New Orleans: Day on the Bayou with Mosquito Supper Club
Skip town and travel south to meet celebrated chef Melissa Martin and the Mosquito Supper Club team for a dreamy day along the bayou. One of New Orleans’ most coveted dinner reservations and a bestselling cookbook, Mosquito Supper Club will take you to their original roots and offer an exclusive look at Melissa’s hometown and source of inspiration. Aboard a local fisherman’s boat you’ll explore Louisiana’s endangered coastline, learning about the ecosystem, cuisine, and culture of rural Cajun communities. At sunset, you’ll sit down for a heartwarming feast that pays homage to Melissa’s mom, aunt, and grandmother’s cooking. Think: shrimp okra gumbo, fried soft shell crabs, and blackberry dumplings. It’s a Vogue-approved culinary experience that might change how you look at Louisiana forever.
Transportation is included.
GROUP SIZE: Up to 12
DURATION: 9 hours
AVAILABILITY: Saturdays, December - May
PRICE: Inquire here.
NOTE: We recommend booking this experience at least 3 months in advance.
Skip town and travel south to meet celebrated chef Melissa Martin and the Mosquito Supper Club team for a dreamy day along the bayou. One of New Orleans’ most coveted dinner reservations and a bestselling cookbook, Mosquito Supper Club will take you to their original roots and offer an exclusive look at Melissa’s hometown and source of inspiration. Aboard a local fisherman’s boat you’ll explore Louisiana’s endangered coastline, learning about the ecosystem, cuisine, and culture of rural Cajun communities. At sunset, you’ll sit down for a heartwarming feast that pays homage to Melissa’s mom, aunt, and grandmother’s cooking. Think: shrimp okra gumbo, fried soft shell crabs, and blackberry dumplings. It’s a Vogue-approved culinary experience that might change how you look at Louisiana forever.
Transportation is included.
GROUP SIZE: Up to 12
DURATION: 9 hours
AVAILABILITY: Saturdays, December - May
PRICE: Inquire here.
NOTE: We recommend booking this experience at least 3 months in advance.
Skip town and travel south to meet celebrated chef Melissa Martin and the Mosquito Supper Club team for a dreamy day along the bayou. One of New Orleans’ most coveted dinner reservations and a bestselling cookbook, Mosquito Supper Club will take you to their original roots and offer an exclusive look at Melissa’s hometown and source of inspiration. Aboard a local fisherman’s boat you’ll explore Louisiana’s endangered coastline, learning about the ecosystem, cuisine, and culture of rural Cajun communities. At sunset, you’ll sit down for a heartwarming feast that pays homage to Melissa’s mom, aunt, and grandmother’s cooking. Think: shrimp okra gumbo, fried soft shell crabs, and blackberry dumplings. It’s a Vogue-approved culinary experience that might change how you look at Louisiana forever.
Transportation is included.
GROUP SIZE: Up to 12
DURATION: 9 hours
AVAILABILITY: Saturdays, December - May
PRICE: Inquire here.
NOTE: We recommend booking this experience at least 3 months in advance.
MEET YOUR HOST
mELISSA MARTIN
Melissa Martin is owner and lead chef of Mosquito Supper Club. She grew up on the Louisiana coast and has lived in New Orleans for over 20 years.
After graduating from Loyola University in New Orleans, she worked as an adult literacy teacher until she evacuated to Northern California during Hurricane Katrina. While living there, she worked at some of the top Napa Valley vineyards and restaurants and this is where she honed her self-taught culinary skills to a professional level.
Martin returned to New Orleans three years later and opened Satsuma Café, a casual farm-to-table restaurant, and worked at Café Hope, a nonprofit restaurant, teaching at-risk youth to cook seasonal food. In 2014, she opened Mosquito Supper Club, where she serves family-style meals to small groups of guests who reserve a place at her table months in advance. Her first book, Mosquito Supper Club: Cajun Recipes from a Disappearing Bayou, has been named a Best New Cookbook by Food & Wine, Bon Appetit, NPR’s The Splendid Table, and more.
