The French Laundry Cookbook

This cookbook presents recipes and techniques from Thomas Keller's Napa Valley restaurant, The French Laundry. It covers foundational kitchen practices alongside refined dishes involving vegetables, fish, meat, sauces, breads, and desserts. The book combines detailed instructions with photography and reflects the restaurant's emphasis on precision, seasonality, and classical technique.

by Thomas Keller, Michael Ruhlman, Susie Heller

Artisan · First published 1999 · 336 pages