Saturday, November 8, 7 pm
Historic French Legation, 802 San Marcos St
$75 per person (includes four-course dinner, wine, and gratuity)
An evening of culinary and musical delights benefiting the Austin Chamber Ensemble

Four courses bring to life the flavors of the French countryside
Featuring San Francisco chef David Mahler
French wines complement the dinner
Music by the Austin Chamber Ensemble

Come at 5:30 for an aperitif and learn to play pétanque, southern France’s favorite pastime, coached by members of Austin’s Alliance Française!

Menu
Amuse-bouche
A tiny, tasty palate teaser

Crevettes provençales au saffron
Shrimp in a tomato and saffron sauce

Suprême de volaille “chasseur”
Chicken breast in a rich roasted tomato and mushroom sauce

Salade verte vinaigrette
Green salad

Torte au chocolat sauce framboise
Chocolate torte with raspberry sauce

Pétanque
Pétanque, the most popular pastime in southern France, is very similar to Italy’s bocce ball and somewhat similar to horseshoes and shuffleboard. Players toss or roll stainless steel balls (boules) toward a small wooden ball (cochonnet – the “piglet”), trying to get as close as possible. The game originated in Provence in the early 1900s, and is traditionally enjoyed with a glass of pastis, an anise-flavored alcohol mixed with cold water.

Members of Austin’s Alliance Française will bring along their boules and cochonnets and teach anyone who would like to come early to play pétanque on the grounds of the French Legation. The game is simple and fun, and you’ll be shouting “bravo!” after a good toss or groaning in dismay as someone knocks your boule away from the cochonnet within minutes. We’ll make sure the atmosphere is appropriate by providing pastis, olives, and other southern France apéritif necessities.

Our Sponsors
Pure Luck Texas Goat Dairy
Arnosky Family Farms
(flowers exclusively available at Central Market)
Quality Seafood
Buddy's Chicken