Downton Abbey at Bayona; Fish Fry Options Galore

QUARTER? Bayona is having a Downton Abbey Dinner at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday March 26. The grand English dinner also includes a champagne reception with hors d oeuvres. Downton dress seems, erm, thoroughly encouraged. Groups or individuals make up tables of 10. $100 or $135 with wine pairings. Call (504) 525-4455 for details. [NOLA.com]

NOLA? Need some fish fry suggestions for your Lenten dining sched? Thankfully the Times-Pic, and The Gambit, and The NOLA Defender have a myriad of offerings. [NOLA.com, Gambit, NoDef]

CBD? The New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, their governing body anyways, has voted to extend its contract with Centerplate for hospitality services for the Convention Center. Centerplate took over the food service operation in July of 2011 for an initial seven years, but the contract has element, so that every year that Centerplate meets established performance thresholds, another year is added to the end of the contract. [Eaterwire]

[Photo: Nikki Mayeux]