The The French Laundry lineage

52 cooks, chefs, and hospitality professionals came through The French Laundry in Yountville, United States and went on to kitchens like Comice, 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.

52 alumni

Head Sommelier · now

SP Young Chef 2024-25 finalist (USA) · now

Chef de Cuisine · now

Chef de Cuisine

Pastry Chef · now

Dining Room Manager · 2015–2022

Dining Room Manager

Dining Room Director · 2010–2018

Dining Room Director

Stagiaire · 2010–2019

Cook · 2010–2013

now: Chef-Owner, Comice

César Troisgros

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

now: Chef, Troisgros

Apprentice / stagiaire in kitchen · 2008–2010

now: Chef, Puente

Pastry Chef · 2006–2014

Dominique Ansel

Pastry Chef · 2005–2011

now: Pastry Chef, Papa d'Amour

Jean-Luc Lefebvre

Maître d'Hôtel · 2005–2012

Maître d'Hôtel

Stagiaire · 2005–2005

Stagiaire · 2005–2005

now: Chef, 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

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

Christopher Kostow

Stagiaire · 2000–2009

now: Loveski Deli

Stagiaire · 2000–2009

Kyle Connaughton

Stagiaire · 2000–2009

now: Chef-Owner, SingleThread

Stagiaire · 2000–2009

Stagiaire · 2000–2009

Stagiaire · 2000–2009

Frédéric Morin

Stagiaire · 2000–2009

now: Co-owner, Joe Beef

Stagiaire · 2000–2009

now: Nightshade

Srijith Gopinathan

Stagiaire · 2000–2009

now: Little Blue Door

Pastry Chef · 2000–2002

now: Vespertine

Danielle Alvarez

Cook · 2000–2005

Chef-Owner · 2000–2009

now: Chef-Owner, Benu

Chef-Owner · 2000–2009

now: Chef-Owner, Next

Stagiaire / apprentice · 1998–1999

now: Chef-Owner, Hillenberg

Stagiaire · 1996–2004

now: Kinship/Métier

Brendan Sodikoff

Cook under Chef Thomas Keller · 1996–2000

now: Chef-Owner, Bavette's

Cook · 1995–2002

now: Chef-Owner, Bink's Kitchen

Stagiaire · 1990–1999

Stagiaire · 1990–1999

Stagiaire · 1990–1999

Stagiaire · 1990–1999

Stagiaire · 1990–1999

now: Father's Office

Cook in Thomas Keller’s kitchen · 1990–1990

now: Chef-Owner, Le Comptoir

Bjoern Alexander Panek

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

now: Chef, Raffles Sentosa Singapore

now: Chef-Owner, Naar

extern / internship

now: Chef, FLIP

now: Chef, Ester

Chef-restaurateur

now: Chef-Owner, Ad Hoc

now: Chef-Owner, The Mansion Restaurant

now: Chef-Owner, Mosu

Other lineages

El Bulli alumni59 Noma alumni59 Eleven Madison Park alumni34 28 HongKong Street alumni33 Mugaritz alumni33 The Fat Duck alumni33 Odette alumni28 Restaurant Gordon Ramsay alumni25