One of the problems with writing a cookbook is that recipes exist in the moment.
People love the idea of the chef coming to them. But it's an extraordinary undertaking to do these parties. To replicate what we do in the restaurants in someone's home - the precision, the perfection - is a huge challenge and extremely time-consuming.
Restaurants like the French Laundry can be very intimidating for a lot of people.
Some of the recipes in the book have evolved for us. Many haven't.
The book is there for inspiration and as a foundation, the fundamentals on which to build.
The final menu is printed at four o'clock. Up until that point, we can make changes.
The law of diminishing returns is something I really believe in.
The lemon tart, for instance: I've been doing the same lemon tart for fifteen years. I can't make it any better. To me, it's perfect.
Then, as the day progresses, depending on how the product is coming in - for instance, the fish man will fax us and say black bass is great - throughout the day, we'll also make judgment calls and adapt to what's available.
They know what my standards are. They know what I need and how to get it to me, and they know how to communicate with me if for some reason they can't get it.
This has suddenly become the thing that everybody wants.
ultimately, the system proved instrumental in fostering an undeniably unified restaurant staff.
We go through our careers and things happen to us. Those experiences made me what I am.
We make sure we know the kitchen inside and out, where everything is. We get sort of crazy making sure everything goes off without a hitch.
We realized the imbalance of earnings and that a change needed to occur in order to provide everyone in the restaurant an opportunity to pursue their dreams,
This website focuses on proverbs in the Swedish, Danish and Norwegian languages, and some parts including the links below have not been translated to English. They are mainly FAQs, various information and webpages for improving the collection.
This website focuses on proverbs in the Swedish, Danish and Norwegian languages, and some parts including the links below have not been translated to English. They are mainly FAQs, various information and webpages for improving the collection.