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The Complete Keller: The French Laundry Cookbook & Bouchon

The Complete Keller: The French Laundry Cookbook & Bouchon
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The Complete Keller: The French Laundry Cookbook & Bouchon

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From two acclaimed, award-winning restaurants came two of the most acclaimed, award-winning cookbooks ever published—now packaged together in a luxurious slipcased boxed set, the ideal gift for any food lover.

First there was French Laundry in Napa Valley, setting a new standard for American fine dining. Then there was The French Laundry Cookbook, setting a new standard for American cookbooks. In 1998, Chef Keller opened Bouchon, “so that I’d have a place to eat after cooking all night at the French Laundry,” and that restaurant, too, gave birth to a groundbreaking cookbook. Now, fifteen years after Thomas Keller first set foot in what would become a landmark restaurant, these two extraordinary books are offered in a striking new slipcased edition. With this year’s opening of the Bouchon Bakery in New York City, and last year’s momentous Michelin guide that awarded Keller’s Per Se the top honors, Keller is increasingly in the limelight—and his inventive, delicious food is increasingly in the consciousness of a national audience. The Complete Keller is the perfect gift for anyone who loves fine food.

Product Details:
Author: Thomas Keller
Hardcover: 696 pages
Publisher: Artisan
Publication Date: September 30, 2006
Language: English
ISBN: 157965293X
Product Length: 11.5 inches
Product Width: 11.25 inches
Product Height: 2.75 inches
Product Weight: 11.94 pounds
Package Length: 11.65 inches
Package Width: 11.5 inches
Package Height: 2.6 inches
Package Weight: 11.42 pounds
Average Customer Rating: based on 24 reviews
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Average Customer Review:5.0 ( 24 customer reviews )
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43 of 47 found the following review helpful:

5Food Porn  Dec 06, 2006
By KW
That is probably the best way to describe these cookbooks. They are a beautiful, sumptious feast for the eye and palate. The techniques that are taught are so valuable you will find yourself using them when not using either of these cookbooks. The pages are beautiful and glossy.The recipes, are beautifully laid out step by step. There has been criticism that Keller's cookbooks are almost too nice to use. I beg to differ. As with everything Thomas Keller does, these too are first class.

21 of 25 found the following review helpful:

5Possibly The Best Contemporary Cookbook  Jan 09, 2007
By Rob "cramdanski"
Although probably not for the casual home cook these books are perfect for those interested in preparing fresh food correctly and with patience. I myself am a young cook in the food industry and have gleened much knowledge from both The French Laundry and Bouchon. Bouchon, being the more accessible of the pair, probably offers more for the home cook. Yet being able to cross-reference the two is exciting and insightful, and gives one a look at how Keller came to be one of the greatest chef's in the world.

18 of 24 found the following review helpful:

3Useful bits and pieces  Dec 27, 2008
By B. Bednarz Wolska "Beata"
I have mixed feelings about this book - it falls somewhere between the entertaining textbook and philosophical essays on the haute cuisine. I am down-to-earth person and like straightforward answers, so the narration was sometimes boring (no, his anecdotes are not that funny)and the book too wordy.
If you are looking for useful tips on how to improve your dishes, you will find a fair amount. However, many recipes are simply too sophisticated and time consuming to try them at home. And don't expect perfect results with the veal or poultry from the supermarket - it all comes down to farm-fresh, organic or grain-feed ingredients you need to hunt for in obscure places.
WARNING! If you are a healthy eating nerdy, forget the book. The dishes are bathed in butter, lard, salt and so on. I don't mind, and personally i don't believe you can make splendid meal using vegetable and arab gum spray instead of beurre monte. :-)

13 of 17 found the following review helpful:

5Excellent Books...not for Beginners  Jan 13, 2007
By J.P. "J.P."
Having been to both Bouchon and The French Laundry makes these two volumes even more special. We have made a few of the recipes, but recommend perfecting them yourself before entertaining...they can be quite challenging! Great pictures too...a must have for the serious cook that wants to try and imitate Keller, and a great memory if you have been to the restaurants!

11 of 15 found the following review helpful:

5Kellerousse Gastronomique  Nov 21, 2006
By Robert R. Tenaglio
If you're looking for your muse, this book is it. Beautiful photography, galvanizing descriptions of not only the food but how it's grown, cared for and prepared. There's no need to limit yourself to the art of food, but if you're a food artist, you came to the right place. But any artist will feel at home with this book. Putting FLC & Bouchon together is an inspired idea, synergy writ large.

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