Posts Tagged ‘L’Auberge Chez Francois’
Posted by Stefanie Gans / Wednesday, March 21st, 2012
L’Auberge Chez François chef Jacques Haeringer was arrested Monday, charged with “brandishing a weapon and driving while intoxicated, according to police.” [WaPo]
Drag Queens take down homophobic Chick-fil-A in a song, of course. [via @russellwarnick]
Crystal City scores a gourmet wine shop. [ARLnow.com]
Restaurant names are down to get weird. [IntelligentLife]
Too much seating gets Del Ray Pizzeria in trouble. [DelRayPatch]
Clifton Inn‘s working on its garden. [SimoneInk]
Half-off tickets to Taste of Arlington. [ARLnow.com]
Photo by Stefanie Gans, super tall coffee at Northside Social
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Chef Jacques Haeringer of L’Auberge Chez Francois Makes Chocolate Tart!
Posted by The Editorial Desk / Friday, December 9th, 2011
One of the most respected and admired chefs in Northern Virginia, Chef Jacques Haeringer, was featured on WUSA 9, showcasing his classic chocolate tart. Simple and delicious!
Chef Jacques is one of America’s most respected and innovative culinary personalities. His menus feature classic Alsatian and French cuisine reinterpreted for American palates. For more information on Chef Jacques or L’Auberge Chez Francois visit www.laubergechezfrancois.com or www.chefjacques.com.
L’Auberge Chez Francois - 332 Springvale Road, Great Falls; (703)759.3800
– Jennie Whistler
It’s August: Time to Wine, Not Whine!
Posted by The Editorial Desk / Monday, August 1st, 2011
News flash: it is hot right about now, but I am tired of talking weather. Instead, we should be celebrating these last days of summer. And when it comes to celebrating, wine always helps. So to stop our collective whining, here are a few events about town that will quench your thirst:
Wines & Food of Catalonia at Bastille
On Wednesday, August 3, join Chefs Christophe and Michelle Poteaux of Bastille for a wine dinner commemorating their travels in the Languedoc region of France. The night’s courses celebrate Languedoc’s Catalan heritage and are as follows:
First
Squid, Sardine and Mussels Escabeche Salad
Second
Chorizo rillette and tomato salad
Entree
Grilled Virginia lamb, fried eggplants, and fire-roasted peppers
Dessert
Blackberries, vanilla bean bavaroise, and pistachios dacquoise
The dinner is $69 per person with wine pairings; $45 per person without. Cocktails begin at 6:30 p.m., with dinner served at 7:00 p.m.
For more information or to make reservations, click here.
Bastille
1201 N. Royal St.
Alexandria, VA 22314
(703) 519-3776
Cheese Boot Camp and Wine Tastings at Red, White & Bleu
The gourmet wine, boutique cheese and charcuterie shop, Red, White & Bleu offers customers free weekend wine tastings. August 5 through August 7, look forward to sampling wines from South Africa and New Zealand.
Want to learn more about cheese? Sign up for Cheese Boot Camp, which is an ongoing series of demonstrations, lectures, and tastings. On Sunday, August 14, from 1 to 3 p.m., the latest installment is “Milk Maid Comparison,” which will allow you to compare and contrast goat’s, sheep’s, and cow’s milk cheeses. The cost is $25/person. Call for reservations.
Red, White & Bleu
127 S. Washington St.
Falls Church, VA 22046
(703) 533-9463
A Taste of South Africa Wine Dinner at L’Auberge Chez François
And speaking of South African wines . . . You won’t want to miss the South African Wine Dinner at L’Auberge Chez François in Great Falls. Join winery owner and Master Sommelier Fran Kysela on Tuesday, August 23, as she pairs wine with Chef Jacques Haeringer’s tasting menu of:
Canapés
Fresh Carolina Barbecued Shrimp
Spice Filet of Rock Fish with Roasted Peppers
Wild Mushroom Crusted Alaskan Salmon
Grilled Beef Medallions with a Zesty Ratatouille
Blueberry Custard Tart with Cinnamon Ice Cream
Dinner is $125 per person. For more information or to reserve, click here.
L’Auberge Chez François
332 Springvale Road
Great Falls, Virginia 22066
-Johnisha M. Levi
Posted by The Editorial Desk / Tuesday, October 26th, 2010
Got a handful of new restaurant openings to report, including a couple that are rolling out the welcome mats this very morning:
* Michel began serving breakfast at the Tysons Ritz just a few hours ago and will be welcoming dinner guests this evening. A receptionist suggested that lunch service is likely to follow in a few weeks (early to mid-November was her best guess);
* Ballston diners can check out the new Rustico (4075 Wilson Blvd. Arlington; 571-384-1820)–which promises a few menu tweaks (homemade ricotta doughnuts, a Bibb salad with shaved apples, smoked cheddar and almond granola) and broader brew selection (400+ bottles, and counting) than the original–beginning at lunch today;
* Daniel O’Connell’s alumnus Colin Abernethy will be working his culinary magic as executive chef of Travinia Italian Kitchen in Leesburg, set to debut November 1; and,
* Chef Jacques Haerigner will be shaking things up at L’Auberge Chez Francois by unveiling Jacques’ Brasserie at L’Auberge–a more casual, a la carte alternative to the restaurants’ traditional multi-course service–on November 9. “I’ll be serving some of my favorite dishes, the ones I grew up with,” Haeringer said of his plans to delve into Alsatian comfort food, adding, “Many of these recipes come from a notebook of handwritten recipes my father brought with him when he moved from France to the United States.” Tentative additions include: Tarte Flambée (Alsatian-style pizza), organic chicken in riesling, traditional and fish choucroute, and pinot noir-braised ribs.
Let’s eat.
–Warren
Posted by The Editorial Desk / Wednesday, July 28th, 2010
The first family of hospitality crowd-sourcing, Nina and Tim Zagat, have released the results of their 2011 Washington D.C./Baltimore survey, an all-too-familiar litany–the Inn at Little Washington continues its decade-long streak of ping-ponging back and forth between the #1 and #2 spots for food; Restaurant Eve remains firmly entrenched in the food top 10–which I highly doubt will surprise any fine dining aficionados or even casual gourmands.
I was, however, interested to see how the D.C./Charm City surveyors stack up against other markets and how often they hit the streets in search of a good meal.
According to Zagat’s, there are roughly 6,500 surveyors actively evaluating 2,400 meals per day across the D.C./Baltimore corridor. While that sounds like a whole lot of eating, our area ranks second-to-last in surveyor meals per week (2.6).
Texans, on the other hand, have gorged themselves into four of the top five spots (Houston – 4 meals per week, Austin/Hill Country – 3.8, Dallas/Forth Worth – 3.6, San Antonio – 3.5).
The economy, of course, is partly to blame.
Approximately 40 percent of local surveyors admitted to eating out less because of forced belt-tightening, while another third of those surveyed copped to more carefully eyeing menu prices when they do step out.
On the upside, over half of the surveyors said lean times have prompted restaurants to beef up their dining deals while approaching 45 percent said the downturn has rekindled a passion for home cooking.
Amateur food sleuths might also be interested to know that Zagat’s stable of local food spies skews female (51 percent) and relies heavily on retirees (60+ year olds comprise 25 percent of their core constituency)–though Gen Xers (30-year olds) and late Boomers (50s and up) account for 23 and 22 percent (respectively) of the roving reporting crew.
Rankings-wise, NoVA restaurants seemed to do pretty well.
We claimed six of the top 20 food slots:
* Inn at Little Washington (2)
* Restaurant Eve (7)
* L’Auberge Provencale (10)
* L’Auberge Chez Francois (15)
* 2941 (16)
* GoolDaeGee (19)
Seven of the top 24 cuisine categories:
* New American: Inn at Little Washington
* Chinese: Peking Gourmet
* Classic French: L’Auberge Provencale
* South American: El Pollo Rico
* Southwest/Tex-Mex: Sweetwater Tavern
* Thai: Thai Square
* Vietnamese: Four Sisters
And scored a handful of entries in the 20 “Key Newcomers” list:
Would love to hear what you all think of the current crop of popularly appointed dining champs AND/OR the Zagat’s scouts among us.
–Warren