 NEW ORLEANS AP New Orleans restaurant group Dickie Brennan Co. has been quietly developing a multifaceted new project called the Commissary. It starts with a commercial kitchen big enough to feed an army. Now, its being redeployed to help feed a community. Under the original plan, the Commissarys first goal was to prepare food for the five restaurants in Dickie Brennans company -- Palace Café, Dickie Brennans Steakhouse, Bourbon House, Tableau and Acorn. In its second phase, the Commissary would also become a market, giving the public access to many of the same foods the restaurants use, from steaks, seafood and charcuterie to desserts and prepared items like soups and stocks. It would add an in-house eatery and a bar, to create a place where people can eat, shop and see the inner workings of bringing regional food from producer to plate. The coronavirus shutdowns have changed those plans, and effectively flipped them. The Commissary will open in the Lower Garden District next week. With the groups restaurants all temporarily closed, the Commissary will start by supplying meals for home, and also meals for people in need. There was a different plan for this, but we felt the sooner we could open with what we have now, the better for everyone, said Geordie Brower, a chef with Dickie Brennan Co. and part of the next generation of the family behind it. On April 30, the Commissary will start serving complete family-style meals for home, a rotating selection of its signature restaurant dishes and DIY kits for home cooking see details below. However, the first food served from the Commissary will be extended family meals, offered free to the companys staff as well as other hospitality workers and musicians now out of work. The first edition of these meals happens Friday... 