French Dinner Party

[poetrylover]

I am thinking of having a french theme for my next dinner party...... want to be able to spend as much time with people as possible (6 of us in total) was thinking a cold starter, like a nice French pate, then chicken chassuer, and ending with a Normandy apple tart & cremem anglaise .... what does anyone think to this? Boring? Any easy alternatives? Can anyone suggest a nice French wine (white & red please)?

[jack daniels]

here are some ideas:

http://www.ffcook.com/pages/dmain-p.htm

http://forgetmenotcatering.com/html/french.htm l

http://lerefugealexandria.com/dinner_menu_1012 07.php

click on either red, rose or white:

http://www.winesofinterest.co.uk/acatalog/fren ch_regional_wines.html

[coccinelle]

I agree that serving a pat� is an easy starter and lots of people love it but go for a duck pat� rather than a pork one and serve with a couple of cherry tomatoes and a couple of small gherkins with the usual trim of lettuce leaf. Chicken chasseur is known by everybody so for a change go for a poulet basquaise (just as easy but a change) and an alternative to apple tart which we most admit tastes just like the english version, go for �les flottantes.
At a french table red wine would be served with the pat� and chicken and a sweet dry wine with the dessert.
I like Beaujolais Villages wines because they're fruity and not heady but it's all down to different tastes.