Dish · The French Laundry, Yountville
Crispy Chesapeake Bay Soft Shell Crab
Buttered Popcorn Grits, Marinated Garden Sungold Tomatoes, Fragrant Basils and "Crème de Tourteau”
- First documented
- 2026
- Latest documented
- July 31, 2026
- Appearances
- 1
- Description revisions
- 0
From the record
Crispy Chesapeake Bay Soft Shell Crab is documented in the Cartelier archive as served at The French Laundry in Yountville, CA. It appears on the menu of July 31, 2026 under “CHEF’S TASTING MENU”, one of 15 items served that dinner. As printed, the kitchen describes it: buttered popcorn grits, marinated garden sungold tomatoes, fragrant basils and "crème de tourteau”. Every appearance below preserves the menu exactly as published — source, hash, and date — so this dish can be read as it stood on any documented evening.
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As printed — July 31, 2026
Crispy Chesapeake Bay Soft Shell Crab
Buttered Popcorn Grits, Marinated Garden Sungold Tomatoes, Fragrant Basils and "Crème de Tourteau”
- Menu date
- July 31, 2026
- Service
- dinner · CHEF’S TASTING MENU
- Price
- None
- Source
- Official source
Served alongside — CHEF’S TASTING MENU
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