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weekly changing menu featuring exotic and unusual ingredients from our own farm and food lab!
weekly changing menu featuring exotic and unusual ingredients from our own farm and food lab!

what is suis generis? it means from nothing - or one of a kind. it's what we do every week. we have created new and unique menus each week since march of 2012. people say this is crazy. it may be. however, we are energized by creativity - by ingredients & concepts. we cook because we love food, to seek umami, and we have a passion for experimentation. we call it food evolution. traditional restaurants waste food - our focus is the complete elimination of food waste by buying small amounts of ingredients, evolving and transforming food items with technique and fermentation. then, we compost whatever is left to create soil, to grow seeds, to provide for future menus.


july 17-19, 2026
check out our 3 part summer series of fermentation classes & 6 course tasting dinners on 8/13, 8/27 and 9/3 at Suis-G - see details and book at the reservation button above:
smaller dishes
marinated & char grilled octopus - korean bbq glaze, rice sticks, sweet banana peppers, jimmy nardello peppers, purple bell peppers, crispy shallots 17.5
farmer's salad - tiki farm field greens, roast delicata squash, peaches, jicama, arbol spiced cashew & almond brittle, huacatay maple lemon dressing 15.5
maitake mushroom ginger & lemongrass gyoza - beet ponzu 15
savory pesto & sundried tomato cheesecake - cheez-it crust & red pepper coulee 15.5
fabulous mezze plate - summer truffle salami, shropshire english cheddar blue, sweetgrass dairy cypress hand crafted cheese, dip du jure, exotic olives, roast red pepper, baguette & pita 17 (add third cheese +4)
perky pickle plate - ever changing cast of house-made pickles 6
large plates
mississippi catfish - cajun buttermilk & house milled bloody butcher cornmeal crusted, collard green cornbread, 4 cheese mac'n'cheese 24
char grilled pork chop - southern herb pepper gravy, summer squash gratin twice baked potato 26.5
tofu vindaloo - cauliflower, carrots, bell pepper, stir fried pandan rice 22 (vegan)
happy endings
gwen's southern cheesecake - fresh berries 9
house made ice cream – fig w/ vanilla fig syrup 8
coconut strawberry mango sorbet 7.5 (vegan)
Do you want to schedule a private party, food experience, or cooking class ? Questions about an upcoming event? Drop us a line, and we'll get back to you soon.
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Also check out our Food Experiences and Cooking Classes at our farm in Pearlington, MS - an easy 35 minute ride from NOLA.
Or - feel free to inquire about scheduling a fermentation class or private party/tasting menu at Suis Generis.
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