There was a nice ad hoc event at ad hoc on Sunday night of Memorial Day weekend 2009. The highlight for Pam and me this weekend was suppose to be dinner at Thomas Keller's ad hoc in Yountville. Dinner was wonderful. The food was tasty and the portions were generous. Instead, the real treat was meeting Thomas Keller at ad hoc. Actually, I spotted him and mentioned sighting to Pam. It was Pam that had the courage to introduce herself and sought guidance on how to get reservations at French Laundry, one of the food meccas in the U.S.
Not sure how busy ad hoc was back when the economy was running on all gears, but things seems to have slowed. We took the 845pm reservation because that was available. We showed up about 45 minutes and got seated without a hitch. The restaurant was busy but there were empty tables. Okay, ad hoc is the least expensive of the Keller empire, except for Bouchon Bakery. We were not successful in our efforts to be white knights coming to a rescue of a canceled reservation at the French Laundry, but we did get a step closer. For the first time in years, Pam got through voicemail and actually spoke with a live person. Lets see if our new secret techniques will bring us more luck.
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