Venues/The French Laundry (Napa) / Per Se/Alumni

The The French Laundry (Napa) / Per Se lineage

27 cooks, chefs, and hospitality professionals came through The French Laundry (Napa) / Per Se in New York City, United States and went on to kitchens like Per Se, Le Servan, Troisgros. This is the The French Laundry (Napa) / Per Se lineage — who trained here, and where they are now. Each profile links to a full career history; reach them through Guild's private relay.

27 alumni

Chef-Owner · 2005–now

now: Chef-Owner, Per Se

Cook · 2010–2013

now: Chef-Owner, Le Servan

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, Noma influence

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 rising to Sous Chef · 1994–1998

now: Chef-Owner, Roister, Chicago

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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