Bistro Campagne to Celebrate Bastille Day and French Restaurant Week

CHICAGO – Bistro Campagne, 4518 N. Lincoln Ave., announces a Bastille Day three-course prix fixe menu available for a limited time in celebration of Bastille Day, July 14, and French Restaurant Week, July 13 – July 19, for $35.78.. Chef Adam Dittmer has created a menu featuring French classics commemorating the beginning of the French revolution and consequently the unity of the French people. The menu is available July 13 – July 19, during Bistro’s dinner hours, Monday – Friday 5:30 – 9 p.m., Saturday, 5 – 10:30 p.m. and Sunday, 5 – 9 p.m. For more information or reservations, call 773.271.6100 or visit bistrocampagne.com.

The menu for the evening is comprised of:

First Course

Guests may choose from one of the following:

Salade Maison

Moules à la Bière - Prince Edward Island mussels, Belgian ale

Brandade de Morue en Croquette - Potato and salt cod fritters, pickled shallots, frisee, lemon aioli

Entrée

Guests may choose from one of the following:

Truite - Rushing Waters trout, roasted golden beets, haricots verts, dill crème fraîche, toasted rye crumbs, mustard oil

Poulet Rôti Forestière - Naturally raised Amish chicken, wild mushroom ragoût, onion frites

Steak Frites- Sustainably raised Meyer Natural hangar steak, bordelaise sauce,

maître d’hôtel butter, pommes frites

Les Desserts

Guests may choose from one of the following:

Crème Brulée

Pain Perdu

Pot-de-Crème au Chocolat.

ABOUT BISTRO CAMPAGNE
Bistro Campagne, located in Lincoln Square, is a warm and friendly neighborhood restaurant in the tradition of a true countryside French bistro. Late restaurant founder, Michael Altenberg, one of the earliest advocates of the farm to table movement, created a restaurant that, since 2002, provides delicious, seasonal options pleasing to the palate while remaining mindful of the origins of each item used to create the distinctive dishes. Chef Adam Dittmer continues Altenberg’s legacy by offering an ever-changing menu of classic bistro fare that is based on the best and freshest ingredients available. Dittmer’s commitment to organic agriculture leads him to seek products from local organic farmers throughout the Midwest and from organic farms on the west coast throughout the winter. Bistro Campagne is committed to the use of organic food products and strongly supports the sustainable, low impact agriculture movement.

Ongoing weekly specials and events at Bistro Campagne include:

Tuesdays: All you can eat mussels & frites night. $21 served with choice of oignon or pomme frites

Wednesdays: Three-course Prix Fixe for $33, with menu changing weekly. Wine pairings (three glasses) are offered for an additional $15

Thursdays: $8 for all cocktails, available for a limited time.

Sundays: Brunch is open from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

ABOUT ADAM DITTMER, chef de cuisine
For nearly three years, Adam Dittmer has worked exclusively at Bistro Campagne, starting as the bistro’s chef de cuisine and becoming the executive chef in 2012, Dittmer received his culinary training at the Cooking and Hospitality Institute of Chicago, where he studied French cooking technique. His culinary experience includes work at esteemed Chicago restaurants such as Aqualine, Brasserie Jo’s, Café Absinthe, Coobah, Japonais and Spago. Immediately before Bistro Campagne, Dittmer worked for four and a half years at Bin Wine Café, starting as sous chef and quickly becoming the restaurant’s chef de cuisine. In addition to Bistro Campagne’s founder Michael Altenberg, his numerous career highlights including working with many celebrated chefs such as John Caputo, Graham Elliot, Jean Joho, Matt Jost, Francois Kwaku-Dongo, Wolfgang Puck and Gene Kato. In addition to the influence of Altenberg, the original owner and executive chef of Bistro Campagne, Dittmer believes having been raised on a farm in Central Illinois as having a great affect on his work ethic and view on food, both of which align with Chef Altenberg’s own mission for Bistro Campagne. Dittmer continues this legacy today, creating fresh, simple, flavorful and approachable food served in a comfortable setting.

Bistro Campagne, 4518 N. Lincoln Ave., announces a Bastille Day three-course prix fixe menu available for a limited time in celebration of Bastille Day, July 14 and French Restaurant Week, July 13 – July 19, for $35.78.. Chef Adam Dittmer has created a menu featuring French classics commemorating the beginning of the French revolution and consequently the unity of the French people. The menu is available July 13 – July 19, during Bistro’s dinner hours, Monday – Friday 5:30 – 9 p.m., Saturday, 5 – 10:30 p.m. and Sunday, 5 – 9 p.m. For more information or reservations, call 773.271.6100 or visit bistrocampagne.com.