''The French Laundry Cookbook'' is a 1999 cookbook written by the American chefs
Thomas Keller
Thomas Aloysius Keller (born October 14, 1955) is an American chef, restaurateur and cookbook author. He and his landmark Napa Valley restaurant, the French Laundry in Yountville, California, have won multiple awards from the James Beard Found ...
,
Michael Ruhlman, and Susie Heller; illustrated by Deborah Jones. The book features recipes from Keller's restaurant
The French Laundry
The French Laundry is a three-Michelin star French cuisine, French and California cuisine, Californian cuisine restaurant located in Yountville, California, Yountville, California, in the Napa Valley. Sally Schmitt opened The French Laundry in 1 ...
.
It won the 2000
International Association of Culinary Professionals
The International Association of Culinary Professionals (IACP) is a United States–based not-for-profit professional association whose members work in culinary education, communication, or the preparation of food and beverage. It was started in 19 ...
(IACP) Cookbook of the Year award, as well as the IACP's best designed cookbook and best first cookbook awards.
''The French Laundry Cookbook'' is in its fifty-second printing and has been printed over 400,000 times.
''The French Laundry Cookbook'' contains 150 recipes divided into six sections, each representing a
course of a meal.
The cookbook also includes cooking and food preparation techniques.
The ''
Wall Street Journal
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'' called the cookbook "notorious for including some of the most laborious recipes in print", commenting that "putting the ingredients together on a plate properly can be an architectural challenge".
''
Restaurants & Institutions'' called the cookbook "too esoteric for home cooks" but found that it "does inspire, teach and set standards for any chef".
Grant Achatz
Grant Achatz ( ) (born April 25, 1974) is an American chef and restaurateur often recognized for his contributions to molecular gastronomy or progressive cuisine. Achatz has won numerous awards from prominent culinary institutions and publication ...
of
Alinea has called it "
e ultimate reference for cooks
ho wishto be inspired by the pursuit of perfection".
The cookbook has also been cited as an inspiration by
David Chang
David Chang (; ; born August 5, 1977) is an American celebrity chef, restaurateur, author, podcaster, and television personality. He is the founder of the Momofuku restaurant group. In 2009, his restaurant Momofuku Ko was awarded two Michelin st ...
of
Momofuku and
Éric Ripert
Eric Ripert (; born 2 March 1965) is a French chef, author, and television personality specializing in modern French cuisine and noted for his work with seafood.
Ripert's flagship restaurant, Le Bernardin, in Midtown Manhattan, Midtown Manhatta ...
of
Le Bernardin
Le Bernardin is a three-Michelin star French seafood restaurant in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. Eric Ripert is the executive chef, and he is co-owner along with Maguy Le Coze.
History
Gilbert Le Coze and his sister Maguy Le Coze opened ...
.
''The French Laundry Cookbook'' was bundled with another of Keller's cookbooks, ''
Bouchon'', in a book called ''The Complete Thomas Keller''.
References
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1999 non-fiction books
American cookbooks