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The The French Laundry lineage

25 cooks, chefs, and hospitality professionals came through The French Laundry in New York City, United States and went on to kitchens like Comice, Paris (16th arrondissement), Troisgros, Puente. This is the The French Laundry lineage — who trained here, and where they are now. Each profile links to a full career history; reach them through Guild's private relay.

25 alumni

Cook · 2010–2013

now: Chef-Owner, Comice, Paris (16th arrondissement)

César Troisgros

Cook / stagiaire in Thomas Keller’s kitchen · 2009–2010

now: Chef, Troisgros

Apprentice / stagiaire in kitchen · 2008–2010

now: Chef, Puente

Stagiaire · 2005–2005

now: Chef, Freelance / TV

Stagiaire · 2005–2005

now: Chef, Core by Clare Smyth

Core by Clare Smyth

Stagiaire · 2005–2005

now: Chef-Owner, Core by Clare Smyth

Kitchen Staff · 2003–2004

now: Chef, Hueso

Edouardo Jordan

Apprentice · 2003–2003

now: Chef-Owner, Salare

now: Corporate Chef, RPM Steak

Cook · 2001–2001

now: Chef-Owner, pop-ups

Lachlan Mackinnon-Patterson

Cook · 2001–2003

now: Chef-Owner, Fruition

Stage / cook under Thomas Keller · 2001–2001

Timothy Hollingsworth

Chef de Cuisine · 2001–2012

now: Chef-Owner, Otium

Pastry Chef · 2000–2002

now: Meteora, Los Angeles, California, United States

Danielle Alvarez

Cook · 2000–2005

Stagiaire / apprentice · 1998–1999

now: Chef-Owner, Ekstedt

Brendan Sodikoff

Cook under Chef Thomas Keller · 1996–2000

now: Chef-Owner, Bavette's

Cook · 1995–2002

now: Chef-Owner, Bink's Kitchen

Cook in Thomas Keller’s kitchen · 1990–1990

now: Chef-Owner, Le Comptoir

now: Chef-Owner, Naar

extern / internship

now: Chef, FLIP

now: Chef, Ester

now: Chef-Owner, Mosu

now: Chef-Owner, Mansion Restaurant at Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek

Bjoern Alexander

Intern under Thomas Keller at the three-Michelin-starred restaurant

now: Pastry Chef, Nouri

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