THE FRENCH LAUNDRY COOKBOOK
Thomas Keller
Winner of three 2000 IACP Cookbook Awards
Cookbook of the Year • First Book • Design

The French Laundry Cookbook by Thomas Keller is an inspiration to home cooks and professional chefs alike. In this, his first book, Keller shares 150 of his innovative, intensely flavor-focused recipes. Over 200 photographs capture the visual impact of Keller’s extraordinary food, his purveyors and the charm of the restaurant.

The recipes are exact replications from the French Laundry kitchen and all have been thoroughly tested in home kitchens. Recipes run the gamut from a signature, Oysters and Pearls, glistening caviar and oysters served on a bed of creamy pearl tapioca, to less complex but equally delicious recipes, as Cream of Walnut Soup and Heirloom Tomato Tart.

Thomas Keller’s creative process, reverence for ingredients and deep respect for his purveyors, not to mention his wit and whimsy, come to life in essays that make this more than just a cookbook. The French Laundry Cookbook transports readers and cooks into a world that the Wine Spectator described as "as close to dining perfection as it gets."

The French Laundry Cookbook (Artisan) November, 1999
By Thomas Keller, With Susie Heller and Michael Ruhlman
Photographs by Deborah Jones
Design by Level
Hardcover/jacketed, $50 (shipping charged $15.75 in the U.S.)