New York Times bestseller IACP and James Beard Award Winner “Spectacular is the word for
Keller’s latest . . . don’t miss it.” —People “A book of approachable dishes made really
really well.” —The New York Times 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 heart—flaky 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 Yountville—he
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 Keller’s 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.
