25897 Sun Sep 28 22:11:57 -0700 2003 7 1 San Francisco Bay Area 0 104361 Hi, I'm flying from New York to San Francisco tomorrow. I am a big fan of Jean Georges and Daniel here in New York. Please give me some tips on what to order. Something that cannot be found in NYC, something that makes French Laundry a great culinary heaven it is today. Thank you. Sun Sep 28 22:11:57 -0700 2003 0 CC 1 104366 Put yourself in the chef's hands: get the 9-course tasting menu. Sun Sep 28 23:20:43 -0700 2003 104361 0 Ruth Lafler 2 104427 Or put yourself in Gods Hands(you never know if you'll live long enough to see the end of dinner, about 5 hours) and order the SIXTEEN COURSE and add two courses like we did two weeks ago. Stellar! 175-ea plus additional courses 25- +++++++++++++ Mon Sep 29 13:25:51 -0700 2003 104366 0 russkar 3 104438 Sixteen course's? Is that a new option? If so fill us in on the details please. Thank You. Bob Mon Sep 29 14:14:02 -0700 2003 104427 0 RR 4 104513 It's been around since the begining, kind of a secret. One of many good reasons to spend an entire evening there. Unfortunately 16 courses wasn't enough so we added our own favorites at the ready, set, go. Mon Sep 29 23:53:10 -0700 2003 104438 0 russkar 1 104367 The menu is different every day. Ruth is correct, order the tasting menu and see what you get! Sun Sep 28 23:29:18 -0700 2003 104361 0 Paul H 1 104436 My parents, fiance and I went to FL two weeks ago and my parents chose the 9-course chef's tasting menu whereas we had the 5-course menu. The 5-course menu let's you chose from a selection of 5 - 7 dishes per course and I was too excited about the presented options to not have a choice ;-). It was remarkable how they orchestrated the flow of our meal given that we had four courses less than my parents that we did not even notice. I also recommend giving the wine selection into the hands of the sommelier. I found the wine list overwhelming and figured they would know best how to pair the food of the night. We ordered a bottle of white and a bottle of red and that was sufficient for the four of us. His choices were excellent (Spotteswoode Sauvignon Blanc and JC Cellars Syrah) and at $52 and $64 did not break the bank. Enjoy ! Mon Sep 29 14:05:18 -0700 2003 104361 0 Heike Bartlett 2 104453 Especially considering that the corkage fee is $50 a bottle .... Mon Sep 29 15:27:00 -0700 2003 104436 0 Morgan