FRENCHGIVING: Where Turkey Meets Baguette and Gratitude Gets a Chic Twist 🇫🇷✨
Move over, Friendsgiving, there’s a new fête in town, and she’s effortlessly elegant, smells faintly of truffle butter, and probably wears cashmere to dinner. Introducing Frenchgiving, a cozy-chic celebration where turkey meets baguette, gratitude meets glamour, and your table looks like it wandered straight out of a Paris apartment.
What’s Frenchgiving?
Think Friendsgiving, but with better lighting and wine that doesn’t come in a box. It’s all about gathering your favorite people for a meal that feels special, relaxed but refined. Picture this: a cheese board worthy of a standing ovation, taper candles dripping in gold light, and laughter echoing over coupe glasses of Champagne.
This isn’t about perfection, it’s about joie de vivre. The French art of slowing down, savoring, and celebrating the beautiful mess of friendship (with fewer casserole dishes and more brie).
The Menu — à la Cozy Chic
Forget cranberry sauce from a can. Frenchgiving takes familiar flavors and gives them a glow-up.
Appetizers:
- A gorgeous charcuterie board layered with brie, honeycomb, figs, and crusty baguette slices
- French onion soup shooters (bonus points for mini crostini tops)
- A sparkling French 75 cocktail — because it’s not Frenchgiving without bubbles
Main Event:
- Roasted turkey with herbes de Provence
- Creamy pommes purée instead of mashed potatoes
- Mushroom gratin and haricots verts almondine — the side-dish glow-up no one saw coming
Dessert:
- Rustic apple galettes
- Chocolate mousse with a sprinkle of sea salt
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Mini crème brûlées, torched tableside if you’re feeling dramatic (and we hope you are)
Set the Table Like a Parisian
Channel the effortless style of a Left Bank dinner party: moody, layered, and full of texture.
How to French-ify your table:
- Trade orange pumpkins for a neutral palette with ivory, taupe, black, and gold
- Layer linens, vintage crystal, and gold flatware
- Scatter baguettes, pears, and grapes between candles for that “I just threw this together” (but totally didn’t) look
- Tie silk ribbons around your napkins or taper candles, très chic
Pro tip: everything looks more intentional by candlelight.
The Vibe
At Wish Gifts, we’re all about celebrating beautifully and Frenchgiving is the perfect excuse to romanticize your friendships. Pour another glass, play a little Edith Piaf, and toast to the people who make your life sweet.
Whether you’re hosting or showing up with a hostess gift (we’ve got plenty, bien sûr), Frenchgiving is about gratitude made stylish and laughter that lingers long after dessert. Shop our curated vintage pieces in-stores and shop Frenchgiving essentials online here.
XOXO,
Wish Gifts