Comments on: Ad Hoc (Yountville, CA) – Thomas Keller Blinks

By: ChuckEats

ChuckEats — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 20:45:04 +0000

Yep, i saw that on Tuesday. I will have to take Plumpjack off the to-do list and add “Ubuntu.” I was sent this in an email – I don’t know the source:
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Jeremy Fox worked at Rubicon and Charles Nob Hill before heading to Manresa to “wash the wok and make staff meals” in 2003. Two years later, he was made chef de cuisine by chef-owner David Kinch.

Ubuntu will be a “vegetable restaurant,” says Fox, using produce from Lawrence’s biodynamic winery garden as well as eggs, dairy and cheese, but forgoing meat and seafood.

Fox’s menu planning at this stage includes small plates such as porcini pot pie.

Deanie Fox, a 2002 California Culinary Academy graduate, has been turning out desserts at Manresa for the last four years, including the signature olive madeleines.
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By: Robert

Robert — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 17:59:58 +0000

Chuck, Not sure if you know but the Plumpjack Cafe chef is moving on very soon. But fear not because he is going back to Manresa as chef de cuisine

By: ChuckEats

ChuckEats — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 00:31:35 +0000

Burma is on the to-do list and, yes, the super-cheap (ala Shalimar) provides a good deal (and makes me happy.) They could have skinned the beans for me Seriously though, you’re paying at a Thomas Keller price-point. The beans don’t have to be artfully presented but the pros should do it with a bit more care than I would at a drunken South Bay BBQ.

By: C

Mon, 25 Jun 2007 23:37:37 +0000

Does Chuckeats like Burma Superstar? Methinks the middle of the road stuff is what’s bad – that the super-cheap stuff might actually be the best foil to your ultra-high-end experiences . . .

And honestly, does presentation really make that much of a difference in the soul/cheap food arena? One could argue that arranging baked beans artfully would, for heaven’s sake, be ridiculous . . .

By: ChuckEats

ChuckEats — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 17:42:24 +0000

2 people, includes tax, and probably tip. I will still try to hit fried chicken night but I’m not in a hurry to spend $120 on fried chicken.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 16:45:06 +0000

Hey Chuck, interesting review. That’s $120 — for how many people? Per head? And does that include tip and tax?