Back in December I did a shoot for Wine Spectator magazine, photographing French Laundry's owner and chef Thomas Keller.  Unfortunately we didn't get to eat at French Laundry while we were there since it was early in the morning, but they did provide us with some of the best pastries I've ever

Chef Thomas Keller visited Yountville, California in the early 1990’s on a quest for a space to fulfill a longtime culinary dream: to establish a destination for fine French cuisine in the Napa Valley. In his travels, he came across a rustic two-story stone cottage. As he walked into the restaurant’s quaint courtyard, he knew it was where he had headed throughout his career.

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If there's one thing Thomas Keller taught us during his 10-day pop up in at Harrod's London, it's that The French Laundry brand is fundamentally not connected to time and place. Whether the restaurant be in Napa, New York, or the basement of a department store in London, the dishes are the same. And this isn't necessarily a bad thing, because it means that Chef Keller is a good teacher, one who is able to teach his staff how to reproduce his dishes with enough accuracy that they can be prepared anywhere. But it also means that the dishes will never feel spontaneous and whimsical, and it's difficult for them to convey chef Keller's inspiration. It was four years since my last visit to the French Laundry. Since then, Chef de Cuisine Corey Lee left and opened San Francisco's Benu, with Timothy Hollingsworth taking his place. It's an interesting situation being the chef de cuisine at a restaurant of this caliber where the executive chef no longer cooks. On the one hand it's an incredible opportunity for a chef to propel his career, but unfortunately, the dishes still have to further the concepts and passions set forth by someone else: Thomas Keller.

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The French Laundry 6640 Washington Street Yountville, CA 94599 Dining date: 11/27/11  Each year, my dad takes my grandmother and aunt out for their birthdays, usually in December. The food has always been good, with past years being at The Dining Room, Cyrus, Murray Circle, Quince and Masa’s. However, it’s never been this good. I...

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This French town house was built in the 1600s, and just received a full renovation showcasing the original stone walls. Take a peek at this gorgeous French laundry room.

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I had dinner at The French Laundry and survived to tell about it. Why wouldn’t I have survived? Because I pretty much almost died of happiness. How could I not?? If you’re food obsessed and