August 7, 2026 · Yountville, California

The Inaugural
Capital Markets
Gala

at The French Laundry

The Setting

The French Laundry's blue door framed in ivy and brick

The Chef's Tasting Menu for August 7, 2026, pinned with a wooden clothespin

Les Grandes Tables du Monde brass plaque

Pommery Champagne and rows of glasses on white linen

The culinary garden lawn in late light

The kitchen plating canapes before service

Dahlias and hydrangea in a stone vessel

The restaurant's stone facade under climbing roses

A round table set with candles and low florals

Afternoon light through a salon window

The Garden Reception

A chef in whites speaking with guests beside the rose beds

A silver tray of salmon cornets

Cucumber rounds crowned with caviar

Black sesame bites passed on a wooden board

Warm cups passed on a carved tray

Guests filling the garden path

A guest laughing with a glass of Champagne

The reception under the courtyard tree

Champagne poured for arriving guests

Guests in conversation at sunset

Old friends embracing on the lawn

Small groups gathered across the lawn

Guests toasting near the roses

Three guests in conversation

A warm hello between guests

At the Blue Door

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Remarks

The evening's host offering a toast, microphone in hand

Guests listening across the lawn

A guest follows the toast, notes in hand

Laughter in the audience during remarks

Dinner Upstairs

A sommelier presenting a bottle to the table

Two guests at the table before the first course

Cloched plates set down in unison

A guest laughing between courses

Service moving through the dining room

Reading the menu as dinner begins

Conversation across the round table

The dining room in full service

A toast between neighbors at the table

Glasses raised across the table

A place setting under candlelight

The Gallery

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