Papa Noel Christmas 2007 at
Crystal Rice Plantation & Heritage Farm
with a French Reveillon Dinner
by Chef Patrick Mould

Crystal Rice Plantation is planning an Old Fashioned Christmas for the week of December 10th through the 14th. A French Reveillon Banquet will be served in the Ag Building along with candlelight tours of the Blue Rose Museum, starting at 6 PM. The cost is $35 per person and reservations are required – call (337) 783-6417.

During the mid 1800’s, Creole families in New Orleans celebrated the “Reveillon” (French for “awakening”) after Midnight Mass on Christmas Eve and at New Years Eve. It was usually shared among several families and consisted of egg dishes, sweetbreads, and Creole specialties such as daube glace and often ended with cakes, pastries and eggnog. Crystal Rice Plantation, along with Chef Patrick Mould are creating our own Acadia Parish version of the New Orleans Reveillon with local agricultural ingredients and ending with a rice pudding originated by Blue Rose Museum founder, Frances Wright.

Chef Pat was trained in Lafayette where he graduated with a Culinary Arts Degree in 1981. He went on to become Executive Chef at Café Vermillionville, Charley G’s, Café Jefferson and was a partner in Hub City Diner & Barton Springs Grill in Houston, Texas. Following several cooking shows including KLFY TV10 shows, “Recipes from a Chef” and “Louisiana Cooking”, Pat became the Lou Ana Cooking Oil spokesperson, frying turkeys nation wide for the likes of Good Morning America, The Today Show, and Fox & Friends. He has been featured on the Food Network Programs, “the best of” and Food Nation with Bobby Flay in addition to Gourmet, Food & Wine and the New York Times.

Reveillon Banquet Menu

To Start: Holiday Punch & Cheese Tray
Choice of:
Oven Roasted Sweet Potato & Tasso Bisque
OR Pear Gorgonzola Sweet & Spicy Pecan Salad w/Cane Syrup Herb Vinaigrette
Choice of:
Grilled Breast of Duckling Acadia Parish, Cranberry Apricot Compote & Seasoned Wild Rice
OR Louisiana Crawfish Au Gratin, Citrus Scented Sweet Potato Mash & Sautéed Garlic Spinach
Desert – Crystal Rice Pudding with Brandy Vanilla Sauce

Sol Wright Rice Day
Saturday, September 1, 2007

• 8:45 AM Opening Ceremonies & Blessing of Harvest – Crystal Rice Plantation Farm (By Invitation) Open to the Public
• 10:00 AM – 2 PM – Rice Cooking Demos from the Poor Man’s Rice Cookbook by the Wright Family – Crystal Rice Plantation Ag Building
• 10:00 AM – 4 PM – Open House Tours of the Blue Rose Museum & Salmon’s Car Museum
• 2:00 – 3 PM – The Wright Group Presentation by Salmon L. “Sam” Wright IV, President & CEO – Crystal Rice Plantation Ag Building
• 3:00 – 4 PM – Light Heart LLC Presentation by Diane Wright Hoffpauer, Founder & Managing Director - Crystal Rice Plantation Ag Building
• 4 PM – 7 PM – Concert by Nationally Acclaimed Scottish Folk Group, Smithfield Fair – Crystal Rice Plantation Ag Building Stage