5 Nights with NOLA: Bons Temps at the Bluebird

Guests are greeted with a classic New Orleans hurricane upon entering the Bluebird Cafe.

Chef Kelly Fields sets the table with New Orleans favorites: country ham, fried saltines, pickled okra, and pimento cheese.

A photo of legendary singer-songwriter Wayne Toups hangs on the wall of famous past performers at the Bluebird Cafe.

From left: Vicki Bristol, Senior Communications and Marketing Manager, New Orleans CVB; Phillip Rhodes, Garden & Gun Executive Managing Editor; and Julia Hollings, Communications Director, New Orleans CVB.

The main entree of the evening: Nashville “hot” oyster po’boy served with a side of Zapp’s chips, a New Orleans favorite.

Guests enjoy dinner before the performances begin.

Mary Gauthier, Wayne Toups, and Greg Barnhill take the stage to discuss their different Louisiana upbringings and perform their incredible songs.

Dessert from James Beard Award–nominated pastry chef Kelly Fields is a bourbon butterscotch pudding.

Mary Gauthier is all smiles during Greg Barnhill’s performance of his hit “Walkaway Joe.”

From left: Phillip Rhodes, Erika Wollam Nichols, Mary Gauthier, Kelly Fields, Julia Hollings, Wayne Toups, Vicki Bristol, Greg Barnhill, and Freddie Pate.