AD Hoc at Home - (Thomas Keller Library) by Thomas Keller (Hardcover)

About the Book

Book Synopsis

"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.

Review Quotes

"Accessible and dazzlingly beautiful. . . . This collection is what legions of Keller fans have been waiting for, a book that allows them to replicate the merest glimmer of his culinary genius in their own homes."
--Publishers Weekly, starred review

"Spectacular is the word for Keller's latest . . . don't miss it."
--People

"Fun and approachable."
--Chicago Tribune

"A book of approachable dishes made really, really well."
--The New York Times

"High-class down-home cooking."
--New York Post

"This is real, uncomplicated home cooking. [Keller] offers everything your could want . . . and lots of bright ideas that will make you a much smarter cook."
--Fine Cooking