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Thomas Keller
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Thomas Keller
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: October 14
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A kaiseki meal is like that, very small courses over a long period of time.
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This is the great challenge: to maintain passion for the everyday routine and the endlessly repeated act, to derive deep gratification from the mundane.
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My childhood wasn't full of wonderful culinary memories.
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They know what my standards are. They know what I need and how to get it to me, and they know how to communicate with me if for some reason they can't get it.
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Let's face it: if you and I have the same capabilities, the same energy, the same staff, if the only thing that's different between you and me is the products we can get, and I can get a better product than you, I'm going to be a better chef.
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But once in a while you might see me at In and Out Burger they make the best fast food hamburgers around.
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With passion, if you see the first asparagus of the springtime and you become passionate about it, so much the better, but three weeks later, when you’ve seen that asparagus every day now, passions have subsided. What’s going to make you treat the asparagus the same? It’s the desire.
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And don't forget music - music in the kitchen is an essential ingredient!
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Vegetables to me are - I don't want to say the most exciting part of cooking, but certainly a very exciting part of cooking, because they continue to change. They come into season and they go through different phases.
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We rely on our purveyors to tell us what's available and what's good.
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A cookbook must have recipes, but it shouldn't be a blueprint. It should be more inspirational it should be a guide.
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Even the most astute chefs seek out the assistance of Celine Labaune, owner of Gourmet Attitude, because they know they can rely on her keen senses and deep understanding of the truffle trade.
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I wanted to write about what we were doing at the French Laundry, the recipes and the stories.
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One of the problems with writing a cookbook is that recipes exist in the moment.
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I guess the main source of stress for me is the stress I put on myself.
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Success is measured by the memories you create.
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Larousse is an invaluable tool for any cook. I've used this great resource all throughout my cooking career, and of course I look forward to the new edition. New information and knowledge are always welcome.
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Anyone can make a good roast chicken.
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Once you understand the foundations of cooking - whatever kind you like, whether it's French or Italian or Japanese - you really don't need a cookbook anymore.
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