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Some of the recipes in the book have evolved for us. Many haven't.

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Thomas Keller
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: October 14
Chef
Cookbook Author
Non-Fiction Writer
Restaurateur
Camp Pendleton
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My childhood wasn't full of wonderful culinary memories.
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