The Restaurant Examiner: La Panetière in Rye Plans “Bastille Day” Celebration Dinner
France’s equivalent of America’s Independence Day is its famous national holiday “Bastille Day” — celebrated every year on the fourteenth of July. In Paris, a spectacular Bastille Day parade begins at the Arc de Triomphe, continues down the Champs-Élysées, and ends at the Place de la Concorde. Late-night fireworks and lights dazzle onlookers at the Eiffel Tower.
The French holiday commemorates the storming of the infamous Bastille prison on July 14, 1789 — generally considered as the start of the French Revolution.
In Rye on Tuesday, July 14, Jacques Loupiac’s La Panetière pays respect to Bastille Day with a festive dinner, French wines and live French melodies to be provided table-side by an accordionist.
For an entrée, the choices are seared filet of beef with old-fashioned mustard butter or roasted boneless quail au jus.
The prix-fixe cost is $85 per person with optional wine pairing at an additional $50.
The courses to be served on Bastille Day are:
- Vichyssoise of leeks and potatoes
- Mosaic of Carpaccio “Surf and Turf”
- Chatham cod poached in olive oil, Provencal style
- Choice of entrée (either filet of beef or quail)
- Malibu Caribbean rum Sun Splash
- Crepe a la mode, Cherries Jubilee
- “Let them eat” petit-fours
The optional wine pairings are:
- With Mosaic of Carpaccio: 2013 Sauvignon Blanc “La Petite Perriere,” cvc Loire Valley
- With Chatham cod : 2011 Chardonnay Villa Botanica Viognier, Pays D’Oc
- With entrée : 2011 Cabernet Sauvignon Chateau Bellevue Bordeaux Superieur
- With dessert: 2014 Guignolet cherry-scented wine
Owner Jacque Loupiac will be available to answer questions about the food from guests, wine from aficionados and Bastille Day from history buffs.
La Panetière was opened in 1986 and is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year.
Seating is available from 6 to 9:30 p.m.
La Panetière is located at 530 Milton Road, Rye; 914-967-8140, www.lapanetiere.com.
