It’s been a while since I’ve been here. But I’ve been traveling a lot. And eating a lot. Mostly in restaurants. Somehow I never got around to writing about it until now. I have no excuse. Is indolence an excuse? It’s probably a state of mind, merely. May I say that since last July, when [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Thomas Keller’
The French Laundry. A Spinning Cycle?
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged cuisine, food, French Laundry, napa, restaurant review, restaurants, San Francisco, Thomas Keller on July 30, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I didn’t set foot in a restaurant until I was 18. Restaurants, like golf courses, tennis clubs and bordellos, were the domains of people who had money, connections or, at least, connections to money. Everyone had more money than my family. Except for my uncle and his square-headed wife, who may, or may not have [...]
Bouchon. Where rich people look sad.
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged bistro food, Bouchon, Bouchon bakery, food, napa, restaurant review, restaurants, tart au citron, Thomas Keller, yountville on May 27, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Never having been asked to design a restaurant, I sometimes wonder whether chefs and their moneymen sit around dreaming of the kind of clientele that will wander through their doors. Do they imagine how they might be dressed? Do they dream of “Chanel” rather than “Channeling Paris Hilton”? Do they tell themselves that the wise, [...]
