With walls painted crimson, gold, and black, this intimate new restaurant — it seats 20 — conjures La Belle Époque in Paris. Gypsy Apple Bistro, however, is in Shelburne Falls and is becoming a destination for diners looking to touch glasses and toast a transcendant dinner — venison with purple potato and mushroom hash in port wine reduction ($25), or scallops Provençal on angel hair pasta ($22), or baked manicotti with roasted eggplant and smoked mozzarella ($20). Such offerings from a recent menu blend flavors from classical-French cuisine, Wescott’s Caribbean heritage, and the Italian-Jewish neighborhood in Brooklyn where he grew up. Wescott, who owns the bistro with his wife, Ami Aubin, changes the fare at least monthly. (Aubin’s Franco-American grandmother called pomegranates ‘‘gypsy apples,’’ hence the bistro’s name.) Wescott is still contemplating the holiday menu: cassoulet with a cider-brined pork chop? Braised short rib on mushroom polenta? Bouillabaisse? ‘‘It’s not final yet,’’ he says, ‘‘but it will scream ‘Let’s settle in and be warm.’ ’’

65 Bridge St., 413-625-6345, entrees $20–$25.