beurre blanc
noun
: a seasoned butter sauce (as for fish) flavored with white wine, shallots, and vinegar or lemon juice
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Now the pair are filling the former Slab space with trout that swims in chive beurre blanc; burgers crowned with a range of French cheeses; and expertly made baguettes that receive smears of butter d’Isigny.
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Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026
The food includes smoked kalua pork and seared fresh catch in yuzu beurre blanc sauce, and 12-hour roasted prime rib, the only luau on Kauai offering this special cut.
—Ben Davidson, Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2026
Chef Brian Young, who honed his chops at Le Bernardin and The Quilted Giraffe, channels tradition and elegance with dishes like lobster thermidor, chicken cordon bleu, and a gorgeous sablefish cloaked in caviar beurre blanc.
—Andrea Strong, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 Feb. 2026
Under a decadent caviar beurre blanc, a bounty of scallops awaited.
—Josh Miller, Southern Living, 10 Feb. 2026
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Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026
The food includes smoked kalua pork and seared fresh catch in yuzu beurre blanc sauce, and 12-hour roasted prime rib, the only luau on Kauai offering this special cut.
—Ben Davidson, Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2026
Chef Brian Young, who honed his chops at Le Bernardin and The Quilted Giraffe, channels tradition and elegance with dishes like lobster thermidor, chicken cordon bleu, and a gorgeous sablefish cloaked in caviar beurre blanc.
—Andrea Strong, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 Feb. 2026
Under a decadent caviar beurre blanc, a bounty of scallops awaited.
—Josh Miller, Southern Living, 10 Feb. 2026
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