![]() ![]() “If you’re looking to level up your home cooking, consider Thomas Keller’s new cookbook a masterclass.” is a compendium of signature recipes from his two 3-Michelin star restaurants, an intimate look at how they operate in parallel, as well as a masterclass in fine dining kitchen fundamentals.” “Culinary demigod Thomas Keller’s cookbook. With nearly 400 pages, The French Laundry, Per Se is a fascinating and eloquent exploration of one of the most significant restaurant relationships in modern times. Revelations include approach to sourcing superior ingredients, encouraging young talent, and what it takes to cook and lead a business at the highest level. ![]() “ The French Laundry, Per Se vividly depicts the synergy between these celebrated kitchens through a series of iconic recipes, personal essays, gorgeous photography, stories about suppliers, and tips on fine cooking techniques. This superb work is as much philosophical treatise as gorgeous cookbook.” Every elegant page projects Keller’s high standard of ‘perfect culinary execution’. “Recipes, beautiful photographs, and lessons learned from decades of cooking.” Some are old standbys, like the best versions of beurre manié and béchamel, others more unusual, including a ramen broth (aka the Super Stock) and a Blue-Ribbon Pickle.Īnd with its notes on technique, stories about farmers and purveyors, and revelatory essays from Thomas Keller-“The Lessons of a Dishwasher,” “Inspiration Versus Influence,” “Patience and Persistence”- The French Laundry, Per Se will change how young chefs, determined home cooks, and dedicated food lovers understand and approach their cooking. Throughout, there are 40 recipes for the basics to elevate our home cooking. ![]() And that essential Keller trait, to take a classic and reinvent it: like the French onion soup, with a mushroom essence stock and garnish of braised beef cheeks and Comté mousse, or a classic crème brûlée reimagined as a rich, creamy ice cream with a crispy sugar tuile to mimic the caramelized coating. To limit waste in the kitchen by fermenting vegetable trimmings for sauces with an unexpected depth of flavor. To make the crunchiest coating with a cornstarch–egg white paste and potato flakes. We learn to use a dehydrator to intensify the flavor and texture of fruits and vegetables. Just reading these recipes is a master class in the state of the art of cooking today. And all of it is captured in The French Laundry, Per Se, with meticulously detailed recipes for 70 beloved dishes, including Smoked Sturgeon Rillettes on an Everything Bagel, “The Whole Bird,” Tomato Consommé, Celery Root Pastrami, Steak and Potatoes, Peaches ’n’ Cream. It’s a relationship that’s the very embodiment of collaboration, and of the whole being greater than the sum of its parts. Ideas bounce back and forth in a dance of creativity, knowledge, innovation, and excellence. This superb work is as much philosophical treatise as gorgeous cookbook.”īound by a common philosophy, linked by live video, staffed by a cadre of inventive and skilled chefs, the kitchens of Thomas Keller’s celebrated restaurants-The French Laundry in Yountville, California, and per se, in New York City-are in a relationship unique in the world of fine dining. “Every elegant page projects Keller’s high standard of ‘perfect culinary execution’. Named a Best Cookbook of 2020 by Amazon and Barnes & Noble Named a Best Book of 2020 by Publisher's Weekly ![]()
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