Who is the American man in the picture ?

Thomas Aloysius Keller (born October 14, 1955) is an American chef, restaurnateur, and cookbook writer. He and his landmark Napa Valley restaurant, "The French Laundry" in Yountville, California, have won multiple awards from the James Beard Foundation, notably the Best California Chef in 1996, and the Best Chef in America in 1997.

The "French Laundry" also earned numerous awards, from the gourmet magazines, the Mobil Guide (five stars), and the Michelin Guide (three stars). Michelin stars are awards for restaurants based on their success.

In 2005 he was awarded the three-star rating in the Michelin Guide for New York City for his restaurant "Per Se", and in 2006, he was awarded three stars in the Michelin Guide to the San Francisco Bay Area for The "French Laundry".

He is the only American chef to have been awarded simultaneous three-star Michelin ratings for two different restaurants. He currently holds seven Michelin stars total: three at "Per Se:, three at "The French Laundry", and one at "Bouchoncomplex" in New York.

The New Yorker and The New York Times gave rave reviews. The latest restaurant, "ad hoc", opened in September 2006 in Yountville with a different fixed price comfort food dinner served family style every night.