Restaurant and bar aimed at young professionals coming to Perkins

A new bar and restaurant intended to give young professionals the same kind of entertainment that has flourished downtown will open in early March on Perkins Road, says organizers. The forthcoming Le Bons Temps bar and restaurant is housed in Panache Plaza at 8342 Perkins Road between Essen Lane and Bluebonnet Boulevard, and will feature three distinct components, a full-service restaurant with “upscale Cajun cuisine,” a courtyard with outdoor seating and a lounge with a 42-inch illuminated wall that changes colors. Former Bin 77 chef Blake Abadie will serve as executive chef, and has designed a menu that includes a ten-pound suckling pig stuffed with boudin and garnished with etouffee and frog legs. Le Bon Temps is also planning to feature a nighttime deejay and Sunday brunch.—Maggie Heyn Richardson