Thomas Keller's restaurant is called French Laundry and is considered the best in wine country and one of the best in the country. As a slightly "less fancy, but still real darn fancy" version, he has a restaurant next door called Ad Hoc - each night they only have one thing on the menu, supposedly what ever is best & freshest of the day -- just thrown together "ad hoc". But everything out of this book so far - while taking 500 steps and 8 hours and 20000 calories has tasted really spectacularly amazing.
The current meal: Easter 2012
Nick's not a big fan of ham, so we went for braised short ribs and potato pave - which is a fancy au gratin potato and the coolest little picture I ever did see...
This isn't from the book, but is pretty darn close. Look at those layers! Look at the crisp yummy edges!
My version. Not quite as pretty, but I was proud. And it tasted awesome.
The full meal. The meat was braised, sauteed, ovened, I don't even know what all - and for as unexciting as it looks, it was darn tasty. And deviled eggs with colored tint from the dye. :)
Ok, so presentation is lacking - and we might have eaten it in front of the t.v. - but put another check for Thomas Keller & Ad Hoc. And two CHECKS for #13!!
Have you ever seen prettier little potatoes than that??
hahaha I have never seen potatoes look like that I didn't even realize that's what they were! that looks beautiful I'm so proud!
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