This award-winning celebrity chef, restaurateur, and cookbook author developed his culinary style in San Francisco.  In partnership with Andre Agassi, he formed the Mina Group.  His namesake restaurant in San Francisco was awarded two Michelin stars in 2006.

The James Beard Foundation named Thomas Keller Best California Chef in 1996 and Best Chef in America in 1997. In 2005, his New York restaurant Per Se received three Michelin stars. In 2006, The French Laundry in Napa Valley became the first restaurant in the Bay Area to receive three Michelin stars. That made Keller …