Thomas Keller:

Thomas Keller (born on 14th October 1955) is an american chef, restaurateur and cookbook writer. His landmark Napa Valley restaurant, The French Laundry in Yountville and won multiple awards from the James Beard Foundation. One summer he was discovered by French-born Master Chef Ronald Henin and was tasked to cook staff meals at The Dunes Club. In 1999, Thomas Keller published The French Laundry Cookbook, which he considers his definitive book on cuisine. Other cookbooks that he has written or contributed are The Food Lover's Companion to the Napa Valley, Under Pressure: Cooking Sous Vide and Ad Hoc at Home(2009).