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The French Laundry refuses to negotiate ingredient prices with its purveyors
“Which means I don't really ask, I call them my partners, my purveyors, how much something costs.”
Thomas Keller May 29, 2023 ▶ 59:04 Chef and Restaurateur: Thomas Keller
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Keller refuses to license his name to mass-market food or franchises
“I, that doesn't interest me. I've never been interested in lending my name to, you know, a can of soup or a pizza.”
Thomas Keller May 29, 2023 ▶ 1:07:08 Chef and Restaurateur: Thomas Keller
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Keller: An investor offered full funding in exchange for future control
“There was one investor who offered to bankroll me all the way, and I was sitting in the garden at the French Laundry with him at the time, and he said, but I want control over everything that you're doing in your future.”
Thomas Keller May 29, 2023 ▶ 42:44 Chef and Restaurateur: Thomas Keller
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Keller: French Laundry Team Opened Bouchon to Provide Late-Night Dining
“We decided the best thing to do was to open a restaurant that was open until midnight.”
Thomas Keller May 29, 2023 ▶ 57:21 Chef and Restaurateur: Thomas Keller
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