I was fortunate enough last weekend to actually meet the man himself! A great bookstore in my neighborhood, Book Court, was somehow able to get Thomas Keller to come and sign copies of his newest cookbook, ad hoc at home. Jordan and I met up with our good friends Jen and Eli about 45 minutes before the signing was to begin, and we were lucky enough to get seats! 15 minutes before start time, there were at least 100 people in the space just trying to get a glimpse.
Chef Keller spoke for about an hour about his book, his influences and his career - it was a fantastic look into his crazy life as a cook-turned-celebrity chef. Here's a few pics of the event:
Yes, I know my iPhone takes terrible pics. What can I say?
And now the obligatory (per Jordan) photo of me and Chef Keller. Quite possibly the worst picture of me ever taken... no comments please:
Ta-ta for now!
WoW! Very cool! There's some good stuff in Ad Hoc. Thanks for your comments on my posts. Congratulations on your good fortune!
ReplyDeleteYou did well with the pictures. Did you ask him if he will ever open an AD-Hoc out here (NYC)?
ReplyDeleteBeen missing your posts. I'm doing the braised veal breast next.
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