AD Hoc at Home

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.


Author: Thomas Keller
Publisher: Artisan Publishers
Published: 11/06/2009
Pages: 368
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 5.00lbs
Size: 11.00h x 11.30w x 1.20d
ISBN: 9781579653774


Award: IACP Crystal Whisk Award - Winner
Award: James Beard Foundation Book Awards - Winner


Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 09/01/2009 pg. 136
Publishers Weekly 10/05/2009 pg. 44
Publishers Weekly Best Books 11/02/2009 pg. 29
People Weekly 11/16/2009 pg. 54
LJ Best Books of Year 12/15/2009 pg. 52
New York Times Book Review 12/06/2009 pg. 32
Entertainment Weekly 12/11/2009 pg. 120
Entertainment Weekly 01/08/2010 pg. 75

About the Author
Keller, Thomas: - Thomas Keller is the author of The French Laundry Cookbook, Bouchon, Under Pressure, Ad Hoc at Home, and Bouchon Bakery. He is the first and only American chef to have two Michelin Guide three-star-rated restaurants, The French Laundry and per se, both of which continue to rank among the best restaurants in America and the world. In 2011 he was designated a Chevalier of the French Legion of Honor, the first American male chef to be so honored. In 2017, as part of the Ment'or Foundation--established with chefs Jérôme Bocuse and Daniel Boulud--Keller led Team USA to win gold at the Bocuse d'Or competition in Lyon, France, for the first time ever.