According to the SF Chronicle, chef
Thomas Keller is planning to expand. Mr. Keller is in the process of opening a butcher shop in the town of Yountville,
CA, where his restaurants Bouchon, Bouchon Bakery and the world-renowned French Laundry are located. The shop will
be called Bouchon Boucherie and is slated to open later this year. Not only will it sell the same cuts of meat that
are available in Keller's restaurants, but it will centralize the production for them, as they currently butcher their
own meats. "'Don't expect 99-cent ground chuck here,' says Keller."
Food and Wine magazine also reported that Keller is
considering opening his own burger joint in Northern California, similar in style to In-N-Out Burger
but more upscale, serving wine alongside juicy beef burgers.