Réveillon! A Spirited Creole Christmas Feast

Name: Réveillon! A Spirited Creole Christmas Feast
Start: 2025-12-22T19:00:00-08:00
Location: Harold & Belle's

Schedule

Mon, 22 Dec, 2025 at 07:00 pm

UTC-08:00

Location

Harold & Belle's | Los Angeles, CA

Réveillon! It's a meal, an event, a celebration of the coming Christmas season, and a culinary tradition enjoyed by generations of New Orleanians and French-speaking people around the world. Now you can celebrate and experience that tradition in LA's Little New Orleans with the Center for Culinary Culture—Home of The Cocktail Collection & EatsDrinksTV!
On Monday, December 22, join us for a nine-course—and generously spirited—Creole Christmas feast at Harold & Belle's Creole Restaurant, home of the finest Creole food in Los Angeles for over 50 years! The evening, sponsored by several of The Cocktail Collection's many supporting brands, promises a range of traditional Creole dishes, among them charred oysters, crawfish étoufée, and soft-shell crabs—all prepared by Chef Ryan Legaux—and classic New Orleans cocktails, including the Sazerac, Vieux Carré, and Café Brûlot, all made with award-winning fine spirits, liqueurs, coffee, and garnishes from an array of supporting brands, including Alibi Coffee Co. and Melissa's Produce.
Plus enjoy neat pours of—and the opportunity to bid on and take home during our SILENT BOTTLE AUCTION!—multiple spirits from the evening's featured cocktails.
Dinner is $140 for all Center for Culinary Culture (CCC) members and $150 for all others. Space is strictly limited, and reservations are required. CCC membership is available to all at www.culinaryculture.center/membership.
RESERVE NOW at https://shorturl.at/7dnU7!
A portion of all proceeds support the nonprofit Center for Culinary Culture.
FOOD MENU (all dishes subject to change without notice)
Appetizers
- Charred Oysters
- Crawfish Pie
- Oyster Dressing with Beef
- Shrimp in Remoulade Sauce
Salad
- Chicory, Pear, Pecan, and Creole Cream Cheese Salad
Mains
- Crawfish Étouffée
- Soft-Shell Crab
- Grillades & Grits
Dessert
- Bread Pudding with Hard Sauce (Spirit-Infused Praline Topping)
DRINKS MENU
Traditional Creole cocktails
- Sazerac
- Vieux Carré
- Café Brûlot
ABOUT CHEF RYAN LEGAUX
From birth, Ryan Legaux has been embedded in the culinary world. His parents had recently purchased Harold & Belle’s Restaurant after successfully running their own quick-service restaurant, still operating today. He began his restaurant career as many do, by peeling shrimp and potatoes, as well as washing dishes. As a young man he became heavily involved in front-of-house operations, working as a busser, bartender, host, server, and, eventually, manager.
Ryan attended the University of California, Davis, where he further immersed himself in the culture of food by earning a BS in Food Science & Management. While pursuing his studies, he also learned the ways of large-contract food service by working as a student manager with Sodexo Dining Services. Also in Davis, he managed a chain pizza store and worked in the campus meat lab. Upon graduating in 2002, Ryan returned to LA to assist in running the family business.
Ryan’s continued efforts to improve Harold & Belle’s day-to-day operations did not go unrecognized. He was named "Maitre D' of the Year" by the Southern California Restaurant Writers. And in 2007, his attention to Harold & Belle's beer, wine, and spirits sales was noticed by the California Restaurant Writers, which awarded the restaurant its "Golden Bacchus."
In 2009, Ryan earned an MBA from the Graziadio Business School at Pepperdine University. While at Pepperdine, he studied abroad in Marseilles, France, gaining an international perspective on the modern business world.
At Harold & Belle's, Ryan has continued to foster revenue growth, recently introducing a concession division and opening a quick-service version of the storied eatery. While not working in the restaurant, Ryan, an avid scuba diver and hunter, enjoys traveling with his wife and partner Jessica.
ABOUT HAROLD & BELLE'S
Harold & Belle's is the oldest Creole restaurant in Los Angeles, run by Ryan & Jessica Legaux, descendants of New Orleans émigrés Belle & Howard Legaux. Situated in the heart of Jefferson Park, aka LA's "Little New Orleans," the restaurant celebrated its 55th birthday in 2024.