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Bouchon Beverly Hills Opening

Posted on Nov 17, 2009 under Archives | No Comment

Tonight I attended the opening of Thomas Keller’s Beverly Hills location of Bouchon.  The restaurant is huge  and located across from the Montage Beverly Hills.

We walked the red carpet to the entrance which is located in the back.

Chef Keller was greeting guests as we entered.   The main area of the restaurant is up a dramatic staircase.

The staircase led to the upstairs main dining area, kitchens and outside patios.  There was a huge turnout of people for the opening, including a bunch of celebrities.  We saw Pierce Brosnan (so handsome!), Fred Savage, Don Johnson, Cheryl Tiegs, Larry King, Ryan Seacrest, Jay Leno and Julie Louis Dreyfus.  I am sure there were more famous people there, but those are the ones we spied.

There were a variety of different types of food offered at stations set up throughout the dining area.

We headed into the main kitchen to sample more food.  We took samples of everything.  It all looked delicious.

We made our way to the bar outside of the kitchen to try out the food.  My plate is above, my friend Dalbert’s is below.  The butternut squash soup and ham and cheese sandwich was my favorite, but everything was fantastic.  All of the chefs did a terrific job of getting the food out.

After sampling the kitchen fare, we headed to the seafood bar.

The seafood bar offered mussels, oysters and shrimp.

We headed over to the caviar bar to sample some caviar before going to the outside patio.

We headed back inside to try some of the amazing cheese.

I spotted ad hoc Chef Dave Cruz, who made me a spectacular meal at ad hoc a few months ago, manning the popcorn machine.  He helped co-write Keller’s new book, Ad Hoc at Home.

The host of the night, Chef Keller, stopped for a photo with Chef Cruz.

A band was set up in the back providing some nice music for the event.

Jay Leno was nice enough to pose for a photo for us.

We headed back to the kitchen to get some more fabulous food.  There were at least a dozen chefs in the kitchen, all working hard to feed all the guests.

We were allowed access into the dessert kitchen, which is a baker’s dream.  Look at the size of that kitchenaid!

These hard working chefs were trying to keep up with the demand for the delicious desserts.

All of the desserts were very tasty.  My fave was the lemon tart, Dalbert loved the chocolate desserts.

We went back inside to check out the bread area, which was also amazing.

We also got a fabulous swag bag full of goodies, here is what was inside.

Inside the swag bag was a Bouchon silicon mold, Bouchon coffee, Bouchon chocolate baking mix, and a lovely vase.

The restaurant is beautiful and all of the food was fantastic.  I recommend making a reservation for breakfast, lunch or dinner at Bouchon the next time you visit Beverly Hills.