Honor Julia Child with Dinner & a Movie

Whether you’re seeing Julie & Julia on opening night, or biding your time until the crowds thin a little, make a night of it, an indulgent, butter-filled, Julia Child-inspired night of it, with dinner at one of the city’s great French restaurants. If you’re seeing it on the big screen near Kenmore Square, make reservations at Eastern Standard or at the Back Bay branch of Sel de la Terre. If you’re heading Downtown, duck in to Troquet or Pigalle. Harvard Square has Sandrine’s and for French-with-a-little-Cuban-flair, Chez Henri is just a short walk away. Wherever you end up seeing the movie, or even if you skip it altogether, raise a glass to this culinary pioneer as you order escargots bourguignon at Locke Ober; the next time you pop in to L’Espalier for soufflé; or as you take your first bite of apple tart at Miel Brasserie Provencal. Call the restaurants directly to book a table. Reserve your movie tickets online.

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