The French Laundry Cookbook
The French Laundry Cookbook is a 1999 cookbook written by the American chefs Thomas Keller, Michael Ruhlman, and Susie Heller; illustrated by Deborah Jones. The book features recipes from Keller's restaurant The French Laundry.[1] It won the 2000 International Association of Culinary Professionals (IACP) Cookbook of the Year award,[2][3] as well as the IACP's best designed cookbook and best first cookbook awards.[1] The French Laundry Cookbook is in its fifty-second printing and has been printed over 400,000 times.[4]
The French Laundry Cookbook contains 150 recipes divided into six sections, each representing a course of a meal.[5] The cookbook also includes cooking and food preparation techniques.[5]
The Wall Street Journal 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".[4] Restaurants & Institutions called the cookbook "too esoteric for home cooks" but found that it "does inspire, teach and set standards for any chef".[6] Grant Achatz of Alinea has called it "[t]he ultimate reference for cooks [who wish] to be inspired by the pursuit of perfection".[7] The cookbook has also been cited as an inspiration by David Chang of Momofuku and Éric Ripert of Le Bernardin.[7]
The French Laundry Cookbook was bundled with another of Keller's cookbooks, Bouchon, in a book called The Complete Thomas Keller.[8]
References
- ^ a b "'Professional Help' Columnists Win Three Top Cookbook Awards". LA Times. 5 April 2000. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
- ^ "IACP Cookbook Awards". Readersread.com. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
- ^ Brackney Stoeger, Melissa (2013). Food Lit: A Reader's Guide to Epicurean Nonfiction. Libraries Unlimited. p. 316. ISBN 978-1598847062.
- ^ a b McLaughlin, Katy (30 October 2009). "Thomas Keller's New Book". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
- ^ a b Vlasich Pav, Beth (7 April 2000). "The French Laundry Cookbook". Austin Chronicle. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
- ^ "Keller's Kitchen". Restaurants & Institutions. Reed Elsevier. 15 December 1999. Archived from the original on 11 September 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
- ^ a b Collins, Alexandra (13 January 2009). "On the Shelves of the Professionals". Saveur. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
- ^ "The Complete Keller: The French Laundry Cookbook & Bouchon". Workman Publishing Company. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
General references
- Novak, JoAnna (26 August 2015). "Life-Changing Cookbooks: The French Laundry Cookbook". Paste. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
- Bulaong, Lia (10 May 2007). "The French Laundry Cookbook, One Recipe at a Time". Serious Eats. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
- "The French Laundry Cookbook". Ideas in Food. 27 December 2011. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
- "Nonfiction Book Review: The French Laundry Cookbook by Thomas Keller". Publishers' Weekly. 1 November 1999. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
- "The 10 Best Cookbooks of All Time". Stylist Magazine. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
- Gold, Amanda (9 June 2014). "French Laundry chef Thomas Keller's recipe for success". Sfgate. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
- "The French Laundry Cook Book". The Culinary Connect. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
- Trump, Cara (8 August 2013). "The French Laundry Cookbook—Review". Gayot. Retrieved 25 June 2016.