Christophe Poteaux, Chef/Owner, Bastille, demonstrates Poulet Basquaise (braised chicken, Basque style)

By Jordan Wright

Question: Who cares more than your mother about what you eat?
A. A restaurant chef/owner
B. Two restaurant chef/owners
C. Two French restaurant chef/owners who hands-on work their magic daily in their own treasure of a restaurant.
If you guessed C, then you should be dining at Bastille, a charming Old Town restaurant that feels, as soon as you cross the threshold, as if you have discovered the little French restaurant you have been dreaming of all your life.

The instantly intimate Bastille has it all.

Here you’ll find French classic dishes with a regional interpretation in a farmhouse-style atmosphere of such cachet you feel as though you have driven miles out into the French countryside; traditional dishes that miss only the pastis to start your meal and servers so knowledgeable about the cuisine you might think they had prepared the food themselves, if you didn’t see for yourself the Chefs Madame and Monsieur Poteaux behind the raised counter that separates you from satisfying your discerning palate. Continue reading The instantly intimate Bastille