ALEXANDRIA: Bastille Presents ‘April in Paris’ Celebrating France’s Immigrants’ Food and Cultures

For the entire month of April, Bastille presents April in Paris—a menu that celebrates the diverse peoples and cultures of France. A large selection of a la carte dishes are available, as well as Bastille's signature three-course or four-course bistrot menu ($39 and $49 respectively). For more than a millennium of France’s modern history, the country has been a land of immigration. From the Romans, Franks, Goths, Vikings and Moors… to the more recent integration of people from the former French Colonial Empire (Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, Sub-Sahel Africa, Lebanon, Indochina, Caribbean and Pacific Islands) and the current European Union countries, France has benefitted from this rich melting pot of populations and cultures.

Currently, almost a quarter of France’s population is either foreign-born or second-generation from foreign-born families hailing from Spain, Portugal, Italy, Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, Africa, Middle-East, Vietnam, Cambodia… and many more.

This season, Bastille’s Chef/Owners Christophe and Michelle Poteux celebrate the diversity of the culinary heritage that has enriched France’s culinary culture. Dishes like Couscous Royal, Paella and Osso Buco have become part of the French repertoire. Dining in Paris offers a mosaic of cultural and culinary opportunities that today's travelers and residents have come to expect.

The menu includes everything from Mafe Ginaar; Bacalhau a Portuguesa; Falafel with Harissa Aioli; Osso Buco de Lotte; Magret de Canard à l’Orange; Paella and more, each inspired by the melting pot of cultures that make up the country of France.

As the French Republique will celebrate democracy and elect a new president on May 7th, the French Revolution is remembered as a stand for all people of the world to rally against tyranny; hence the 1789 Declaration Universelle des Droits de l’Homme. Vive la France ! Vive la Revolution!

Bastille is located in 

The Asher at 606 N. Fayette Street in Alexandria

For reservations and further information log into www.bastillerestaurant.com or call 703-519-3776.