Lord, what fools these mortals be (ordering a la carte)! Get thee to Bistro du Midi for A Midsummer Night’s Tasting Menu. Through the end of July, you can enjoy a four-course prix fixe featuring delicious seasonal ingredients and chef Josue Louis’ magic touch. Dinner runs $49 per person or $75 if you’d like to have sommelier Todd Lipman pick the wine pairings for you. For more information or to make a reservation, call 617.426.7878.

FIRST
Chilled fennel bisque, olive shortbread, grapefruit
2016 Jean-Luc Colombo, Cape Bleue Rose, Igp De Mediterranee, Provence

SECOND
Garbanzo ‘pyramid’agnolotti, speck, wild mushrooms, poached egg
2015 Hecht & Bannier, Blanc, Languedoc

THIRD
Chicken roulade, turnip, charred field carrots, farro, lemon-thyme broth or Red snapper, zucchini barigoule, fava, saffron-coconut emulsion
2014 Joseph Faiveley, Bourgogne Rouge

FOURTH
Chocolate ganache, cassis cremeux, lavender ice cream
2014 Chateau Bel Air, Vieilles Vignes, Sainte Croix Du Mont, Bordeaux