[pompeyams]

Hi all me from uk again i,ve just read a brilliant artical in the english catering weekly magazine about the french laundry restaurant in californian just wondering if anyones eaten there would love to know what its like happy cooking pompeyams

[Kimmie]

Hi,

You will find some reviews here

and here

For a taste of the food from the UK, the book is excellent and should be thrilling for a fellow chef!

njoy

[pompeyams]

cheers for that sounds great like restaurant el bulli in spain if ever I visit the states it sounds a must bye for now

[SeattleDeb]

I've only been to the FL once, and our party of four enjoyed it.

The French Laundry Cookbook by Thomas Kellerman is available, although it costs serious money. Some inspirational stuff in it.
El Bulli in Spain has been compared to The Fat Duck in Bray (England), a place where cooking, particularly the use of ingredients, has been taken to new levels.

[SeattleDeb]

half.com has the French Laundry (Keller) cookbook for $38.00, probably comes from Jessica's Biscuits, most cookbooks I've ordered from half have come from there.

Thanks SeattleDeb, but the shipping costs from the US add a whole bunch to the cost of buying it in the UK.

[pompeyams]

Hey britcook where you working im just down from you in sussex . Have you eaten at the fat duck it gets raved about by all my chef mates food sounds great but im more a joyce molineaux, simon hopkinson . alistair little fan REAL FOOD what you into

Ate at the Fat Duck a couple of weeks ago - wonderful. Joyce Molyneux is no longer at the Carved Angel and a visit last year showed how essential she was to the place. Great fan of Simon Hopkinson, and I like Alastair Little's style - would like to go on one of his Italian classes, actually met him on Masterchef. Needless to say I have books by all three (Heston's will be out later - great guy, spoke with him for 20 minutes or so at the end of service)

[pompeyams]

britcook we must have some mutail friends im sure nice to speak to a fellow brit whats your thoughts on London I like Assaggi, Moro and my mates place The Anglesea Arms when he,s off the sherbet Lindsay House was the last restaurant I visited up the smoke Very nice good bloke aswell

Ah, Richard Corrigan at Lindsay House, he was on the TV last night. Smart guy. Don't tend to eat in London much, we tend to go to places we can stay over, either at the restaurant or nearby. In a couple of weeks we're going up to the Merchant House (Sean Hill) in Ludlow and then by strange coincidence a little later we're going to Gidleigh Park in Devon where Sean made his name. Last place I went to in London was The Broadway in Ealing (surprisingly good) and Tante Claire for lunch - stylish. Just a travelling gastronome! So where in Sussex are you?

[pompeyams]

Shaun Hill nice bloke where you staying MR Underhills you should try Hibiscus as well some of my customers said it was very good Gidleighs been good for a long time hope you got plenty of money you should pop down a bit further and try a new restaurant called the Abbey in Penzance just a plug for a mate good cook worked all over but doing it for himself now Happy eating

Staying at Dinham Hall. Lots of great restaurants in Ludlow, but only have one night. Going to the Merchant House because my son went there and was almost too embarrassed to say that the rack of lamb he had there was better than mine. This I gotta see. Going to Gidleigh for lunch (cheaper!) simply because it is only a couple of miles from where we are staying with friends - Penzance is a little far for lunch!

[QJWIN]

I ate recently at the French Laundry in Napa Valley and can tell you it was possibly the most accomplished and impressive restaurant meal I have ever had. I ate with two other chefs..We had EACH of us, a 21 course tasting menu (different for each). I know of no other restaurant that comes close to the level of perfectionism, the sheer ambition of the French Laundry--absolutely extraordinary. My friends at the table a 3 star NYT chef and 4 star NYT chef were both equally blown away. There's noone else out there like Keller ..ANTHONY BOURDAIN

[pompeyams]

Hi ,
NO one seems to have a bad word about the french laundry whats the best in New York Ive got union square cook book food looks great Have you eaten at charlie palmers place ?