As you all may or may not have heard, we’re throwing the most magical double-cheek-kissing party with the Embassy of France on May 26–there will be majesty, intrigue, sexy accents, and really–who are we kidding, everything classy and amazing. The best part? We want to send you for absolutely rien.
This INCREDIBLE entertainment can all be yours for a mere $20 (SCORE!) orrrr FOR FREE if you riddle us this:
It’s lunchtime. The French make phenomenal food. Tell us what french wine/cheese/any delectable treat would you bring with you on a (mildly pretentious) picnic this gorgeous Friday? If you’re stuck for some ideas, let the gentlemen of Flight of the Conchords help you out:
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AND NOW FOR EVERYTHING AMAZING YOU CAN EXPECT ON THE 26TH:
BYT & La Maison Française are teaming up to bring you
A special Embassy of France after-hours party!
Featuring great drinks, music, art, performances, lights, photos, vibes, & awkward cheek kisses!
With your DJs:
Adrian Loving (just DJ’d for Obama, no biggie)
DJ TMY (Maison)
AutoRock (Big/Bright / On & On / Mass Appeal)
Sean Peoples (Fatback / Sockets Records)
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A 9pm and 11pm seated Variety Show featuring:
Co La (Ecstatic Sunshine / Pitchfork: Rising)
Candy Del Rio (ooh la la)
Victoria Vox (Award Winning Ukulele / Singer / Songwriter)
Brandon Wardell (some little twerp we think is funny)
Margot MacDonald (cute overload)
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Outdoor musical performance by:
Wytold (Artist in residence at Strathmore Hall)
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Decorations by:
Panda Head Magazine (Enchanting!)
Pre-sale tickets are $20
Door price $25
but we’re most likely gonna sell out
18+ to enter / 21+ to drink / cash bar / ATM on site
First 30 people in the door get free tickets to Snow White & The Huntsman, just cause.
Stay informed:
http://www.brightestyoungthings.com
http://www.twitter.com/byt
http://www.la-maison-francaise.org/
Brought to you by Stella, the official beer of BYT:
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Featuring cocktails by:
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Just like any other ticket you buy, we are not able to issue refunds unless the event is cancelled.
Attractions subject to change.
Panda Head photo by Liz Gorman
Strawberry filled crepes and frozen bottles of volvic water on yoga mats in the park. C’est la vie!
Camembert & Cotes du Rhone with some fresh beignets for dessert!
I’d be aux anges with a chilled jurançon, some brebis, foie gras, baguette and some pain aux figues. For dessert some Calvados and two tartes aux fruits–one for me and one for mon mec!
1 Bottle of the ol’ Romanée Conti 2001 (11,500€ per bottle)
1 Tub of pâté sweetened with the tears of Algerian widows (vintage: 1959)
1 Wheel of Pont l’Evèque served on a cloth stitched together from forbidden hijabs
In France, you see, this qualifies as merely prétention légère.
Craft beer and $10 for the food trucks. And a blanket.
nothing beats the classic baguette et camembert. c’est magnifique!
Mini Rice Quiche, so I can eat lots and lots of them and not feel bad, you know, because they are mini
Some foie gras spread on a baguette!
I would bring only foods alluding to Audrey Tautou and Amèlie- for instance, I would stick raspberries on my fingers and suck them off one by one, and I would have decoy health food and soap with delicacies hidden underneath. If my date ceased to recognize and acknowledge these references, this homage if you will, I would look upon them with complete disdain and write them off forever, to live a life full of McDonalds hamburgers and mediocrity. Fin.
spread some Boursin herbed cheese on a sliced baguette with cucumbers…. chouette!
lots of baguettes, some crisp, faintly sweet white wine like a rosé, cured meats, foie gras, and patisserie treats!
Chevre, bruschetta, and bread!
banh mi and OG absinthe
baguette, some crispy, faintly sweet white wine like a rosé, cured meats, foie gras and passtierie treats!
I would bring fresh strawberries dipped in chocolate and raspberry tarte. A sweet, oaky, bourdeaux wine! Roses of course and my neighbors giant french poodle named Fi Fi!!
a bottle of lillet and as many flavors of macarons as I can find
Fresh baguette from a boulangerie (never a grocery store, quel horreur!), with some chevre or camembert. Red wine, a Burgundy or Bordeaux. And perhaps that most French of accessories – a “petit ami” to share the picnic with!
Quenelle because according to the faux top chef replacement, it’s the only thing that matters in french cuisine.
I would bring 3 wines, light snacks, and a healthy dose of judgment. For example, Sauvignon Blanc from the Loire Valley, paired with raspberries/brie/baguette rounds (okay, heavy snack), and “No, that skirt and those heals don’t make you look like a street walker.” Oh, wait, passive aggression is an American thing. Okay, “Yes, that skirt does make you look like a street walker. Well done.”
Beaufort + baguette + beaujolais!
Chevre, jambon, et une grande baguette…. et une belle carafe …ou deux… du vin rouge….et une moustache
I would start out with a pairing of Absinthe and a tiny bowl of Opium, just to enhance the experience. Inebriated and suffering from mild hallucinations, I would saunter over to my nearby McDonald’s and demand a large order of french fries and a hamburger on a croissant. Then, I’m assuming some form of the following conversation would take place:
Employee: “Uh, I’m sorry sir, we don’t carry croissants.”
Me: “What? You have French fries, why wouldn’t you have croissants? Clearly you have French bread to make French fries, how do you not have croissants?!”
Employee: “Sir, not only are French fries are made from potatoes, but I think French fries originally came from–”
Me: “Hey! No! You listen …shut up. I didn’t come here today to have a McDonald’s employee tell me — OH GOD THE GHOSTS ARE BACK!! GAH!!”
*pees self*
Every one loves a good picnic, but the last thing you want is to being crammed next to other park-goers jamming to the likes of Kesha or the Biebs. The ultimate French solution: stinky, slimy, gooey melted raclette cheese over crusty baguette will have your neighbors running, while you enjoy the warm, creamy heaven in your mouth. Then, you can pop open your Chateauneuf-Du-Pape, pull out the salade nicoise, and turn on your Charlotte Gainsbourg. Of course, a picnic with a great Zadig + Voltaire T and motorcycle boots will take your picnic to the next level… truly a la Parisienne
Pecorino con Tartufo
Pomodori Secchi
Vino Biancho
Pane
(It’s Italian, so sue me)
In a nice country-side vineyard…and then it starts to storm.