Thomas Keller

Thomas Keller was named "America's Best Chef" by Time
magazine and is the only person to receive
consecutive "Best Chef" awards from the James Beard
Foundation. The French Laundry Cookbook (Artisan, 1999) won
an IACP trifecta: "Cookbook of the Year," "Best First
Cookbook," and "Best Photography." Keller has opened a
Bouchon at the Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas and two Bouchon
Bakeries--one in Napa and one in New York City, where he
has also opened Per Se. Michael Ruhlman is the author of
the IACP award-winning best-seller The Soul of a Chef as
well as The Making of a Chef.