Perhaps the most titillating developments in this Bocuse d'Or business is Thomas Keller's announcement that he is going to construct a "training center" adjacent to the French Laundry, and in an email to his pal Michael Ruhlman, Keller explains the idea further: "To that end I have the opportunity to remodel my father's house into a R&D center for The French Laundry—think El Bulli. Enodis, a global food service giant, has agreed to contribute all equipment and funds to do it. That makes it a win-win situation. The French Laundry gets its R&D kitchen and Team USA gets a place to practice." [Ruhlman, previously]
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