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Thomas Keller

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    May 16, 2012

    The Wednesday Edition: A Roundup of Newspaper Food Stories

    You can't replace the feeling of lounging on the couch with a scrunched-up newspaper. But with the web, at least you don't need to worry about getting ink on your hands and bagel. Here's a roundup of some food-related stories from our country's newspapers this week. Lucky for us, it's mostly free. F ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 30, 2012

    The World's 50 Best Restaurants List: Noma, Again (And Again)

    Everyone loves a list, particularly a ranked list. We do. David Letterman does. Water companies do. Thus S. Pellegrino has just announced their list of the World's 50 Best Restaurants. For the third consecutive year, Noma in Copenhagen comes in at the number one spot. (Congratulations to Rene Redzep ... More >>

  • Eat+Drink

    April 26, 2012

    Phil Rosenthal, Creator of Everybody Loves Raymond, on His Journey Through the World of Food

    Everyone loves a list, particularly a ranked list. We do. David Letterman does. Water companies do. Thus S. Pellegrino has just announced their list of the World's 50 Best Restaurants. For the third consecutive year, Noma in Copenhagen comes in at the number one spot. (Congratulations to Rene Redzep ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 8, 2012

    The Thursday Edition: A Roundup of Newspaper Food Stories

    You can't replace the feeling of lounging on the couch with a scrunched-up newspaper. But with the web, at least you don't need to worry about getting ink on your hands and bagel. Here's a roundup of some food-related stories from our country's newspapers this week. Lucky for us, it's mostly free. F ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 2, 2012

    A Roundup of Newspaper Food Stories

    You can't replace the feeling of lounging on the couch with a scrunched up newspaper. But with the web, at least you don't need to worry about getting ink on your hands and bagel. Here's a roundup of some food-related stories from our country's newspapers this week. Lucky for us, it's mostly free. F ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 17, 2011

    The Want Ads: A Bacon Cheeseburger Bed Of One's Own

    Craigslista cheeseburger bed​If you're the sort of person who eats out way too often at Umami Burger, frequently invokes Thomas Keller's well-documented love of In-N-Out as justification for your fast food burger fetish, and spends your weekends in close proximity to your charcoal briquets and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 29, 2011

    Chefs Feed: Your Latest Food App

    So many apps, so much food, so little time. The latest fun food app is called Chefs Feed, which was released yesterday by Credible, Inc., and it's sort of like an aggregate of all those Bon Appétit back pages where your favorite chef told you what they liked to eat on their own time. The Los Angele ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 27, 2011

    Q & A With Farmshop's Jeffrey Cerciello: Open For Dinner, Keller, El Bulli Market Plans

    A. ScattergoodJeffrey Cerciello at Farmshop​ When Jeffrey Cerciello came to Los Angeles to open Farmshop in the Brentwood Country Mart, in the space formerly occupied by Maury Rubin's short-lived City Bakery, it was a homecoming of sorts. Cerciello, who was culinary director of Thomas Keller's ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 15, 2011

    And Now, A Brief Message From Thomas Keller

    Screenshot of Thomas Keller's Twitter page​

  • Blogs

    September 14, 2011

    The Most Expensive Restaurants in the Country: The Top 25

    Bundle.comMost Expensive Restaurants in the Country​ Ever wonder what the most expensive restaurants in the country are? So did we. Thanks to Bundle, an online money management company, we now get a cartoon breakdown of the top 25 most expensive restaurants in the country (based on average che ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 9, 2011

    Chefs to Defy Foie Gras Ban?

    Guzzle & NoshRabbit albondigas, teriyaki foie gras, green garlic tempura, miso broth by chef Laurent Quenioux at Starry Kitchen.​Foie gras, the delicacy beloved by gourmands and protested by animal rights activists, may be off California menus by next summer. SB 1520, which bans force-feeding ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 8, 2011

    The Thursday Edition: A Roundup of Newspaper Food Stories

    Flickr/dubh​ What's the country reading today food-wise? Here's a roundup of some of the food-related stories from other newspapers, many of which print their food sections mid-week. And remember, even if you don't actually buy papers these days (or not; this paper is free), it's where most of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 1, 2011

    Bouchon Bakery Coming to LA Sunday Suppers

    Cathy Chaplin / gas•tron•o•myBouchon Bakery in Las Vegas​Bouchon fanatics who can't get enough of Thomas Keller's bread and pastries can cheer up because Bouchon Bakery is set to open August 17th in Beverly Hills. Pastry chef Roy Shvartzapel will be overseeing croissants, pastries, muffi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 28, 2011

    Food News Roundup: Meat Desserts, The Hatfields Cook Breakfast Why You're Eating Pork Belly Right Now

    -- Quinn and Karen Hatfield to open a breakfast spot on La Brea. [Daily Dish] -- Unsettling desserts made out of meat. Unsettling is an understatement. [Flavorpill] -- Saturated Fat Helps People Deal With Negative Emotions, Study Says. (Which is why we're all eating pork belly while we read this ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 2, 2011

    Bocuse d'Or Begins Accepting Applications for 2013 Competition

    gastros on tourDenmark's Rasmus Kofoed's 2011 winner​ Though Americans have a long history of full-on dominations and come-from-behind victories at the Olympics, when it comes to the Bocuse d'Or -- the culinary equivalent of a world championship -- we haven't even sniffed bronze. Fresh off ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 16, 2011

    Scientists Discover Obesity "Master Switch" Gene: And No, It Does Not Control Your Car Window

    Flickr/Jeremy Brooksa drive-thru window view​ Yesterday Reuters reported that scientists have found a so-called "master switch" for obesity. And no, it is not the lock button on your car door window. Although given that the line of cars recently stacking up to order drive-thru at the first br ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 28, 2011

    The Thursday Edition: A Roundup of Newspaper Food Stories

    Flickr/dubh​ What's the country reading today food-wise? Here's a roundup of some of the food-related stories from other newspapers, many of which print their food sections mid-week. And remember, even if you don't actually buy papers these days (or not; this paper is free), it's where most of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 19, 2011

    The L.A. Times Festival of Books: Thomas Keller & Duff Goldman, Fabio Viviani & The Galloping Gourmet

    LA Times Festival of Books​ Next weekend, April 30th through May 1st, the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books celebrates the book. You know, those text-y files you download and read on your Kindle or iPad or, as they were once known, those pieces of papers inked on both sides with words, bound ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 10, 2011

    The Want Ads: A Chef de Partie at Bouchon

    Thomas Keller Restaurant Group​ Bouchon Beverly Hills has an opening for a chef de partie (that's the French kitchen brigade name for a line cook or station chef). To quote the job listing, which was posted on the Thomas Keller Restaurant Group website on March 1st: This is a great opportunity ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 27, 2011

    Top 10 Supersized Cookbooks: Let's Hope The Shipping Is Free

    J. Garbee​Half the fun of bookstore browsing is picking up a well-fed cookbook, letting it slump over your knee, and flipping through those hundreds upon hundreds of pages. These days, it's all about knowing a book's shipping weight, the modern kill-joy of cookbook shopping. Unless you're in t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 3, 2010

    Short Attention Span Dinner Theater: Your Week in Food, 11/29-12/3

    In which we highlight the past week in food, either at home or abroad. "The refrigerator is swept of leftovers, the bowl of cranberries has been scraped clean, and the half-gallon of superconcentrated turkey stock in the freezer doesn't begin to compensate for the loss." Ask Mr. Gold: Take a Dip ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 17, 2010

    [Updated]: Foie Gras Protest Tonight at Providence

    bloggyboulga/Flickr​Update: We checked in with chef Michael Cimarusti this morning to see how last night's foie gras protest affected the event. He tells us the dinner went "very well," and that no major conflict arose between the restaurant and the protesters. "Obviously we disagree on the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 12, 2010

    Q & A With Ming Tsai, Part 2: "Confusion" Cuisine, The Importance of Cookbook Pictures Why We Need To Go To Grandmother's House

    A. ScattergoodMing Tsai poolside at The Standard in Hollywood​ In the first part of our interview with cookbook author and longtime television cooking show host Ming Tsai -- yes, he has a restaurant too, if you're anywhere near Wellesley, Mass. -- the chef talked about the evolution of food T ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 10, 2010

    More Fun with Foie Gras: Bocuse d'Or Foundation Benefit at Providence

    Melody Fury/FlickrA flight of dishes at a Bocuse d'OR competition​ On Tuesday, November 16, Los Angeles chefs Josiah Citrin, Walter Manzke, Alain Giraud, and Tony Esnault will gather at Providence with Providence chef-owner Michael Cimarusti and pastry chef Adrian Vasquez to prepare a multi-c ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 16, 2010

    Epicurious Names Top 15 Chefs (of Last 15 Years)

    EpicuriousFergus Henderson (2007)​Epicurious, the website best-known as the excellent database warehouse for some 100,000 recipes from Bon Appétit and Gourmet, houses more than just recipes. It has articles, guides, videos, cooking and gadget advice, and, of course, lists. It seems everyone h ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 12, 2010

    The Thursday Edition: A Roundup of Newspaper Food Stories

    SapphireBlue22stack of newspapers​What's the country reading today food-wise? Here's a roundup of some of the food-related stories from other newspapers, many of which print their food sections mid-week. And remember, even if you don't actually buy papers these days (or not; this paper is free ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 4, 2010

    Thomas Keller Joins Twitter

    Yes, finally, all you food people on Twitter have what is perhaps your ultimate validation, at least until Ferran Adrià starts tweeting recipes in Spanish haikus. Thomas Keller has joined Twitter. His first tweet -- @Chef_Keller; go look it up -- went out this afternoon. According to his PR firm, " ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 13, 2010

    Q & A with Najat Kaanache: Apprentice to the World's Best Chefs

    Najat Kaanache in Alinea's Kitchen​ Spanish-born Najat Kaanache, 32, is a woman on a mission to learn from the best chefs in the world. In just two years, Kaanache has apprenticed with chefs Grant Achatz at Alinea in Chicago, Thomas Keller at French Laundry in Yountville, and René Redzepi at ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 22, 2010

    2010 James Beard Finalists Announed: Suzanne Goin, Matt Molina, Michael Cimarusti, Jonathan Gold, Patric Kuh Nominated

    James Beard​Twitter is at it again. The 2010 James Beard Award Finalists were announced this morning via the foundation's Twitter account. L.A's Suzanne Goin, of Lucques, AOC Wine Bar, Hungry Cat and Tavern was nominated for Outstanding Chef, while Matt Molina of Mozza and Michael Cimarusti of ... More >>

  • Eat+Drink

    March 18, 2010

    Airing Your French Laundry

    For that special trip to Napa

  • Blogs

    March 16, 2010

    Ask Mr. Gold: Airing Your French Laundry

    Photo credit: Anne FishbeinMr. Gold, with dim sum menu​Dear Mr. Gold: I know it's slightly out of your territory, but my husband and I are heading to Napa for our first wedding anniversary and we're wondering if we should spend a million dollars and eat dinner at The French Laundry? We love fo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 13, 2010

    Once Bitten, Twice Fried: Best French Fries in Los Angeles, Part 2

    Because we can't get too much of a good thing, here's the second installment of our quest for the city's most outstanding fries. This list (organized alphabetically) includes the pure, the gently garnished, and the heavily adorned in a world that's a vast, exciting terrain of Kennebec vs. Russet, pe ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 18, 2009

    Bar Bouchon Opens Today: Park Your Barneys Bag, Get a Drink

    Flickr/arnold|inuyaki ​Thomas Keller's Bar Bouchon opens today, on the first floor space beneath the lofty digs of the new Bouchon Bistro in Beverly Hills, just in time for the booze marathon of the holidays. Shopping in Beverly Hills requires a drink for many of us anyway. The bar concept i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 8, 2009

    Can't Get To Bouchon Bistro? Stay Home and Make Your Own Chocolate Bouchons

    If you haven't made it to Thomas Keller's 3 week-old Beverly Hills bistro yet, or are waiting for the swank bar downstairs to open (next Friday) to make the trek, you may perhaps be in need of a chocolate bouchon fix. Happily Bouchon pastry chef Scott Wheatfill has provided us with the recipe for ju ... More >>

  • Eat+Drink

    November 26, 2009

    Pomp and Circumference: Bouchon Is a Corker of a Restaurant

    If you haven't made it to Thomas Keller's 3 week-old Beverly Hills bistro yet, or are waiting for the swank bar downstairs to open (next Friday) to make the trek, you may perhaps be in need of a chocolate bouchon fix. Happily Bouchon pastry chef Scott Wheatfill has provided us with the recipe for ju ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 18, 2009

    Bouchon Bistro Opening Tonight: Like You Needed A Reminder

    If you need to be reminded, Thomas Keller's Bouchon opens tonight in Beverly Hills. Last we checked, the bistro was booked a month ahead. But you never know; they might have a cancellation. Maybe the next time you think about making a reservation and don't, you might consider the message on each of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 13, 2009

    Short Attention Span Dinner Theater: Your Week in Food, 11/9 - 11/13

    In which we highlight the past week in food, either at home or abroad. "But I'm not one of those people out in Southeast Asia looking for whatever, fermented chickens in their shells'" Q & A With Thomas Keller, Part 2: The Best Meal He Ever Cooked, The Importance of Fernand Point Lightbu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 13, 2009

    Photo of the Week: Breads at Bouchon Bistro

    As Thomas Keller week comes to an end, we'll leave you with an interior shot of one of the rooms that comprise Bouchon's massive kitchen. This is the baking room, where on Monday night were stacked an impressive array of breads. More went in and out of the oven: épis and wreaths, snipped with sciss ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 11, 2009

    Q & A With Thomas Keller, Part 2: The Best Meal He Ever Cooked, The Importance of Fernand Point Lightbulb Moments

    Deborah JonesChef Thomas Keller​Thomas Keller's Los Angeles Bouchon Bistro, which opens a week from tonight, will serve the same menu, more or less, as his other two Bouchons, in Yountville and Las Vegas. But Keller says that even though the menu has stayed pretty much the same, the space has ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 11, 2009

    A Recipe From the Chef: Thomas Keller's Chocolate Chip Cookies

    As Thomas Keller writes in Ad Hoc At Home, his latest and fourth cookbook, "a crème brûlée is something you get introduced to, often when you're eating out: 'Oh, this is a crème brûlée.' But unlike crème brûlée, cookies have been there since the beginning. There's a comfort in things that a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 10, 2009

    Q & A With Thomas Keller: New Restaurant, New Cookbook Why He Loves Broiled Lobster With Mayonnaise

    Deborah JonesChef Thomas Keller​Thomas Keller is a busy man right now, between opening his new Bouchon Bistro (the third) in Beverly Hills, going on a national book tour for his new cookbook (the fourth), Ad Hoc At Home, and running what can be described as a small empire. It's a very organize ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 6, 2009

    Thomas Keller In Town: The Chef Will Be Signing Copies of Ad Hoc At Home, His New Cookbook

    Amazon.comAd Hoc At Home​It's Thomas Keller month in Los Angeles (and everywhere, really). The famed chef (The French Laundry, Per Se, Ad Hoc, Bouchon) is in town the next two weeks, to open Bouchon in Beverly Hills, which premiers November 18th, and to do a few book signings. His new Ad Hoc A ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 4, 2009

    The Wednesday Edition: A Roundup of Today's Newspaper Food Stories

    SapphireBlue22stack of newspapers​What's the country reading today food-wise? Here's a roundup of some of the food-related stories from other newspapers, many of which print their food sections on Wednesday. And remember, even if you don't actually buy papers these days (or not; this paper is ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 2, 2009

    Thomas Keller Update: Bouchon Beverly Hills Opening in 2 1/2 Weeks, Reservation Line Open Today

    Thomas Keller​If you're the sort of person who's beaten a path to Yountville the last few years, to visit Thomas Keller's troika of restaurants, The French Laundry, Bouchon and Ad Hoc, you can start saving on gas money soon. Keller's Los Angeles incarnation of Bouchon finally opens its doors o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 28, 2009

    The Wednesday Edition: A Roundup of Today's Newspaper Food Stories

    SapphireBlue22stack of newspapers​What's the country reading today food-wise? Here's a roundup of some of the food-related stories from other newspapers, many of which print their food sections on Wednesday. And remember, even if you don't actually buy papers these days (or not; this paper is ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 24, 2009

    Cooking With Kids, and Watching Movies With Them Too: The Joys of Ratatouille

    PixarRatatouille ​If you have young kids, and have much spent time making sure they know their way around the kitchen, you probably know the drill. Buy them some kids' cookbooks, maybe sign them up for a kids' cooking class, invite their friends over for kitchen projects. My kids' have gone to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 21, 2009

    Play With Your Food: Burger Games, Con't.

    There is a mystique to the hamburger in this country, a reverence born of childhood and road-trip, of inchoate memory and embedded emotion. I get it. I read Proust. (Or at least all the interminable paragraphs that dealt with food.) But I'm sorry, I do not understand the myth of this one, I don't ca ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 23, 2009

    Live-Tweeting the French Laundry -- Four-Hours in 140 Characters or Less

    Beware All Ye Who Enter: Food-and-wine-induced stupor may occur. My iPhone has grown into an extension of my hand (see: day job). So when I first stepped inside Thomas Keller's famous French Laundry in Napa Valley, I wanted badly to Tweet my amazement, to Flckr the restaurant's discreet filigree ... More >>

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