![]() ![]() To begin, the brown butter rolls are perfectly buttery, paired with - you guessed it - more butter. The lounge menu is more ambitious than most, but at its core, still a lounge menu. The restaurant itself keeps elements of fine dining, keeping true to the background of the chef, but aims to make it more approachable, with a smaller 2 to 4 course prix-fixe menu in the small dining room and an à la carte menu in the walk-in lounge. The name “protégé” means “one who is mentored or trained or whose career is furthered by a person of experience, prominence or influence.” Here, the name has a double meaning, both in reference to Chef Anthony Secviar’s extensive experience at The French Laundry, one of the most famous restaurants in the world, as well as the goal of the restaurant - to mentor younger chefs and to give them a place to learn and further their careers. Still, it seems as if word is out - reservations in the 7-table dining room are almost impossible to come by, and tables in the walk-in only lounge will make you wait outside (unless you show up at 5 o’clock on the dot). This expectation made Protégé’s quiet soft-opening this past month all the more surprising. ![]() When a restaurant is announced two years in advance - especially when that restaurant is spearheaded by two French Laundry alums - it would seem to follow that the opening would come with lots of fanfare. There’s a new kid on the block - on California Avenue, to be specific - one that may have you literally waiting on the block.
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