My husband and I had a wonderful dinner at Bastille in the North end of Old Town, Alexandria, VA. The stress-free atmosphere helped to calm our nerves from the multiple, disruptive cell phone calls from our teenage son. Not only was the food divine but there was an ongoing exhibit of paintings displayed on the walls of pistachios, crab claws and mussels for us to enjoy by artist, Cindy Packard Richmond. Her work was mesmerizing — taking common foods and presenting them as “visual feasts” in provocative ways — all alluring to the visual palette. Another place for us to try that features French Cuisine and culture is…