Bastille Day Catering Sydney BASTILLE Day is one of the most important dates in the French calendar and is celebrated with parades, parties and plenty of food. So we at The Roo Brothers Catering are celebrating Friday 14th July 2017 with some great traditional catering in Sydney What is Bastille Day and why does France celebrate it? Bastille Day is the French national holiday, which marks the storming of the Bastille in the 1700s, and is known as La Fête Nationale Française in France.The Bastille was a medieval fortress and prison, which held many political dissidents, and had become a symbol of oppression and injustice in Paris. On July 14, 1789, an angry mob stormed the Bastille and released the prisoners – of which there were just seven at the time – before stealing the weapons stored inside. The invasion was significant at the time because it proved to revolutionaries that the King had little control over his armed forces and undermined his power. It was the beginning of what later became known as the French Revolution and the monarchy was eventually overthrown. King Louis and his wife Queen Marie Antoinette were arrested and eventually executed – along with other supporters of the royal family.It’s been held every year since to remember those who fought for freedom and justice in society French inspired canapes or Hors d'Oevres Provençal Vegetable Tart  Pork Rillettes Cheddar Gougères Onion Tart Mini Tartes Flambées Salmon Trout Tartare with Pressed Caviar and Tomatoes Fromage Fort  Chicken Liver Pâté Zucchini-Tomato Verrines Mini Smoked-Salmon Croque-Monsieur   French Desserts Raspberry Macarons Petits Pots à l'Absinthe Country Apple Galette Cream Puffs with Chocolate Sauce Pear Tarte Tatin with Red-Wine Caramel Chocolate Tartlets with Candied Grapefruit Peel Get in touch today to discuss your Bastille Day catering in Sydney with us. We can arrange a drop off catered menu right through to a French inspired degustation menu