Chef Magazine for Thailand December/January | Page 38

THOMAS KELLER
Words: Andy Lynes
Photography:
Michael Grimm interior/exterior shots of The French Laundry
Food images and Portrait of Thomas Keller Deborah Jones
TK MAX
OVER THE LAST 25 YEARS, THOMAS KELLER
HAS MOVED AT A STATELY PACE, CAREFULLY
CREATING AN ACCLAIMED AMERICAN
RESTAURANT EMPIRE FROM COAST TO COAST
AND COLLECTING SEVEN MICHELIN STARS ALONG
THE WAY. NOW HE’S GOT TWO MAJOR OPENING
PLANNED WITHIN NINE MONTHS OF EACH OTHER .
ANDY LYNES ASKS WHAT ’S THE RUSH?
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