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The French Laundry · Menu comparison

August 3 August 5

CHEF’S TASTING MENU · dinner · both menus preserved with provenance

4
dishes added
4
removed
0
price changed
3
descriptions changed
8
unchanged

Added

Pacific Shima Aji Tartare

CHEF’S TASTING MENU · first documented appearance

Hokkaido Sea Scallop “Poêlée”

CHEF’S TASTING MENU · first documented appearance

Liberty Farms Pekin Duck

CHEF’S TASTING MENU · first documented appearance

Garden Strawberry “Île Flottante”

CHEF’S TASTING MENU · first documented appearance

Removed

Crispy Spanish Octopus

Preserved in the archive

Fillet of Pacific Shima Aji

Preserved in the archive

Applewood Smoked Wolfe Ranch Quail

Preserved in the archive

K&J Orchards O’Henry Peaches

Preserved in the archive

Changed

Regiis Ova Royal Ossetra Caviar

Hawaiian Bigeye Tuna “Pavé,” Compressed Summer Melons and Young Ginger “Gastrique”” → Santa Barbara Spot Prawn “Cocktail,” Bantam Hen Egg “Mousse” and Pickled Garden Celeries

Herb Roasted “Prime Rib” of Elysian Fields Farm Lamb

Paty Pan Squash “Farci,” Preserved Wild Ramps, Garden Sylvetta Arugula and “Meyer Lemon Jus”” → Wild Oregon Chanterelle Mushroom “Tapenade,” Wilted Arrowleaf Spinach, Brentwood Yellow Corn Kernels and Forest Mushroom “Jus Gras”

Japanese Miyazaki Wagyu

Forest Mushroom “Ravioli,” Pickled Garden Elephant Garlic and “Bordelaise Consommé”” → Garden Elephant Garlic “Spätzle,” Koshihikari Rice “Porridge,” Broccoli “Confetti” and Charred Eggplant “Bouillon”