The French Laundry, Evolution Menu Full, October 2025

Made use of a Black Card Experience I was gifted, full menu, every supplement included.

Creamy Garden Early Girl Tomato Soup

Smoked Burrata Cheese "Whip" and Brioche "Melba"

Santa Barbara Blue Mussel with Rumi Saffron Cream

Big Fin Squid "Boudin Noir" with Young Coconut "Pudding"

Hokkaido Sea Scallop "Crudo" with Calamansi "Vierge"

Norwegian Langoustine "Summer Roll"

with Garden Basil "Coulis"

"Oysters and Pearls"

"Sabayon" of Pearl Tapioca with Island Creek Oysters and Regis Ova Caviar

Hen Egg Custard

with a "Ragoût" of Périgord Black Winter Truffles

K&J Orchards Bosc Pear Sorbet with Toasted Pine Nuts

"Terrine de Foie Blond de Volaille"

Sicilian Pistachios and Sweet Wine Poached Garden Quince

Oil Poached Mount Lassen Steel Head Trout

Applewood Smoked Regis Ova Trout Roe, Navel Orange and Garden Baby Fennel "Mignonette"

Root Vegetable "Pâté en Croûte" with Shaved White Truffle from Alba

"Bangers and Mash"

"Saucisson à L'ail," Sunny Side Up Quail Eggs and Whole Grain Mustard "Gravy"

Japanese Miyazaki Wagyu "Sando"

Sweet Dill Mayonnaise and Regis Ova Ossetra Caviar

Montaraz Carré Iberico Pork Chop

Crispy Brussels Sprouts "Dumpling," Marinated Garden Cabbages and Sage "Gastrique"

Midnight Moon Cheese "Espuma"

Buckwheat "Sablé," Caramelized Onion "Compote" and White Apron Ale Reduction

Last of Summer Peach

Canned O'Henry Peach and Almond "Chantilly"

"Affogato"

Tahitian Vanilla Ice Cream and Lemon

"Biscotti"

"Gâteau Marjolaine"

Hazelnut "Dacquoise," Chocolate Ganache and Praline Buttercream

"Mignardises"

Took several pours of Armanac and a cigar in the courtyard after dinner. A double pour of Château de Laubade, French Laundry Edition and a single of their Château de Laubade, Per Se Edition, alongside a peppermint tea and a Davidoff, "Anniversario No. 3 – TFL 30th Anniversary," we were set up below a heater with our beverages and water and were given blankets and scarves.

We were picked up from our hotel in Napa in a black BMW with French Laundry branding on it and driven to and from the restaurant. The experience includes the services of a concierge to take care of reservations of your choosing rather than waiting through the standard release process. Additionally, when we were dropped back off at our hotel, we were handed a small bag containing both of the cookbooks and our menus from the night all of which were signed by Chef Keller and a small birthday chocolate bar.

Overall, would I do the black card experience again? Probably not.

It’s a fantastic experience to try once but the duration and amount of food becomes almost burdensome compared to their normal shorter menus and times. I’m very glad we did it, and I would recommend it to somebody who absolutely needs to get a reservation.