Thomas Keller

The Great Cookbook Purge of 2009

source: The Amateur Gourmet

Only one cookbook inspired any controversy, via Twitter. I mentioned, in that Tweet, that Thomas Keller was part of my purge. It was true: I hardly ever used my French Laundry Cookbook or the Bouchon Cookbook. These books are gargantuan and so imposing that to just lift one off the shelf burns...

Published Mon, Sep 21

On Restaurants: Handke's, Rosendale's adding casual sides to draw ...

source: Columbus Dispatch

 OH Running a restaurant that offers only high-end fine dining is no easy task these days, and restaurateurs across the country are diversifying to reach more diners and improve the bottom line. New York luminaries such as Thomas Keller, Daniel Boulud and ...

Published Tue, May 26

Is French fine dining on the wane?

source: nationalpost.com

 Canada There's no denying the French are taking a hit in the restaurant world. Once the leaders of gastronomy, French chefs often take a backseat to Spaniards like Ferran Adrià, Brits like Heston Blumenthal and Americans like Thomas Keller. ...

Published Wed, May 20

Learning Ratios Unlocks Secret To Cooking

source: Rocktown Weekly

 VA Ruhlman probably is best known for his account of his own training at the Culinary Institute of America, "The Making of a Chef." He also co-wrote "The French Laundry Cookbook" (with Thomas Keller) and "Charcuterie" (with Brian Polcyn). ...

Published Tue, May 19

Waxing poetic about a mangorgasm at Venue

source: blogs.westword.com

 CO This is what Thomas Keller said on page 31 of his French Laundry Cookbook. And although the father of modern American cuisine was talking about his philosophy regarding making soups, the same guidelines apploy when making a variety of other things. ...

Published Wed, May 13

Michael Ruhlman demystifies recipes in 'Ratio' Sylvia Carter |

source: Newsday

 NY With legendary chef Thomas Keller, he wrote "The French Laundry Cookbook." That book was inspiring and very beautiful, but many of the recipes were daunting to lesser mortals than Keller. "Ratio" is no coffee-table book, but it is accessible to all. ...

Published Wed, Apr 22

Sylvia Carter |

source: Newsday

 NY With legendary chef Thomas Keller, he wrote "The French Laundry Cookbook." That book was inspiring and very beautiful, but many of the recipes were daunting to lesser mortals than Keller. "Ratio" is no coffee table book, but it is accessible to all. ...

Published Tue, Apr 21

Easy on the Body: Cookbook successful at making spa food much more ...

source: Winston-Salem Journal

 NC It's the book that chefs love to love -- such chefs as Thomas Keller, who wrote the new introduction. If you've seen the first English edition of Ma Gastronomie, published in 1974, you might be surprised. It certainly isn't a coffee-table book, ...

Published Tue, Apr 7