Bonjour! Comment ça va? Celebrate Bastille Day in and around Nashville at one of these fabulous fêtes or restaurant options!
Saturday, July 9th, 6-9PM, Alliance Française de Nashville and Amelie de Gaulle, Honorary Consule of France invite you to a Potluck Garden Party to celebrate Bastille Day! Pétanque, games and a cash bar. Free for AFN members, and only $10 for guests if you get tickets in advance, $15 at the door. Proceeds to benefit Alliance Française de Nashville. Not bad for an evening of good food and live music! Honorary Consulate of France, 1717 Warfield Drive.
Sunday, July 10th, Celebrate Bastille Day with Little Gourmand and Opera on Tap. You can purchase tickets online or in the Green Hills store at 2209 Bandywood Drive.
, Bastille Day at Margot Cafe & Bar. Let’s celebrate Bastille Day in high French style in the heart of East Nashville! Make your reservations here! Margot is a French inspired restaurant with southern influences located in Five Points in East Nashville at 1017 Woodland Street.
Come join Marsh House for an evening of humbly-created, French inspired cuisine and their trademark southern flare, including features from their seafood raw bar to pair elegantly with the wines of JD Headrick. Dinner will include 4 courses and 8 wines to pair. The Loire Valley and Champagne produces wines of extraordinary purity, minerality, and soul that represent the heart of JD’s portfolio. Tickets can be purchased here.
Take in these films that open on Friday the15th –
Both Sides of the Blade at Belcourt Theatre. Juliette Binoche is Sara, a woman whose life spirals out of control when she becomes involved in a passionate love triangle. From acclaimed writer-director Claire Denis. In French with English subtitles.
In partnership with the House of Dior, MRS. HARRIS GOES TO PARIS tells the story of a widowed cleaning lady in 1950s London who falls madly in love with a couture Dior dress, and decides that she must have one of her own. After she works, starves and gambles to raise the funds to pursue her dream, she embarks on an adventure to Paris which will change not only her own outlook, but the very future of the House of Dior.
Francophiles can enjoy these authentic French as well as heavily French-inspired resources –
The Authentique is a authentic French owned and operated wine bar with over 60 wines carefully selected along with beer as well as cheese, charcuterie, desserts and more delightful typical french wine bar light food. 925 Gallatin Avenue.
Chateau West The tradition of Southern France has stumbled across the heartbeat of the American South at Chateau West, where intimate placement and unpretentious cuisine charmingly fulfill the Francophile in all of us. 3408 West End Avenue.
Cocorico! – authentic French cuisine can be found at the following pop-ups on Tuesday at 12South Farmer’s Market (3000 Granny White Pike) and East Nashville Farmers Market (511 Woodland Street), on Thursdays at Vanderbilt Farmer’s Market (2211 Garland Avenue) and Farmin’ in the Hall (451 Hogan Road), Fridays at Hip Donelson Farmers Market (3130 McGavock Pike) and Saturdays at Richland Park Farmer’s Market (4711 Charlotte Avenue).
Liberty Common is a modern Southern brasserie in the heart of Downtown Nashville. 207 1st Avenue South.
Miel offers farm to table dishes in an intimate yet comfortable environment. Their classically influenced, French-inspired cuisine features fresh, high-quality meats, organic produce and seasonal sides that are often locally sourced. 343 53rd Avenue North.
Once Upon a Time in France is a French family owned and operated friendly neighborhood bistro that serves authentic, traditional French food. 1102 Gallatin Avenue.
Overlord is a French inspired, European style bar that serves craft cocktails, import beers & fine wine served in this set in an elegant 1940’s Decor. 2503 Gallatin Avenue.
Sea Salt, now located in Hendersonville, features a uniquely French twist on seafood dishes pulling inspiration from local ingredients found in Middle Tennessee and neighboring areas in this unique farm to table concept. 209 Indian Lake Boulevard.
White Limozeen features homestyle renditions of traditionally French presentations. 101 20th Avenue North.
