It’s been 30 years since the French Laundry’s blue door first opened, and 20 years since the one at Per Se didn’t. So it seemed a good time to check on how the magic has held up — to step ...

"French Laundry, Per Se," a new cookbook from chef Thomas Keller may not contain recipes you'd ever use, but it does provide an inside view of the evolution of the ...

French Laundry chef de cuisine Timothy Hollingsworth is leaving the restaurant, according to Thomas Keller Restaurant Group. Hollingsworth will be replaced by Per Se executive sous chef David Breeden.

It’s absolutely amazing,” says 36-year-old chef de cuisine David Breeden, who has worked for Keller at the French Laundry and Per Se for 12 years.

But The French Laundry, like most tasting menu spots, charges a single price throughout the week, $295 for lunch and dinner. Per Se, in turn, asks $310, with two shorter options available at lunch ...

According to The French Laundry's Chef de Cuisine Timothy Hollingsworth when Keller opened Per Se in 2004, making a carbon copy of The French Laundry wasn't the goal.

At Per Se or the French Laundry, a waiter will never tell you to "enjoy" when a plate is placed on the table. Unless you ask, you will never know a waiter's name. But the waiters are all as ...

Representatives for Thomas Keller announced over the weekend that chef de cuisine Timothy Hollingsworth will soon step off the line at the French Laundry. Going forward, Hollingsworth, who has ...

The French Laundry Staff Taunts Per Se’s With Videoconferencing, Vegetables. by Raphael Brion. Jul 9, 2010, 9:40 AM UTC ...

A former employee of celebrated chef Thomas Keller is suing him and his three-star Michelin restaurants — Per Se in New York and the French Laundry in California — for discrimination, saying ...

Keller enjoyed nearly two decades of accolades, both for the French Laundry and for Per Se, which he opened in Manhattan in 2004 and which quickly became New York’s most exclusive restaurant, ...