chronicle ]> wrote:
> (Wall Street Journal) - Thomas Keller is widely regarded not only as
> the top chef in the country but as the food world's reigning
> perfectionist. His restaurants, The French Laundry and Per Se, are
> among the country's most expensive and exclusive temples of haute
> cuisine.
>
> Now the chef has written a cookbook for regular folks, with recipes
> for "everyday staples" such as hamburgers, chicken-and-dumpling soup,
> and creamed corn. The book, "Ad Hoc at Home," (Amazon.com:
> http://xrl.us/AdHocHome ) is Mr. Keller's "most accessible," says
> publisher Ann Bramson of Artisan Books, with the words "family-style
> recipes" emblazoned on the cover.
>
> The concept is tantalizing: four-star flavor in the comfort of home
> and with less expense (the prix fixe dinner at Manhattan's Per Se is
> $275 per person without wine). There's just one problem: After one
> spends the time and money to buy the ingredients and equipment and
> then cook through the multiple steps in some of the recipes, dinner at
> Per Se starts looking like the cheap and easy route..
>
> Continued: http://xrl.us/AdHocHomeReview

I can see that. I have to wonder why. And who is chronicle?

Jerry
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In article >,
Jerry Avins > wrote:

> chronicle ]> wrote:
> > (Wall Street Journal) - Thomas Keller is widely regarded not only as
> > the top chef in the country but as the food world's reigning
> > perfectionist. His restaurants, The French Laundry and Per Se, are
> > among the country's most expensive and exclusive temples of haute
> > cuisine.

[snip]

> > The concept is tantalizing: four-star flavor in the comfort of home
> > and with less expense (the prix fixe dinner at Manhattan's Per Se is
> > $275 per person without wine). There's just one problem: After one
> > spends the time and money to buy the ingredients and equipment and
> > then cook through the multiple steps in some of the recipes, dinner at
> > Per Se starts looking like the cheap and easy route..

Cheap and easy is French Laundry instead of Per Se. It's only US$240
for dinner instead of US$275. And if you want to splurge on wine with
your savings, FL has several bottles for five figures.

--
Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA

Dan Abel wrote:
> In article >,
> Jerry Avins > wrote:
>
>> chronicle ]> wrote:
>>> (Wall Street Journal) - Thomas Keller is widely regarded not only as
>>> the top chef in the country but as the food world's reigning
>>> perfectionist. His restaurants, The French Laundry and Per Se, are
>>> among the country's most expensive and exclusive temples of haute
>>> cuisine.
>
> [snip]
>
>>> The concept is tantalizing: four-star flavor in the comfort of home
>>> and with less expense (the prix fixe dinner at Manhattan's Per Se is
>>> $275 per person without wine). There's just one problem: After one
>>> spends the time and money to buy the ingredients and equipment and
>>> then cook through the multiple steps in some of the recipes, dinner at
>>> Per Se starts looking like the cheap and easy route..
>
> Cheap and easy is French Laundry instead of Per Se. It's only US$240
> for dinner instead of US$275. And if you want to splurge on wine with
> your savings, FL has several bottles for five figures.
>

I bet those couple pieces of garnish on a plate look pretty!