Celebrate Bastille Day with french regional menus in the new forest

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Themed meals at Le Blaireau Bar and Bistro With a special celebration planned for Bastille Day, head chef Jean-Raymond Dijoux, has also launched monthly seasonal menus celebrating the most famous regional French cuisines.

The relaxed, quirky, Brockenhurst bistro in the grounds of Careys Manor & SenSpa, with a quirky interior inspired by Paris street café culture, will be celebrating Bastille Day with a three-course Bastille Day menu, accompanied by a traditional French accordionist for £29.95 per person.

Bastille Day on 14 July, Quatorze Juillet, is the highlight of the French events calendar. In 1789, troops stormed the Bastille, the medieval fortress and prison in Paris, marking the turning point in the French Revolution.

During June, the stunning, sophisticated Loire Valley is the focus region – and a speciality dessert, Nougat de Tours is a highlight on the menu this month. Contrary to its name it is not a nougat but a cake filled with confit fruits and an almond meringue, macaron-style mix. Goat’s cheese is hugely popular and the small cylindrical shaped Crottin de Chavignol is served warm with lardons and tomato salad.

La Rue at Le Blaireau in the New Forest In July, Francophiles will be equally impressed – with the Nouvelle Aquitaine region being the focus. In August diners have Région d’Occitanie to look forward to.
The changing dishes on the regional menus can be seen at www.careysmanor.com and all can be paired with regional wines such as Sauvignon Blac, Val de Loire, L’Abbaye (Loire Valley), Cote de Provence Rose (Provence) or Merlot Cabernet Organit Duberny (Rousillon and Languedoc) from Le Blaireau’s all-French wine list. Designed to offer a trip around France, these wines will introduce diners to different classic and regional French wines.