Merry Christmas! For the third consecutive year, our family was out of town. Our dear friends, Chris and Beth, kindly hosted us for a La fête de Noël on the eve of Christmas Eve. The past two Christmas menus were inspired by holiday colors and signature holiday dishes. This year’s menu featured French classics paired with French vino. We are excited to share our celebration with you.
We arrived to dinner with Champagne and Chablis in our whimsical Santa pants wine bag from Pottery Barn.
Kanchana created a festive tabletop with Williams Sonoma’s nutcracker napkin rings, crisp ivory napkins and Bed, Bath and Beyond ornament place card holders. Olga from International Garden created our floral bouquet with ruby roses, red berries, brunia silver, magnolia leaves and silver acorns. We also dressed our wine bottles with Santa and reindeer wine toppers.
We created a festive French dinner menu.
The meal started with an assortment of appetizers including Petite Quiche, D’artagnan Truffle Foie Gras and Saumon Fumé. We paired the hors d’oeuvres with a 2015 Chablis.
Beth prepared Coq au Vin for the main course, which was paired with a refreshing Bourgogne.
We concluded our meal with a slice of a Yule Log, paired with Billecart-Salmon Demi Sec champagne.
Chris and Beth, thanks again for hosting our La Fête de Noël and letting us add some TWINSPIRATION!
“He who has not Christmas in his heart will never find it under a tree.”- Roy L. Smit
That is one classy Christmas setting. I love the sparkle without going over the top!
I love the idea of Christmas Eve Eve, as it were. Also, going out of town for the holiday limits the stress of having to cook and do all that cleanup!
You have the best celebrations. This looks like a lovely Christmas eve gathering – one I would enjoy!
I like how the menu was printed. And yes to anything with salmon.
Gorgeous set up! You nailed it, warmth, family with some great details.
WOW, this is so beautiful. I’m sure you guys made many great Christmas Eve memories. So cute how you had a menu printed..
Nnniiiccceeeee….this is a very nice set up you had here, for the big feast. The starters are simply perfect, to tune up the intestines for what’s coming. Thanks for sharing.
Wow! This is beautiful! You really know how to set up for the holidays.
I love the quote at the end. Although presents are nice, Christmas is truly not under the tree.
What I love the most about your event is how close your friends and family are. You just can’t deny the connection.
Very classy Christmas! Love the French…everything about it!
I love this Christmas setting so much. Done so beautifully. And, the menu looks so classy too.
What a gorgeous setup for a Christmas dinner! The food looks delicious, too.
Awesome! You always nailed it! I love how it set-up, I like everything. And the food looks good too. Everyone would be enjoyed!
So cool, love the decoration for the table, and you guys are also charming.