French-inspired menus to mark Bastille Day
In France it’s called La Fete Nationale or Le 14th Juillet — “the national cclebration” or “the
14th of July.” In America, where our own national celebration is known as the Fourth of July, we tend to refer to it as Bastille
Day. It commemorates the storming of the Bastille political prison in 1790, which is regarded as the turning point of the French revolution.
Las Vegas’ Frenchaccented restaurants will celebrate Bastille Day on Sunday. At Marche Bacchus, 2620 Regatta Drive in Desert Shores, the 12th anniversary celebration will once again feature skydivers, with a team of four set to launch at 6:30 p.m. sharp over
Lake Jacqueline, which the restaurant overlooks.
The Marche Bacchus celebration also will include Champagne sabering, a balloon release and live entertainment, and the a la carte menu of classic French dishes will be served from 4:30 to 9 p.m. Reservations are advised as the event tends to sell out ; call is Halal chicken with three cheeses and sauces, or Meatless Mike, with vegan meatballs, marinara and pepperjack cheese.
New for Las Vegas at Ike’s is the High Roller Menu, with wagyu roast beef, sliced prime rib and Ike’s White Truffle Dirty Sauce on sandwiches such as the $100 Howard Hughes, which serves two and has two pounds of meat plus duck bacon, and the $69 Queen of Hollywood’s Royal Cheesesteak, with added mushrooms, and Bugsy Siegel, with added salami, ham and turkey. Two other Las Vegas specials are Don’t Put Me on the Backburner, $12.50, which has roast beef, jalapeno bacon, silver
702-804-8008.
Michael Mina’s Bardot Brasserie at Aria will celebrate with its fourth annual Bastille Day menu, to be served from 5 to 10:30 p.m. Featured dishes are pate en croute with black truffle, foie gras and Madeira gelee, $26; King Crab
Crepe with black trumpet mushrooms and sunnyside egg, $22; duck wings a l’orange with sauce Maltaise, $18; and bone marrow persillade with radish and shallot salad and grilled country bread, $19. Call 877230-2742.
Andohlalafrench
Bistro, 2120 N. Rampart Blvd., will celebrate with special prix-fixe menus for both brunch and dinner.
For the $28, two-course brunch, entree choices are a three-item omelet, bavette a l’echalotte with French fries, moules mariniere with French fries ($2 supplement), sole meuniere with fingerling potatoes
($5 supplement) and vegan quinoa ratatouille. For the $50 three-course dinner, entree choices are legs of duck confit with ratatouille; seafood gratin with seafood sauce, leeks and carrots; filet mignon with morel cream sauce and French fries; and vegan quinoa ratatouille. Call 702-222-3522.
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