Restaurateur and celebrated chef Thomas Keller scolded a small Napa Valley town council this week, reprimanding the Yountville Town Council for poor communication and spending too much money on a proposed affordable housing project.
Keller owns several restaurants in Yountville, including the three-Michelin-star French Laundry. The housing project is planned for a site two blocks away from his luxury restaurant.
Keller attended Tuesday’s Yountville Town Council meeting wearing a crisp, white chef’s coat. He appeared frustrated at times with council members as well as Mayor Margie Mohler and complained that despite his attempts, no one had contacted him to discuss the housing project…