Sweet Butter Poached Santa Barbara Spiny Lobster

From the record

SWEET BUTTER POACHED SANTA BARBARA SPINY LOBSTER is documented in the Cartelier archive as served at The French Laundry in Yountville, CA. It appears on the menu of October 24, 2026, one of 13 items served that tasting. As printed, the kitchen describes it: Preserved Horseradish “Crème Fraîche,” Compressed Granny Smith Apples, “Borscht Vierge” and Regiis Ova Royal Ossetra Caviar. 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.