Author Archives: Francois L'Auberge

July 2015 Newsletter

Greetings from Chef Jacques and Paul   Breaking news! Beginning Tuesday, July 7th, Jacques’ Brasserie will be open for lunch! Many of our friends and neighbors have asked for a more casual, “drop in” dining option, and we listened. You may also make reservations for both lunch and dinner in the Brasserie on our webpage. I have added some classic and seasonal dishes to the Brasserie menu (think local grilled lamb tenderloin, veal scalloppini with Virginia ham, and hand-picked garden tomato salad with fresh herbs). I personally invite you to enjoy dining al fresco on our newly landscaped patio, complete with a bubbling fountain and evening lighting for extra ambiance. Also, don’t forget our popular Jacques’ Bar Rouge happy hour! Voilà et bon appétit.      July also brings inspiration for moi in the kitchen. We have squash, peppers, cucumbers, beans, and (finally) tomatoes coming out of our two on-site gardens. Fresh herbs are also in abundance and I’m prompted to come up with dishes that feature our home-grown produce in the most delicious ways. All of our dishes are garnished with our garden vegetables and herbs in season; and, the best part: whatever we make can be eaten outside, under the stars.

L’Auberge Through a Lens

Olivia Rae James has brought a new behind-the-lens perspective to Chef Jacques’ Bastille Day Garden to Table Celebration. Fostered by time spent in the French countryside as well as an inherent sense of eternal optimism, Olivia seeks out beauty in the everyday, creating everlasting images of L’Auberge Chez François. View Olivia’s L’Auberge:

Open Table Diners’ Choice Awards

The L’Auberge Chez François family is very pleased to be voted at the top in the following categories; Best Overall Restaurant, Best Service, Best Ambiance, Most Romantic, Best French Food, and Best Food Overall in the Washington, D. C. area by Open Table Diners’ Choice.

November Newsletter

October Newsletter

Autumn Greetings!

Today I harvested an entire row of Speckled Trout lettuce from our garden, and I’ll be serving it in the green salads at L’Auberge Chez François and Jacques’ Brasserie at L’Auberge tonight. Speckled Trout is a delicious heirloom lettuce, similar to romaine, that I’m told was grown in the gardens of Monticello during Thomas Jefferson’s life. 

With the help of my kitchen staff, I also harvested a bushel of green beans that will serve as a vegetable side dish on many of tonight’s main courses at L’Auberge Chez François and at Jacques’ Brasserie at L’Auberge.  I’ve posted a video about the fall harvest and what I’m cooking with our homegrown produce on my YouTube channel; click here to see the latest video.

September Newsletter

Greetings,

Next week, I’m making a quick trip to New York to join Kathie Lee and Hoda on NBC’s Today show. I’ll be appearing on Friday, September 13, during the 10:00am hour.

The ladies have asked me to show them how to make a budget-friendly Parisian picnic feast that takes only fifteen minutes to prepare. I have an excellent menu lined up and I’m excited to be spending next Friday morning with my favorite ladies. Tune in or set your DVRs to watch me in action on Today show, 9/13, 10am.

August Newsletter

Summer Greetings From Our Garden Patios!

This month we’re introducing our new cocktail menu, available at Jacques’ Brasserie and upstairs at L’Auberge Chez François. I invite you to come in and enjoy a specialty cocktail with us on our patios or in the air-conditioned Bar Rouge at Jacques’ Brasserie.

Mother’s Day Reservations

Mother’s Day – Sunday May 10, 2015

We will begin taking reservations for Mother’s Day, Sunday, May 10, 2015 on Sunday March 29, 2015  at 10:30 AM.

We will be offering our traditional Mother’s Day Dinner Menu on Mother’s Day, ranging in price from $79-$89.00 per person.

Seatings:

1st – 12:00 Noon – 1:00 PM
2nd –  3:00 PM  – 4:30 PM
3rd  – 6:00 PM –  7:30 PM

Please call 703-759-3800 for more information.  Thank you very much.

* Dinner Menu Only
* Brasserie Closed