America’s Fanciest Restaurant Enters the Fight Over Affordable Housing In Napa Valley, the French Laundry and others say a planned apartment complex isn’t a good fit. The project’s supporters cite “a fear of riffraff.”

You’re good enough to work here, BUT you’re not good enough to live here...

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prestige doesn't exempt an asset from the California Labor Code. If the allegations of off-the-clock mopping and interrupted lunch breaks are true, it’s a failure of operational oversight. In 2026, your brand is only as strong as your compliance. 📉⚖️ #FrenchLaundry #NapaValley #LaborLaw

French Laundry chef again scolds Bay Area town over affordable housing project "I have reached out to every one of you; none of you has reached out to me."

Fuck this guy in particular.

Let's organize protest outside his restaurant every weekend until this housing project is completed.

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#TaxTheRich
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NYC Tax War, Billionaire Backlash, Trump’s Ukraine Failure & The Culture Shift No One Wants to Admit NYC Tax War, Billionaire Backlash, Trump’s Ukraine Failure & The Culture Shift No One Wants to Admit Why does New York City bend over backward to protect billionaires while everyday people struggle to survive? Mayor Zohran Mamdani is threatening a 9.5% property tax increase if Albany blocks a proposed wealth tax. He calls it a “last resort.” But let’s be honest — why is it always the middle class paying the bill while the ultra-rich get protected? Meanwhile in Napa Valley, famed French Laundry chef Thomas Keller and other wealthy Yountville business owners are pushing to pause an affordable housing project — citing parking and density concerns. But is it really about traffic… or keeping middle-income families out of Wine Country? And remember when Trump said he’d end the Ukraine war in a day? Russian attacks are up. Civilian deaths are rising. Peace talks are dragging. Another promise collapsing under reality. Plus — why is Wuthering Heights suddenly thriving at the box office? Why is steamy drama dominating streaming? Are cultural tastes shifting — and are women now driving the same kind of on-screen sexual demand long associated with men? This episode connects politics, power, wealth, war, and culture — and asks the uncomfortable questions no one else is asking. The Karel Show streams live Monday–Thursday at 10:30 AM PST. Subscribe at youtube.com/reallykarel Support the show at patreon.com/reallykarel #NYCPolitics, #WealthTax, #Billionaires, #ZohranMamdani, #NewYorkCity, #PropertyTaxes, #AffordableHousing, #ThomasKeller, #FrenchLaundry, #NapaValley, #WineCountry, #ClassPolitics, #Trump, #UkraineWar, #RussiaUkraine, #Geopolitics, #PoliticalCommentary, #CultureShift, #WutheringHeights, #StreamingWars, #MediaAnalysis, #EconomicInequality, #TaxTheRich, #LiberalPolitics, #ConservativePolitics, #CurrentEvents, #TheKarelShow, #LGBTQVoices, #LasVegasBroadcaster, #IndependentMedia https://youtube.com/live/S7ihb5dAl98

📣 New Podcast! "NYC Tax War, Billionaire Backlash, Trump’s Ukraine Failure & The Culture Shift No One Wants to Admit" on @Spreaker #affordablehousing #billionaires #classpolitics #cultureshift #frenchlaundry #geopolitics #napavalley #newyorkcity #nycpolitics #politicalcommentary #propertytaxes

Thomas Keller’s Mushroom Quiche Is Over the Top in the Best Way With a buttery deep-dish crust, silky egg custard, and thyme-scented sautéed mushrooms, this show-stopping mushroom quiche recipe from chef Thomas Keller is worthy of a special occasion.

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Anything Thomas Keller.
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#Guilfoyle #RippeyTourk #Mountz #Getty #Homeless #FrenchLaundry #Recall #Wildfires

She was 19.

He is what Brett Easton Ellis had in mind.
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#Mountz
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This is more satisfying than at least S04E01 and S04E02 of #TheBear. https://archive.is/kLcOI #restaurants #frenchlaundry

I feeling very ripped off that I didn’t get to see the end result of Carmy’s French Laundry chicken he roasted for Donna. #thebear #frenchlaundry

Eating at the French Laundry.
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Portrait of a chef. #portrait #FrenchLaundry

bb mondays thomas kellers brownies Thomas Keller's Brownies.

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I’ll have the whole pan!
#frenchlaundry #foodporn #foodgod #food #chocolate #brownies #baking #food #foodie #foodsky #cake 🍽️🍜🍫🧑‍🍳

I have 2 bones to pick with @sfchronicle.com this morning:
1.) Why is #frenchlaundry on the front page?
2.) Why has there been this negative space in the lower right corner for weeks?

There’s important stuff going on that needs to be addressed…

I don’t know what the #FrenchLaundry is like today; many contemporary critics seem to have cooled on how it has settled on its reputation and routine. But I will say that my one meal at the #restaurant twenty years ago (!) was an unparalleled fine dining experience.

Black ink line illustration of chef Thomas Keller wearing chef’s whites and standing with his arms crossed in from of the sprawling branches and canopy of an oak tree. Illustration by John Blanchard for the San Francisco Chronicle.

Weird and engrossing read: MacKenzie Chung Fegan’s encounter with chef #ThomasKeller and his dark night of the soul. “Thomas Keller asked me to leave the #FrenchLaundry. It turned into my most extraordinary night as a critic.” […]

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This is what happened when Thomas Keller asked me to leave the French Laundry Thomas Keller is a legendary chef. Chronicle critic MacKenzie Chung Fegan hadn’t met him, until she went to the French Laundry and he asked her to leave.

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Did you miss him platforming fascists, Kirk & Bannon or when he threw transgender rights under the bus on his podcast?

He's a finger to the wind duplicitous hack and many of us are done. He will never win. #FrenchLaundry and his affair with his friends/campaign managers wife we his free passes.

Absolutely! We gave him a pass over #FrenchLaundry. Transgender people are not expendable.

He's platforming misogynist,bigoted, racist, fascist, traitors that orchestrated an attempted self coup to end democracy. He spent all his political capital on common cause with our enemies.

“French Laundry’s” Apple Kuchen with Vanilla Cream Sauce The first time I saw this Apple Kuchen from “The French Laundry” I was pretty much in love. Such a pretty cake decorated with apple slices sprinkled with cinnamon sugar.  This cake has …

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The French Laundry alum making incredible fried chicken in the Bay Area After working at Gramercy Tavern and the French Laundry, chef Elliot Bell opened Charlie's Napa Valley, a popular St. Helena eatery known for fried chicken.

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This! This! And fucking THIS!
Kamala got within 120k of winning in only 100 DAYS! This was an impossible election & she still ALMOST pulled it off! We'd be stupid not to run her again! She's a superwoman candidate!
Newsom comes off as too swarmy & is controversial even in CA. #FrenchLaundry

Meanwhile, this time last year... we were having one of the best holiday culinary experiences of our lifetimes.

I'm endlessly grateful for this beautiful life!

#LifeIsGood #FrenchLaundry #FineDining #Michelin #CulinaryExperience #GFE #GFECompanion #LuxuryEscort #SW
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News/Opinion: Real Housewives Of Potomac Star Karen Huger On Trial For DUI Crash The 61-year-old reality star faces eight charges total, including Driving a Vehicle While Impaired by Alcohol and Driving a Vehicle While Under the Influence of Alcohol.

News/Opinion: Real Housewives Of Potomac Star Karen Huger On Trial For DUI Crash: The 61-year-old reality star faces eight charges total, including Driving a Vehicle While Impaired by Alcohol and Driving a Vehicle While Under the Influence… #FrenchLaundry #61yearoldreality #realityfaces #faceseight

The French Laundry and Thomas Keller created the kind of experience where reality met all of the towering expectations of hopes and dreams and exceeded them with a sly wink, as if to say, "You had no idea, did you?" #writer #travel #Storyteller #FrenchLaundry #LifeInParts

The first course, the legendary Oysters and Pearls, was a masterclass in indulgence and a dish that has commanded the attention of epicureans across the globe. #Writer #Storyteller #Travel #FrenchLaundry travelogues.substack.com/p/the-french...

The French Laundry - An Alchemy Of Flavor, Texture and Creativity The best meals were like the best journeys, often leaving you longing for one more step, one more taste, one more sip, one more fleeting glance, before you sadly, and inevitably had to say goodbye.

The French Laundry was a cathedral to flavor, texture and creativity. It stood as a temple to the potential of what magic can happen when served up on a plate.
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