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Dec. 1, 2015
Grant Achatz’s Next Will Debut a French Laundry–Themed Menu It will “faithfully recreate” a meal that Achatz ate with his father on his first day working at Thomas Keller’s restaurant.
By Sierra Tishgart
Quote of the Day
June 6, 2013
By Hugh Merwin
Chef Shuffles
Apr. 29, 2013
French Laundry Vet Tim Hollingsworth Hired By L.A.’s Michael Zislis The chef will consult on all of the owner’s properties and cook during a guest-stint at Strand House.
By Hadley Tomicki
Quote of the Day
Mar. 19, 2013
Thomas Keller Says There Are No More Iconic Restaurants in S.F. ’Maybe it’s people’s [lack of] commitment to restaurants or the need for change.’
By Jay Barmann
Now Open: Agricola, Providing Good Reason to Roadtrip to Princeton The restaurant has partnered with a nearby farm to cultivate a little bit of the French Laundry tradition in the Garden State.
By Collin Keefe
Chef Shuffles
Mar. 8, 2013
Timothy Hollingsworth to Leave the French Laundry, Move to L.A., at the End of He’s planning to spend some time surfing, learning video production, and eventually refining the concept for his planned taqueria chain.
By Jay Barmann
Chef Shuffles
Mar. 7, 2013
Charles Olalia Promoted to Exec Chef Position at Patina The 29-year-old chef traces his roots back to Guy Savoy and French Laundry.
By Hadley Tomicki
Chef Shuffle
Feb. 8, 2013
Sacré Bleu! Le Bec Fin and Walter Abrams Part WaysThe French Laundry-trained chef climbed aboard last summer when the restaurant changed hands.
By Collin Keefe
Chef Shuffle
Nov. 26, 2012
By Hugh Merwin
Foodievents
Oct. 29, 2012
By Jay Barmann
The Other Critics
Sept. 24, 2012
By Collin Keefe
Booze You Can Use
Sept. 5, 2012
By Jay Barmann
Let Them Eat Foie
July 9, 2012
Now That Foie Gras Is Illegal, Here’s What California Chefs Are Still Chefs like Hubert Keller and Thomas Keller are finding equally expensive ingredients to tout on menus.
By Jay Barmann
Celebrity Settings
July 6, 2012
By Jay Barmann
Look Who’s Popping Up
July 2, 2012
Kevin Kathman Kicks Off AK Supper Club at Capri The chef’s career has past found him cooking at French Laundry, Daniel, Arpege, and Gordon Ramsay.
By Hadley Tomicki
Before They Were Famous
June 27, 2012
Oh, and Joanne Chang Went to Harvard Boston’s best chefs have killer resumes.
By Kara Baskin
The Reboot Part Deux: Chef Walter Abrams Talks Le Bec-Fin The former French Laundry chef tells Grub Street about what to expect from a newly relaunched Le Bec-Fin.
By Collin Keefe
The Chain Gang
June 12, 2012
McDonald’s Chef Says His Food Is No Less Healthy Than Thomas The chain’s corporate chef claims, “I don’t see anything on the menu that’s unhealthy.”
By Hadley Tomicki
Nicolas Fanucci Talks About Rebooting Le Bec-Fin In the second chapter of Philly’s most famed restaurant, former French Laundry general manager Nicolas Fanucci will bring back some of the Le Bec-Fin glory.
By Collin Keefe
Let Them Eat Foie
June 6, 2012
The End of Foie: 25 Foie Gras Dishes to Try in S.F. Before the Ban You’ve got 25 days. Get to it. After that, this slideshow will only be good for mourning purposes.
By Jay Barmann
Thomas Keller Headed to Miami? It’s still in the rumor stage.
By Jay Barmann
America Has Four New Master Sommeliers Out of the 63 who took the test, only four made it this year, and they’re all from the West.
By Jay Barmann
The Great Outdoors
May 22, 2012
By Jay Barmann
Le Bec-Fin to Relaunch in June When it reopens, the once great restaurant will be helmed by French Laundry alumni.
By Collin Keefe
Chef Shuffles
Apr. 20, 2012
By Jay Barmann
Front of House
Apr. 6, 2012
The French Laundry Gets a New General Manager Michael Minnillo is a fourteen-year vet of the Thomas Keller Group.
By Jay Barmann
Chef Shuffle
Mar. 14, 2012
French Laundry Vet Walter Abrams Will Helm Le Bec-Fin; Talula’s Alum Going The French Laundry vet will head Le Bec’s kitchen when the restaurant opens later this spring.
By Collin Keefe
Say Au Revoir to Le Bec-Fin It’s truly the abrupt ending of an era.
By Collin Keefe
Quote of the Day
Feb. 22, 2012
By Jay Barmann
Front of House
Feb. 21, 2012
The French Laundry Loses a Manager to Philly Fanucci will be coming in at the once iconic restaurant as a partner.
By Jay Barmann
Oh By Georges
Feb. 13, 2012
Say Au Revoir to Georges Perrier at Le Bec-Fin Supposedly the deal’s been in the works for months.
By Collin Keefe
Like Zagat, AAA Discovers Manresa for the First Time Also, they’ve totally ignored the Restaurant at Meadowood yet again.
By Jay Barmann
Neighborhood Watch
Dec. 21, 2011
By Jay Barmann
Mikey Likes It
Dec. 16, 2011
By Katie Sweeney
Gastronomics
Nov. 9, 2011
Gastronomics: How Chefs Learned to Monetize Veggie Pedigrees Felix Salmon looks at how the rise of bespoke produce gave restaurants the opportunity to sell relatively inexpensive ingredients at premium prices.
By Felix Salmon
French Laundry London Pop-up Gets Its Own Sizzle Reel Thomas Keller would like to remind you that his food is really quite exquisite.
By Alan Sytsma
A French Laundry Follow-Up in Malibu? Come On! Now that Wolfgang Puck has abandoned the idea, incredible rumors fly.
By Hadley Tomicki
So, Which Restaurants Have the Best … Doors? Designer David Rockwell has got some thoughts.
By Alan Sytsma
Menu Changes
July 20, 2011
Grant Achatz Is Going to Just Start Cooking Other Chefs’ Food He’s mulling menus inspired by the French Laundry and El Bulli for his Chicago restaurant Next.
By Alan Sytsma
Hopelessly Delayed
May 19, 2011
By Jay Barmann
Want to Eat at the French Laundry Tonight? A Midwestern chef in town has an extra seat at his table.
By Jay Barmann
L.A. Times Festival of Books: What’s In It For Foodies? Duff Goldman and Thomas Keller are sharing the same stage, but fortunately not at the same time.
By Hadley Tomicki
Food Politics
Feb. 23, 2011
Even the Bananas at the French Laundry Are Fancy Thomas Keller’s kitchen is serving Gros Michel bananas.
By Jay Barmann
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