La Fête nationale du Québec

The Beehive Restaurant located in Boston’s trendy South End is at it again with its latest celebration “La Fête nationale du Québec” or “Quebec National Day” featuring an evening of inspired food and live performance from award-winning singer-songwriters Isabelle Cyr and Yves Marchand on Monday, June 24th, 2013. In partnership with the Quebec Delegation of Boston and Svedka Vodka, The Beehive will be decked out representing our friends to the north in proper fashion as Cyr and Marchand perform original, well-known and traditional pieces from their Quebec and Acadian repertoire from 8:00PM to 12:00AM.   

Highlighting the true friendliness of Quebec and its people, dinner will kick off at 5:00PM with a La Fête nationale du Québec specials menu in addition to The Beehive’s regular fare. The evening’s food will feature traditional Quebec fare such as: Smoked Trout Cakes with Horseradish & Cucumber Salad ($12), Foie Gras & Maple Crème Brulée ($14), Brome Lake Duck Breast Au Poivre with Sweet Potato Fries ($27), Québec style Lobster Spaghetti ($32), and Bleu berries pie with Maple syrup ice cream ($8).

In the mood for some Quebec cocktails (and who isn’t?) why not try some of The Beehive’s fun featured cocktails for the evening such as the "Caribou de Ville” ($11.50) blending together red wine, American Honey Wild Turkey splashes of maple syrup, served on the rocks with a cinnamon stick, or the "Quebec Urbain" ($11.50) made with Svedka Clementie, blood orange juice and muddled fresh mint served on the rocks.

There is no cover charge for this event, but dinner reservations are highly recommended!  

MENU:         La Fête nationale du Québec Specials Menu (Served in conjunction with regular menu)

Smoked Trout Cakes with Horseradish & Cucumber Salad, $12 (Gâteau de Truite fumé, Raifort & salade de concombre)

Foie Gras & Maple Crème Brulée, $14 (Crème brulée au Foie Gras et à l’érable)

Brome Lake Duck Breast Au Poivre with Sweet Potato Fries, $27 (Poitrine de canard du lac Brome au poivre, Frites de patate douce)

Québec style Lobster Spaghetti, $32 (Homard au spaghetti a la québécoise)

Bleu berries pie with Maple syrup ice cream, $8 (Tarte grand mère aux bleuets, crème glacée a l’érable)

WHERE:     The Beehive, 541 Tremont Street, Boston, MA 02116 | P. 617.423.0069

WHEN:       Monday, June 24th, 2013, 5:00PM - 1:00AM

MUSIC:       8:00PM to 12:00AM, Isabelle Cyr & Yves Marchand                   

INFO:         No cover charge, cashbar. Dinner reservations recommended. Specials served in addition to regular menu.

###About The Beehive:
The Beehive is an underground Bohemian bistro featuring amazing cuisine, libations, artwork and live music nightly. Nestled below the Boston Center for the Art’s historic Cyclorama in Boston’s South End, The Beehive serves the eclectic fare of Chef Rebecca Newell, rustic comfort foods infused with American, European, Mediterranean, and Middle Eastern influences. Open for dinner 5:30 pm to 1:00 am seven days a week, and with cocktails and live entertainment available nightly until 2:00 am; The Beehive is the perfect location for after-work cocktails, dinner, live music, events and more. Come to taste the cuisine, come to view the art, come to hear the music or simply come to share in the merriment.  The Beehive is at 541 Tremont St., 617-423-0069; beehiveboston.com . Dinner 5:30 p.m. to 1 a.m., bar to 2 a.m., entertainment nightly. Brunch Served Saturday and Sunday from 10:00 am until 3:00 pm, bar menu 3:00pm to 5:00pm. 

About Our Performers: 

Isabelle Cyr

The singer-song-writer and actress Isabelle Cyr, first studied classical piano and singing in her hometown, Moncton New–Brunswick. Then she moved to Montreal, Quebec where she studied literature and philosophy at McGill University, before receiving her acting diploma from The Montreal Conservatory of Dramatic Arts. She performed many years in television and film (Chambres en ville, Karmina, Nos étés, PT Barnum) and on stage both in Montreal and in New York City before coming back to music. She is a multitalented artist who now shares her time between music, acting, writing, producing and directing in film and theater (Une journée comme les autres, Mille mots d’amour, Lysistrata). She has won many prizes in these divers fields but is also well known for her inspiring commitment to social and humanitarian causes (Opération Enfant Soleil, Les Impatients,). 

Yves Marchand

The very talented singer-song-writer and accomplished musician, Yves Marchand, first studied history at Sherbrooke University. Then worked in radio before devoting himself to music. He founded and toured for many years with the bands Sybil and The Next. But, it’s with the many times awarded band Zébulon that his great talent for song-writing was revealed.  In 2004, he released his first solo album, which he also produced. Belvédère was acclaimed by critics and all(the most remarkable singer-song-writer album made in Québec this year » Sylvain Cormier Le Devoir). Throughout the years, he has continued to write and perform his music but has also devoted part of his career mentoring young musicians (Festival International de la chanson de Granby) as well as acting as musical and artistic director for many albums and stage shows. He is presently working on his very awaited second album due to come out early 2012.