Alliance Française de Toledo

 

 

Summer Picnic & Bastille Day Celebration

posted 08/14/2008

 

 

Toledo’s French Alliance celebrated Bastille Day with - of course - a gourmet "picnic". Saturday, July 12, 44 members and friends of the Alliance gathered at Un Coup de Main, near Dundee, Michigan, where Georgeann Brown maintains a cooking school. Several folks arrived early to help Ms Brown put together a great menu, complemented with wines from Maumee Wines. Fortified with good food, good drink and fine conversation, the group belted out the French National Anthem, La Marseillaise, with more enthusiasm than finesse.

Find some photos, and a video, below.

 

Menu

Pissaldière

Boursin Stuffed Pea Pods

Tapenade w/Crostini

Frisée Salad w/Roasted Beets and Orange Vinaigrette

Asparagus, Chèvre and Bacon Tart

Grilled Summer Vegetables

Grilled Boneless Leg of Lamb

Grilled Whole Salmon w/Dill Aïoli

Crêpes

Berries w/Chantilly Cream
Apple w/Calvados Butter Sauce