ALEXANDRIA, VA — Chefs Michelle and Christophe Poteaux formally celebrated the opening of Maison Breizh, a new casual French lunch concept connected to Bastille Brasserie & Bar, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony July 15.
Located next to Bastille and accessible through its own entrance at 1205 Pendleton St., the 26-seat dining space offers a quicker, lighter, and less expensive alternative to the full-service restaurant, which now focuses primarily on dinner Tuesday through Sunday.
Maison Breizh opened in early June. Its name loosely translates to “House of Brittany.” “Breizh”—pronounced roughly “brayss,” rhyming with “place”—is the Breton-language name for Brittany, the culinary region in northwestern France…