Ok, so here's how it went:
-Most of the food turned out really well, with a few exceptions: the olive oil cake was too dense and the boeuf didn't look very pretty.
-The guest seemed a bit uncomfortable with the food, he seems to be a cholent and kugel kind of guy. He gravitated to things that looked familiar like challah and haricots verts (green beans to him). Neither him nor his wife were interested in the French beer, wine or the cocktail I made with the St. Germain. I'm still glad I made French food though because how can you really distinguish yourself with cholent and kugel? I do, if I may say so, make an excellent cholent and kugel, but so can loads of people. Also, thankfully, his wife really liked all of the food (she isn't Ashkenazi) and seemed really excited with all of the dishes. She was shy in the beginning but then I had a great conversation with her and I'm sure they will come back because she seemed to have a great time.
-Basically I think it went well, and for next time I might make something even safer than this but I'm glad I stuck with the French food. I think they will be back!
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