French Laundry Based In Yountville Offers Three Menus Degustation Prix Fixe Vegetable Tasting Menu

The French Laundry refers to the restaurant belonging to America and is based in Yountville, California in Napa Valley. Thomas Keller is the owner as well as the chef of this restaurant. Kitchen staff of the French Laundry is comprised of the important alumni as Grant Achatz belonging to the restaurant namely Alinea as well as Ron Siegel.

French Laundry achieved number of awards like Michelin Guide, Three Stars in the year 2007, "America's Best Chef," in 2001 by Time Magazine and many more successfully managed to get various awards and is also regarded as the top restaurant belonging to United States as well as in the world.

The construction of the building was initially done by a Scottish stones man in the form of a saloon during the year 1900s for Pierre Guillaume. In the year 1906 a law was imposed highlighting on the prohibition of the dealing of alcohol within the range of a mile from the home of a veteran.

As a result of this Guillaume sold the building. Further the building was purchased by John Lande in the year 1920s who utilized the building in the form of a French steam laundry. The reconstruction of the building was done and it was turned into the restaurant by the mayor of Yountville in the year 1978. Don and Sally Schmidt bought the French Laundry for the period between late 80s and at the onset of 90s.

The ownership of the restaurant was transferred in the hand of Keller in 1994 and the restaurant was named as the French Laundry. As per the records of 2007 the restaurant offers three menus everyday namely degustation (tasting) menu, prix fixe menu as well as vegetable tasting menu. The cost is $240 and further is inclusive of charge for the services provided. The restaurant also provided various food items during holidays the details of which are not mentioned in the menu.

Tasting menus comprised of between five and eleven dishes in addition with few optional courses like foie gras or black truffles or Wagyu beef and white truffles. The standard menu includes seven or even nine courses at times. Signature dishes that are provided by the French restaurant are Surf and Turf, Coffee and Doughnuts, Oysters and Pearls as well as Yabba-Dabba-Doo. French Laundry achieved number of awards like Michelin Guide, Three Stars in the year 2007, "America's Best Chef," in 2001 by Time Magazine and many more. French Laundry