Recent Posts Tagged With 'the french laundry'

• Bouchon: Where Thomas Keller Eats After The French Laundry

  Posted on Monday November 16th, 2009 at 17:01 in pate, the french laundry, roasted chicken, bouchon, thomas keller, yountville, roasted duck, flatiron steak, pot de creme

  Please excuse my long absence. I have been extremely selfish. You see, my French Laundry post was so perfect, not in writing, or photos, but the subject, that is has been hard to compose further entries. Luckily, Thomas Keller has more than one re...

• The French Laundry: Xanadu For Foodies

  Posted on Friday October 23rd, 2009 at 10:25 in napa valley, gordon ramsay, the french laundry, thomas keller, yountville, crozes hermitage

  As I sit here thinking about all the various ways I can communicate the brilliance of The French Laundry, there is literally an eruption of harps, violins and piano keys creating furious and robust music in my mind. I feel like Beethoven composing h...

• The French Laundry: Reservation Secured, Sir.

  Posted on Friday July 31st, 2009 at 06:52 in iphone, the french laundry, open table, american express concierge

  Yesterday, I made almost 400 phone calls to The French Laundry. That nearly impossible to get into restaurant in Northern California. I started at 10am West Coast time and called until 2:30pm West Coast time, off and on, with no luck. My thumbs ar...

• Mission: Secure a Reservation at The French Laundry

  Posted on Thursday July 30th, 2009 at 13:51 in California, the french laundry, amtrak, per se, yountville, the fat duck, american express concierge

  Today I spent 2 hours on the phone, pressing redial some 300+ times, trying to secure a reservation at The French Laundry in Yountville, California. The French Laundry is on my list of restaurants to dine at on my Cross-Country, Amtrak journey takin...