The Francaise Dinner!

Please join us Saturday, March 9, 2019, at 6 pm. We are pleased to return to Gadsby's Tavern, 134 N Royal St, Alexandria, VA 22314, for 2019! As of December 15, 2018, we are SOLD OUT. Email mme.bahorel@gmail.com to be added to the waitlist. This year's ticket price is $65 and covers a three-course dinner, a champagne toast, and non-alcoholic beverages (soft drinks, iced tea, coffee). A cash bar will be available. The menu selections: First Course Tavern Salad and Sally Lunn Bread – Mixed field greens with red grapes, julienne carrots, red onions, drizzled with a balsamic vinaigrette Entrées (Choice of one) Prime Rib – A hearty cut of prime beef, cooked to a perfect medium, served with Yorkshire pudding and horseradish sauce, mashed red potatoes, and vegetables du jour Chicken Fontina – Boneless breast of chicken stuffed with spinach and fontina cheese, served with jasmine rice and vegetables du jour Grilled Salmon – Fillet of salmon served

This year, we ask that you make your dinner selections when you book your ticket.    A full booking includes the names of all people in your party, who is ordering what (Alice – chicken, chocolate cake; Bob – crab cakes, cheesecake), and payment.  Please also let us know any allergens the kitchen should be aware of at the time of the booking.  Knowing names, rather than strictly the numbers of each entrée, helps us help the servers, especially in the case of allergen disclosures.  We will work with you and the kitchen to ensure you get safe and tasty courses. The ticket price is $65.  This includes bread service, a garden salad, your choice of entrée, your choice of dessert, a champagne toast, and non-alcoholic beverages (soft drinks, iced tea, coffee).  A cash bar will be available. The menu selections: Entrée (all served with roasted potatoes, unless otherwise specified, and seasonal vegetables) Maryland-Style Jumbo Lump Crab Cakes – Lump crabmeat prepared in the t

Huzzah! Beth of BWPW Photography has finished editing and uploading photos from the dinner. She took a beautiful selection of pictures that do a wonderful job capturing the fun and finery of the night. Thank you so much Beth! Photos are available at two links: 1) For those wishing to purchase non-watermarked full-size digital copies and physical prints (with prices starting at just $1.50 for digital files and $1.02 for prints), please use this link: http://bwpw.zenfolio.com/2016francaisepurchase 2) For those wishing to download images with a watermark in the corner free of charge, please use this link: http://bwpw.zenfolio.com/2016francaisefree If you like one of Beth's photos, please consider purchasing a copy, as she was kind enough to volunteer her time to photograph this year's dinner. If you would like to follow Beth online, here is her info: Website: http://www.bwpwphoto.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bwpwphoto Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bwpwp

Photo taken by BWPW Photography (but editing only by me, there will be better edits forthcoming). Thanks to all who attended the Fifth Annual Francaise Dinner! And for those of you who could not come this year, we missed you! Next time! (More photos are on the way....)

We have a number of exciting prizes in this year's raffle! To keep up with the latest updates, see our prize page here . And to remind folks, below are the raffle rules and ticket pricing. They are the same as last year. 1) Tickets can be purchased in the following tiers: 1 ticket for $3, 2 tickets for $5, 5 tickets for $10, and 12 tickets for $20. Tickets can only be purchased in cash on the night of the dinner. 2) All tickets will be placed in the same basket, from which we will draw a winner for each prize successively. After a ticket is drawn and its number is called, that ticket will be discarded. 3) The same person can win a maximum of two times, except for the grand prize. If a person's number is drawn a third time, that ticket will be discarded, and another one will be drawn. The grand prize (a $100 gift certificate to American Duchess shoes) will be drawn first and will not be eligible for additional prizes. 4) Please retain your ticket stubs until the p

As with last year, we are going to take a group photo to commemorate our gathering. The logistics will be the same as last time, but here is a reminder: We ask that you arrive by 6:15 (the doors open at 5:30) so that we may take the photograph before it gets too dark. If the weather permits, we will take the picture in the outdoor courtyard at Gadsby's Tavern Restaurant. Our photographer, Beth of BWPW Photography , will take shots both with her camera and with Gloria's camera as backup. The photo from Gloria's camera will be made available shortly after the dinner, while the photos from Beth's camera will be professionally edited and available on her website. (Copies with a small watermark will be offered free of charge, while copies without the watermark can be purchased according to the pricing posted here .) Since we have nearly 40 people attending the dinner, we ask that guests do not also attempt to take their own pictures of the whole group during this time, so