The French Laundry · Menu comparison
August 10 ↠ August 11
CHEF’S TASTING MENU · dinner · both menus preserved with provenance
- 3
- dishes added
- 3
- removed
- 0
- price changed
- 6
- descriptions changed
- 6
- unchanged
Added
Garden Heirloom Tomato Salad
CHEF’S TASTING MENU · first documented appearance
Pacific Yellowtail Tartare
CHEF’S TASTING MENU · first documented appearance
Sweet Butter Poached Nova Scotia Lobster
CHEF’S TASTING MENU · first documented appearance
Removed
Garden Cucumber Salad
Preserved in the archive
Crispy Spanish Octopus
Preserved in the archive
Sautéed Fillet of Pacific Yellowtail
Preserved in the archive
Changed
Regiis Ova Royal Ossetra Caviar
“Hokkaido Sea Scallop Crudo, Young Coconut “Pudding,” Puffed Forbidden Black Rice and Garden Shiso “Vierge”” → “Hokkaido Sea Scallop “Tartelette,” Pickled Garden Pink Pearl Apple and Hilary Haigh’s Animal Farm Buttermilk Dressing”
“Bread and Butter”
“2006 Laminated Brioche and Hilary Haigh’s Animal Farm Butter 2026” → “Laminated Brioche and Hilary Haigh’s Animal Farm Butter”
Applewood Smoked Wolfe Ranch Quail
“Wild Oregon Chanterelle Mushrooms, Bantam Hen Egg Yolk “Gnocchi,” Wilted Arrowleaf Spinach and Forest Mushroom “Jus Gras”” → “Wilted Arrowleaf Spinach, Hominy “Beignet,” Compressed Hakurei Turnips and Whole Grain Mustard Sauce”
Herb Roasted “Prime Rib” of Elysian Fields Farm Lamb
“Garden Broccoli “Gratin,” Elephant Garlic “Purée,” Hakurei Turnips and Lamb Reduction” → “Roasted Garden King Ka Ae Squash, “Boudin Noir,” Sunflower Sprouts and Squash Blossom “Consommé””
Japanese Miyazaki Wagyu
“Yukon Gold Potato “Confit,” Marcho Farms “Ris de Veau,” “Pommes Purée,” Sylvetta Arugula Leaves and “Bordelaise Vinaigrette”” → “Yukon Gold Potato “Confit,” Marcho Farms “Ris de Veau,” “Pommes Purée” and “Bordelaise Vinaigrette””
Quesería 1605 Manchego Cheese
“Cerignola Olive “Toast” and Garden Carmen Pepper “Romesco”” → “Cerignola Olive “Toast” and Devil's Gulch Ranch Rabbit “Mortadella””