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In this landmark episode of A Cook’s Tour (Season 1, Episode 18), Anthony Bourdain travels to the rolling hills of Napa Valley for a high-stakes culinary pilgrimage: The French Laundry.
At the time, Thomas Keller’s restaurant was widely considered the best in the world. For Tony—a man born in the grit of New York line kitchens—this was the ultimate test. Could a refined, 20-course tasting menu truly be “The Perfect Meal,” or was it all just pretension?