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The French Laundry's Thomas Keller on Being a Successful Chef and Businessman

We dined with a party of ten in Sept. 2006 and 2007. At our 2007 seating they forgot the promised birthday cake and 5 of the 9 dishes were the same as the previous year. When we emailed and asked them to vary the menu, Thomas Keller called us personally and said, "If you don't like what I serve, don't come." We cancelled and will now dine at Gary Danko's in S.F., a much better restaurant. French Laundry is SO not worth what they charge you.

aanraku at 6:39PM on 09/21/08

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Ruhlman, forgive me: I really disliked The French Laundry

We dined with a party of ten in Sept. 2006 and 2007. At our 2007 seating they forgot the promised birthday cake and 5 of the 9 dishes were the same as the previous year. When we emailed and asked them to vary the menu, Thomas Keller called us personally and said, "If you don't like what I serve, don't come." We cancelled and will now dine at Gary Danko's in S.F., a much better restaurant. French Laundry is SO not worth what they charge you.

aanraku at 1:52AM on 09/21/08

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From Serious Eats

The French Laundry's Thomas Keller on Being a Successful Chef and Businessman

We dined with a party of ten in Sept. 2006 and 2007. At our 2007 seating they forgot the promised birthday cake and 5 of the 9 dishes were the same as the previous year. When we emailed and asked them to vary the menu, Thomas Keller called us personally and said, "If you don't like what I serve, don't come." We cancelled and will now dine at Gary Danko's in S.F., a much better restaurant. French Laundry is SO not worth what they charge you.

aanraku at 6:39PM on 09/21/08

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Ruhlman, forgive me: I really disliked The French Laundry

We dined with a party of ten in Sept. 2006 and 2007. At our 2007 seating they forgot the promised birthday cake and 5 of the 9 dishes were the same as the previous year. When we emailed and asked them to vary the menu, Thomas Keller called us personally and said, "If you don't like what I serve, don't come." We cancelled and will now dine at Gary Danko's in S.F., a much better restaurant. French Laundry is SO not worth what they charge you.

aanraku at 1:52AM on 09/21/08

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Ruhlman, forgive me: I really disliked The French Laundry

mean that, sorry typo.
Still a jerk,tmj529 :P

mrclueuin at 10:48AM on 09/24/08

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Ruhlman, forgive me: I really disliked The French Laundry

tmj529: You seriously don't me that do you? Seriously?!
You made your comment, you stated your opinion, (well you annie ya did ask but still...), then you make a wish stating that you could ignore a response?

You must be kidding!!!!!!

Look tmj, you obvious have strong opionions and you like to have them heard so....
What gives?

Annien: Big fan, by the way. I've gone to several resturants in New York and Florida from the cheapest out of the way places to my one big splurge at Rockfella Center. (It was a Thanksgiving treat for my Dad and Me. I was living with him while I was in College and I thought it would be nice if we didn't have to cook that year. 1996)
We had a nice time and the serve was o.k but what really stood out in my mind was that I (to put a fine point and to spare some people finer feelings) got sick from the chestnut stuffing.
What does that all mean people?
Well it means that's what stood out people! Not the view of the Ice Skaters, not the nice decor, or the pretty good stuffing, (I guess I was allegic to chestnuts. Who knew?), but the fact I got sick.
So ya a couple of things happen to annien and they stuck out in her mind as to what was HER experience.

So tmj529, I hope now you will have a finer apperciation of the rights we all share (yes, as well as the resposiblities due to the fact that the webmaster might have a problem with cursing and such. Lucky you tmj529!) when voicing our opinion!

So in conclusion....
Get over yourself you jerk! @!##$$

mrclueuin at 10:46AM on 09/24/08

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Ruhlman, forgive me: I really disliked The French Laundry

Hey--that's what I said about yours!

annien at 9:04AM on 09/22/08

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Ruhlman, forgive me: I really disliked The French Laundry

SE, we seriously need an "ignore" feature here.

tmj529 at 2:48AM on 09/22/08

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The French Laundry's Thomas Keller on Being a Successful Chef and Businessman

The wonderful food at The French Laundry is absolutely worth the money. Also, Keller always tries to give you the best possible experience. Not many "name" chefs are so focused on pleasing the diner.

annien at 7:21PM on 09/21/08

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Ruhlman, forgive me: I really disliked The French Laundry

tmj529--since you have no website or email at which I can personally contact you, please see...now, I know you're going to wince...but you've left me no choice...

http://www.annienewman.typepad.com

Sorry, pal.

annien at 4:24PM on 09/21/08

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Ruhlman, forgive me: I really disliked The French Laundry

Annie, you're a shill for your own blog.

- You posted an intentionally-negative review of TFL to garner attention. You were clearly a Jersey Boob dining at a place you could never possibly understand or appreciate.

- At the top of your SE-linked post about TFL, you're now baiting users to all of your other posts about your Bay Area visit? Hmm. Very odd. I cruise a few hundred food blogs a day and have never seen that. Tags at the bottom of a post? Yes. Braying alerts at the top? Never.

- You perpetually shilled your review in your original post about, and in your subsequent comments. "I have a full report on my blog". . ."I'm getting some really hissy-fit comments on my web site!". . ."The virgin mary -- I'm going to have to blog about that". . . ."See the blog."

- This is not different than you other behavior here. In the latest "What's your fave food blog?," it's just yours? REALLY?

- Your main post about TNFS -- you shill your blog right up front! My God. And then you claim that "Lisa wrote you a letter" which you "can't find now." Hey. Did you ever find it?

I appreciate your aspirations to become an established food blogger. For now, though, please focus on better-quality content and less on spamming this SE board with your passive-aggressive sales pitches.

If you were THAT good, you wouldn't have to.

tmj529 at 4:02AM on 09/21/08

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