num_pages: 368
description: 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 heartflaky 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 Yountvillehe 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 Kellers 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.
language: English
title: Ad Hoc at Home
publisher: Artisan