DOWNSTAIRS DINNER MENUS FOR THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 28-OCTOBER 3, 2026
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 28 $135
Tomato and Parmesan galette with rocket salad, basil, and niçoise olive tapenade
Lapin à la moutarde: Braised Devil’s Gulch Ranch rabbit with Dijon mustard, white wine and crème fraîche; with marble potatoes, wild mushrooms, and baby carrots
Meyer lemon ice cream pavlova
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29 $175
Bartlett pear, fennel, and pomegranate salad with Parmesan and hazelnuts
Monterey Bay squid with butter beans, Jimmy Nardello peppers, and aïoli
Grilled Stemple Creek Ranch grass-fed beef filet with haricots verts, persillade, glazed spring onions, and sauce chasseur
Fig feuilleté with Marsala ice cream and almond praline
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30
Chez Panisse will be closed for a private event
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1 $175
Green bean and sweet pepper salad with ricotta, hazelnuts, and frisée
Gulf shrimp with tomato-saffron risotto and wild fennel
Spit-roasted Becker Lane Farm pork loin with salmoriglio sauce, chanterelle mushrooms, gingery greens, and crispy potatoes
Ras el hanout crème caramel with Black Mission figs and pomegranate
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2 $175
Seared local albacore with sweet pepper relish and herb salad
Ricotta cappelletti in squab brodo with chanterelles
Grimaud Farm guinea hen roasted in the hearth with lemon and thyme; with confit tomatoes, potato purée, and haricots verts
Huckleberry frangipane tart with crème fraîche
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3 $175
Smoked black cod salad with Little Gem lettuce, cucumbers, and crème fraîche
Chanterelle mushroom pasta with shell beans and guanciale
Grilled Paine Farm squab with parsley sauce, Tokyo turnips, sautéed spinach and escarole, and squab liver toast
Lindsey’s almond torte with raspberry ice cream
We always offer a vegetarian substitution. However, we cannot make any other modifications or changes to our Restaurant menus.
A 17% supplementary charge is automatically added to your bill and contributes to wages and benefits for all Chez Panisse employees.
Tips left by our guests are directly distributed and shared by the dining room, dish room, and kitchen employees working today who helped create your dining experience.
Service charge: 17 percent Sales tax: 10.25 percent Corkage $40/bottle, $70/magnum
Website artwork by Patricia Curtan.
1517 Shattuck Avenue
Berkeley, CA 94705