Special Culinary Events

Chef Jacques presents a dish at one of his cooking demonstration!

Join Chef Jacques Haeringer at the award-winning L’Auberge Chez François each month as we offer a series of special events showcasing fine food, wine, craft beer, live music and our two on site-gardens (in season).

At our lively cooking demonstrations, Chef Jacques shares his passion for French and cuisine by teaching expert cooking techniques and tricks of the trade, sharing the recipes for the home chef, while sipping on specially chosen wine. After the demonstration, guests sit down to a full five course luncheon in our garden room to enjoy the dishes showcased at the demonstration, along with specially paired wines and/or craft beers.

For our wine dinners, Chef Jacques collaborates with wine makers and sommeliers to feature the wines of a specific winery or wine-growing region. Guests enjoy a delectable five-course meal as they are guided through a tasting of the evening’s featured wines.

Our  wine festivals are an opportunity for guests to sample a number of wines from different areas of the world, at a walk-around tasting accompanied by our seasonal canapés, before enjoying our full lunch menu. Other events include our popular Musique et Cuisine series, musical brunches featuring live music, lively full moon parties, and more. All events, mais oui, but of course, feature delicious menus by Chef Jacques and our team with delectable libations.

You can register below for our current special events or feel free to call us at 703-759-3800 if you have any questions. Please check back often to read about our latest offerings. As always, we will be able to accommodate dietary concerns, given advanced notice. Please email us at chezlauberge@aol.com with any special requests.

The all-inclusive ticket price includes the special event with wine or beer pairings, beverages, tax, and gratuity. Patrons will have the opportunity to purchase the wines and craft beers at a discounted pricing. Merci beaucoup et Bon Appétit!

Please join us for A Delightful Spring Musical Brunch Experience Featuring Music from Guitarist and Composer Jarret Laskey on Sunday, March 29th at 11am.  Back by popular demand, Jarrett is a professionally trained classical guitarist performing a repertoire of guitar music, including French standards, classical and Chef Jacques has created a superb Sunday Brunch menu (more…)

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Ticket for A Delightful Spring Musical Brunch Experience Featuring Music from Guitarist and Composer Jarrett Laskey $130.00 (USD)  

Chef Jacques & Carol and our team at L’Auberge Chez François invite you to our 50th Anniversary in Great Falls Celebratory Wine Festival and Luncheon on Saturday, April 11th, 2026. Please join us any time between 11:30am and 1:00pm for a walk-around tasting of nine fine wines for a celebratory tasting and delectable seasonal passed (more…)

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Ticket for A Very Special “L’Auberge Chez François 50th Anniversary” Wine Festival Featuring our Favorite French Wines, Two Special Wine Guests, & Our Four-Course Luncheon Experience $165.00 (USD)  

Please Join us on Sunday, April 12th at 11:00am for a lovely Spring Sunday Grand 50th Anniversary Musical Brunch. We are thrilled to welcome back Steve Long, a native of the DC area, who has been playing piano and keyboards professionally for over thirty-five years since graduating from New England Conservatory in Boston. With the (more…)

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Ticket for “Spring has Sprung” 50th Anniversary Celebratory Four-Course Musical Brunch Experience Featuring the Beautiful Music of Steve Long $130.00 (USD)  

Please join us on Friday, April 17th, 2026 at 11:30am as the team at L’Auberge Chez François hosts a very special Anniversary Luncheon Experience. Join us as we celebrate our 50th Anniversary “Celebrating the Classics” and Honoring the Past. Our team will guide you through some of the most well-known and customer favorite classic menu (more…)

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Ticket for “Celebrating the Classics” 50th Anniversary Luncheon Experience $140.00 (USD)  

Announcing our very special fourth annual “Bubbles & Bingo” Brunch Experience at Jacques’ Brasserie!  You asked for this fun and exciting experience at our Brasserie again, and here we go! Our first “Bubbles & Bingo” Brasserie Brunch sold out in less than 48 hours! This very special year marks our 50th anniversary April 2026, so (more…)

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Ticket for A 50th Anniversary Celebratory “Bubbles & Bingo” Brasserie Brunch Featuring Wine & Bingo Expert Ben Jumper, Winebow $131.00 (USD)  

Spectacular wines are made all over California now, and we think it would be fun to put some up against similar French wines in blind competition. So please join us Thursday, April 23rd at 11:30am for another in our series of tasting lunches, pitting wines by Denner Vineyards in Paso Robles against two from France! (more…)

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Ticket for A "France vs. California" Four-Course Anniversary Wine Luncheon Experience Featuring Jeff Dixon, Lux Wines $140.00 (USD)  

La Grande Tente Garden Terrace Join us in continuing the celebration of L’Auberge Chez François’s 50th Anniversary with a lively “Journey to Provence” and Four-Course Musical Brunch featuring the award-winning musical duo, Prince Havely and Dr. Angela Knight! Chef Jacques will create his take on exquisite Provençal specialties paired with delectable chilled three Provence wines (more…)

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Ticket for L’Auberge Chez François 50th Anniversary “A Journey to Provence” Brunch Featuring the Wines of Provence & Music by Dynamic Duo Prince Havely & Angela Knight $142.00 (USD)  

Please join Chef Jacques, Paul Haeringer and the team at L’Auberge Chez François on Sunday, May 3rd 2026 5:00pm as we celebrate our amazing and profound 50th Anniversary in Great Falls, Virginia. Chef Jacques and team will kick off our 50th celebratory experience with a grand toast to Papa and Mama. Our anniversary culinary event (more…)

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Ticket for L’Auberge Chez François’ Grand 50th Anniversary Celebratory Seven-Course Dinner Gala Experience Paired with Exquisite French Wines $390.00 (USD)