NEW
YORK, April 10, 2000 - At this year's
IACP (International
Association of Culinary Professionals) Awards ceremony
in Providence, Rhode Island Thomas Keller's best selling
cookbook THE
FRENCH LAUNDRY COOKBOOK
garnered three top honors:
|
…
Best Book of the Year
… Best First Book: The Julia Child Award
… Best Design |
The
Design Award, recognizing creativity and innovation
in design, was given to Keller, publisher Artisan,
and Northern California design firm LEVEL. Susie Heller
and Michael Ruhlman, who helped develop the book,
were also recognized along with photographer, Deborah
Jones.
Keller
is the most respected American born chef cooking in
this country today, and people from all over the world
make pilgrimages to the tiny town of Yountville, California
to partake in what has been heralded by The New York
Times as the "most exciting dining experience
in the U.S.''
In
his long-awaited cookbook debut, Thomas Keller, chef/proprietor
of the world-renowned French Laundry restaurant in
Napa Valley, shares one hundred and fifty of his innovative,
intensely flavor-focused recipes. More than two hundred
photographs capture the visual impact of his extraordinary
food, the unassuming charm of the French Laundry,
and the perfectionism of the man himself. His creative
process, reverence for ingredients, and deep respect
for his purveyors, not to mention his wit and whimsy,
come to life in a series of essays that make this
a very personal book that reveals the soul of a chef.
THE
FRENCH LAUNDRY COOKBOOK
by Thomas
Keller (hardcover/jacketed, $50) published in November,
1999, is now in its fourth printing and was selected
to receive these top honors at the IACP Cookbook Awards
out of more than 450 books submitted in competition
by publishers in the United States, Canada, England,
and Australia.
The
French Laundry Cookbook by Thomas Keller
with Susie Heller and Michael Ruhlman
photographs by Deborah Jones
ISBN 1-57965-126-7