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Uptown Restaurant Mister Mao to Host Sunday Supper to Benefit Hurricane Ian Relief Efforts [Details Inside]

Mister Mao Christmas Eve Dining

Tickets to the Hurricane Ian Relief charitable dinner on Sunday, October 23, 2022, are available on RESY. Mister Mao is located at 4501 Tchoupitoulas in New Orleans. 


One of our favorite new restaurants is the uptown Gem, Mister Mao. We have covered the restaurant since its opening, and we have enjoyed the success they’ve had along Tchoupitoulas street in the Lower Garden District. This time Mister Mao is stepping into a new territory, relief efforts for Hurricane Ian. 

On Sunday, October 23, Mister Mao’s Chef/Owner Sophina Uong will once again open her doors for a charitable dinner. Uong and other local Chefs will team up for a Sunday Supper to benefit Fill the Needs. 

Fill The Needs is a NOLA-based non-profit organization dedicated to assessing, evaluating, and implementing a coordinated network of resources following a disaster. Currently, Fill the Needs is working diligently to help victims of Hurricane Ian.

Guests can help those who’ve been hit hard by Ian, while enjoying a five-course dinner featuring creative dishes prepared by the talented chefs from Piece of MeatkinPalm & Pine, and Plume Algiers. Priced at $85.00 per person (excluding alcoholic beverages, tax, and gratuity), two seatings are available promptly at 5:45 PM and 8:15 PM. 25% of ticket sales will go directly to Fill the Needs. Menu follows:


First Course

LeeHam Musubi
 SPAM ya heard?chorizo, Spanish rice, nori, red mole

Leighann Smith & Stephen Reyes, Piece of Meat Butcher


Second Course

Mulai Kattiya Taniyam

Sprouted mung beans, green chili, ginger, cilantro, mustard oil

Tyler Stuart & Merritt Coscia, Plume


Third Course
Noodle Brain

Chicken Fried Pork Brains, udon noodles, mustard cream sauce

Matthew Engle & Hieu Than, kinland 


Fourth Course
Hot Gulf Shrimp + Hominy

Fall succotash, chocolate reaper chintextle, sour corn chow chow

Amarys Koenig Herndon & Jordan Herndon, Palm & Pine


 Fifth Course

Devil’s Food
Chocolate, pomegranate, guntar chile, mischievous nuts

Heather Pickett + Jonathan Klaskala, Mister Mao


Tickets to the Hurricane Ian Relief charitable dinner on Sunday, October 23, 2022, are limited (60 seats available per seating) and are available on RESY. Mister Mao is located at 4501 Tchoupitoulas in New Orleans (entrance on Jena Street) and hours of operation: Monday 5 PM-9 PM, Thursday, Friday, Saturday 5 PM-10 PM and Sunday 11 AM-2 PM brunch and Sunday dinner 5 PM-9 PM. For further information please visit www.mistermaonola.com. Stay up to date on Instagram: @mistermaonola.

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