of the french laundry restaurant information established 1978 1978 current owner s thomas keller head chef thomas keller food type french cuisine with american influences dress code jacket required rating michelin guide street address 6640 washington st city yountville state california postal code zip 94599 country united states coordinates 38 24 16 n 122 21 55 w 38.404459 n 122.36521 w 38.404459 ; 122.36521 coordinates 38 24 16 n 122 21 55 w 38.404459 n 122.36521 w 38.404459 ; 122.36521 seating capacity 60 other information phone 1.707.944.2380 website frenchlaundry.com french laundry u.s. national register of historic places show map of california show map of the us location 6640 washington st. yountville california coordinates 38 24 16 n 122 21 50 w 38.40444 n 122.36389 w 38.40444 ; 122.36389 area 0.4 acres 0.2 ha built 1900 nrhp reference 78000728 1 added to nrhp april 19 1978 the french laundry is a french restaurant located in yountville california in the napa valley . the chef and owner of the french laundry is thomas keller . the restaurant building dates from 1900 and is in the national register of historic places . the french laundry is frequently honored by inclusion in the annual restaurant magazine list of the top 50 restaurants of the world having been named best restaurant in the world in 2003 and 2004 . since 2006 it has been awarded three stars in the michelin guide to san francisco . it received a favorable review in the new york times 2 and was called the best restaurant in the world period by anthony bourdain . 3 since 2007 the restaurant has been the recipient of the wine spectator grand award . 4 in july 2014 the napa valley restaurant celebrated its 20th anniversary with a six hour feast for friends locals and luminaries 5 and temporarily closed for renovations before the end of the year . 6 the restaurant reopened on april 7 2015 following demolition of a number of buildings on the site . during the remainder of the renovation project the staff is working out of a temporary kitchen . 7 contents 1 building history 2 cuisine 3 staff 4 other locations 5 awards and accolades 6 references 7 external links building history edit the building was built as a saloon in the 1900s by a scottish stonesman for pierre guillaume . 8 when a law was passed in 1906 prohibiting sale of alcohol within a mile of a veteran s home guillaume sold the building . citation needed in the 1920s the building was owned by john lande who used it as a french steam laundry 8 which is the origin of the restaurant s name . in 1978 the mayor of yountville renovated the building into a restaurant . don and sally schmitt owned the french laundry for much of the 1980s and the early 1990s . in 1994 keller bought the restaurant . 9 10 in 2004 the restaurant installed a geothermal heating and air conditioning system . 11 cuisine edit this vegetable tasting menu was one of three menus available for sunday december 4 2005 every day the french laundry serves two different nine course tasting menus none of which uses the same ingredient more than once . 12 during the holiday season the restaurant may offer special dishes . the menu as of october 26 2015 is 310 usd per person not including gratuity for the base meal not including additional supplements such as russian caviar and truffles . 13 14 the food is mainly french with contemporary american influences giving rise to such unique specialties as cuisse de grenouilles sur un b ton frog s legs on a stick . staff edit notable alumni of the french laundry s kitchen staff include grant achatz of alinea eric ziebold of cityzen corey lee of benu jonathan benno of lincoln ristorante ren redzepi of noma in copenhagen clay miller of trummer s on main ron siegel of the dining room at the ritz carlton and duff goldman of charm city cakes . previous chef de cuisine timothy hollingsworth 15 won the bocuse d or usa semi finals in 2008 16 17 and represented the u.s. in the international finals in january 2009 placing sixth . 18 the restaurant is open for dinner every evening and lunch is normally also served friday through sunday although friday lunch will not be offered during the current renovation project . they also typically close for 1 2 weeks each winter and summer . other locations edit in february 2004 thomas keller opened the east coast version of his yountville restaurant which he named per se . the kitchens of both restaurants are connected via a real time video feed on a television screen . 19 thomas keller opened a pop up restaurant in the silverado resort & spa during the renovation of the french laundry . the restaurant which will serve american classics is to be called ad lib . 20 this is not the first pop up restaurant that keller has helmed previously popping up at the mandarin oriental in hong kong 21 and at harrod s in london . 22 awards and accolades edit 2012 culinary hall of fame induction 23 2007 wine spectator grand award 4 2006 michelin guide three stars 24 2006 outstanding restaurant award james beard foundation 2005 2008 best restaurant in the americas restaurant magazine top 50 2004 2006 2008 top 40 restaurants in the us andre gayot guide 2003 2004 best restaurant in the world restaurant magazine top 50 2003 outstanding service award james beard foundation 2002 awarded the honor of world master of culinary arts 2001 a 1st annual award given by wedgwood 2001 outstanding wine service award james beard foundation 2000 favorite restaurant in the u.s. food & wine restaurant experts poll 2000 inducted into who s who in food & beverage james beard foundation 1999 2009 five star award mobil travel guide references edit national park service 2010 07 09 . national register information system . national register of historic places . national park service . the french laundry reviews and ratings of restaurants in napa valley new york times travel . the new york times . archived from the original on march 21 2008 . retrieved april 28 2008 . las vegas . anthony bourdain no reservations . season 1 . episode 7 . october 17 2005 . 7 minutes in . his napa valley restaurant the french laundry is in my opinion the best restaurant in the world . period . a b the french laundry . wine spectator . 2015 01 01 . retrieved 2015 08 19 . robinson joanna . truffled grilled cheese and in n out burgers celebrating the french laundry s 20th anniversary . vanity fair . retrieved 2016 03 06 . carson l. pierce april 7 2014 . french laundry will close temporarily for expansion . napa valley register . retrieved september 1 2014 . french laundry reopens reveals renovation plans . napa valley register . april 7 2015 . retrieved october 26 2015 . a b alexander pat 2009 . yountville . arcadia publishing . p. 29 . isbn 9780738569659 . retrieved 1 september 2014 . the french laundry thomas keller . los angeles magazine . 45 8 136 . aug 2000 . retrieved 1 september 2014 . woolever laurie . chef talk thomas keller . wine spectator online . m. shanken communications inc. retrieved 1 september 2014 . friedman gabe february 8 2004 . famed eatery seeks alternative energy source . napa valley register . napa ca lee enterprises inc. retrieved september 24 2011 . menus & stories . retrieved august 18 2010 . chef s tasting menu 26 october 2015 pdf . the french laundry . retrieved october 27 2015 . tasting of vegetables 26 october 2015 pdf . the french laundry . retrieved october 27 2015 . forbes paula . timothy hollingsworth is out at french laundry ; per se s david breeden is in . eater.com . vox media inc. retrieved 1 september 2014 . wells pete the new york times september 28 2008 . french laundry sous chef will represent u.s. in bocuse d or cowin diana food & wine february 2009 . competing at the bocuse d or team usa s unbeatable recipes sciolino elaine the new york times diner s journal january 28 2009 . the american chef comes in sixth zimmer erin may 29 2009 . per se s kitchen still well stocked and watching the french laundry on flat screen tv serious eats new york . newyork.seriouseats.com . retrieved february 6 2012 . lucchessi paolo january 12 2015 . thomas keller to launch temporary restaurant at silverado ad lib . insidescoopsf.sfgate.com . retrieved january 12 2015 . stolerman william november 2 2010 . mandarin oriental hk welcoming chef thomas keller . retrieved january 12 2015 . the french laundry at harrods thomas keller interview . telegraph.co.uk . september 2011 . retrieved january 12 2015 . culinary hall of fame induction san francisco 2013 michelin guide ; michelin travel & lifestyle . michelinguide.com . retrieved april 10 2013 . external links edit wikimedia commons has media related to the french laundry . official website archive of french laundry menus v t e u.s. national register of historic places topics architectural style categories contributing property historic district history of the national register of historic places keeper of the register national park service property types lists 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