Thomas Keller
Thomas Aloysius Keller is an American chef, restaurateur, and cookbook author who was born on October 14, 1955. The James Beard Foundation has honored him and his renowned Napa Valley restaurant, The French Laundry in Yountville, California, with numerous accolades, including Best California Chef in 1996 and Best Chef in America in 1997. The restaurant is consistently ranked among the Top 50 Restaurants in the World by Restaurant Magazine.
In 2005, he received a three-star rating for his restaurant Per Se in the inaugural Michelin Guide for New York City, and in 2006, he received three stars for The French Laundry in the inaugural Michelin Guide for the San Francisco Bay Area. He is the only American chef to receive three-star Michelin ratings for two distinct restaurants at the same time. He has seven Michelin stars in total, with three at Per Se, three at The French Laundry, and one at Bouchon. The French Laundry, one of his five restaurants with three Michelin stars, recently celebrated its 25th anniversary and has twice been named the best restaurant on the planet. Keller, a California native, is well-known in the United States for his French-style cooking, and he has a solid reputation in France. He's unquestionably one of America's top chefs.
- Michelin stars: 7
- Born: October 14, 1955 (age 66)Camp Pendleton, Oceanside, California, United States
- Cooking style: French
- Current restaurants: The French Laundry (Yountville, California); Bouchon (Yountville, California); Bouchon Bakery (Yountville, California); ad hoc (Yountville, California ); La Calenda (Yountville, California); Bouchon (Las Vegas); Per Se (New York City); Surf Club (Miami, FL), TAK Room (Hudson Yards, New York)
