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Local chefs whose signature dishes appear on the à la carte menu at the National Gallery of Art’s Garden Café: Fontainebleau together in the exhibition In the Forest of Fontainebleau: Painters and Photographers from Corot to Monet, on view March 2–June 8 in the East Building, standing in front of Auguste Renoir’s The Inn of Mother Anthony, 1866,oil on canvas. From left to right, Patrick Orange of La Chaumière in Washington, DC; Jean-Claude Le Lan of Le Refuge in Alexandria, VA; David Rogers of Restaurant Associates, National Gallery of Art; and Scott Chambers of La Ferme in Chevy Chase, MD.
Photo by Doris Alston © 2008 Board of Trustees, National Gallery of Art, Washington

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Local chefs, whose signature dishes appear on the à la carte menu at the National Gallery of Art’s Garden Café: Fontainebleau,in front of the exhibition after participating in the free public tasting on February 26, in celebration of In the Forest of Fontainebleau: Painters and Photographers from Corot to Monet, on view March 2–June 8 in the East Building. From left to right standing in front of an installation of 19th-century photographic equipment and open-air painting gear are Patrick Orange of La Chaumière in Washington, DC, (boeuf bourguignonne); Jean-Claude Le Lan of Le Refuge in Alexandria, VA, (chocolate mousse); David Rogers of Restaurant Associates, National Gallery of Art, (potato leek soup); and Scott Chambers of La Ferme in Chevy Chase, MD, (crab rémoulade).
Photo by Doris Alston © 2008 Board of Trustees, National Gallery of Art, Washington

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Chef Jean-Claude Le Lan of LeRefuge in Alexandria, VA, with samples of his signature dish chocolate mousse during a free public tasting on February 26, at the Garden Café: Fontainebleau in the National Gallery of Art, in celebration of In the Forest of Fontainebleau: Painters and Photographers from Corot to Monet, on view March 2–June 8 in the East Building. The chocolate mousse is available on the Garden Café: Fontainebleau à la carte menu.
Photo by Doris Alston © 2008 Board of Trustees, National Gallery of Art, Washington

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Chef Patrick Orange of La Chaumière in Washington, DC, with samples of his signature dish boeuf bourguignonne during a free public tasting on February 26, at the Garden Café: Fontainebleau, in the National Gallery of Art, in celebration of In the Forest of Fontainebleau: Painters and Photographers from Corot to Monet, on view March 2–June 8 in the East Building. The bouef bourguignonne is available on the Garden Café: Fontainebleau à la carte menu.
Photo by Doris Alston © 2008 Board of Trustees, National Gallery of Art, Washington

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Chef Scott Chambers of La Ferme in Chevy Chase, MD, with samples of his signature dish crab rémoulade during a free public tasting at the Garden Café: Fontainebleau, on February 26, in the National Gallery of Art, in celebration of In the Forest of Fontainebleau: Painters and Photographers from Corot to Monet, on view March 2–June 8 in the East Building. The crab rémoulade is available on the Garden Café: Fontainebleau à la carte menu.
Photo by Doris Alston © 2008 Board of Trustees, National Gallery of Art, Washington

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Kimberly Jones, associate curator, French paintings and curator of In the Forest of Fontainebleau: Painters and Photographers from Corot to Monet, in front of Claude Monet’s Bazille and Camille (Study for “Déjeuner sur l’herbe”), 1865. The exhibition is on view March 2–June 8 in the East Building.
Photo by Doris Alston © 2008 Board of Trustees, National Gallery of Art, Washington

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Sarah Kennel, assistant curator, photographs and collaborative curator of In the Forest of Fontainebleau: Painters and Photographers from Corot to Monet, in front of Gustave Le Gray, Beech Tree, Forest of Fontainebleau, c. 1856. The exhibition is on view March 2–June 8 in the East Building.
Photo by Doris Alston © 2008 Board of Trustees, National Gallery of Art, Washington

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A selection of items offered on the French country cuisine buffet at Garden Café: Fontainebleau, located in the National Gallery of Art’s West Building, in conjunction with the exhibition In the Forest of Fontainebleau: Painters and Photographers from Corot to Monet, on view March 2 to June 8, 2008, in the East Building. Full menu available in Café through May 18. Visit www.nga.gov/ginfo/cafes.shtm for a copy.
Photo by Rob Shelley © by 2008 Board of Trustees, National Gallery of Art, Washington

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Selection of French artisanal cheeses, including Brie de Meaux, Roquefort Papillon, Saint André, and Petite Basque, along with grapes, candied walnuts, and quince paste are offered with other dishes as part of the French country cuisine buffet at Garden Café: Fontainebleau, are located in the National Gallery of Art’s West Building, through May 18, 2008, in conjunction with the exhibition In the Forest of Fontainebleau: Painters and Photographers from Corot to Monet, on view March 2 to June 8 in the East Building. Full menu available in Café through May 18. Visit www.nga.gov/ginfo/cafes.shtm for a copy.
Photo by Rob Shelley © by 2008 Board of Trustees, National Gallery of Art, Washington

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A selection of items from the French country cuisine buffet at Garden Café: Fontainebleau, located in the National Gallery of Art’s West Building, in conjunction with the exhibition In the Forest of Fontainebleau: Painters and Photographers from Corot to Monet, on view March 2 to June 8, 2008, in the East Building. Full menu available in Café through May 18. Visit www.nga.gov/ginfo/cafes.shtm for a copy.
Photo by Rob Shelley © by 2008 Board of Trustees, National Gallery of Art, Washington