Save the Date: Cassoulet Dinners!

Reservations Will Open in Early January - Save The Date Now!

The dead of winter is the perfect time to pair some fascinating and hearty wines with that most classic of mid-winter dishes:  cassoulet.  And to spend a warming evening with friends, fellow wine lovers, us, importer Ed Addiss of Wine Traditions and – of course! – Chef Jaquest Imperato.  So bundle up and join us on Wednesday and Thursday, January 5 and 6 for the annual Chain Bridge Cellars Cassoulet  Feast!

What is cassoulet?  It's a rich, deeply flavored, casserole of meats like garlicky sausage, duck confit, pork and more buried in creamy white beans.  While found all over southern France, its most famous home is in Toulouse where the deep, round, earthenware pot with slanting sides called a "cassoulet" gave its name to the dish.

Working with our favorite specialist in wines of the southwest of France, Ed Addis, Chef Jacques has created a stunning menu that will warm you up with smoked salmon and bay scallops freshened with Asian pear and then wind you down again with a classic millefeuille – layered puff pastry – with raspberries and a bit of chocolate. The perfect frame to set off Jacques’s cassoulet!  Here’s the menu:

Homemade smoked salmon, asparagus cigar
Dom de Martinolles Le Berceau Blanquette de Limoux NV
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Marinated bay scallop’s gravlax style, in puffed pastry, Asian pear beurre blanc
Mas d'Alezon Faugeres Blanc Cabretta 2023
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Jacques Famous Cassoulet
Dom Serre Besson Vinsobres Rouge 2021
Ch Laffitte Teston Madiran Vieilles Vignes 2019
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Millefeuille, chocolat ganache, feuillantine, marinated Cherries, raspberry coulis
Dom La Luminaille Rasteau Grenat Vin Doux Naturel 2022

The cost of the dinner is just $124 per person including tax, tip and free parking plus online reservation fees.  So round up your crew and reserve your seats at the table online through Eventbrite right now.  Just click the link and book your seats now (if your plans change, you can cancel for a refund up to 48 hours in advance through Eventbrite as well.  If you have any food allergies or special needs, just note them while reserving or email us at the shop so we can let Chef know.

Then join us at 6:45 on Wednesday, February 5 or Thursday, February 6, enjoy the food, wine and company, and leave when you’re done without waiting for a check.  

La Cote d’Or Restaurant is located at 6876 Lee Hwy, Arlington, VA 22213, just off Rt. 66 and within walking distance of the East Falls Church Metro station.  Parking is available next to the restaurant in the motel lot (ignore the signs – you can park anywhere!). Reservations open early January, so watch this space and plan now to join our cassoulet feast!