Magpie Café to launch supper socials in September

File photo of Lina and James Jacobs

Social hour just got a little more local and seasonal. Magpie Café, the popular coffee and breakfast stop near the Perkins Road overpass, is launching a “supper social” in September in hopes of making it a monthly series.

Co-owner James Jacobs says regular patrons had been asking them to do a dinner service. The café currently serves breakfast items and street bowls in the afternoons until closing. “Our culinary team has really been energized with the success of the evening street bowls, Saturday morning eggs Benedict and artisan toast,” Jacobs says.

The supper social, set for Sept. 10, will include a five-course dinner featuring locally sourced and seasonal ingredients procured via Indie Plate. All the ingredients come from local farms and businesses such as Fletcher Farms, Luckett Farms, Morrow Farm and Vermillion Bay Sweet.

Jacobs’ co-owner and wife Lina Jacobs oversees Magpie’s culinary operations, and collaborated with the café’s culinary team on the menu. Chef Tanner Purdum will lead the supper social event.

Tickets went on sale Aug. 20. With only 16 seats available, expect them to go fast. (Editor’s note: as of Monday, Aug. 24, there were only eight tickets left!)

THE MENU

FIRST COURSE:
Pickled shrimp atop roasted artichoke and fresh butter lettuce

SECOND COURSE:
Green tomato au gratin

THIRD COURSE:
Housemade herb ricotta tortelloni over eggplant hash with a Beurre blanc sauce

FOURTH COURSE:
Pan-fried black drum with sauteed fennel and light frond sauce

FIFTH COURSE:
Whiskeyed short cakes with sauteed peaches

THE BASICS

Magpie Café’s five-course Supper Social
Thursday, Sept. 10, 6:30 p.m.
$65 per seat, 16 seats available
Tickets can be purchased at the café or by calling 225-366-6885.
For more about Magpie: magpie.cafe and facebook.com/magpiecafe.brla