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Cost: free, optional purchases
It's Beaujolais Nouveau Time at Chicago French Market! Be the first to sample the 2018 Vintage Wine and Pre-Order Your French Feast to celebrate Beaujolais Nouveau, Thursday November 15. Enjoy the first tastes of Beaujolais Nouveau wines while listening to live Jazz. Dine in or take home a three course French feast for the whole family.
There will be a ton of festivities throughout the day!
- Live music will be played throughout the day including the Genevieve Jazz French Duo at 12 –2pm and Genevieve Jazz Trio, 4:30 – 6:30pm
- Complimentary tastings of the 2018 Joseph Drouhin Beaujolais Nouveau with Pastoral Artisan Cheese, Bread & Wine Beverage Director and Certified Sommelier, Kit Hamlen from 4-6pm.
-Stop by the Bar at Frietkoten to sample the 2018 vintage wine throughout the day.
-Crack open an 85lb Wheel of Marcel Petit Comte' (France’s favorite cheese!) at 5pm with Pastoral resident expert and French Market Store Manager, Andy Koechling. Devour free samples and fresh cuts for sale of this magnificent, unique and specially-selected cheese.
-Enter to win a Happy Hour for up to 10 guests with beer and wine from Frietkoten and cheeses from Pastoral, and 4 chances to win a 2018 Beaujolais Nouveau bottle from Frietkoten. No purchase is necessary.
Dine in Or Carry Out your own French Feast:
-Pastoral Beaujolais French Cheese Plate for $13---pre-made to-go for lunch or commute with three cheeses (Ossau Iraty, Brie Fermier, Blue D'Auvergne), Cornichons, Country Olives, Grainy Mustard, Fig Spread, and Baguette.
-Savor classic French staples from The French Lunchbox including Beef Burgundy Meal for (2)$18.00, Duck A l'Orange meal for (2) $22.00 and Lamb Shepherd’s Pie Meal for (4) $25.00.
-Pre-Order a large Cake or Entremets from Vanille Patisserie for November 15 and receive $5 off. Call 773.868.4574 to place an order.
-Take home the 2018 Joseph Drouhin Beaujolais Nouveau available for $14.99 a bottle at Pastoral Artisan Cheese, Bread & Wine
Beaujolais Nouveau Day is marked in France on the third Thursday in November with fireworks, music and festivals. Under French law, the wine is released at 12:01 a.m., just weeks after the wine's grapes have been harvested. Parties are held throughout the country to celebrate the first wine of the season. In the United States, it is promoted as a drink for Thanksgiving, which always falls exactly one week after the wine is released.
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