Thomas Keller (cook)
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Thomas Keller (born October 14, 1955 in Camp Pendleton ) is an American chef , restaurateur and cookbook author .
Career
He learned to cook at a Palm Beach restaurant that was run by his mother. In 1983 he moved to France and worked there in various starred restaurants such as Guy Savoy and Taillevent . Three years later he opened his first restaurant, the Rakel, in New York City and then worked as a hotel manager in Los Angeles .
In 1994 he opened The French Laundry restaurant in Yountville , Napa Valley . He has received several awards from the James Beard Foundation such as "Best California Chef" (1996) and "Best Chef in America" (1997). In 2005, his restaurant received a three-star rating per se in the first Michelin Guide for New York City; 2006 also followed three stars for the French Laundry in the first edition of the Guide Michelin for the Bay Area . In 2006 Thomas Keller also received the " Eckart Witzigmann Prize for great culinary art".
Individual evidence
- ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from January 18, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Prize winners 2006 - International Eckart Witzigmann Prize. In: eckart-witzigmann-preis.de. Retrieved December 19, 2017 .
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| SURNAME | Keller, Thomas |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American chef, restaurateur, and cookbook author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 14, 1955 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Camp Pendleton , United States |