On Christmas Day, an unknown visitor allegedly broke into the French Laundry. But rather than just eat some cookies, the intruder — or intruders — made off with some of the four-star restaurant’s most expensive wines.
The restaurant — which closed for its long-awaited kitchen remodel on Saturday — released the below statement tonight. Thomas Keller tweeted out an abbreviated version as well.
On Christmas day, The French Laundry was the victim of a robbery. Specific wines of specific value were stolen (DRC & Screaming Eagle). We have complete trust in the authorities leading the investigation, and we welcome any information our community may have regarding the event.
We are confident that if and when any of the stolen bottles appear in public, they will immediately raise questions and red flags among the wine knowledgeable.
The French Laundry wine program is, as many of you know, singular and distinct. We look forward to rebuilding our cellar in the meantime and plan to get to the bottom of this disheartening act immediately.
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