Brian Huskey, owner of this downtown restaurant, is changing the restaurant’s dinner menu to more casual fare.

Regulars will recognize several of the restaurant’s more popular dishes — the Black-Eyed Pea Cake, B. Matthew’s Big Salad and Wild Mushroom Strudel.

On the new menu, I’m anxious to try appetizers like Sausage Trio: sweet bistro, Andouille and mild Italian sausage with pickled red onion, grain mustard and crusty bread ($8); and the Duck Quesadilla with goat cheese, roasted red peppers and grilled pineapple salsa ($8).

On the entree side Grilled Chicken Lasagna looks very interesting. In this dish, layers of chicken, spinach and mushrooms, three cheeses and a white wine garlic sauce combine for B. Matthew’s take on this classic Italina recipe. Served with a grilled baguette ($15). Blackened Redfish with smoked salmon, Idaho and sweet potato hash and lemon chive butter ($16) is heads above most local sefaood entrees.

Sample the best of the Big Easy with Chef Jeffrey Crumpton’s take onRed Beans and Rice with smoked sausage, greens and cheddar jalapeno cornbread ($14) or Seafood Gumbo — a big bowl of our authentic Cajun recipe stocked with shrimp, crab, salmon, okra, celery, onions, peppers, spices and topped with pickled red onions ($10)

Hmmm, I’m seeing a decidedly New Orleans theme emerging…particularly when I look back to the sandwich menu and spy a muffaletta and a shrimp Po’ Boy.

Half price bottles of wine will continue on Tuesday night and service now extends all day — no “blackout” in the afternoon!