Ricotta dumplings with English peas, beech mushrooms and black truffle are on the menu at the newly opened Protégé in Palo Alto. Diners can choose to have two, three or four courses. Kelly and Secviar have described Protégé as an "approachable" neighborhood restaurant that will serve a burger and crispy chicken sandwich in a casual lounge but also have a more formal, reservations-only dining room with a hybrid prix-fixe menu that starts at $55 per person. They conceived of the restaurant several years ago and entered a protracted city-permitting process to open in Palo Alto more than a year and a half ago. Protégé has been a long time coming for Kelly and co-owner Anthony Secviar, a former sommelier and chef, respectively, from the three-Michelin-star The French Laundry in Yountville. The exterior of Protégé Restaurant on California Avenue. on Friday and Saturday, per the Protégé website.Ĭo-owner Dennis Kelly said on Tuesday, March 27, that the restaurant is now taking a limited number of reservations online. The restaurant's hours are 5:30-9:30 p.m. only for dinner and with limited, first-come first-serve seating. Protégé, a highly-anticipated restaurant from two alums of The French Laundry, quietly opened its doors this week in Palo Alto.įor now, Protégé is open at 250 California Ave.
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