--- product_id: 58286978 title: "Bouchon (The Thomas Keller Library)" price: "17599 kr" currency: ISK in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.is/products/58286978-bouchon-the-thomas-keller-library store_origin: IS region: Iceland --- # Pristine NewMint Condition Guaranteed Secure Packaging Same-Day Dispatch <12PM Bouchon (The Thomas Keller Library) **Price:** 17599 kr **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Summary > 📖 Elevate your kitchen library with a flawless classic—because great taste starts with great books. ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Bouchon (The Thomas Keller Library) - **How much does it cost?** 17599 kr with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.is](https://www.desertcart.is/products/58286978-bouchon-the-thomas-keller-library) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - • **Risk-Free Returns:** No quibbles, hassle-free returns—shop confidently and stress-free. - • **Lightning-Fast Shipping:** Order before noon and get your culinary treasure dispatched the very same day. - • **Exclusive Library Edition:** Part of the prestigious Thomas Keller Library—join an elite circle of gourmet enthusiasts. - • **Iconic Culinary Masterpiece:** Dive into Thomas Keller’s legendary recipes, a must-have for any serious food aficionado. - • **Collector’s Mint Condition:** Own a flawless copy that looks brand new—because first impressions matter. ## Overview Bouchon from The Thomas Keller Library is a pristine, collectible cookbook featuring world-renowned recipes. It ships same day if ordered before noon, comes with guaranteed secure packaging, and offers no-hassle returns, making it the perfect addition for culinary professionals and passionate home chefs alike. ## Description James Beard Award Winner IACP Award Winner Thomas Keller, chef/proprieter of Napa Valley's French Laundry, is passionate about bistro cooking. He believes fervently that the real art of cooking lies in elevating to excellence the simplest ingredients; that bistro cooking embodies at once a culinary ethos of generosity, economy, and simplicity; that the techniques at its foundation are profound, and the recipes at its heart have a powerful ability to nourish and please. So enamored is he of this older, more casual type of cooking that he opened the restaurant Bouchon, right next door to the French Laundry, so he could satisfy a craving for a perfectly made quiche, or a gratinéed onion soup, or a simple but irresistible roasted chicken. Now Bouchon, the cookbook, embodies this cuisine in all its sublime simplicity. But let's begin at the real beginning. For Keller, great cooking is all about the virtue of process and attention to detail. Even in the humblest dish, the extra thought is evident, which is why this food tastes so amazing: The onions for the onion soup are caramelized for five hours; lamb cheeks are used for the navarin; basic but essential refinements every step of the way make for the cleanest flavors, the brightest vegetables, the perfect balance―whether of fat to acid for a vinaigrette, of egg to liquid for a custard, of salt to meat for a duck confit. Because versatility as a cook is achieved through learning foundations, Keller and Bouchon executive chef Jeff Cerciello illuminate all the key points of technique along the way: how a two-inch ring makes for a perfect quiche; how to recognize the right hazelnut brown for a brown butter sauce; how far to caramelize sugar for different uses. But learning and refinement aside―oh those recipes! Steamed mussels with saffron, bourride, trout grenobloise with its parsley, lemon, and croutons; steak frites, beef bourguignon, chicken in the pot―all exquisitely crafted. And those immortal desserts: the tarte Tatin, the chocolate mousse, the lemon tart, the profiteroles with chocolate sauce. In Bouchon, you get to experience them in impeccably realized form. This is a book to cherish, with its alluring mix of recipes and the author's knowledge, warmth, and wit: "I find this a hopeful time for the pig," says Keller about our yearning for the flavor that has been bred out of pork. So let your imagination transport you back to the burnished warmth of an old-fashioned French bistro, pull up a stool to the zinc bar or slide into a banquette, and treat yourself to truly great preparations that have not just withstood the vagaries of fashion, but have improved with time. Welcome to Bouchon. Review: Cooking as Therapy - I recently purchased this book and must say I am very pleased. I have cooked several of the recipes including the really delicious Boeuf Bourguignon followed by the equally delicious Crème Caramel. I was a little disappointed not to see the bistro classic Coq au Vin recipe here. Cooking for me is therapeutic and the more that goes into the process the better and I can focus my mind on the end result. There are enough recipes in this book to do exactly that. It’s a lovely book and I’m making it my business to cook at least one main course and one dessert a month from it. Review: Food you want to eat and cook yourself - Some recipe books don't inspire. This one does totally. I want to try everything. The design is beautiful. The pictures, hints and tips all work together to create a wonderful product. So impressed. So pleased. ## Features - New Store Stock ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | 54,390 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) 49 in French Food & Drink 63 in Gourmet Food & Drink 308 in Restaurant Cookbooks | | Customer Reviews | 4.7 out of 5 stars 551 Reviews | ## Images ![Bouchon (The Thomas Keller Library) - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/911jpTAZguL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Cooking as Therapy *by M***R on 2 March 2016* I recently purchased this book and must say I am very pleased. I have cooked several of the recipes including the really delicious Boeuf Bourguignon followed by the equally delicious Crème Caramel. I was a little disappointed not to see the bistro classic Coq au Vin recipe here. Cooking for me is therapeutic and the more that goes into the process the better and I can focus my mind on the end result. There are enough recipes in this book to do exactly that. It’s a lovely book and I’m making it my business to cook at least one main course and one dessert a month from it. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Food you want to eat and cook yourself *by K***R on 15 June 2014* Some recipe books don't inspire. This one does totally. I want to try everything. The design is beautiful. The pictures, hints and tips all work together to create a wonderful product. So impressed. So pleased. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Love this book *by F***X on 26 August 2013* So yes I am a recipe book junky and have anyone with the same addiction I would thought recommend this Thomas Keller recipe book Bouchon. it's not one though to read in bed it is a weighty volume but unlike his 'French Laundry' book 90% of this book recipes can be cooked by a reasonable accomplished home cooks. Maybe the most important information is the results...Fantastic...thats my starting point not only for myself but also from my friends who ensured there wasn't a morsel left on their plates. ## Frequently Bought Together - Bouchon (The Thomas Keller Library) - The French Laundry Cookbook (The Thomas Keller Library) - Bouchon Bakery (The Thomas Keller Library) --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.is/products/58286978-bouchon-the-thomas-keller-library](https://www.desertcart.is/products/58286978-bouchon-the-thomas-keller-library) --- *Product available on Desertcart Iceland* *Store origin: IS* *Last updated: 2026-05-31*