrimp and Chicken Etouffee, Baked Battered Chicken with Cornbread, Pan fried Chartres Street Stuffed Trout, and Vegetarian Spicy-stuffed Peppers, which may make you shout, "WHO DAT!" Dessert includes Praline Bread Pudding with Whiskey Sauce, Beignets and Bananas Foster.

The restaurant is also open for lunch Monday through Friday from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. and for brunch on Saturdays from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. serving the a la carte menu. To this we can only add, “Cher, it don madda.”