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  • Mirepoix for DinnerMirepoix
    Now Open for Dinner! Thursday, Friday, and Saturday Nights 5:30pm- 9:00pm.
    Four Course Prix Fixe $48. Daily Menu Created by Chef Laurent Brazier.
    Choose your wine from our extensive wine cellar at retail prices! Reservations Recommended. Call 949-494-4006
  • New Café Lunch Menu
    New Cafe Lunch Menu
    Lunch served 11:30am to 3pm.
    Our chefs have upgraded the quality of everything on our lunch menu – from the bread to the meat and everything in-between. All sandwich meats are now roasted in-house for freshness and flavor. We’ve kept your favorites but added upgrades, and in keeping with the theme of our cheese shop, your favorite cheeses continue to be featured throughout the menu. We’ve also added a house specialty dessert – Crème Brûlée! Come in and experience the new lunch items and let us know what you think!
  • Saturday Tasting Room:Every Saturday Starting July 9!
    Saturday Tasting Room
    1 – 4pm Saturday.
    We’ve extended our Saturday Tasting events to every Saturday! Come down and taste a selection of 8 different wines. Laguna Culinary Arts is constantly looking for new and delicious wines from all over the world. We currently offer more than 350 selections, with new wines arriving each week!
    $5 per person for 8 tastes
  • Travel with Laguna Culinary Arts!
    Travel with Laguna Arts
    Stay tuned for more information about next year’s trip to northern Spain’s wine country, the Loire Valley in France, and more! Details to follow …


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Classic Mediterranean Buffet with Chef Maurice


Chef Maurice Brazier has created these delicious menus for you to enjoy with family and friends on summer weekends. In the kitchen, he will share his unparalleled knowledge, acquired during his entire professional life, to help you become a true gourmet in your own kitchen. After the cooking, each meal will begin with a glass of Champagne!

Spanish Inspiration

Tuesday, July 1, 6pm

Menu: Gazpacho Andalouse; Mixed salad Printainiere with cucumber, scallion, celery & tomato in a gourmet vinaigrette; Cod fish with apple lemon sauce; Celery remoulade, Fresh fruit soup. Price: $90 per person.

Classic French Summer Buffet

Tuesday, July 15, 6pm

Menu: Chilled Vichyssoise soup; Mesclun with apples, dried apricots, radicchio, passion fruit & ginger dressing; Potato salad Alsatian style; Chicken breast with pineapple-curry-coconut sauce; Rice pilaf; Seasonal fruit tart. Price: $90 per person.

Filet Mignon

Tuesday, July 22, 6pm

Menu: Cold cucumber yogurt soup; Prunes stuffed with Roquefort; Red beet & goat cheese salad with walnut vinaigrette; Filet mignon with green peppercorn sauce; Mashed potatoes with celery root; Profiteroles in chocolate sauce. Price: $95 per person.

French Garden Party Canapés

Tuesday, July 29, 6pm

Menu: Mini sandwiches: Croissant ham & Compté cheese; Boiled egg & ham; Chicken mango; Tuna & sundried tomato; French baguette canapés with duck confit, brie, roast beef, pear & goat cheese; Crepes Suzette. Price: $90 per person.

An Elegant Affair

Tuesday, August 5, 6pm

Menu: Chilled asparagus soup; Crab cakes; Onion pissaladiere tart; Filet of salmon with vanilla bean sauce; Cherries flambé. Price: $90 per person.

Provencal Delights

Tuesday, August 12, 6pm

Menu: Petite pea soup; Leek, spinach & smoked salmon quiche; Lamb meat balls with tomato sauce & couscous with raisins; Strawberry mousse with thyme jelly. Price: $90 per person.

International Buffet

Tuesday, August 19, 6pm

Menu: Gourmet salad with Greek style mushrooms; Burgundy style Gruyère cheese puffs; Hummus with pita bread; Paella Valencia; Flan Parisian. Price: $90 per person.

Light Luncheon Buffet

Tuesday, September 9, 6pm

Menu: Stuffed mushrooms; Chilled watercress soup; Poached salmon with green tartar sauce; Stuffed tomatoes; Red fruit gratin. Price: $90 per person.

Parisian Favorites

Tuesday, September 16, 6pm

Menu: Croque Monsieur; Fresh tuna fish salad with arugula, quail eggs & anchovy vinaigrette; Morels-stuffed brie; Chicken breast Parmesan; Puff pastry apple tart. Price: $90 per person.



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California Locations

Laguna Beach Location
845 Laguna Canyon Road
Laguna Beach, CA 92651
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Orange Location
Le Gourmet Kitchen

541 W. Chapman Ave.
Orange, CA 92868
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Tel: 949-494-0745