Chef Thomas Keller on "Chef's Table: Legends"

Naked Lunch

Straw Hut Media

Arts, Society & Culture, Tv & Film

4.9 • 806 Ratings

🗓️ 8 May 2025

⏱️ 77 minutes

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The legendary chef and restaurateur Thomas Keller -- recently celebrated on "Chef's Table: Legends" on Netflix -- comes to his longtime friend Phil's house for a very special and delicious "Naked Lunch" featuring our most elegant meal yet from Farm Shop. Visit here to learn more about Farm Shop: https://farmshopca.com. Chef Keller discusses his remarkable career from his first jobs in the kitchen to his groundbreaking success with The French Laundry: https://thomaskeller.com/tfl. Join us for tasty stories about working on the film "Spanglish" with Phil, consulting on "Ratatouille" and his place in "The Bear" universe. To learn more about building community through food and "Somebody Feed the People," visit the Philanthropy page at philrosenthalworld.com.

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0:00.0	David, do you realize what is going on here today?
0:05.7	I do because we have had legends on this show, but we have never had a chef's table legend
0:12.3	to borrow the title of a Netflix series that is already rocketed to the top of the charts.
0:18.3	Yes.
0:19.2	And it's a series of four of the greatest legends.
0:25.0	I think the greatest legends in food history, you could confirm or deny.
0:29.2	Absolutely.
0:31.0	But Thomas Keller is the legend of the legends if we had to pick one.
0:39.1	And I'm so thrilled for that show because the world now gets to see what I've known for a while.
0:46.8	Am I allowed to be proud of you, Thomas?
0:48.9	Sure.
0:49.3	I think pride is just a wonderful word and great emotion.
0:53.5	And yeah, we all have to be proud of things that we've done and things that other people have done.
0:58.7	And I'm also proud just to have known you for as long as I have.
1:01.2	We go back at least 20 years, I think.
1:03.8	And we've had many adventures together.
1:06.7	And I'm just so happy that the world now gets to see this beautiful portrait of a beautiful guy.
1:12.8	Oh, thank you.
1:13.7	Thank you.
1:14.7	Ladies and gentlemen, chef Thomas Keller.
1:26.1	Let's spill the beans, chew the fat, food for thought and jokes on tap,
1:31.3	talking with our mouths full having fun.
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