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The Secret to a Must-Have Menu Item Is Probably Already on Your Table

Signature butter service turns an everyday basic into a brand-building value add

Mar 02, 2026
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Butter at Libertine (New York, NY) (Image source: @libertinenyc)

Bread and butter used to be an automatic, quiet gesture — complimentary, expected, and largely forgotten. Then chefs began elevating the bread itself. Out went anonymous dinner rolls; in came house-milled heirloom grains, crackling levain, laminated brioche, airy shokupan, and regional vari…

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