New York Times bestseller
IACP and James Beard Award Winner
"Spectacular is the word for Keller's latest . . . don't miss it."
--People
"A book of approachable dishes made really, really well."
--The New York Times
Thomas Keller shares family-style recipes that you can make any or every
day. In the book every home cook has been waiting for, the revered
Thomas Keller turns his imagination to the American comfort foods
closest to his heart--flaky biscuits, chicken pot pies, New England clam
bakes, and cherry pies so delicious and redolent of childhood that they
give Proust's madeleines a run for their money. Keller, whose
restaurants The French Laundry in Yountville, California, and Per Se in
New York have revolutionized American haute cuisine, is equally adept at
turning out simpler fare.
In Ad Hoc at Home--a cookbook inspired by the menu of his casual
restaurant Ad Hoc in Yountville--he showcases more than 200 recipes for
family-style meals. This is Keller at his most playful, serving up such
truck-stop classics as Potato Hash with Bacon and Melted Onions and
grilled-cheese sandwiches, and heartier fare including beef Stroganoff
and roasted spring leg of lamb. In fun, full-color photographs, the
great chef gives step-by-step lessons in kitchen basics-- here is Keller
teaching how to perfectly shape a basic hamburger, truss a chicken, or
dress a salad. Best of all, where Keller's previous best-selling
cookbooks were for the ambitious advanced cook, Ad Hoc at Home is
filled with quicker and easier recipes that will be embraced by both
kitchen novices and more experienced cooks who want the ultimate recipes
for American comfort-food classics.
