Last Dinner on the Titanic

All aboard for an exquisite dinner on the RMS Titanic! Hosted by the Culinary Arts and Entertainment Production Design departments at the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts (NOCCA), this immersive dining experience will transport guests back in time to a fateful evening in 1912.

"Last Dinner on the Titanic" will take place on Friday, November 1, 2024 at 6pm, with guests seated on the stage of NOCCA's Lupin Hall, at 2800 Chartres Street, New Orleans. The entire five-course meal, including hors d'oeuvres and wine pairings, is priced at $150, inclusive of tax and gratuity.

Your journey begins on a dock in Southampton, England. Upon arrival, you'll be assigned a boarding pass and a seating assignment for dinner. Afterward, you'll walk up the gangplank and enter the Captain's Private Dining Room, where you can indulge in nautical-themed cocktails, and where NOCCA's talented Culinary Arts students will present a meticulously curated four-course meal, inspired by the original menu served on the Titanic's maiden voyage. (A full menu, with wine pairings, is included below.) You'll be seated banquet-style with your fellow guests, as passengers on the Titanic were.

Chef Dana D'Anzi Tuohy, chair of NOCCA's Culinary Arts department, sees the dinner as an important teaching experience: "Having this opportunity to study menus over 100 years old has been an eye-opening experience for our students. It solidifies their understanding that while the style of eating has changed dramatically over the decades, cooking techniques have stayed true. We are excited to present our menu from that fateful night, reimagined to include some ingredients and preparations more common to our hometown of New Orleans."

Dinner is only part of the story, though. Blake Coheley, NOCCA's Director of Admissions who boasts a long resume in musical theater, hopes to surround guests with sights and sounds of the era. "We'll have musicians and vocalists re-creating the world of the Titanic. Actors will perform as historical characters who were onboard for the ship's one and only voyage, and you'll be able to interact with them, just as you would if you were a passenger. It’s going to be a one-of-a-kind experience, and the students are really excited about this unique opportunity to tell a story in this way."

There is limited seating for this unforgettable dinner, so be sure to make your reservations early!

Passed Hors d’Oeuvres

Gulf Shrimp Toast — poached shrimp, shrimp butter, herbs, crostini

Caviar Deviled Egg

Stuffed Tomatoes - Boursin cheese stuffed & marinated cherry tomatoes

Wolfberger

Crémant d’Alsace Brut

First Course

Poached Salmon — chilled asparagus, ravigote, herbs, "salmon" roe

Domaine de la Pépière

Muscadet Sèvre-et-Maine Sur Lie La Pépié

Second Course

Vegetable Marrow Farci — mushroom & rice stuffed baked zucchini, smoked oyster & tomato vinaigrette

Domaine Perraud

Mâcon-Villages De La Grande Burette

Third Course

Beef Short Ribs — lobster relish, new potatoes, truffle bordelaise

Mary Taylor

Costières De Nîmes Pierre Vidal

Fourth Course

Waldorf Bread Pudding — Apple & raisin bread pudding with bourbon walnut sauce

WHAT: "Last Dinner on the Titanic", an immersive dining and entertainment experience presented by NOCCA students and faculty

WHEN: Friday, November 1, 2024 at 6pm

WHERE: On the stage of NOCCA's Lupin Hall, 2800 Chartres Street, New Orleans, LA 70117

WHO: Students and faculty from the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts' Culinary Arts and Entertainment Production Design Departments, with performances by students from NOCCA's performing arts departments

DRESS: Fun and festive

ALSO: This is an all-ages event, but guests must be 21 or older to enjoy wine with their meal. Proof of age will be required. We cannot issue refunds or make exchanges. Thank you for understanding.

The New Orleans Center for Creative Arts (better known as NOCCA) was founded in 1973 and opened its doors to students in 1974. Today, NOCCA is Louisiana’s arts conservatory for high school students, offering intensive instruction in Classical Music, Creative Writing, Culinary Arts, Dance, Drama, Entertainment Production Design, Jazz, Media Arts, Musical Theatre, Vocal Music, Visual Arts, and academics. Students come from across Louisiana, attending via full-day, afternoon, and after-school sessions. Admission to NOCCA is by audition, and there is no tuition.

The NOCCA Foundation is NOCCA’s nonprofit partner, providing supplemental funding for NOCCA and advocacy for its world-class program. Some of the Foundation’s more notable endeavors include: a Student Support Program that pays for students’ classroom supplies as well as fees associated with important summer training programs across the country; an Artists-in-Residence Program that brings more than 100 professional visiting artists into NOCCA’s classrooms each year; the capital campaign for NOCCA’s current home and expansion projects like Press Street Gardens; a wide array of arts classes for adults; and concert, gallery, and literary events for the community. The Foundation also oversees rentals of the NOCCA campus, making it available to arts organizations, individuals, corporations, and other groups.

Host or Publisher NOCCA Foundation